Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**U.S.P.O. (7LB12-7LB18)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
190		U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Blue (7LB12). Ample margins to slightly in, tied by two strikes of red star cancel, used with 3c Brownish Carmine (11), slightly in all around, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Oct. 5" circular datestamp on 1852 folded letter to New York City street address, lightly toned along file fold, otherwise Fine, scarce tied usage, ex Mason and Ackerman (Image)	E. 300-400
191		U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Blue (7LB12). Ample to large margins, tied by red star and "Philadelphia Pa. 5 cts. Oct. 9" integral-rate circular datestamp on ca. 1852 blue folded letter to New Hope Pa., part of right side torn away, otherwise Very Fine, choice tied usage, ex Mason and Ackerman (Image)	E. 300-400
192		U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Blue (7LB12). Large margins, red star cancel (not tied), used on Oct. 22, 1852 folded letter to Kensington Pa. street address, file fold ending in tiny tears, Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300
193		U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (7LB13). Large even margins, faint stains, small tear and corner crease at upper right, Extremely Fine appearance, the U.S.P.O. Black stamp is very rare (approximately 12-15 reported) (Image)	E. 500-750
194		U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (7LB13). Three large margins, touched at right, uncancelled on piece of embossed cover, Very Fine, the U.S.P.O. Black stamp is very rare (approximately 12-15 reported) (Image)	E. 500-750
195		U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (7LB13). Ample margins to just touching, cancelled by red star, used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to slightly in, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Feb. 16" (ca. 1852) circular datestamp on brown cover to Waterford N.Y., second strike of red star on cover, etiquette label on backflap VERY FINE. APPROXIMATELY TWELVE TO FIFTEEN EXAMPLES OF THE BLACK LITHOGRAPHED CARRIER STAMP ARE REPORTED, AND ONLY THREE ARE KNOWN IN COMBINATION WITH THE 1851 ISSUE. Ex Gibson. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
196		U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (7LB13). Large margins to ample at right, faint gum stain, cancelled by red star on blue Jan. 17, 1853 folded letter on Pennsylvania Railroad stationery VERY FINE. THE BLACK LITHOGRAPHED CARRIER STAMP IS THE RAREST OF THE 1850-52 ISSUE WITH APPROXIMATELY TWELVE TO FIFTEEN EXAMPLES KNOWN. Acquired by the Halls in the May 29, 1942, Harmer, Rooke sale. (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
197		U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (7LB13). Right sheet margin, other sides large to clear at bottom, red star cancel, affixed to reduced legal-size buff cover to William M. Meredith at South 4th Street, black "Philadelphia Pa. Oct. 2" circular datestamp and "1" drop rate in octagon, stamp may have originated but cannot be guaranteed, a Very Fine rarity even as an off-cover stamp (Image)	E. 500-750
198		U.S.P.O. Philadelphia Pa., 1c Gold on Black Glazed, Blue (7LB11, 7LB12). Five items, includes 7LB11 unused and used on piece with 3c 1851, and 7LB12 off cover with red star and two on separate covers (one tied), minor faults, Fine-Very Fine appearance, also includes a 7LB11 forgery	2,035.00
199		U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Blue on Buff (7LB14). Unusually bold impression, pencil rule line at bottom, even margins mostly clear of design, slightly creased at bottom right, uncancelled, evidently used on brown cover to local street address, small opening tear at left VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THIS CARRIER RARITY -- APPROXIMATELY TWELVE EXAMPLES KNOWN ON OR OFF COVER -- AND ITS USE ON THIS COVER APPEARS TO BE LEGITIMATE. Scott value off cover is $3,000.00. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
200		U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (7LB18). Mostly clear impression struck on corner sheet margin of 1c Blue, Type II (7) from Position 10R2, part of design and plate wash are clearly visible, scissors-cut, uncancelled on piece VERY FINE. THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE CARRIER STAMP WE HAVE SEEN IMPRESSED ON THE CORNER OF THE SHEET. THE ULTIMATE "CORNER COPY". The Philadelphia carrier stamps printed on the sheet selvage of imperforate 1c 1851 stamps hold a unique position in United States philately. Elsewhere in the world there are very few instances in which sheet selvage was used to produce adhesive stamps -- the Emory Va. Confederate provisional and early stamps of Zanzibar come to mind as other examples. Two handstamps were used to create the Philadelphia carrier stamps: the Eagle oval (Scott type C31), which produced 7LB16, and the large oval (type C32), from which 7LB18 was made. This is the only example of either type we have seen from a corner sheet-margin position. Ex Knapp. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000

