Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

"The Blake M. Myers Collection of Trans-Oceanic Mail To and From the United States 1860-65" continued...

**Africa**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2174		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Three, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26), tied by grids, "Brunswick Me. Feb. 19, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to St. Paul de Loando, West Coast of Africa, Boston backstamp, red London transit and red crayon "28" credit, docketing on back indicates received on June 9th EXTREMELY FINE. AN IMMACULATE COVER FROM MAINE TO ST. PAUL DE LOANDO ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. A SUPERB EXHIBITION PIECE. St. Paul de Loando was the capital of the Portuguese colony of Angola and a known area of activity for slave traders. The letter is addressed to the Third Assistant Engineer on the U.S.S. Mohican, which was patroling the waters off of Africa. In August 1860 the Mohican had captured the slave trader ship Erie in the Congo River. The 867 captured slaves were "repatriated" to Liberia. Ex Grunin (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	9,000.00
2175		5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Used with 10c Green (68) and 30c Orange (38), tied by grids, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Sep. 11" datestamp on back of 1861 folded cover to Palmas, Grand Canary Island, merchant's oval handstamp, red oval "PD" handstamp, various rate markings, stamps with few faults VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A LOVELY THREE-COLOR FRANKING WITH THE 1861 5-CENT ORANGE BROWN TO GRAND CANARY ISLAND. AN INCREDIBLY RARE DESTINATION. Ex Gibson, Krug and Kapiloff. Signed Ashbrook. (Image)	E. 7,500-10,000	7,500.00
2176		SPAIN (USED IN CANARY ISLANDS), 1865, 2r Red Lilac (72). Two, large margins to just in, tied by "Canary Islands Aug. 13, 1866" double-circle datestamps on cover to Boston, blue Madrid backstamp, red London transit, neat "Boston Am. Pkt. Sep. 5 21" debit datestamp, prepaid only to England, slightly reduced at right, some minor wear, otherwise Fine, extremely scarce usage from the Canary Islands (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	0.00
2177		5c Red Brown, 10c Yellow Green, 30c Orange (75, 68, 71). 5c s.e. at right, tied by segmented corks, red "Boston Am. Pkt. Sep. 18" backstamp, on 1863 blue folded cover to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, red London Paid transit, transit and receiving backstamps VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL THREE-COLOR FRANKING INCLUDING THE 5-CENT RED BROWN ISSUE ON A COVER TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Ex Brown. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	4,750.00
2178		30c Orange (71). Three, radiant color, tied by circle of wedges, "New-York Am. Pkt. Jan. 16" backstamp on 1864 blue folded letter to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, red London transit, trivial overall wear, Very Fine, extremely rare franking paying double the 45c rate, ex Judd (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,600.00
2179		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Horizontal pair and single, used with 3c Dull Rose, Ty. II (26), tied by "Marietta O. Jul. 4, 1860" circular datestamp on 1860 orange cover to Baraka, Gabon, West Africa, London transit and red "12" credit handstamp, missing top flap, slightly reduced at top affecting stamps, still Fine, U.S. mail to this West African destination is exceedingly rare in any period (not to be confused with mail to the Cape or other African countries) (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	2,900.00
2180		Etablissements Du Gabon, Gabon 23 Sept. 1863. Well-struck blue double-circle datestamp on orange legal-size cover to Philadelphia, French transits, "Philadelphia Am. Pkt. Dec. 4" datestamp, ms. rates, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, extremely rare usage from the French African Colony of Gabon to Philadelphia (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	800.00
2181		3c Rose (65). Strip of four, three pairs and a single, cancelled or tied by matching grids and indistinct town datestamp on Mar. 1865 cover to Monrovia, Liberia, red "12" credit handstamp ties right pair, stamps at top originally folded over edge and torn on opening, masterfully restored, Very Fine appearance, a major foreign-mail rarity, only a few covers are known from the U.S. to Liberia, ex Gallagher (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,250.00
2182		LIBERIA, 1860, 6c Red, 12c Deep Blue (1, 2). Two 12c, tied by well-struck blue "Monrovia, Liberia" circular handstamp on 1861 blue folded cover addressed to the Director Secretary of the American Colonization Society in Washington D.C., red Liverpool transit, red "N. York Br. Pkt. May 22 Paid 24" circular datestamp, 6c s.e. at bottom, trivial toning around a few perfs VERY FINE. THE EARLIEST DATE OF USE OF THE FIRST ISSUE OF LIBERIA, AND THE ONLY RECORDED COVER BEARING TWO DENOMINATIONS OF THE FIRST ISSUE. ONE OF THE GREATEST RARITIES OF AFRICAN POSTAL HISTORY AND OF NUMBER ONES OF THE WORLD. With 1960 Friedl certificate. (Image)	E. 15,000-20,000	18,000.00
2183		5c Buff , 10c Yellow Green, 30c Orange (67, 68, 71). Tied by grids, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Jan. 29" backstamp on 1862 blue folded letter to Port Louis, Mauritius, red London transit and receiving backstamp, red credit handstamps, stamps with faults incl. 10c with piece out at top left, otherwise Fine, attractive and scarce usage paying the 45c British Mail rate via Marseilles, ex Rohloff and Paliafito (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,250.00
2184		MAURITIUS, 1859-62, 6p Blue, Imperforate, 1p Brown Lilac, 4p Rose (18, 24, 26). Horizontal pair of 6p, large margins to just in, cancelled by "B53" in barred oval, "Mauritius MY 2, 1862" backstamp on mourning cover to Lancaster Pa., red London and "16 Cents" transits, Boston 5c due marking, expertly repaired along edges, stamps barely affected from placement at edge of cover, otherwise Very Fine, colorful and scarce mixed-issue franking paying the rate by British Mail via Marseilles, ex Gallagher, with 1986 B.P.A. certificate not mentioning any faults (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	1,900.00

