Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

**Pre-Stamp Postal Markings by Country**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2053		ARGENTINA, 1850's, Stagecoach Mail. Bold blue "Mensagerias Argentinas" blue illustrated stagecoach handstamp with matching "France" in ribbon on folded cover to Buenos Aires, ms. "Botica Frente a/Sto Domingo", clear sharp strike of this rare marking, very slight aging, Very Fine, ex Emerson (Image)	E. 300-400	500.00
2054		ARGENTINA, 1859, Stagecoach Mail. Clear strike of handstamp with four-horse stagecoach and "Nuevas Mensagerias Nacionales de Jose Merlino" (Jose Merlino's New National Messenger Service) on back of folded cover from Baradero to Buenos Aires, Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	325.00
2055		AUSTRIA, 1852, Fumigated Cover from Sarajevo. Folded letter with blue circular Arabic script cancel (Turkish city cancel) used to Brood, the reverse with bold"NETTO DI DENTRO E DI FUORA/CONT.AMT.BROOD" with Austro-Hungarian arms in center, minor soiling on the front side, otherwise Very Fine, choice strike of this rare Brood cancel (Image)	E. 300-400	300.00
2056		BOLIVIA, 1856, Tupiza Volcano Handstamp. Bold detailed strike of red handstamp depicting a condor, llama and volcano and "Franca Tupiza" in negative letters around oval on Jan. 21, 1856 folded cover to Salta, Argentina, Extremely Fine, one of the more elaborate pictorial handstamps used in Latin America (Image)	E. 150-200	450.00
2057		CHINA, 1854, "Canton Paid". Bold red circular handstamp, "Canton 25 OC 1854" backstamp on cover to London, Chinese physician's "chop" on front and back, Hong Kong transit backstamp and red London Paid receiving datestamp (Dec. 27), ms. rate, waterstains, opened for display, still a Fine and attractive example of British Treaty Port mail from China (Image)	E. 300-400	475.00
2058		CHINA, 1879, I-Chan Local Cover from Amoy. Large official cover with three strikes of Amoy Customs House chop on both sides, from the Dept. of Commerce at Amoy to the Amoy Naval Patrol, folded for display, Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500	325.00
2059		COLOMBIA, 1856-65, Certified Mail. Three covers, first two stampless (1856 & 1859) with the "0's" in corners and two-line "Certificacion a Bogata/Salio en" and date, oval "Bogata/Franca" "40" and "25" rates respectively, and a very rare large 50c Certification stamp affixed to an 1865 folded cover, the stamp is multicolored and features a Colombian Flag, framed denominations, address area, etc., minor margin nick, still a Fine lot, this 50c stamp, along with several others were once accorded spaces in 19th Century albums and presumably had catalog listings (Image)	E. 500-750	425.00
2060		1759-1813, French Military Markings. Four folded letters, incl. 1759 "Armee de Corse" from Corsica, 1808 "L'Admneur Pal. de Toscane" from Tuscany, 1812 "Bau. Gal. Armee de Portugal" from Rio Seco (4th Division, Army of Portugal) with disinfection slit, and 1813 "Arm. de Catalogne/Place de Figuieres" from Spain with disinfection stains, Fine strikes, scarce group (Image)	E. 200-300	475.00
2061		1761-1816, La Petite Poste de Paris. Four folded covers with different Petite Post markings, incl. 1761, 1762, 1765 (Louis XV period) with date, station and collection handstamps, 1816 with "Petite-Post Bordeaux" framed handstamp for local delivery, Very Fine group	E. 150-200	250.00
2062		1788, "Bourbon Post Free". Bold oval handstamp and underinked "La Rochelle" straightline on July 1788 folded letter, Very Fine and scarce, ex Faulstich (Image)	E. 150-200	2,400.00
2063		1830-32, French Army in Algeria. "A ARMEE EXPEDre. D'AFRIQUE" handstamp in three lines on two folded letters to France from Algeria, 1830 and 1832, ms. rates, the first with good contents (in French), discusses the beginning of civility in the country and a grand ball to which all of the women of Algiers were invited, etc., the other disinfected mail with rastel type punch holes and indistinct "Purifiee a Marseilles" handstamp on back, this cover with some slight edge wear, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	250.00

