Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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United States Postal History and Confederate States continued...

Carriers and Locals

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Lot Description

4313

(1c) Franklin Carrier, Large Die Trial Color Proof in Dark Green (LO1TC1). Die sunk on 117 x 154mm card, wonderfully fresh, Extremely Fine, scarce unlisted color

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $250.00
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4314

Baltimore Md., 1c Red on Bluish (1LB1). Full margins to touched at top left, tied by "1" in circle handstamp on buff cover to Baltimore street address, part of backflap torn off which just nicks the corner of the cover above the stamp, small staple hole at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, very scarce tied by the "1" handstamp (Image)

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$ 1,000.00

SOLD for $350.00
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4315

Baltimore Md., 1c Deep Green (1LB4). Type 3, faintly cancelled, large margins to just clear at left, Fine and rare, with 1982 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 1,000.00

SOLD for $275.00
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4316

Greig and U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y. Issues (40L1, 6LB3, 6LB5-6LB5b). Five stamps, the four Scott numbers listed plus one additional U.S. City Despatch Post stamp which has had its color altered, 40L1 original gum, huge margins, others used and all with ample to large margins, couple tiny thin spots, Very Fine or appear so, a nice group (Image)

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$ 2,525.00

SOLD for $600.00
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4317

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Rosy Buff (6LB2). Unused (no gum), full to large margins, slight thin spot as usual

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT ON ROSY BUFF. APPROXIMATELY TEN ARE KNOWN.

We have tracked sales of the Rosy Buff paper for more than 20 years, and have seen only one without thins.

Ex Middendorf. With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 5,000.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
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4318

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Light Blue Unsurfaced (6LB3). Unused (no gum), large margins all around with framelines from two adjoining stamps, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, the first "U.S. City Despatch Post" carrier issue on unsurfaced Light Blue paper is rare in unused condition (Image)

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$ 1,500.00

SOLD for $1,000.00
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4319

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Green Glazed (6LB5). Large margins all around, fresh color, cancelled by red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Jan. 10, 4 O'Clock" circular datestamp on 1844 folded letter to local street address, Extremely Fine (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $450.00
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4320

U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Green Glazed (6LB5d). Large margins all around, rich color, cancelled by red "U.S." in frame, matching "U.S. City Despatch Post Feb. 10, 4 O'Clock" circular datestamp on 1843 folded letter to local street address, some ink staining at left and stamp with small surface rub, otherwise Very Fine, the Green shade was the first of the glazed paper printings (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $140.00
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4321

5c Brown (1). Large margins to clear, cancelled by manuscript "X", red "U.S. Express Mail N. York N.Y. Apr. 6" circular datestamp on blue 1848 folded letter to Boston, instructions at top "Penny Post will deliver this early", stamp with small corner creases at top right, Very Fine appearance, scarce and desirable use, the instructions told the Boston post office to deliver this by carrier and the 2c carrier fee was collected from the recipient, illustrated and described in Chronicle No. 226, May 2010, with 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,100.00
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4322

U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black on Rose (7LB6). Three framelines, slight crease, uncancelled, used on 1849 folded letter to Wrentham Mass., blue "Philada. Pa. Oct. 4/10" integral-rate circular datestamp, fresh and Very Fine appearance, rare with only 13-14 covers reported in the Lyons census (Penny Post, July 2006), only two or three are tied by the postmark, ex Golden, signed Lowe (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $350.00
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4323

U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black on Blue Glazed (7LB7). Two framelines at top and right, slight crease, used on folded cover to Burlington N.J., blue "Philada. Pa. 5 cts. Dec. 3" integral-rate circular datestamp and "Paid" in frame, Fine appearance, very scarce, 17-18 reported in Lyons census (Penny Post, July 2006), ex Golden, with 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction