Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

**1851-56 Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
3059		5c Red Brown (12). Three large margins, full at left, used with horizontal strip of three 10c Green, Ty. III-III-II (15-15-14), Positions 1-3L1, including Misplaced Transfer Positions 1L and 2L, ample to large margins except barely in at upper left, rich color, tied by "Bridgeport Ct. Feb. 17" circular datestamp on buff cover addressed in a flourishing hand to Bienne, Switzerland, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid 7 Feb. 18" credit datestamp also ties 5c, red Aachen and "Franco Preuss:/resp:Vereinsl:Ausg:Gr:" framed transit handstamps, Basel and other receiving backstamps (one with 1857 year date) VERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND EXTREMELY RARE PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL COVER TO SWITZERLAND WITH THE 1856 5-CENT ISSUE AND 1855 10-CENT GREEN HORIZONTAL STRIP CONTAINING A COMBINATION OF TYPES II AND III. The plate used to print imperforate 10c 1855 stamps contained only one horizontal pair of Types II and III, located in Positions 2L and 3L on the sheet. Positions 1L and 2L are Misplaced Transfers from the B Transfer (Type III), while Position 3L comes from the normal A Transfer (Type II). This magnificent cover is franked with a 10c 1855 strip containing both Misplaced Transfer Type II positions with the Type III and a single 5c 1856 for the 35c rate to Switzerland via Prussian Closed Mail. Our records of 5c 1856 covers contain eleven covers to Switzerland, including six franked for the 35c Prussian Closed Mail rate. Ex Hill. (Image)	E. 10,000-15,000	32,500.00
3060		10c Green, Ty. III-III-IV (15-15-16). Positions 84-86L1, horizontal strip of three, righthand stamp recut at top, large to enormous margins incl. parts of three adjoining stamps at top (the recut bottom line of Position 76L is intact), deep rich color and marvelous early impression, tied by vivid red grids, perfectly clear strike of matching "N.York Am. Pkt. Paid 7 Oct. 11" (1856) credit datestamp on light blue folded letter to Glogau, Prussia, beautiful script with sender's "Pr. Steamer 'Baltic'" and "Prussian Closed Mail" endorsements, sender's blue oval handstamp with mailing date in manuscript, red Aachen transit (Oct. 24) and receiving backstamp EXTREMELY FINE. EVERY ELEMENT OF THIS COVER WAS APPLIED WITH CARE 148 YEARS AGO AND PRESERVED IN PRISTINE CONDITION SINCE MAILING. WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND FINEST-QUALITY CLASSIC UNITED STATES COVERS EXTANT. This immaculate cover comes from the Cohn correspondence, from which the cover bearing a 5c 1856, 1c and 12c 1851 pair originated (realized $85,000 in our 1981 Rarities sale). (Image)	E. 7,500-10,000	27,000.00
3061		10c Green, Ty. III/IV/IV/II (15/16/16/14). Positions 45/55/65/75L1, vertical strip of four containing pair of Type IV at center, Position 55L recut at bottom and 65L recut at top, deep rich color, large margins except for right side of Position 55L where slightly cut in, used with vertical pair of 1c Blue, Ty. II (7), large margins to slightly in at right, all stamps cancelled or tied by four-bar cork grid, "Norwich Ct. Jul. 16, 1856" circular datestamp on light blue folded cover to Hamburg, Germany, sender's routing instructions "Steamer Baltic July 19th", red "New-York Am. Pkt. Jul. 19" circular datestamp, "U.S. Pkt." straightline handstamp, red crayon "18" and ms. "2", red London transit (Jul. 31) and German oval datestamp on back, filing crease and scissors cut in bottom Type IV (65L) VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE 10-CENT 1855 MULTIPLE CONTAINING A VERTICAL PAIR OF THE RARE TYPE IV, USED ON A COVER CARRIED BY THE COLLINS LINE--ESSENTIALLY A UNIQUE USAGE. The Collins Line's Baltic departed New York on July 19, 1856, and arrived in Liverpool on July 30. The 42c postage pays the double 21c American Packet rate via British Open Mail. Vertical strips of the 10c 1855 are quite uncommon, thus the great rarity of a vertical pair from the conjoined Type IV positions. Illustrated in Graham's "Great Stamps Make Greater Covers" (American Philatelist, Oct. 1977). Ex Caspary, Baker and Grunin. With 1987 P.F. certificate. (Image)	E. 7,500-10,000	13,500.00
3062		10c Green, Ty. III, 12c Black (15, 17). Large margins to clear, tied by bold "Yankee Depot Ill. Aug. 26" circular datestamp on buff cover addressed in blue to Belgium, red "New-York Am. Pkt. Aug. 30" transit datestamp, bold "U.S. Pkt." handstamp and boxed Belgian handstamp, 1856 backstamps, some overall wear, Very Fine, rare 10c 1855 and 12c 1851 usage overpaying the 21c Open Mail rate by American Packet, ex Knapp and Grunin (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	6,250.00
3063		12c Black (17). Horizontal pair, large margins to just in, tied by Philadelphia datestamps on cover with Artificial Leg Manufacturer's blue cameo corner card cover to London, England, red Philadelphia datestamp, Liverpool transit and receiving datestamp, gently cleaned, Very Fine, unusual theme for a corner card (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	2,100.00

