Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
401		Adams & Co.'s Express, Cal., 25c Black, "Rate 25c Per 1-2 Oz.", Black Overprint (1L5). Unused (no gum), "LR" (L. Reed) initials, large margins, faint horizontal crease at top, otherwise Extremely Fine and very rare, a sound example realized $2,600 in our Golden sale (Image)	2,750.00
402		Adams & Co.'s Express, Cal., 25c Black (1L6). Unused (no gum), large margins to just clear of frameline, couple corner creases at upper left, Very Fine appearance, rare (Image)	1,250.00
403		Adams & Co.'s Express, Cal., (unstated value) Black on Claret, Newspaper (1LP1). Large margins, cancelled by blue "Adams & Co. Georgetown Jan. 14" oval datestamp EXTREMELY FINE. A MAJOR CALIFORNIA EXPRESS RARITY, OF WHICH FOUR OR FIVE EXAMPLES ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST. Our records contain four examples of the Adams & Co. newspaper stamp: 1) black Sacramento double-circle cancel, crease, ex Ferrary, offered in lot 404, 2) black Sacramento double-circle cancel on piece with Adams & Co. corner card, ex Needham, 3) blue Adams & Co. Georgetown Nov. 3(?) oval, thinning and pinhole, ex Hunter, Worthington, Caspary, and 4), blue Adams & Co. Georgetown Jan. 14 oval, ex Mason and Ackerman, the stamp offered here. It is worth noting that the Middendorf and Golden collections did not have an example of this rarity. Ex Mason and Ackerman. (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000
404		Adams & Co.'s Express, Cal., (unstated value) Black on Claret, Newspaper (1LP1). Full to large margins, lightly cancelled by large Adams & Co. double-circle datestamp, faint crease at right EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A MAJOR CALIFORNIA EXPRESS RARITY, OF WHICH FOUR OR FIVE EXAMPLES ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST. A list of the four recorded examples of this rarity is provided in lot 403. Ex Ferrary. Acquired by the Halls from Charles J. Phillips in 1925. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
405		Adams & Co.'s Express, Cal., 50c Black, Cut Square Used as Adhesive (1LU3 variety -- see Scott footnote). Large margins, red Adams & Co. Georgetown Cal. oval datestamp, Extremely Fine, only a few examples of the Adams & Co. 50c envelope stamp are recorded in used condition -- a thinned example realized $2,200 hammer in our 2000 Rarities sale (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000

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Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

401

Adams & Co.'s Express, Cal., 25c Black, "Rate 25c Per 1-2 Oz.", Black Overprint (1L5). Unused (no gum), "LR" (L. Reed) initials, large margins, faint horizontal crease at top, otherwise Extremely Fine and very rare, a sound example realized $2,600 in our Golden sale (Image)

2,750.00

402

Adams & Co.'s Express, Cal., 25c Black (1L6). Unused (no gum), large margins to just clear of frameline, couple corner creases at upper left, Very Fine appearance, rare (Image)

1,250.00

403

Adams & Co.'s Express, Cal., (unstated value) Black on Claret, Newspaper (1LP1). Large margins, cancelled by blue "Adams & Co. Georgetown Jan. 14" oval datestamp

EXTREMELY FINE. A MAJOR CALIFORNIA EXPRESS RARITY, OF WHICH FOUR OR FIVE EXAMPLES ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST.

Our records contain four examples of the Adams & Co. newspaper stamp: 1) black Sacramento double-circle cancel, crease, ex Ferrary, offered in lot 404, 2) black Sacramento double-circle cancel on piece with Adams & Co. corner card, ex Needham, 3) blue Adams & Co. Georgetown Nov. 3(?) oval, thinning and pinhole, ex Hunter, Worthington, Caspary, and 4), blue Adams & Co. Georgetown Jan. 14 oval, ex Mason and Ackerman, the stamp offered here. It is worth noting that the Middendorf and Golden collections did not have an example of this rarity.

Ex Mason and Ackerman. (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

404

Adams & Co.'s Express, Cal., (unstated value) Black on Claret, Newspaper (1LP1). Full to large margins, lightly cancelled by large Adams & Co. double-circle datestamp, faint crease at right

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A MAJOR CALIFORNIA EXPRESS RARITY, OF WHICH FOUR OR FIVE EXAMPLES ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST.

A list of the four recorded examples of this rarity is provided in lot 403. Ex Ferrary. Acquired by the Halls from Charles J. Phillips in 1925. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

405

Adams & Co.'s Express, Cal., 50c Black, Cut Square Used as Adhesive (1LU3 variety -- see Scott footnote). Large margins, red Adams & Co. Georgetown Cal. oval datestamp, Extremely Fine, only a few examples of the Adams & Co. 50c envelope stamp are recorded in used condition -- a thinned example realized $2,200 hammer in our 2000 Rarities sale (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000