Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

**Courier Mail and Early Postal Systems continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2025		1554, Letter from Cosimo I (as Duke of Florence) to Giulio de Medici in Fivizzano. Mar. 7, 1554 folded letter with seal and complete "Florentine flap", interesting content warning Giulio to beware of counterfeit coins in the marketplace, Very Fine, ex Christie's Robson Lowe 6/27/1985 sale, lot 1087 (Image)	E. 400-500	675.00
2026		1555, Letter from Cosimo I (as Duke of Florence) in Poggio to Caesar's Court in Rome. May 24, 1555 folded letter signed by Cosimo I as "El duca di Fiorenze" to Averardo de Medici "Allas corte cesa." ("at Caesar's Court in Rome"), commending Averardo for his action at the court concerning Sienna and advising him to follow up and remain on the alert, intact "Florentine flap" and seal, Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500	625.00
2027		1561, Letter from Lelio Torelli at Arezzo to Guilio de Medici, forwarded to Cosimo I. Folded letter dated Nov. 11, 1561, regarding provisions for troops, providing 5650 cattle, forwarded by Giulio (Quartermaster) to the Grand Duke, Cosimo I, at Florence, with forwarding notation "Al Ill(ustriss)mo et ex(celentissi)mo (s(enato)re Duca di (Firen)za et (S(ie)na et p(adro)ne mio", sealed with two "tongue" seals (one with Medici seal), Very Fine, a significant historical letter from Cosimo's leading legal adviser, ex Christie's Robson Lowe sale 6/27/1985 (lot 1208) (Image)	E. 300-400	550.00
2028		1579-86, Letters from France to London. Two from the Corsini correspondence, both to Philippo in London, first is Jul. 10, 1579 from Nicolo Daniel Ervazano in Lyons, marked with crossed lines indicating prepaid postage, second is Apr. 10, 1586 from Adriano della Mandere in Calais (commercial content), Very Fine, ex Christie's Robson Lowe sale 9/4/1984 (lots 70, 103) (Image)	E. 300-400	675.00
2029		1581, "Subito" Letter From Asolo to Venice "At the Inn of St. Apostollo", 1581 folded letter with ms. three "Subitos" for haste and three ms. lines at seal area indicating three coins paid for postage, a bit worn at bottom of cover, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	300.00
2030		1581, "Subito" Letter From Avallo to Venice. 1581 folded letter with ms. two "Subitos" (haste), light toning spot, Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	150.00
2031		1587, "Subito" Letter from Ascoli (?) to Venice. May 5, 1587 letter with three "Subitos" (haste) endorsement, faint stain at bottom (possibly vinegar disinfectant), Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	160.00
2032		1593, Antwerp to London via Merchant Stranger's Post. Folded letter dated Jan. 11, 1593, from Duarte Emanuel Simenes to Philippo Corsini in London, ms. "ppq" and "d 11-1/2" postage due to Merchant Stranger's Post, which operated from 1514 to ca. 1600, by foreign merchants in London to carry letters to and from the City, letter re slow sale of spices, recovery of seized merchandise at Emden, seal and cord intact, Very Fine, ex Christie's Robson Lowe sale 9/4/1984 (ex lot 199) (Image)	E. 150-200	500.00
2033		1595, French Renaissance Letter. Small folded letter probably carried by messenger, dated Jan. 2, 1595, and signed Meric Guirard, guantlet and star watermark, Very Fine, ex Faulstich (Image)	E. 100-150	75.00
2034		17th Century European Letters. Four, incl. 1602 Venetian with "Cross + 4" merchant's mark in wax seal with fine wire, 1637 Cologne and 1677 Frankfurt, both to Livorno via Mantua, crossed lines on each indicating prepayment, and 1669 Paris to Limoges with wax seals and silk string, Very Fine group showing different types of seals and markings (Image)	E. 400-500	850.00
2035		1632, Venetian Parchment Letter from the Doge of Venice to Antonio Longo, Venetian Envoy to Verona. Complete letter on folded parchment with intact cord and Ducal Seal from Francisco Erizzo, the Doge of Venice (1631-46) to the "Noble and Illustrious" Antonio Longo, ordering the arrest of a money forger to be hanged "between the two columns of the Divine Martyrs" (the public location of hangings in Venice), Very Fine, excellent condition and fascinating content (Image)	E. 500-750	4,000.00

