Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

**1861-66 Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
77		24c Brownish Lilac (70a). Horizontal strip of four, pale shade, tied by cogwheel cancels, "San Francisco Cal. Feb. 10, 1864" double-circle datestamp on front only to Dr. David Lyall R.N., a surgeon on board the H.M.S. Plumper, at the Dock Yard in Pembroke, England, originating in Victoria, Vancouver Island, with blue oval "Post Office, Victoria, Vancouver Island, Paid" handstamp clearly struck at left, red New York transit datestamp ties strip, ms. "76" credit, edgewear and minor faults, Fine appearance, an extremely rare quadruple 24c rate usage, although the backflaps are missing all of the essential elements are present and worth of exhibition, ex Wellburn (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	2,200.00
78		30c Orange (71). Bright shade and proof-like impression, tied by perfectly struck cogwheel cancel, "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 12, 1865" double-circle datestamp on cover originating in Hawaii and addressed to the Postmaster of Saxony, Germany, letter-perfect strike of red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid May 18" (1865) circular datestamp, red "N. York Am. Pkt. 7 Paid Jul. 8" transit datestamp, Jul. 21 receiving backstamp EXTREMELY FINE. BY FAR THE FINEST OF THREE RECORDED 30-CENT 1861 ISSUE USAGES FROM HAWAII AND THE ONLY ONE TO GERMANY. A MAGNIFICENT COVER THAT RANKS AMONG THE FINEST OF ALL 1861 ISSUE COVERS FROM HAWAII. The rate from the United States to Germany by Prussian Closed Mail was 28c. Ashbrook interpreted the 30c postage on this cover as prepayment of the 28c PCM rate and 2c ship captain's fee, which was required on mail from Hawaii to the United States in this period (the Fifth Sub-Period). According to Post Office in Paradise (http://www.hawaiianstamps.com), "The cover was sent to San Francisco by the American Bark D. C. Murray (May 18, 1865, to June 10 transit). For that voyage, the Murray was put on the Hawaiian Packet Line, formed in March 1864 to compete with the Regular Dispatch Line (formed in 1860 but operated intermittently). Both Lines were a loose affiliation of sailing ships (sometimes comprised of a single ship) attempting to establish regular non-contract routes between Honolulu and San Francisco. Neither organization succeeded, probably because an individual ship's success depended more on her captain's reputation than on any affiliation, and both disappeared in 1865." The July 8 New York transit and July 21 Saxony receiving datestamps point to a Saturday July 8th sailing of the Inman Line's City of Boston, which arrived in Liverpool on July 18, allowing three days to reach Germany. There are three 30c 1861 covers from Hawaii recorded by us and confirmed by Post Office in Paradise: 1) Honolulu, May 18, 1865, to Saxony, Germany, 28c PCM rate, the cover offered here, ex Brigham, Powers, Jessup, Haas and Paliafito, 2) Honolulu, Dec. 15, 1865, to Copehagen, Denmark, 31c PCM rate, ex Aall (Siegel Sale 805, lot 57), and 3) Honolulu, Sep. 25, 1867, to San Francisco, first day of the 10c contract rate, triple rate, ex Honolulu Advertiser (Siegel Sale 869, lot 2225). The cover to Copenhagen has a piece missing from one stamp. The cover offered here is superb in every respect. Ex Brigham, Powers, Jessup, Haas and Paliafito. Written up in Ashbrook's Special Service (Photo No. 25). With 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 20,000-30,000	45,000.00
79		30c Orange (71). Used with two 1c Blue, 5c Brown and two 10c Green (63, 68, 76), one 1c repaired corner, tied by grids, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Mar. 21" circular datestamp on cover to Shanghai, China, stamps carefully placed around sender's "Via Marseilles" route instructions, red ms. "36" credit, red London Paid transit (Apr. 3, 1863), red crayon "1" Colonial rate, Hong Kong and Shanghai backstamps VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE AND SPECTACULAR 1861 ISSUE FRANKING FOR THE 57-CENT BRITISH MAIL RATE TO CHINA VIA MARSEILLES. With 1983 P.F. certificate ("genuine usage") (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	5,250.00
