Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

5,000 Years of Postal History: The Robert LeBow Collection continued...

**Pre-Stamp Postal Markings by Country continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2075		NEPAL, 1811-21, Nepali Officers' Handstamps. Four native covers with handstamped seals, incl. 1811 with seal of Achal Thapa from Bhadruwa Kothi, 1813 with seal of General Ambar Singh Thapa Sarana to Swasti Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Man Maharahiraj, 1817 with seal of Ujir Singh Thapa (commander of Western Command, at Palpa) to a General at Kantipur, and 1821 with seal of Colonel Uzir Singh Thapa, minor faults, still Very Fine and scarce group (Image)	E. 150-200	250.00
2076		NETHERLANDS, 1690, Shipmaster's Guild Letter from the Hague to Amsterdam. Jul. 22, 1690 folded letter with clearly struck "H/3/S" 3-stuivers rate handstamp and ms. crossed lines, both indicating prepayment, Very Fine, scarce example of this early prepaid rate marking applied by the Shipmaster's Guild private post, which was nationalized by Holland in 1799 (Image)	E. 300-400	425.00
2077		NETHERLANDS, 1691, Shipmaster's Guild Letter from the Hague to Amsterdam. Oct. 5, 1691 folded letter with clearly struck "H/3/S" 3-stuivers rate handstamp indicating prepayment, Very Fine, applied by the Shipmaster's Guild private post (nationalized by Holland in 1799) (Image)	E. 300-400	450.00
2078		NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES, 1839, Batavia, Java. Folded letter with perfect large bold blue oval "ZEEBRIEF/FRANCO" with post horn in center, additional "ZEEBRIEF. HELLEVOETSTEIS" red oval at right, another two-line red handstamp and rate markings, high rate due to bulky contents (eight pages), Very Fine and scarce (Image)	E. 200-300	425.00
2079		NEW ZEALAND, 1848, "Paid at Wellington New Zealand" Crown Circle. Clear strike in red on 1848 retaliatory rate folded letter to Salem, Mass., sent to London and forwarded to Salem, red "Paid" in Maltese cross, ms. rate marks, crown-circle overstruck by red rimless "Boston Mass. Ship Nov. 19" datestamp, matching "29" rate (incl. 24c retaliatory charge), Very Fine and very scarce (Image)	E. 500-750	850.00
2080		18th Century Spanish Handstamps. Two folded letters, first 1729 to Toulon, France, with "BIL/BAO" two-line handstamp and fancy coat of arms handstamp on backflap, second 1744 to Bordeaux, France, with "SS" in serrated circle applied at San Sebastian, former slightly age stained, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	525.00
2081		1800's, Ecuador/Honduras, Spanish King Fernando VII Propaganda Handstamps. Two mostly complete folded covers, one to Guatemala with Tegucigalpa (Honduras) handstamp and "VIVA/F.VII" framed handstamp ("Long Live Fernando VII"), other from Riobamba (Ecuador) to Quito with red "V.VA.FDOVII/RIOBAMBA/FRANCA" framed handstamp, minor climatic toning, otherwise Very Fine, these Spanish Colonial markings in support of King Fernando VII were applied to mail during the period when Napoleon's armies occupied Spain (in 1808) (Image)	E. 400-500	500.00
2082		1802-21, Spanish Colonial Handstamps. Four items: 1802 folded cover from Lima to Cuzco with "Certificacion a Lima" and "Franca" handstamps in red, 1815 folded cover from Oruro (as part of Peru) to Quito with "Oruro" straightline, 1819 folded letter with "Potosi" straightline to Arequipa, 1821 postal invoice for Official Mail charges with red straightlines "Renta de Correos", "Por El Rey" and "Oruro", Fine group, very scarce	E. 500-750	450.00
2083		1830, "SAN SALVADOR" in Shield. Brown handstamp on ca. 1830 folded cover to San Miguel, ms. "6" rate, extraordinarily fresh, Very Fine and scarce Spainish Colonial handstamp (Image)	E. 150-200	115.00
2084		1843, Castro Urdiales, Viscaya (Spain), Fish Handstamp. Red circular handstamp with fish at center, matching "10" rate handstamp on 1843 folded letter to San Felipe de Jativa, Very Fine, scarce marking from this fishing town in Biscay Bay (Image)	E. 100-150	80.00
2085		SWEDEN, 1807-27, "Feather" Letters. Two folded letters sealed with red wax and imbedded feather to denote special delivery, 1807 and 1827, moured on exhibit page, Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	400.00

