Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Elliott H. Coulter Collection of The United States 1869 Pictorial Issue continued...

**1c-90c 1869 Pictorial Issue off-cover continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
23		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Unused (no gum), bright colors, choice centering with wide and balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE 1869 15-CENT TYPE I IS RARELY ENCOUNTERED WITH THE MARGIN WIDTH AND CENTERING OF THIS SUPERB UNUSED STAMP. The 15c Type I comes from the first 1869 printing, in May 1869 the 15c went to press using the second frame plate, which produced Type II. This is the widest-margined unused example we have offered since keeping computerized records. (Image)	4,000.00
24	P	15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Panama-Pacific Small Die Proof on Wove (119P2a). 30 x 30mm, fresh colors, thin spots, Very Fine appearance, extremely rare die proof issued for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,600.00
25		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Unused (regummed), deep rich colors, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine (Image)	1,750.00
26		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Tied by circle of wedges cancel on large portion of blue folded cover with "Augustine Heard & Co." (of China) and sender's routing instructions "pr. 'City of Washington' to England, thence via P.&O.S.N.Co. leaving London 18 Nov.", red "64" credit, the key to this usage is the blue "Foochow JA 14 71" receiving backstamp, Fine, what a cover this must have been (Image)	E. 500-750
27	P	24c Green & Violet, Large Die Proof on India (120P1). Cut to shape, mounted on India with National Bank Note Co. imprint at bottom, Very Fine, the 24c large die proof only exists as a hybrid (Image)	550.00
28		24c Green & Violet (120). Unused (regummed), rich colors on bright paper, choice centering, light corner crease at bottom right, Extremely Fine Gem appearance (Image)	4,000.00
29		24c Green & Violet (120). Rich colors nicely contrasted by red cork cancel typically used on New York supplementary mail, small thin spot at center, appears Fine, purple backstamp (Image)	1,075.00
30		30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Unused (no gum), bright colors, wide margins, fresh and nearly Very Fine (Image)	3,750.00
31		90c Carmine & Black (122). Unused (regummed), intense shade and impression, short perf at top, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	5,250.00
32	E	1869 Pictorial Essays. 12, incl. variety of 1c, 3c and 12c Small Numerals perforated and gummed, 5c Washington, 90c Frame Only, also a small group of miscellaneous used U.S. stamps, Washington vignette and banknote with locomotive vignette used on 3c, mixed condition (Image)	E. 400-500
33		1c, 3c 1869 Pictorial Issue (112, 114). Five items, incl. unused 1c (regummed), two original gum 3c, unused 3c, also block of four of 3c with split grills, Fine-Very Fine (Image)	2,800.00

1c-90c 1869 Pictorial Issue off-cover continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Unused (no gum), bright colors, choice centering with wide and balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE 1869 15-CENT TYPE I IS RARELY ENCOUNTERED WITH THE MARGIN WIDTH AND CENTERING OF THIS SUPERB UNUSED STAMP.

The 15c Type I comes from the first 1869 printing, in May 1869 the 15c went to press using the second frame plate, which produced Type II. This is the widest-margined unused example we have offered since keeping computerized records. (Image)

4,000.00

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Panama-Pacific Small Die Proof on Wove (119P2a). 30 x 30mm, fresh colors, thin spots, Very Fine appearance, extremely rare die proof issued for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,600.00

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Unused (regummed), deep rich colors, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine (Image)

1,750.00

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Tied by circle of wedges cancel on large portion of blue folded cover with "Augustine Heard & Co." (of China) and sender's routing instructions "pr. 'City of Washington' to England, thence via P.&O.S.N.Co. leaving London 18 Nov.", red "64" credit, the key to this usage is the blue "Foochow JA 14 71" receiving backstamp, Fine, what a cover this must have been (Image)

E. 500-750

24c Green & Violet, Large Die Proof on India (120P1). Cut to shape, mounted on India with National Bank Note Co. imprint at bottom, Very Fine, the 24c large die proof only exists as a hybrid (Image)

550.00

24c Green & Violet (120). Unused (regummed), rich colors on bright paper, choice centering, light corner crease at bottom right, Extremely Fine Gem appearance (Image)

4,000.00

24c Green & Violet (120). Rich colors nicely contrasted by red cork cancel typically used on New York supplementary mail, small thin spot at center, appears Fine, purple backstamp (Image)

1,075.00

30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Unused (no gum), bright colors, wide margins, fresh and nearly Very Fine (Image)

3,750.00

90c Carmine & Black (122). Unused (regummed), intense shade and impression, short perf at top, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

5,250.00

1869 Pictorial Essays. 12, incl. variety of 1c, 3c and 12c Small Numerals perforated and gummed, 5c Washington, 90c Frame Only, also a small group of miscellaneous used U.S. stamps, Washington vignette and banknote with locomotive vignette used on 3c, mixed condition (Image)

E. 400-500

1c, 3c 1869 Pictorial Issue (112, 114). Five items, incl. unused 1c (regummed), two original gum 3c, unused 3c, also block of four of 3c with split grills, Fine-Very Fine (Image)

2,800.00