U.S.P.O. (7LB12-7LB18)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

190

U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Blue (7LB12). Ample margins to slightly in, tied by two strikes of red star cancel, used with 3c Brownish Carmine (11), slightly in all around, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Oct. 5" circular datestamp on 1852 folded letter to New York City street address, lightly toned along file fold, otherwise Fine, scarce tied usage, ex Mason and Ackerman (Image)

E. 300-400

191

U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Blue (7LB12). Ample to large margins, tied by red star and "Philadelphia Pa. 5 cts. Oct. 9" integral-rate circular datestamp on ca. 1852 blue folded letter to New Hope Pa., part of right side torn away, otherwise Very Fine, choice tied usage, ex Mason and Ackerman (Image)

E. 300-400

192

U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Blue (7LB12). Large margins, red star cancel (not tied), used on Oct. 22, 1852 folded letter to Kensington Pa. street address, file fold ending in tiny tears, Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

193

U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (7LB13). Large even margins, faint stains, small tear and corner crease at upper right, Extremely Fine appearance, the U.S.P.O. Black stamp is very rare (approximately 12-15 reported) (Image)

E. 500-750

194

U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (7LB13). Three large margins, touched at right, uncancelled on piece of embossed cover, Very Fine, the U.S.P.O. Black stamp is very rare (approximately 12-15 reported) (Image)

E. 500-750

195

U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (7LB13). Ample margins to just touching, cancelled by red star, used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to slightly in, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Feb. 16" (ca. 1852) circular datestamp on brown cover to Waterford N.Y., second strike of red star on cover, etiquette label on backflap

VERY FINE. APPROXIMATELY TWELVE TO FIFTEEN EXAMPLES OF THE BLACK LITHOGRAPHED CARRIER STAMP ARE REPORTED, AND ONLY THREE ARE KNOWN IN COMBINATION WITH THE 1851 ISSUE.

Ex Gibson. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

196

U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (7LB13). Large margins to ample at right, faint gum stain, cancelled by red star on blue Jan. 17, 1853 folded letter on Pennsylvania Railroad stationery

VERY FINE. THE BLACK LITHOGRAPHED CARRIER STAMP IS THE RAREST OF THE 1850-52 ISSUE WITH APPROXIMATELY TWELVE TO FIFTEEN EXAMPLES KNOWN.

Acquired by the Halls in the May 29, 1942, Harmer, Rooke sale. (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

197

U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (7LB13). Right sheet margin, other sides large to clear at bottom, red star cancel, affixed to reduced legal-size buff cover to William M. Meredith at South 4th Street, black "Philadelphia Pa. Oct. 2" circular datestamp and "1" drop rate in octagon, stamp may have originated but cannot be guaranteed, a Very Fine rarity even as an off-cover stamp (Image)

E. 500-750

198

U.S.P.O. Philadelphia Pa., 1c Gold on Black Glazed, Blue (7LB11, 7LB12). Five items, includes 7LB11 unused and used on piece with 3c 1851, and 7LB12 off cover with red star and two on separate covers (one tied), minor faults, Fine-Very Fine appearance, also includes a 7LB11 forgery

2,035.00

199

U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Blue on Buff (7LB14). Unusually bold impression, pencil rule line at bottom, even margins mostly clear of design, slightly creased at bottom right, uncancelled, evidently used on brown cover to local street address, small opening tear at left

VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THIS CARRIER RARITY -- APPROXIMATELY TWELVE EXAMPLES KNOWN ON OR OFF COVER -- AND ITS USE ON THIS COVER APPEARS TO BE LEGITIMATE.

Scott value off cover is $3,000.00. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

200

U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (7LB18). Mostly clear impression struck on corner sheet margin of 1c Blue, Type II (7) from Position 10R2, part of design and plate wash are clearly visible, scissors-cut, uncancelled on piece

VERY FINE. THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE CARRIER STAMP WE HAVE SEEN IMPRESSED ON THE CORNER OF THE SHEET. THE ULTIMATE "CORNER COPY".

The Philadelphia carrier stamps printed on the sheet selvage of imperforate 1c 1851 stamps hold a unique position in United States philately. Elsewhere in the world there are very few instances in which sheet selvage was used to produce adhesive stamps -- the Emory Va. Confederate provisional and early stamps of Zanzibar come to mind as other examples. Two handstamps were used to create the Philadelphia carrier stamps: the Eagle oval (Scott type C31), which produced 7LB16, and the large oval (type C32), from which 7LB18 was made. This is the only example of either type we have seen from a corner sheet-margin position.

Ex Knapp. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000