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
2124		1852, -1/2a White, "Scinde Dawk" (A1, SG S1). Huge margins all around, cancelled by brownish-black diamond of dots on small native cover, stamp slightly creased VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN OUTSTANDING "SCINDE DAWK" COVER. ONE OF THE MAJOR RARITIES OF THE CLASSIC BRITISH EMPIRE. With 1998 R.P.S. certificate (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	3,750.00
2125		1854, 4a Red & Blue (6). Two, margins clear to just touched as typically seen, wonderful fresh colors, tied by dotted grid on exceptionally clean 1855 folded letter to France, small red French double-circle transit and boxed "India Paid", French and British due markings, ms. "pr. Str. Oriental via Marseilles" routing instructions, datestamps on back, Very Fine, handsome and desirable cover (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,900.00
2126		1854, 4a Red & Blue (6). Four cut-to-shape singles tied by "C" over "I" in diamond of dots and red French Suez transit on folded cover to Marseilles, red crescent "INDIA PAID", 1857 Madras datestamp and "16" decimes due, Fine and very scarce (Image)	E. 500-750	1,200.00
2127		1854, 4a Red & Blue (6). Two cut-to-shape singles lightly tied by "C" over "I" in diamond of dots on small folded letter to Marseilles, red French Suez transit, red crescent "INDIA PAID", "10" decimes due, Fine and scarce (Image)	E. 200-300	350.00
2128		JAMMU AND KASHMIR, 1866-70, 1a Red Orange (67). Two, tied by seals on native cover, Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	325.00
2129		KASHMIR, 1866, -1/2a Ultramarine (65). Tied by Kashmir datestamp on back of printed address cover to Bombay, used with horizontal pair of India -1/2a Blue (31) tied by "6" in bars, Bombay receiving datestamps and boxed "Train Late", small piece out of cover on one side, otherwise Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	325.00
2130		ROMAN STATES, 1852, 7b Black on Blue, 8b Black (8, 9). Tied together by lozenge cancel on a fresh 1857 folded cover from Civitavecchia to Genoa, a bit indistinct but nevertheless rare blue oval cachet featuring a steamship and red three-line "Piroscafi Postali Francesi", ms. rate mark, Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	260.00
2131		SICILY, 1859, 2g Blue, Plate 2, 5g Carmine, Plate 1, 10g Dark Blue (13, 14, 16, Sassone 4, 9, 13). Each has large margins to clear, each stamp has fresh color, tied by fancy frame cancels on folded letter to Napoli, matching "Mesa 18/18 Mare" two-line handstamp, company handstamp at bottom left also indicates Messina origination, light vertical file fold clear of stamps EXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE AND BEAUTIFUL THREE-COLOR FRANKING USED FROM MESSINA TO NAPOLI. Signed in pencil. With 2000 Raybaudi certificate. (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	4,000.00
2132		SICILY, 1859, 1g Olive Green & 2g Blue (12,13). Tied by fancy frame cancel on fresh 1859 folded letter to Palermo, fancy "Licate" handstamp, Palermo Arrivo handstamp, Very Fine, it is interesting to note that despite regulations where Ferdinand II's image was not to be obliterated by cancel (thus the "horseshoe" frame), that both vignettes were cancelled by the postal clerk by single strike, either in haste or as an attempt to be efficient (Image)	E. 200-300	450.00
2133		SARDINIA, 1862, 5c Green (10). Two singles, margins to touching, used in combination with Italy 15c Blue, Ty. II (23), tied by town datestamps on 1863 folded letter from Livorno to Civitavecchia with that town's unframed "Via di Mare" handstamp, Fine and scarce combination cover (Image)	E. 150-200	85.00
2134		JAPAN, 1875, 1s Brown (53). Vertical strip of three, tied by cork cancels with circular datestamp on native paper cover, backstamped, Very Fine and scarce, signed Kruger (Image)	E. 500-750	500.00

Stamped Mail by Country continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2124

1852, -1/2a White, "Scinde Dawk" (A1, SG S1). Huge margins all around, cancelled by brownish-black diamond of dots on small native cover, stamp slightly creased

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN OUTSTANDING "SCINDE DAWK" COVER. ONE OF THE MAJOR RARITIES OF THE CLASSIC BRITISH EMPIRE.

