Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

United States Stamps and Postal History continued...

**1847 Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
1026		5c Red Brown (1). Pen cancel removed, ample margins to slightly in, faults, otherwise Fine (Image)	275.00	130.00
1027		5c Brown (1). Three large to huge margins, ample at bottom, rich color and crisp impression, red St. Johnsbury Vt. "Scarab" fancy cancel, Very Fine, one of the rarest and most sought-after 1847 cancels, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,600.00
1028		5c Red Brown (1). Ample to huge margins showing frameline of next stamp at left, tied on piece by red Herringbone fancy cancel with matching Binghamton N.Y. datestamp, horizontal crease, otherwise Very Fine, a rare 1847 issue cancel, with 1986 P.F..certificate which calls the crease "a pre-printing fold" (Image)	E. 500-750	650.00
1029		5c Red Brown (1). Ample to huge margins, fresh color and clear impression, blue Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad "Pinwheel" cancel, small thin spot , Very Fine appearance and scarce, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 300-400	450.00
1030		5c Dark Brown (1a). Ample margins all around, wonderful intense color and sharp impression, double strike of blue Roman numeral "V" cancel, Very Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)	725.00	750.00
1031		5c Red Brown (1). Clear to large margins, clear impression, well-struck blue "Way 5" cancel, tiny corner repair in the extreme bottom left corner, Fine appearance, scarcer than the Scott value indicates (Image)	1,050.00	1,000.00
1032		5c Red Brown (1). Three clear to large margins, slightly in at top, tiny corner creases, cancelled by six-ring Canadian target in black, one of the rarer markings on 1847 issue stamps and a Fine strike, with 1996 P. F. certificate (Image)	3,550.00	1,050.00
1033		5c Dark Red Brown (1). Three large to huge margins, partially cut in at top, marvelous intense color and very clear impression, tied on small piece by blue "Troy & New York/Steam Boat" two-line route agent's handstamp, Very Fine, strikingly handsome and very scarce, with 1996 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail is for an ordinary "Steamboat" cancel (Image)	935.00	1,150.00
1034		5c Red Brown (1). Ample to large margins except top right corner a tiny bit diagonal just nicking the frameline, green town datestamp, Fine and rare (Image)	1,800.00	750.00
1035		5c Brown (1). Clear to large margins, great color and wonderful impression, perfectly struck Hudson River Mail red wavy-line grid in circle cancel, about as complete as one could expect to find on a single stamp, an Extremely Fine example of this rare marking, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 750-1,000	2,400.00
1036		5c Red Brown (1). Ample to large margins, fresh color, clearly struck Brattleboro Vt. red 13-bar grid in circle cancel, two rather insignificant corner creases, otherwise Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 300-400	800.00

1847 Issue continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

1026

5c Red Brown (1). Pen cancel removed, ample margins to slightly in, faults, otherwise Fine (Image)

275.00

130.00

1027

5c Brown (1). Three large to huge margins, ample at bottom, rich color and crisp impression, red St. Johnsbury Vt. "Scarab" fancy cancel, Very Fine, one of the rarest and most sought-after 1847 cancels, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,600.00

1028

5c Red Brown (1). Ample to huge margins showing frameline of next stamp at left, tied on piece by red Herringbone fancy cancel with matching Binghamton N.Y. datestamp, horizontal crease, otherwise Very Fine, a rare 1847 issue cancel, with 1986 P.F..certificate which calls the crease "a pre-printing fold" (Image)

E. 500-750

650.00

1029

5c Red Brown (1). Ample to huge margins, fresh color and clear impression, blue Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad "Pinwheel" cancel, small thin spot , Very Fine appearance and scarce, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 300-400

450.00

1030

5c Dark Brown (1a). Ample margins all around, wonderful intense color and sharp impression, double strike of blue Roman numeral "V" cancel, Very Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

725.00

750.00

1031

5c Red Brown (1). Clear to large margins, clear impression, well-struck blue "Way 5" cancel, tiny corner repair in the extreme bottom left corner, Fine appearance, scarcer than the Scott value indicates (Image)

1,050.00

1,000.00

1032

5c Red Brown (1). Three clear to large margins, slightly in at top, tiny corner creases, cancelled by six-ring Canadian target in black, one of the rarer markings on 1847 issue stamps and a Fine strike, with 1996 P. F. certificate (Image)

3,550.00

1,050.00

1033

5c Dark Red Brown (1). Three large to huge margins, partially cut in at top, marvelous intense color and very clear impression, tied on small piece by blue "Troy & New York/Steam Boat" two-line route agent's handstamp, Very Fine, strikingly handsome and very scarce, with 1996 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail is for an ordinary "Steamboat" cancel (Image)

935.00

1,150.00

1034

5c Red Brown (1). Ample to large margins except top right corner a tiny bit diagonal just nicking the frameline, green town datestamp, Fine and rare (Image)

1,800.00

750.00

1035

5c Brown (1). Clear to large margins, great color and wonderful impression, perfectly struck Hudson River Mail red wavy-line grid in circle cancel, about as complete as one could expect to find on a single stamp, an Extremely Fine example of this rare marking, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 750-1,000

2,400.00

1036

5c Red Brown (1). Ample to large margins, fresh color, clearly struck Brattleboro Vt. red 13-bar grid in circle cancel, two rather insignificant corner creases, otherwise Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 300-400

800.00