Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**Transoceanic Covers by Country - Haiti thru Jamaica**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1123		HAITI, "Paid at Port-Au-Prince" Crowned Circle. Well-struck red handstamp on 1881 cover to Paris, France, bold "Port-Au-Prince D AP 9 81" datestamp, London and receiving backstamps, red ms. rate at top left, slightly reduced and cover torn at top left, otherwise Very Fine, rare, the last example we offered realized $2,800 hammer in our Sale 863 (Image)	E. 750-1,000
1124		INDIA, 1855-64, -1/2a Blue, 1a Brown, 2a Dull Rose, 8a Rose (11, 12, 13, 18). Tied by octagonal targets, red "G.P.O. Ex Calcutta JA. 3, 1861" double-circle datestamp on back of blue folded letter to Boston, bold strike of red boxed "India Paid" handstamp, London transit, "Boston Am. Pkt. Feb. 20" receiving datestamp with matching "5" due marking, stamps barely affected from placement near edge of cover, 1a affected by vertical file fold, some overall wear, Very Fine appearance, colorful franking (Image)	E. 300-400
1125		ROMAN STATES, 1852, 2b Black on Yellow Green, 6b Black on Grayish Lilac (3a, 7b). Horizontal strip of three and pair of 6b, tied by diamond grids and "Roma 6 Apr. 66" double-circle datestamp on cover to Homer N.Y., French transit, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Apr. 27" datestamp, ms. "Adv. May 1 and 2", some wear, Very Fine, scarce and attractive usage, on page describing rate and route (Image)	E. 500-750
1126		ROMAN STATES, 1852, 6b Grayish Greasy Ink on Greenish Green, 6b Black on Gray Lilac, 8b Black (7c, 7b, 9). Two covers, one with No. 7c and two pairs of 8b on 1856 folded letter from Rome to Buffalo N.Y., second with No. 7b and strip of four of 8b on 1857 cover to Buffalo N.Y., appropriate markings, first with vertical file fold affecting one 8b, Fine (Image)	E. 300-400
1127		TUSCANY, 1851-52, 4cr Green, 6cr Blue, 9cr Gray Lilac (6-8). Horizontal pair of 9cr, large margins to in, tied by grids, "Levorno 14 Lug. 1855" double-circle datestamp on blue folded letter to Buffalo N.Y., red French transit also ties 6cr, "Boston Br. Pkt. 5 Aug. 2" transit, vertical file fold does not affect stamps, some wear, Very Fine, colorful usage (Image)	E. 750-1,000
1128		TUSCANY, 1851-52, 6cr Blue, 9cr Gray Lilac (7, 8). Margins to in, rich colors, cancelled by grid, Aug. 9, 1855 double-circle datestamp on blue folded letter to Buffalo N.Y., red Havre transit backstamp, "New-York Ship 5cts. 7 Sep." arrival marking, vertical file folds do not affect stamps, Very Fine, colorful usage (Image)	E. 400-500
1129		ITALY, 1863, 15c Blue (22). Four pairs, large margins to clear, tied by "Firenze 21 Mar. 1863" datestamps on cover to New York, red Cherbourg transit, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Apr. 11" datestamp, endorsed "via Svizerra" at top VERY FINE. A SUPERB AND VERY RARE FRANKING FOR THE FRENCH MAIL RATE FROM ITALY TO THE UNITED STATES. The use of eight 15c stamps to prepay the French Mail rate is extremely unusual. (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000
1130		U.S. MAIL TO AND FROM SWITZERLAND AND ITALY. 55 covers on annotated exhibit pages in one album, all to or from Switzerland and Italy via France and Great Britain, U.S. stamp frankings incl. 1c & 12c 1857 strip of three, 15c 1869 and Bank Note issues, foreign frankings incl. multicolor Roman States, better stampless incl. 1858 San Francisco to Locarno with Swiss Consulate handstamp, 1866 Allan Line from Switzerland to U.S. with N.Y. depreciated currency datestamp, 1846 N.Y. to Sicily via Britain and Austria, many different lines represented, stampless in excellent condition, stamped covers have minor faults, a colorful and scarce group with copious notes regarding routes and rates, almost all covers in the $100 to $150 value range	E. 3,000-4,000
1131		JAMAICA, 1860-63, 1sh Brown (6). Tied by oval grid, "Kingston Jamaica JY 5, 1862" circular datestamp on blue folded letter to New York, route instructions at bottom indicates sent via Cuba, bold "Steamship 10" in circle handstamp, faint vertical file folds well away from stamp, Very Fine and rare, very few Lanman & Kemp covers were franked with stamps (Image)	E. 500-750

