Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Dr. Alfred S. Martin Collection, Part 1: United States Postal History continued...

**1861-66 Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
63		10c Green, Ty. II (32). Well-centered, slightly toned perf tips, used with 1861 10c Dark Green, Type I (62B), dark shade, corner crease, small sealed tear at right, tied by three strikes of "San Francisco Cal. Sep. 2, 1862" double-circle datestamp and grid on red and blue Flag, Eagle, Shield and "E. Pluribus Unum" Patriotic cover to New York City, "New York Post Office Advertised, Oct. 4" oval datestamp struck over Eagle and Shield VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTRAORDINARY COVER COMBINING 10-CENT GREEN STAMPS OF TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES, INCLUDING THE SCARCE "FIRST DESIGN" OF 1861, WITH A SAN FRANCISCO PUBLISHER'S SCARCE PATRIOTIC DESIGN. By September 1862, the 1857 Issue had been demonetized and purged from most of the Federal postal system. However, as this cover demonstrates, the old issues were still used occassionally. In this case, the post offices in San Francisco and New York either missed the 10c 1857 (due to similar designs) or the cover was simply accepted as a single rate, rather than double 10c rate. Ex Haas and Paliafito. (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	10,500.00
64		1c Blue (63). Horizontal strip of three with straddle-pane margin at right, tied by "Phelps N.Y. Jun. --" datestamp (with slug in place of date) on banker and exchange broker's blue cameo corner card cover to Lewiston N.Y., faint waterstain at bottom and slight crease at top, still Very Fine, very attractive 1c 1861 usage (Image)	E. 200-300	230.00
65		3c Pink (64). Beautiful bright shade, tied by segmented cork cancel, "Philadelphia Pa. Sep. 9, 1861" circular datestamp on hosiery and fancy goods dealer's blue cameo corner card cover to Grayville Ill., slight toning along upper left edge of cover, otherwise Very Fine, an uncommonly choice 3c Pink usage, ex Sheriff (Image)	E. 500-750	850.00
66		Bridgeport Fireman. Waterbury Conn. (Rohloff E-6), full and well-defined strike ties 3c Rose (65) on cover to New Haven Conn., neat "Waterbury Con. May 8 '66" double-circle datestamp, stamp lifted and reattached in its original position EXTREMELY FINE. A MARVELOUS DETAILED STRIKE OF THE BRIDGEPORT FIREMAN FANCY CANCEL OF WATERBURY. ONLY SIXTEEN COVERS ARE RECORDED. This cancel was inspired by the annual Bridgeport Fireman's Parade through Waterbury. William T. Crowe records sixteen covers with this cancel, used between Apr. 25 and June 3, 1866. Ex Sheriff. With 1982 P.F. certificate	E. 10,000-15,000	6,250.00
67		3c Rose (65). Tied by bold "Union" and Star fancy cancel with bold "West Hampton Mass. Dec. 15, 1866" circular datestamp on fresh cover to Springfield Mass., Very Fine, ex Sheriff (Image)	E. 100-150	130.00
68		3c Rose (65). Straddle-pane margin, tied by target with duplex "Phila. Pa. May 2, 1863" circular datestamp on Citizen's Volunteer Hospital cover to Saco Me., overall lithograph in grayish blue with panel depicting hospital building, soldiers and civilians, Duval & Son Ltd. imprint, redirected to Conway Centre N.H. with a second 3c Rose (65) tied by black grid, red "Saco Me." double-circle datestamp, two tiny tears at top EXTREMELY FINE. A MARVELOUS EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE CIVIL WAR HOSPITAL DESIGN. Ex Kantor and illustrated in their book (Fig. 262) (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	1,300.00
69		3c Rose (65). Used with Confederate States 10c Milky Blue, Die A (11a), roughly separated by hand with bottom margin cutting in, horizontal crease, both stamps tied by "Bristol V. & T. R.R." Virginia and Tennessee Railroad dateless circular handstamp on buff cover to a Confederate prisoner at Fort Delaware, sender's notation at top "Enclosed find five cents for Postage thro Federal Lines", route directions "Thro Flag of Truce via City Point & Fortress Monroe Va.", sender was transmitting money as evidenced by "$5 U.S. Currency" examiner's notation (which ties 3c) VERY FINE COVER. A REMARKABLE CIVIL WAR FLAG-OF-TRUCE USAGE WITH UNITED STATES AND CONFEDERATE MIXED FRANKING TIED BY CONFEDERATE RAILROAD POSTMARK. Based on the franking and sender's notation, it appears that this cover was mailed with only the 10c stamp affixed and instructions to use the 5c enclosed (in addition to $5 currency) to buy a U.S. stamp. Somewhere between the origin of mailing and transmission by the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, the 3c 1861 stamp was affixed, then cancelled by the route agent. At Old Point Comfort (Fort Monroe), the cover entered the Federal postal system and was carried to Fort Delaware prison for delivery to the addressee. In common with other known covers in which money was enclosed, this was apparently carried by a special express. Ex Gallagher (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	2,400.00