80		30c Orange (71). Bright early shade, used with 1c Blue and two 10c Green (63, 68), 1c corner torn off before use, tied by grids, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Sep. 24" (1862) circular datestamp on folded letter to Shanghai, China, from the Augustine Heard & Co. correspondence, sender's routing "Per Str. 'Australasian' & Overland via Marseilles", red ms. "46" credit, red London transit (Oct. 6), Hong Kong backstamp, Very Fine appearance (Image)	E. 500-750	1,600.00
81		90c Blue (72). Deep shade, trivial pulled perf at bottom, invisibly sealed tear at top (neither mentioned on certificate), tied by four-bar cork cancel, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid Mar. 25" (1865) circular datestamp on folded letter to Warren Delano Jr., in care of Russell & Co., Hong Kong, China, sender's routing "French Mail Via Marseilles" and "P Overland Mail", red crayon "81/3" credit, large framed "P.D." with three additional strikes of small framed "PD" handstamp, French "Etats-Unis Serv. Br. A.C. D 6 Avril 65" transit datestamp, Marseilles (Apr. 7) and blue Hong Kong (May 31) backstamps, neat file fold, minor splitting along folds reinforced with archival tape VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY FOUR 90-CENT 1861 ISSUE COVERS TO CHINA ARE RECORDED WITH A SINGLE FRANKING. THIS IS THE ONLY FRENCH MAIL RATE TO CHINA AMONG ALL RECORDED 90-CENT 1861 COVERS. A FOREIGN-MAIL USAGE OF THE GREATEST ORDER OF RARITY, ADDRESSED TO THE MATERNAL GRANDFATHER OF FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT. This triple 30c French Mail rate cover was carried on the Inman Line's City of Washington, departing New York on March 25, 1865, and arriving in Liverpool on April 5. The Havre Line's two ships, Arago and Fulton, were commissioned as transport ships during the Civil War and did not return to service until late in 1865. The addressee, Warren Delano Jr. (1809-98), was the maternal grandfather of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, to whom this cover passed in family correspondence. Ex Franklin Delano Roosevelt and J. King Horner. With 1982 P.F. certificate. (Image)	E. 20,000-30,000	24,000.00
82		90c Blue (72). Dark shade, well-centered, used with two 3c Rose and 10c Yellow Green (65,68), all beautifully centered, 10c small pre-use tear at lower right, tied by grid cancels, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Mar. 23" (1864) circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Smith, Archer & Co, Hong Kong, China, sender's routing "Overland Mail via Marseilles", red London transit (Apr. 4), magenta ms. "96" credit, red crayon "2" British Colonial rate, some splitting along interior folds VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND VERY RARE COMBINATION. ONLY SIX OF THE RECORDED 90-CENT 1861 ISSUE COVERS ARE FRANKED AT THE DOUBLE 53-CENT BRITISH MAIL RATE VIA MARSEILLES. Ex Ackerman and Ishikawa. Listed as No. 18 in the Herzog-Starnes census of 90c 1861 covers (Chronicle 140, Nov. 1988) (Image)	E. 20,000-30,000	26,000.00
83		90c Blue (72). Tied by "Washington D.C. Jul. 6, 1863" circular datestamp on cover to Sydney, New South Wales, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid Jul. 8" backstamp, red London transit (Jul. 20), endorsed "per Steamer via England & Marseilles", red ms. "80/2" credit, "Ship Letter Sydney D SE 13, 1863" backstamp, light vertical file fold away from stamp, opened at top VERY FINE. A RARE DOUBLE 45-CENT RATE USAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. THIS IS THE EARLIEST OF FIVE RECORDED COVERS TO NEW SOUTH WALES BEARING THE 90-CENT 1861 ISSUE -- ONLY THREE OF THESE ARE SINGLE FRANKINGS. All five recorded 90c 1861 covers to New South Wales are from the Hogan correspondence. Ex Gibson, West, Baker and Wunderlich. With 1980 P.F. certificate as No. 72b Dark Blue (Image)	E. 10,000-15,000	18,000.00

