Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

**Group Lots**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2172		FRANCE AND COLONIES POSTAL HISTORY. 14 covers, mostly stampless, includes 1799 folded letter from the Italian Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars with boxed "MINISTRO DELLA GUERRA" (official letter of the short-lived Cisalpine Republic on illustrated stationery), 1801 folded letter (12th year of the French revolution), 1809 free frank from the Mayor of Bene with official handstamps, Alsace-Lorraine with 5c and 10c Nos. N4 & N5a tied by St. Amarin postmarks, five covers from Corsica (three 1806-1819 stampless and two stamped with French 1860's issues, colonies with stampless "GUYANE FRANCAISE", two different Guadeloupe, straightline "MARTINIQUE", and French Colonies adhesives No. 3 and strip of three No. 4 used from Reunion, interesting material which is virtually all Fine-Very Fine with several scarce items	E. 750-1,000	550.00
2173		GERMAN STATES POSTAL HISTORY. Thirteen covers beautifully mounted and written-up on exhibition pages, includes Baden No. 9, Bavaria three-color franking to Amsterdam with Nos. 9, 10 and 13, Brunswick two singles of No. 9, Hanover No. 2, Hamburg No. 26 to Copenhagen, Oldenburg No. 6, single and pair of Prussia No. 9 on 2sgr Blue entire, Saxony Nos. 11 & 12 to Austria, Lubeck Nos. 14, Mecklenburg-Schwerin No. 5, Wurttemburg three-color franking to the U.S. with Nos. 23, 25 and pair of 27a, and Thurn & Taxis with No. 8 on wrapper and cover with single No. 53 and strip of three of No. 54 to Spain, a very attractive and fresh group which are nearly all Fine-Very Fine	E. 1,000-1,500	1,400.00
2174		GERMAN STATES COVERS. A small select lot of fourteen covers, range of states and virtually all better usages including Bavaria 1kr Pink (4) on pristine "Charge" folded cover, 1870 3kr & 6kr (24, 25) to London, Hanover No. 5 to the U.S., Lubeck 1864 1-1/4s (13), Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1856 3s Orange Yellow (2), three nice Thurn & Taxis Nos. 57 &59 to France, and 1860 -1/4sgr used on -1/2sgr Orange postal stationery entire from Oberaula, Wurttemberg No. 1 two singles on folded cover and a NGC 1869 issue three-color franking, the condition is consistently very nice throughout, Fine-Very Fine	E. 1,000-1,500	1,500.00
2175		ITALIAN STATES POSTAL HISTORY. Nine covers attractively displayed on exhibition pages, includes Roman States First Issue 1852 domestic and 1853 foreign (to the U.S.) usages, Modena Nos. 2 & 3 to Florence, Parma No. 1 strip of three (ex Caspary), Lombardy-Venetia with two No. 4 on a fumigated cover with a very interesting disinfection adhesive label, Sardinia No. 13, Romagna No. 4 (scarce), Two Sicilies Nos. 2 & 3, and Tuscany Nos. 4 & 5, many nice markings and the quality is almost entirely Fine-Very Fine	E. 1,000-1,500	1,700.00
2176		LATIN AMERICA POSTAL HISTORY. 19 covers and a large part of a twentieth, all but six are stampless and include two red "BUENOS AYRES" in two lines (ca. 1790-1800), two from Salta (fancy shield with sunburst and almond-shaped with negative letters--1855), red straightlines "MENDOSA", "JVJVY" and "FRANCA" and "CHILE", fancy red ovals of "REPUB DE COLUMB/POPAYAN/FRANCA" and "REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA/Guayra/Franco", the latter also with red "SHIP" in ribbon over "6" into Boston (1833), red "GUAIAQUIL/FRANCA" in two lines, 1858 green "GUATEMALA" part double-circle with red "4" handstamp, 1835 Vera Cruz, Mexico with bold fancy official handstamp and blue postmark, and two from the 1870's with official handstamps (Merida and Progresso), the former a registered front (complete covers may not exist), the stamped covers include Corientes No. 1, Chile No. 9 to France, Guatemala No. 43 (five examples on 5c entire to the U.S.) and three Mexico including No. 3(2) & 9 tied by fancy town postmarks, Fine-Very Fine, scarce lot	E. 1,000-1,500	1,200.00
2177		SPANISH MILITARY COVERS. 1772-1849, sixteen folded letters or folded covers, virtually all from the Napoleanic Wars (1811) to French Occupation of Spain (up to 1826), and the 1836 Carlist War, vast array of markings, includes an 1811 disinfected cover with "Bau. Gal. Arm. de Portugal", 1813 with "No.7, Bau. Principal, Arm. D'Espagne", 1825 with official handstamp of "Le General Commandant...", 1826 "P.(R)P. Arm. D'Espagne", the Carlist items are as equally interesting and several have long descriptive letters regarding health, combat and other conditions at the battle front, one exceptionally long and with typewritten transcript, a Fine lot of great philatelic and fascinating historical importance	E. 1,000-1,500	1,200.00
2178		WORLDWIDE RAILROAD MATERIAL. Five items on an exhibition page, includes the world's first three stamps featuring trains (U.S. 3c 1869, New Brunswick 1c 1860 and Peru 5c 1871), an exceptional strike of an illustrated train cancel on Spain 1856 4c, and a stampless cover from Italy with blue train and "Franca" in oval with matching "Pistoja Staz/Strada Ferrata (iron road)" double-circle station cancel, Fine-Very Fine group	E. 300-400	230.00
2179		WORLDWIDE CLASSIC STAMPS. 30, virtually all used items on approval cards and one exhibition page, 1840 to the late 1860's with minor exceptions, wide ranging in scope and includes G.B. 1p Black, India 4a 1854 Bicolor, Brazil 30r "Bullseye", Romania 1859 80pa Moldavia, Canada 3p Beaver imperf., Bremen 1866 5gr, France Nos. 59 & 63 tied on piece by 1876 Yokohama cancels and two examples of the 5fr Napoleon No. 37 (faults as usual but nice appearing), eleven early Mexico, Venezuela 1861 -1/2r unused block of four, Russia Offices in Turkey unused No. 1, and four different 1868-1874 Swiss hotel stamps from the Dr. Leeman collection, generally Fine-Very Fine, useful lot	E. 500-750	1,100.00
2180		WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY. Over 65 stamps on 43 covers or cards in individual plastic sleeves and on six exhibition pages, virtually all early issues of the 19th century with Tuscany used to the U.S. 7 France, Modena 1852 15c, Roman States 1852 8b Black, Denmark 1855 2s, Egypt 1867 1pi, Two Sicilies 1859 2gr (two covers), Iran 1880 5s, Hungary 1871 5k, two Thurn & Taxis, Russia Used in Mongolia & in the Central Asian Khanate of Bokhara, early India, Spain 1850 6c, Belgium 1850 20c & 1861 40c, Netherlands 1852 10c, France No. 15 with private perforations, France used in Constantinople (1867), Austrian Offices in Turkey, Serbia 1869 20pa Gray Blue, Portuguese India 1873 20r Vermilion two single usages, Finland 1866 20p Blue serpentine roulette tied by a railroad cancel, Switzerland 1855-57 10r & 15r to France and a Mexico 8r quadrasect No. 5d (1975 MEPSI certificate), generally quite attractive and Fine-Very Fine, a scarce and desirable lot containing several scarce exotic items	E. 2,000-3,000	1,700.00
2181		WORLDWIDE 19TH CENTURY STAMPED COVERS. 18, interesting variety of franking and markings incl. Australian States, France, Spain No. 1, India, Baden, generally Fine	E. 500-750	900.00

