Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Superb United States Stamps, Featuring the Sarasota Collection continued...

**1890-93 Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
184		1c Dull Blue (219). Mint N.H., brilliant color on bright paper, Jumbo margins all around, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful stamp, with 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)	80.00
185		2c Lake (219D). Mint N.H., deep rich color, choice centering EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE HIGH-GRADE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT 1890 ISSUE IN THE LAKE COLOR. With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)	650.00
186		2c Lake (219D). Original gum, barely hinged, intense shade and impression, extra wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 1990 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95) (Image)	250.00
187		2c Carmine (220). Mint N.H., brilliant color, almost perfectly centered, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate for block of four (Image)	65.00
188		2c Dark Carmine (220 var). Mint N.H., rich color, choice centering, tiny natural inclusion, Extremely Fine example of this shade variety, with 2001 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85) (Image)	65.00
189		2c Dark Carmine (220). Mint N.H., fabulous wide margins, deep rich color on fresh crisp paper, Extremely Fine (Image)	65.00
190		2c Carmine, Cap on Left "2" (220a). Original gum, very lightly hinged, marvelous centering and wide margins, vivid color, Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)	150.00
191		2c Carmine, Cap on Both "2"'s (220c). Mint N.H., brilliant color and detailed impression clearly showing the cap on both "2"'s, almost perfectly centered with balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT 1890 ISSUE WITH A CAP ON BOTH "2"s THAT WE HAVE EVER OFFERED. AN EXTREMELY RARE STAMP IN SUCH PRISTINE CONDITION. Only a small percentage of 2c 1890's were printed from Plates 245 and 246, which contained the Cap on Both 2's variety. Examples in Mint N.H. condition are rare, and of those surviving Mint N.H. stamps, only a handful are in high grades (VF 80 or better). The current P.S.E. Population Report shows only two Mint N.H. examples of No. 220c (VF 80 is the higher grade). With 1997 and 2004 P.F. certificates (Image)	1,800.00
192		3c Purple (221). Mint N.H., rich color, almost perfectly centered with extra wide margins, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1998 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90 -- this deserves a 95 grade in our opinion) (Image)	225.00
193		3c Purple (221). Mint N.H., pretty pastel color on bright paper, wide margins, post-office fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1999 and 2005 P.F. certificates (Image)	225.00
194		4c Dark Brown (222). Mint N.H., rich color, post-office fresh and Extremely Fine, a scarce stamp with such wide margins and in this superior grade, with 1995 and 2003 P.F. certificates (Image)	290.00

1890-93 Issue

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

184

1c Dull Blue (219). Mint N.H., brilliant color on bright paper, Jumbo margins all around, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful stamp, with 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)

80.00

185

2c Lake (219D). Mint N.H., deep rich color, choice centering

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE HIGH-GRADE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT 1890 ISSUE IN THE LAKE COLOR.

With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

650.00

186

2c Lake (219D). Original gum, barely hinged, intense shade and impression, extra wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 1990 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95) (Image)

250.00

187

2c Carmine (220). Mint N.H., brilliant color, almost perfectly centered, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate for block of four (Image)

65.00

188

2c Dark Carmine (220 var). Mint N.H., rich color, choice centering, tiny natural inclusion, Extremely Fine example of this shade variety, with 2001 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85) (Image)

65.00

189

2c Dark Carmine (220). Mint N.H., fabulous wide margins, deep rich color on fresh crisp paper, Extremely Fine (Image)

65.00

190

2c Carmine, Cap on Left "2" (220a). Original gum, very lightly hinged, marvelous centering and wide margins, vivid color, Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

150.00

191

2c Carmine, Cap on Both "2"'s (220c). Mint N.H., brilliant color and detailed impression clearly showing the cap on both "2"'s, almost perfectly centered with balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT 1890 ISSUE WITH A CAP ON BOTH "2"s THAT WE HAVE EVER OFFERED. AN EXTREMELY RARE STAMP IN SUCH PRISTINE CONDITION.

Only a small percentage of 2c 1890's were printed from Plates 245 and 246, which contained the Cap on Both 2's variety. Examples in Mint N.H. condition are rare, and of those surviving Mint N.H. stamps, only a handful are in high grades (VF 80 or better). The current P.S.E. Population Report shows only two Mint N.H. examples of No. 220c (VF 80 is the higher grade).

With 1997 and 2004 P.F. certificates (Image)

1,800.00

192

3c Purple (221). Mint N.H., rich color, almost perfectly centered with extra wide margins, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1998 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90 -- this deserves a 95 grade in our opinion) (Image)

225.00

193

3c Purple (221). Mint N.H., pretty pastel color on bright paper, wide margins, post-office fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1999 and 2005 P.F. certificates (Image)

225.00

194

4c Dark Brown (222). Mint N.H., rich color, post-office fresh and Extremely Fine, a scarce stamp with such wide margins and in this superior grade, with 1995 and 2003 P.F. certificates (Image)

290.00