Africa

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2174

10c Green, Ty. V (35). Three, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26), tied by grids, "Brunswick Me. Feb. 19, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to St. Paul de Loando, West Coast of Africa, Boston backstamp, red London transit and red crayon "28" credit, docketing on back indicates received on June 9th

EXTREMELY FINE. AN IMMACULATE COVER FROM MAINE TO ST. PAUL DE LOANDO ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. A SUPERB EXHIBITION PIECE.

St. Paul de Loando was the capital of the Portuguese colony of Angola and a known area of activity for slave traders. The letter is addressed to the Third Assistant Engineer on the U.S.S. Mohican, which was patroling the waters off of Africa. In August 1860 the Mohican had captured the slave trader ship Erie in the Congo River. The 867 captured slaves were "repatriated" to Liberia.

Ex Grunin (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

9,000.00

2175

5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Used with 10c Green (68) and 30c Orange (38), tied by grids, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Sep. 11" datestamp on back of 1861 folded cover to Palmas, Grand Canary Island, merchant's oval handstamp, red oval "PD" handstamp, various rate markings, stamps with few faults

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A LOVELY THREE-COLOR FRANKING WITH THE 1861 5-CENT ORANGE BROWN TO GRAND CANARY ISLAND. AN INCREDIBLY RARE DESTINATION.

Ex Gibson, Krug and Kapiloff. Signed Ashbrook. (Image)

E. 7,500-10,000

7,500.00

2176

SPAIN (USED IN CANARY ISLANDS), 1865, 2r Red Lilac (72). Two, large margins to just in, tied by "Canary Islands Aug. 13, 1866" double-circle datestamps on cover to Boston, blue Madrid backstamp, red London transit, neat "Boston Am. Pkt. Sep. 5 21" debit datestamp, prepaid only to England, slightly reduced at right, some minor wear, otherwise Fine, extremely scarce usage from the Canary Islands (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

