Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

United States Rarities continued...

**1851-56 Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
33		5c Red Brown (12). Three singles, large margins all around (center and left stamps partly lifted to ascertain size of margins), tied by "New Orleans La. Jun. 28, 1857" circular datestamps on blue folded letter to Brest, France, red "New York Paid 12 Jul. 8" credit datestamp, red French transit, receiving backstamp, light horizontal file fold well clear of stamps, right stamp small toned spot, cover refolded at left VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN ATTRACTIVE USAGE BEARING THREE LARGE-MARGINED SINGLES OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE. Ex Waterhouse and Mayer. With 1969 P.F. certificate. (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500
34		5c Red Brown (12). Used with 10c Green, Ty. I (13), large margins to just in, tied by "New Orleans La. Aug. 16" circular datestamp on 1857 folded letter to Paris, France, red "Boston Paid 12 Aug. 26" credit datestamp, French transit, receiving backstamp, embossed company handstamp at left, small filing hole at bottom VERY FINE. A RARE COMBINATION USAGE. THIS IS ONE OF ONLY THREE COVERS BEARING A COMBINATION OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE WITH THE 10-CENT 1855 TYPE I IMPERFORATE ISSUE TO PAY THE 15-CENT RATE TO ANY FOREIGN DESTINATION. Our comprehensive census of Scott No. 12 records only two other such combinations, both to France (one to Nantes, the other also to Paris). Ex Mayer. Unpublished Census No. 12-COV-306. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
35		5c Red Brown (12). Vertical strip of three, large margins to full, tied by "New Orleans La. Jun. 2?, 1857 " circular datestamps on blue folded letter to Paris, France, strip also tied by red "Boston Jul. 1" circular datestamp, French transit and receiving datestamps FRESH AND VERY FINE. THIS IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED STRIPS OF THREE OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE TO PARIS. A GREAT RARITY. Of the four recorded strips of three, two are horizontal and two are vertical. Unpublished Census No. 12-COV-354. With 1982 Bolaffi certificate (Image)	5,750.00
36		5c Red Brown (12). Block of five, originally a block of six but top right stamp was removed, ample margins to slightly in at right, rich color, tied by five strikes of open grid cancel, "Pekin Ills. Jan. 20" (ca. 1857) circular datestamp on cover to Berlin, Prussia, red "N.York Br. Pkt. 7 Paid Jan. 27" credit datestamp for Prussian Closed Mail, red "Aachen 13/2 Franco" boxed transit datestamp, receiving backstamps, one stamp in block has small pinhole, a few other trivial faults FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLES OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE ON COVER. Our records show ten blocks of the 5c 1856 stamp, including an original-gum block, five off-cover used blocks, and four blocks on cover. An intact block of six on cover is the largest of all recorded multiples. The cover offered here (ex Gibson, Rohloff and Mayer) was originally franked with a block of six, but in an act of depraved indifference to philately, someone cut off the top right stamp. Ex Gibson, Rohloff and Mayer. Scott Retail for a used block of four off cover (Image)	45,000.00
37		10c Green, Ty. II (14). Original gum, large even margins all around, deep rich color EXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT TYPE II ISSUE. With 2006 P.S.E. certificate as VF 80, which in our opinion is at least two levels below this stamp's standing (Image)	5,500.00
38		10c Green, Type III (15). Small part original gum, large even margins, rich color EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT TYPE III ISSUE. Ex Concord. With 1985 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as with gum. (Image)	5,000.00
39		10c Green, Ty. III (15). Position 50R1 with huge right sheet margin showing tiny trace of imprint at the extreme outer edge, large margins all around, bright color, used on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) to J. W. Denver at Washington D.C., affixed over embossed stamp and tied by "Nevada City Cal. 10 Paid Mar. 17, 1856" integral-rate circular datestamp (scarce type), some residue of gum smears around stamp, still Extremely Fine, very unusual, Ashbrook notes on back, with 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
40		12c Black (17). Horizontal pair, large margins to full, original gum, intense shade and impression which is really quite stunning, tiny horizontal scissors-cut entirely in margin at bottom left does not even come close to the design VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A PARTICULARLY CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM PAIR OF THE 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE. As this pair demonstrates, the spacing between stamps on the plate was very narrow. Sound original-gum examples with four margins are great rarities, and most have been harvested from larger multiples. With 1988 P.F. certificate for pair not mentioning scissors-cut and with 2006 P.F. certificate (Image)	12,500.00

1851-56 Issue continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

5c Red Brown (12). Three singles, large margins all around (center and left stamps partly lifted to ascertain size of margins), tied by "New Orleans La. Jun. 28, 1857" circular datestamps on blue folded letter to Brest, France, red "New York Paid 12 Jul. 8" credit datestamp, red French transit, receiving backstamp, light horizontal file fold well clear of stamps, right stamp small toned spot, cover refolded at left

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN ATTRACTIVE USAGE BEARING THREE LARGE-MARGINED SINGLES OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE.

