Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

U.S. Postal History continued...

**U.S. Cover Group Lots:**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Realized
1026		Stampless Covers. 1800's-1840's, mostly correspondence to an Isaac Shephard of Factoryville N.Y. and Deborah Shephard of Athens Pa., mailed mostly from N.Y. and Pa., good variety of smaller towns, usual mixed condition, generally Fine	$ 300
1027		Valentine Covers. Collection of 28 covers, many with separate enclosures (some definitely originated with covers), nice variety of stampless, 1c & 3c 1851-57 Issues, one 1c 1869 and a few Bank Notes, also three Locals (Boyd and Towle stampless, Blood's with stamp), by no means an average collection, all carefully chosen for condition and beauty, an outstanding group	$ 1,600
1028		1c Blue, F. Grill, 1c Buff, 15c Bright Orange (92, 112, 152). Each on cover, N.C. town cancels, No. 92 with tiny faults and cover reduced at B., No. 152 on 3c entire, Fine-Very Fine	$ 160
1029		Bank Note Covers to Hungary. Five: two bearing single 10c stamps with one addressed to Transylvania, two bearing 5c stamps , last bears four 3c stamps (1879 usage), few small faults, all appear Fine-Very Fine	$ 150
1030		Covers to Hungary. 20 total, wide range of frankings incl. few three-color, range of issues incl. Columbian, Trans-Mississippi, few other attractive usages, few faults, almost all appear Fine-Very Fine	$ 350
1031		1890-98 Issues to Foreign Destinations. 1890-93 Small Bank Notes, 7 incl. 3c & 10c registered to Holland, 5c & 10c registered to Switzerland, 5c to India, 1894-98 Bureaus, 5 incl. Hungary, plus three 2c 1898 on postcards to Hungary and Germany and a 10c 1895 registered domestic usage, all Fine-Very Fine	$ 260
1032		Columbian Entires to Germany. Three from same correspondence to Saxony: two are 10c entires, last is 5c, each cancelled by World's Fair Station postmarks, Fine-Very Fine and attractive	$ 220
1033		Columbian Cards and Tickets. Set of ten multicolored postal cards and ten admission tickets, all are fresh and Very Fine	$ 190
1034		Postal Stationery Collection. 1850's-1990's, over 1,000 covers and cards, many better incl. No. U1 with physician's blue embossed corner card, U7, U8, U123, U128, U244, U266, U271, U350 with expo cancel, W77, many foreign destinations incl. Nos. U41 to Mexico, U64 to London, U86a to Paris, also incl. one New Mexico Territorial usage, few advertising and fancy cancels, Fine-Very Fine	$ 1,100
1035		Accumulation. Mostly 19th Century, over 700 covers and few postcards, many better incl. No. 10 with gash on shoulder variety, large Valentine, two Union prison covers, CSA No. 4 on adversity cover, four Karl Lewis handpainted covers from the Far East to CT, RPO's, 32 unused Expo postcards from Columbian, Pan American and 1904 World's Fair, few patriotics and multicolor advertising, many stampless, plus handful foreign incl. few bisects, Penny Black on cover, French Balloon cover with Oct. 16, 1870 circular datestamp, much more, usual mixed condition, otherwise Fine-Very Fine	$ 4,500
1036		Accumulation. Mostly 19th Century, 164 covers, vast majority stampless incl. 66 from Philadelphia or Buffalo, eleven addressed to Robert Morris, couple free franks incl. Daniel Webster, stamped incl. No. 26 and Boyds No. 20L10 on large Valentine, few foreign destinations incl. 1902 mixed franking from Alaska to Austria, Fine-Very Fine	$ 1,350
1037		Balance. Accumulation of U.S. and foreign covers, wide range of usages and stamps, incl. small section of mourning covers from different countries, few Valentines, forwarded mixed frankings, also No. 71 on cover to France, some faults, some are Fine-Very Fine	$ 800
1038		Balance. 19th Century, fourteen covers and two postal cards incl. six advertising, four with locals affixed, and one Confederate turned cover with letter, overall Fine-Very Fine	$ 700
1039		Balance. 156 covers, 19th and early 20th Century, some better incl. multicolor advertising, stampless incl. Hudson River Mail, fancy cancels, couple first days, condition mixed, generally Fine-Very Fine	$ 850
