Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

United States Stamps continued...

**Postmasters' Provisionals**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
539		New York N.Y., 5c Black, "ACM" Initials (9X1). Large margins, red square New York grid cancel, small tear at bottom, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	550.00	210.00
540		New York N.Y., 5c Black, "ACM" Initials (9X1). Horizontal pair, large margins all around, blue ms. cancels, Very Fine and choice, with 1987 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,300.00	700.00
541		New York N.Y., 5c Black, "AC M" Initials (9X1a). Full to large margins, neat pen cancels, horizontal crease and thin spot, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	575.00	160.00
542		Providence R.I., 5c Gray Black (10X1). Clear margins all around, neat ms. cancel, fresh and Fine, rare in used condition (Image)	1,750.00	600.00
543		Providence R.I., 10c Gray Black (10X2). Original gum, large to huge margins incl. sheet margin at right, sharp impression, Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,200.00	1,000.00
545		Providence R.I., 10c Gray Black (10X2). Unused (no gum), large margins all around, tiny corner crease at bottom right not mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,200.00	550.00
546		St. Louis Mo., 10c Black on Greenish (11X2). Ty. III, Position 6, large even margins, fresh color, single penstroke and part of red cds, small filled-in thin spot at bottom, Extremely Fine appearance, a scarce stamp (Image)	3,750.00	2,900.00
547		St. Louis Mo., 10c Black on Greenish (11X2). Ty. III, Position 6, three large margins, in at top, lightened pen cancel, repaired tear at top and small pinhole, otherwise Fine (Image)	3,750.00	950.00
548		St. Louis Mo., 10c Black on Gray Lilac (11X5). Ty. II, Position 4, large margins to clear, cancelled solely by red circular datestamp VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A SCARCE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT ST. LOUIS BEAR CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED CIRCULAR DATESTAMP. With 2000 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	2,500.00	4,500.00
549		St. Louis Mo., 10c Black on Gray Lilac (11X5). Ty. III, Position 6, three full margins, just in at bottom, neat pen cancel, tiny corner crease at bottom right, otherwise Fine, ex Col. Green (Image)	2,500.00	1,500.00

Postmasters' Provisionals

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

539

New York N.Y., 5c Black, "ACM" Initials (9X1). Large margins, red square New York grid cancel, small tear at bottom, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

550.00

210.00

540

New York N.Y., 5c Black, "ACM" Initials (9X1). Horizontal pair, large margins all around, blue ms. cancels, Very Fine and choice, with 1987 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,300.00

700.00

541

New York N.Y., 5c Black, "AC M" Initials (9X1a). Full to large margins, neat pen cancels, horizontal crease and thin spot, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

575.00

160.00

542

Providence R.I., 5c Gray Black (10X1). Clear margins all around, neat ms. cancel, fresh and Fine, rare in used condition (Image)

1,750.00

600.00

543

Providence R.I., 10c Gray Black (10X2). Original gum, large to huge margins incl. sheet margin at right, sharp impression, Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,200.00

1,000.00

545

Providence R.I., 10c Gray Black (10X2). Unused (no gum), large margins all around, tiny corner crease at bottom right not mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,200.00

550.00

546

St. Louis Mo., 10c Black on Greenish (11X2). Ty. III, Position 6, large even margins, fresh color, single penstroke and part of red cds, small filled-in thin spot at bottom, Extremely Fine appearance, a scarce stamp (Image)

3,750.00

2,900.00

547

St. Louis Mo., 10c Black on Greenish (11X2). Ty. III, Position 6, three large margins, in at top, lightened pen cancel, repaired tear at top and small pinhole, otherwise Fine (Image)

3,750.00

950.00

548

St. Louis Mo., 10c Black on Gray Lilac (11X5). Ty. II, Position 4, large margins to clear, cancelled solely by red circular datestamp

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A SCARCE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT ST. LOUIS BEAR CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED CIRCULAR DATESTAMP.

With 2000 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

2,500.00

4,500.00

549

St. Louis Mo., 10c Black on Gray Lilac (11X5). Ty. III, Position 6, three full margins, just in at bottom, neat pen cancel, tiny corner crease at bottom right, otherwise Fine, ex Col. Green (Image)

2,500.00

1,500.00