Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**Locals (Metropolitan thru U.S. Express)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2676	P	Metropolitan Errand and Carrier Express Co., New York N.Y., 20c Red Orange, Die Proof on India (107L4P). 38 x 38mm, Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	190.00
2677		G. A. Mills' Despatch Post, New York N.Y., (2c) Black on Green Glazed (109L1). Margins touching or slightly into framelines, uncancelled, slight creases and rounded lower left corner, otherwise Fine, rare, ex Schwartz (Image)	500.00	280.00
2678		Overton & Co., (6c) Black on Greenish (113L1). Three large margins, clear at bottom, ms. cancel, small faults, Fine appearance, scarce, ex Golden (Image)	400.00	450.00
2679		Priest's Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black on Rose Wove (121L4). Large to huge margins, intense shade, uncancelled as usual, used on large part of folded cover (address panel and back panel) to local street address, tiny eroded spot at top, stamp is superb and lettersheet is otherwise clean EXTREMELY FINE STAMP AND ONE OF NINE RECORDED PRIEST'S DESPATCH BLACK-ON-PINK USAGES. Steven M. Roth's census lists eight covers with 121L4, and we have added one additional cover (see Golden sale, lot 1445). Not all of the recorded covers have stamps that necessarily originated. Pencil note on back "Found in Phila. 1919." Ex Needham, Boker, Lilly and Golden. With 1999 P.F. certificate. (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	950.00
2680		Prince's Letter Dispatch, Portland Me., (unstated value) Black (122L1). Large to clear margins all around, tied by ms. cancel, used with 3c Rose (65), both stamps tied by "Boston Mass. Nov. 2?" circular datestamp and quartered cork on grocer's corner card cover to Taunton Mass., Nov. 28, 1865 receiving backstamp, with original contents, slightly reduced at right affecting 3c stamp ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL INDEPENDENT MAIL USAGES FROM THE ONLY STEAMBOAT CARRIER TO ISSUE STAMPS. Prince's Letter Dispatch was established by J. H. Prince of Portland Me. and carried mail by steamboat to Boston, which is probably why it continued to function without government interference as late as 1869. The pictorial stamps used by Prince were engraved and printed by Lowell & Brett of Boston (Lowell's imprint appears below the steamboat vignette). Although an abundant supply of unused stamps reached philatelic hands, genuinely used stamps are extremely rare, and only nine or ten complete covers are known according the the Lyons census in the Oct. 2002 Penny Post (Image)	8,000.00	2,600.00
2681		Squier & Co. City Letter Dispatch, St. Louis Mo., 1c Green, Imperforate (132L1). Cut in, cancelled by "D" in octagonal frame, used with 3c Dull Red (26) tied by bold "Saint Louis Mo. Jan. 16, 1860" circular datestamp on cover to Philadelphia, waterstain around Squier stamp, cover slightly reduced and folded vertically at center, still Fine, the imperforate stamp used during Squier & Co.'s ownership is very rare on cover, this is the only recorded example of the "D" cancel, ex C. Corwith Wagner, with 2002 P.F. certificate stating genuine of usage of No. 26 and genuine No. 132L1, but declining opinion whether the local originated (Image)	E. 500-750	400.00
2682		Swarts' City Dispatch Post, New York N.Y., (2c) Red on Wove (136L4). Mint N.H. block of 25 (5x5), sheet margins at top and left, into at right, full to into at bottom, rich color, usual unevenly distributed gum, natural gum creases affect three stamps at bottom right, bottom right stamp with small corner crease, otherwise Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as hinged singles (Image)	500.00	170.00

Locals (Metropolitan thru U.S. Express)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2676

Metropolitan Errand and Carrier Express Co., New York N.Y., 20c Red Orange, Die Proof on India (107L4P). 38 x 38mm, Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

190.00

2677

G. A. Mills' Despatch Post, New York N.Y., (2c) Black on Green Glazed (109L1). Margins touching or slightly into framelines, uncancelled, slight creases and rounded lower left corner, otherwise Fine, rare, ex Schwartz (Image)

500.00

280.00

2678

Overton & Co., (6c) Black on Greenish (113L1). Three large margins, clear at bottom, ms. cancel, small faults, Fine appearance, scarce, ex Golden (Image)

400.00

450.00

2679

Priest's Despatch, Philadelphia Pa., (2c) Black on Rose Wove (121L4). Large to huge margins, intense shade, uncancelled as usual, used on large part of folded cover (address panel and back panel) to local street address, tiny eroded spot at top, stamp is superb and lettersheet is otherwise clean

EXTREMELY FINE STAMP AND ONE OF NINE RECORDED PRIEST'S DESPATCH BLACK-ON-PINK USAGES.

Steven M. Roth's census lists eight covers with 121L4, and we have added one additional cover (see Golden sale, lot 1445). Not all of the recorded covers have stamps that necessarily originated.

Pencil note on back "Found in Phila. 1919." Ex Needham, Boker, Lilly and Golden. With 1999 P.F. certificate. (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

950.00

2680

Prince's Letter Dispatch, Portland Me., (unstated value) Black (122L1). Large to clear margins all around, tied by ms. cancel, used with 3c Rose (65), both stamps tied by "Boston Mass. Nov. 2?" circular datestamp and quartered cork on grocer's corner card cover to Taunton Mass., Nov. 28, 1865 receiving backstamp, with original contents, slightly reduced at right affecting 3c stamp

ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL INDEPENDENT MAIL USAGES FROM THE ONLY STEAMBOAT CARRIER TO ISSUE STAMPS.

Prince's Letter Dispatch was established by J. H. Prince of Portland Me. and carried mail by steamboat to Boston, which is probably why it continued to function without government interference as late as 1869. The pictorial stamps used by Prince were engraved and printed by Lowell & Brett of Boston (Lowell's imprint appears below the steamboat vignette). Although an abundant supply of unused stamps reached philatelic hands, genuinely used stamps are extremely rare, and only nine or ten complete covers are known according the the Lyons census in the Oct. 2002 Penny Post (Image)

8,000.00

2,600.00

2681

Squier & Co. City Letter Dispatch, St. Louis Mo., 1c Green, Imperforate (132L1). Cut in, cancelled by "D" in octagonal frame, used with 3c Dull Red (26) tied by bold "Saint Louis Mo. Jan. 16, 1860" circular datestamp on cover to Philadelphia, waterstain around Squier stamp, cover slightly reduced and folded vertically at center, still Fine, the imperforate stamp used during Squier & Co.'s ownership is very rare on cover, this is the only recorded example of the "D" cancel, ex C. Corwith Wagner, with 2002 P.F. certificate stating genuine of usage of No. 26 and genuine No. 132L1, but declining opinion whether the local originated (Image)

E. 500-750

400.00

2682

Swarts' City Dispatch Post, New York N.Y., (2c) Red on Wove (136L4). Mint N.H. block of 25 (5x5), sheet margins at top and left, into at right, full to into at bottom, rich color, usual unevenly distributed gum, natural gum creases affect three stamps at bottom right, bottom right stamp with small corner crease, otherwise Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as hinged singles (Image)

500.00

170.00