1040		Balance. Few dozen covers, wide range of issues represented with several mixed frankings, foreign destinations incl. Germany, Hungary, Philippines, some Air Post with few ship-to-shore usages, Zeppelin flights, few small faults, most are Fine-Very Fine, an interesting group	$ 800
1041		Balance. 140 covers and ten postcards, incl. fourteen R.P.O. incl. B&O R.R., 25 flag cancels, twelve stampless with two transatlantics, unused Hawaii No. U6, usual mixed condition, generally Fine-Very Fine	$ 260
1042		Balance. 19th Century, group of few dozen covers, many stampless with range of markings incl. Steamship, few with stamps incl. one with three Black Jacks (73) from Boston to N. Conway N.H., 5c Columbian to Switzerland, few faults, many are Fine-Very Fine, an interesting group	$ 625
1043		Balance. Comprising 350 commercially-prepared covers for U.S. Bicentennial, 100 legal-size censored covers, mostly to Hawaii and franked by four 20c Transport Airs, few modern precanceled sheets and part sheets, and few used Hunting Permits, usual mixed condition, otherwise Fine	$ 110
1044		Balance. 19th & 20th Century, hundreds of covers comprising late Alaska and Hawaii Territories, first days, few stampless, also incl. some U.S. stamps incl. No. 2002b (six), covers in usual mixed condition, Fine-Very Fine	$ 650
1045		Balance. Three covers comprising No. 1LB9 with No. 26 on cover to Winchester Va, No. 26 tied by blue Baltimore circular datestamp, No. 65 tied by Washington D.C. duplex cancel on "God Save the Union" patriotic, cover with small hole at L., No. C13 with Nos. 566 & 570 tied by Varick Sta Jun. 2 1930 cancel on flown Zeppelin cover to Berlin, Germany, Fine-Very Fine, first with 1991 P.F. certificate	$ 190
1046		Balance. Several dozen covers, some 1861's incl. pair of 12c to Switzerland, Bank Note and Bureau issues, worth a look	$ 260
1047		Disaster Covers. 1905-1960, thirteen with wide variety of handstamps or labels incl. "Delayed by Mail Robbery", "Damaged in Fire in Railway Mail Car at ...", "Quetta Earthquake Postage Fr(ee)", "Damaged in Fire and Holdup...", Fine	$ 450
1048		Payne Correspondence. Fifteen covers from the Payne correspondence to Waukegan Ill., all from 1860's incl. vertical pair of Black Jack, 1c-2c 1869's pen cancels, mostly faulty, still a few appear Fine	$ 140
1049		Civil War Patriotics and Illustrated Covers. 23 covers incl. 15 patriotics (a few stampless, most with 3c 1857 or 1861), Fremont campaign (3c 1851), Anti-Catholic propaganda (3c 1851), two Confederate covers (Nos. 11 & 12), some faults, most Fine-Very Fine	$ 525
1050		Unused Civil War Patriotics. 95, mostly caricatures and flags, few famous people incl. six Ellsworths, approximately half multi-colored, incl. Rose of Washington, Lincoln as Alchemist, generally fresh and Very Fine	$ 700
1051		Spanish-American War and WWII Patriotics. 13 Spanish-American War and 42 WWII (some later), nice variety, Fine	$ 260
1052		WWII Patriotics. 25 covers, all with patriotic designs (some have small photographs affixed), addressed to Australia and Canada, commemorative and War Effort frankings, minor faults, stained censor labels, one or two with a stamp missing, still Very Fine, vintage WWII	$ 95
1053		Worldwide Postal Cards and Covers. 19th Century, collection of unused and used postal cards and covers on album pages, incl. nine Sardinian letter sheets with either hs or embossed design, also some Jamaica, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Japan, many unused, some used, also some wrappers, some faults, some are Fine-Very Fine, an interesting group worth close inspection	$ 5,500
1054		Postal Card Collection. 19th & 20th Century, hundreds of postal cards, mostly 19th Century, better incl. unused Nos. UX1, UX4 (printed), UX6-UX10, UX14-UX16, many unused and used unsevered reply cards, Very Fine	$ 650
1055		U.S. Possessions Postal Stationery. 1890's-1940's, collection of over 100 used entires, incl. Cuba (26), Philippines (64) and Puerto Rico (eight), others (four), Cuba incl. one Spanish card, No. UX16 addressed to Cameroon, Philippines incl. No. UX18 (five), Puerto Rico incl. Nos. U1-U4, U17, W1, Very Fine	$ 950
1056		Western Express. 1951-1999, complete run of this informative journal, 1951-1987 in seven looseleaf binders, also incl. eight handbooks and related books, very useful and scarce	$ 100

