Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc.

The Robert Zoellner Collection

UNITED STATES STAMPS

The first complete collection
of United States stamps ever
offered at auction

Sale total $8,030,863.00
(including 10% buyer's premium)

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Lot 226
The 1c Z. Grill
The only example available to collectors

Realized $935,000
Record price for a single U.S. stamp

 

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Table of Contents:

Arrangement of the Sale
Introduction to the Zoellner Catalogue
Introduction to 1845 New York Postmaster's Provisional
Introduction to 1847 Issue
Introduction to 1851 One-Cent Franklin
Introduction to 1851 Three-Cent Washington
Introduction to 1856 Five-Cent Jefferson
Introduction to 1855 Ten-Cent Jefferson
Introduction to 1851 Twelve-Cent Washington
Introduction to 1857 - 60 Issue
Introduction to 1861-66 Issue
Introduction to 1867-68 Grilled Issues
Introduction to Z Grills
Introduction to 1869 Pictorial Issue
Introduction to 1869 Pictorial Inverts
Introduction to 1870-75 National and Continental Bank Note Issues
Introduction to 1875 Continental Special Printings
Introduction to 1879-93 American Bank Note Company Issues
Introduction to 1880-84 American Bank Note Co. Special Printings
Introduction to 1893 Columbian Issue
Introduction to 1894-98 Bureau Issues
Introduction to 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue
Introduction to 1901 Pan-American Issue
Introduction to 1902-08 Issue
Introduction to 1908-15 Washington-Franklin Series
Introduction to 1913-17 Washington-Franklin Series
Introduction to 1917-23 Washington-Franklins
Introduction to 1922-29 Issue
Introduction to 1923 Rotary Perf 11 Rarities
Introduction to Air Post and Other Special Service Stamps
Introduction to Officials

 

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PRICES REALIZED FOR SALE 804, 10/8-10/98
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc.
Park Avenue Tower - 17th Floor, 65 East 55th Street
New York, New York 10022

Prices realized do not include the 10% buyer's premium. 
Unsold lots have not been included in this list


Lot#  Realized | Lot#  Realized | Lot#  Realized | Lot#  Realized | 
===== ======== | ===== ======== | ===== ======== | ===== ======== | 
1         1600 | 51        7500 | 104        800 | 155       9000 | 
2          500 | 52       26000 | 106       1500 | 156       1800 | 
3         3750 | 53         550 | 107        800 | 157       3250 | 
4         1300 | 54         625 | 108       2500 | 158       3500 | 
5          800 | 55         800 | 109       4500 | 159       5250 | 
6         1500 | 56         500 | 110       4250 | 160       5000 | 
7        26000 | 57         325 | 111      26000 | 161       5750 | 
8        12500 | 58         350 | 112        250 | 162      25000 | 
9        18500 | 59         270 | 113        900 | 163        950 | 
10        7500 | 60         210 | 114       1350 | 164      10000 | 
11         750 | 61         130 | 115        475 | 165      13500 | 
12         700 | 62         700 | 116       6000 | 166      65000 | 
13        1100 | 64       12500 | 117       7500 | 167       9000 | 
14       90000 | 65         950 | 118       2200 | 168      13500 | 
15      130000 | 66        1700 | 119       3250 | 169      30000 | 
16        6500 | 67        3250 | 120       2600 | 170       1300 | 
17        2000 | 69        2300 | 121       8000 | 171       8500 | 
18        3000 | 70        8000 | 122       4750 | 172        280 | 
19       55000 | 71       20000 | 123      14500 | 173       2700 | 
20       18500 | 72         425 | 124      14000 | 174       5250 | 
21       80000 | 73         260 | 125       1900 | 175      27000 | 
22       21000 | 74        1300 | 126       5250 | 176       8000 | 
23        9500 | 75        3500 | 127       2600 | 177        200 | 
24       75000 | 76       13000 | 128       8500 | 178       3500 | 
25       15000 | 77         675 | 129        750 | 179       1650 | 
26       18000 | 78        1200 | 130       2500 | 180       2200 | 
27         700 | 79         260 | 131       2500 | 181       4750 | 
28         600 | 80         300 | 132       3500 | 182        625 | 
29         850 | 81         675 | 133       5250 | 183        375 | 
30        1400 | 82        4250 | 134        625 | 184       1000 | 
31         900 | 83        4000 | 135       1100 | 185       1000 | 
32       32500 | 84        5500 | 136       4750 | 186        800 | 
33        3250 | 85       90000 | 137      18000 | 187       2400 | 
34        1800 | 86        3750 | 138       1000 | 188       2400 | 
35        1100 | 87         625 | 139       2100 | 189       3250 | 
36        2700 | 88        1050 | 140       4000 | 190       9000 | 
37        5750 | 90        4500 | 141      12500 | 191        625 | 
38       13000 | 91        6500 | 142        375 | 192      23000 | 
39        6250 | 92       90000 | 143       1000 | 193       2400 | 
40        2500 | 93       14000 | 144      10000 | 194        400 | 
41        3000 | 94        1450 | 145      22000 | 197       1500 | 
42        4250 | 95        1400 | 146       1100 | 198       1350 | 
43        2000 | 96       50000 | 147       5500 | 199       2500 | 
44         475 | 97       32500 | 148      27000 | 200      33000 | 
45         625 | 98       32500 | 149       1600 | 201      25000 | 
46         400 | 99        2300 | 150       5500 | 202       1350 | 
47        3500 | 100        575 | 151      15500 | 203        270 | 
48        1900 | 101      85000 | 152       9500 | 204        210 | 
49        4250 | 102       3250 | 153       8000 | 205        625 | 
50       10500 | 103       5500 | 154        900 | 206       1200 | 

