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...

**South and Central America**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2237		3c Rose (65). Block of ten and horizontal strip of five, tied by targets, "Barton Vt. Jan. 24" circular datestamp on 1865 light yellow cover to Buenos Aires, Argentina, red Boston and London transits, red crayon "24" credit, opened for display, Very Fine, impressive franking paying the 45c rate via British Mail (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,000.00
2238		ARGENTINA, 1864, 5c Brown Rose (11). Bright color, tied by Santa Fe, Argentina handstamp on cover to Barton Vt., Buenos Aires transit, red "London DE 2, 1865" transit backstamp and "40 Cents" handstamp, "N. York 45 Br. Pkt. U.S. Notes 63 Dec. 13" depreciated currency datestamp, slightly reduced at right and opened at sides, Very Fine, unusual usage that crossed the Atlantic twice, the only reported use of the Argentine Rivadavia Issue on this route, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	0.00
2239		5c Brown, Ty. II , 30c Orange (30A, 38). Vertical strip of three of 5c, tied by "New Orleans La. 19 Mar." circular datestamps on 1861 tissue-paper cover from Confederate New Orleans to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, magenta "40" credit, red London transit, fancy framed forwarder's handstamp at left of Geo. J. Esling, some ink erosion affects cover, stamps defective from horizontal paperfold FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USAGE OF THE 5-CENT AND 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE ON A COVER FROM CONFEDERATE NEW ORLEANS TO BRAZIL. Ex Kapiloff. (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	0.00
2240		30c Orange (71). Three, left stamp s.e. at left, tied by well-struck quartered corks, "Saint Louis Mo. Feb. 24" circular datestamp on cover to U.S. Consul James Monroe at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, red 1864 London transit, magenta "80" credit, barely reduced at left and trivial edgewear, Very Fine, scarce double-rate usage (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	0.00
2241		BRAZIL, 1850, 600r Black (28). Large to huge margins incl. bottom right corner sheet margin, tied by unusual segmented cork, "Correio Geral Da Coste Brazil May 18, 1863" double-circle datestamp on cover to Newark N.J., red Bordeaux transit datestamp and rate handstamp, red "New York Paid 15 Jul. 1" credit datestamp, some slight edgewear, stamp with large sealed tear at right, missing top flap VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE USE OF THE BRAZILIAN 600-REIS 1850 ISSUE ON A COVER TO THE UNITED STATES. According to specialists we consulted, this issue is rarely found on covers to the United States. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	1,250.00
2242		Rio de Janeiro NO 8, 1864. Well-struck blue datestamp on back of blue folded letter to New York, endorsed pr. Str. Oneida Via Southampton", red London transit and "New York Br. Transit Dec. 20" circular datestamp, neat "40 Cents" and "45" handstamps, "U.S. Notes 95" depreciated currency handstamp, faint vertical file folds, Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	270.00
2243		BRITISH GUIANA, 1860-61, 2c Orange, 8c Rose, Thick Paper (19, 20). Radiant colors, cancelled by oval grids, "Georgetown Br. Guiana Jan. 7, 1865" datestamp on back of cover to New York, St. Thomas transit backstamp, red crayon "4" rate, "Boston Mass. 10 Feb. 2" due datestamp, trivial edgewear, barely reduced at right, Very Fine, scarce origin during this period (Image)	E. 500-750	0.00
2244		30c Orange (71). Used with 1c Blue, 3c Rose (63, 65), tied by targets, "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 18, 1865" double-circle datestamp on light yellow cover to Santiago, Chile, Panama transit, 1c defective, cover tear at left, otherwise Very Fine and colorful usage, ex Paliafito (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	800.00
2245		Consulate U.S.A. Valparaiso. Clear strike of illustrated eagle handstamp on red and blue Eagle and Shield Patriotic cover to Boston, neat "Steamship 20" in circle handstamp, ms. "Dec. 1861" tiny edge tears VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE USE OF AN EAGLE CONSULAR HANDSTAMP ON AN EAGLE PATRIOTIC COVER FROM CHILE TO BOSTON. Docketing on back reads "Rec'd last of Dec. 1861". (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	0.00
2246		"Valparaiso Dec. 2, 1863". Dateline on folded letter to San Francisco Cal., "Valparaiso 2 DE 1863" backstamp and red "Paid to Panama" two-line handstamp, red "1/-" crayon and "20" handstamp, neat "Panama DE 21, 1863" British transit, Jan. 10, 1864 receiving double-circle datestamp, faint horizontal file fold, Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	220.00
2247		"Santa Marta, 30th April 1864". Dateline on blue folded letter to New York, red oval "Forwarded by E & H Abramson & Co., Colon N.G." forwarder's handstamp, light vertical file fold, Very Fine, rare example of this forwarder's handstamp, carried outside of the mails to New York (Image)	E. 200-300	0.00

