Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH continued...

**Great Britain: continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2300		1841, 2p Blue, Bluish (4, SG 14). Horizontal strip of six, SG-SL, large margins except just in at bottom left, tied by several strikes of "466" barred oval hs on 1845 folded letter to Axmead, New Jersey (U.S.), datelined at Tottenham, Liverpool backstamp, red "Boston Ms. Ship Oct. 2" circular datestamp and matching "7", notation beneath stamps indicates payment by stamps, two vertical file folds affects strip, few cover surface scrapes, still Very Fine usage (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,000.00
2301		1841, 2p Blue, Bluish (4, SG 13). Horizontal strip of six, margins to in, cancelled by "11" in grid cancel on 1846 folded letter to Baltimore, Md., blue "12" hs, left stamp affixed over edge of cover and split when opened, light bend affects strip, still Fine pre-treaty cover (Image)	E. 750-1,000	475.00
2302		1861, 1p Rose-Red, Die II, Alphabet IV (unlisted in Scott, SG 42). Block of four, BD-BE/CD-CE, o.g., lightly hinged, rich color, top left stamp tear at top, otherwise Fine and rare block, Stanley Gibbons catalogue value (Image)	640.00	50.00
2303		1864, 1p Rose Red (33, SG 43). Complete plate reconstruction of Plate 141, neatly arranged on four separate pages, all used with range of cancels, some faulty, overall Fine, SG £1,500	1,440.00	250.00
2304		1929, £1 Black, Postal Congress (209, SG 438). Top left corner margin block of four, stamps Mint N.H., small hinge marks in selvage only, well-centered, sharp impression VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE CORNER MARGIN BLOCK OF THE £1 POSTAL CONGRESS. SG £3,000 as four singles. Scott Retail as four Mint N.H. singles (Image)	4,400.00	2,400.00
2305		1929, £1 Black, Postal Congress (209, SG 438). Top left corner margin block of four, stamps Mint N.H., h.r. in selvage only incl. few perfs at top center sensibly reinforced, light gum bend at bottom left, otherwise Very Fine-Extremely Fine block, with 1979 Friedl certificate, SG £3,000, Scott Retail as four Mint N.H. singles (Image)	4,400.00	2,300.00
2306		1939, 10sh Indigo (251, SG 478). Mint N.H. bottom margin block of four, deep rich color, scissors-cut in bottom margin only up to perforations, otherwise Very Fine, SG £720 as singles (Image)	600.00	270.00
2307		1955, 5sh Crimson (310, SG 537). Complete Mint N.H. sheet of 40 with selvage all around, brilliant color on bright paper, folded horizontally along center perfs, Very Fine-Extremely Fine and choice, SG £1,200 as singles	1,400.00	400.00
2308		1955, 10sh Bright Ultramarine (311, SG 538). Complete Mint N.H. sheet of 40 with selvage all around, fresh and bright color, folded horizontally along center perfs, corner crease affects bottom left stamp, otherwise fresh and Very Fine sheet, SG £3,200 as singles	2,800.00	1,050.00
2309		1955, £1 Intense Black (312, SG 539). Mint N.H. bottom right corner margin block of eight, intense shade on bright paper, well-centered, Extremely Fine and choice block, SG £1,040 as singles (Image)	880.00	425.00

Great Britain: continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2300

1841, 2p Blue, Bluish (4, SG 14). Horizontal strip of six, SG-SL, large margins except just in at bottom left, tied by several strikes of "466" barred oval hs on 1845 folded letter to Axmead, New Jersey (U.S.), datelined at Tottenham, Liverpool backstamp, red "Boston Ms. Ship Oct. 2" circular datestamp and matching "7", notation beneath stamps indicates payment by stamps, two vertical file folds affects strip, few cover surface scrapes, still Very Fine usage (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,000.00

2301

1841, 2p Blue, Bluish (4, SG 13). Horizontal strip of six, margins to in, cancelled by "11" in grid cancel on 1846 folded letter to Baltimore, Md., blue "12" hs, left stamp affixed over edge of cover and split when opened, light bend affects strip, still Fine pre-treaty cover (Image)

E. 750-1,000

475.00

2302

1861, 1p Rose-Red, Die II, Alphabet IV (unlisted in Scott, SG 42). Block of four, BD-BE/CD-CE, o.g., lightly hinged, rich color, top left stamp tear at top, otherwise Fine and rare block, Stanley Gibbons catalogue value (Image)

640.00

50.00

2303

1864, 1p Rose Red (33, SG 43). Complete plate reconstruction of Plate 141, neatly arranged on four separate pages, all used with range of cancels, some faulty, overall Fine, SG £1,500

1,440.00

250.00

2304

1929, £1 Black, Postal Congress (209, SG 438). Top left corner margin block of four, stamps Mint N.H., small hinge marks in selvage only, well-centered, sharp impression

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE CORNER MARGIN BLOCK OF THE £1 POSTAL CONGRESS.

SG £3,000 as four singles. Scott Retail as four Mint N.H. singles (Image)

4,400.00

2,400.00

2305

1929, £1 Black, Postal Congress (209, SG 438). Top left corner margin block of four, stamps Mint N.H., h.r. in selvage only incl. few perfs at top center sensibly reinforced, light gum bend at bottom left, otherwise Very Fine-Extremely Fine block, with 1979 Friedl certificate, SG £3,000, Scott Retail as four Mint N.H. singles (Image)

4,400.00

2,300.00

2306

1939, 10sh Indigo (251, SG 478). Mint N.H. bottom margin block of four, deep rich color, scissors-cut in bottom margin only up to perforations, otherwise Very Fine, SG £720 as singles (Image)

600.00

270.00

2307

1955, 5sh Crimson (310, SG 537). Complete Mint N.H. sheet of 40 with selvage all around, brilliant color on bright paper, folded horizontally along center perfs, Very Fine-Extremely Fine and choice, SG £1,200 as singles

1,400.00

400.00

2308

1955, 10sh Bright Ultramarine (311, SG 538). Complete Mint N.H. sheet of 40 with selvage all around, fresh and bright color, folded horizontally along center perfs, corner crease affects bottom left stamp, otherwise fresh and Very Fine sheet, SG £3,200 as singles

2,800.00

1,050.00

2309

1955, £1 Intense Black (312, SG 539). Mint N.H. bottom right corner margin block of eight, intense shade on bright paper, well-centered, Extremely Fine and choice block, SG £1,040 as singles (Image)

880.00

425.00