Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot Description

1712

U.S. Small Balance. In a small stockbook, some interesting items such as No. 11 cover with green N.H. cancel, two 26 covers with green Clarksfield O. and other with orange Butternuts N.Y. cancels, 65 with green cancels, 2c Black Jack trial color, Specimen and a few stamps with fancy cancels and more, an interesting group, mostly Fine-Very Fine, ten mostly P.F. or P.S.E. certificates accompany

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1713

Cover Balance. Approximately 38 covers, some interesting earlier issues including few with No. 10 or 11, 26 with captured imprint, few Black Jacks on drop rate covers, one bearing two of No. 69 with No. 76 to Prague (faulty), another with two of No. 69 to England, few other interesting, some flaws, some appear Fine-Very Fine

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1714

Mostly Cover Balance. Small box containing a range of covers, few interesting including some congressional free franks with 40th Congress all-over illustrated design pasted onto cover, reduced legal-size with unusual "Post Office Department Official Business" in scroll, some used stamps (mostly No. 65 and some Bank Note issues), mixed condition, few Fine-Very Fine

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E. $ 150-200

SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

1715

Exposition-Related Covers. Dozens of covers or post cards with exposition cancels or stamps issued for expositions, earliest is 1c Bank Note on 1879 Cincinnati Industrial Exposition illustrated cover, also including nice group of Columbian issue covers or cards to range of destinations including Germany, Guatemala, exposition cancels including solid group of 1904 St. Louis World's Fair on Louisiana Purchase (some off cover as well) with some illustrated covers, few from Pan-American and Jamestown expositions, few with Trans-Mississippi stamps, some faulty, some Fine-Very Fine

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1716

Exposition Covers. Five covers, No. 158 with International Exhibition 1776/1876 Memorial Hall embossed seal on flap, two 2c Violet, Columbian Entires (U349) with California Midwinter International Exposition illustrated design, one in black with "Wisconsin Furniture" addressed to Floral Park N.Y., small corner nick, the other in maroon with company handstamp addressed to San Francisco, missing small piece of flap, No. 264 with apparent marker precancel on Wisconsin Semi-Centennial Exposition 1898 illustrated corner card cover, last is No. U218, Centennial Exposition unused illustrated cover with fancy beer advertising design on front and back, Very Fine group (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

CLOSED
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1717

Exposition Programs and Guides. A dozen or so items, including "Photographic Views of the Boer War Spectacle" from 1904 World's Fair, souvenir book of Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis Universal Exposition program, portfolio of views from Columbian Exposition (2) as well as several smaller catalogs from the same, 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition, Red Book of Views of Panama-Pacific Exposition, Official Catalog and Guide to Pan-American Exposition (with map of grounds), earliest is 1876 official catalog for Department of Art at U.S. Centennial, some faults but still a useful and fascinating group, an excellent collateral item for the specialist in expositions

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E. 300-400

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

1718

Fancy Cancels Balance. Ten covers, most with 3c Rose (65) with cancels such as three-leaf clover, geometric and Cross used from Boston, Leominster stovepipe, blue Star in Circle of Windsor N.Y., also Quince fancy cancel from Philadelphia, last three bear No. 114 including Leaf, target and Negative Star from Normal Ill., few flaws, every strike is Very Fine, attractive group which are all ex "Artemis"

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

1719

Green Cancel Cover Collection. Over 80 covers mostly mounted on pages plus some additional, also including over 20 off-cover examples, wide range of uses and towns, some highlights noted including 1847 5c with bluish-green cancel of Westfield N.Y., many 1851 and 1857 3c examples including No. 11 with segmented green cancel with matching rimless Ashfield Mass. cancel (ex Amonette) and No. 11A with "N.O.U.S. City Post" snow-shovel carrier marking, No. 64 from Woonsocket R.I. (with P.F. certificate), C.S.A. No. 1 pair from Wenowee Ala. (with P.F. certificate) and much more, including some with bluish-green cancels, mixed condition but much Fine or better

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1720

Match and Medicine Corner Card Covers or Illustrations. Approximately 50 items, earliest is 1858 cover with No. 26 and James C. Ayer embossing on top flap, few other earlier including No. 26 with illustrated Dr. Hooker's Cough and Croup Syrup, nice group of Match including two covers with all-over Byam, Carlton & Co. advertising with No. 26, two covers with No. 114 and Match company corner cards, few with matching letterheads, some faults, most Fine-Very Fine, a fascinating group that would be difficult to assemble

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E. $ 3,000-4,000

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1721

U.S. Government Postal History. Few dozen covers relating to the Senate, House of Representatives and Capitol Building, incl. used and unused patriotic covers with some Magnus designs, few early folded letters from 1780's onwards, also corner cards, stamps relating such as depicting Capitol etc. incl. errors and varieties, also some Newspaper stamps with proofs and Specimens, most Fine or better

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

1722

State Government Postal History. Over 150 covers from 1860s onwards relating to the Senates and Assemblies in a wide range of states, many corner cards and all-over designs, some better New York handstamps, couple Confederate uses, 1898 Hawaii House of Representatives with manuscript "Soldier's Letter", much is Fine or better, an interesting group

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E. $ 1,500-2,000

CLOSED
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