With 1998 R.P.S. certificate (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

3,750.00

2125

1854, 4a Red & Blue (6). Two, margins clear to just touched as typically seen, wonderful fresh colors, tied by dotted grid on exceptionally clean 1855 folded letter to France, small red French double-circle transit and boxed "India Paid", French and British due markings, ms. "pr. Str. Oriental via Marseilles" routing instructions, datestamps on back, Very Fine, handsome and desirable cover (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,900.00

2126

1854, 4a Red & Blue (6). Four cut-to-shape singles tied by "C" over "I" in diamond of dots and red French Suez transit on folded cover to Marseilles, red crescent "INDIA PAID", 1857 Madras datestamp and "16" decimes due, Fine and very scarce (Image)

E. 500-750

1,200.00

2127

1854, 4a Red & Blue (6). Two cut-to-shape singles lightly tied by "C" over "I" in diamond of dots on small folded letter to Marseilles, red French Suez transit, red crescent "INDIA PAID", "10" decimes due, Fine and scarce (Image)

E. 200-300

350.00

2128

JAMMU AND KASHMIR, 1866-70, 1a Red Orange (67). Two, tied by seals on native cover, Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

325.00

2129

KASHMIR, 1866, -1/2a Ultramarine (65). Tied by Kashmir datestamp on back of printed address cover to Bombay, used with horizontal pair of India -1/2a Blue (31) tied by "6" in bars, Bombay receiving datestamps and boxed "Train Late", small piece out of cover on one side, otherwise Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

325.00

2130

ROMAN STATES, 1852, 7b Black on Blue, 8b Black (8, 9). Tied together by lozenge cancel on a fresh 1857 folded cover from Civitavecchia to Genoa, a bit indistinct but nevertheless rare blue oval cachet featuring a steamship and red three-line "Piroscafi Postali Francesi", ms. rate mark, Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

260.00

2131

SICILY, 1859, 2g Blue, Plate 2, 5g Carmine, Plate 1, 10g Dark Blue (13, 14, 16, Sassone 4, 9, 13). Each has large margins to clear, each stamp has fresh color, tied by fancy frame cancels on folded letter to Napoli, matching "Mesa 18/18 Mare" two-line handstamp, company handstamp at bottom left also indicates Messina origination, light vertical file fold clear of stamps

EXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE AND BEAUTIFUL THREE-COLOR FRANKING USED FROM MESSINA TO NAPOLI.

Signed in pencil. With 2000 Raybaudi certificate. (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

4,000.00

2132

SICILY, 1859, 1g Olive Green & 2g Blue (12,13). Tied by fancy frame cancel on fresh 1859 folded letter to Palermo, fancy "Licate" handstamp, Palermo Arrivo handstamp, Very Fine, it is interesting to note that despite regulations where Ferdinand II's image was not to be obliterated by cancel (thus the "horseshoe" frame), that both vignettes were cancelled by the postal clerk by single strike, either in haste or as an attempt to be efficient (Image)

E. 200-300

450.00

2133

SARDINIA, 1862, 5c Green (10). Two singles, margins to touching, used in combination with Italy 15c Blue, Ty. II (23), tied by town datestamps on 1863 folded letter from Livorno to Civitavecchia with that town's unframed "Via di Mare" handstamp, Fine and scarce combination cover (Image)

E. 150-200

85.00

2134

JAPAN, 1875, 1s Brown (53). Vertical strip of three, tied by cork cancels with circular datestamp on native paper cover, backstamped, Very Fine and scarce, signed Kruger (Image)

E. 500-750

500.00