Courier Mail and Early Postal Systems continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2025

1554, Letter from Cosimo I (as Duke of Florence) to Giulio de Medici in Fivizzano. Mar. 7, 1554 folded letter with seal and complete "Florentine flap", interesting content warning Giulio to beware of counterfeit coins in the marketplace, Very Fine, ex Christie's Robson Lowe 6/27/1985 sale, lot 1087 (Image)

E. 400-500

675.00

2026

1555, Letter from Cosimo I (as Duke of Florence) in Poggio to Caesar's Court in Rome. May 24, 1555 folded letter signed by Cosimo I as "El duca di Fiorenze" to Averardo de Medici "Allas corte cesa." ("at Caesar's Court in Rome"), commending Averardo for his action at the court concerning Sienna and advising him to follow up and remain on the alert, intact "Florentine flap" and seal, Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

625.00

2027

1561, Letter from Lelio Torelli at Arezzo to Guilio de Medici, forwarded to Cosimo I. Folded letter dated Nov. 11, 1561, regarding provisions for troops, providing 5650 cattle, forwarded by Giulio (Quartermaster) to the Grand Duke, Cosimo I, at Florence, with forwarding notation "Al Ill(ustriss)mo et ex(celentissi)mo (s(enato)re Duca di (Firen)za et (S(ie)na et p(adro)ne mio", sealed with two "tongue" seals (one with Medici seal), Very Fine, a significant historical letter from Cosimo's leading legal adviser, ex Christie's Robson Lowe sale 6/27/1985 (lot 1208) (Image)

E. 300-400

550.00

2028

1579-86, Letters from France to London. Two from the Corsini correspondence, both to Philippo in London, first is Jul. 10, 1579 from Nicolo Daniel Ervazano in Lyons, marked with crossed lines indicating prepaid postage, second is Apr. 10, 1586 from Adriano della Mandere in Calais (commercial content), Very Fine, ex Christie's Robson Lowe sale 9/4/1984 (lots 70, 103) (Image)

E. 300-400

675.00

2029

1581, "Subito" Letter From Asolo to Venice "At the Inn of St. Apostollo", 1581 folded letter with ms. three "Subitos" for haste and three ms. lines at seal area indicating three coins paid for postage, a bit worn at bottom of cover, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

300.00

2030

1581, "Subito" Letter From Avallo to Venice. 1581 folded letter with ms. two "Subitos" (haste), light toning spot, Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

150.00

2031

1587, "Subito" Letter from Ascoli (?) to Venice. May 5, 1587 letter with three "Subitos" (haste) endorsement, faint stain at bottom (possibly vinegar disinfectant), Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

160.00

2032

1593, Antwerp to London via Merchant Stranger's Post. Folded letter dated Jan. 11, 1593, from Duarte Emanuel Simenes to Philippo Corsini in London, ms. "ppq" and "d 11-1/2" postage due to Merchant Stranger's Post, which operated from 1514 to ca. 1600, by foreign merchants in London to carry letters to and from the City, letter re slow sale of spices, recovery of seized merchandise at Emden, seal and cord intact, Very Fine, ex Christie's Robson Lowe sale 9/4/1984 (ex lot 199) (Image)

E. 150-200

500.00

2033

1595, French Renaissance Letter. Small folded letter probably carried by messenger, dated Jan. 2, 1595, and signed Meric Guirard, guantlet and star watermark, Very Fine, ex Faulstich (Image)

E. 100-150

75.00

2034

17th Century European Letters. Four, incl. 1602 Venetian with "Cross + 4" merchant's mark in wax seal with fine wire, 1637 Cologne and 1677 Frankfurt, both to Livorno via Mantua, crossed lines on each indicating prepayment, and 1669 Paris to Limoges with wax seals and silk string, Very Fine group showing different types of seals and markings (Image)

E. 400-500

850.00

2035

1632, Venetian Parchment Letter from the Doge of Venice to Antonio Longo, Venetian Envoy to Verona. Complete letter on folded parchment with intact cord and Ducal Seal from Francisco Erizzo, the Doge of Venice (1631-46) to the "Noble and Illustrious" Antonio Longo, ordering the arrest of a money forger to be hanged "between the two columns of the Divine Martyrs" (the public location of hangings in Venice), Very Fine, excellent condition and fascinating content (Image)

E. 500-750

4,000.00