U.S. Cover Group Lots:

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Realized

1026

Stampless Covers. 1800's-1840's, mostly correspondence to an Isaac Shephard of Factoryville N.Y. and Deborah Shephard of Athens Pa., mailed mostly from N.Y. and Pa., good variety of smaller towns, usual mixed condition, generally Fine

$ 300

1027

Valentine Covers. Collection of 28 covers, many with separate enclosures (some definitely originated with covers), nice variety of stampless, 1c & 3c 1851-57 Issues, one 1c 1869 and a few Bank Notes, also three Locals (Boyd and Towle stampless, Blood's with stamp), by no means an average collection, all carefully chosen for condition and beauty, an outstanding group

$ 1,600

1028

1c Blue, F. Grill, 1c Buff, 15c Bright Orange (92, 112, 152). Each on cover, N.C. town cancels, No. 92 with tiny faults and cover reduced at B., No. 152 on 3c entire, Fine-Very Fine

$ 160

1029

Bank Note Covers to Hungary. Five: two bearing single 10c stamps with one addressed to Transylvania, two bearing 5c stamps , last bears four 3c stamps (1879 usage), few small faults, all appear Fine-Very Fine

$ 150

1030

Covers to Hungary. 20 total, wide range of frankings incl. few three-color, range of issues incl. Columbian, Trans-Mississippi, few other attractive usages, few faults, almost all appear Fine-Very Fine

$ 350

1031

1890-98 Issues to Foreign Destinations. 1890-93 Small Bank Notes, 7 incl. 3c & 10c registered to Holland, 5c & 10c registered to Switzerland, 5c to India, 1894-98 Bureaus, 5 incl. Hungary, plus three 2c 1898 on postcards to Hungary and Germany and a 10c 1895 registered domestic usage, all Fine-Very Fine

$ 260

1032

Columbian Entires to Germany. Three from same correspondence to Saxony: two are 10c entires, last is 5c, each cancelled by World's Fair Station postmarks, Fine-Very Fine and attractive

$ 220

1033

Columbian Cards and Tickets. Set of ten multicolored postal cards and ten admission tickets, all are fresh and Very Fine

$ 190

1034

Postal Stationery Collection. 1850's-1990's, over 1,000 covers and cards, many better incl. No. U1 with physician's blue embossed corner card, U7, U8, U123, U128, U244, U266, U271, U350 with expo cancel, W77, many foreign destinations incl. Nos. U41 to Mexico, U64 to London, U86a to Paris, also incl. one New Mexico Territorial usage, few advertising and fancy cancels, Fine-Very Fine

$ 1,100

1035

Accumulation. Mostly 19th Century, over 700 covers and few postcards, many better incl. No. 10 with gash on shoulder variety, large Valentine, two Union prison covers, CSA No. 4 on adversity cover, four Karl Lewis handpainted covers from the Far East to CT, RPO's, 32 unused Expo postcards from Columbian, Pan American and 1904 World's Fair, few patriotics and multicolor advertising, many stampless, plus handful foreign incl. few bisects, Penny Black on cover, French Balloon cover with Oct. 16, 1870 circular datestamp, much more, usual mixed condition, otherwise Fine-Very Fine

$ 4,500

1036

Accumulation. Mostly 19th Century, 164 covers, vast majority stampless incl. 66 from Philadelphia or Buffalo, eleven addressed to Robert Morris, couple free franks incl. Daniel Webster, stamped incl. No. 26 and Boyds No. 20L10 on large Valentine, few foreign destinations incl. 1902 mixed franking from Alaska to Austria, Fine-Very Fine

$ 1,350

1037

Balance. Accumulation of U.S. and foreign covers, wide range of usages and stamps, incl. small section of mourning covers from different countries, few Valentines, forwarded mixed frankings, also No. 71 on cover to France, some faults, some are Fine-Very Fine

$ 800

1038

Balance. 19th Century, fourteen covers and two postal cards incl. six advertising, four with locals affixed, and one Confederate turned cover with letter, overall Fine-Very Fine

$ 700

1039

Balance. 156 covers, 19th and early 20th Century, some better incl. multicolor advertising, stampless incl. Hudson River Mail, fancy cancels, couple first days, condition mixed, generally Fine-Very Fine

$ 850

1040

Balance. Few dozen covers, wide range of issues represented with several mixed frankings, foreign destinations incl. Germany, Hungary, Philippines, some Air Post with few ship-to-shore usages, Zeppelin flights, few small faults, most are Fine-Very Fine, an interesting group

