Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

**1861-66 Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
3110		24c Violet, Thin Paper (70c). Proof-like impression, used with 1c Blue (63) and two 3c Rose (65), tied by red grids, matching "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid 7 Nov. 6" credit datestamp on cover to Berlin, Prussia, red "Aachen Franco" handstamp, receiving backstamp, endorsed "Pr. 'Africa'", 1c pays carrier fee, sailing information points to 1861 usage (as does the rate), trivial edgewear, few tiny perf creases not mentiond on accompanying certificate VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE FRANKING PAYING THE 30-CENT PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL RATE TO BERLIN AND ONE-CENT CARRIER FEE. Ex Haas. With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	9,000.00
3111		30c Orange (71). Bright shade, used with 1c Blue, 3c Rose (63, 65), 1c intense shade, 3c rich color, each centered and tied by a clear strike of magenta circle of V's cancel, matching "San Francisco Cal. Aug. 29 Paid" datestamp and "24 Cents" credit handstamp on blue folded cover to Lima, Peru, sender's blue oval handstamp, "A Panama SP 12 68" transit, Lima Oct. 1 (1868) receiving backstamp EXTREMELY FINE IN EVERY RESPECT. A MAGNIFICENT "CANVAS" OF COLOR AND EXTREMELY RARE THREE-STAMP FRANKING FOR THE 34-CENT RATE TO PERU VIA AMERICAN AND BRITISH PACKETS. The use of colored ink to cancel high-value 1861 Issue stamps on foreign-bound mail is most unusual. Ex Haas. With 1980 P.F. certificate. (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	32,500.00
3112		30c Orange (71). Bright color, used with 3c Rose (65) and tied by targets, "Elyria O. Mar. 8, 1868" double-circle datestamp on cover with printed label to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, red 1868 London transit and "24" credit handstamp, red New York and blue receiving backstamps, small cover tear at right, Very Fine, attractive usage, despite the printed "By direct Steam line from N.Y. to Rio de Janeiro" instructions on the label this was probably franked to pay the 33c rate by French Mail, but was routed thru England and so is underpaid by 1c for the 34c British Mail via England rate (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,000.00
3113		5c Buff (67). Choice centering, deep rich color, used with 1c Blue (63) and pair of 30c Orange (71), right stamp slightly faulty at top, tied by two clear strikes of large Boston "Paid" grid on blue Sep. 17, 1861 folded letter to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, double 33c rate with appropriate red crayon "56" credit and large ms. "2" for double 1p British Colonial rate, blue "Lasigi, Goddard & Co. Boston" oval backstamp, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid Sep. 18" datestamp on back, red London transit (Sep. 30), red receiving backstamps VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE FRANKING FOR PREPAYMENT OF THE DOUBLE 33-CENT RATE TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE VIA BRITISH MAIL. Our Levi records contain three double-rate covers to the Cape of Good Hope with 1c, 5c and two 30c 1861 stamps. One has a 5c Buff (ex Emerson, Knapp), and the other has a 5c Red Brown. Ex Newbury, Baker and Paliafito. (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	8,500.00
3114		30c Orange (71). Bright color, choice centering, used with 10c Yellow Green (68) and 5c Brown (76), tied by segmented corks, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 40 May 17" credit datestamp on 1864 folded letter to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, red London transit, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, a beautiful cover from the famous Howland correspondence (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	4,000.00
3115		30c Orange (71). Radiant color, choice centering, tied by blue criss-cross grid, matching "Frederick Md. Aug. 5" circular datestamp on cover to Marseilles, France, French transits, blue "30" in circle and marked Due 6 Cents, clear strike of blue "Dead Letter Office Dec. 11, 1863" handstamp, two strike of French "Inconnu" backstamps, docketed "Gen'l. Kimmel Lingamore Recd. Co. Md.", blue "Paid" handstamp indicates 6c due was paid to reclaim letter from Dead Letter Office VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE USAGE OF THE 30-CENT 1861 ISSUE TO FRANCE AND RETURNED TO THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE. Ex Brown, Haas and Paliafito (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	6,500.00
3116		30c Orange (71). Perfectly centered with well-balanced margins, radiant color, tied by well-struck segmented cork, red "New York Paid 12 Aug. 27" credit datestamp on 1868 folded letter to Havre, France, ms. "pr 'Deutschland' via Southampton" route instructions, French transits, Extremely Fine, superb in every respect (Image)	E. 500-750	1,600.00
3117		24c Lilac, 30c Orange (78, 71). Deep rich color, used with horizontal pair of 3c Rose (65) and tied by four perfect strikes of negative Star in Circle New York Foreign Mail cancel on blue 1865 folded cover to Prussia, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid 14 Mar. 18" credit datestamp, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, originally endorsed "via Belgian Closed Mail" and changed to Prussian, receiving backstamp FRESH AND VERY FINE. A REMARKABLY BEAUTIFUL THREE-COLOR FRANKING OF THE 1861 ISSUE ON A COVER TO PRUSSIA. This double-rate cover was apparently franked to pay the old 30c rate via Prussian Closed Mail, which had been lowered to 28c in 1861. The sender was obviously behind the times, as the Belgian Closed Mail route to Germany was discontinued in July 1857. (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	7,500.00
3118		30c Orange (71). Used with 3c Rose (65), each tied by remarkably bold strike of Star and Diamonds in Circle fancy cancel applied by New York foreign mail office on cover to Geneva, Switzerland, with blue illustrated cameo corner card for an importer and manufacturer of "Watchmakers, Jewellers and Other Mechanics Tools", red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Feb. 5" (1868) circular datestamp, red "5" in circle credit handstamp, blue Verviers-Cologne transit ties 30c, bold blue "Wfrco 2" rate handstamp with red crayon thru "2" and re-rated "6", Swiss receiving backstamps, light vertical bend in cover barely affects 3c stamp VERY FINE. A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF ELEMENTS -- NEW YORK FOREIGN MAIL CANCEL, CAMEO CORNER CARD AND COLORFUL USAGE TO SWITZERLAND -- IN ONE SPECTACULAR COVER. This cover is prepaid for the 33c Prussian Closed Mail rate, but PCM service was terminated in January 1868. The cover was actually sent by North German Union Closed Mail, which required only 20c. The NGU Closed Mail was in service briefly between January and April 1868. Ex Paliafito. (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	8,000.00
3119		30c Orange (71). Used with 3c Rose (65), tied by targets, "New Orleans La. Jan. 28 '66" double-circle datestamp on folded letter to Colombier, Switzerland, red New York and blue Aachen transits, red "12' credit handstamp, Swiss transit backstamps, cancels applied along edge of letter but stamps are not creased, Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500	325.00
3120		30c Orange (71). Rich color, tied by "Sherrill's Mount Ioa. Sep. 7" circular datestamp on cover to St. Gallen, Switzerland, clear strike of red "Chicago Ill. Am. Pkt. Paid 7" handstamp, red boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp and red ms. credit, 1863 transit and receiving backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, scarce usage thru the Chicago exchange office (Image)	E. 750-1,000	350.00

