Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2556		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Unused (no gum), large margins, small scissors-cut in margin at right, faint vertical crease, otherwise Very Fine, ex Middendorf (Image)	500.00	200.00
2557		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Position 23R, large margins, tied by red "U.S. City Despatch Post Feb. 16, -- O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on piece, Extremely Fine, ex Caspary and Hall (Image)	500.00	400.00
2558		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Full even margins, cancelled by orange-red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Sep. 5, -- O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on 1842 folded letter from Syracuse N.Y. to New York City street address, magenta ms. "1", Very Fine, very early use of the first stamp printed and issued under U.S. authority, initialled by Perry, ex Middendorf (Image)	750.00	500.00
2559		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Green Glazed (6LB5d). Large margins, tied by red "U.S. City Despatch Post Apr. 3, 1 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on 1843 folded letter to local street address, Extremely Fine, a superb stamp and cover, the early printing on Glazed Paper (in Green) is scarce, especially tied by the datestamp (Image)	E. 750-1,000	625.00
2560		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Green Glazed (6LB5). Large margins, tied by perfectly struck "U.S. City Despatch Post Feb. 14, 9 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on 1844 folded letter with handwritten Valentine's Day poem to local address, Extremely Fine stamp and cover (Image)	E. 750-1,000	700.00
2561		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Glazed (6LB5b). Large margins, affixed over red "Paid" arc and tied by two strikes of "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Aug 8, 3 O'Clock" Type II circular datestamp on folded cover (notice without content) to local street address, pencil "3" rate, 1845 docketing on back, Extremely Fine, unusual use of Post Office Dept.'s "Paid" handstamp on mail handled by U.S. City Despatch (Image)	E. 300-400	210.00
2562		U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y. Twelve items incl. June 1842 stampless with Greig's Type I datestamp, No. 40L1 and reprint die proof from cracked die, 1850 banknote with Washington and Hephaestus vignettes, Nos. 6LB5 on two covers (one used to Albany), 6LB5b and 6LB5d off cover, four stampless with U.S. City Despatch datestamp (one with Howard's Hotel oval, another with 2c drop-rate datestamp), minor faults, otherwise Fine-Very Fine group	E. 750-1,000	1,000.00
2563		U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Buff Glazed (6LB11). Three large margins, clear at right, tied by red "New-York 5 cts 13 Mar." integral-rate circular datestamp on buff cover to Boston, Very Fine, scarce tied in this manner (Image)	E. 150-200	170.00
2564		U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Yellow Glazed (6LB10). Three large margins, slightly in at left, tied by pencil and red "New York 5cts Sep. 6" (1850) integral-rate circular datestamp on folded cover to Washington D.C. patent office, side panels removed, Very Fine and scarce (Image)	E. 150-200	75.00
2565		U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Rose, Buff (6LB9-6LB10). Two of each, former off cover and tied on front, latter off and on cover, small faults, otherwise Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	120.00
2566		New York/U.S. City Mail. Clear strike in red with matching "Paid" straightline on blue Nov. 6, 1849 folded letter to local street address, fresh and Very Fine, very scarce markings (Image)	E. 150-200	180.00

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Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2556

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Unused (no gum), large margins, small scissors-cut in margin at right, faint vertical crease, otherwise Very Fine, ex Middendorf (Image)

500.00

200.00

2557

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Position 23R, large margins, tied by red "U.S. City Despatch Post Feb. 16, -- O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on piece, Extremely Fine, ex Caspary and Hall (Image)

500.00

400.00

2558

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Full even margins, cancelled by orange-red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Sep. 5, -- O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on 1842 folded letter from Syracuse N.Y. to New York City street address, magenta ms. "1", Very Fine, very early use of the first stamp printed and issued under U.S. authority, initialled by Perry, ex Middendorf (Image)

750.00

500.00

2559

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Green Glazed (6LB5d). Large margins, tied by red "U.S. City Despatch Post Apr. 3, 1 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on 1843 folded letter to local street address, Extremely Fine, a superb stamp and cover, the early printing on Glazed Paper (in Green) is scarce, especially tied by the datestamp (Image)

E. 750-1,000

625.00

2560

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Green Glazed (6LB5). Large margins, tied by perfectly struck "U.S. City Despatch Post Feb. 14, 9 O'Clock" Type I double-line circular datestamp on 1844 folded letter with handwritten Valentine's Day poem to local address, Extremely Fine stamp and cover (Image)

E. 750-1,000

700.00

2561

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Glazed (6LB5b). Large margins, affixed over red "Paid" arc and tied by two strikes of "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Aug 8, 3 O'Clock" Type II circular datestamp on folded cover (notice without content) to local street address, pencil "3" rate, 1845 docketing on back, Extremely Fine, unusual use of Post Office Dept.'s "Paid" handstamp on mail handled by U.S. City Despatch (Image)

E. 300-400

210.00

2562

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y. Twelve items incl. June 1842 stampless with Greig's Type I datestamp, No. 40L1 and reprint die proof from cracked die, 1850 banknote with Washington and Hephaestus vignettes, Nos. 6LB5 on two covers (one used to Albany), 6LB5b and 6LB5d off cover, four stampless with U.S. City Despatch datestamp (one with Howard's Hotel oval, another with 2c drop-rate datestamp), minor faults, otherwise Fine-Very Fine group

E. 750-1,000

1,000.00

2563

U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Buff Glazed (6LB11). Three large margins, clear at right, tied by red "New-York 5 cts 13 Mar." integral-rate circular datestamp on buff cover to Boston, Very Fine, scarce tied in this manner (Image)

E. 150-200

170.00

2564

U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Yellow Glazed (6LB10). Three large margins, slightly in at left, tied by pencil and red "New York 5cts Sep. 6" (1850) integral-rate circular datestamp on folded cover to Washington D.C. patent office, side panels removed, Very Fine and scarce (Image)

E. 150-200

75.00

2565

U.S. Mail, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Rose, Buff (6LB9-6LB10). Two of each, former off cover and tied on front, latter off and on cover, small faults, otherwise Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

120.00

2566

New York/U.S. City Mail. Clear strike in red with matching "Paid" straightline on blue Nov. 6, 1849 folded letter to local street address, fresh and Very Fine, very scarce markings (Image)

E. 150-200

180.00