Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Lake Shore Collection of United States Stamps and Covers continued...

**1857-60 Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
36		1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Position 92L4, deep rich color, neat strike of grid cancel, faint corner crease at top left, otherwise Fine example of this scarce 1c type, with 1986 P.F. certificate (Image)	8,000.00	2,700.00
37		1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Wide bottom margin showing plumes, rich color and proof-like impression, negligible pulled perf at top and tiny margin tear between perfs at bottom, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26), each tied by "Chicago Ill. Apr. 5, 1858" circular datestamp on folded printed circular originating in Mexico and addressed to Howland & Aspinwall at a New York City street address, datelined "Yrapuato, Febrero 15 de 1858", sender's routing "Por el Paquete Ingles", some splitting along folds and small edge tears VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A MOST REMARKABLE USE OF THE SCARCE 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE IA PERFORATED ISSUE ON A PRINTED CIRCULAR FROM MEXICO TO NEW YORK CITY VIA CHICAGO. The basis for 4c postage on this printed circular is uncertain. The possibilities are: a) it was rated 4c for a multiple circular rate, b) the 1c was affixed first, but the 3c was deemed necessary for the letter rate, or c) the sender mistakenly thought it was possible to prepay a 1c carrier fee for delivery in New York City. An accompanying letter from Ashbrook states "If the 1c was not intended to pay the carrier delivery fee in New York, then I do not know why it was put on this cover". Scott Retail $9,500.00 on cover (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	2,100.00
38		1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Position 100L4, bottom sheet margin, perfs clipped at top, creased, tied by "Albany N.Y. Paid" dateless circle on cover to Mass., fresh cover and Fine-appearing stamp, scarce, signed Ashbrook (Image)	9,500.00	1,800.00
39		1c Blue, Ty. III (21). Position 54L4, rich color, face-free cancel, light vertical crease, otherwise Fine (Image)	2,750.00	800.00
40		1c Blue, Ty. III/IIIa/Ic (21/22/19b). Vertical block of six, Positions 61-62/71-72/81-82R4, top stamps Type III, center row Type IIIa, both bottom stamps Type Ic, deep rich Plate 4 color, three neat strikes of large Boston "Paid" grid, couple short perfs at left, few faint creases, bottom left stamp expertly sealed tear FINE TO VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS USED MULTIPLE CONTAINING A COMBINATION OF TYPES III, IIIA AND IC IS UNIQUE. Positions 81-82R4 are the only positions on the sheet which yield a horizontal pair of Type Ic. The pair is listed in Scott under 19b, but is unpriced. Scott also lists but does not price a block of four of Types III-IIIa. Ex Twigg-Smith. Illustrated in the Neinken book on page 283. Scott Retail as two singles of Scott 19b and two combination pairs of III-IIIa is $10,200.00 (Image)	E. 7,500-10,000	6,500.00
41		1c Blue, Ty. IIIA-III-IIIA (22-21-22). Horizontal strip of three, center stamp Ty. III with clear breaks at both top and bottom, deep rich Plate 4 color, light strikes of town datestamp, fresh and Very Fine, a scarce combination strip (Image)	4,050.00	2,800.00
42		1c Blue, Ty. IIIa-III-III (22-21-21). Positions 21-23L4, horizontal strip of three, both stamps at right with clear breaks in top and bottom lines, deep rich Plate 4 color, scissors-separated with intact perfs and part of sheet margin at left, tied by two light strikes of blue "Baltimore Md. Nov. 11" circular datestamp on buff cover to Arnoldsburgh Va., traces of a portion of 3c stamp beneath right 1c VERY FINE STRIP AND COVER. MULTIPLES OF THE ONE-CENT 1851-57 TYPE III ARE EXTREMELY RARE, AS THERE WERE ONLY A FEW ADJOINING TYPE III POSITIONS ON THE PLATES. There are only a small number of adjoining Type III positions on Plate 4, which produced both imperforate and perforated stamps. Type III pairs are extremely rare. The righthand pair shows clear breaks in the lines at top and bottom. Position 23L4 is a "swing" position, which transformed from Type IIIa to Type III as the plate wore. With 1998 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail for No. 21 pair and No. 22 single is $6,800.00 off cover (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	2,600.00
43		1c Blue, Ty. III, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Between (21a). Positions 52-54L4, horizontal strip of three, left stamp Type IIIa, full vertical row of perfs between first and second stamps (Ty. IIIa and III) but no trace whatsoever of vertical perforations between Type III pair at right, lightly cancelled by town datestamps, deep rich color and fine Plate 4 impression, centered to top and some scissors-trimmed perfs (as would be expected), tiny insignificant tear at top right, accompanying certificate describes a "small repair" at top right of center stamp, but this is at worst a filled thin and may only be a small adherence or hinge remnant ONE OF TWO RECOGNIZED IMPERFORATE-BETWEEN PAIRS OF THE ONE-CENT 1857 ISSUE AND THE ONLY RECORDED TYPE III. A horizontal pair of Type IIIa is known imperforate-between (Scott 22b) and there is the possibility that another pair exists, also Type IIIa. The existence of this Type III pair is noted in the Ashbrook-Neinken book (p. 283), and it is the basis of the Scott 21a listing. Ex Forscheimer. With 1999 P.F. certificate. (Image)	16,000.00	21,000.00
44		3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Tied by "SOUTHN. LETTER UNPAID" bold blue two-line handstamp, also tied by blurry "New Orleans La. 10 Jun." (1861) circular datestamp on buff cover to Salem N.J., blue "Louisville Ky. Jun. 27" double-circle datestamp and "DUE 3" straightline, blue pencil "10" C.S.A. rate applied at New Orleans, right edge of cover and part of stamp torn away when opened, but these defects have been masterfully restored PRESENTABLE AND VERY RARE USE OF "SOUTHERN LETTER UNPAID" MARKING ON MAIL ORIGINATING IN NEW ORLEANS. Postmaster General Blair's May 27 suspension order prohibited post offices from forwarding southbound mails to disloyal Southern states. However, northbound mail continued to be sent via Louisville. With the resignation of W. D. McNish as Nashville's Federal postmaster on June 12, "Louisville held the mails still being sent north by the discontinued post office at Nashville. This held mail later became the well-known 'Southern Letter Unpaid' mail" (Walske). On June 24, Dr. J. J. Speed, the postmaster at Louisville, was advised to forward letters from the South to the loyal states after removing postage. With approximately 5,000 such letters accumulating at Louisville by this date, Postmaster Speed employed a more practical means of invalidating postage by creating the "Southern Letter Unpaid" handstamp. (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	6,250.00
45		3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Wide straddle-pane margin at right, tied by blue "Chicago Ills. Oct. 2" double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Wiscasset Me., matching blue "Old Stamps/Not Recognized" two-line handstamp and "Held for Postage" oval, ms. "93" recording number, blue "Chicago Ills. Oct. 3" double-circle datestamp struck over "Old Stamps" marking, opened on three sides, reduced and small opening nick at left VERY FINE. THE CHICAGO "OLD STAMPS NOT RECOGNIZED" MARKING IS CONSIDERABLY RARER THAN ITS MORE FAMILIAR PHILADELPHIA COUNTERPART. Our Levi records contain four covers bearing the Chicago "Old Stamps Not Recognized" handstamp. The Chicago post office also marked attempts to use demonetized stamps with the "Held for Postage" handstamp and a recording number, which corresponds to advertised notices that mail was being held for postage. Ex Haas. With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	6,250.00
46		5c Brick Red (27). Bright shade, light strike of New Orleans circular datestamp, captured imprint at left, perfs in at right, Very Fine, scarce with the captured imprint (Image)	E. 750-1,000	1,100.00

