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...

**The Carribbean and West Indies continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2223		1c Blue (63). Tied by red "New York City Paid 1 Ct." circular carrier datestamp on blue folded printed notice bootlegged from Curacao to New York, endorsed per "Venus"vertical file fold thru stamp, otherwise Fine, extremely rare and unusual bootlegged usage (Image)	E. 300-400	400.00
2224		2c Black (73). Used with 30c Orange (71) and 3c Rose (65), tied by targets and "San Jose Cal. Mar. 25, 1865" double-circle datestamps on cover to St. Thomas, West Indies, red crayon "Paid 34" and "24" credit, May 13 receiving backstamp, expertly repaired at left, 3c small tear at bottom VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE 1861-63 ISSUE FROM CALIFORNIA TO ST. THOMAS. Ex Allen, Krug and Paliafito. Illustrated in the Lane book on p. 60. Signed Ashbrook (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	0.00
2225		10c Yellow Green (68). Rich color, perfs partly scissors-separated, used with Danish West Indies, 1856, 3c Dark Carmine (1), large margins to just in, tied by clearly-struck "Steam/Ship" two-line handstamp and target cancels on blue folded cover to New York, clear "St. Thomas 12/20/1865" circular datestamp, company handstamp under D.W.I. stamp, faint horizontal file fold well away from stamps VERY FINE. A REMARKABLY ATTRACTIVE AND RARE MIXED FRANKING WITH THE FIRST DANISH WEST INDIES STAMP AND UNITED STATES 10-CENT 1861 ISSUE. VERY EARLY USAGE. Ex Knapp, Tows and Ishikawa. (Image)	E. 7,500-10,000	17,500.00
2226		24c Gray Lilac (37). Used with 10c Green, Ty. V (35), cancelled by grids, "Philadelphia Pa. May 1, 1861" octagonal datestamp on yellow cover to Cape Hatien, Haiti, red "24" credit handstamp, St. Thomas transit backstamp, missing most of top flap, expertly repaired at top VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE ONLY REPORTED USE OF THE 24-CENT 1860 ISSUE ON A COVER TO HAITI. A GREAT RARITY OF THE ISSUE. The 34c pays the British Mail rate via St. Thomas. With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	5,250.00
2227		"Port-au-Prince March 7, 1864". Embossed location and dateline on folded letter to New York, "10" in circle handstamp, faint vertical file folds, Very Fine (Image)	E. 100-150	0.00
2228		Becker, Sievers & Co., Port-au-Prince. Small blue Feb. 22, 1865 forwarder's circular datestamp on blue folded cover to New York, bold "Steamship 20" handstamp, Very Fine, ex Hennan (Image)	E. 300-400	0.00
2229		10c Yellow Green (68). Tied by "Los Angeles Cal. Oct. 12" circular datestamp on cover to Kingston, Jamaica, blue crayon "4" British rate, Dec. 1, 1861 receiving backstamp, some slight toning and overall wear, small tear at top left from opening, otherwise Very Fine, scarce usage from California to Jamaica (Image)	E. 750-1,000	700.00
2230		JAMAICA, 1860-63, 1sh Brown (6). Tied by oval grid, "Kingston Jamaica JY 5, 1862" circular datestamp on blue folded letter to New York, routing instructions at bottom indicates sent thru Cuba, bold "Steamship 10" in circle handstamp, faint vertical file folds well away from stamp, Very Fine and rare, very few Lanman & Kemp covers were franked with stamps (Image)	E. 750-1,000	0.00
2231		FRENCH COLONIES, 1859-62, 5c Yellow Green, 10c Bister, 40c Orange (2, 3, 5). Pair and single of 40c, large margins, tied by "M.C.E." in diamond of dots, "Martinique MR 12, 1865" backstamp on blue folded letter to New York, sender's blue oval handstamp from St. Pierre, Martinique, endorsed "Voie Anglaise", St. Thomas transit backstamp, magenta "1/-" shilling marking also ties one stamp, "Boston Mass. 10 Mar. 30" double-circle due datestamp and "Steam" handstamp, faint vertical file fold FRESH AND VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL THREE-COLOR EAGLE ISSUE FRANKING AND EXTREMELY RARE USAGE FROM MARTINIQUE TO NEW YORK. The U.S. rate was 34c by British Mail via either St. Thomas or Havana. This cover was prepaid 135 centimes with a credit of 1sh (24 cents) for the British Packet rate and 10c U.S. steamship rate collected from the addressee. (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	3,250.00
2232		"Humacao October 8, 1860". Dateline on folded letter to New York, clearly-struck red "Paid at San Juan Porto Rico" crowned circle handstamp, two Cuba, 1857, -1/2r Blue (22) tied by oval handstamps, red crayon "1/-" at top right and "Steamship 10" in circle, San Juan and St. Thomas backstamps, light file folds incl. one affecting stamps, otherwise Fine, attractive and unusual usage, one reale franking pays local postage and 10c was due from recipient, an exceedingly rare franking from Puerto Rico to the U.S. -- very few of the Lanman & Kemp covers were franked with stamps (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	1,900.00
2233		"Arecibo P.R. October 10, 1862". Dateline on folded letter to New York, blue company handstamp at bottom left, faint strike of "Paid at San Juan Porto Rico" crowned circle handstamp, bold "Steamship 10" in circle, St. Thomas transit backstamp, fresh and Fine usage with the crowned circle handstamp (Image)	E. 200-300	170.00

The Carribbean and West Indies continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2223

1c Blue (63). Tied by red "New York City Paid 1 Ct." circular carrier datestamp on blue folded printed notice bootlegged from Curacao to New York, endorsed per "Venus"vertical file fold thru stamp, otherwise Fine, extremely rare and unusual bootlegged usage (Image)

E. 300-400

400.00

2224

2c Black (73). Used with 30c Orange (71) and 3c Rose (65), tied by targets and "San Jose Cal. Mar. 25, 1865" double-circle datestamps on cover to St. Thomas, West Indies, red crayon "Paid 34" and "24" credit, May 13 receiving backstamp, expertly repaired at left, 3c small tear at bottom

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE 1861-63 ISSUE FROM CALIFORNIA TO ST. THOMAS.

