Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Old German States continued...

**Wurttemburg**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
1047		1851, 3kr Black on Yellow (2, Michel 2). Large to huge margins, fresh bright paper and color, cancelled by a scarce blue Tuttlingen large mute circle of sixteen spokes (Michel SS11), Extremely Fine and scarce, Michel catalog value (Image)	1,200.00	280.00
1048		1851, 3kr Black on Yellow (2, Michel 2). Large to huge margins, cancelled by double strike of blue Tuttlingen mute square of twelve lines (Michel SS9), Extremely Fine, a very scarce cancellation (Image)	1,400.00	280.00
1049		1859, 18kr Blue (18, Michel 15). Clear to very large margins, fresh color and fine impression, neat town datestamp, Fine, signed A. Diena and E. Diena with the latter's 1994 certificate, Michel catalog value 2,000 Euros (Image)	1,300.00	325.00
1050		1861-62, 6kr Green, Thin Paper., Perf. 13-1/2, 3kr Yellow Orange, 9kr Claret, Perf. 10 (26, 31, 33, Michel 18ya, 22, 24). Two singles of the 3kr, good embossing and typical centering, all tied by Heilbronn datestamps, the 6kr and 9kr on the 28th of November and the two 3kr on the 29th, on large part of 1862 folded cover to "Mailand" (Milan, Italy), black boxed "PD", Friedrichshafen and St. Gallen, Switzerland railroad backstamp transits, ms. "wfco 16" indicating the amount of external postage, a Fine and colorful mixed-issues franking, with 1994 Thoma certificate (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,500.00
1051		1863, 18kr Orange (40, Michel 29). Uncommonly well-centered for this essentially marginless issue, with good embossing, neatly tied on small envelope to London, England by an 1866 Stuttgart datestamp, red London Paid and boxed "P.D.", magenta ms. "wf10" indicating the amount of external postage credit, Very Fine, remarkably nice condition for this scarce single franking, with 1994 Thoma certificate (Image)	E. 750-1,000	800.00
1052		1863-65, 18kr Orange, Perf 10, 1kr Yellow Green, Rouletted (40, 41, Michel 29, 30). Tied by "STUTTGART 27 MAR. 1866" datestamps and by red "N. York Paid Hamb Pkt." on 3kr Carmine postal stationery entire (Michel U 17) to Stockton, California, also bearing the scarce san-serif "HAMBURG PACKET/PAID/3" handstamp, ms. "wf 16" indicating the amount of external postage, three backstamps, the last name of the addressee eradicated and corrected by the sender, the 1kr minor flaws, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce and colorful mixed-issue cover, with 1995 Thoma certificate (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	2,000.00
1053		1863, 18kr Orange (40, Michel 29). Used with 6kr Blue rouletted (43, Michel 32) and tied by "STUTTGART 29 JUN 1866" datestamps on fresh double-rate registered folded cover to Frankfurt, magenta "STUTTGART" and "Charge" in fancy frame, 6kr slight margin crease and 18kr with a few barely noticeable nibbed perforations, otherwise Very Fine, a very scarce and visually stunning mixed-issue cover, with 1991 Thoma certificate (Image)	E. 750-1,000	1,150.00
1054		1865, 3kr Rose (42, Michel 31a). Well-centered, tied by red "STUTTGART FIL.BUR.II" circular datestamp on folded cover, two backstamps, Very Fine and a pretty "Red on Red" usage, with 1988 Thoma certificate (Image)	E. 100-150	350.00
1055		1865, 6kr Blue (43, Michel 32a). Two singles, slightly irregular margins as often seen on this rouletted issue, tied by "STUTTGART 19 SEPT. 1866" datestamps and used on 3kr Carmine postal stationery entire (Michel U 17) to Ukropong Accra, West Africa, red French "BADE STRASBOURG" and London transits, magenta oval "PD", backstamps include Heidelberg-Basel railroad handstamp, a Fine and rare cover, sent to London to be forwarded to Africa by private ship as item number "8230" as seen in ms. in the forwarding agent's double oval handstamp, with 1994 Thoma and 1996 Van Der Linden certificates (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	3,250.00
1056		1865, 18kr Orange, Rouletted 10 (46, Michel 34). Well-centered, fresh color and good embossing, neat 1869 double-circle town datestamp, trivial rounded corner at bottom left, otherwise Very Fine, Michel catalog value 1,300 Euros (Image)	750.00	210.00
1057		1869, 3kr Rose, 7kr Blue (49, 50, Michel 38, 39a). Tied by two strikes of magenta "STUTTGART 1/12" datestamp on a remarkably fresh folded cover to Augsburg, datestamp repeated again to the right, bold blue "CHARGE" handstamp, Very Fine and pretty cover, with 1992 Thoma certificate (Image)	E. 200-300	300.00

