Siegel 2000 Sales a Record $23.3 Million
The Siegel firm’s auction sales for
2000 were $21,239,965 hammer (or $23,336,396 with the 10% buyer’s premium).
This amount is the highest realization in the firm’s history, breaking last
year’s record of $23.1 million.
Sales are listed
below (adjusted for returns):
|
S820 |
1/18 |
U.S. Postal History & Foreign |
$1,236,285 |
|
S821 |
3/28 |
U.S. Stamps |
$1,554,695 |
|
S822 |
4/12 |
Dr. Green C.S.A. |
$670,555 |
|
S823 |
4/13 |
C.S.A. |
$690,835 |
|
S824 |
5/13 |
2000 Rarities of the World |
$4,168,500 |
|
S825 |
6/26 |
U.S. Postal History &Foreign |
$1,323,740 |
|
S826 |
9/12 |
U.S. Stamps |
$2,051,160 |
|
S827 |
9/14 |
Zoellner/Tolman Revenues |
$677,535 |
|
S828 |
9/15 |
Foreign |
$509,220 |
|
S829 |
10/18 |
U.S. Stamps |
$2,127,795 |
|
S830 |
11/13 |
Hall Collection |
$2,791,770 |
|
S831 |
11/15 |
Sevenoaks 1857-66 |
$1,009,240 |
|
S832 |
11/16 |
Dr. Skinner New Orleans |
$312,280 |
|
S833 |
12/14 |
U.S. Stamps |
$2,116,355 |
|
Total Hammer Realization |
$21,239,965 |
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With 10%Premium |
$23,336,396 |
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The Hall Collection was the most valuable property offered by the Siegel firm during the 2000 season. It included numerous U.S., C.S.A. and foreign rarities presented in various specialized sales. The $4.00 Black Pony cover, the highlight of the collection, realized a record $357,500, the highest price ever paid at auction for a Pony Express cover.
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December 14-15,
2000 Outstanding United States Stamps |
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November 16, 2000 The Dr. Hubert C. Skinner Collection of New Orleans Civil War |
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November 15, 2000 The Sevenoaks Collection of U.S. 1857-1866 Issues |
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November 13-14,
2000 The Hall Collection of Carriers, Locals and Western Expresses |
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October 18-19, 2000 United States Stamps Featuring the Raymond Fox Collection |
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September 15, 2000 Foreign Stamps and Covers Featuring the Hall Collection of Foreign Classics |
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September 14, 2000 United States Revenues Featuring the Robert Zoellner and Henry Tolman II Collections |
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September 12-13,
2000 United States Stamps Featuring the Philip T. Wall and Bernard A. Hennig Collections |
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June 27-29, 2000 United States Stamps and Postal History Featuring Classics from the Hall Collection, Brad Arch N.J. Postal History, and Carriers and Locals from the Richard Schwartz Collection |
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May 13, 2000 2000 Rarities of the World |
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April 13, 2000 Confederate States Stamps & Covers Featuring the Hall Collection, and Expresses, Blockade-Run and POW Mails |
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April 12, 2000 The Dr. Howard P. Green Collection of Confederate States Covers |
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March 28-29, 2000 United States Stamps, Featuring the Mark D. Larkin and Dr. Roy W. Tess Collections |
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January 18-19, 2000 United States Postal History, General Foreign Stamps and Covers Featuring the Schloss Collection of Transcontinental Mails |