207       1000 | 258        450 | 308        850 | 358       6750 | 
208        400 | 259       7500 | 309      65000 | 359       4250 | 
209        675 | 260        325 | 310       2300 | 360       5250 | 
210      40000 | 261       1700 | 311       3000 | 361       1050 | 
211      11000 | 262      20000 | 312       3500 | 362       1100 | 
212       7500 | 263       2300 | 313       3750 | 363        500 | 
213       1400 | 264       4250 | 314       2500 | 364       1600 | 
214       1200 | 265      17000 | 315       2500 | 365       1800 | 
215      75000 | 266       1800 | 316      25000 | 366       2000 | 
216      52500 | 267      11000 | 317       5500 | 367      20000 | 
217     155000 | 268       5500 | 318        650 | 369      18000 | 
218      32500 | 269       4500 | 319       2200 | 370       5750 | 
219       9500 | 270      18000 | 320        450 | 371       1800 | 
220       1700 | 271       5750 | 321       1700 | 372       8500 | 
221       1900 | 272       5750 | 322        200 | 373       3250 | 
222       8000 | 273       8000 | 323       1700 | 374      10000 | 
223      10000 | 274      11500 | 324        100 | 375       2500 | 
224       1600 | 275      40000 | 325       1900 | 376       8750 | 
225       1050 | 276      13000 | 326        425 | 377       6250 | 
226     850000 | 277        400 | 327       4000 | 378      10000 | 
227       5250 | 278       5000 | 328        400 | 379      25000 | 
228       3750 | 279        375 | 329       2500 | 381        280 | 
229      10500 | 280       2600 | 330       2400 | 382        525 | 
230       6250 | 281        375 | 331      80000 | 383       1000 | 
232       7500 | 282      50000 | 332       4500 | 384       2000 | 
233      80000 | 283       3000 | 333      12500 | 385       6750 | 
234       4000 | 284       2900 | 334       1800 | 386        425 | 
235     190000 | 285        450 | 335       5250 | 387       3500 | 
236       6000 | 286       3500 | 336      15500 | 388      12000 | 
237        950 | 287        290 | 337       5500 | 389      14000 | 
238       8000 | 288      75000 | 338      28000 | 390       5000 | 
239        425 | 289       2600 | 339       2800 | 391      27000 | 
240       6000 | 290       7500 | 340       1600 | 392      20000 | 
241       7500 | 291       2100 | 341       1600 | 393      10500 | 
242        250 | 292      16500 | 342        650 | 394       8500 | 
243        750 | 293       4500 | 343       2000 | 395       7000 | 
244      23000 | 294       1300 | 344        850 | 396      27000 | 
245       1800 | 295       2300 | 345        550 | 397       5000 | 
246      29000 | 296      42500 | 346       2500 | 398      10500 | 
247       1900 | 297      65000 | 347       5500 | 399       4500 | 
248        525 | 298      28000 | 348       4000 | 400      30000 | 
249        375 | 299      55000 | 349       3250 | 401      45000 | 
250         90 | 300      95000 | 350       4500 | 402      25000 | 
251       2300 | 301       4250 | 351        950 | 403        450 | 
252       4750 | 302       4000 | 352       1000 | 404      37000 | 
253       2500 | 303      23000 | 353        700 | 405        375 | 
254        900 | 304      14000 | 354       2000 | 406        210 | 
255      14500 | 305      20000 | 355       2100 | 407        200 | 
256        375 | 306      20000 | 356       4250 | 408        230 | 
257      18500 | 307       1400 | 357       6750 | 409        800 | 

