Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

2005 Rarities of the World, Part One continued...

**5c-12c 1851-56 Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
86		10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Position 54L1, recut at bottom, large even margins, beautiful bright shade and proof-like impression, tied by neat "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 5" circular datestamp on cover to Hon. J. W. Denver at Washington D.C., top flap partly removed EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE IV 10-CENT 1855 ISSUE ON A BEAUTIFUL COVER. Ex Sevenoaks and Yost. With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	5,000.00
87		12c Black (17). Unused (no gum), enormous margins all around, bright shade and crisp impression EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE. With 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,200.00	2,500.00
88		12c Black (17). Horizontal pair, large even margins all around, cancelled by red grids, matching "New York 3 May 24" credit datestamp on blue 1856 folded letter to London, England, and forwarded to Paris, France, red London datestamp, "16" decimes due marking for forwarding postage, endorsed Pr. "Atlantic" for Liverpool May 24th, written from J. Deming Perkins to his father, Charles, who was travelling through England and France, contains advice on banking and forwarding agents, sightseeing etc., fresh and Very Fine, this nicely contrasts with the following lot, where forwarding postage was paid by the G.B. stamp, ex Krug (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,350.00
89		12c Black (17). Horizontal pair, large margins to just touched, tied by grids, "Northampton Ms. Sep. 8" circular datestamp on cover to London, England and forwarded to Paris, France, forwarding postage paid by Great Britain 4p Rose, tied by "42" in grid, London and Calais transits also tie stamps, appropriate backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, scarce combination usage, ex Haas and Grunin, Arthur White collection (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	4,750.00
90		12c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 6c (17a). Upper right diagonal half, ample margins, ideally tied across the cut by blue framed "PAID" straightline with matching "SONORA, CALIFORNIA/JAN 12, 1852" two-line datestamp on blue folded letter to Surry Me., from the Jarvis correspondence, ms. "Paid 6cts", slight bleaching along file fold EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING 12-CENT 1851 BISECT COVER WITH THE RARE SONORA 1852 YEAR-DATED STRAIGHTLINE POSTMARK. ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED COVERS -- ALL FROM THE JARVIS CORRESPONDENCE -- WITH THE 12-CENT 1851 BISECT AND SONORA STRAIGHTLINE. Ex Brown, Grunin and Zoellner (Image)	E. 10,000-15,000	10,000.00

5c-12c 1851-56 Issue continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Position 54L1, recut at bottom, large even margins, beautiful bright shade and proof-like impression, tied by neat "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 5" circular datestamp on cover to Hon. J. W. Denver at Washington D.C., top flap partly removed

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE IV 10-CENT 1855 ISSUE ON A BEAUTIFUL COVER.

Ex Sevenoaks and Yost. With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

5,000.00

12c Black (17). Unused (no gum), enormous margins all around, bright shade and crisp impression

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE.

With 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,200.00

2,500.00

12c Black (17). Horizontal pair, large even margins all around, cancelled by red grids, matching "New York 3 May 24" credit datestamp on blue 1856 folded letter to London, England, and forwarded to Paris, France, red London datestamp, "16" decimes due marking for forwarding postage, endorsed Pr. "Atlantic" for Liverpool May 24th, written from J. Deming Perkins to his father, Charles, who was travelling through England and France, contains advice on banking and forwarding agents, sightseeing etc., fresh and Very Fine, this nicely contrasts with the following lot, where forwarding postage was paid by the G.B. stamp, ex Krug (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,350.00

12c Black (17). Horizontal pair, large margins to just touched, tied by grids, "Northampton Ms. Sep. 8" circular datestamp on cover to London, England and forwarded to Paris, France, forwarding postage paid by Great Britain 4p Rose, tied by "42" in grid, London and Calais transits also tie stamps, appropriate backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, scarce combination usage, ex Haas and Grunin, Arthur White collection (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

4,750.00

12c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 6c (17a). Upper right diagonal half, ample margins, ideally tied across the cut by blue framed "PAID" straightline with matching "SONORA, CALIFORNIA/JAN 12, 1852" two-line datestamp on blue folded letter to Surry Me., from the Jarvis correspondence, ms. "Paid 6cts", slight bleaching along file fold

EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING 12-CENT 1851 BISECT COVER WITH THE RARE SONORA 1852 YEAR-DATED STRAIGHTLINE POSTMARK. ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED COVERS -- ALL FROM THE JARVIS CORRESPONDENCE -- WITH THE 12-CENT 1851 BISECT AND SONORA STRAIGHTLINE.

Ex Brown, Grunin and Zoellner (Image)

E. 10,000-15,000

10,000.00