South and Central America

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2237

3c Rose (65). Block of ten and horizontal strip of five, tied by targets, "Barton Vt. Jan. 24" circular datestamp on 1865 light yellow cover to Buenos Aires, Argentina, red Boston and London transits, red crayon "24" credit, opened for display, Very Fine, impressive franking paying the 45c rate via British Mail (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,000.00

2238

ARGENTINA, 1864, 5c Brown Rose (11). Bright color, tied by Santa Fe, Argentina handstamp on cover to Barton Vt., Buenos Aires transit, red "London DE 2, 1865" transit backstamp and "40 Cents" handstamp, "N. York 45 Br. Pkt. U.S. Notes 63 Dec. 13" depreciated currency datestamp, slightly reduced at right and opened at sides, Very Fine, unusual usage that crossed the Atlantic twice, the only reported use of the Argentine Rivadavia Issue on this route, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

0.00

2239

5c Brown, Ty. II , 30c Orange (30A, 38). Vertical strip of three of 5c, tied by "New Orleans La. 19 Mar." circular datestamps on 1861 tissue-paper cover from Confederate New Orleans to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, magenta "40" credit, red London transit, fancy framed forwarder's handstamp at left of Geo. J. Esling, some ink erosion affects cover, stamps defective from horizontal paperfold

FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USAGE OF THE 5-CENT AND 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE ON A COVER FROM CONFEDERATE NEW ORLEANS TO BRAZIL.

Ex Kapiloff. (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

0.00

2240

30c Orange (71). Three, left stamp s.e. at left, tied by well-struck quartered corks, "Saint Louis Mo. Feb. 24" circular datestamp on cover to U.S. Consul James Monroe at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, red 1864 London transit, magenta "80" credit, barely reduced at left and trivial edgewear, Very Fine, scarce double-rate usage (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

0.00

2241

BRAZIL, 1850, 600r Black (28). Large to huge margins incl. bottom right corner sheet margin, tied by unusual segmented cork, "Correio Geral Da Coste Brazil May 18, 1863" double-circle datestamp on cover to Newark N.J., red Bordeaux transit datestamp and rate handstamp, red "New York Paid 15 Jul. 1" credit datestamp, some slight edgewear, stamp with large sealed tear at right, missing top flap

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE USE OF THE BRAZILIAN 600-REIS 1850 ISSUE ON A COVER TO THE UNITED STATES.

According to specialists we consulted, this issue is rarely found on covers to the United States. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

1,250.00

2242

Rio de Janeiro NO 8, 1864. Well-struck blue datestamp on back of blue folded letter to New York, endorsed pr. Str. Oneida Via Southampton", red London transit and "New York Br. Transit Dec. 20" circular datestamp, neat "40 Cents" and "45" handstamps, "U.S. Notes 95" depreciated currency handstamp, faint vertical file folds, Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

270.00

2243

BRITISH GUIANA, 1860-61, 2c Orange, 8c Rose, Thick Paper (19, 20). Radiant colors, cancelled by oval grids, "Georgetown Br. Guiana Jan. 7, 1865" datestamp on back of cover to New York, St. Thomas transit backstamp, red crayon "4" rate, "Boston Mass. 10 Feb. 2" due datestamp, trivial edgewear, barely reduced at right, Very Fine, scarce origin during this period (Image)

E. 500-750

0.00

2244

30c Orange (71). Used with 1c Blue, 3c Rose (63, 65), tied by targets, "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 18, 1865" double-circle datestamp on light yellow cover to Santiago, Chile, Panama transit, 1c defective, cover tear at left, otherwise Very Fine and colorful usage, ex Paliafito (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

800.00

2245

Consulate U.S.A. Valparaiso. Clear strike of illustrated eagle handstamp on red and blue Eagle and Shield Patriotic cover to Boston, neat "Steamship 20" in circle handstamp, ms. "Dec. 1861" tiny edge tears

VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE USE OF AN EAGLE CONSULAR HANDSTAMP ON AN EAGLE PATRIOTIC COVER FROM CHILE TO BOSTON.

Docketing on back reads "Rec'd last of Dec. 1861". (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

0.00

2246

"Valparaiso Dec. 2, 1863". Dateline on folded letter to San Francisco Cal., "Valparaiso 2 DE 1863" backstamp and red "Paid to Panama" two-line handstamp, red "1/-" crayon and "20" handstamp, neat "Panama DE 21, 1863" British transit, Jan. 10, 1864 receiving double-circle datestamp, faint horizontal file fold, Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

220.00

2247

"Santa Marta, 30th April 1864". Dateline on blue folded letter to New York, red oval "Forwarded by E & H Abramson & Co., Colon N.G." forwarder's handstamp, light vertical file fold, Very Fine, rare example of this forwarder's handstamp, carried outside of the mails to New York (Image)

E. 200-300

0.00