1861-66 Issue continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

3110

24c Violet, Thin Paper (70c). Proof-like impression, used with 1c Blue (63) and two 3c Rose (65), tied by red grids, matching "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid 7 Nov. 6" credit datestamp on cover to Berlin, Prussia, red "Aachen Franco" handstamp, receiving backstamp, endorsed "Pr. 'Africa'", 1c pays carrier fee, sailing information points to 1861 usage (as does the rate), trivial edgewear, few tiny perf creases not mentiond on accompanying certificate

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE FRANKING PAYING THE 30-CENT PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL RATE TO BERLIN AND ONE-CENT CARRIER FEE.

Ex Haas. With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

9,000.00

3111

30c Orange (71). Bright shade, used with 1c Blue, 3c Rose (63, 65), 1c intense shade, 3c rich color, each centered and tied by a clear strike of magenta circle of V's cancel, matching "San Francisco Cal. Aug. 29 Paid" datestamp and "24 Cents" credit handstamp on blue folded cover to Lima, Peru, sender's blue oval handstamp, "A Panama SP 12 68" transit, Lima Oct. 1 (1868) receiving backstamp

EXTREMELY FINE IN EVERY RESPECT. A MAGNIFICENT "CANVAS" OF COLOR AND EXTREMELY RARE THREE-STAMP FRANKING FOR THE 34-CENT RATE TO PERU VIA AMERICAN AND BRITISH PACKETS.

The use of colored ink to cancel high-value 1861 Issue stamps on foreign-bound mail is most unusual.

Ex Haas. With 1980 P.F. certificate. (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

32,500.00

3112

30c Orange (71). Bright color, used with 3c Rose (65) and tied by targets, "Elyria O. Mar. 8, 1868" double-circle datestamp on cover with printed label to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, red 1868 London transit and "24" credit handstamp, red New York and blue receiving backstamps, small cover tear at right, Very Fine, attractive usage, despite the printed "By direct Steam line from N.Y. to Rio de Janeiro" instructions on the label this was probably franked to pay the 33c rate by French Mail, but was routed thru England and so is underpaid by 1c for the 34c British Mail via England rate (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,000.00

3113

5c Buff (67). Choice centering, deep rich color, used with 1c Blue (63) and pair of 30c Orange (71), right stamp slightly faulty at top, tied by two clear strikes of large Boston "Paid" grid on blue Sep. 17, 1861 folded letter to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, double 33c rate with appropriate red crayon "56" credit and large ms. "2" for double 1p British Colonial rate, blue "Lasigi, Goddard & Co. Boston" oval backstamp, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid Sep. 18" datestamp on back, red London transit (Sep. 30), red receiving backstamps

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE FRANKING FOR PREPAYMENT OF THE DOUBLE 33-CENT RATE TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE VIA BRITISH MAIL.