Ex Waterhouse and Mayer. With 1969 P.F. certificate. (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

5c Red Brown (12). Used with 10c Green, Ty. I (13), large margins to just in, tied by "New Orleans La. Aug. 16" circular datestamp on 1857 folded letter to Paris, France, red "Boston Paid 12 Aug. 26" credit datestamp, French transit, receiving backstamp, embossed company handstamp at left, small filing hole at bottom

VERY FINE. A RARE COMBINATION USAGE. THIS IS ONE OF ONLY THREE COVERS BEARING A COMBINATION OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE WITH THE 10-CENT 1855 TYPE I IMPERFORATE ISSUE TO PAY THE 15-CENT RATE TO ANY FOREIGN DESTINATION.

Our comprehensive census of Scott No. 12 records only two other such combinations, both to France (one to Nantes, the other also to Paris).

Ex Mayer. Unpublished Census No. 12-COV-306. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

5c Red Brown (12). Vertical strip of three, large margins to full, tied by "New Orleans La. Jun. 2?, 1857 " circular datestamps on blue folded letter to Paris, France, strip also tied by red "Boston Jul. 1" circular datestamp, French transit and receiving datestamps

FRESH AND VERY FINE. THIS IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED STRIPS OF THREE OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE TO PARIS. A GREAT RARITY.

Of the four recorded strips of three, two are horizontal and two are vertical. Unpublished Census No. 12-COV-354. With 1982 Bolaffi certificate (Image)

5,750.00

5c Red Brown (12). Block of five, originally a block of six but top right stamp was removed, ample margins to slightly in at right, rich color, tied by five strikes of open grid cancel, "Pekin Ills. Jan. 20" (ca. 1857) circular datestamp on cover to Berlin, Prussia, red "N.York Br. Pkt. 7 Paid Jan. 27" credit datestamp for Prussian Closed Mail, red "Aachen 13/2 Franco" boxed transit datestamp, receiving backstamps, one stamp in block has small pinhole, a few other trivial faults

FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLES OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE ON COVER.

Our records show ten blocks of the 5c 1856 stamp, including an original-gum block, five off-cover used blocks, and four blocks on cover. An intact block of six on cover is the largest of all recorded multiples. The cover offered here (ex Gibson, Rohloff and Mayer) was originally franked with a block of six, but in an act of depraved indifference to philately, someone cut off the top right stamp.

Ex Gibson, Rohloff and Mayer. Scott Retail for a used block of four off cover (Image)

45,000.00

10c Green, Ty. II (14). Original gum, large even margins all around, deep rich color

EXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT TYPE II ISSUE.

With 2006 P.S.E. certificate as VF 80, which in our opinion is at least two levels below this stamp's standing (Image)

5,500.00

10c Green, Type III (15). Small part original gum, large even margins, rich color

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT TYPE III ISSUE.

Ex Concord. With 1985 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as with gum. (Image)

5,000.00

10c Green, Ty. III (15). Position 50R1 with huge right sheet margin showing tiny trace of imprint at the extreme outer edge, large margins all around, bright color, used on 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) to J. W. Denver at Washington D.C., affixed over embossed stamp and tied by "Nevada City Cal. 10 Paid Mar. 17, 1856" integral-rate circular datestamp (scarce type), some residue of gum smears around stamp, still Extremely Fine, very unusual, Ashbrook notes on back, with 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

12c Black (17). Horizontal pair, large margins to full, original gum, intense shade and impression which is really quite stunning, tiny horizontal scissors-cut entirely in margin at bottom left does not even come close to the design

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A PARTICULARLY CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM PAIR OF THE 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE.

As this pair demonstrates, the spacing between stamps on the plate was very narrow. Sound original-gum examples with four margins are great rarities, and most have been harvested from larger multiples.

With 1988 P.F. certificate for pair not mentioning scissors-cut and with 2006 P.F. certificate (Image)

12,500.00