Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

**Foreign Stamps and Covers (Crimean War thru Gold Coast)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
453		*CRIMEAN WAR, 1856, William Hadfield Constantinople. Clear strike of forwarder's handstamp with ship's illustration on back of blue 1856 folded letter to Marseilles, France, red "Post-Office British-Army MY 29 1856" and transit backstamps, contents concern Crimean War** and state in part "Enclosed I send you a judgement pronounced by a Survey of two Captains appointed by the Naval Commissioner at Kamiesch.", faint horizontal file fold, Very Fine strike of this rare forwarder's marking used during the Crimean War, accompanied by exhibit page giving detailed explanation of rate and routing, Arthur White collection (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	0.00
454		DANISH WEST INDIES, HAPAG, 1875, 10c Black on Yellow and Greenish Blue. Usual s.e. at left, tied by clearly-struck blue "Sievers & Tippenhauer/Cape Haytien" double oval handstamp on blue folded letter from Cap Haitien to St. Thomas, "St. Thomas 2/22 1877" backstamp, a Very Fine and rare HAPAG usage (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,400.00
455		FRANCE, 1850, 1fr Dark Carmine, Yellowish (9). Horizontal strip of three, large margins to just touched at bottom, tied by diamond grids on 1849 cover to New York, red "Paris 1 Nov. 1849" circular datestamp and matching boxed "PD" hs, London transit also ties stamps, bold strike of "5" in circle due marking, with original enclosure, missing small part of top flap, right stamp trivial corner crease VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE STRIP OF THREE OF THE FRANCE ONE-FRANC 1850 ISSUE. Despite the "PD" handstamp (paid to destination), the letter was marked due 5c from the recipient, as postage was only paid to the border. (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	0.00
456		FRANCE, 1871, 40c Ultramarine, Postage Due (J8a). Original gum, lightly hinged, large margins, radiant color in the true Ultramarine shade VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE FRANCE 40-CENTIME POSTAGE DUE ISSUE IN THE ULTRAMARINE COLOR. One of the great rarities of French Postage Due issues. (Image)	5,250.00	2,500.00
457		FRANCE, ALLIED MILITARY GOVERNMENT, Complete Unexploded "Specimen" Booklet. Ten different Mint N.H. panes of ten with interleaving, Perf 11, values include 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c, 1fr, 1.50fr, 2.5fr, 4fr, 5fr and 10fr (Scott Nos. 2N1-2N10), each pane with large continuous "SPECIMEN" block letters overprint in purple, the cover is imprinted "SPECIMENS OF SUPPLEMENTAL FRENCH POSTAGE STAMPS". VERY FINE. AN IMPORTANT BOOKLET RARITY. A similar complete booklet but with "COMMITTEE" instead of "SUPPLEMENTAL" on the cover and with the second much more common series of stamps (Scott Nos. 2N11-2N20), realized $6,000 plus 10% at a June 2004 auction in New York City. An article by Joe Schirmer in the U.S. Possessions Journal (Volume 3, No. 1, 1980) discusses these booklets, and illustrates four (Austria, France, Germany and Italy) but makes no reference whatsoever to this variety. (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	11,000.00
458		GERMAN STATES, THURN & TAXIS, SOUTHERN DISTRICT, 1852-53, 1kr Black on Light Green, 6kr Black on Rose, 9kr Black on Brownish Yellow (42, 45, 46). Block of four of 9kr, large margins to just in, tied by "148" in target cancels and "Reichelshein 3/5 1857" circular datestamp on folded cover to Pittsburgh Pa., French transits, red "New York Paid 30 May 19" credit datestamp, various transit backstamps, some wear incl. top left stamp of block with defective corner, otherwise Very Fine, scarce multiple on cover (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,100.00
459		GREAT BRITAIN AND UNITED STATES (JOINT ISSUE), ALLIED MILITARY GOVERNMENT, Complete Unexploded "Specimen" Booklet. Nine different Mint N.H. panes of ten with interleaving, Ty. I, Washington printing, Perf 11, Germany Scott Nos. 3N2a-3N9a, 3N13a which is the complete set of nine different for this printing, each pane with large block letter continuous "SPECIMEN" handstamp in purple. VERY FINE AND VERY RARE. An article by Joe Schirmer in the U.S. Possessions Journal (Volume 3, No. 1, 1980) stated that the U.S. Government had only fifteen of these booklets (in the Treasury Department or the Smithsonian), and it is unknown how many may be in private hands. We are aware of a sale at a January 2004 New York City auction where a similar booklet realized $8,500 plus 10%. We believe this and lot 457 are the only ones that have been offered at auction in probably the last two or three decades. (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	14,500.00
460		GOLD COAST, 1875, 1p Blue, 4p Red Violet (1, 2). Horizontal pair and two singles of 1p, tied by "556" in grid cancels and matching "Dix Cove FE 26 76" circular datestamp on cover to Boston Mass., stamps also tied by red 1876 London transit and Boston receiving datestamp, red "Paid at Cape Coast Castle MR 2, 1876" double-circle datestamp, some slight edgewear affects a few stamps, minor cosmetic repairs, appears Very Fine, very rare usage of the First Issue of Gold Coast to the U.S., carried on the NGL Main from Southampton to New York, accompanied by exhibit page giving detailed explanation of rate and routing, Arthur White collection (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	12,500.00

