Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

2006 Rarities of the World continued...

**Offices in China, Officials**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
908		12c on 6c Offices in China (K6). Mint N.H. top plate no. 7837 block of six with extra wide selvage, brilliant color, choice centering, post-office fresh EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED WIDE TOP PLATE BLOCK OF THE 12-CENT OFFICES IN CHINA ISSUE. With 1986 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,350.00
909		1c Interior (O15). Top left corner imprint and plate no. 52 block of fourteen, the Scott-listed plate block of twelve is Mint N.H., top left stamp trace of h.r. where applied in corner selvage, radiant color, choice centering, fresh and Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. plate block of ten and four hinged singles (Image)	1,220.00
910		$2.00 State (O68). Original gum, lightly hinged, wide margins and beautifully centered, fresh and rich colors, Extremely Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,250.00
911		$10.00 State (O70). Large part original gum, fresh color, almost perfectly centered EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $10.00 STATE DEPARTMENT. Ex Zoellner. With 1989 P.F. certificate (Image)	4,500.00
912	S	1c-90c Officials, "Specimen" Overprints (O1S-O67S, O72S-O93S). Complete set less the dollar value States, also incl. few ribbed paper varieties incl. Nos. O1Sb, O10Sa, O25Sb, O57Sb, soft papers incl. Nos. O10xS, O35xS and O57xS, generally rich colors, few small faults to be expected FINE-VERY FINE. A RARE SET OF THE OFFICIAL SPECIMEN OVERPRINTS, WHICH ONLY NEEDS THE FOUR DOLLAR-VALUE STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUES TO BE COMPLETE. A RARE ASSEMBLAGE. No. O77 with 1987 P.F. certificate. (Image)	45,417.00
913	S	30c Agriculture, "Sepcimen" Error (O9Sa). Without gum as issued, vibrant color, centered to right as are all known examples FRESH AND FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT AGRICULTURE WITH THE "SEPCIMEN" ERROR. ONLY THREE COPIES ARE RECORDED. With 2001 A.P.S. certificate (Image)	9,000.00
914	S	$2.00 State, Specimen Ovpt. (O68S). Without gum as issued, wonderfully fresh and crisp, pulled perf at right FINE. A VERY DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE $2.00 STATE SPECIMEN. Although the Scott Specialized states that 32 $2.00 State "Specimen" stamps were issued, the description for the Markovits example states "only about twenty are recorded", presumably based on Markovits's original research. (Image)	12,500.00

Offices in China, Officials

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

908

12c on 6c Offices in China (K6). Mint N.H. top plate no. 7837 block of six with extra wide selvage, brilliant color, choice centering, post-office fresh

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED WIDE TOP PLATE BLOCK OF THE 12-CENT OFFICES IN CHINA ISSUE.

With 1986 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,350.00

909

1c Interior (O15). Top left corner imprint and plate no. 52 block of fourteen, the Scott-listed plate block of twelve is Mint N.H., top left stamp trace of h.r. where applied in corner selvage, radiant color, choice centering, fresh and Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. plate block of ten and four hinged singles (Image)

1,220.00

910

$2.00 State (O68). Original gum, lightly hinged, wide margins and beautifully centered, fresh and rich colors, Extremely Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,250.00

911

$10.00 State (O70). Large part original gum, fresh color, almost perfectly centered

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $10.00 STATE DEPARTMENT.

Ex Zoellner. With 1989 P.F. certificate (Image)

4,500.00

912

1c-90c Officials, "Specimen" Overprints (O1S-O67S, O72S-O93S). Complete set less the dollar value States, also incl. few ribbed paper varieties incl. Nos. O1Sb, O10Sa, O25Sb, O57Sb, soft papers incl. Nos. O10xS, O35xS and O57xS, generally rich colors, few small faults to be expected

FINE-VERY FINE. A RARE SET OF THE OFFICIAL SPECIMEN OVERPRINTS, WHICH ONLY NEEDS THE FOUR DOLLAR-VALUE STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUES TO BE COMPLETE. A RARE ASSEMBLAGE.

No. O77 with 1987 P.F. certificate. (Image)

45,417.00

913

30c Agriculture, "Sepcimen" Error (O9Sa). Without gum as issued, vibrant color, centered to right as are all known examples

FRESH AND FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT AGRICULTURE WITH THE "SEPCIMEN" ERROR. ONLY THREE COPIES ARE RECORDED.

With 2001 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

9,000.00

914

$2.00 State, Specimen Ovpt. (O68S). Without gum as issued, wonderfully fresh and crisp, pulled perf at right

FINE. A VERY DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE $2.00 STATE SPECIMEN.

Although the Scott Specialized states that 32 $2.00 State "Specimen" stamps were issued, the description for the Markovits example states "only about twenty are recorded", presumably based on Markovits's original research. (Image)

12,500.00