410        150 | 460        900 | 511        105 | 562        900 | 
411         60 | 461       1300 | 512        425 | 563        400 | 
412        425 | 462        800 | 513        260 | 564       2900 | 
413        240 | 463       5500 | 514        220 | 565      22000 | 
414         70 | 464       2500 | 515        350 | 566      21000 | 
415         90 | 465       3000 | 516        675 | 567       6750 | 
416        450 | 466       6000 | 517       4500 | 568      27000 | 
417       1700 | 467       7500 | 518       1400 | 569       2700 | 
418       2100 | 468        110 | 519       4500 | 570       5750 | 
419       1500 | 469        310 | 520       7000 | 571       2100 | 
420        200 | 470        350 | 521        100 | 572        325 | 
421        475 | 471        240 | 522        800 | 573         70 | 
422        280 | 473        210 | 523     105000 | 575        105 | 
423        150 | 474        450 | 524      80000 | 576        105 | 
424        650 | 475        400 | 525      17500 | 577        110 | 
425        230 | 476        475 | 526       8500 | 578        850 | 
426        190 | 477       1400 | 527         75 | 579        400 | 
427        350 | 478        750 | 528        100 | 581         80 | 
428       1600 | 479       1000 | 529        400 | 582       1300 | 
429        500 | 480       2200 | 530       6000 | 583       1350 | 
430        550 | 481       1300 | 531     155000 | 584       1050 | 
431       2300 | 482       3750 | 532      17000 | 585       5000 | 
432        200 | 483         35 | 533        280 | 586      25000 | 
433         85 | 484        325 | 534        110 | 587        350 | 
434        180 | 485        375 | 535        240 | 588        250 | 
435        130 | 486        280 | 536        500 | 589        500 | 
436      22000 | 487        400 | 537        115 | 590        450 | 
437        450 | 488        325 | 538        250 | 591       1500 | 
438        200 | 489        800 | 539        105 | 592        950 | 
439        160 | 490       1000 | 540        190 | 593        110 | 
440        625 | 491        400 | 541        160 | 594         80 | 
441        800 | 492        200 | 542        300 | 595        120 | 
442       1700 | 493        750 | 543        400 | 596        325 | 
443       4500 | 494        650 | 544        270 | 597        230 | 
444       1500 | 495       1250 | 545        470 | 598        250 | 
445       3000 | 496        900 | 546        130 | 599        850 | 
446       7500 | 497       2000 | 547        260 | 600         55 | 
447       4750 | 498       6250 | 548       2900 | 601        190 | 
448       6500 | 499      11000 | 549       2400 | 602        210 | 
449        210 | 500        150 | 550       7500 | 603         95 | 
450        350 | 501        350 | 551        130 | 604        210 | 
451        325 | 502        200 | 552        500 | 605        625 | 
452        600 | 503        200 | 554       4000 | 606       1150 | 
453        210 | 504        550 | 555       1250 | 607        375 | 
454        800 | 505      30000 | 556       3250 | 608       1300 | 
455        100 | 506     135000 | 557        900 | 610       2300 | 
456        210 | 507      95000 | 558       1350 | 611        350 | 
457        900 | 508        160 | 559       2000 | 612       2400 | 
458        260 | 509         90 | 560      35000 | 613       2500 | 
459        250 | 510        260 | 561       6250 | 614       3000 | 

