Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

**Baden**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
1001		1851, 9kr Black on Deep Rose, First Printing (4a, Michel 4a). Ample to large margins, mostly large, showing trace of the adjoining stamp at right, excellent color, tied by five-ring "85", very scarce blue straightline "LUDWIGSHAFEN" pre-adhesive marking and red "BAD.Oef" transit, Feldkirch June 10 and 11 receiving backstamps, wonderfully fresh, Very Fine, with 1991 Buhler certificate (Image)	E. 400-500	625.00
1002		1862, 1kr Black, 6kr Prussian Blue, Colored Background, 3kr Rose, White Background (15, 16, 20, Michel 13a, 14b, 18). Single and horizontal pair of the 1kr, singles of the other two values, all tied by boxed "PFORZHEIM" cancels on handsome 1864 folded cover to Naples, Italy, sent via France with two of the stamps additionally tied by red French transit, other transits front and back, the 12kr rate paid the 3kr internal postage plus 3kr for France and 6kr for Italy, Fine-Very Fine and an attractive mixed-issues franking, with 1996 Van Der Linden certificate (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	2,800.00
1003		1864, 1kr Gray Black (19b, Michel 17c). Horizontal strip of three, used on 6kr Dull Blue postal stationery entire (Michel 7II) to Paris, stamps tied by boxed "CARLSRUHE" handstamps, red 1865 French transit, lilac ms. "6" for the 6kr credit to France, Fine and very rare, signed Buhler and with his 1996 certificate (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	3,500.00
1004		1868, 7kr Blue (28, Michel 25a). Almost perfectly centered horizontal pair tied by "CARLSRUHE 13 OCT" datestamps on 1871 cover to Russia, red "FRANCO" handstamp, crayon "2" indicating 2gr for the external transit, three different Russian transit datestamps, Very Fine usage to a very scarce destination, with 1994 Brettl and 1996 Van Der Linden certificates (Image)	E. 750-1,000	1,150.00
1005		1862, 30kr Yellow Orange (25a, Michel 22a). Bright color, tied by "MANNHEIM 22 AUG" double-circle datestamps on 1866 folded cover to New York, used in combination with two 1kr Black and single 9kr Bister (19, 23a, Michel 17a, 20b), similarly tied, 1kr stamps also by red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid" datestamp, red "AACHEN PAID 23 Cts." double-circle transit, violet ms. "35" credit for external postage A FINE AND RARE THREE-COLOR FRANKING. SCARCE IN SUCH PRISTINE CONDITION. Signed Englert. With 1996 Brettl certificate (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	5,000.00

Baden

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

1001

1851, 9kr Black on Deep Rose, First Printing (4a, Michel 4a). Ample to large margins, mostly large, showing trace of the adjoining stamp at right, excellent color, tied by five-ring "85", very scarce blue straightline "LUDWIGSHAFEN" pre-adhesive marking and red "BAD.Oef" transit, Feldkirch June 10 and 11 receiving backstamps, wonderfully fresh, Very Fine, with 1991 Buhler certificate (Image)

E. 400-500

625.00

1002

1862, 1kr Black, 6kr Prussian Blue, Colored Background, 3kr Rose, White Background (15, 16, 20, Michel 13a, 14b, 18). Single and horizontal pair of the 1kr, singles of the other two values, all tied by boxed "PFORZHEIM" cancels on handsome 1864 folded cover to Naples, Italy, sent via France with two of the stamps additionally tied by red French transit, other transits front and back, the 12kr rate paid the 3kr internal postage plus 3kr for France and 6kr for Italy, Fine-Very Fine and an attractive mixed-issues franking, with 1996 Van Der Linden certificate (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2,800.00

1003

1864, 1kr Gray Black (19b, Michel 17c). Horizontal strip of three, used on 6kr Dull Blue postal stationery entire (Michel 7II) to Paris, stamps tied by boxed "CARLSRUHE" handstamps, red 1865 French transit, lilac ms. "6" for the 6kr credit to France, Fine and very rare, signed Buhler and with his 1996 certificate (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

3,500.00

1004

1868, 7kr Blue (28, Michel 25a). Almost perfectly centered horizontal pair tied by "CARLSRUHE 13 OCT" datestamps on 1871 cover to Russia, red "FRANCO" handstamp, crayon "2" indicating 2gr for the external transit, three different Russian transit datestamps, Very Fine usage to a very scarce destination, with 1994 Brettl and 1996 Van Der Linden certificates (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1,150.00

1005

1862, 30kr Yellow Orange (25a, Michel 22a). Bright color, tied by "MANNHEIM 22 AUG" double-circle datestamps on 1866 folded cover to New York, used in combination with two 1kr Black and single 9kr Bister (19, 23a, Michel 17a, 20b), similarly tied, 1kr stamps also by red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid" datestamp, red "AACHEN PAID 23 Cts." double-circle transit, violet ms. "35" credit for external postage

A FINE AND RARE THREE-COLOR FRANKING. SCARCE IN SUCH PRISTINE CONDITION.

Signed Englert. With 1996 Brettl certificate (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

5,000.00

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