Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Foreign Stamps and Covers continued...

**North Borneo thru Peru**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1153		NORTH BORNEO, 1918, "FOUR CENTS" Red Cross Surcharges (B31-B47, SG 214-234). Complete set, Fine-Very Fine (Image)	591.55
1154		NORTH BORNEO, 1942, 1c-$5.00 Japanese Occupation Overprints (N1-N15). Complete set, lightly hinged, Fine-Very Fine (Image)	2,425.00
1155		NORTH BORNEO, 1944, $2.00 on1c Red Brown and Dark Green (N30). Well-centered, typical tropical original gum with some slight perf tip gum soaks in the top margin, otherwise Very Fine, rare stamp, signed N.H.D (Nathan H. Deutsche, Coronet Stamp Co.) and with 1980 P.F. certificate not mentioning the gum soaks (Image)	4,250.00
1156		NOVA SCOTIA, 1851, 1sh Cold Violet (7, SG 7). Margins all around, fresh, deep rich color, very light oval grid cancellation, appears unused at a glance, Very Fine, quite nice quality for this rare stamp that is typically seen cut in and/or faulty or repaired (Image)	6,000.00
1157		PALESTINE, 1922, 9pi Bister, 25mm Tall Variety (Dorfman 82at). Rich color, clear strike of Jerusalem circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice example of this scarce variety, initialled by Hoexter, handstamped by Darlow and accompanied by 2004 Dorfman certificate (Image)	E. 300-400
1158		PERU, 1858, -1/2p Rose Red (5). Clear to large margins, fresh deep color with a clearly struck Callao May 12, 1858 datestamp, few faults incl. translucency and thin spots, appears Fine, very rare, "W.H.C." (Colson) handstamp guarantee (Image)	3,000.00
1159		PERU, 1866, 20c Brown, Diagonal Half Used as 10c (18a). Tied by town in dots cancel on reduced folded cover (lacks one side flap), 1877 docketing on the reverse, trivial filing crease, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	375.00
1160		PERU, Thor Heyerdahl's Kon Tiki Expedition. Best-selling author and leader of the Kon Tiki expedition, signature in blue on rare cover carried on the famed 1947 trip from Peru to Tahiti, address panel panel also in his hand, postmarked Lima Peru with April 1947 datestamp and backstamped Papeete Tahiti, Aug. 28, 1947, the final day of the journey, appropriate printed cachet in black on front, flap with handstamped cachet in lilac depicting the raft, Very Fine, believed to be one of six covers carried on this expedition (Image)	E. 750-1,000

North Borneo thru Peru

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

1153

NORTH BORNEO, 1918, "FOUR CENTS" Red Cross Surcharges (B31-B47, SG 214-234). Complete set, Fine-Very Fine (Image)

591.55

1154

NORTH BORNEO, 1942, 1c-$5.00 Japanese Occupation Overprints (N1-N15). Complete set, lightly hinged, Fine-Very Fine (Image)

2,425.00

1155

NORTH BORNEO, 1944, $2.00 on1c Red Brown and Dark Green (N30). Well-centered, typical tropical original gum with some slight perf tip gum soaks in the top margin, otherwise Very Fine, rare stamp, signed N.H.D (Nathan H. Deutsche, Coronet Stamp Co.) and with 1980 P.F. certificate not mentioning the gum soaks (Image)

4,250.00

1156

NOVA SCOTIA, 1851, 1sh Cold Violet (7, SG 7). Margins all around, fresh, deep rich color, very light oval grid cancellation, appears unused at a glance, Very Fine, quite nice quality for this rare stamp that is typically seen cut in and/or faulty or repaired (Image)

6,000.00

1157

PALESTINE, 1922, 9pi Bister, 25mm Tall Variety (Dorfman 82at). Rich color, clear strike of Jerusalem circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice example of this scarce variety, initialled by Hoexter, handstamped by Darlow and accompanied by 2004 Dorfman certificate (Image)

E. 300-400

1158

PERU, 1858, -1/2p Rose Red (5). Clear to large margins, fresh deep color with a clearly struck Callao May 12, 1858 datestamp, few faults incl. translucency and thin spots, appears Fine, very rare, "W.H.C." (Colson) handstamp guarantee (Image)

3,000.00

1159

PERU, 1866, 20c Brown, Diagonal Half Used as 10c (18a). Tied by town in dots cancel on reduced folded cover (lacks one side flap), 1877 docketing on the reverse, trivial filing crease, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

375.00

1160

PERU, Thor Heyerdahl's Kon Tiki Expedition. Best-selling author and leader of the Kon Tiki expedition, signature in blue on rare cover carried on the famed 1947 trip from Peru to Tahiti, address panel panel also in his hand, postmarked Lima Peru with April 1947 datestamp and backstamped Papeete Tahiti, Aug. 28, 1947, the final day of the journey, appropriate printed cachet in black on front, flap with handstamped cachet in lilac depicting the raft, Very Fine, believed to be one of six covers carried on this expedition (Image)

E. 750-1,000