Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

**Back-of-Book Issues (Postal Stationery and Postal Cards)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
398		2c Black on Buff, Die 2, entire (U48). Unused, sharp impression VERY FINE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT DIE 2 BLACK ON BUFF ENTIRE. The Die 2 on Buff is one of the rarest of all Black Jack entires. (Image)	6,000.00	1,900.00
399		24c Purple, Postal Stationery, Printed on Both Sides (U201var). Cut to shape, back shows clear printed impression inverted in relation to image on the front and struck partly off, fresh and Fine example of this undocumented and unlisted variety, this is the only recorded postal stationery printed-on-both-sides variety where the image on back overlaps the image on the front (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,150.00
400		2c Red on Amber entire, Round "O" in "Two" (U248). Used entire with Wells, Fargo & Co. black frank, Chinese writing on front and back, slightly reduced at right, pencil address erased, slight wear, otherwise Fine, an extremely rare postal stationery issue (Image)	1,500.00	0.00
401		1-1/2c on 1c Blue on Manila, entire (U507B). Clear strike of surcharge, rich color, light diagonal crease at right VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS POSTAL STATIONERY RARITY. VERY FEW ARE KNOWN. With 2004 P.S.E. and 2005 P.F. certificates, the former not mentioning the crease (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,000.00
402		1c Brown on Buff, Postal Card, Double Impression, One Inverted (UX8e). Clear second impression, unused, some slight thinning on back of card, appears Very Fine, a major Postal Card rarity (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	8,500.00
403		1c Black on Buff, Postal Card, Double Impression, One Inverted (UX9c). Unused, clear second impression, bright and fresh 6VERY FINE. THIS IS THE FINER OF THE TWO KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THIS MAJOR POSTAL CARD RARITY. The other recorded example has a sealed edge tear and some light folds. It was offered in the Shreves' Floyd sale, where it realized $6,250 hammer despite its condition (Image)	7,000.00	7,500.00
404		1c Black on Buff, Postal Card, Double Impression, One Inverted (UX10a). Unused, clear second impression inverted at bottom, fresh and Very Fine example of this visually striking rarity, very few are known (Image)	3,000.00	2,700.00
405	P	1c Black on Buff, Full-Face McKinley Postal Card Proof (UX17P). Imprinted "Die Proof of McKinley Postal Card. Issue of 1901" at bottom, additional purple "Specimen - Not good for postage" handstamp, unusually fresh with sharp corners, Very Fine and scarce (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,700.00
406		1c Black, Full Face McKinley Postal Card (UX17). With printed Booth Dailey & Ivins address, so-called "garbage card" text on back, cancelled by "Brooklyn N.Y. Sep. 30 1:30PM 1902" machine cancel, receiving datestamp from 2:30 PM the same day, trivial bends at corners, Very Fine and unusually crisp for a used example of this rare postal card, purple backstamps (Image)	2,750.00	3,200.00
407		1c Black, Full Face McKinley Postal Card (UX17). With printed Booth Dailey & Ivins address, so-called "garbage card" text on back, cancelled by "New York N.Y. Oct. 9 6-PM 1902" waving flag machine cancel, receiving datestamp from 8 PM the same day, very slight creasing at corners, Very Fine and unusually crisp for a used example of this rare postal card, purple backstamps (Image)	2,750.00	3,250.00
408		1c Blue on Bluish, Postal Card, Four Arcs Above and Below "IS" (UX21e). Unused, bright and fresh, Very Fine and choice, reported to be one of only two unused examples of this variety (Image)	1,900.00	2,200.00

Back-of-Book Issues (Postal Stationery and Postal Cards)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

398

2c Black on Buff, Die 2, entire (U48). Unused, sharp impression

VERY FINE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT DIE 2 BLACK ON BUFF ENTIRE.

The Die 2 on Buff is one of the rarest of all Black Jack entires. (Image)

6,000.00

1,900.00

399

24c Purple, Postal Stationery, Printed on Both Sides (U201var). Cut to shape, back shows clear printed impression inverted in relation to image on the front and struck partly off, fresh and Fine example of this undocumented and unlisted variety, this is the only recorded postal stationery printed-on-both-sides variety where the image on back overlaps the image on the front (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,150.00

400

2c Red on Amber entire, Round "O" in "Two" (U248). Used entire with Wells, Fargo & Co. black frank, Chinese writing on front and back, slightly reduced at right, pencil address erased, slight wear, otherwise Fine, an extremely rare postal stationery issue (Image)

1,500.00

0.00

401

1-1/2c on 1c Blue on Manila, entire (U507B). Clear strike of surcharge, rich color, light diagonal crease at right

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS POSTAL STATIONERY RARITY. VERY FEW ARE KNOWN.

With 2004 P.S.E. and 2005 P.F. certificates, the former not mentioning the crease (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,000.00

402

1c Brown on Buff, Postal Card, Double Impression, One Inverted (UX8e). Clear second impression, unused, some slight thinning on back of card, appears Very Fine, a major Postal Card rarity (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

8,500.00

403

1c Black on Buff, Postal Card, Double Impression, One Inverted (UX9c). Unused, clear second impression, bright and fresh

6VERY FINE. THIS IS THE FINER OF THE TWO KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THIS MAJOR POSTAL CARD RARITY.

The other recorded example has a sealed edge tear and some light folds. It was offered in the Shreves' Floyd sale, where it realized $6,250 hammer despite its condition (Image)

7,000.00

7,500.00

404

1c Black on Buff, Postal Card, Double Impression, One Inverted (UX10a). Unused, clear second impression inverted at bottom, fresh and Very Fine example of this visually striking rarity, very few are known (Image)

3,000.00

2,700.00

405

1c Black on Buff, Full-Face McKinley Postal Card Proof (UX17P). Imprinted "Die Proof of McKinley Postal Card. Issue of 1901" at bottom, additional purple "Specimen - Not good for postage" handstamp, unusually fresh with sharp corners, Very Fine and scarce (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,700.00

406

1c Black, Full Face McKinley Postal Card (UX17). With printed Booth Dailey & Ivins address, so-called "garbage card" text on back, cancelled by "Brooklyn N.Y. Sep. 30 1:30PM 1902" machine cancel, receiving datestamp from 2:30 PM the same day, trivial bends at corners, Very Fine and unusually crisp for a used example of this rare postal card, purple backstamps (Image)

2,750.00

3,200.00

407

1c Black, Full Face McKinley Postal Card (UX17). With printed Booth Dailey & Ivins address, so-called "garbage card" text on back, cancelled by "New York N.Y. Oct. 9 6-PM 1902" waving flag machine cancel, receiving datestamp from 8 PM the same day, very slight creasing at corners, Very Fine and unusually crisp for a used example of this rare postal card, purple backstamps (Image)

2,750.00

3,250.00

408

1c Blue on Bluish, Postal Card, Four Arcs Above and Below "IS" (UX21e). Unused, bright and fresh, Very Fine and choice, reported to be one of only two unused examples of this variety (Image)

1,900.00

2,200.00