0.00

2177

5c Red Brown, 10c Yellow Green, 30c Orange (75, 68, 71). 5c s.e. at right, tied by segmented corks, red "Boston Am. Pkt. Sep. 18" backstamp, on 1863 blue folded cover to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, red London Paid transit, transit and receiving backstamps

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL THREE-COLOR FRANKING INCLUDING THE 5-CENT RED BROWN ISSUE ON A COVER TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

Ex Brown. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

4,750.00

2178

30c Orange (71). Three, radiant color, tied by circle of wedges, "New-York Am. Pkt. Jan. 16" backstamp on 1864 blue folded letter to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, red London transit, trivial overall wear, Very Fine, extremely rare franking paying double the 45c rate, ex Judd (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,600.00

2179

10c Green, Ty. V (35). Horizontal pair and single, used with 3c Dull Rose, Ty. II (26), tied by "Marietta O. Jul. 4, 1860" circular datestamp on 1860 orange cover to Baraka, Gabon, West Africa, London transit and red "12" credit handstamp, missing top flap, slightly reduced at top affecting stamps, still Fine, U.S. mail to this West African destination is exceedingly rare in any period (not to be confused with mail to the Cape or other African countries) (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

2,900.00

2180

Etablissements Du Gabon, Gabon 23 Sept. 1863. Well-struck blue double-circle datestamp on orange legal-size cover to Philadelphia, French transits, "Philadelphia Am. Pkt. Dec. 4" datestamp, ms. rates, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, extremely rare usage from the French African Colony of Gabon to Philadelphia (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

800.00

2181

3c Rose (65). Strip of four, three pairs and a single, cancelled or tied by matching grids and indistinct town datestamp on Mar. 1865 cover to Monrovia, Liberia, red "12" credit handstamp ties right pair, stamps at top originally folded over edge and torn on opening, masterfully restored, Very Fine appearance, a major foreign-mail rarity, only a few covers are known from the U.S. to Liberia, ex Gallagher (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,250.00

2182

LIBERIA, 1860, 6c Red, 12c Deep Blue (1, 2). Two 12c, tied by well-struck blue "Monrovia, Liberia" circular handstamp on 1861 blue folded cover addressed to the Director Secretary of the American Colonization Society in Washington D.C., red Liverpool transit, red "N. York Br. Pkt. May 22 Paid 24" circular datestamp, 6c s.e. at bottom, trivial toning around a few perfs

VERY FINE. THE EARLIEST DATE OF USE OF THE FIRST ISSUE OF LIBERIA, AND THE ONLY RECORDED COVER BEARING TWO DENOMINATIONS OF THE FIRST ISSUE. ONE OF THE GREATEST RARITIES OF AFRICAN POSTAL HISTORY AND OF NUMBER ONES OF THE WORLD.

With 1960 Friedl certificate. (Image)

E. 15,000-20,000

18,000.00

2183

5c Buff , 10c Yellow Green, 30c Orange (67, 68, 71). Tied by grids, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Jan. 29" backstamp on 1862 blue folded letter to Port Louis, Mauritius, red London transit and receiving backstamp, red credit handstamps, stamps with faults incl. 10c with piece out at top left, otherwise Fine, attractive and scarce usage paying the 45c British Mail rate via Marseilles, ex Rohloff and Paliafito (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,250.00

2184

MAURITIUS, 1859-62, 6p Blue, Imperforate, 1p Brown Lilac, 4p Rose (18, 24, 26). Horizontal pair of 6p, large margins to just in, cancelled by "B53" in barred oval, "Mauritius MY 2, 1862" backstamp on mourning cover to Lancaster Pa., red London and "16 Cents" transits, Boston 5c due marking, expertly repaired along edges, stamps barely affected from placement at edge of cover, otherwise Very Fine, colorful and scarce mixed-issue franking paying the rate by British Mail via Marseilles, ex Gallagher, with 1986 B.P.A. certificate not mentioning any faults (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

1,900.00