Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**Local Posts (Boyd's) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
4735		Boyd's City Post, New York N.Y., Blue on Orange Wove (20LU11). Cut square, cancelled by Boyd's Feb. 6, 1865 circular datestamp (39 Fulton St. type), couple small holes in embossing, Very Fine, extremely rare (Image)	E. 400-500
4736		Boyd's City Post, New York N.Y., Blue on Orange Wove (20LU11). Cut square, cancelled by Boyd's circular datestamp (39 Fulton St. type), one small hole in embossing, Fine, extremely rare (Image)	E. 300-400
4737		Boyd's City Post, New York N.Y., Blue on Orange Wove (20LU11). Cut to shape, cancelled by Boyd's circular datestamp (39 Fulton St. type), several small holes in embossing, otherwise Fine, extremely rare (Image)	E. 100-150
4738		Boyd's City Post, New York N.Y., 1864 Postal Stationery. Six cut squares or full corners on two pages annotated by George B. Sloane, who notes "Originals? I believe they are. GBS" on one page and "All originals in my opinion" on the other, includes Red on White Laid (D14/20mm), Blue on White Wove, Blue on Cream Laid (H18/20mm), Red on Amber Laid (H14/20mm), Blue on Cream Laid (D18/20mm) and Blue on Cream Laid (D18/20mm), Sloane notes that the Cream shades are called "Amber" in Scott, Very Fine, a significant group for the specialist, the distinction between originals and reprints from the original die still confounds philatelists (Image)	E. 400-500
4739		Boyd's City Post, New York N.Y., Blue on Amber Laid (20LU4). D16/20mm, two cut to shape, unused, on page with Sloane's notes ("Originals? I think yes. Probably cut down by someone in early days to fit the early album spaces"), accompanied by three cut squares ("This color paper I think should help identify reprints. It is more of a buff. Oriental Buff"), minor faults, desirable lot for the specialist (Image)	E. 100-150
4740		Boyd's City Post, New York N.Y., Red on Laid, Wove (20LU1). One of each, light pinkish shades, cut to shape, unused, on page with Sloane notes ("Pink - probably originals"), accompanied by six reprints identified as such by Sloane	E. 100-150
4741		Boyd's City Dispatch, New York N.Y., 2c Red on White Laid, Die Ty. L67a (20LU12). Full corner, unused, fresh and Extremely Fine, very scarce (Image)	E. 200-300
4742		Boyd's City Dispatch, New York N.Y., 2c Red on White Laid, Die Ty. L67a (20LU12). Cut square, unused, thin spot, Very Fine appearance, very scarce (Image)	E. 100-150
4743		Boyd's City Dispatch, New York N.Y., 2c Red on White Laid, Die Ty. L67a (20LU12). Cut square, unused, Very Fine, scarce (Image)	E. 150-200
4744		Boyd's City Dispatch, New York N.Y., 2c Red on White Laid, Die Ty. L67a (20LU12). Cut square, unused, Very Fine, scarce (Image)	E. 150-200
4745		Boyd's City Dispatch, New York N.Y., 2c Red on White Laid, Die Ty. L67a (20LU12). Cut square, uncancelled with trace of ms. at bottom, Fine, scarce (Image)	E. 75-100

Local Posts (Boyd's) continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

4735

Boyd's City Post, New York N.Y., Blue on Orange Wove (20LU11). Cut square, cancelled by Boyd's Feb. 6, 1865 circular datestamp (39 Fulton St. type), couple small holes in embossing, Very Fine, extremely rare (Image)

E. 400-500

4736

Boyd's City Post, New York N.Y., Blue on Orange Wove (20LU11). Cut square, cancelled by Boyd's circular datestamp (39 Fulton St. type), one small hole in embossing, Fine, extremely rare (Image)

E. 300-400

4737

Boyd's City Post, New York N.Y., Blue on Orange Wove (20LU11). Cut to shape, cancelled by Boyd's circular datestamp (39 Fulton St. type), several small holes in embossing, otherwise Fine, extremely rare (Image)

E. 100-150

4738

Boyd's City Post, New York N.Y., 1864 Postal Stationery. Six cut squares or full corners on two pages annotated by George B. Sloane, who notes "Originals? I believe they are. GBS" on one page and "All originals in my opinion" on the other, includes Red on White Laid (D14/20mm), Blue on White Wove, Blue on Cream Laid (H18/20mm), Red on Amber Laid (H14/20mm), Blue on Cream Laid (D18/20mm) and Blue on Cream Laid (D18/20mm), Sloane notes that the Cream shades are called "Amber" in Scott, Very Fine, a significant group for the specialist, the distinction between originals and reprints from the original die still confounds philatelists (Image)

E. 400-500

4739

Boyd's City Post, New York N.Y., Blue on Amber Laid (20LU4). D16/20mm, two cut to shape, unused, on page with Sloane's notes ("Originals? I think yes. Probably cut down by someone in early days to fit the early album spaces"), accompanied by three cut squares ("This color paper I think should help identify reprints. It is more of a buff. Oriental Buff"), minor faults, desirable lot for the specialist (Image)

E. 100-150

4740

Boyd's City Post, New York N.Y., Red on Laid, Wove (20LU1). One of each, light pinkish shades, cut to shape, unused, on page with Sloane notes ("Pink - probably originals"), accompanied by six reprints identified as such by Sloane

E. 100-150

4741

Boyd's City Dispatch, New York N.Y., 2c Red on White Laid, Die Ty. L67a (20LU12). Full corner, unused, fresh and Extremely Fine, very scarce (Image)

E. 200-300

4742

Boyd's City Dispatch, New York N.Y., 2c Red on White Laid, Die Ty. L67a (20LU12). Cut square, unused, thin spot, Very Fine appearance, very scarce (Image)

E. 100-150

4743

Boyd's City Dispatch, New York N.Y., 2c Red on White Laid, Die Ty. L67a (20LU12). Cut square, unused, Very Fine, scarce (Image)

E. 150-200

4744

Boyd's City Dispatch, New York N.Y., 2c Red on White Laid, Die Ty. L67a (20LU12). Cut square, unused, Very Fine, scarce (Image)

E. 150-200

4745

Boyd's City Dispatch, New York N.Y., 2c Red on White Laid, Die Ty. L67a (20LU12). Cut square, uncancelled with trace of ms. at bottom, Fine, scarce (Image)

E. 75-100