Pre-Stamp Postal Markings by Country continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2075

NEPAL, 1811-21, Nepali Officers' Handstamps. Four native covers with handstamped seals, incl. 1811 with seal of Achal Thapa from Bhadruwa Kothi, 1813 with seal of General Ambar Singh Thapa Sarana to Swasti Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Man Maharahiraj, 1817 with seal of Ujir Singh Thapa (commander of Western Command, at Palpa) to a General at Kantipur, and 1821 with seal of Colonel Uzir Singh Thapa, minor faults, still Very Fine and scarce group (Image)

E. 150-200

250.00

2076

NETHERLANDS, 1690, Shipmaster's Guild Letter from the Hague to Amsterdam. Jul. 22, 1690 folded letter with clearly struck "H/3/S" 3-stuivers rate handstamp and ms. crossed lines, both indicating prepayment, Very Fine, scarce example of this early prepaid rate marking applied by the Shipmaster's Guild private post, which was nationalized by Holland in 1799 (Image)

E. 300-400

425.00

2077

NETHERLANDS, 1691, Shipmaster's Guild Letter from the Hague to Amsterdam. Oct. 5, 1691 folded letter with clearly struck "H/3/S" 3-stuivers rate handstamp indicating prepayment, Very Fine, applied by the Shipmaster's Guild private post (nationalized by Holland in 1799) (Image)

E. 300-400

450.00

2078

NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES, 1839, Batavia, Java. Folded letter with perfect large bold blue oval "ZEEBRIEF/FRANCO" with post horn in center, additional "ZEEBRIEF. HELLEVOETSTEIS" red oval at right, another two-line red handstamp and rate markings, high rate due to bulky contents (eight pages), Very Fine and scarce (Image)

E. 200-300

425.00

2079

NEW ZEALAND, 1848, "Paid at Wellington New Zealand" Crown Circle. Clear strike in red on 1848 retaliatory rate folded letter to Salem, Mass., sent to London and forwarded to Salem, red "Paid" in Maltese cross, ms. rate marks, crown-circle overstruck by red rimless "Boston Mass. Ship Nov. 19" datestamp, matching "29" rate (incl. 24c retaliatory charge), Very Fine and very scarce (Image)

E. 500-750

850.00

2080

18th Century Spanish Handstamps. Two folded letters, first 1729 to Toulon, France, with "BIL/BAO" two-line handstamp and fancy coat of arms handstamp on backflap, second 1744 to Bordeaux, France, with "SS" in serrated circle applied at San Sebastian, former slightly age stained, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

525.00

2081

1800's, Ecuador/Honduras, Spanish King Fernando VII Propaganda Handstamps. Two mostly complete folded covers, one to Guatemala with Tegucigalpa (Honduras) handstamp and "VIVA/F.VII" framed handstamp ("Long Live Fernando VII"), other from Riobamba (Ecuador) to Quito with red "V.VA.FDOVII/RIOBAMBA/FRANCA" framed handstamp, minor climatic toning, otherwise Very Fine, these Spanish Colonial markings in support of King Fernando VII were applied to mail during the period when Napoleon's armies occupied Spain (in 1808) (Image)

E. 400-500

500.00

2082

1802-21, Spanish Colonial Handstamps. Four items: 1802 folded cover from Lima to Cuzco with "Certificacion a Lima" and "Franca" handstamps in red, 1815 folded cover from Oruro (as part of Peru) to Quito with "Oruro" straightline, 1819 folded letter with "Potosi" straightline to Arequipa, 1821 postal invoice for Official Mail charges with red straightlines "Renta de Correos", "Por El Rey" and "Oruro", Fine group, very scarce

E. 500-750

450.00

2083

1830, "SAN SALVADOR" in Shield. Brown handstamp on ca. 1830 folded cover to San Miguel, ms. "6" rate, extraordinarily fresh, Very Fine and scarce Spainish Colonial handstamp (Image)

E. 150-200

115.00

2084

1843, Castro Urdiales, Viscaya (Spain), Fish Handstamp. Red circular handstamp with fish at center, matching "10" rate handstamp on 1843 folded letter to San Felipe de Jativa, Very Fine, scarce marking from this fishing town in Biscay Bay (Image)

E. 100-150

80.00

2085

SWEDEN, 1807-27, "Feather" Letters. Two folded letters sealed with red wax and imbedded feather to denote special delivery, 1807 and 1827, moured on exhibit page, Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

400.00