Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Foreign Stamps and Covers continued...

**Cayman Islands thru Danish West Indies**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1073		CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1908, 2-1/2p on 4p Brown & Blue, Provisional (20, SG 35). Fresh and exceptionally well-centered, natural gum crease, otherwise Extremely Fine (Image)	1,750.00
1074		CHILE, 1915, 10c Dark Blue & Black, Frame Typographed, Head Lithographed with Center Inverted (131c). Original gum, off-center as always, quite scarce, this stamp also exists in two other printing combinations, the A.P.S. declined to render an opinion, offered on its own merits (Image)	325.00
1075		CHINA, Port Arthur & Dairen, 1948-49, 10y-100y Surcharges (2L36, 2L50-52). Bottom margin block of eight of first, fresh, Fine-Very Fine, scarce, with 2004 P.F. certificates declining opinion due to a lack of reference, offered on their own merits (Image)	3,060.00
1076		CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898, 5c on 8m Blue Green, Fifth Printing (220). Light Puerto Principe circular datestamp, slight tropical toning, centered tiny bit in at bottom, one of the rarest of all the Puerto Principe overprints, signed H. Bloch and with 1973 Friedl certificate, Scott Catalogue states that most examples, except the most common, are faulty or have tropical toning and that their values are for "sound copies where they exist", it is possible that this is just about as nice quality as can be found for this stamp (Image)	2,000.00
1077		CYPRUS, 1882, 30pa on 1pi Rose (17). Original gum, h.r., fresh color, Very Fine, signed H. Bloch (Image)	1,500.00
1078		CYPRUS, 1912, 10sh Green & Red on Yellow & Ł1 Violet & Black on Red (87-88). Fresh and bright, former with interpanneau margin at right, Very Fine (Image)	1,400.00
1079		CYPRUS, 1921, Ł1 Violet and Black on Red (88). Left sheet margin single, Mint N.H., wonderfully fresh and perfectly centered, Extremely Fine Gem, signed H. Bloch (Image)	1,100.00
1080		CZECHOSLOVAKIAN LEGION POST. Picture postcard to Australia written in Esperanto by a legion member and datelined Jan. 22, 1920 from Harbin, China, sent free of postage, legion and town postmarks and censor handstamp, also includes a larger size cover bearing a set of the three legion post stamps perforated 13.75 and tied by Polni Posta postmarks, other official markings and black on pink label, Very Fine lot, the postcard is rare (Image)	E. 200-300
1081		DANISH WEST INDIES, "St. Thomas Express Office". Clear strike of large blue oval backstamp on folded cover to Santo Domingo in the Antilles, bearing two singles of France, 1862, 40c Orange (27) tied by "2602" in diamond of dots cancel, "Nantes 15 Mars. 1867" circular datestamp, missing bottom flap, some slight weear incl. scotch tape stains at right, appears Very Fine, scarce usage of the express office handstamp inbound from Europe (Image)	E. 500-750

Cayman Islands thru Danish West Indies

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

1073

CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1908, 2-1/2p on 4p Brown & Blue, Provisional (20, SG 35). Fresh and exceptionally well-centered, natural gum crease, otherwise Extremely Fine (Image)

1,750.00

1074

CHILE, 1915, 10c Dark Blue & Black, Frame Typographed, Head Lithographed with Center Inverted (131c). Original gum, off-center as always, quite scarce, this stamp also exists in two other printing combinations, the A.P.S. declined to render an opinion, offered on its own merits (Image)

325.00

1075

CHINA, Port Arthur & Dairen, 1948-49, 10y-100y Surcharges (2L36, 2L50-52). Bottom margin block of eight of first, fresh, Fine-Very Fine, scarce, with 2004 P.F. certificates declining opinion due to a lack of reference, offered on their own merits (Image)

3,060.00

1076

CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898, 5c on 8m Blue Green, Fifth Printing (220). Light Puerto Principe circular datestamp, slight tropical toning, centered tiny bit in at bottom, one of the rarest of all the Puerto Principe overprints, signed H. Bloch and with 1973 Friedl certificate, Scott Catalogue states that most examples, except the most common, are faulty or have tropical toning and that their values are for "sound copies where they exist", it is possible that this is just about as nice quality as can be found for this stamp (Image)

2,000.00

1077

CYPRUS, 1882, 30pa on 1pi Rose (17). Original gum, h.r., fresh color, Very Fine, signed H. Bloch (Image)

1,500.00

1078

CYPRUS, 1912, 10sh Green & Red on Yellow & Ł1 Violet & Black on Red (87-88). Fresh and bright, former with interpanneau margin at right, Very Fine (Image)

1,400.00

1079

CYPRUS, 1921, Ł1 Violet and Black on Red (88). Left sheet margin single, Mint N.H., wonderfully fresh and perfectly centered, Extremely Fine Gem, signed H. Bloch (Image)

1,100.00

1080

CZECHOSLOVAKIAN LEGION POST. Picture postcard to Australia written in Esperanto by a legion member and datelined Jan. 22, 1920 from Harbin, China, sent free of postage, legion and town postmarks and censor handstamp, also includes a larger size cover bearing a set of the three legion post stamps perforated 13.75 and tied by Polni Posta postmarks, other official markings and black on pink label, Very Fine lot, the postcard is rare (Image)

E. 200-300

1081

DANISH WEST INDIES, "St. Thomas Express Office". Clear strike of large blue oval backstamp on folded cover to Santo Domingo in the Antilles, bearing two singles of France, 1862, 40c Orange (27) tied by "2602" in diamond of dots cancel, "Nantes 15 Mars. 1867" circular datestamp, missing bottom flap, some slight weear incl. scotch tape stains at right, appears Very Fine, scarce usage of the express office handstamp inbound from Europe (Image)

E. 500-750