Transoceanic Covers by Country - Haiti thru Jamaica

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

1123

HAITI, "Paid at Port-Au-Prince" Crowned Circle. Well-struck red handstamp on 1881 cover to Paris, France, bold "Port-Au-Prince D AP 9 81" datestamp, London and receiving backstamps, red ms. rate at top left, slightly reduced and cover torn at top left, otherwise Very Fine, rare, the last example we offered realized $2,800 hammer in our Sale 863 (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1124

INDIA, 1855-64, -1/2a Blue, 1a Brown, 2a Dull Rose, 8a Rose (11, 12, 13, 18). Tied by octagonal targets, red "G.P.O. Ex Calcutta JA. 3, 1861" double-circle datestamp on back of blue folded letter to Boston, bold strike of red boxed "India Paid" handstamp, London transit, "Boston Am. Pkt. Feb. 20" receiving datestamp with matching "5" due marking, stamps barely affected from placement near edge of cover, 1a affected by vertical file fold, some overall wear, Very Fine appearance, colorful franking (Image)

E. 300-400

1125

ROMAN STATES, 1852, 2b Black on Yellow Green, 6b Black on Grayish Lilac (3a, 7b). Horizontal strip of three and pair of 6b, tied by diamond grids and "Roma 6 Apr. 66" double-circle datestamp on cover to Homer N.Y., French transit, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Apr. 27" datestamp, ms. "Adv. May 1 and 2", some wear, Very Fine, scarce and attractive usage, on page describing rate and route (Image)

E. 500-750

1126

ROMAN STATES, 1852, 6b Grayish Greasy Ink on Greenish Green, 6b Black on Gray Lilac, 8b Black (7c, 7b, 9). Two covers, one with No. 7c and two pairs of 8b on 1856 folded letter from Rome to Buffalo N.Y., second with No. 7b and strip of four of 8b on 1857 cover to Buffalo N.Y., appropriate markings, first with vertical file fold affecting one 8b, Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

1127

TUSCANY, 1851-52, 4cr Green, 6cr Blue, 9cr Gray Lilac (6-8). Horizontal pair of 9cr, large margins to in, tied by grids, "Levorno 14 Lug. 1855" double-circle datestamp on blue folded letter to Buffalo N.Y., red French transit also ties 6cr, "Boston Br. Pkt. 5 Aug. 2" transit, vertical file fold does not affect stamps, some wear, Very Fine, colorful usage (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1128

TUSCANY, 1851-52, 6cr Blue, 9cr Gray Lilac (7, 8). Margins to in, rich colors, cancelled by grid, Aug. 9, 1855 double-circle datestamp on blue folded letter to Buffalo N.Y., red Havre transit backstamp, "New-York Ship 5cts. 7 Sep." arrival marking, vertical file folds do not affect stamps, Very Fine, colorful usage (Image)

E. 400-500

1129

ITALY, 1863, 15c Blue (22). Four pairs, large margins to clear, tied by "Firenze 21 Mar. 1863" datestamps on cover to New York, red Cherbourg transit, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Apr. 11" datestamp, endorsed "via Svizerra" at top

VERY FINE. A SUPERB AND VERY RARE FRANKING FOR THE FRENCH MAIL RATE FROM ITALY TO THE UNITED STATES.

The use of eight 15c stamps to prepay the French Mail rate is extremely unusual. (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

1130

U.S. MAIL TO AND FROM SWITZERLAND AND ITALY. 55 covers on annotated exhibit pages in one album, all to or from Switzerland and Italy via France and Great Britain, U.S. stamp frankings incl. 1c & 12c 1857 strip of three, 15c 1869 and Bank Note issues, foreign frankings incl. multicolor Roman States, better stampless incl. 1858 San Francisco to Locarno with Swiss Consulate handstamp, 1866 Allan Line from Switzerland to U.S. with N.Y. depreciated currency datestamp, 1846 N.Y. to Sicily via Britain and Austria, many different lines represented, stampless in excellent condition, stamped covers have minor faults, a colorful and scarce group with copious notes regarding routes and rates, almost all covers in the $100 to $150 value range

E. 3,000-4,000

1131

JAMAICA, 1860-63, 1sh Brown (6). Tied by oval grid, "Kingston Jamaica JY 5, 1862" circular datestamp on blue folded letter to New York, route instructions at bottom indicates sent via Cuba, bold "Steamship 10" in circle handstamp, faint vertical file folds well away from stamp, Very Fine and rare, very few Lanman & Kemp covers were franked with stamps (Image)

E. 500-750