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
2086		SWEDEN, 1840, "Feather" Letter. Three feathers (very fast service desired) affixed beneath wax seals on the reverse of a folded cover, Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	300.00
2087		SWITZERLAND, 1811, University Seal on Letter from Sarnen (Switzerland). 1811 folded letter with "Sarnen" town handstamp in script and large paper seal with partly clear impression of University seal, Extremely Fine, Sarnen is in the Swiss Canton of Unterwalden (Image)	E. 150-200	80.00
2088		SWITZERLAND, 1828-29, The Fischer Posts, Private Mail Service Between Switzerland and France. Two folded letters from Switzerland to France, 1828 from Ependes ("Freiburg" straightline) to Lyon via Ferney with "Suisse Par Ferney" and "F.F.10." handstamps, other 1829 from Dellemont (straightline) to Colmar with "Suisse Par Delle" and "F.D.4" handstamps, ms. rates, Very Fine, in May 1828 the Franco-Fischer Treaty provided for mail exchange between the two countries via specific border points, handstamps were used to indicate transit (Image)	E. 300-400	160.00
2089		WORLDWIDE STAMPLESS COVERS. Twenty covers, includes early India, Great Britain with 1699 to Amsterdam & bold red "4 oClock 1815 EV/MR.15." oval, 1863 "Colombo" ship wreck cover, 1839 & 1841 fumigated covers, 1823 Naples to Lisbon, Portugal with two scarce markings, Spain with 1834 to Valencia with large red "ANTEQUERA/ANDALUCIA" oval and disinfected, red 1820 "Burgos" illustrated crown over castle cancel, four "Posta Europea'" ovals in blue (Mansura, Samanud, Zifta and Zagasik), the last with blue 1863 "Alessandra" double circle backstamp, Aleppo and Damascus blue Turkish city cancels, and more, virtually all Fine-Very Fine, fascinating lot of seldom-seen covers	E. 750-1,000	1,200.00
2090		EUROPEAN STAMPLESS COVERS. 15h Century thru 1800's, a few dozen carefully-selected covers with wide variety of postal markings, a few early courier letters incl. "Cito" endorsement, "#" marks, 1867 ship letter from Cyprus to Italy, town markings, some fumigated, overal Very Fine, a very desirable and scarce group	E. 1,000-1,500	1,400.00

Pre-Stamp Postal Markings by Country continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2086

SWEDEN, 1840, "Feather" Letter. Three feathers (very fast service desired) affixed beneath wax seals on the reverse of a folded cover, Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

300.00

2087

SWITZERLAND, 1811, University Seal on Letter from Sarnen (Switzerland). 1811 folded letter with "Sarnen" town handstamp in script and large paper seal with partly clear impression of University seal, Extremely Fine, Sarnen is in the Swiss Canton of Unterwalden (Image)

E. 150-200

80.00

2088

SWITZERLAND, 1828-29, The Fischer Posts, Private Mail Service Between Switzerland and France. Two folded letters from Switzerland to France, 1828 from Ependes ("Freiburg" straightline) to Lyon via Ferney with "Suisse Par Ferney" and "F.F.10." handstamps, other 1829 from Dellemont (straightline) to Colmar with "Suisse Par Delle" and "F.D.4" handstamps, ms. rates, Very Fine, in May 1828 the Franco-Fischer Treaty provided for mail exchange between the two countries via specific border points, handstamps were used to indicate transit (Image)

E. 300-400

160.00

2089

WORLDWIDE STAMPLESS COVERS. Twenty covers, includes early India, Great Britain with 1699 to Amsterdam & bold red "4 oClock 1815 EV/MR.15." oval, 1863 "Colombo" ship wreck cover, 1839 & 1841 fumigated covers, 1823 Naples to Lisbon, Portugal with two scarce markings, Spain with 1834 to Valencia with large red "ANTEQUERA/ANDALUCIA" oval and disinfected, red 1820 "Burgos" illustrated crown over castle cancel, four "Posta Europea'" ovals in blue (Mansura, Samanud, Zifta and Zagasik), the last with blue 1863 "Alessandra" double circle backstamp, Aleppo and Damascus blue Turkish city cancels, and more, virtually all Fine-Very Fine, fascinating lot of seldom-seen covers

E. 750-1,000

1,200.00

2090

EUROPEAN STAMPLESS COVERS. 15h Century thru 1800's, a few dozen carefully-selected covers with wide variety of postal markings, a few early courier letters incl. "Cito" endorsement, "#" marks, 1867 ship letter from Cyprus to Italy, town markings, some fumigated, overal Very Fine, a very desirable and scarce group

E. 1,000-1,500

1,400.00