$ 800

1041

Balance. 140 covers and ten postcards, incl. fourteen R.P.O. incl. B&O R.R., 25 flag cancels, twelve stampless with two transatlantics, unused Hawaii No. U6, usual mixed condition, generally Fine-Very Fine

$ 260

1042

Balance. 19th Century, group of few dozen covers, many stampless with range of markings incl. Steamship, few with stamps incl. one with three Black Jacks (73) from Boston to N. Conway N.H., 5c Columbian to Switzerland, few faults, many are Fine-Very Fine, an interesting group

$ 625

1043

Balance. Comprising 350 commercially-prepared covers for U.S. Bicentennial, 100 legal-size censored covers, mostly to Hawaii and franked by four 20c Transport Airs, few modern precanceled sheets and part sheets, and few used Hunting Permits, usual mixed condition, otherwise Fine

$ 110

1044

Balance. 19th & 20th Century, hundreds of covers comprising late Alaska and Hawaii Territories, first days, few stampless, also incl. some U.S. stamps incl. No. 2002b (six), covers in usual mixed condition, Fine-Very Fine

$ 650

1045

Balance. Three covers comprising No. 1LB9 with No. 26 on cover to Winchester Va, No. 26 tied by blue Baltimore circular datestamp, No. 65 tied by Washington D.C. duplex cancel on "God Save the Union" patriotic, cover with small hole at L., No. C13 with Nos. 566 & 570 tied by Varick Sta Jun. 2 1930 cancel on flown Zeppelin cover to Berlin, Germany, Fine-Very Fine, first with 1991 P.F. certificate

$ 190

1046

Balance. Several dozen covers, some 1861's incl. pair of 12c to Switzerland, Bank Note and Bureau issues, worth a look

$ 260

1047

Disaster Covers. 1905-1960, thirteen with wide variety of handstamps or labels incl. "Delayed by Mail Robbery", "Damaged in Fire in Railway Mail Car at ...", "Quetta Earthquake Postage Fr(ee)", "Damaged in Fire and Holdup...", Fine

$ 450

1048

Payne Correspondence. Fifteen covers from the Payne correspondence to Waukegan Ill., all from 1860's incl. vertical pair of Black Jack, 1c-2c 1869's pen cancels, mostly faulty, still a few appear Fine

$ 140

1049

Civil War Patriotics and Illustrated Covers. 23 covers incl. 15 patriotics (a few stampless, most with 3c 1857 or 1861), Fremont campaign (3c 1851), Anti-Catholic propaganda (3c 1851), two Confederate covers (Nos. 11 & 12), some faults, most Fine-Very Fine

$ 525

1050

Unused Civil War Patriotics. 95, mostly caricatures and flags, few famous people incl. six Ellsworths, approximately half multi-colored, incl. Rose of Washington, Lincoln as Alchemist, generally fresh and Very Fine

$ 700

1051

Spanish-American War and WWII Patriotics. 13 Spanish-American War and 42 WWII (some later), nice variety, Fine

$ 260

1052

WWII Patriotics. 25 covers, all with patriotic designs (some have small photographs affixed), addressed to Australia and Canada, commemorative and War Effort frankings, minor faults, stained censor labels, one or two with a stamp missing, still Very Fine, vintage WWII

$ 95

1053

Worldwide Postal Cards and Covers. 19th Century, collection of unused and used postal cards and covers on album pages, incl. nine Sardinian letter sheets with either hs or embossed design, also some Jamaica, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Japan, many unused, some used, also some wrappers, some faults, some are Fine-Very Fine, an interesting group worth close inspection

$ 5,500

1054

Postal Card Collection. 19th & 20th Century, hundreds of postal cards, mostly 19th Century, better incl. unused Nos. UX1, UX4 (printed), UX6-UX10, UX14-UX16, many unused and used unsevered reply cards, Very Fine

$ 650

1055

U.S. Possessions Postal Stationery. 1890's-1940's, collection of over 100 used entires, incl. Cuba (26), Philippines (64) and Puerto Rico (eight), others (four), Cuba incl. one Spanish card, No. UX16 addressed to Cameroon, Philippines incl. No. UX18 (five), Puerto Rico incl. Nos. U1-U4, U17, W1, Very Fine

$ 950

1056

Western Express. 1951-1999, complete run of this informative journal, 1951-1987 in seven looseleaf binders, also incl. eight handbooks and related books, very useful and scarce

$ 100