615       2000 | 666        270 | 716        750 | 766        525 | 
616       3750 | 667        120 | 717        500 | 767        300 | 
617        525 | 668        350 | 718        850 | 768        700 | 
618       6500 | 669       1250 | 719       1000 | 769       1400 | 
619       1900 | 670      28000 | 720      14500 | 770       1500 | 
620       3500 | 671       1700 | 721       2500 | 771        450 | 
621        650 | 672       1000 | 722     175000 | 772       4750 | 
622       1400 | 673       2500 | 723       2100 | 773        130 | 
623       3500 | 674       6250 | 724       4250 | 774        200 | 
624       1150 | 675       3250 | 725       2000 | 775        230 | 
625        700 | 676       5500 | 726       1800 | 776        170 | 
626      26500 | 677       2600 | 727       6000 | 777        950 | 
627         80 | 678       1600 | 728      30000 | 778       2700 | 
628       1500 | 679      10500 | 729        550 | 779        300 | 
629        650 | 680       2100 | 730       1400 | 780       1900 | 
630        150 | 681       4500 | 731         95 | 781        210 | 
631       2100 | 682       3750 | 732       4250 | 782        290 | 
632        425 | 683        675 | 733        850 | 783       1450 | 
633        180 | 684        400 | 734        210 | 784        525 | 
634        700 | 685        450 | 735        100 | 785        325 | 
635       2300 | 686       6000 | 736        230 | 786       1700 | 
636        500 | 687      14500 | 737        425 | 787        140 | 
637        150 | 688       2600 | 738        240 | 788        300 | 
638        375 | 689       6250 | 739        950 | 789        900 | 
639        450 | 690        350 | 740       1400 | 790      11000 | 
640       3750 | 691        325 | 741        350 | 791       7000 | 
641        800 | 692        210 | 742       1000 | 792       1600 | 
642        450 | 693        160 | 743      12500 | 793        140 | 
643        290 | 694        450 | 744      12500 | 794        325 | 
644        375 | 695       5500 | 745      12500 | 795        180 | 
646        450 | 696        115 | 746      12500 | 796        375 | 
647        500 | 697       5500 | 747       6000 | 797        375 | 
648       1250 | 698        150 | 748      10000 | 798        325 | 
649       1150 | 699      38750 | 749       6750 | 799        600 | 
650      10500 | 700        550 | 750        220 | 800        325 | 
651       6000 | 701        230 | 751        160 | 801       2200 | 
652       1800 | 702       3250 | 752       1200 | 802       1100 | 
653        400 | 703       1150 | 753        900 | 803       1350 | 
654        500 | 704       1600 | 754        800 | 804      25000 | 
655        350 | 705       2600 | 755         95 | 805        350 | 
656      90000 | 706        900 | 756       3200 | 806        200 | 
657        575 | 707       1600 | 757        150 | 807        210 | 
658       3250 | 708      13000 | 758        300 | 808        375 | 
659      28000 | 709       1250 | 759        160 | 809        525 | 
660        850 | 710        550 | 760        200 | 810        475 | 
661        220 | 711       1050 | 761       1050 | 811        550 | 
662      13000 | 712      13500 | 762        900 | 812        500 | 
663        280 | 713      80000 | 763        700 | 813        160 | 
664        210 | 714      57500 | 764       1500 | 814       1000 | 
665        200 | 715       1600 | 765       1050 | 815        800 | 

816        950 | 869       6250 |                |                | 
817       1050 | 870       3250 |                |                | 
818       1200 | 871       5250 |                |                | 
819        160 | 872        190 |                |                | 
820         60 | 873         50 |                |                | 
821        150 | 874         80 |                |                | 
822        325 | 875        200 |                |                | 
823        300 | 877        100 |                |                | 
824        230 | 878        375 |                |                | 
825        170 | 879        325 |                |                | 
826        150 | 881        700 |                |                | 
827        300 | 882        525 |                |                | 
828        600 | 883        750 |                |                | 
829        240 | 884        800 |                |                | 
830        260 | 885        210 |                |                | 
831         50 | 886         50 |                |                | 
833        170 | 887        260 |                |                | 
834        270 | 888        130 |                |                | 
835         75 | 889        350 |                |                | 
836       1150 | 890        105 |                |                | 
837       1150 | 891        105 |                |                | 
838       1700 | 892        160 |                |                | 
839        350 | 893        260 |                |                | 
840        220 | 894      55000 |                |                | 
841        100 | 895       3750 |                |                | 
842        105 | 896        850 |                |                | 
843       1050 | 897        625 |                |                | 
844        190 | 898        525 |                |                | 
845        200 | 899        500 |                |                | 
846        400 | 900       2400 |                |                | 
847        260 | 901       3750 |                |                | 
848        600 | 902        750 |                |                | 
849        950 | 903        550 |                |                | 
850        160 | 904        375 |                |                | 
851        280 | 905        800 |                |                | 
852        100 | 906        300 |                |                | 
853        120 | 907       4000 |                |                | 
854        100 | 908        350 |                |                | 
855        625 | 909        375 |                |                | 
857        280 | 910        550 |                |                | 
858        300 | 911       1900 |                |                | 
859        150 |                |                |                | 
860        150 |                |                |                | 
861        525 |                |                |                | 
862        400 |                |                |                | 
863        220 |                |                |                | 
864        525 |                |                |                | 
865        325 |                |                |                | 
866        525 |                |                |                | 
867       1700 |                |                |                | 

 

 

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