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JANUARY 27–28, 2009

THE ALAN B. WHITMAN 
COLLECTION OF OUTSTANDING 
UNITED STATES STAMPS

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January 27-28   Alan B. Whitman Collection of Outstanding U.S. Stamps
Part One: 1847 — 1869 Issues

February   “Whitpain” Collection of U.S. Possessions

March   David L. Jarrett Collection of Propaganda Covers

March   MLG Collection of U.S. Plate Blocks

March   United States Stamps
Last day for consignments — February 1

May   Alan B. Whitman Collection of Outstanding U.S. Stamps
Part Two: 1870 — 1901 Issues

May   2009 Rarities of the World
Last day for consignments — April 10
 
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RECORD PRICES REALIZED AT SIEGEL AUCTIONS
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1918 24-cent Inverted Jenny Sold by our firm in November 2007 for $977,500, the world-record price for a 20th Century United States Stamp
 
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1868 1-cent Z Grill
Sold by our firm in October 1998 for $935,000 — A World-Record price for a used United States stamp
 
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Unique Inverted "Jenny" Plate Block, sold by our firm in 2005, realized $2,970,000 — A World-Record Price for a U.S. Philatelic Item
 
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The unique 2c Hawaiian Missionary cover, sold by our firm in 1995 for a record $2,090,000
 
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The Rush 1847 cover, sold by our firm in 2006 for $1,380,000
 
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