Ex Allen, Krug and Paliafito. Illustrated in the Lane book on p. 60. Signed Ashbrook (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

0.00

2225

10c Yellow Green (68). Rich color, perfs partly scissors-separated, used with Danish West Indies, 1856, 3c Dark Carmine (1), large margins to just in, tied by clearly-struck "Steam/Ship" two-line handstamp and target cancels on blue folded cover to New York, clear "St. Thomas 12/20/1865" circular datestamp, company handstamp under D.W.I. stamp, faint horizontal file fold well away from stamps

VERY FINE. A REMARKABLY ATTRACTIVE AND RARE MIXED FRANKING WITH THE FIRST DANISH WEST INDIES STAMP AND UNITED STATES 10-CENT 1861 ISSUE. VERY EARLY USAGE.

Ex Knapp, Tows and Ishikawa. (Image)

E. 7,500-10,000

17,500.00

2226

24c Gray Lilac (37). Used with 10c Green, Ty. V (35), cancelled by grids, "Philadelphia Pa. May 1, 1861" octagonal datestamp on yellow cover to Cape Hatien, Haiti, red "24" credit handstamp, St. Thomas transit backstamp, missing most of top flap, expertly repaired at top

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE ONLY REPORTED USE OF THE 24-CENT 1860 ISSUE ON A COVER TO HAITI. A GREAT RARITY OF THE ISSUE.

The 34c pays the British Mail rate via St. Thomas.

With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

5,250.00

2227

"Port-au-Prince March 7, 1864". Embossed location and dateline on folded letter to New York, "10" in circle handstamp, faint vertical file folds, Very Fine (Image)

E. 100-150

0.00

2228

Becker, Sievers & Co., Port-au-Prince. Small blue Feb. 22, 1865 forwarder's circular datestamp on blue folded cover to New York, bold "Steamship 20" handstamp, Very Fine, ex Hennan (Image)

E. 300-400

0.00

2229

10c Yellow Green (68). Tied by "Los Angeles Cal. Oct. 12" circular datestamp on cover to Kingston, Jamaica, blue crayon "4" British rate, Dec. 1, 1861 receiving backstamp, some slight toning and overall wear, small tear at top left from opening, otherwise Very Fine, scarce usage from California to Jamaica (Image)

E. 750-1,000

700.00

2230

JAMAICA, 1860-63, 1sh Brown (6). Tied by oval grid, "Kingston Jamaica JY 5, 1862" circular datestamp on blue folded letter to New York, routing instructions at bottom indicates sent thru Cuba, bold "Steamship 10" in circle handstamp, faint vertical file folds well away from stamp, Very Fine and rare, very few Lanman & Kemp covers were franked with stamps (Image)

E. 750-1,000

0.00

2231

FRENCH COLONIES, 1859-62, 5c Yellow Green, 10c Bister, 40c Orange (2, 3, 5). Pair and single of 40c, large margins, tied by "M.C.E." in diamond of dots, "Martinique MR 12, 1865" backstamp on blue folded letter to New York, sender's blue oval handstamp from St. Pierre, Martinique, endorsed "Voie Anglaise", St. Thomas transit backstamp, magenta "1/-" shilling marking also ties one stamp, "Boston Mass. 10 Mar. 30" double-circle due datestamp and "Steam" handstamp, faint vertical file fold

FRESH AND VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL THREE-COLOR EAGLE ISSUE FRANKING AND EXTREMELY RARE USAGE FROM MARTINIQUE TO NEW YORK.

The U.S. rate was 34c by British Mail via either St. Thomas or Havana. This cover was prepaid 135 centimes with a credit of 1sh (24 cents) for the British Packet rate and 10c U.S. steamship rate collected from the addressee. (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

3,250.00

2232

"Humacao October 8, 1860". Dateline on folded letter to New York, clearly-struck red "Paid at San Juan Porto Rico" crowned circle handstamp, two Cuba, 1857, -1/2r Blue (22) tied by oval handstamps, red crayon "1/-" at top right and "Steamship 10" in circle, San Juan and St. Thomas backstamps, light file folds incl. one affecting stamps, otherwise Fine, attractive and unusual usage, one reale franking pays local postage and 10c was due from recipient, an exceedingly rare franking from Puerto Rico to the U.S. -- very few of the Lanman & Kemp covers were franked with stamps (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

1,900.00

2233

"Arecibo P.R. October 10, 1862". Dateline on folded letter to New York, blue company handstamp at bottom left, faint strike of "Paid at San Juan Porto Rico" crowned circle handstamp, bold "Steamship 10" in circle, St. Thomas transit backstamp, fresh and Fine usage with the crowned circle handstamp (Image)

E. 200-300

170.00