Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

California Mails and Western Expresses, Carriers, Locals and Independent Mails continued...

**Carrier Stamps and Markings continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
4436		Boston Mass., 1c Blue (3LB2). Large margins to just touched at top, tied by red "Penny Post Paid" double-circle with grid, used with 3c Dull Red (11), tied by large "Paid" grid, red "Boston 3cts. Feb. 23" circular datestamp on cover to Laurence Mass., tiny nick in bottom margin of 3c stamp, Fine (Image)	325.00
4437		Boston Mass., 1c Blue (3LB2). Ample to large margins, tied by red "Penny Post Paid" double-circle with grid on April 1853 folded letter to local street address, Very Fine, very rare use of this marking to cancel stamp (Image)	E. 200-300
4438		Boston Mass., 1c Blue (3LB2). Enormous bottom sheet margin and side margins with parts of adjoining stamps, clear at top, tied by red "Penny Post Paid" double-circle with grid on cover to local street address, slightly oily strike, Very Fine, extremely rare use of this marking to cancel the adhesive, ex Hall (Image)	E. 300-400
4439		Boston Mass., 1c Blue (3LB2). Large margins, tied by red "Boston 3 cts. 2 Aug." integral-rate circular datestamp with matching "Paid" on 1851 folded letter to Hanover Mass., lightly cleaned, Very Fine, ex Hall (Image)	E. 200-300
4440		Boston Mass., 1c Blue (3LB2). Margins just touching ornaments, tied by red "Penny Post Paid" double-circle with grid on small brown cover to local street address, Fine, faint strike but extremely rare use of this Boston carrier marking to cancel the adhesive, ex Hall (Image)	E. 300-400
4441		Honour's City Express, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Four margins, intense impression, tied by bold ms. cancel on buff locally-addressed cover, small erased line next to stamp, Very Fine (Image)	E. 100-150
4442		Honour's City Express, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Large margins to in, cancelled by penstroke, used with 3c Dull Red (11), tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Apr. ?" circular datestamp on cover to Scuppernong N.C., 1853 docketing, fresh and Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,500.00
4443		Honour's City Express, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Ample margins, ms. cancel (not tied), used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to touching, tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Sep. 29" circular datestamp on brown cover to Lowell Mass., backflap missing, torn along top edge and small erosion spots in address, otherwise Fine (Image)	E. 200-300
4444		Honour's City Express, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Tied by penstrokes and used with 3c Dull Red (11), large margins to in incl. guide line margin at left, tied by red grid, matching "Charlestown S.C. Jul. ?" circular datestamp on cover front only to Augusta Geo., 1851 docketing, Fine (Image)	E. 300-400
4445		Honour's Penny Post, Charleston S.C., (2c) Black on Bluish (4LB11). Three large margins, slightly in at left, cancelled by ms. "2" (not tied), used with 3c Brownish Carmine (11), full margins to slightly in, tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Jul. 3" circular datestamp on small embossed cover to Effingham S.C., from the Miller correspondence, Honour's stamp has small sealed tear and appears to have been lifted and reaffixed FINE. A RARE COMBINATION OF THE HONOUR'S "PENNY POST" STAMP AND 3-CENT 1851 ISSUE. The Honour's "Penny Post" stamp is extremely rare, with only 13-15 covers believed to be genuine, including 5 on which the carrier is tied. Ex Caspary and Schwartz (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
4446		Honour's Penny Post, Charleston S.C., (2c) Black on Bluish (4LB11). Margins to in, cancelled by pencil "2" and used with 3c Dull Red (11), tied by blue Charleston S.C. circular datestamp on cover to Eatonton Geo., Fine, rare combination, only 13-15 reported, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 750-1,000

Carrier Stamps and Markings continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

4436

Boston Mass., 1c Blue (3LB2). Large margins to just touched at top, tied by red "Penny Post Paid" double-circle with grid, used with 3c Dull Red (11), tied by large "Paid" grid, red "Boston 3cts. Feb. 23" circular datestamp on cover to Laurence Mass., tiny nick in bottom margin of 3c stamp, Fine (Image)

325.00

4437

Boston Mass., 1c Blue (3LB2). Ample to large margins, tied by red "Penny Post Paid" double-circle with grid on April 1853 folded letter to local street address, Very Fine, very rare use of this marking to cancel stamp (Image)

E. 200-300

4438

Boston Mass., 1c Blue (3LB2). Enormous bottom sheet margin and side margins with parts of adjoining stamps, clear at top, tied by red "Penny Post Paid" double-circle with grid on cover to local street address, slightly oily strike, Very Fine, extremely rare use of this marking to cancel the adhesive, ex Hall (Image)

E. 300-400

4439

Boston Mass., 1c Blue (3LB2). Large margins, tied by red "Boston 3 cts. 2 Aug." integral-rate circular datestamp with matching "Paid" on 1851 folded letter to Hanover Mass., lightly cleaned, Very Fine, ex Hall (Image)

E. 200-300

4440

Boston Mass., 1c Blue (3LB2). Margins just touching ornaments, tied by red "Penny Post Paid" double-circle with grid on small brown cover to local street address, Fine, faint strike but extremely rare use of this Boston carrier marking to cancel the adhesive, ex Hall (Image)

E. 300-400

4441

Honour's City Express, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Four margins, intense impression, tied by bold ms. cancel on buff locally-addressed cover, small erased line next to stamp, Very Fine (Image)

E. 100-150

4442

Honour's City Express, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Large margins to in, cancelled by penstroke, used with 3c Dull Red (11), tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Apr. ?" circular datestamp on cover to Scuppernong N.C., 1853 docketing, fresh and Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,500.00

4443

Honour's City Express, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Ample margins, ms. cancel (not tied), used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to touching, tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Sep. 29" circular datestamp on brown cover to Lowell Mass., backflap missing, torn along top edge and small erosion spots in address, otherwise Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

4444

Honour's City Express, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Tied by penstrokes and used with 3c Dull Red (11), large margins to in incl. guide line margin at left, tied by red grid, matching "Charlestown S.C. Jul. ?" circular datestamp on cover front only to Augusta Geo., 1851 docketing, Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

4445

Honour's Penny Post, Charleston S.C., (2c) Black on Bluish (4LB11). Three large margins, slightly in at left, cancelled by ms. "2" (not tied), used with 3c Brownish Carmine (11), full margins to slightly in, tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Jul. 3" circular datestamp on small embossed cover to Effingham S.C., from the Miller correspondence, Honour's stamp has small sealed tear and appears to have been lifted and reaffixed

FINE. A RARE COMBINATION OF THE HONOUR'S "PENNY POST" STAMP AND 3-CENT 1851 ISSUE.

The Honour's "Penny Post" stamp is extremely rare, with only 13-15 covers believed to be genuine, including 5 on which the carrier is tied.

Ex Caspary and Schwartz (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

4446

Honour's Penny Post, Charleston S.C., (2c) Black on Bluish (4LB11). Margins to in, cancelled by pencil "2" and used with 3c Dull Red (11), tied by blue Charleston S.C. circular datestamp on cover to Eatonton Geo., Fine, rare combination, only 13-15 reported, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 750-1,000