1851-56 Issue continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

3059

5c Red Brown (12). Three large margins, full at left, used with horizontal strip of three 10c Green, Ty. III-III-II (15-15-14), Positions 1-3L1, including Misplaced Transfer Positions 1L and 2L, ample to large margins except barely in at upper left, rich color, tied by "Bridgeport Ct. Feb. 17" circular datestamp on buff cover addressed in a flourishing hand to Bienne, Switzerland, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid 7 Feb. 18" credit datestamp also ties 5c, red Aachen and "Franco Preuss:/resp:Vereinsl:Ausg:Gr:" framed transit handstamps, Basel and other receiving backstamps (one with 1857 year date)

VERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND EXTREMELY RARE PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL COVER TO SWITZERLAND WITH THE 1856 5-CENT ISSUE AND 1855 10-CENT GREEN HORIZONTAL STRIP CONTAINING A COMBINATION OF TYPES II AND III.

The plate used to print imperforate 10c 1855 stamps contained only one horizontal pair of Types II and III, located in Positions 2L and 3L on the sheet. Positions 1L and 2L are Misplaced Transfers from the B Transfer (Type III), while Position 3L comes from the normal A Transfer (Type II).

This magnificent cover is franked with a 10c 1855 strip containing both Misplaced Transfer Type II positions with the Type III and a single 5c 1856 for the 35c rate to Switzerland via Prussian Closed Mail. Our records of 5c 1856 covers contain eleven covers to Switzerland, including six franked for the 35c Prussian Closed Mail rate.

Ex Hill. (Image)

E. 10,000-15,000

32,500.00

3060

10c Green, Ty. III-III-IV (15-15-16). Positions 84-86L1, horizontal strip of three, righthand stamp recut at top, large to enormous margins incl. parts of three adjoining stamps at top (the recut bottom line of Position 76L is intact), deep rich color and marvelous early impression, tied by vivid red grids, perfectly clear strike of matching "N.York Am. Pkt. Paid 7 Oct. 11" (1856) credit datestamp on light blue folded letter to Glogau, Prussia, beautiful script with sender's "Pr. Steamer 'Baltic'" and "Prussian Closed Mail" endorsements, sender's blue oval handstamp with mailing date in manuscript, red Aachen transit (Oct. 24) and receiving backstamp

EXTREMELY FINE. EVERY ELEMENT OF THIS COVER WAS APPLIED WITH CARE 148 YEARS AGO AND PRESERVED IN PRISTINE CONDITION SINCE MAILING. WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND FINEST-QUALITY CLASSIC UNITED STATES COVERS EXTANT.

This immaculate cover comes from the Cohn correspondence, from which the cover bearing a 5c 1856, 1c and 12c 1851 pair originated (realized $85,000 in our 1981 Rarities sale). (Image)

E. 7,500-10,000

27,000.00

3061

10c Green, Ty. III/IV/IV/II (15/16/16/14). Positions 45/55/65/75L1, vertical strip of four containing pair of Type IV at center, Position 55L recut at bottom and 65L recut at top, deep rich color, large margins except for right side of Position 55L where slightly cut in, used with vertical pair of 1c Blue, Ty. II (7), large margins to slightly in at right, all stamps cancelled or tied by four-bar cork grid, "Norwich Ct. Jul. 16, 1856" circular datestamp on light blue folded cover to Hamburg, Germany, sender's routing instructions "Steamer Baltic July 19th", red "New-York Am. Pkt. Jul. 19" circular datestamp, "U.S. Pkt." straightline handstamp, red crayon "18" and ms. "2", red London transit (Jul. 31) and German oval datestamp on back, filing crease and scissors cut in bottom Type IV (65L)

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE 10-CENT 1855 MULTIPLE CONTAINING A VERTICAL PAIR OF THE RARE TYPE IV, USED ON A COVER CARRIED BY THE COLLINS LINE--ESSENTIALLY A UNIQUE USAGE.

The Collins Line's Baltic departed New York on July 19, 1856, and arrived in Liverpool on July 30. The 42c postage pays the double 21c American Packet rate via British Open Mail. Vertical strips of the 10c 1855 are quite uncommon, thus the great rarity of a vertical pair from the conjoined Type IV positions.

Illustrated in Graham's "Great Stamps Make Greater Covers" (American Philatelist, Oct. 1977). Ex Caspary, Baker and Grunin. With 1987 P.F. certificate. (Image)

E. 7,500-10,000

13,500.00

3062

10c Green, Ty. III, 12c Black (15, 17). Large margins to clear, tied by bold "Yankee Depot Ill. Aug. 26" circular datestamp on buff cover addressed in blue to Belgium, red "New-York Am. Pkt. Aug. 30" transit datestamp, bold "U.S. Pkt." handstamp and boxed Belgian handstamp, 1856 backstamps, some overall wear, Very Fine, rare 10c 1855 and 12c 1851 usage overpaying the 21c Open Mail rate by American Packet, ex Knapp and Grunin (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

6,250.00

3063

12c Black (17). Horizontal pair, large margins to just in, tied by Philadelphia datestamps on cover with Artificial Leg Manufacturer's blue cameo corner card cover to London, England, red Philadelphia datestamp, Liverpool transit and receiving datestamp, gently cleaned, Very Fine, unusual theme for a corner card (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2,100.00