Wurttemburg

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

1047

1851, 3kr Black on Yellow (2, Michel 2). Large to huge margins, fresh bright paper and color, cancelled by a scarce blue Tuttlingen large mute circle of sixteen spokes (Michel SS11), Extremely Fine and scarce, Michel catalog value (Image)

1,200.00

280.00

1048

1851, 3kr Black on Yellow (2, Michel 2). Large to huge margins, cancelled by double strike of blue Tuttlingen mute square of twelve lines (Michel SS9), Extremely Fine, a very scarce cancellation (Image)

1,400.00

280.00

1049

1859, 18kr Blue (18, Michel 15). Clear to very large margins, fresh color and fine impression, neat town datestamp, Fine, signed A. Diena and E. Diena with the latter's 1994 certificate, Michel catalog value 2,000 Euros (Image)

1,300.00

325.00

1050

1861-62, 6kr Green, Thin Paper., Perf. 13-1/2, 3kr Yellow Orange, 9kr Claret, Perf. 10 (26, 31, 33, Michel 18ya, 22, 24). Two singles of the 3kr, good embossing and typical centering, all tied by Heilbronn datestamps, the 6kr and 9kr on the 28th of November and the two 3kr on the 29th, on large part of 1862 folded cover to "Mailand" (Milan, Italy), black boxed "PD", Friedrichshafen and St. Gallen, Switzerland railroad backstamp transits, ms. "wfco 16" indicating the amount of external postage, a Fine and colorful mixed-issues franking, with 1994 Thoma certificate (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,500.00

1051

1863, 18kr Orange (40, Michel 29). Uncommonly well-centered for this essentially marginless issue, with good embossing, neatly tied on small envelope to London, England by an 1866 Stuttgart datestamp, red London Paid and boxed "P.D.", magenta ms. "wf10" indicating the amount of external postage credit, Very Fine, remarkably nice condition for this scarce single franking, with 1994 Thoma certificate (Image)

E. 750-1,000

800.00

1052

1863-65, 18kr Orange, Perf 10, 1kr Yellow Green, Rouletted (40, 41, Michel 29, 30). Tied by "STUTTGART 27 MAR. 1866" datestamps and by red "N. York Paid Hamb Pkt." on 3kr Carmine postal stationery entire (Michel U 17) to Stockton, California, also bearing the scarce san-serif "HAMBURG PACKET/PAID/3" handstamp, ms. "wf 16" indicating the amount of external postage, three backstamps, the last name of the addressee eradicated and corrected by the sender, the 1kr minor flaws, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce and colorful mixed-issue cover, with 1995 Thoma certificate (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2,000.00

1053

1863, 18kr Orange (40, Michel 29). Used with 6kr Blue rouletted (43, Michel 32) and tied by "STUTTGART 29 JUN 1866" datestamps on fresh double-rate registered folded cover to Frankfurt, magenta "STUTTGART" and "Charge" in fancy frame, 6kr slight margin crease and 18kr with a few barely noticeable nibbed perforations, otherwise Very Fine, a very scarce and visually stunning mixed-issue cover, with 1991 Thoma certificate (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1,150.00

1054

1865, 3kr Rose (42, Michel 31a). Well-centered, tied by red "STUTTGART FIL.BUR.II" circular datestamp on folded cover, two backstamps, Very Fine and a pretty "Red on Red" usage, with 1988 Thoma certificate (Image)

E. 100-150

350.00

1055

1865, 6kr Blue (43, Michel 32a). Two singles, slightly irregular margins as often seen on this rouletted issue, tied by "STUTTGART 19 SEPT. 1866" datestamps and used on 3kr Carmine postal stationery entire (Michel U 17) to Ukropong Accra, West Africa, red French "BADE STRASBOURG" and London transits, magenta oval "PD", backstamps include Heidelberg-Basel railroad handstamp, a Fine and rare cover, sent to London to be forwarded to Africa by private ship as item number "8230" as seen in ms. in the forwarding agent's double oval handstamp, with 1994 Thoma and 1996 Van Der Linden certificates (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

3,250.00

1056

1865, 18kr Orange, Rouletted 10 (46, Michel 34). Well-centered, fresh color and good embossing, neat 1869 double-circle town datestamp, trivial rounded corner at bottom left, otherwise Very Fine, Michel catalog value 1,300 Euros (Image)

750.00

210.00

1057

1869, 3kr Rose, 7kr Blue (49, 50, Michel 38, 39a). Tied by two strikes of magenta "STUTTGART 1/12" datestamp on a remarkably fresh folded cover to Augsburg, datestamp repeated again to the right, bold blue "CHARGE" handstamp, Very Fine and pretty cover, with 1992 Thoma certificate (Image)

E. 200-300

300.00