Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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EUROPE & COLONIES continued...

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CUBA, 1857, -1/2p Blue (12). Large to full margins, tied by ornate oval cancel with blue "Cuba 30 MY 60" double-circle datestamp on folded letter to Philadelphia Pa., clearly struck "Charleston S.C. 28 Jun." transit datestamp, stamps with minor gum soaking around stamp, still Very Fine (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $300.00
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403

PHILIPPINES, 1877, 10c Blue (55). Tied by barred cancel and centrally struck Sept. 13, 1877 double-circle datestamp on cover with "Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Manila Agency" imprint on backflap to Cincinnati, Ohio, boxed "Correos" handstamp, Hong Kong and San Francisco transit and Cincinnati arrival datestamps, 10c with small faults, otherwise Fine, believed to be the earliest UPU use of Philippines stamped mail to the United States (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $700.00
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404

PUERTO RICO, Spanish Colonies (Cuba), 1857, -1/2p Blue (12). Two singles, large to ample margins, tied by fancy oval cancel on 1860 folded letter from Humacao to New York, sent via San Juan thru the British Post Office with red "Paid at San Juan, Porto Rico" crowned circle handstamp (A120; SG CC1), well-struck San Juan transit backstamp, "Steamship 10" in circle handstamp, cover with file fold thru one stamp, still Very Fine and scarce cover (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

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405

PUERTO RICO, Spanish Colonies (Cuba), 1857, -1/2p Blue (12). Two singles, large margins to clear, left example with sheet margin at right, tied by fancy oval cancel with blue 1860 double-circle datestamp on folded letter from San Juan to Baltimore Md., choice strike of "Steamship 10" in circle handstamp, Very Fine (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $250.00
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406

PUERTO RICO, 1882, 6m Brown, 8m Yellow Green (61, 62). Three singles of 6m, horizontal strip of three of 8m, used with 1890, 8m Olive Bister (93), all tied by "San Juan, Pto Rico 12 Jun. 90" double-circle datestamps on cover to Trumansburg N.Y., claret merchant's handstamp at bottom left, New York transit and Trumansburg arrival backstamps, some minor toned spots, still Very Fine, a rare Alfonso XII and Alfonso XIII combination cover (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

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407

Spain and Colonies Cover Balance. Nine covers to the United States, six from Spain incl. multi-colored franking and scarcer issues on cover, plus two Puerto Rico and one Philippines, small flaws to be expected though much is Fine or better, a nice group of commercial covers

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Get Market Data for [Philippines Postal History]

E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,100.00
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408

SWEDEN, 1858, 5o Green, 12o Blue, 30o Brown (6, 8, 11; Facit 7b2, 9d3, 11e2). Used with 1866, 20o Brownish Orange Red (16a; Facit 16b2), tied by clear "Gefle 7/2 1869 circular datestamps on Hedman correspondence cover to Altona Ill., blue "Franco" handstamp, Hamburg and New York transit datestamps, 12o with minor pulled perf, cover with slightly rough opening at left and minor overall aging, with original enclosure, Fine and rare four-color franking to the United States, with 1995 Obermuller Wilen certificate, Facit value for rate SK 48,000 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Germany (Hamburg) 6, 8, 11]

E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $650.00
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409

SWEDEN, 1876-79, 4o Gray, Perf 14, 30o Black Brown, Perf 13 (18, 35a; Facit 18a, 35b). Two singles of 4o, all tied by "Kristianstad 30/4 78" circular datestamps with additional strike at right on registered cover to Chicago Ill., "Recommenderas" boxed handstamp, transit and Chicago arrival backstamps, cover with some minor edgewear and overall soiling and 30o with corner perf crease, still a Fine and rare registered cover to the United States, with 2001 Obermuller Wilen certificate, Facit value for this rate SK 18,000 (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

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410

SWEDEN, 1876, 4o Gray, Perf 14 (18; Facit 18). Used on uprated 6o Violet postal card and tied by "Stockholm 16/8 78" circular datestamps to Budapest, Hungary, transit and arrival datestamps, card with couple minor abrasions, still Very Fine, Facit value for this rate SK 8,000 but notes "letters to Hungary have considerable additional value" (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $900.00
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411

SWITZERLAND, 1855, 1fr Lavender, Yellow Thread (31; Zumstein 27D). Two, used along with 1859 10r Blue and 20r Dark Orange (37, 39; Zumstein 23G, 25G) by "Neuchatel datestamps on 1860 cover to New York, red Swiss transit circular datestamp and New York exchange also tied the 10r stamp, stamps with large to close margins, Very Fine, a fresh and attractive three-color franking, which pays the 2.30-franc double rate, with 1998 B.P.B. certificate (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Switzerland 31]

E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $900.00
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412

SWITZERLAND, 1862, 10c Blue, 40c Green, 60c Bronze (44, 47-48; Zumstein 31, 34-35). Tied by "Luzern, 4 VIII 64 VII" double-circle datestamp with additional strike at left on blue cover to Charleston N.H., then forwarded to Jaffrey N.H., "PD" handstamp, lightly struck red debit datestamp, with "Forwarded" and "Due 3" for forwarding postage, cover with stain at top right affecting 40c, otherwise Fine and rare forwarded three-color franking from Switzerland, with 1991 Liniger certificate with an additional note from him saying he has never seen a similar franking before (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Niger 44, 47-48]

E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $200.00
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