1861-66 Issue

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

10c Green, Ty. II (32). Well-centered, slightly toned perf tips, used with 1861 10c Dark Green, Type I (62B), dark shade, corner crease, small sealed tear at right, tied by three strikes of "San Francisco Cal. Sep. 2, 1862" double-circle datestamp and grid on red and blue Flag, Eagle, Shield and "E. Pluribus Unum" Patriotic cover to New York City, "New York Post Office Advertised, Oct. 4" oval datestamp struck over Eagle and Shield

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTRAORDINARY COVER COMBINING 10-CENT GREEN STAMPS OF TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES, INCLUDING THE SCARCE "FIRST DESIGN" OF 1861, WITH A SAN FRANCISCO PUBLISHER'S SCARCE PATRIOTIC DESIGN.

By September 1862, the 1857 Issue had been demonetized and purged from most of the Federal postal system. However, as this cover demonstrates, the old issues were still used occassionally. In this case, the post offices in San Francisco and New York either missed the 10c 1857 (due to similar designs) or the cover was simply accepted as a single rate, rather than double 10c rate.

Ex Haas and Paliafito. (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

10,500.00

1c Blue (63). Horizontal strip of three with straddle-pane margin at right, tied by "Phelps N.Y. Jun. --" datestamp (with slug in place of date) on banker and exchange broker's blue cameo corner card cover to Lewiston N.Y., faint waterstain at bottom and slight crease at top, still Very Fine, very attractive 1c 1861 usage (Image)

E. 200-300

230.00

3c Pink (64). Beautiful bright shade, tied by segmented cork cancel, "Philadelphia Pa. Sep. 9, 1861" circular datestamp on hosiery and fancy goods dealer's blue cameo corner card cover to Grayville Ill., slight toning along upper left edge of cover, otherwise Very Fine, an uncommonly choice 3c Pink usage, ex Sheriff (Image)

E. 500-750

850.00

Bridgeport Fireman. Waterbury Conn. (Rohloff E-6), full and well-defined strike ties 3c Rose (65) on cover to New Haven Conn., neat "Waterbury Con. May 8 '66" double-circle datestamp, stamp lifted and reattached in its original position

EXTREMELY FINE. A MARVELOUS DETAILED STRIKE OF THE BRIDGEPORT FIREMAN FANCY CANCEL OF WATERBURY. ONLY SIXTEEN COVERS ARE RECORDED.

This cancel was inspired by the annual Bridgeport Fireman's Parade through Waterbury. William T. Crowe records sixteen covers with this cancel, used between Apr. 25 and June 3, 1866.

Ex Sheriff. With 1982 P.F. certificate

E. 10,000-15,000

6,250.00

3c Rose (65). Tied by bold "Union" and Star fancy cancel with bold "West Hampton Mass. Dec. 15, 1866" circular datestamp on fresh cover to Springfield Mass., Very Fine, ex Sheriff (Image)

E. 100-150

130.00

3c Rose (65). Straddle-pane margin, tied by target with duplex "Phila. Pa. May 2, 1863" circular datestamp on Citizen's Volunteer Hospital cover to Saco Me., overall lithograph in grayish blue with panel depicting hospital building, soldiers and civilians, Duval & Son Ltd. imprint, redirected to Conway Centre N.H. with a second 3c Rose (65) tied by black grid, red "Saco Me." double-circle datestamp, two tiny tears at top

EXTREMELY FINE. A MARVELOUS EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE CIVIL WAR HOSPITAL DESIGN.

Ex Kantor and illustrated in their book (Fig. 262) (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

1,300.00

3c Rose (65). Used with Confederate States 10c Milky Blue, Die A (11a), roughly separated by hand with bottom margin cutting in, horizontal crease, both stamps tied by "Bristol V. & T. R.R." Virginia and Tennessee Railroad dateless circular handstamp on buff cover to a Confederate prisoner at Fort Delaware, sender's notation at top "Enclosed find five cents for Postage thro Federal Lines", route directions "Thro Flag of Truce via City Point & Fortress Monroe Va.", sender was transmitting money as evidenced by "$5 U.S. Currency" examiner's notation (which ties 3c)

VERY FINE COVER. A REMARKABLE CIVIL WAR FLAG-OF-TRUCE USAGE WITH UNITED STATES AND CONFEDERATE MIXED FRANKING TIED BY CONFEDERATE RAILROAD POSTMARK.

Based on the franking and sender's notation, it appears that this cover was mailed with only the 10c stamp affixed and instructions to use the 5c enclosed (in addition to $5 currency) to buy a U.S. stamp. Somewhere between the origin of mailing and transmission by the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, the 3c 1861 stamp was affixed, then cancelled by the route agent. At Old Point Comfort (Fort Monroe), the cover entered the Federal postal system and was carried to Fort Delaware prison for delivery to the addressee. In common with other known covers in which money was enclosed, this was apparently carried by a special express.

Ex Gallagher (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2,400.00