Group Lots

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2172

FRANCE AND COLONIES POSTAL HISTORY. 14 covers, mostly stampless, includes 1799 folded letter from the Italian Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars with boxed "MINISTRO DELLA GUERRA" (official letter of the short-lived Cisalpine Republic on illustrated stationery), 1801 folded letter (12th year of the French revolution), 1809 free frank from the Mayor of Bene with official handstamps, Alsace-Lorraine with 5c and 10c Nos. N4 & N5a tied by St. Amarin postmarks, five covers from Corsica (three 1806-1819 stampless and two stamped with French 1860's issues, colonies with stampless "GUYANE FRANCAISE", two different Guadeloupe, straightline "MARTINIQUE", and French Colonies adhesives No. 3 and strip of three No. 4 used from Reunion, interesting material which is virtually all Fine-Very Fine with several scarce items

E. 750-1,000

550.00

2173

GERMAN STATES POSTAL HISTORY. Thirteen covers beautifully mounted and written-up on exhibition pages, includes Baden No. 9, Bavaria three-color franking to Amsterdam with Nos. 9, 10 and 13, Brunswick two singles of No. 9, Hanover No. 2, Hamburg No. 26 to Copenhagen, Oldenburg No. 6, single and pair of Prussia No. 9 on 2sgr Blue entire, Saxony Nos. 11 & 12 to Austria, Lubeck Nos. 14, Mecklenburg-Schwerin No. 5, Wurttemburg three-color franking to the U.S. with Nos. 23, 25 and pair of 27a, and Thurn & Taxis with No. 8 on wrapper and cover with single No. 53 and strip of three of No. 54 to Spain, a very attractive and fresh group which are nearly all Fine-Very Fine

E. 1,000-1,500

1,400.00

2174

GERMAN STATES COVERS. A small select lot of fourteen covers, range of states and virtually all better usages including Bavaria 1kr Pink (4) on pristine "Charge" folded cover, 1870 3kr & 6kr (24, 25) to London, Hanover No. 5 to the U.S., Lubeck 1864 1-1/4s (13), Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1856 3s Orange Yellow (2), three nice Thurn & Taxis Nos. 57 &59 to France, and 1860 -1/4sgr used on -1/2sgr Orange postal stationery entire from Oberaula, Wurttemberg No. 1 two singles on folded cover and a NGC 1869 issue three-color franking, the condition is consistently very nice throughout, Fine-Very Fine

