Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

**Stamped Mail by Country continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2102		AUSTRIA, 1850, 1kr Yellow, 6kr Brown & 9kr Blue (1, 4, 5). One of each with clear to huge margins, tied by "Triest 31/10 Abends" circular datestamp on 1857 folded letter to "Gibilterra" (Gibraltar), red "Austria" straightline and matching "P.D.", red French "Autr. Briancon" small double-circle plus bold Spanish "4R" due handstamp, four different backstamps including three French and one Spanish (San Roque), the 1kr with some slight extraneous cancelling ink and minor corner scissors cut, otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500	3,250.00
2103		AUSTRIA, 1863-64, 3kr-15kr Arms (23, 25, 26). Singles of the first two, a horizontal pair of the last, all beautifully tied by blue Vienna datestamps on 1866 registered cover to New York, a great range of markings including "Registered" expressed in three different languages, a Very Fine and colorful cover (Image)	E. 150-200	1,200.00
2104		AUSTRIA, Danube Steamship Co., 1866, 17(kr) Scarlet, Perf. 9-1/2 (Michel 1b). Well-centered, few blunt perfs. at left, tied by blue handstamp on 1867 folded letter to Braila, light cover file fold, Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	475.00
2105		AUSTRIA, Danube Steamship Co., 1867, 10(kr) Green, Ty. I (Michel 3 I). Tied by blue "Agentie D.D.S.G. Sistov" oval handstamp on 1869 folded letter, slightly aged file fold, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	625.00
2106		BELGIUM, 1851-54, 20c Blue, 40c Carmine Rose (7, 8). Single and strip of three respectively, margins to slightly in, tied by numeral "24" grids and Brussels datestamp on 1861 folded letter to New York, red "New York Br. Pkt." datestamp, Fine, scarce franking (Image)	E. 200-300	475.00
2107		BRAZIL, 1843, 60r Black, Intermediate Printing (2a). Large to huge margins, tied by straightline "S. Joao Delrei" handstamp on 1844 folded letter to Rio de Janeiro, slight ink erosion in last three letters of the postmark VERY FINE. A CHOICE COVER BEARING A SINGLE BRAZIL 60-REIS "BULLS EYE". Ex Newbury. Scott Retail $5,750.00 (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,600.00
2108		BRAZIL, 1861, 430r Yellow (40). Large to huge margins, tied by oval "Correio Da Bahia" fancy double-oval handstamp on blue 1865 folded letter to France, another double-circle Bahia datestamp and French "Brazil/Bordeaux" receiving datestamp EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB TRANSATLANTIC USE OF THE BRAZIL 1861 430-REIS YELLOW. Ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,900.00
2109		BRITISH GUIANA, 1856, 4c Black on Magenta (14, SG 24). Large margins all around, clear impression on richly-colored paper, tied on small piece by an "Demerara AP 11 1856" circular datestamp EXTREMELY FINE. A COMPLETELY SOUND EXAMPLE WITH FULL RECTANGULAR MARGINS -- ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN OF THIS CLASSIC BRITISH COLONIAL RARITY. Signed Thier and others. With 1974 A.P.S certificate. SG Ł6,000 (Image)	7,500.00	3,500.00
2110		CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1857-58, 1p Rose, 6p Pale Lilac (3, 5). Former is a strip of three, large margins to slightly in on the end stamps, latter margins to barely in, tied by triangular grids on 1861 folded letter from Capetown to Delft, Holland, red London transit, ms. rate marks, Fine, also includes a single 4p (4) 1857 internal usage from Graaff-Reinett to Middleburg, full margins and tied on fresh cover by "CGH" triangle, Very Fine (Image)	E. 500-750	2,200.00
2111		CHILE, 1854-65, 1c-20c Columbus (3/14). Fourteen stamps and one cover, complete for these numbers less Nos. 4 & 6 but has the very scarce 5c Pale Brown Lithographed printing No. 7, includes several multiples and a few shades, the cover is an attractive diagonal bisect in pair with normal usage of the 10c Blue No. 10 paying the 15c rate from Coquimbo to Valpariso, the bisect "pair" and the vast majority of the off-cover stamps have four full margins, Fine-Very Fine lot	E. 500-750	475.00
2112		FINLAND, 1856, 10k Rose (2). Balanced margins all around, tied by small boxed "Karis/8 Apr 1859" datestamp on folded cover to Riga, Latvia , additionally cancelled by neat ms. "squiggle", large boxed Cyrillic backstamp, light cover filing creases and minor soiling, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	1,650.00	800.00

