Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

United States Stamps continued...

**1875 Reprints of 1857-60 Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
331		1c Bright Blue, Reprint (40). Without gum as issued, bright color, choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)	650.00	500.00
332		1c Bright Blue, Reprint (40). Without gum as issued, bright and fresh, Fine (Image)	650.00	325.00
333		1c Bright Blue, Reprint (40). Without gum as issued, deep shade, Fine (Image)	650.00	350.00
334		1c Bright Blue, Reprint (40). Without gum as issued, fresh and Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	650.00	210.00
335		1c Bright Blue, Reprint (40). Without gum as issued, sharp impression, Fine (Image)	650.00	210.00
336		5c Orange Brown, Reprint (42). Without gum as issued, remarkably choice centering, rich color and proof-like impression on bright paper, Extremely Fine, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,100.00	950.00
337		5c Orange Brown, Reprint (42). Without gum as issued, fresh and bright color, short perf at right not mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise Very Fine, with copy of 1975 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,100.00	425.00
338		10c Blue Green, Reprint (43). Without gum as issued, beautiful rich color and proof-like impression on bright white paper, remarkably choice centering for this difficult stamp EXTREMELY FINE GEM. ONE OF THE FINEST COPIES EXTANT OF THE 10-CENT 1857 REPRINT. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT VALUES OF THE SET TO OBTAIN IN SOUND, EXTREMELY FINE CONDITION. Only 516 were issued. As a means of comparing the quality of this stamp against some of the other existing copies, we searched through our Levi records and several past auction catalogues, looking for examples in comparable condition. Perhaps five in our records of hundreds of surviving examples compared favorably to the stamp offered here. With 1976 and 2000 P.F. certificates (Image)	2,250.00	12,500.00
339		30c Yellow Orange, Reprint (46). Without gum as issued, vivid color on bright paper, extra wide left margin, fresh and Very Fine, only 480 were issued, with 1987 P.F. certificate (Image)	3,000.00	2,200.00
340		30c Yellow Orange, Reprint (46). Without gum as issued, intense shade on fresh paper, Fine for the issue, only 480 issued (Image)	3,000.00	900.00
341		90c Deep Blue, Reprint (47). Without gum as issued, beautiful centering and unusually wide margins all around, intense shade and impression on bright paper EXTREMELY FINE AND FRESH. A RARE STAMP IN THE FINEST ATTAINABLE QUALITY. This is one of the few 90c 1860 Reprint stamps we have seen with wide margins at the top and bottom, as well as the sides. Ex Zoellner. With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)	4,500.00	5,750.00

1875 Reprints of 1857-60 Issue

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

331

1c Bright Blue, Reprint (40). Without gum as issued, bright color, choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)

650.00

500.00

332

1c Bright Blue, Reprint (40). Without gum as issued, bright and fresh, Fine (Image)

650.00

325.00

333

1c Bright Blue, Reprint (40). Without gum as issued, deep shade, Fine (Image)

650.00

350.00

334

1c Bright Blue, Reprint (40). Without gum as issued, fresh and Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

650.00

210.00

335

1c Bright Blue, Reprint (40). Without gum as issued, sharp impression, Fine (Image)

650.00

210.00

336

5c Orange Brown, Reprint (42). Without gum as issued, remarkably choice centering, rich color and proof-like impression on bright paper, Extremely Fine, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,100.00

950.00

337

5c Orange Brown, Reprint (42). Without gum as issued, fresh and bright color, short perf at right not mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise Very Fine, with copy of 1975 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,100.00

425.00

338

10c Blue Green, Reprint (43). Without gum as issued, beautiful rich color and proof-like impression on bright white paper, remarkably choice centering for this difficult stamp

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. ONE OF THE FINEST COPIES EXTANT OF THE 10-CENT 1857 REPRINT. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT VALUES OF THE SET TO OBTAIN IN SOUND, EXTREMELY FINE CONDITION.

Only 516 were issued. As a means of comparing the quality of this stamp against some of the other existing copies, we searched through our Levi records and several past auction catalogues, looking for examples in comparable condition. Perhaps five in our records of hundreds of surviving examples compared favorably to the stamp offered here.

With 1976 and 2000 P.F. certificates (Image)

2,250.00

12,500.00

339

30c Yellow Orange, Reprint (46). Without gum as issued, vivid color on bright paper, extra wide left margin, fresh and Very Fine, only 480 were issued, with 1987 P.F. certificate (Image)

3,000.00

2,200.00

340

30c Yellow Orange, Reprint (46). Without gum as issued, intense shade on fresh paper, Fine for the issue, only 480 issued (Image)

3,000.00

900.00

341

90c Deep Blue, Reprint (47). Without gum as issued, beautiful centering and unusually wide margins all around, intense shade and impression on bright paper

EXTREMELY FINE AND FRESH. A RARE STAMP IN THE FINEST ATTAINABLE QUALITY.

This is one of the few 90c 1860 Reprint stamps we have seen with wide margins at the top and bottom, as well as the sides. Ex Zoellner. With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

4,500.00

5,750.00