Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**1861-66 Issue, 5-cent 1862-63:**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2338		5c Red Brown (75). Horizontal strip of three, beautiful fiery color, centered to left, tied by large "Paid" grid on yellow and blue Standing Zouave Patriotic cover to Vienna, Austria, red "N. York Paid Hamb. Pkt. 10 Mar. 7" credit datestamp, small "Franco" handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps FRESH AND VERY FINE COVER. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE USAGE OF THE 5-CENT RED BROWN ON A PATRIOTIC COVER TO EUROPE. FROM THE ANGELL CORRESPONDENCE. Multiples of the 5c Red Brown are very scarce, and only three or four strips of three are known on patriotic covers. Another Red Brown strip on cover from the Angell correspondence, dated the same day but with a different patriotic design, was offered in our 1969 Matthies sale. This cover was from the other part of the Angell correspondence that was not sold to Katherine Matthies. (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500
2339		5c Red Brown (75). Intense color nicely contrasted by perfect strike of blue "Baltimore Md. Dec. 12" circular datestamp on immaculate red and blue "Union and Liberty Now and Forever" Patriotic cover to Boston (a so-called "Westervelt" design), fresh and Extremely Fine, a desirable and attractive cover, extremely unusual use of the 5c Red Brown (evidently overpaying the 3c rate), ex Matthies (Image)	E. 750-1,000
2340		5c Red Brown (75). Seven singles (one with s.e.) arranged in an overlapping fashion with single 10c Green (68), tied by targets, "Rushville Ind. Jan. 16, 1863" double-circle datestamp on yellow cover to Kangaroo Flat Berretigo, Colony of Victoria, Australia, endorsed "British Mail via Marseilles", red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Jan. 20" transit datestamp, London and receiving backstamps, some perfs affected at top from placement at edge of cover, otherwise Very Fine and unusual usage paying the rate for a double-weight cover, the arrangement of the stamps is reminiscent of the Postage Currency of the time (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
2341		5c Brown (76). Rich color, well-centered, used with Hawaii, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue (22), Plate 12-A, Ty. VI, Position 2, close margins touching frameline and just into corner at top right, large target ties Hawaiian Numeral and U.S. 5c stamp on 1866 cover to San Francisco, from the Chase correspondence, bold red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Mar. 22" circular datestamp, "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 13" double-circle datestamp cancels U.S. stamp, carried on the D. C. Murray (cleared Mar. 22, arrived Apr. 13), the cover has been lightly cleaned and reinforced at edges where a bit worn VERY FINE. THE 5-CENT "INTERISLAND" HAWAIIAN NUMERAL IS EXTREMELY RARE ON COVER. A BEAUTIFUL USAGE. Ex Seybold, Adm. Harris and Honolulu Advertiser (Image)	E. 10,000-15,000
2342		5c Brown (76). Two singles, top stamp s.e. at right, slightly overlapping and tied by bold strikes of circle of wedges cancel, also tied by "New-York Sep. 23" datestamp, on 1867 folded letter to Demerara, British Guiana, ms. "4" due marking, endorsed "Per Gruding Star to St. Thomas", neat "St. Thomas SE 30, 1867" and transit backstamps, few file folds do not affect stamps, Fine and scarce usage to a very uncommon destination, ex Plass (Image)	E. 400-500

1861-66 Issue, 5-cent 1862-63:

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

2338

5c Red Brown (75). Horizontal strip of three, beautiful fiery color, centered to left, tied by large "Paid" grid on yellow and blue Standing Zouave Patriotic cover to Vienna, Austria, red "N. York Paid Hamb. Pkt. 10 Mar. 7" credit datestamp, small "Franco" handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps

FRESH AND VERY FINE COVER. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE USAGE OF THE 5-CENT RED BROWN ON A PATRIOTIC COVER TO EUROPE. FROM THE ANGELL CORRESPONDENCE.

Multiples of the 5c Red Brown are very scarce, and only three or four strips of three are known on patriotic covers. Another Red Brown strip on cover from the Angell correspondence, dated the same day but with a different patriotic design, was offered in our 1969 Matthies sale. This cover was from the other part of the Angell correspondence that was not sold to Katherine Matthies. (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

2339

5c Red Brown (75). Intense color nicely contrasted by perfect strike of blue "Baltimore Md. Dec. 12" circular datestamp on immaculate red and blue "Union and Liberty Now and Forever" Patriotic cover to Boston (a so-called "Westervelt" design), fresh and Extremely Fine, a desirable and attractive cover, extremely unusual use of the 5c Red Brown (evidently overpaying the 3c rate), ex Matthies (Image)

E. 750-1,000

2340

5c Red Brown (75). Seven singles (one with s.e.) arranged in an overlapping fashion with single 10c Green (68), tied by targets, "Rushville Ind. Jan. 16, 1863" double-circle datestamp on yellow cover to Kangaroo Flat Berretigo, Colony of Victoria, Australia, endorsed "British Mail via Marseilles", red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Jan. 20" transit datestamp, London and receiving backstamps, some perfs affected at top from placement at edge of cover, otherwise Very Fine and unusual usage paying the rate for a double-weight cover, the arrangement of the stamps is reminiscent of the Postage Currency of the time (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2341

5c Brown (76). Rich color, well-centered, used with Hawaii, 1865, 5c Blue on Blue (22), Plate 12-A, Ty. VI, Position 2, close margins touching frameline and just into corner at top right, large target ties Hawaiian Numeral and U.S. 5c stamp on 1866 cover to San Francisco, from the Chase correspondence, bold red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Mar. 22" circular datestamp, "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 13" double-circle datestamp cancels U.S. stamp, carried on the D. C. Murray (cleared Mar. 22, arrived Apr. 13), the cover has been lightly cleaned and reinforced at edges where a bit worn

VERY FINE. THE 5-CENT "INTERISLAND" HAWAIIAN NUMERAL IS EXTREMELY RARE ON COVER. A BEAUTIFUL USAGE.

Ex Seybold, Adm. Harris and Honolulu Advertiser (Image)

E. 10,000-15,000

2342

5c Brown (76). Two singles, top stamp s.e. at right, slightly overlapping and tied by bold strikes of circle of wedges cancel, also tied by "New-York Sep. 23" datestamp, on 1867 folded letter to Demerara, British Guiana, ms. "4" due marking, endorsed "Per Gruding Star to St. Thomas", neat "St. Thomas SE 30, 1867" and transit backstamps, few file folds do not affect stamps, Fine and scarce usage to a very uncommon destination, ex Plass (Image)

E. 400-500