Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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1424

24c Purple (153). Used with 2c Red Brown (146) and 30c Black (154), tied by quartered cork cancels with "Northampton Mass. Apr. 29" (1873) circular datestamp on cover to Byculla Bombay, India and forwarded to Calcutta with pair India, 1855, 1a Brown (12), red "New York Apr. 30 *" circular datestamp, crayon "48/2" credit and "2" Colonial rate which ties the 24c stamp, red London Paid transit datestamp (May 13), Sea Post Office, Bombay and Calcutta arrival backstamps, receipt docketing of June 10, 1873, 30c stamp with minor corner creases and bottom 1a stamp with small fault at bottom, small cover repair under 30c

VERY FINE. A SPECTACULAR FOUR-COLOR MIXED FRANKING TO INDIA, WITH 1870 ISSUE BANK NOTE STAMPS PAYING THE DOUBLE RATE VIA BRITISH MAIL AND 1855-64 ONE-ANNA INDIA STAMPS PAYING FORWARDING POSTAGE.

The rate to India by British Mail via Brindisi was 28c beginning on January 1, 1871. This is the only cover with mixed U.S.-India regular postage we have encountered.

Ex Knapp, Hirschfield and Albert. With 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $8,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1425

30c Black (154). Horizontal pair, used with 3c Green (147), 10c Brown (150) and 15c Bright Orange (152), tied by quartered cork cancels, light strike of red "Boston Paid" circular datestamp also ties stamps on 1871 pre-printed Bissell correspondence cover to Ahmednuggur, India, printed "Via Southampton" directive, crayon "72/4" credit for quadruple 22c rate (18c credit per rate), red crayon "4" Colonial rate, red London Paid transit datestamp (Jul. 31), Sea Post Office and receiving backstamps, 15c with wrinkling from application not noted on accompanying certificate

VERY FINE. A STRIKING FOUR-COLOR 1870 BANK NOTE ISSUE FRANKING TO INDIA. ONE OF THE MOST COLORFUL OF ALL COVERS FROM THE BISSELL CORRESPONDENCE.

Ex Needham, Ackerman, Albert and Weiss. With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,800.00
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1426

30c Black (154). Used with pair 2c Red Brown (146) and 10c Brown (150), tied by quartered cork cancels, red "Boston Paid Jul. 11" (1871) circular datestamp on buff cover to Ahmednugger, India, red crayon "36/2" double-rate credit, red crayon "2" Colonial rate, red London Paid transit datestamp (Jul. 23), Sea Post Office and receiving backstamps, minor cover wrinkling, Very Fine use paying double the 22c rate by British Mail via Southampton, from the Bissell correspondence, ex Col. Green (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $450.00
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1427

30c Gray Black (165). Used with pair 12c Blackish Violet (151), tied by segmented cork cancels, red "Boston Paid Nov. 23" (ca. 1875) circular datestamp on cover to Ahmednugger, India, red crayon "220/2" credit (44c expressed in centimes for double rate, applied in according with GPU/UPU requirements), red London Paid transit datestamp ties 12c pair, red crayon "2" Colonial rate, Sea Post Office and receiving backstamps, minor corner wrinkling, Very Fine, double 27c rate by British Mail via Brindisi, from the Bissell correspondence (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $650.00
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1428

8c Lilac (225). Used with 5c Chocolate (223), both tied by "Boston Mass." registry ovals and partly obscured by New York registry label on 1894 cover to Kabul Afghanistan and forwarded to Bombay, India, wide range of markings including Dead Letter Offices in Bombay, Lahore and U.S., 5c stamp light crease, Fine and unusual cover to a rare destination (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction