Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

**Stamped Mail by Country**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2091		ITALY, 1819-20, 15c, 50c "Cavallini" Lettersheets. Two, one with 15c Horse & Rider handstamp in blue on 1819 folded letter from Turin, Sardinia, other with 50c Horse & Rider blind embossed seal on 1820 folded letter from Sardinia to Torino, Very Fine, these Sardinian prepaid lettersheets pre-date Great Britain's Mulready by 21 years (Image)	E. 500-750	1,300.00
2092		ITALY, 1819, 50c Blue, "Cavalini". Impressed on inside of 1820 folded letter from the postal authorities in Genoa to the postal officials in Loano, contents explain the new stamps, two-line Genova datestamp and official red handstamps front and back, Fine, the Cavalini signed Bolaffi (Image)	E. 200-300	450.00
2093		ITALY, 1820, 50c Embossed "Cavalini". Clear colorless impression at the top left of 1820 folded letter, remarkably fresh but a couple light filing creases in stamp, otherwise Very Fine, signed by A. Diena and E. Diena (Image)	E. 200-300	450.00
2094		1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). Plate 1a, A-D, three large to huge margins, ample to barely touching at right, tied by red Maltese Cross cancel on folded cover to Birmingham, brown "B MY-6 1840" First Day of Issue datestamp on backflap, cover soiled and some slight splitting and reinforcement along folds A FINE AND PRESENTABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY RARE FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE WORLD'S FIRST POSTAGE STAMP. With 1993 B.P.A. certificate (Image)	E. 7,500-10,000	19,500.00
2095		1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). Horizontal strips of three and eight, lettered R-F/R-H and N-A/N-H respectively, ample to large margins all around, tied by red Maltese Cross cancels on a nearly complete folded letter (without its additional heavy contents), London May 16, 1840 backstamp, used only ten days after the May 6, 1840 official first day of use, three stamps affected by vertical filing creases VERY FINE FOR A COVER OF SUCH A HIGH POSTAGE RATING. A SPECTACULAR EXHIBITION ITEM WITH PENNY BLACK STRIPS OF UNUSUAL SIZE AND QUALITY. With 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 10,000-15,000	23,000.00
2096		1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). Four stamps on three 1840 folded letters (June 16, Sept. 2 & Oct. 17), two earliest are single usages and the latest is a double-rate franked with two singles, also included are used Mulready 1p Entire and Lettersheet (Nos. U1, U3), both a bit worn, the stamped covers about Fine	E. 300-400	500.00
2097		1840, 2p Blue (2, SG 4). C-G, margins all around, tied by red Maltese Cross, matching Skipton datestamp on 1841 folded cover to London, slight negligible margin gum soaks, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	850.00
2098		1840, 1p Black, Mulready Lettersheet (U1). Two with printed advertising, one for insurance company in black with Maidstone Oct. 25, 1840 cds and red Maltese Cross, ms. "Sandway/delvy", other a bulletin board ad in blue with red London backstamp (Jul. 7, 1840) and Maltese Cross, incl. ads for a dentist and tooth brushes, minor wear and small faults, Fine pair	E. 150-200	525.00
2099		1841, 1p Red (3). Horizontal pair, ample margins to cut in, tied by numeral grids on illustrated Cheap Postage Propaganda cover to London, with Johnstone and Valentine imprints, Lewes Jul. 15, 1852 and London receiving backstamps, slight soiling, Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	525.00
2100		1841, 1p Red (3). Large margins to slightly in at right, tied by numeral grid on illustrated Peace Propaganda cover to Glasgow, with Valentine, Johnstone & Hunter and Ackermann & Co. imprints, London Aug. 23, 1850 and Glasgow receiving backstamps, couple toned spots, Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	400.00
2101		AFGHANISTAN, 1873-1876, 1sh Black and 1sh Ocher (10, 44). Two 1870's covers, first is franked with three cut-round examples of the 1sh Black with a piece from each one either scuffed or removed as was customary to show "cancellation", lengthy bi-lingual address, the 1sh Ocher also cut round and cancelled by removal of a small piece, additional seal handstamp cancellation, both covers used in combination with India -1/2a Blue (31), the first cover is opened to show both sides and has some fairly small edge flaws and one internal fault, a rare pair of covers from this exotic area of classic philately, on original exhibition page (Image)	E. 500-750	1,200.00

Stamped Mail by Country

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2091

ITALY, 1819-20, 15c, 50c "Cavallini" Lettersheets. Two, one with 15c Horse & Rider handstamp in blue on 1819 folded letter from Turin, Sardinia, other with 50c Horse & Rider blind embossed seal on 1820 folded letter from Sardinia to Torino, Very Fine, these Sardinian prepaid lettersheets pre-date Great Britain's Mulready by 21 years (Image)

E. 500-750

1,300.00

2092

ITALY, 1819, 50c Blue, "Cavalini". Impressed on inside of 1820 folded letter from the postal authorities in Genoa to the postal officials in Loano, contents explain the new stamps, two-line Genova datestamp and official red handstamps front and back, Fine, the Cavalini signed Bolaffi (Image)

E. 200-300

450.00

2093

ITALY, 1820, 50c Embossed "Cavalini". Clear colorless impression at the top left of 1820 folded letter, remarkably fresh but a couple light filing creases in stamp, otherwise Very Fine, signed by A. Diena and E. Diena (Image)

E. 200-300

450.00

2094

1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). Plate 1a, A-D, three large to huge margins, ample to barely touching at right, tied by red Maltese Cross cancel on folded cover to Birmingham, brown "B MY-6 1840" First Day of Issue datestamp on backflap, cover soiled and some slight splitting and reinforcement along folds

A FINE AND PRESENTABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY RARE FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE WORLD'S FIRST POSTAGE STAMP.

With 1993 B.P.A. certificate (Image)

E. 7,500-10,000

19,500.00

2095

1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). Horizontal strips of three and eight, lettered R-F/R-H and N-A/N-H respectively, ample to large margins all around, tied by red Maltese Cross cancels on a nearly complete folded letter (without its additional heavy contents), London May 16, 1840 backstamp, used only ten days after the May 6, 1840 official first day of use, three stamps affected by vertical filing creases

VERY FINE FOR A COVER OF SUCH A HIGH POSTAGE RATING. A SPECTACULAR EXHIBITION ITEM WITH PENNY BLACK STRIPS OF UNUSUAL SIZE AND QUALITY.

With 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 10,000-15,000

23,000.00

2096

1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). Four stamps on three 1840 folded letters (June 16, Sept. 2 & Oct. 17), two earliest are single usages and the latest is a double-rate franked with two singles, also included are used Mulready 1p Entire and Lettersheet (Nos. U1, U3), both a bit worn, the stamped covers about Fine

E. 300-400

500.00

2097

1840, 2p Blue (2, SG 4). C-G, margins all around, tied by red Maltese Cross, matching Skipton datestamp on 1841 folded cover to London, slight negligible margin gum soaks, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

850.00

2098

1840, 1p Black, Mulready Lettersheet (U1). Two with printed advertising, one for insurance company in black with Maidstone Oct. 25, 1840 cds and red Maltese Cross, ms. "Sandway/delvy", other a bulletin board ad in blue with red London backstamp (Jul. 7, 1840) and Maltese Cross, incl. ads for a dentist and tooth brushes, minor wear and small faults, Fine pair

E. 150-200

525.00

2099

1841, 1p Red (3). Horizontal pair, ample margins to cut in, tied by numeral grids on illustrated Cheap Postage Propaganda cover to London, with Johnstone and Valentine imprints, Lewes Jul. 15, 1852 and London receiving backstamps, slight soiling, Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

525.00

2100

1841, 1p Red (3). Large margins to slightly in at right, tied by numeral grid on illustrated Peace Propaganda cover to Glasgow, with Valentine, Johnstone & Hunter and Ackermann & Co. imprints, London Aug. 23, 1850 and Glasgow receiving backstamps, couple toned spots, Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

400.00

2101

AFGHANISTAN, 1873-1876, 1sh Black and 1sh Ocher (10, 44). Two 1870's covers, first is franked with three cut-round examples of the 1sh Black with a piece from each one either scuffed or removed as was customary to show "cancellation", lengthy bi-lingual address, the 1sh Ocher also cut round and cancelled by removal of a small piece, additional seal handstamp cancellation, both covers used in combination with India -1/2a Blue (31), the first cover is opened to show both sides and has some fairly small edge flaws and one internal fault, a rare pair of covers from this exotic area of classic philately, on original exhibition page (Image)

E. 500-750

1,200.00