1861-66 Issue continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

24c Brownish Lilac (70a). Horizontal strip of four, pale shade, tied by cogwheel cancels, "San Francisco Cal. Feb. 10, 1864" double-circle datestamp on front only to Dr. David Lyall R.N., a surgeon on board the H.M.S. Plumper, at the Dock Yard in Pembroke, England, originating in Victoria, Vancouver Island, with blue oval "Post Office, Victoria, Vancouver Island, Paid" handstamp clearly struck at left, red New York transit datestamp ties strip, ms. "76" credit, edgewear and minor faults, Fine appearance, an extremely rare quadruple 24c rate usage, although the backflaps are missing all of the essential elements are present and worth of exhibition, ex Wellburn (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2,200.00

30c Orange (71). Bright shade and proof-like impression, tied by perfectly struck cogwheel cancel, "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 12, 1865" double-circle datestamp on cover originating in Hawaii and addressed to the Postmaster of Saxony, Germany, letter-perfect strike of red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid May 18" (1865) circular datestamp, red "N. York Am. Pkt. 7 Paid Jul. 8" transit datestamp, Jul. 21 receiving backstamp

EXTREMELY FINE. BY FAR THE FINEST OF THREE RECORDED 30-CENT 1861 ISSUE USAGES FROM HAWAII AND THE ONLY ONE TO GERMANY. A MAGNIFICENT COVER THAT RANKS AMONG THE FINEST OF ALL 1861 ISSUE COVERS FROM HAWAII.

The rate from the United States to Germany by Prussian Closed Mail was 28c. Ashbrook interpreted the 30c postage on this cover as prepayment of the 28c PCM rate and 2c ship captain's fee, which was required on mail from Hawaii to the United States in this period (the Fifth Sub-Period).

According to Post Office in Paradise (http://www.hawaiianstamps.com), "The cover was sent to San Francisco by the American Bark D. C. Murray (May 18, 1865, to June 10 transit). For that voyage, the Murray was put on the Hawaiian Packet Line, formed in March 1864 to compete with the Regular Dispatch Line (formed in 1860 but operated intermittently). Both Lines were a loose affiliation of sailing ships (sometimes comprised of a single ship) attempting to establish regular non-contract routes between Honolulu and San Francisco. Neither organization succeeded, probably because an individual ship's success depended more on her captain's reputation than on any affiliation, and both disappeared in 1865." The July 8 New York transit and July 21 Saxony receiving datestamps point to a Saturday July 8th sailing of the Inman Line's City of Boston, which arrived in Liverpool on July 18, allowing three days to reach Germany.

There are three 30c 1861 covers from Hawaii recorded by us and confirmed by Post Office in Paradise: 1) Honolulu, May 18, 1865, to Saxony, Germany, 28c PCM rate, the cover offered here, ex Brigham, Powers, Jessup, Haas and Paliafito, 2) Honolulu, Dec. 15, 1865, to Copehagen, Denmark, 31c PCM rate, ex Aall (Siegel Sale 805, lot 57), and 3) Honolulu, Sep. 25, 1867, to San Francisco, first day of the 10c contract rate, triple rate, ex Honolulu Advertiser (Siegel Sale 869, lot 2225). The cover to Copenhagen has a piece missing from one stamp. The cover offered here is superb in every respect.

Ex Brigham, Powers, Jessup, Haas and Paliafito. Written up in Ashbrook's Special Service (Photo No. 25). With 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 20,000-30,000

45,000.00

30c Orange (71). Used with two 1c Blue, 5c Brown and two 10c Green (63, 68, 76), one 1c repaired corner, tied by grids, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Mar. 21" circular datestamp on cover to Shanghai, China, stamps carefully placed around sender's "Via Marseilles" route instructions, red ms. "36" credit, red London Paid transit (Apr. 3, 1863), red crayon "1" Colonial rate, Hong Kong and Shanghai backstamps

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE AND SPECTACULAR 1861 ISSUE FRANKING FOR THE 57-CENT BRITISH MAIL RATE TO CHINA VIA MARSEILLES.