Foreign Stamps and Covers (Crimean War thru Gold Coast)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

453

CRIMEAN WAR, 1856, William Hadfield * Constantinople. Clear strike of forwarder's handstamp with ship's illustration on back of blue 1856 folded letter to Marseilles, France, red "Post-Office British-Army MY 29 1856" and transit backstamps, contents concern Crimean War and state in part "Enclosed I send you a judgement pronounced by a Survey of two Captains appointed by the Naval Commissioner at Kamiesch.", faint horizontal file fold, Very Fine strike of this rare forwarder's marking used during the Crimean War, accompanied by exhibit page giving detailed explanation of rate and routing, Arthur White collection (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

0.00

454

DANISH WEST INDIES, HAPAG, 1875, 10c Black on Yellow and Greenish Blue. Usual s.e. at left, tied by clearly-struck blue "Sievers & Tippenhauer/Cape Haytien" double oval handstamp on blue folded letter from Cap Haitien to St. Thomas, "St. Thomas 2/22 1877" backstamp, a Very Fine and rare HAPAG usage (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,400.00

455

FRANCE, 1850, 1fr Dark Carmine, Yellowish (9). Horizontal strip of three, large margins to just touched at bottom, tied by diamond grids on 1849 cover to New York, red "Paris 1 Nov. 1849" circular datestamp and matching boxed "PD" hs, London transit also ties stamps, bold strike of "5" in circle due marking, with original enclosure, missing small part of top flap, right stamp trivial corner crease

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE STRIP OF THREE OF THE FRANCE ONE-FRANC 1850 ISSUE.

Despite the "PD" handstamp (paid to destination), the letter was marked due 5c from the recipient, as postage was only paid to the border. (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

0.00

456

FRANCE, 1871, 40c Ultramarine, Postage Due (J8a). Original gum, lightly hinged, large margins, radiant color in the true Ultramarine shade

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE FRANCE 40-CENTIME POSTAGE DUE ISSUE IN THE ULTRAMARINE COLOR.

One of the great rarities of French Postage Due issues. (Image)

5,250.00

2,500.00

457

FRANCE, ALLIED MILITARY GOVERNMENT, Complete Unexploded "Specimen" Booklet. Ten different Mint N.H. panes of ten with interleaving, Perf 11, values include 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c, 1fr, 1.50fr, 2.5fr, 4fr, 5fr and 10fr (Scott Nos. 2N1-2N10), each pane with large continuous "SPECIMEN" block letters overprint in purple, the cover is imprinted "SPECIMENS OF SUPPLEMENTAL FRENCH POSTAGE STAMPS".

VERY FINE. AN IMPORTANT BOOKLET RARITY.

A similar complete booklet but with "COMMITTEE" instead of "SUPPLEMENTAL" on the cover and with the second much more common series of stamps (Scott Nos. 2N11-2N20), realized $6,000 plus 10% at a June 2004 auction in New York City. An article by Joe Schirmer in the U.S. Possessions Journal (Volume 3, No. 1, 1980) discusses these booklets, and illustrates four (Austria, France, Germany and Italy) but makes no reference whatsoever to this variety. (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

11,000.00

458

GERMAN STATES, THURN & TAXIS, SOUTHERN DISTRICT, 1852-53, 1kr Black on Light Green, 6kr Black on Rose, 9kr Black on Brownish Yellow (42, 45, 46). Block of four of 9kr, large margins to just in, tied by "148" in target cancels and "Reichelshein 3/5 1857" circular datestamp on folded cover to Pittsburgh Pa., French transits, red "New York Paid 30 May 19" credit datestamp, various transit backstamps, some wear incl. top left stamp of block with defective corner, otherwise Very Fine, scarce multiple on cover (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,100.00

459

GREAT BRITAIN AND UNITED STATES (JOINT ISSUE), ALLIED MILITARY GOVERNMENT, Complete Unexploded "Specimen" Booklet. Nine different Mint N.H. panes of ten with interleaving, Ty. I, Washington printing, Perf 11, Germany Scott Nos. 3N2a-3N9a, 3N13a which is the complete set of nine different for this printing, each pane with large block letter continuous "SPECIMEN" handstamp in purple.

VERY FINE AND VERY RARE.

An article by Joe Schirmer in the U.S. Possessions Journal (Volume 3, No. 1, 1980) stated that the U.S. Government had only fifteen of these booklets (in the Treasury Department or the Smithsonian), and it is unknown how many may be in private hands. We are aware of a sale at a January 2004 New York City auction where a similar booklet realized $8,500 plus 10%. We believe this and lot 457 are the only ones that have been offered at auction in probably the last two or three decades. (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

14,500.00

460

GOLD COAST, 1875, 1p Blue, 4p Red Violet (1, 2). Horizontal pair and two singles of 1p, tied by "556" in grid cancels and matching "Dix Cove FE 26 76" circular datestamp on cover to Boston Mass., stamps also tied by red 1876 London transit and Boston receiving datestamp, red "Paid at Cape Coast Castle MR 2, 1876" double-circle datestamp, some slight edgewear affects a few stamps, minor cosmetic repairs, appears Very Fine, very rare usage of the First Issue of Gold Coast to the U.S., carried on the NGL Main from Southampton to New York, accompanied by exhibit page giving detailed explanation of rate and routing, Arthur White collection (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

12,500.00