Pre-Stamp Postal Markings by Country

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2053

ARGENTINA, 1850's, Stagecoach Mail. Bold blue "Mensagerias Argentinas" blue illustrated stagecoach handstamp with matching "France" in ribbon on folded cover to Buenos Aires, ms. "Botica Frente a/Sto Domingo", clear sharp strike of this rare marking, very slight aging, Very Fine, ex Emerson (Image)

E. 300-400

500.00

2054

ARGENTINA, 1859, Stagecoach Mail. Clear strike of handstamp with four-horse stagecoach and "Nuevas Mensagerias Nacionales de Jose Merlino" (Jose Merlino's New National Messenger Service) on back of folded cover from Baradero to Buenos Aires, Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

325.00

2055

AUSTRIA, 1852, Fumigated Cover from Sarajevo. Folded letter with blue circular Arabic script cancel (Turkish city cancel) used to Brood, the reverse with bold"NETTO DI DENTRO E DI FUORA/CONT.AMT.BROOD" with Austro-Hungarian arms in center, minor soiling on the front side, otherwise Very Fine, choice strike of this rare Brood cancel (Image)

E. 300-400

300.00

2056

BOLIVIA, 1856, Tupiza Volcano Handstamp. Bold detailed strike of red handstamp depicting a condor, llama and volcano and "Franca Tupiza" in negative letters around oval on Jan. 21, 1856 folded cover to Salta, Argentina, Extremely Fine, one of the more elaborate pictorial handstamps used in Latin America (Image)

E. 150-200

450.00

2057

CHINA, 1854, "Canton Paid". Bold red circular handstamp, "Canton 25 OC 1854" backstamp on cover to London, Chinese physician's "chop" on front and back, Hong Kong transit backstamp and red London Paid receiving datestamp (Dec. 27), ms. rate, waterstains, opened for display, still a Fine and attractive example of British Treaty Port mail from China (Image)

E. 300-400

475.00

2058

CHINA, 1879, I-Chan Local Cover from Amoy. Large official cover with three strikes of Amoy Customs House chop on both sides, from the Dept. of Commerce at Amoy to the Amoy Naval Patrol, folded for display, Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

325.00

2059

COLOMBIA, 1856-65, Certified Mail. Three covers, first two stampless (1856 & 1859) with the "0's" in corners and two-line "Certificacion a Bogata/Salio en" and date, oval "Bogata/Franca" "40" and "25" rates respectively, and a very rare large 50c Certification stamp affixed to an 1865 folded cover, the stamp is multicolored and features a Colombian Flag, framed denominations, address area, etc., minor margin nick, still a Fine lot, this 50c stamp, along with several others were once accorded spaces in 19th Century albums and presumably had catalog listings (Image)

E. 500-750

425.00

2060

1759-1813, French Military Markings. Four folded letters, incl. 1759 "Armee de Corse" from Corsica, 1808 "L'Admneur Pal. de Toscane" from Tuscany, 1812 "Bau. Gal. Armee de Portugal" from Rio Seco (4th Division, Army of Portugal) with disinfection slit, and 1813 "Arm. de Catalogne/Place de Figuieres" from Spain with disinfection stains, Fine strikes, scarce group (Image)

E. 200-300

475.00

2061

1761-1816, La Petite Poste de Paris. Four folded covers with different Petite Post markings, incl. 1761, 1762, 1765 (Louis XV period) with date, station and collection handstamps, 1816 with "Petite-Post Bordeaux" framed handstamp for local delivery, Very Fine group

E. 150-200

250.00

2062

1788, "Bourbon Post Free". Bold oval handstamp and underinked "La Rochelle" straightline on July 1788 folded letter, Very Fine and scarce, ex Faulstich (Image)

E. 150-200

2,400.00

2063

1830-32, French Army in Algeria. "A ARMEE EXPEDre. D'AFRIQUE" handstamp in three lines on two folded letters to France from Algeria, 1830 and 1832, ms. rates, the first with good contents (in French), discusses the beginning of civility in the country and a grand ball to which all of the women of Algiers were invited, etc., the other disinfected mail with rastel type punch holes and indistinct "Purifiee a Marseilles" handstamp on back, this cover with some slight edge wear, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

250.00