Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**1857-60 Issue, 30-cent:**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2182		30c Orange (38). Used with 5c Orange Brown, Ty. II, 10c Green, Ty. V (30, 35), tied by red grids, matching "New York Paid 9 Sep. 14" credit datestamp on 1861 blue folded cover to Lyon France, from the Payen correspondence, ultramarine Havre datestamp, 5c with one pulled perf at top, handsome and Very Fine usage, the Orange Brown was issued late and just prior to demonetization, genuine usages are rare, ex Newbury, with 1976 P.F. Certificate (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000
2183		30c Orange (38). Used with 5c Brown, Ty. II, 10c Green, Ty. V (30A, 35), tied by red grids on 1861 blue folded cover to Lyon, France, from the Payen correspondence, matching "New York Paid 18 Jun. 29" credit datestamp, red boxed "P.D." ties 5c, transit and receiving backstamps, light file folds away from stamps, Very Fine and choice three-color franking (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
2184		30c Orange (38). Horizontal pair, tied by bold black grids, red "N.York Am. Pkt. 14 Paid Jan. 19" circular datestamp on double-rate 1861 folded cover to Trieste, Austria, red "Aachen Franco" transit, receiving backstamp VERY FINE AND CHOICE. PAIRS OF THE 30-CENT 1860 ARE EXTREMELY RARE ON COVER. Ex Krug and Grunin. Signed Ashbrook (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000
2185		30c Orange (38). Vivid color nicely contrasted and tied by blue "Cincinnati O. Apr. 16" double-circle datestamp with grid on light yellow 1861 cover to Brussels, Belgium, red New York credit datestamp, neat "Am. Packet" straightline and receiving backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, an exceedingly scarce usage of the 30c 1860 Issue to Belgium overpaying the 27c closed-mail rate, ex Grunin and Hill (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
2186		30c Orange (38). Used with 5c Brown, Ty. II, 10c Green, Ty. V (30A, 35), 5c with part of imprint, tied by two strikes of large "Paid" grid on 1860 cover to Malaga, Spain, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 40 Aug. 8" credit datestamp, London transit, "4" reales due, some minor cosmetic improvements around edges, light vertical file fold between stamps does not affect them, still Very Fine, a colorful and rare usage, ex White and Kapiloff, with 1985 Brettl certificate (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
2187		30c Orange (38). Bright shade, tied by "Paid" grid, red "Boston Paid 12 Dec. 29" credit datestamp on square-shaped 1860 cover to Mostaganem, French Algeria, handsomely addressed with explicit detail ("Africa", "Algerie", "Province d'Oran"), French transit circular datestamp front and back, Mostaganem receiving backstamp, couple small edge tears VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND EXOTIC DESTINATION IN THE CLASSIC PERIOD. Ex Haas (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000
2188		30c Orange (38). Used with 12c Black, Plate 3 (36b), tied together by bold red grid on small fresh cover to Athens, Greece, paying the 42c Prussian Closed Mail rate, 12c additionally tied by red "Aachen Franco" handstamp, reverse with red "New York Am. Pkt. Dec. 3" datestamp and faint Athens circular datestamp struck in ultramarine, neat March 9, 1861 docketing at left, magenta "29" credit below stamps, ms. due markings front and back, small piece out of backflap EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE USAGE OF THE 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE TO GREECE. An absolutely stunning cover from the Reverend Hill find (Image)	E. 7,500-10,000
2189		30c Orange (38). Used with 12c Black, Plate 3 (36b), tied together by red "Philadelphia Pa. Paid Jan. 1, 1860" circular datestamp on blue cover to a naval address in Gibraltar, French transit including boxed "P.D.", receiving backstamp, bold blue "8Rs" due marking, slightly reduced at top and missing top flap, some ink erosion in address and from docketing VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USAGE TO GIBRALTAR WITH THE ADDED RARITY OF A PHILADELPHIA EXCHANGE OFFICE DATESTAMP IN RED. The rate paid of 42c paid the rate for a double-weight cover sent via French Mails. Ex Gallagher. (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000
2190		30c Orange (38). Vivid color, well-centered, natural s.e. at right used with 1c Blue, Ty. I (18) and vertical pair of 3c Dull Red (26), 1c straddle-pane margin at left, tied by red grids on orange cover to Helsingfors, Finland, red "New-York May 14 Br. Pkt." and 1861 receiving backstamps, red boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp and magenta manuscript rating, endorsed at top of cover "via Boston By first steamer via Liverpool and Stockholm/Sweden" VERY FINE AND CHOICE. BELIEVED TO BE A UNIQUE THREE-COLOR FRANKING WITH THE 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE TO FINLAND. Ex Waterhouse, Haas and Ishikawa (Image)	E. 10,000-15,000

1857-60 Issue, 30-cent:

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

2182

30c Orange (38). Used with 5c Orange Brown, Ty. II, 10c Green, Ty. V (30, 35), tied by red grids, matching "New York Paid 9 Sep. 14" credit datestamp on 1861 blue folded cover to Lyon France, from the Payen correspondence, ultramarine Havre datestamp, 5c with one pulled perf at top, handsome and Very Fine usage, the Orange Brown was issued late and just prior to demonetization, genuine usages are rare, ex Newbury, with 1976 P.F. Certificate (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

2183

30c Orange (38). Used with 5c Brown, Ty. II, 10c Green, Ty. V (30A, 35), tied by red grids on 1861 blue folded cover to Lyon, France, from the Payen correspondence, matching "New York Paid 18 Jun. 29" credit datestamp, red boxed "P.D." ties 5c, transit and receiving backstamps, light file folds away from stamps, Very Fine and choice three-color franking (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2184

30c Orange (38). Horizontal pair, tied by bold black grids, red "N.York Am. Pkt. 14 Paid Jan. 19" circular datestamp on double-rate 1861 folded cover to Trieste, Austria, red "Aachen Franco" transit, receiving backstamp

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. PAIRS OF THE 30-CENT 1860 ARE EXTREMELY RARE ON COVER.

Ex Krug and Grunin. Signed Ashbrook (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

2185

30c Orange (38). Vivid color nicely contrasted and tied by blue "Cincinnati O. Apr. 16" double-circle datestamp with grid on light yellow 1861 cover to Brussels, Belgium, red New York credit datestamp, neat "Am. Packet" straightline and receiving backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, an exceedingly scarce usage of the 30c 1860 Issue to Belgium overpaying the 27c closed-mail rate, ex Grunin and Hill (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2186

30c Orange (38). Used with 5c Brown, Ty. II, 10c Green, Ty. V (30A, 35), 5c with part of imprint, tied by two strikes of large "Paid" grid on 1860 cover to Malaga, Spain, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 40 Aug. 8" credit datestamp, London transit, "4" reales due, some minor cosmetic improvements around edges, light vertical file fold between stamps does not affect them, still Very Fine, a colorful and rare usage, ex White and Kapiloff, with 1985 Brettl certificate (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2187

30c Orange (38). Bright shade, tied by "Paid" grid, red "Boston Paid 12 Dec. 29" credit datestamp on square-shaped 1860 cover to Mostaganem, French Algeria, handsomely addressed with explicit detail ("Africa", "Algerie", "Province d'Oran"), French transit circular datestamp front and back, Mostaganem receiving backstamp, couple small edge tears

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND EXOTIC DESTINATION IN THE CLASSIC PERIOD.

Ex Haas (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

2188

30c Orange (38). Used with 12c Black, Plate 3 (36b), tied together by bold red grid on small fresh cover to Athens, Greece, paying the 42c Prussian Closed Mail rate, 12c additionally tied by red "Aachen Franco" handstamp, reverse with red "New York Am. Pkt. Dec. 3" datestamp and faint Athens circular datestamp struck in ultramarine, neat March 9, 1861 docketing at left, magenta "29" credit below stamps, ms. due markings front and back, small piece out of backflap

EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE USAGE OF THE 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE TO GREECE.

An absolutely stunning cover from the Reverend Hill find (Image)

E. 7,500-10,000

2189

30c Orange (38). Used with 12c Black, Plate 3 (36b), tied together by red "Philadelphia Pa. Paid Jan. 1, 1860" circular datestamp on blue cover to a naval address in Gibraltar, French transit including boxed "P.D.", receiving backstamp, bold blue "8Rs" due marking, slightly reduced at top and missing top flap, some ink erosion in address and from docketing

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USAGE TO GIBRALTAR WITH THE ADDED RARITY OF A PHILADELPHIA EXCHANGE OFFICE DATESTAMP IN RED.

The rate paid of 42c paid the rate for a double-weight cover sent via French Mails. Ex Gallagher. (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

2190

30c Orange (38). Vivid color, well-centered, natural s.e. at right used with 1c Blue, Ty. I (18) and vertical pair of 3c Dull Red (26), 1c straddle-pane margin at left, tied by red grids on orange cover to Helsingfors, Finland, red "New-York May 14 Br. Pkt." and 1861 receiving backstamps, red boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp and magenta manuscript rating, endorsed at top of cover "via Boston By first steamer via Liverpool and Stockholm/Sweden"

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. BELIEVED TO BE A UNIQUE THREE-COLOR FRANKING WITH THE 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE TO FINLAND.

Ex Waterhouse, Haas and Ishikawa (Image)

E. 10,000-15,000