Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**1861-68 Issues (Continued) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
117		24c Red Lilac (70). Rich color, tied by bold grid on folded cover to Dublin, Ireland, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid 19 Mar. 8" cds, 1865 receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine (Image)	E. 100-150	190.00
118		24c Red Lilac (70). Horizontal pair, tied by grids and "Utica N.Y. Aug. 10, 1862" double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Leicestershire, England, red "N. York Br. Pkt. 38 Aug. 12" cds, receiving backstamp, file fold away from stamps, top flap replaced, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	400.00
119		24c Brown Lilac (70a). Intense shade, tied by blue target, matching "Ottawa Ill. Sep. 9, 1862" double-circle datestamp on embossed Bank of Ottawa corner card cover to Shaftesbury, England, red "3 cents" credit hs, receiving backstamps, Very Fine, unusual shade and attractive usage (Image)	E. 150-200	190.00
120		24c Brown Lilac (70a). Rich color, used with 3c Rose (65) and tied by targets on cover to Rome, Italy and forwarded to Liverpool, England, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Nov. 22" cds, magenta "18" credit, stamps also tied by 1862 French transit, Very Fine and interesting usage (Image)	E. 200-300	435.00
121		24c Steel Blue (70b). Couple short perfs, used with 3c Rose (65) and tied by red grids on blue tissue-paper cover to Rome, Italy, neat red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Oct. 8" cds, 1861 French transit, boxed "P.D." also ties 3c, receiving backstamp, small part of top flap missing, few small faults often associated with this fragile paper, Fine and scarce usage of the 24c Steel Blue (Image)	E. 500-750	260.00
122		24c Violet, Thin Paper (70c). Tied by "Albany N.Y. Jun 6" cds and faint grid on blue cover to Ireland, red "New-York Am. Pkt. 3 Jun. 7" credit ds, red "Paid" hs, 1862 receiving backstamp, trivial aged spot at bottom left, Very Fine (Image)	E. 500-750	500.00
123		30c Orange, 24c Lilac (71, 78). Horizontal pair of 30c, each stamp tied by bold negative blue star fancy cancel with matching "Louisville Ky. Jul. 15" cds on cover to Milan, Italy, red New York transit, red crayon "48" credit, 1867 transits, receiving backstamp, back of cover also bears blue Italian consular seal, slightly reduced at left, some slight edgewear, Very Fine and choice quadruple-rate usage sent via French Mails (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,050.00
124		30c Orange, 24c Lilac (71, 78). Three singles of 30c, tied by large grids and "Sheffield Ms. Jan. 2" cds on tissue-paper cover to Singapore, endorsed "Via Marseilles" and with red 1865 London transit, Boston Br. Pkt. backstamp, red receiving backstamp, two 30c stamps small pieces out at top, cover with usual faults associated with this fragile paper, otherwise Fine and unusual usage, franked to pay double 57c rate, this rate had been replaced in June 1863 by a new 53c rate and so is overpaid by 8c (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,050.00
125		30c Orange (71). Used with 1c Blue (63), s.e. at right and pair of 3c Rose (65), each tied by "Salem Mass. June 30" cds on cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, red "New York Br. Pkt." cds, red framed Aachen transit, 3c pair slightly faulty where placed along edge, otherwise Fine, ex Gibson (Image)	E. 750-1,000	750.00
126		30c Orange (71). Used with 12c Black (69) and 3c Rose (65), tied (between perfs) by grids on blue folded cover to Lyon, France, Payen correspondence, red "New York Paid 36 Feb. 17" credit ds, 1863 French transits, faint file folds away from stamps, Very Fine and colorful Payen cover (Image)	E. 750-1,000	550.00
127		30c Orange (71). Horizontal pair, used with 3c Rose (65), tied by segmented corks, "New Orleans La. Jul. 27" cds on 1866 folded cover to Genova, Italy, red "New Paid York 18 Aug. 4" credit ds, French transit, small scotch tape mark, file fold, right 30c stamp small tear at top, otherwise Fine triple-rate cover via French Mails (Image)	E. 400-500	260.00

1861-68 Issues (Continued) continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

117

24c Red Lilac (70). Rich color, tied by bold grid on folded cover to Dublin, Ireland, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid 19 Mar. 8" cds, 1865 receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

E. 100-150

190.00

118

24c Red Lilac (70). Horizontal pair, tied by grids and "Utica N.Y. Aug. 10, 1862" double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Leicestershire, England, red "N. York Br. Pkt. 38 Aug. 12" cds, receiving backstamp, file fold away from stamps, top flap replaced, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

400.00

119

24c Brown Lilac (70a). Intense shade, tied by blue target, matching "Ottawa Ill. Sep. 9, 1862" double-circle datestamp on embossed Bank of Ottawa corner card cover to Shaftesbury, England, red "3 cents" credit hs, receiving backstamps, Very Fine, unusual shade and attractive usage (Image)

E. 150-200

190.00

120

24c Brown Lilac (70a). Rich color, used with 3c Rose (65) and tied by targets on cover to Rome, Italy and forwarded to Liverpool, England, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Nov. 22" cds, magenta "18" credit, stamps also tied by 1862 French transit, Very Fine and interesting usage (Image)

E. 200-300

435.00

121

24c Steel Blue (70b). Couple short perfs, used with 3c Rose (65) and tied by red grids on blue tissue-paper cover to Rome, Italy, neat red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Oct. 8" cds, 1861 French transit, boxed "P.D." also ties 3c, receiving backstamp, small part of top flap missing, few small faults often associated with this fragile paper, Fine and scarce usage of the 24c Steel Blue (Image)

E. 500-750

260.00

122

24c Violet, Thin Paper (70c). Tied by "Albany N.Y. Jun 6" cds and faint grid on blue cover to Ireland, red "New-York Am. Pkt. 3 Jun. 7" credit ds, red "Paid" hs, 1862 receiving backstamp, trivial aged spot at bottom left, Very Fine (Image)

E. 500-750

500.00

123

30c Orange, 24c Lilac (71, 78). Horizontal pair of 30c, each stamp tied by bold negative blue star fancy cancel with matching "Louisville Ky. Jul. 15" cds on cover to Milan, Italy, red New York transit, red crayon "48" credit, 1867 transits, receiving backstamp, back of cover also bears blue Italian consular seal, slightly reduced at left, some slight edgewear, Very Fine and choice quadruple-rate usage sent via French Mails (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,050.00

124

30c Orange, 24c Lilac (71, 78). Three singles of 30c, tied by large grids and "Sheffield Ms. Jan. 2" cds on tissue-paper cover to Singapore, endorsed "Via Marseilles" and with red 1865 London transit, Boston Br. Pkt. backstamp, red receiving backstamp, two 30c stamps small pieces out at top, cover with usual faults associated with this fragile paper, otherwise Fine and unusual usage, franked to pay double 57c rate, this rate had been replaced in June 1863 by a new 53c rate and so is overpaid by 8c (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,050.00

125

30c Orange (71). Used with 1c Blue (63), s.e. at right and pair of 3c Rose (65), each tied by "Salem Mass. June 30" cds on cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, red "New York Br. Pkt." cds, red framed Aachen transit, 3c pair slightly faulty where placed along edge, otherwise Fine, ex Gibson (Image)

E. 750-1,000

750.00

126

30c Orange (71). Used with 12c Black (69) and 3c Rose (65), tied (between perfs) by grids on blue folded cover to Lyon, France, Payen correspondence, red "New York Paid 36 Feb. 17" credit ds, 1863 French transits, faint file folds away from stamps, Very Fine and colorful Payen cover (Image)

E. 750-1,000

550.00

127

30c Orange (71). Horizontal pair, used with 3c Rose (65), tied by segmented corks, "New Orleans La. Jul. 27" cds on 1866 folded cover to Genova, Italy, red "New Paid York 18 Aug. 4" credit ds, French transit, small scotch tape mark, file fold, right 30c stamp small tear at top, otherwise Fine triple-rate cover via French Mails (Image)

E. 400-500

260.00