Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History continued...

Essays & Proofs, Back-of-Book thru Specimens continued...

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1072

2c Alaska-Yukon, "Ultramar" (Overseas) Specimen Ovpt. (370S). Purple handstamp applied by Portuguese Postal Authorities upon receipt from U.P.U. headquarters in Berne, Switzerland for distribution to their Colonial Post Offices, affixed to piece of ledger page, Very Fine, this and the following lot are the only two surviving 2c Alaska-Yukon specimen stamps outside official archives (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1073

2c Alaska-Yukon, "Ultramar" (Overseas) Specimen Ovpt. (370S). Purple handstamp applied by Portuguese Postal Authorities upon receipt from U.P.U. headquarters in Berne, Switzerland for distribution to their Colonial Post Offices, no gum, shallow thin spot, Very Fine appearance, this and the previous lot are the only two surviving 2c Alaska-Yukon specimen stamps outside official archives, with 1990 P.F. certificate which has a pencil note suggesting this came from the Postal Archives of Mozambique (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

1074

1c-$5.00 1922-25 Issue (552, 554-573). Strips of three, tied by red "Postes et Telegraphes/Madagascar, Collection de Berne" handstamps on part of ledger book

VERY FINE. THIS LARGE PIECE ACCOUNTS FOR THE ENTIRE SUPPLY OF THESE SPECIMEN ISSUES FROM THE MADAGASCAR ARCHIVES AND, AS SUCH, IS UNIQUE.

These examples were prepared for use for Universal Postal Union (UPU) reference sets within the Madagascar Archives. This is an essential accompaniment to a specialized exhibit of the 1922 Bureau Issue. (Image)

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E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1075

1939-40 Commemoratives (857-858, 894-902). Strips of three of each stamp, tied by red "Specimen Collection Mauritanie" handstamps on six parts of ledger book, incl. popular commemoratives issues such as Pony Express, National Defense, Coronado, and various Statehoods, Very Fine, this represents the entire supply of these specimen stamps from the Mauritania UPU archive reference sets, and as such is a unique group (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
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1076

1c-10c Famous Americans (859-893). Strips of three or pair and singles of each stamp, tied by red "Specimen Collection Mauritanie" handstamps on four parts of ledger book, also incl. Canal Zone 30c Black (113) strip of three, Very Fine, this represents the entire supply of these specimen stamps from the Mauritania UPU archive reference sets, and as such is a unique group (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,200.00
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1077

10c-50c 1941 Transport, Air Post (C25-C31). Vertical strips of three, tied by red "Specimen Collection Mauritanie" handstamps on two parts of ledger book, Very Fine, this represents the entire supply of these specimen stamps from the Mauritania UPU archive reference sets, and as such is a unique set, a wonderful opportunity for the Air Post specialist (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction