Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

United States Postal History continued...

**1861-66 Issue, 2-cent 1863: continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2333		2c Black (73). Horizontal pair, used with 15c Black (77), tied by grids on 1867 orange cover to Lucerne, Switzerland, clear "Highland Ill. Aug. 22" circular datestamp, red New York transit, "16" credit handstamp, blue "America Uber Bremen Franco" handstamp, Basel and receiving backstamps, Very Fine usage paying the 19c rate via Bremen-Hamburg mails (Image)	E. 750-1,000
2334		2c Black (73). Seven singles, used with 1c Blue (63) and two 10c Green (68), each stamp cancelled by cogwheel, "San Francisco Cal. Mar. 30" double-circle datestamp, second strike on back of blue 1867 cover to Bern, Switzerland, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Apr. 23" circular datestamp also ties two stamps, red "6" crayon credit, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp ties one 2c stamp, transit and receiving backstamps, some faults in stamps, still Fine-Very Fine, a very unusual usage from the West Coast overpaying the 33c rate via Prussian Closed Mail by 2c (the old rate of 35c was changed in May 1863) (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
2335		2c Black (73). Tied by bold strike of "Paid All" straightline handstamp (breaks thru paper) on blue 1865 folded printed circular to Calmar, Sweden, blue "America Uber Bremen Franco" handstamp, St. Petersburg and Malmo backstamps, refolded at left to improve appearance, Very Fine and choice, an exceedingly scarce usage of the 2c Black Jack to pay the foreign circular rate, no covers to Sweden were contained in the Rorke collection, and Allen only had one cover bearing a combination of stamps paying the 36c rate, this use on a circular is a Black Jack rarity of the highest order, with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
2336		2c Black (73). Used with 30c Orange (71) and 24c Lilac (78), affixed slightly overlapping and tied by unusual large four-bar open grid cancel on 1865 cover to Baden, Germany, 30c also tied by blue boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, light strike of red "Boston Br. Pkt. 14 Paid 3 May" datestamp, transit and receiving backstamps, 30c with small tear at left has been lifted and slightly shifted on cover, still Fine-Very Fine, interesting usage paying double 28c rate via Prussian Closed Mail, with 1988 P.F. certificate not mentioning the small tear or shifted position (Image)	E. 750-1,000
2337		2c Black (73). Used with 3c Rose (65) and horizontal pair of 24c Dark Gray (78b), tied by circle of diamonds cancel, "Fishersville N.H. Oct. 22" circular datestamp on 1866 cover to U.S.S. Wachusett at Hong Kong, red ms. "Paid 53", red "48" credit handstamp ties 24c pair, matching "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid" backstamp, red London transit, red "1d" British colonial rate handstamp, Hong Kong receiving backstamp, with original letter enclosure, Very Fine, one of two Black Jack frankings from a recently uncovered correspondence, both paying 53c rate via Marseilles (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000

1861-66 Issue, 2-cent 1863: continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

2333

2c Black (73). Horizontal pair, used with 15c Black (77), tied by grids on 1867 orange cover to Lucerne, Switzerland, clear "Highland Ill. Aug. 22" circular datestamp, red New York transit, "16" credit handstamp, blue "America Uber Bremen Franco" handstamp, Basel and receiving backstamps, Very Fine usage paying the 19c rate via Bremen-Hamburg mails (Image)

E. 750-1,000

2334

2c Black (73). Seven singles, used with 1c Blue (63) and two 10c Green (68), each stamp cancelled by cogwheel, "San Francisco Cal. Mar. 30" double-circle datestamp, second strike on back of blue 1867 cover to Bern, Switzerland, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Apr. 23" circular datestamp also ties two stamps, red "6" crayon credit, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp ties one 2c stamp, transit and receiving backstamps, some faults in stamps, still Fine-Very Fine, a very unusual usage from the West Coast overpaying the 33c rate via Prussian Closed Mail by 2c (the old rate of 35c was changed in May 1863) (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2335

2c Black (73). Tied by bold strike of "Paid All" straightline handstamp (breaks thru paper) on blue 1865 folded printed circular to Calmar, Sweden, blue "America Uber Bremen Franco" handstamp, St. Petersburg and Malmo backstamps, refolded at left to improve appearance, Very Fine and choice, an exceedingly scarce usage of the 2c Black Jack to pay the foreign circular rate, no covers to Sweden were contained in the Rorke collection, and Allen only had one cover bearing a combination of stamps paying the 36c rate, this use on a circular is a Black Jack rarity of the highest order, with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2336

2c Black (73). Used with 30c Orange (71) and 24c Lilac (78), affixed slightly overlapping and tied by unusual large four-bar open grid cancel on 1865 cover to Baden, Germany, 30c also tied by blue boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, light strike of red "Boston Br. Pkt. 14 Paid 3 May" datestamp, transit and receiving backstamps, 30c with small tear at left has been lifted and slightly shifted on cover, still Fine-Very Fine, interesting usage paying double 28c rate via Prussian Closed Mail, with 1988 P.F. certificate not mentioning the small tear or shifted position (Image)

E. 750-1,000

2337

2c Black (73). Used with 3c Rose (65) and horizontal pair of 24c Dark Gray (78b), tied by circle of diamonds cancel, "Fishersville N.H. Oct. 22" circular datestamp on 1866 cover to U.S.S. Wachusett at Hong Kong, red ms. "Paid 53", red "48" credit handstamp ties 24c pair, matching "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid" backstamp, red London transit, red "1d" British colonial rate handstamp, Hong Kong receiving backstamp, with original letter enclosure, Very Fine, one of two Black Jack frankings from a recently uncovered correspondence, both paying 53c rate via Marseilles (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000