Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

**Transpacific Mail To and From the Far East and Australia**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
587		China and Japan Steam Service. Absolutely perfect strike of double-line red oval handstamp in orange-red on 10c Yellow Green entire (U40) to Boston, 10c cancelled by Japanese segmented circle "Chop" cancel, "San Francisco Cal. Feb. 17" transit datestamp at lower right, slight edge wear and backflap removed, still Very Fine, this marking is rarely found so clearly struck on a 10c entire (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	3,500.00
588		Wells, Fargo & Co. China and Japan Express. Printed frank (Haller WF-CJ) on unused legal-size 30c Green on Buff entire (U72), small ink smear at top, flap partly stuck down and split along top, still Very Fine, regardless of the trifling amounts these "China and Japan Express" entires bring, they are truly rare, ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)	E. 500-750	2,400.00
589		Wells, Fargo & Co. China and Japan Express. Printed frank (Haller WF-CJ) on unused legal-size 40c Rose on Buff entire (U73), small repairs at top where slightly brittle paper has chipped or cracked, otherwise Very Fine, same comment as last applies to this entire, ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)	E. 500-750	2,500.00
590		Wells, Fargo & Co. China and Japan Express, Imprint Oblitered. Printed frank and surprint (Haller WF-CJa) on unused legal-size 40c Rose on Buff entire (U73), repairs at edges where brittle paper has chipped or cracked off, otherwise Fine, this frank with the "China and Japan Express" obliterated is reputed to be unique (at the very least, it is extremely rare), ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)	E. 750-1,000	1,250.00
591		NEW SOUTH WALES, 1863, 2p Blue, Perf 13 (48). Horizontal strip of three, tied by "N.S.W." in three-ring oval and "Sydney JY 13 1864" datestamps on cover to San Francisco Cal., clear strike of "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 1, 1864" double-circle datestamp, matching "10" due handstamp and bold strike of "FOREIGN" straightline handstamp, endorsed Per Barque "Australind" VERY FINE, A REMARKABLE USAGE FROM NEW SOUTH WALES TO SAN FRANCISCO. OF THE NINE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE "FOREIGN" HANDSTAMP, ONLY TWO ORIGINATE IN AUSTRALIA. The "FOREIGN" handstamp was applied to incoming mails at San Francisco. In this case, 10c was due from the recipient, which was the so-called "blanket rate" applicable to mail from countries with which the United States had no postal arrangements. Of the nine recorded examples, three are stampless and four originate on the same sailing from Hawaii, which arrived in San Francisco on Sept. 23, 1864. Mounted on page with complete rate and route analysis. Arthur White collection (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,000.00

Transpacific Mail To and From the Far East and Australia

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

587

China and Japan Steam Service. Absolutely perfect strike of double-line red oval handstamp in orange-red on 10c Yellow Green entire (U40) to Boston, 10c cancelled by Japanese segmented circle "Chop" cancel, "San Francisco Cal. Feb. 17" transit datestamp at lower right, slight edge wear and backflap removed, still Very Fine, this marking is rarely found so clearly struck on a 10c entire (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

3,500.00

588

Wells, Fargo & Co. China and Japan Express. Printed frank (Haller WF-CJ) on unused legal-size 30c Green on Buff entire (U72), small ink smear at top, flap partly stuck down and split along top, still Very Fine, regardless of the trifling amounts these "China and Japan Express" entires bring, they are truly rare, ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)

E. 500-750

2,400.00

589

Wells, Fargo & Co. China and Japan Express. Printed frank (Haller WF-CJ) on unused legal-size 40c Rose on Buff entire (U73), small repairs at top where slightly brittle paper has chipped or cracked, otherwise Very Fine, same comment as last applies to this entire, ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)

E. 500-750

2,500.00

590

Wells, Fargo & Co. China and Japan Express, Imprint Oblitered. Printed frank and surprint (Haller WF-CJa) on unused legal-size 40c Rose on Buff entire (U73), repairs at edges where brittle paper has chipped or cracked off, otherwise Fine, this frank with the "China and Japan Express" obliterated is reputed to be unique (at the very least, it is extremely rare), ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1,250.00

591

NEW SOUTH WALES, 1863, 2p Blue, Perf 13 (48). Horizontal strip of three, tied by "N.S.W." in three-ring oval and "Sydney JY 13 1864" datestamps on cover to San Francisco Cal., clear strike of "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 1, 1864" double-circle datestamp, matching "10" due handstamp and bold strike of "FOREIGN" straightline handstamp, endorsed Per Barque "Australind"

VERY FINE, A REMARKABLE USAGE FROM NEW SOUTH WALES TO SAN FRANCISCO. OF THE NINE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE "FOREIGN" HANDSTAMP, ONLY TWO ORIGINATE IN AUSTRALIA.

The "FOREIGN" handstamp was applied to incoming mails at San Francisco. In this case, 10c was due from the recipient, which was the so-called "blanket rate" applicable to mail from countries with which the United States had no postal arrangements. Of the nine recorded examples, three are stampless and four originate on the same sailing from Hawaii, which arrived in San Francisco on Sept. 23, 1864.

Mounted on page with complete rate and route analysis. Arthur White collection (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,000.00