Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Outstanding United States Stamps continued...

**1861-66 Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2380		24c Lilac (78). Original gum, dark shade and proof-like impression, Fine, quite attractive for this challenging issue, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,250.00	675.00
2381		24c Gray (78b). Large part original gum, nicely centered, fresh, couple nibbed perfs at bottom, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	2,250.00	750.00
2382		24c Grayish Lilac (78a). Described by the P.F. as regummed, but in our opinion it has original gum, fresh color, exceptionally well-centered, without the usual toning that often plagues this issue, Extremely Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)	800.00	425.00
2383		24c Lilac (78). Almost perfectly centered, bright color, bold strike of blue target and trace of red transit cancels, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)	222.00	750.00
2384		24c Lilac (78). Dark shade, bold circle of wedges cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)	200.00	200.00
2385		24c Lilac, Grayish Lilac, Gray (78, 78a, 78b). Choice centering, distinctive shades, two with target cancels and one with circle of V's, few small faults incl. two expertly reperfed, Very Fine appearance, No. 78a with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)	550.00	450.00
2386		24c Blackish Violet (78c). Perfectly centered with well-balanced margins, deep rich color on crisp paper, neat strike of circle of wedges cancel EXTREMELY FINE. THE 24-CENT BLACKISH VIOLET IS THE MOST DIFFICULT STAMP OF THE 1861-66 SERIES TO OBTAIN -- EITHER UNUSED OR USED -- IN SOUND AND CENTERED CONDITION. A GREAT RARITY. A thorough search through past auction catalogues will demonstrate how rare this stamp is in either used or unused condition. With regard to used stamps, this shade was lacking from the Ishikawa, Grunin, Klein, Caspary and Twigg-Smith collections. The Zoellner collection contained an original-gum single even though the rest of the series was obtained in used condition, because a suitable used stamp was never offered. The superb used single in our Sale 878 (lot 324, realized $22,000 hammer) was stolen from a Fedex courier and has not been recovered. With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)	3,500.00	20,000.00
2387		24c Blackish Violet (78c). Magnificent intense color, perfect clear strike of "Paid" cancel, perfs just in at top, Fine, very rare shade, possibly the most difficult shade of the 1861 Issues to obtain, with 1992 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	3,500.00	6,000.00

1861-66 Issue continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2380

24c Lilac (78). Original gum, dark shade and proof-like impression, Fine, quite attractive for this challenging issue, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,250.00

675.00

2381

24c Gray (78b). Large part original gum, nicely centered, fresh, couple nibbed perfs at bottom, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

2,250.00

750.00

2382

24c Grayish Lilac (78a). Described by the P.F. as regummed, but in our opinion it has original gum, fresh color, exceptionally well-centered, without the usual toning that often plagues this issue, Extremely Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)

800.00

425.00

2383

24c Lilac (78). Almost perfectly centered, bright color, bold strike of blue target and trace of red transit cancels, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)

222.00

750.00

2384

24c Lilac (78). Dark shade, bold circle of wedges cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

200.00

2385

24c Lilac, Grayish Lilac, Gray (78, 78a, 78b). Choice centering, distinctive shades, two with target cancels and one with circle of V's, few small faults incl. two expertly reperfed, Very Fine appearance, No. 78a with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

550.00

450.00

2386

24c Blackish Violet (78c). Perfectly centered with well-balanced margins, deep rich color on crisp paper, neat strike of circle of wedges cancel

EXTREMELY FINE. THE 24-CENT BLACKISH VIOLET IS THE MOST DIFFICULT STAMP OF THE 1861-66 SERIES TO OBTAIN -- EITHER UNUSED OR USED -- IN SOUND AND CENTERED CONDITION. A GREAT RARITY.

A thorough search through past auction catalogues will demonstrate how rare this stamp is in either used or unused condition. With regard to used stamps, this shade was lacking from the Ishikawa, Grunin, Klein, Caspary and Twigg-Smith collections. The Zoellner collection contained an original-gum single even though the rest of the series was obtained in used condition, because a suitable used stamp was never offered. The superb used single in our Sale 878 (lot 324, realized $22,000 hammer) was stolen from a Fedex courier and has not been recovered.

With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)

3,500.00

20,000.00

2387

24c Blackish Violet (78c). Magnificent intense color, perfect clear strike of "Paid" cancel, perfs just in at top, Fine, very rare shade, possibly the most difficult shade of the 1861 Issues to obtain, with 1992 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

3,500.00

6,000.00