Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Outstanding United States Stamps continued...

**1869 Pictorial Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2541		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Bright colors, cancelled by red New York foreign-mail credit datestamp, Very Fine, rare with this form of cancellation, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)	790.00	675.00
2542		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Wide margins, bright colors, cork cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1985 and 2004 P.F. certificates (Image)	700.00	385.00
2543		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I, Double Grill (118 var). Light strike of circle of diamonds cancel, large margins all around, rich colors, corner crease and couple slightly toned perf tips, otherwise Extremely Fine (Image)	900.00	325.00
2544		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I, Double Grill (118 var). Light cancel, fresh colors and attractively centered, small filled thin at center, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)	900.00	350.00
2545		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich colors and proof-like impressions, virtually perfect centering with evenly-balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE II 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE WITH WONDERFUL COLOR, CENTERING AND OVERALL FRESHNESS. This superb stamp has the brilliance of its re-issue counterpart, Scott 129, which is rarely encountered in stamps from the 1869 Type II printing. (Image)	4,000.00	8,000.00
2546		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich colors and crisp impressions, well-balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE II 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE. With 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)	4,000.00	7,500.00
2547		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Original gum, bright colors and proof-like impressions, exceptionally precise centering VERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE II 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE. With 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)	4,000.00	0.00
2548		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, fresh and Fine, scarce in sound and original-gum condition, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)	4,000.00	1,900.00
2549		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Unused (regummed), intense colors (at first glance we almost confused it with the Re-Issue), Very Fine and choice, with 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,750.00	1,150.00
2550		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Unused (regummed), extra wide margins all around, deep rich colors, reperfed, Extremely Fine appearance (Image)	1,750.00	1,150.00
2551		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Radiant colors, neat strike of red "(New Y)ork Paid All (Direct Br. Transit)" datestamp, Extremely Fine, a beautiful example and very scarce cancelled only by the New York foreign mail datestamp, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)	425.00	1,100.00

1869 Pictorial Issue continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2541

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Bright colors, cancelled by red New York foreign-mail credit datestamp, Very Fine, rare with this form of cancellation, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

790.00

675.00

2542

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Wide margins, bright colors, cork cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1985 and 2004 P.F. certificates (Image)

700.00

385.00

2543

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I, Double Grill (118 var). Light strike of circle of diamonds cancel, large margins all around, rich colors, corner crease and couple slightly toned perf tips, otherwise Extremely Fine (Image)

900.00

325.00

2544

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I, Double Grill (118 var). Light cancel, fresh colors and attractively centered, small filled thin at center, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)

900.00

350.00

2545

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich colors and proof-like impressions, virtually perfect centering with evenly-balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE II 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE WITH WONDERFUL COLOR, CENTERING AND OVERALL FRESHNESS.

This superb stamp has the brilliance of its re-issue counterpart, Scott 129, which is rarely encountered in stamps from the 1869 Type II printing. (Image)

4,000.00

8,000.00

2546

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich colors and crisp impressions, well-balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE II 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.

With 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

4,000.00

7,500.00

2547

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Original gum, bright colors and proof-like impressions, exceptionally precise centering

VERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE II 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.

With 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)

4,000.00

0.00

2548

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, fresh and Fine, scarce in sound and original-gum condition, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

4,000.00

1,900.00

2549

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Unused (regummed), intense colors (at first glance we almost confused it with the Re-Issue), Very Fine and choice, with 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,750.00

1,150.00

2550

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Unused (regummed), extra wide margins all around, deep rich colors, reperfed, Extremely Fine appearance (Image)

1,750.00

1,150.00

2551

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Radiant colors, neat strike of red "(New Y)ork Paid All (Direct Br. Transit)" datestamp, Extremely Fine, a beautiful example and very scarce cancelled only by the New York foreign mail datestamp, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

425.00

1,100.00