1857-60 Issue

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Position 92L4, deep rich color, neat strike of grid cancel, faint corner crease at top left, otherwise Fine example of this scarce 1c type, with 1986 P.F. certificate (Image)

8,000.00

2,700.00

1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Wide bottom margin showing plumes, rich color and proof-like impression, negligible pulled perf at top and tiny margin tear between perfs at bottom, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26), each tied by "Chicago Ill. Apr. 5, 1858" circular datestamp on folded printed circular originating in Mexico and addressed to Howland & Aspinwall at a New York City street address, datelined "Yrapuato, Febrero 15 de 1858", sender's routing "Por el Paquete Ingles", some splitting along folds and small edge tears

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A MOST REMARKABLE USE OF THE SCARCE 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE IA PERFORATED ISSUE ON A PRINTED CIRCULAR FROM MEXICO TO NEW YORK CITY VIA CHICAGO.

The basis for 4c postage on this printed circular is uncertain. The possibilities are: a) it was rated 4c for a multiple circular rate, b) the 1c was affixed first, but the 3c was deemed necessary for the letter rate, or c) the sender mistakenly thought it was possible to prepay a 1c carrier fee for delivery in New York City. An accompanying letter from Ashbrook states "If the 1c was not intended to pay the carrier delivery fee in New York, then I do not know why it was put on this cover".

Scott Retail $9,500.00 on cover (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

2,100.00

1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Position 100L4, bottom sheet margin, perfs clipped at top, creased, tied by "Albany N.Y. Paid" dateless circle on cover to Mass., fresh cover and Fine-appearing stamp, scarce, signed Ashbrook (Image)

9,500.00

1,800.00

1c Blue, Ty. III (21). Position 54L4, rich color, face-free cancel, light vertical crease, otherwise Fine (Image)

2,750.00

800.00

1c Blue, Ty. III/IIIa/Ic (21/22/19b). Vertical block of six, Positions 61-62/71-72/81-82R4, top stamps Type III, center row Type IIIa, both bottom stamps Type Ic, deep rich Plate 4 color, three neat strikes of large Boston "Paid" grid, couple short perfs at left, few faint creases, bottom left stamp expertly sealed tear

FINE TO VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS USED MULTIPLE CONTAINING A COMBINATION OF TYPES III, IIIA AND IC IS UNIQUE.

Positions 81-82R4 are the only positions on the sheet which yield a horizontal pair of Type Ic. The pair is listed in Scott under 19b, but is unpriced. Scott also lists but does not price a block of four of Types III-IIIa.

