Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

**Air Post**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
500		16c Dark Blue, 1923 Air Post (C5). Mint N.H., rich color on bright paper, wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90) (Image)	150.00
501		16c Dark Blue, 1923 Air Post (C5). Mint N.H., rich color on bright paper, wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate for block of six (Image)	150.00
502		24c Carmine, 1923 Air Post (C6). Mint N.H., rich color, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90) (Image)	160.00
503	P	65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Mint N.H. matched top plate no. blocks of six, some minor gum skips and gum bends, 65c minor selvage separation, $1.30 tiny selvage edge tear and $2.60 pos. 4 with a tiny margin stain that shows almost entirely on back, otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image)	22,100.00
504		$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15). Mint N.H. with plate no. at top, bright color EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.60 GRAF ZEPPELIN ISSUE WITH THE GRADE OF XF-SUPERB 95. With 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95) (Image)	1,100.00
505		$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15). With plate no. selvage at bottom, detailed impression, machine cancel, Extremely Fine, a gorgeous stamp, scarce in such superb used condition, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95) (Image)	575.00
506		50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Mint N.H., rich color, wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95) (Image)	100.00
507		6c Dark Blue & Carmine, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (C23a). Mint N.H. strip of three with selvage at bottom and left, brilliant colors, few small tears in bottom selvage only, Extremely Fine, attractive multiple, Scott Retail as pair (Image)	325.00
508		16c Red & Blue, Air Post Special Delivery, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Vertically (CE2a). Mint N.H. strip of three with selvage at right, Positions 13-15 (as noted in pencil on back), brilliant color, light natural gum bends VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE MULTIPLE OF THE 16-CENT RED & BLUE AIR POST SPECIAL DELIVERY IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY. Datz states that 10 pairs are reported. There is also the unique plate block of six, which realized $40,000 in 1997, and a block of four, which realized $8,000 in our Sale 826. With 1970 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as Mint N.H. pair, with no premium for the third stamp. (Image)	3,750.00

Air Post

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

500

16c Dark Blue, 1923 Air Post (C5). Mint N.H., rich color on bright paper, wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90) (Image)

150.00

501

16c Dark Blue, 1923 Air Post (C5). Mint N.H., rich color on bright paper, wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate for block of six (Image)

150.00

502

24c Carmine, 1923 Air Post (C6). Mint N.H., rich color, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90) (Image)

160.00

503

65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Mint N.H. matched top plate no. blocks of six, some minor gum skips and gum bends, 65c minor selvage separation, $1.30 tiny selvage edge tear and $2.60 pos. 4 with a tiny margin stain that shows almost entirely on back, otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image)

22,100.00

504

$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15). Mint N.H. with plate no. at top, bright color

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.60 GRAF ZEPPELIN ISSUE WITH THE GRADE OF XF-SUPERB 95.

With 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95) (Image)

1,100.00

505

$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15). With plate no. selvage at bottom, detailed impression, machine cancel, Extremely Fine, a gorgeous stamp, scarce in such superb used condition, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95) (Image)

575.00

506

50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Mint N.H., rich color, wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95) (Image)

100.00

507

6c Dark Blue & Carmine, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (C23a). Mint N.H. strip of three with selvage at bottom and left, brilliant colors, few small tears in bottom selvage only, Extremely Fine, attractive multiple, Scott Retail as pair (Image)

325.00

508

16c Red & Blue, Air Post Special Delivery, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Vertically (CE2a). Mint N.H. strip of three with selvage at right, Positions 13-15 (as noted in pencil on back), brilliant color, light natural gum bends

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE MULTIPLE OF THE 16-CENT RED & BLUE AIR POST SPECIAL DELIVERY IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY.

Datz states that 10 pairs are reported. There is also the unique plate block of six, which realized $40,000 in 1997, and a block of four, which realized $8,000 in our Sale 826.

With 1970 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as Mint N.H. pair, with no premium for the third stamp. (Image)

3,750.00