Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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The Richard C. Frajola Collection of Worldwide Classic Covers 1840-1860 continued...

Chile thru Denmark

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CHILE, 1854, 10c Deep Blue, Desmadryl (Santiago) Printing (5). A fantastic single from the top right corner with large sheet margin and part imprint at top and sheet margin at right, full to large margins on other sides, marvelous deep rich color and proof-like impression, tied by neatly struck four-ring cancel, "Concepcion 22 Dbre. 55" circular datestamp on folded cover to Valparaiso

EXTREMELY FINE IN EVERY REGARD. CORNER-MARGIN EXAMPLES OF THE EARLY "COLON" ISSUES IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION ARE RARELY FOUND ON COVER.

Ex Caspary and Hall.

Paying domestic letter rate for interior mail by water. (Image)

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E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

CHILE, 1854, 5c Red Brown, Lithograph (7a). Large margins nearly all around to just clear at top right, beautiful rich color, tied by four-ring cancel on 1854 folded letter to Valparaiso red "Santiago 14 Sbre. 54" circular datestamp, Very Fine, a particularly choice stamp and cover, ex Caspary and Islander, signed Holcombe

Paying domestic letter rate for interior mail by land. (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,600.00
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DENMARK, 1851, 2rs Blue, Thiele Printing (1; Facit 1II). Four large and wonderfully well balanced margins, deep rich color, tied by "1" in target cancel on local Copenhagen 1853 folded letter, superb strike of Foot Post "F: 8 10/5 53 P." oval datestamp at top center, Extremely Fine, seldom encountered in such choice condition, ex Fryer, signed E. Diena, Facit Retail for "top quality" is SK25,000

Paying domestic letter rate for mail within local district from April 1, 1850, any weight. (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $600.00
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DENMARK, 1851, 4rs Chocolate Brown, First Printing (Ferslew), Unretouched Design (2a; Facit 2I). Plate 1, Position 60, superb example with four large margins and outstanding color, tied by crisp strike of four-ring target cancel with dot in center on petite 1851 folded letter from Kjoge to Slagelse, matching "Kjoge 21/6 1851" circular datestamp at far left, Very Fine and exceedingly choice, with 1994 Moller certificate

Paying domestic letter rate any distance from April 1, 1850, per loth. (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $375.00
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DENMARK, 1854, 16sk Gray Lilac (6; Facit 6). A perfect single with four large and well-balanced margins, bright fresh color, tied by clear strike of numeral "1" cancel within three concentric circles on immaculate blue 1858 folded printed market report from Copenhagen to Ystad, beautiful strike of Copenhagen compass clock postmark dated August 12, 1858 at bottom left, Extremely Fine, the "perfect" example of the 1854 16-Skilling Gray Lilac solo franking, with 2003 Nielsen certificate

Paying foreign letter rate to Sweden after currency was renamed on February 10, 1854, per loth. (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction