Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Rare United States Stamps and Covers continued...

**1918-20 Issue (Scott 523 to 547)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
612		$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H., choice centering with wide margins, bright colors EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A PRISTINE MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE NUMBER SINGLE OF THE $2.00 ORANGE RED & BLACK. RARE IN THIS CONDITION. With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,250.00	900.00
613		$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H., rich colors, choice centering, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,250.00	1,700.00
614		$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Lightly hinged, well-centered with exceptionally wide balanced margins, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)	600.00	700.00
615		$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Vibrant colors, tiny thin speck, appears Very Fine (Image)	600.00	290.00
616		$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Neat strike of oval cancel, wide margins, faint corner crease at bottom left visible only in fluid, appears Very Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)	240.00	120.00
616A		2c Carmine Rose, Ty. IV, Imperforate (532). Mint N.H. top plate no. block of six, huge margins all around, Extremely Fine Gem plate block (Image)	550.00	325.00
617		3c Deep Violet (537a). Deep rich color and sharp proof-like impression, "Bethlehem Pa." boxed cancel VERY FINE. ONLY A HANDFUL OF THIS COLOR VARIETY ARE KNOWN IN USED CONDITION (WITHOUT PRECANCEL). The Philatelic Foundation has certified only five used singles and one used block of four. Normal accompanies for comparison. With 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,000.00	1,900.00
618		2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Lightly hinged, bright fresh color, well-centered for this notoriously challenging issue A FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1919 2-CENT TYPE II ROTARY PRESS WASTE ISSUE, SCOTT 539. The rotary waste sheets were rarely perforated in a uniform manner. Many are very poorly centered and have been hinged. With 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,750.00	2,100.00
619		3c Violet, Ty. II (541). Mint N.H., bright shade, Extremely Fine, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	85.00	180.00
620		3c Violet, Ty. II (541). Perfectly centered with well-balanced margins, bright color, neat wavy-line cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)	30.00	180.00
621		1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Rich color, neat San Francisco precancel, thin spot and crease, appears Fine, with 1966 P.F. certificate (Image)	3,250.00	1,350.00

1918-20 Issue (Scott 523 to 547)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

612

$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H., choice centering with wide margins, bright colors

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A PRISTINE MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE NUMBER SINGLE OF THE $2.00 ORANGE RED & BLACK. RARE IN THIS CONDITION.

With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,250.00

900.00

613

$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H., rich colors, choice centering, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,250.00

1,700.00

614

$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Lightly hinged, well-centered with exceptionally wide balanced margins, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

600.00

700.00

615

$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Vibrant colors, tiny thin speck, appears Very Fine (Image)

600.00

290.00

616

$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Neat strike of oval cancel, wide margins, faint corner crease at bottom left visible only in fluid, appears Very Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

240.00

120.00

616A

2c Carmine Rose, Ty. IV, Imperforate (532). Mint N.H. top plate no. block of six, huge margins all around, Extremely Fine Gem plate block (Image)

550.00

325.00

617

3c Deep Violet (537a). Deep rich color and sharp proof-like impression, "Bethlehem Pa." boxed cancel

VERY FINE. ONLY A HANDFUL OF THIS COLOR VARIETY ARE KNOWN IN USED CONDITION (WITHOUT PRECANCEL).

The Philatelic Foundation has certified only five used singles and one used block of four.

Normal accompanies for comparison. With 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,000.00

1,900.00

618

2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Lightly hinged, bright fresh color, well-centered for this notoriously challenging issue

A FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1919 2-CENT TYPE II ROTARY PRESS WASTE ISSUE, SCOTT 539.

The rotary waste sheets were rarely perforated in a uniform manner. Many are very poorly centered and have been hinged. With 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,750.00

2,100.00

619

3c Violet, Ty. II (541). Mint N.H., bright shade, Extremely Fine, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

85.00

180.00

620

3c Violet, Ty. II (541). Perfectly centered with well-balanced margins, bright color, neat wavy-line cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)

30.00

180.00

621

1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Rich color, neat San Francisco precancel, thin spot and crease, appears Fine, with 1966 P.F. certificate (Image)

3,250.00

1,350.00