Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Rare United States Stamps and Covers continued...

**Officials, Postal Savings**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
716	E	1c Black, Post Office, Large Die Essay on India (O47-E1a var). Die sunk on 151 x 237mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, toned spot affects design, card with few small toned spots, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, unlisted in Scott (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	2,600.00
717	E	2c Black, Post Office, Large Die Essay on India (O48-E1a var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, Very Fine and choice, unlisted in Scott (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	2,700.00
718	E	3c Black, Post Office, Large Die Essay on India (O49-E4a var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, toned spot affects design, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, unlisted in Scott (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	2,700.00
719	E	6c Black, Post Office, Unfinished Large Die Essay on India (O47-E1a var). Die sunk on 151 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, FRESH AND VERY FINE. A RARE UNLISTED EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT POST OFFICE OFFICIAL ESSAY ON INDIA AND DIE SUNK ON THIN CARD. This unadopted design for the Post Office Department issue is only listed as a die essay on white ivory paper. This example, from a presentation album, may be unique. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	4,250.00
720	E	90c Black, Post Office, Large Die Essay on India (O56-E1a var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, light corner crease at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, unlisted in Scott (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	2,700.00
721		1c-30c Agriculture (O1-O9). Blocks of four, original gum, 30c h.r., bright colors, few small faults, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, scarce set of blocks of four (Image)	5,100.00	850.00
722		3c Agriculture (O3). Block of four, original gum, barely hinged, vibrant color, top left stamp trivial natural inclusion, Very Fine (Image)	550.00	210.00
723		15c Agriculture (O7). Original gum, lightly hinged, bright color, Very Fine and choice, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)	325.00	260.00
724		1c-24c Interior (O15-O16, O19-O22). Blocks of four, original gum, 10c and 15c h.r., few small faults incl. 10c light crease, otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image)	1,495.00	290.00
725	P	1c-90c Justice, Plate Proofs on India and Card (O25P3-O34P3, O25P4-O34P4). One set of former and two sets of latter, mostly large even margins, No. O33P3 with tiny corner crease, one P4 set with faded color incl. 30c with small stain at top, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	260.00	250.00
726		1c Justice (O25). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, bright color, Fine-Very Fine (Image)	575.00	240.00

Officials, Postal Savings

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

716

1c Black, Post Office, Large Die Essay on India (O47-E1a var). Die sunk on 151 x 237mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, toned spot affects design, card with few small toned spots, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, unlisted in Scott (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2,600.00

717

2c Black, Post Office, Large Die Essay on India (O48-E1a var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, Very Fine and choice, unlisted in Scott (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2,700.00

718

3c Black, Post Office, Large Die Essay on India (O49-E4a var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, toned spot affects design, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, unlisted in Scott (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2,700.00

719

6c Black, Post Office, Unfinished Large Die Essay on India (O47-E1a var). Die sunk on 151 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album,

FRESH AND VERY FINE. A RARE UNLISTED EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT POST OFFICE OFFICIAL ESSAY ON INDIA AND DIE SUNK ON THIN CARD.

This unadopted design for the Post Office Department issue is only listed as a die essay on white ivory paper. This example, from a presentation album, may be unique. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

4,250.00

720

90c Black, Post Office, Large Die Essay on India (O56-E1a var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, light corner crease at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, unlisted in Scott (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2,700.00

721

1c-30c Agriculture (O1-O9). Blocks of four, original gum, 30c h.r., bright colors, few small faults, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, scarce set of blocks of four (Image)

5,100.00

850.00

722

3c Agriculture (O3). Block of four, original gum, barely hinged, vibrant color, top left stamp trivial natural inclusion, Very Fine (Image)

550.00

210.00

723

15c Agriculture (O7). Original gum, lightly hinged, bright color, Very Fine and choice, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)

325.00

260.00

724

1c-24c Interior (O15-O16, O19-O22). Blocks of four, original gum, 10c and 15c h.r., few small faults incl. 10c light crease, otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image)

1,495.00

290.00

725

1c-90c Justice, Plate Proofs on India and Card (O25P3-O34P3, O25P4-O34P4). One set of former and two sets of latter, mostly large even margins, No. O33P3 with tiny corner crease, one P4 set with faded color incl. 30c with small stain at top, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

260.00

250.00

726

1c Justice (O25). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, bright color, Fine-Very Fine (Image)

575.00

240.00