Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
253		1c-10c Kansas (658-668). Planty #5 rubber stamped cachet in black for First Flight Kansas City Mo., complete set of eleven values on ten covers, some in combination, a few multiples of low values, a few with plate numbers, all tied by unofficial First Day Kansas City, Kans. May 1, 1929 machine or duplex cancels, neatly opened at bottom A PRISTINE AND RARE SET OF KANSAS OVERPRINTS USED ON THE FIRST DAY OF OFFICIAL ISSUE FROM AN UNOFFICIAL CITY. The combination of the unofficial First Day usage, First Flight cachet and quality of these covers would be virtually impossible to duplicate. Ex Martin (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000
254		5c Washington, Imperforate (1304Cd). Joint line strip of four, large margins, rich color, right stamp toned spot on back, others with small glazed spots on gum from fingerprints VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE JOINT LINE STRIP OF FOUR OF THE 1981 REDRAWN 5-CENT WASHINGTON ISSUE. According to the discoverer, this was purchased from a small post office near the Maryland and Pennsylvania borders. The head postmaster there gave instructions to sell the remainder of the only roll in their possession, as it was clogging up their dispensing machine. This joint line strip of four is one of only two or three in existence. When trying to determine value, bidders should examine Scott Catalogue values for other denominations of the set. For example No. 1303a pair catalogues $17.50, while the joint line pair catalogues $250.00. Others price the joint line pair at roughly three times the value of the regular pair. (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000
255		10c Mariner 10, Ultramarine & Bister Omitted (1557b). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 35976 block of four, post-office fresh VERY FINE. REPORTED TO BE THE ONLY PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF THIS MARINER 10 MISSING COLOR ERROR. According to Datz, only one sheet of 50 is known, containing one plate number block. With 2006 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	7,000.00
256		20c Smokey Bear, Block of Four, Imperforate Between Vertically and Horizontally (2096c). Mint N.H., bright colors, wide margins VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THIS UNUSUAL PERFORATION VARIETY. With 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)	5,500.00

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Lot Description

253

1c-10c Kansas (658-668). Planty #5 rubber stamped cachet in black for First Flight Kansas City Mo., complete set of eleven values on ten covers, some in combination, a few multiples of low values, a few with plate numbers, all tied by unofficial First Day Kansas City, Kans. May 1, 1929 machine or duplex cancels, neatly opened at bottom

A PRISTINE AND RARE SET OF KANSAS OVERPRINTS USED ON THE FIRST DAY OF OFFICIAL ISSUE FROM AN UNOFFICIAL CITY.

The combination of the unofficial First Day usage, First Flight cachet and quality of these covers would be virtually impossible to duplicate. Ex Martin (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

254

5c Washington, Imperforate (1304Cd). Joint line strip of four, large margins, rich color, right stamp toned spot on back, others with small glazed spots on gum from fingerprints

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE JOINT LINE STRIP OF FOUR OF THE 1981 REDRAWN 5-CENT WASHINGTON ISSUE.

According to the discoverer, this was purchased from a small post office near the Maryland and Pennsylvania borders. The head postmaster there gave instructions to sell the remainder of the only roll in their possession, as it was clogging up their dispensing machine. This joint line strip of four is one of only two or three in existence.

When trying to determine value, bidders should examine Scott Catalogue values for other denominations of the set. For example No. 1303a pair catalogues $17.50, while the joint line pair catalogues $250.00. Others price the joint line pair at roughly three times the value of the regular pair. (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

255

10c Mariner 10, Ultramarine & Bister Omitted (1557b). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 35976 block of four, post-office fresh

VERY FINE. REPORTED TO BE THE ONLY PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF THIS MARINER 10 MISSING COLOR ERROR.

According to Datz, only one sheet of 50 is known, containing one plate number block.

With 2006 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

7,000.00

256

20c Smokey Bear, Block of Four, Imperforate Between Vertically and Horizontally (2096c). Mint N.H., bright colors, wide margins

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THIS UNUSUAL PERFORATION VARIETY.

With 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

5,500.00