E. 1,000-1,500

1,500.00

2175

ITALIAN STATES POSTAL HISTORY. Nine covers attractively displayed on exhibition pages, includes Roman States First Issue 1852 domestic and 1853 foreign (to the U.S.) usages, Modena Nos. 2 & 3 to Florence, Parma No. 1 strip of three (ex Caspary), Lombardy-Venetia with two No. 4 on a fumigated cover with a very interesting disinfection adhesive label, Sardinia No. 13, Romagna No. 4 (scarce), Two Sicilies Nos. 2 & 3, and Tuscany Nos. 4 & 5, many nice markings and the quality is almost entirely Fine-Very Fine

E. 1,000-1,500

1,700.00

2176

LATIN AMERICA POSTAL HISTORY. 19 covers and a large part of a twentieth, all but six are stampless and include two red "BUENOS AYRES" in two lines (ca. 1790-1800), two from Salta (fancy shield with sunburst and almond-shaped with negative letters--1855), red straightlines "MENDOSA", "JVJVY" and "FRANCA" and "CHILE", fancy red ovals of "REPUB DE COLUMB/POPAYAN/FRANCA" and "REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA/Guayra/Franco", the latter also with red "SHIP" in ribbon over "6" into Boston (1833), red "GUAIAQUIL/FRANCA" in two lines, 1858 green "GUATEMALA" part double-circle with red "4" handstamp, 1835 Vera Cruz, Mexico with bold fancy official handstamp and blue postmark, and two from the 1870's with official handstamps (Merida and Progresso), the former a registered front (complete covers may not exist), the stamped covers include Corientes No. 1, Chile No. 9 to France, Guatemala No. 43 (five examples on 5c entire to the U.S.) and three Mexico including No. 3(2) & 9 tied by fancy town postmarks, Fine-Very Fine, scarce lot

E. 1,000-1,500

1,200.00

2177

SPANISH MILITARY COVERS. 1772-1849, sixteen folded letters or folded covers, virtually all from the Napoleanic Wars (1811) to French Occupation of Spain (up to 1826), and the 1836 Carlist War, vast array of markings, includes an 1811 disinfected cover with "Bau. Gal. Arm. de Portugal", 1813 with "No.7, Bau. Principal, Arm. D'Espagne", 1825 with official handstamp of "Le General Commandant...", 1826 "P.(R)P. Arm. D'Espagne", the Carlist items are as equally interesting and several have long descriptive letters regarding health, combat and other conditions at the battle front, one exceptionally long and with typewritten transcript, a Fine lot of great philatelic and fascinating historical importance

E. 1,000-1,500

1,200.00

2178

WORLDWIDE RAILROAD MATERIAL. Five items on an exhibition page, includes the world's first three stamps featuring trains (U.S. 3c 1869, New Brunswick 1c 1860 and Peru 5c 1871), an exceptional strike of an illustrated train cancel on Spain 1856 4c, and a stampless cover from Italy with blue train and "Franca" in oval with matching "Pistoja Staz/Strada Ferrata (iron road)" double-circle station cancel, Fine-Very Fine group

E. 300-400

230.00

2179

WORLDWIDE CLASSIC STAMPS. 30, virtually all used items on approval cards and one exhibition page, 1840 to the late 1860's with minor exceptions, wide ranging in scope and includes G.B. 1p Black, India 4a 1854 Bicolor, Brazil 30r "Bullseye", Romania 1859 80pa Moldavia, Canada 3p Beaver imperf., Bremen 1866 5gr, France Nos. 59 & 63 tied on piece by 1876 Yokohama cancels and two examples of the 5fr Napoleon No. 37 (faults as usual but nice appearing), eleven early Mexico, Venezuela 1861 -1/2r unused block of four, Russia Offices in Turkey unused No. 1, and four different 1868-1874 Swiss hotel stamps from the Dr. Leeman collection, generally Fine-Very Fine, useful lot

E. 500-750

1,100.00

2180

WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY. Over 65 stamps on 43 covers or cards in individual plastic sleeves and on six exhibition pages, virtually all early issues of the 19th century with Tuscany used to the U.S. 7 France, Modena 1852 15c, Roman States 1852 8b Black, Denmark 1855 2s, Egypt 1867 1pi, Two Sicilies 1859 2gr (two covers), Iran 1880 5s, Hungary 1871 5k, two Thurn & Taxis, Russia Used in Mongolia & in the Central Asian Khanate of Bokhara, early India, Spain 1850 6c, Belgium 1850 20c & 1861 40c, Netherlands 1852 10c, France No. 15 with private perforations, France used in Constantinople (1867), Austrian Offices in Turkey, Serbia 1869 20pa Gray Blue, Portuguese India 1873 20r Vermilion two single usages, Finland 1866 20p Blue serpentine roulette tied by a railroad cancel, Switzerland 1855-57 10r & 15r to France and a Mexico 8r quadrasect No. 5d (1975 MEPSI certificate), generally quite attractive and Fine-Very Fine, a scarce and desirable lot containing several scarce exotic items

E. 2,000-3,000

1,700.00

2181

WORLDWIDE 19TH CENTURY STAMPED COVERS. 18, interesting variety of franking and markings incl. Australian States, France, Spain No. 1, India, Baden, generally Fine

E. 500-750

900.00