Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**Local Posts (Boyd's) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
4647		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Blue Gray (20L18). Two, each with ample to large margins, one creased, tied by bluish-black Boyd's oval datestamp on piece, scarce 2c rate, Very Fine appearance (Image)	E. 75-100
4648		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Blue Gray (20L18). Horizontal pair, large margins to slightly in at bottom, Boyd's oval datestamp, slightly oxidised and minor faults, still a very rare used multiple for 2c rate (Image)	E. 75-100
4649		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Blue Gray, "Cents" (20L18a). Large margins, used on piece with 3c Dull Red (26), 1c tied by "Paid" in oval, both tied by "New-York Aug. 18, 1861" circular datestamp (year also written in ms.), Very Fine, scarce (Image)	E. 75-100
4650		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Blue Gray, "Cents" (20L18a). Ample to large margins, tied by Boyd's blue "Paid" in oval and New York circular datestamp on small yellow piece, Very Fine, scarce used example of the "Cents" variety (Image)	90.00
4651	S	Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Gold on Dark Blue, Tete-Beche Pair (20L21a). Vertical block of six with top two pairs tete-beche, unused (no gum), large margins incl. to sheet margin, creased and small surface faults, still Very Fine, scarce multiple (Image)	E. 200-300
4652		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Red, Tete-Beche Pair (20L23a). Horizontal block of eight comprising four vertical tete-beche pairs, slightly overlapping work-and-turn impressions, original gum, huge margins, creases more apparent on back than front, otherwise Extremely Fine, scarce and desirable multiple, three of the Eagle & Globe vignettes are heavily distorted (Image)	E. 100-150
4653		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Blue (20L25). Complete pane of 100, original gum, large margins, gum creasing and minor faults typical of glazed enamel paper, still Very Fine, rare, Scott Retail as blocks of four is $750.00 (Image)	E. 400-500
4654		Boyd's Eagle & Globe Forgeries. Three, 7c on Blue and Light Green, 9c on Orange Yellow, mounting on two pieces of album, one inscribed "septentrionale" (Image)	E. 75-100
4655		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Yellow Green (20L2). Large margins to in at left, red "Free" cancel, red "Boyd's City Express Post Nov. 25 9 O'C" oval datestamp and "'The Sun' Newspaper and Foreign Letter Office, New-York, United States" forwarder's label on folded letter to local street address, datelined "Nuevitas 3d Novemer 1844" enclosing letters to forward to England, slightly soiled along file fold, Fine and scarce Boyd's usage (Image)	E. 200-300
4656		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Yellow Green (20L2). Cut to shape mostly clear of oval frameline, slight crease in margin, red "Free" cancel, red "Boyd's City Express Post Jan. 3 4 O'C" oval datestamp on Jan. 1, 1845 printed notice of sale of Philadelphia hotel, local hotel address, evidently brought to New York City and distributed by Boyd's, Fine, the Boyd's Second Issue 20L2 is scarce (Image)	E. 100-150
4657		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4). Large margins, bright color, black grid cancel, tied by red "New-York 5cts 2 Feb." integral-rate circular datestamp on small cover to Elizabethtown N.J., Extremely Fine, a lovely tied example (Image)	E. 100-150

Local Posts (Boyd's) continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

4647

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Blue Gray (20L18). Two, each with ample to large margins, one creased, tied by bluish-black Boyd's oval datestamp on piece, scarce 2c rate, Very Fine appearance (Image)

E. 75-100

4648

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Blue Gray (20L18). Horizontal pair, large margins to slightly in at bottom, Boyd's oval datestamp, slightly oxidised and minor faults, still a very rare used multiple for 2c rate (Image)

E. 75-100

4649

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Blue Gray, "Cents" (20L18a). Large margins, used on piece with 3c Dull Red (26), 1c tied by "Paid" in oval, both tied by "New-York Aug. 18, 1861" circular datestamp (year also written in ms.), Very Fine, scarce (Image)

E. 75-100

4650

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Blue Gray, "Cents" (20L18a). Ample to large margins, tied by Boyd's blue "Paid" in oval and New York circular datestamp on small yellow piece, Very Fine, scarce used example of the "Cents" variety (Image)

90.00

4651

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Gold on Dark Blue, Tete-Beche Pair (20L21a). Vertical block of six with top two pairs tete-beche, unused (no gum), large margins incl. to sheet margin, creased and small surface faults, still Very Fine, scarce multiple (Image)

E. 200-300

4652

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Red, Tete-Beche Pair (20L23a). Horizontal block of eight comprising four vertical tete-beche pairs, slightly overlapping work-and-turn impressions, original gum, huge margins, creases more apparent on back than front, otherwise Extremely Fine, scarce and desirable multiple, three of the Eagle & Globe vignettes are heavily distorted (Image)

E. 100-150

4653

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Blue (20L25). Complete pane of 100, original gum, large margins, gum creasing and minor faults typical of glazed enamel paper, still Very Fine, rare, Scott Retail as blocks of four is $750.00 (Image)

E. 400-500

4654

Boyd's Eagle & Globe Forgeries. Three, 7c on Blue and Light Green, 9c on Orange Yellow, mounting on two pieces of album, one inscribed "septentrionale" (Image)

E. 75-100

4655

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Yellow Green (20L2). Large margins to in at left, red "Free" cancel, red "Boyd's City Express Post Nov. 25 9 O'C" oval datestamp and "'The Sun' Newspaper and Foreign Letter Office, New-York, United States" forwarder's label on folded letter to local street address, datelined "Nuevitas 3d Novemer 1844" enclosing letters to forward to England, slightly soiled along file fold, Fine and scarce Boyd's usage (Image)

E. 200-300

4656

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Yellow Green (20L2). Cut to shape mostly clear of oval frameline, slight crease in margin, red "Free" cancel, red "Boyd's City Express Post Jan. 3 4 O'C" oval datestamp on Jan. 1, 1845 printed notice of sale of Philadelphia hotel, local hotel address, evidently brought to New York City and distributed by Boyd's, Fine, the Boyd's Second Issue 20L2 is scarce (Image)

E. 100-150

4657

Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4). Large margins, bright color, black grid cancel, tied by red "New-York 5cts 2 Feb." integral-rate circular datestamp on small cover to Elizabethtown N.J., Extremely Fine, a lovely tied example (Image)

E. 100-150