With 1983 P.F. certificate ("genuine usage") (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

5,250.00

30c Orange (71). Bright early shade, used with 1c Blue and two 10c Green (63, 68), 1c corner torn off before use, tied by grids, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Sep. 24" (1862) circular datestamp on folded letter to Shanghai, China, from the Augustine Heard & Co. correspondence, sender's routing "Per Str. 'Australasian' & Overland via Marseilles", red ms. "46" credit, red London transit (Oct. 6), Hong Kong backstamp, Very Fine appearance (Image)

E. 500-750

1,600.00

90c Blue (72). Deep shade, trivial pulled perf at bottom, invisibly sealed tear at top (neither mentioned on certificate), tied by four-bar cork cancel, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid Mar. 25" (1865) circular datestamp on folded letter to Warren Delano Jr., in care of Russell & Co., Hong Kong, China, sender's routing "French Mail Via Marseilles" and "P Overland Mail", red crayon "81/3" credit, large framed "P.D." with three additional strikes of small framed "PD" handstamp, French "Etats-Unis Serv. Br. A.C. D 6 Avril 65" transit datestamp, Marseilles (Apr. 7) and blue Hong Kong (May 31) backstamps, neat file fold, minor splitting along folds reinforced with archival tape

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY FOUR 90-CENT 1861 ISSUE COVERS TO CHINA ARE RECORDED WITH A SINGLE FRANKING. THIS IS THE ONLY FRENCH MAIL RATE TO CHINA AMONG ALL RECORDED 90-CENT 1861 COVERS. A FOREIGN-MAIL USAGE OF THE GREATEST ORDER OF RARITY, ADDRESSED TO THE MATERNAL GRANDFATHER OF FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT.

This triple 30c French Mail rate cover was carried on the Inman Line's City of Washington, departing New York on March 25, 1865, and arriving in Liverpool on April 5. The Havre Line's two ships, Arago and Fulton, were commissioned as transport ships during the Civil War and did not return to service until late in 1865. The addressee, Warren Delano Jr. (1809-98), was the maternal grandfather of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, to whom this cover passed in family correspondence.

Ex Franklin Delano Roosevelt and J. King Horner. With 1982 P.F. certificate. (Image)

E. 20,000-30,000

24,000.00

90c Blue (72). Dark shade, well-centered, used with two 3c Rose and 10c Yellow Green (65,68), all beautifully centered, 10c small pre-use tear at lower right, tied by grid cancels, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Mar. 23" (1864) circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Smith, Archer & Co, Hong Kong, China, sender's routing "Overland Mail via Marseilles", red London transit (Apr. 4), magenta ms. "96" credit, red crayon "2" British Colonial rate, some splitting along interior folds

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND VERY RARE COMBINATION. ONLY SIX OF THE RECORDED 90-CENT 1861 ISSUE COVERS ARE FRANKED AT THE DOUBLE 53-CENT BRITISH MAIL RATE VIA MARSEILLES.

Ex Ackerman and Ishikawa. Listed as No. 18 in the Herzog-Starnes census of 90c 1861 covers (Chronicle 140, Nov. 1988) (Image)

E. 20,000-30,000

26,000.00

90c Blue (72). Tied by "Washington D.C. Jul. 6, 1863" circular datestamp on cover to Sydney, New South Wales, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid Jul. 8" backstamp, red London transit (Jul. 20), endorsed "per Steamer via England & Marseilles", red ms. "80/2" credit, "Ship Letter Sydney D SE 13, 1863" backstamp, light vertical file fold away from stamp, opened at top

VERY FINE. A RARE DOUBLE 45-CENT RATE USAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. THIS IS THE EARLIEST OF FIVE RECORDED COVERS TO NEW SOUTH WALES BEARING THE 90-CENT 1861 ISSUE -- ONLY THREE OF THESE ARE SINGLE FRANKINGS.

All five recorded 90c 1861 covers to New South Wales are from the Hogan correspondence.

Ex Gibson, West, Baker and Wunderlich. With 1980 P.F. certificate as No. 72b Dark Blue (Image)

E. 10,000-15,000

18,000.00