Our Levi records contain three double-rate covers to the Cape of Good Hope with 1c, 5c and two 30c 1861 stamps. One has a 5c Buff (ex Emerson, Knapp), and the other has a 5c Red Brown.

Ex Newbury, Baker and Paliafito. (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

8,500.00

3114

30c Orange (71). Bright color, choice centering, used with 10c Yellow Green (68) and 5c Brown (76), tied by segmented corks, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 40 May 17" credit datestamp on 1864 folded letter to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, red London transit, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, a beautiful cover from the famous Howland correspondence (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

4,000.00

3115

30c Orange (71). Radiant color, choice centering, tied by blue criss-cross grid, matching "Frederick Md. Aug. 5" circular datestamp on cover to Marseilles, France, French transits, blue "30" in circle and marked Due 6 Cents, clear strike of blue "Dead Letter Office Dec. 11, 1863" handstamp, two strike of French "Inconnu" backstamps, docketed "Gen'l. Kimmel Lingamore Recd. Co. Md.", blue "Paid" handstamp indicates 6c due was paid to reclaim letter from Dead Letter Office

VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE USAGE OF THE 30-CENT 1861 ISSUE TO FRANCE AND RETURNED TO THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE.

Ex Brown, Haas and Paliafito (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

6,500.00

3116

30c Orange (71). Perfectly centered with well-balanced margins, radiant color, tied by well-struck segmented cork, red "New York Paid 12 Aug. 27" credit datestamp on 1868 folded letter to Havre, France, ms. "pr 'Deutschland' via Southampton" route instructions, French transits, Extremely Fine, superb in every respect (Image)

E. 500-750

1,600.00

3117

24c Lilac, 30c Orange (78, 71). Deep rich color, used with horizontal pair of 3c Rose (65) and tied by four perfect strikes of negative Star in Circle New York Foreign Mail cancel on blue 1865 folded cover to Prussia, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid 14 Mar. 18" credit datestamp, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, originally endorsed "via Belgian Closed Mail" and changed to Prussian, receiving backstamp

FRESH AND VERY FINE. A REMARKABLY BEAUTIFUL THREE-COLOR FRANKING OF THE 1861 ISSUE ON A COVER TO PRUSSIA.

This double-rate cover was apparently franked to pay the old 30c rate via Prussian Closed Mail, which had been lowered to 28c in 1861. The sender was obviously behind the times, as the Belgian Closed Mail route to Germany was discontinued in July 1857. (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

7,500.00

3118

30c Orange (71). Used with 3c Rose (65), each tied by remarkably bold strike of Star and Diamonds in Circle fancy cancel applied by New York foreign mail office on cover to Geneva, Switzerland, with blue illustrated cameo corner card for an importer and manufacturer of "Watchmakers, Jewellers and Other Mechanics Tools", red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Feb. 5" (1868) circular datestamp, red "5" in circle credit handstamp, blue Verviers-Cologne transit ties 30c, bold blue "Wfrco 2" rate handstamp with red crayon thru "2" and re-rated "6", Swiss receiving backstamps, light vertical bend in cover barely affects 3c stamp

VERY FINE. A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF ELEMENTS -- NEW YORK FOREIGN MAIL CANCEL, CAMEO CORNER CARD AND COLORFUL USAGE TO SWITZERLAND -- IN ONE SPECTACULAR COVER.

This cover is prepaid for the 33c Prussian Closed Mail rate, but PCM service was terminated in January 1868. The cover was actually sent by North German Union Closed Mail, which required only 20c. The NGU Closed Mail was in service briefly between January and April 1868.

Ex Paliafito. (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

8,000.00

3119

30c Orange (71). Used with 3c Rose (65), tied by targets, "New Orleans La. Jan. 28 '66" double-circle datestamp on folded letter to Colombier, Switzerland, red New York and blue Aachen transits, red "12' credit handstamp, Swiss transit backstamps, cancels applied along edge of letter but stamps are not creased, Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

325.00

3120

30c Orange (71). Rich color, tied by "Sherrill's Mount Ioa. Sep. 7" circular datestamp on cover to St. Gallen, Switzerland, clear strike of red "Chicago Ill. Am. Pkt. Paid 7" handstamp, red boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp and red ms. credit, 1863 transit and receiving backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, scarce usage thru the Chicago exchange office (Image)

E. 750-1,000

350.00