Ex Twigg-Smith. Illustrated in the Neinken book on page 283. Scott Retail as two singles of Scott 19b and two combination pairs of III-IIIa is $10,200.00 (Image)

E. 7,500-10,000

6,500.00

1c Blue, Ty. IIIA-III-IIIA (22-21-22). Horizontal strip of three, center stamp Ty. III with clear breaks at both top and bottom, deep rich Plate 4 color, light strikes of town datestamp, fresh and Very Fine, a scarce combination strip (Image)

4,050.00

2,800.00

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa-III-III (22-21-21). Positions 21-23L4, horizontal strip of three, both stamps at right with clear breaks in top and bottom lines, deep rich Plate 4 color, scissors-separated with intact perfs and part of sheet margin at left, tied by two light strikes of blue "Baltimore Md. Nov. 11" circular datestamp on buff cover to Arnoldsburgh Va., traces of a portion of 3c stamp beneath right 1c

VERY FINE STRIP AND COVER. MULTIPLES OF THE ONE-CENT 1851-57 TYPE III ARE EXTREMELY RARE, AS THERE WERE ONLY A FEW ADJOINING TYPE III POSITIONS ON THE PLATES.

There are only a small number of adjoining Type III positions on Plate 4, which produced both imperforate and perforated stamps. Type III pairs are extremely rare. The righthand pair shows clear breaks in the lines at top and bottom. Position 23L4 is a "swing" position, which transformed from Type IIIa to Type III as the plate wore.

With 1998 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail for No. 21 pair and No. 22 single is $6,800.00 off cover (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

2,600.00

1c Blue, Ty. III, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Between (21a). Positions 52-54L4, horizontal strip of three, left stamp Type IIIa, full vertical row of perfs between first and second stamps (Ty. IIIa and III) but no trace whatsoever of vertical perforations between Type III pair at right, lightly cancelled by town datestamps, deep rich color and fine Plate 4 impression, centered to top and some scissors-trimmed perfs (as would be expected), tiny insignificant tear at top right, accompanying certificate describes a "small repair" at top right of center stamp, but this is at worst a filled thin and may only be a small adherence or hinge remnant

ONE OF TWO RECOGNIZED IMPERFORATE-BETWEEN PAIRS OF THE ONE-CENT 1857 ISSUE AND THE ONLY RECORDED TYPE III.

A horizontal pair of Type IIIa is known imperforate-between (Scott 22b) and there is the possibility that another pair exists, also Type IIIa. The existence of this Type III pair is noted in the Ashbrook-Neinken book (p. 283), and it is the basis of the Scott 21a listing.

Ex Forscheimer. With 1999 P.F. certificate. (Image)

16,000.00

21,000.00

3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Tied by "SOUTHN. LETTER UNPAID" bold blue two-line handstamp, also tied by blurry "New Orleans La. 10 Jun." (1861) circular datestamp on buff cover to Salem N.J., blue "Louisville Ky. Jun. 27" double-circle datestamp and "DUE 3" straightline, blue pencil "10" C.S.A. rate applied at New Orleans, right edge of cover and part of stamp torn away when opened, but these defects have been masterfully restored

PRESENTABLE AND VERY RARE USE OF "SOUTHERN LETTER UNPAID" MARKING ON MAIL ORIGINATING IN NEW ORLEANS.

Postmaster General Blair's May 27 suspension order prohibited post offices from forwarding southbound mails to disloyal Southern states. However, northbound mail continued to be sent via Louisville. With the resignation of W. D. McNish as Nashville's Federal postmaster on June 12, "Louisville held the mails still being sent north by the discontinued post office at Nashville. This held mail later became the well-known 'Southern Letter Unpaid' mail" (Walske). On June 24, Dr. J. J. Speed, the postmaster at Louisville, was advised to forward letters from the South to the loyal states after removing postage. With approximately 5,000 such letters accumulating at Louisville by this date, Postmaster Speed employed a more practical means of invalidating postage by creating the "Southern Letter Unpaid" handstamp. (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

6,250.00

3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Wide straddle-pane margin at right, tied by blue "Chicago Ills. Oct. 2" double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Wiscasset Me., matching blue "Old Stamps/Not Recognized" two-line handstamp and "Held for Postage" oval, ms. "93" recording number, blue "Chicago Ills. Oct. 3" double-circle datestamp struck over "Old Stamps" marking, opened on three sides, reduced and small opening nick at left

VERY FINE. THE CHICAGO "OLD STAMPS NOT RECOGNIZED" MARKING IS CONSIDERABLY RARER THAN ITS MORE FAMILIAR PHILADELPHIA COUNTERPART.

Our Levi records contain four covers bearing the Chicago "Old Stamps Not Recognized" handstamp. The Chicago post office also marked attempts to use demonetized stamps with the "Held for Postage" handstamp and a recording number, which corresponds to advertised notices that mail was being held for postage.

Ex Haas. With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

6,250.00

5c Brick Red (27). Bright shade, light strike of New Orleans circular datestamp, captured imprint at left, perfs in at right, Very Fine, scarce with the captured imprint (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1,100.00