Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**10c 1847 Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
51		10c Black (2). Unused (no gum), full margins, bright shade, stain and penmarks removed from back, two horizontal creases FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE. With 1973 and 1995 P.F. certificates. (Image)	13,000.00	3,250.00
52		10c Black (2). Position 91R with large bottom left corner sheet margins, other sides full to large, intense shade, light strike of red town circular datestamp EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE CORNER SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE. ONE OF FOURTEEN USED 10-CENT 1847 SINGLES RECORDED WITH LARGE CORNER SHEET MARGINS. ONLY THIS STAMP AND ONE OTHER ARE SOUND FOUR-MARGIN SINGLES WITH A HANDSTAMPED CANCELLATION. Philip Wall records fourteen used 10c stamps (and one unused) with obvious corner sheet margins. Others can be plated to the position, but do not show significant sheet margins. Of the fourteen, nine are faulty. Two of the five sound stamps have one or two sides of the design cut into. Of the three sound four-margin stamps, one is pen cancelled, leaving only this stamp and one other available to collectors who want a sound, four-margin example with handstamped cancellation. Ex Wall. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)	1,400.00	3,250.00
53		10c Black (2). Huge margins including part of adjoining stamp at top, brilliant shade and clear impression, cancelled by clear strike of red "PHILADA. RAILROAD" straightline EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH THE RED PHILADELPHIA RAILROAD CANCELLATION. With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,900.00	2,700.00
54		10c Black (2). Huge margins incl. barest traces of adjoining stamps at bottom and left, incredibly deep shade and intense impression, two bright red square grids EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN EARLY AND REMARKABLE COPY OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE. With 1991 and 1998 P.F. certificates (Image)	1,400.00	1,900.00
55		10c Black (2). Huge margins incl. part of adjoining stamp at top, crisp impression, neat strikes of blue town and black grid cancels, the letters "anvil" are visible in circular datestamp EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH AN UNUSUAL COMBINATION OF CANCELLATIONS. With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,800.00	1,050.00
56		10c Black (2). Position 71R, huge margins including sheet margin at left, full bottom margin, sharp impression, bold sharp strike of blue grid cancel, small faint corner crease entirely in sheet margin at left (far away from design) EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 WITH WIDE SHEET MARGIN. Ex Sweet and Wall. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)	1,450.00	1,100.00
57		10c Black (2). Full to large margins, well-struck red square grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,400.00	1,300.00
59		10c Black (2). Full to large margins, light blue grid cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,450.00	950.00
60		10c Black (2). Huge margins, sharp proof-like impression, bold blue "Paid" handstamp struck three times, light horizontal crease at top, Extremely Fine appearance (Image)	1,500.00	525.00
61		10c Black (2). Large to full margins, bold red square grid cancel, tiny corner crease and small faint crease -- both invisible on face, appears Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,400.00	375.00
62		10c Black (2). Large margins all around, crisp impression nicely contrasted by red grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,400.00	750.00

10c 1847 Issue

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

10c Black (2). Unused (no gum), full margins, bright shade, stain and penmarks removed from back, two horizontal creases

FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE.

With 1973 and 1995 P.F. certificates. (Image)

13,000.00

3,250.00

10c Black (2). Position 91R with large bottom left corner sheet margins, other sides full to large, intense shade, light strike of red town circular datestamp

EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE CORNER SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE. ONE OF FOURTEEN USED 10-CENT 1847 SINGLES RECORDED WITH LARGE CORNER SHEET MARGINS. ONLY THIS STAMP AND ONE OTHER ARE SOUND FOUR-MARGIN SINGLES WITH A HANDSTAMPED CANCELLATION.

Philip Wall records fourteen used 10c stamps (and one unused) with obvious corner sheet margins. Others can be plated to the position, but do not show significant sheet margins. Of the fourteen, nine are faulty. Two of the five sound stamps have one or two sides of the design cut into. Of the three sound four-margin stamps, one is pen cancelled, leaving only this stamp and one other available to collectors who want a sound, four-margin example with handstamped cancellation.

Ex Wall. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)

1,400.00

3,250.00

10c Black (2). Huge margins including part of adjoining stamp at top, brilliant shade and clear impression, cancelled by clear strike of red "PHILADA. RAILROAD" straightline

EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH THE RED PHILADELPHIA RAILROAD CANCELLATION.

With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,900.00

2,700.00

10c Black (2). Huge margins incl. barest traces of adjoining stamps at bottom and left, incredibly deep shade and intense impression, two bright red square grids

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN EARLY AND REMARKABLE COPY OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE.

With 1991 and 1998 P.F. certificates (Image)

1,400.00

1,900.00

10c Black (2). Huge margins incl. part of adjoining stamp at top, crisp impression, neat strikes of blue town and black grid cancels, the letters "anvil" are visible in circular datestamp

EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH AN UNUSUAL COMBINATION OF CANCELLATIONS.

With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,800.00

1,050.00

10c Black (2). Position 71R, huge margins including sheet margin at left, full bottom margin, sharp impression, bold sharp strike of blue grid cancel, small faint corner crease entirely in sheet margin at left (far away from design)

EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 WITH WIDE SHEET MARGIN.

Ex Sweet and Wall. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)

1,450.00

1,100.00

10c Black (2). Full to large margins, well-struck red square grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,400.00

1,300.00

10c Black (2). Full to large margins, light blue grid cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,450.00

950.00

10c Black (2). Huge margins, sharp proof-like impression, bold blue "Paid" handstamp struck three times, light horizontal crease at top, Extremely Fine appearance (Image)

1,500.00

525.00

10c Black (2). Large to full margins, bold red square grid cancel, tiny corner crease and small faint crease -- both invisible on face, appears Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,400.00

375.00

10c Black (2). Large margins all around, crisp impression nicely contrasted by red grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,400.00

750.00