Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**1857-60 Issue, 5-cent:**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2075		5c Brick Red (27). Two singles arranged as a pair, bright shade and fresh color, cancelled by bold strikes of "Paid" handstamps, perfectly clear "Tiffin Ohio Mar. 29, 1860" circular datestamp on buff cover to Spanish Flat Cal., endorsed "Overland via St. Louis" EXTREMELY FINE. A CHOICE AND VERY SCARCE DOMESTIC USE OF THE 5-CENT BRICK RED. The vast majority of 5c Brick Red covers are addressed to France or other foreign countries. Domestic covers are scarce, and this superb transcontinental usage is among the finest known. Ex West, Moody, Rohloff and Klein (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
2076		5c Brick Red (27). Vertical strip of three, rich color, perfectly centered, tied by two strikes of "New Orleans La. Jun. 15, 1859" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to France, red "Boston Paid 12 Jun. 21" credit datestamp, French transits and receiving backstamps EXTREMELY FINE GEM STRIP ON A PRISTINE COVER TO FRANCE -- STRIPS OF THREE OF THE 5-CENT 1857 BRICK RED ARE VERY RARELY CENTERED SO PRECISELY. Ex Brown and Brooks. Signed Ashbrook. (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000
2077		5c Red Brown, Ty. I (28). Horizontal pair, vivid rich color and sharp proof-like impression, tied by perfectly struck "Fentonville Mich. Jul 6" circular datestamp on orange cover to Folsom City, Cal., single pulled perf on right stamp, otherwise Extremely Fine and choice, a handsome and rare domestic transcontinental usage, ex Mason, Ackerman, Gibson and Knapp (Image)	E. 750-1,000
2078		5c Red Brown (28). Horizontal pair including sheet margin with guideline at right, beautifully centered, tied by two strikes of "Wilmington Del. May 12" datestamps on light yellow cover to Havana, Cuba, red "New York Paid May 17" transit datestamp, blue "NA" and "1" handstamps, Extremely Fine, scarce usage of the 5c Red Brown to Cuba, ex Haas (Image)	E. 750-1,000
2079		5c Red Brown (28). Horizontal pair and two singles flanking 10c Green, Ty. I (31), tied by neat "Charleston S.C. Apr. 24, 1858" circular datestamps on blue folded letter to Lille, France, red "New York Paid 24 Apr. 28" credit datestamp, small boxed "PD" and French transits, one 5c with small corner crease VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE FRANKING PAYING THE DOUBLE RATE TO FRANCE WITH THE STAMPS SYMMETRICALLY ARRANGED. Ex Rohloff and Ishikawa (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000
2080		5c Red Brown (28). Horizontal strip of six, well-centered, rich color, tied by clear strikes of "Charleston S.C. Apr. 16, 1858" circular datestamps on blue folded cover to Lille, France, red "Boston 21 Apr. Paid 24" credit circular datestamp, black "P.D." in frame struck twice, French transit circular datestamp and receiving backstamps A VERY FINE STRIP AND COVER. NO STRIP LARGER THAN SIX IS RECORDED ON COVER, AND THIS COVER IS THE FINEST OF THE FEW KNOWN 5-CENT 1857 MULTIPLE USAGES. Illustrated in the Hill book (p. 45). Ex Baker and Klein (where it was illustrated on the front cover of the postal history sale) (Image)	E. 10,000-15,000
2081		5c Indian Red (28A). Horizontal block of six and single, deep rich color, tied by three strikes of "Platteville Wis. Jan. 28, 1859" circular datestamps on buff cover to Switzerland, Prussian Closed Mail rate, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Feb. 2" circular datestamp on back, top right stamp with tiny tear, bottom left stamp with small diagonal crease in margin VERY FINE. THE LARGEST RECORDED BLOCK OF THE RARE INDIAN RED SHADE KNOWN ON OR OFF COVER. ONLY ONE OTHER BLOCK, USED OFF COVER, IS RECORDED. ONE OF THE GREATEST COVERS OF THE PERFORATED TOPPAN, CARPENTER ISSUES IN EXISTENCE. Ex Consul Klep, Henry W. Hill and Ryohei Ishikawa. Illustrated in Ashbrook's Special Service (pp. 515-516) and Brookman, Vol. 1, p. 222. With 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 20,000-30,000
2082		5c Indian Red, 10c Green, Ty. III (28A, 33). Each with margins clear to wide all around, 5c deep rich color in the true Indian Red shade, tied together by "New Orleans La. Jan. 26, 1859" circular datestamp and red "New York Paid 12 Feb. 2" credit datestamp on blue folded cover to Bordeaux, France, red boxed "P.D." and French transit, light horizontal file fold at bottom VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL COMBINATION OF THE 5-CENT INDIAN RED AND 10-CENT TYPE III. With 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000
2083		5c Brown (29). Positions 51/61/71L1, vertical strip of three with perfs intact and part of sheet margin at left showing large part of "(Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co.) ANK NOTE ENGRAVERS. Phila, New York, Boston & Cincinnati" imprint from Plate 1, well-centered, fresh, tied by "New Orleans La." double-circle datestamps on Dec. 1860 folded letter to France, red "Boston Paid 6" credit datestamp, French transits EXTREMELY FINE STRIP AND COVER. THE ONLY RECORDED COVER WITH A 5-CENT 1857 MULTIPLE SHOWING THE IMPRINT. Our Levi records of the 5c 1857 contain numerous covers with strips in all shades, but only the strip on this cover shows any part of the imprint. Ex Consul Klep, Grunin and Zoellner (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000

1857-60 Issue, 5-cent:

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

2075

5c Brick Red (27). Two singles arranged as a pair, bright shade and fresh color, cancelled by bold strikes of "Paid" handstamps, perfectly clear "Tiffin Ohio Mar. 29, 1860" circular datestamp on buff cover to Spanish Flat Cal., endorsed "Overland via St. Louis"

EXTREMELY FINE. A CHOICE AND VERY SCARCE DOMESTIC USE OF THE 5-CENT BRICK RED.

The vast majority of 5c Brick Red covers are addressed to France or other foreign countries. Domestic covers are scarce, and this superb transcontinental usage is among the finest known.

Ex West, Moody, Rohloff and Klein (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2076

5c Brick Red (27). Vertical strip of three, rich color, perfectly centered, tied by two strikes of "New Orleans La. Jun. 15, 1859" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to France, red "Boston Paid 12 Jun. 21" credit datestamp, French transits and receiving backstamps

EXTREMELY FINE GEM STRIP ON A PRISTINE COVER TO FRANCE -- STRIPS OF THREE OF THE 5-CENT 1857 BRICK RED ARE VERY RARELY CENTERED SO PRECISELY.

Ex Brown and Brooks. Signed Ashbrook. (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

2077

5c Red Brown, Ty. I (28). Horizontal pair, vivid rich color and sharp proof-like impression, tied by perfectly struck "Fentonville Mich. Jul 6" circular datestamp on orange cover to Folsom City, Cal., single pulled perf on right stamp, otherwise Extremely Fine and choice, a handsome and rare domestic transcontinental usage, ex Mason, Ackerman, Gibson and Knapp (Image)

E. 750-1,000

2078

5c Red Brown (28). Horizontal pair including sheet margin with guideline at right, beautifully centered, tied by two strikes of "Wilmington Del. May 12" datestamps on light yellow cover to Havana, Cuba, red "New York Paid May 17" transit datestamp, blue "NA" and "1" handstamps, Extremely Fine, scarce usage of the 5c Red Brown to Cuba, ex Haas (Image)

E. 750-1,000

2079

5c Red Brown (28). Horizontal pair and two singles flanking 10c Green, Ty. I (31), tied by neat "Charleston S.C. Apr. 24, 1858" circular datestamps on blue folded letter to Lille, France, red "New York Paid 24 Apr. 28" credit datestamp, small boxed "PD" and French transits, one 5c with small corner crease

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE FRANKING PAYING THE DOUBLE RATE TO FRANCE WITH THE STAMPS SYMMETRICALLY ARRANGED.

Ex Rohloff and Ishikawa (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

2080

5c Red Brown (28). Horizontal strip of six, well-centered, rich color, tied by clear strikes of "Charleston S.C. Apr. 16, 1858" circular datestamps on blue folded cover to Lille, France, red "Boston 21 Apr. Paid 24" credit circular datestamp, black "P.D." in frame struck twice, French transit circular datestamp and receiving backstamps

A VERY FINE STRIP AND COVER. NO STRIP LARGER THAN SIX IS RECORDED ON COVER, AND THIS COVER IS THE FINEST OF THE FEW KNOWN 5-CENT 1857 MULTIPLE USAGES.

Illustrated in the Hill book (p. 45). Ex Baker and Klein (where it was illustrated on the front cover of the postal history sale) (Image)

E. 10,000-15,000

2081

5c Indian Red (28A). Horizontal block of six and single, deep rich color, tied by three strikes of "Platteville Wis. Jan. 28, 1859" circular datestamps on buff cover to Switzerland, Prussian Closed Mail rate, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Feb. 2" circular datestamp on back, top right stamp with tiny tear, bottom left stamp with small diagonal crease in margin

VERY FINE. THE LARGEST RECORDED BLOCK OF THE RARE INDIAN RED SHADE KNOWN ON OR OFF COVER. ONLY ONE OTHER BLOCK, USED OFF COVER, IS RECORDED. ONE OF THE GREATEST COVERS OF THE PERFORATED TOPPAN, CARPENTER ISSUES IN EXISTENCE.

Ex Consul Klep, Henry W. Hill and Ryohei Ishikawa. Illustrated in Ashbrook's Special Service (pp. 515-516) and Brookman, Vol. 1, p. 222. With 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 20,000-30,000

2082

5c Indian Red, 10c Green, Ty. III (28A, 33). Each with margins clear to wide all around, 5c deep rich color in the true Indian Red shade, tied together by "New Orleans La. Jan. 26, 1859" circular datestamp and red "New York Paid 12 Feb. 2" credit datestamp on blue folded cover to Bordeaux, France, red boxed "P.D." and French transit, light horizontal file fold at bottom

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL COMBINATION OF THE 5-CENT INDIAN RED AND 10-CENT TYPE III.

With 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

2083

5c Brown (29). Positions 51/61/71L1, vertical strip of three with perfs intact and part of sheet margin at left showing large part of "(Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co.) ANK NOTE ENGRAVERS. Phila, New York, Boston & Cincinnati" imprint from Plate 1, well-centered, fresh, tied by "New Orleans La." double-circle datestamps on Dec. 1860 folded letter to France, red "Boston Paid 6" credit datestamp, French transits

EXTREMELY FINE STRIP AND COVER. THE ONLY RECORDED COVER WITH A 5-CENT 1857 MULTIPLE SHOWING THE IMPRINT.

Our Levi records of the 5c 1857 contain numerous covers with strips in all shades, but only the strip on this cover shows any part of the imprint.

Ex Consul Klep, Grunin and Zoellner (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000