Stamped Mail by Country continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2102

AUSTRIA, 1850, 1kr Yellow, 6kr Brown & 9kr Blue (1, 4, 5). One of each with clear to huge margins, tied by "Triest 31/10 Abends" circular datestamp on 1857 folded letter to "Gibilterra" (Gibraltar), red "Austria" straightline and matching "P.D.", red French "Autr. Briancon" small double-circle plus bold Spanish "4R" due handstamp, four different backstamps including three French and one Spanish (San Roque), the 1kr with some slight extraneous cancelling ink and minor corner scissors cut, otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

3,250.00

2103

AUSTRIA, 1863-64, 3kr-15kr Arms (23, 25, 26). Singles of the first two, a horizontal pair of the last, all beautifully tied by blue Vienna datestamps on 1866 registered cover to New York, a great range of markings including "Registered" expressed in three different languages, a Very Fine and colorful cover (Image)

E. 150-200

1,200.00

2104

AUSTRIA, Danube Steamship Co., 1866, 17(kr) Scarlet, Perf. 9-1/2 (Michel 1b). Well-centered, few blunt perfs. at left, tied by blue handstamp on 1867 folded letter to Braila, light cover file fold, Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

475.00

2105

AUSTRIA, Danube Steamship Co., 1867, 10(kr) Green, Ty. I (Michel 3 I). Tied by blue "Agentie D.D.S.G. Sistov" oval handstamp on 1869 folded letter, slightly aged file fold, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

625.00

2106

BELGIUM, 1851-54, 20c Blue, 40c Carmine Rose (7, 8). Single and strip of three respectively, margins to slightly in, tied by numeral "24" grids and Brussels datestamp on 1861 folded letter to New York, red "New York Br. Pkt." datestamp, Fine, scarce franking (Image)

E. 200-300

475.00

2107

BRAZIL, 1843, 60r Black, Intermediate Printing (2a). Large to huge margins, tied by straightline "S. Joao Delrei" handstamp on 1844 folded letter to Rio de Janeiro, slight ink erosion in last three letters of the postmark

VERY FINE. A CHOICE COVER BEARING A SINGLE BRAZIL 60-REIS "BULLS EYE".

Ex Newbury. Scott Retail $5,750.00 (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,600.00

2108

BRAZIL, 1861, 430r Yellow (40). Large to huge margins, tied by oval "Correio Da Bahia" fancy double-oval handstamp on blue 1865 folded letter to France, another double-circle Bahia datestamp and French "Brazil/Bordeaux" receiving datestamp

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB TRANSATLANTIC USE OF THE BRAZIL 1861 430-REIS YELLOW.

Ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,900.00

2109

BRITISH GUIANA, 1856, 4c Black on Magenta (14, SG 24). Large margins all around, clear impression on richly-colored paper, tied on small piece by an "Demerara AP 11 1856" circular datestamp

EXTREMELY FINE. A COMPLETELY SOUND EXAMPLE WITH FULL RECTANGULAR MARGINS -- ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN OF THIS CLASSIC BRITISH COLONIAL RARITY.

Signed Thier and others. With 1974 A.P.S certificate. SG Ł6,000 (Image)

7,500.00

3,500.00

2110

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1857-58, 1p Rose, 6p Pale Lilac (3, 5). Former is a strip of three, large margins to slightly in on the end stamps, latter margins to barely in, tied by triangular grids on 1861 folded letter from Capetown to Delft, Holland, red London transit, ms. rate marks, Fine, also includes a single 4p (4) 1857 internal usage from Graaff-Reinett to Middleburg, full margins and tied on fresh cover by "CGH" triangle, Very Fine (Image)

E. 500-750

2,200.00

2111

CHILE, 1854-65, 1c-20c Columbus (3/14). Fourteen stamps and one cover, complete for these numbers less Nos. 4 & 6 but has the very scarce 5c Pale Brown Lithographed printing No. 7, includes several multiples and a few shades, the cover is an attractive diagonal bisect in pair with normal usage of the 10c Blue No. 10 paying the 15c rate from Coquimbo to Valpariso, the bisect "pair" and the vast majority of the off-cover stamps have four full margins, Fine-Very Fine lot

E. 500-750

475.00

2112

FINLAND, 1856, 10k Rose (2). Balanced margins all around, tied by small boxed "Karis/8 Apr 1859" datestamp on folded cover to Riga, Latvia , additionally cancelled by neat ms. "squiggle", large boxed Cyrillic backstamp, light cover filing creases and minor soiling, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

1,650.00

800.00