The Rollin C. Huggins Jr. Collection of United States Officials Issues continued...

**Interior Department**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
522		1c-90c Interior (O15-O24). Original gum, 10c Mint N.H., few h.r., 3c disturbed, vibrant colors and better centering than normally seen in a group, 12c horizontal crease, Fine-Very Fine with a few Extremely Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,380.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
523		1c-30c Interior (O15-O23). Blocks of four, original gum, bottom pair of 1c Mint N.H., few h.r., many lightly hinged, radiant color, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine blocks (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 5,455.00 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
524		2c Interior (O16). Block of 50 from the top half of the sheet with imprint and plate no. 45 at top and selvage at sides, original gum, we conservatively estimate that approximately half are Mint N.H., some h.r. including where some perf separations sensibly reinforced, almost split between 6th and 7th rows (does not affect plate block), radiant color, Fine-Very Fine, a scarce half sheet, Scott Retail as plate block, 20 Mint N.H. and 18 hinged singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 5,410.00 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
525		2c-12c Interior (O16, O20, O97). Imprint and plate no. blocks of twelve, 2c top left corner position from plate 45 for both Continental and American printings, 12c bottom left corner position from plate 49, original gum, few h.r., some perf separations sensibly reinforced including 12c right vertical pair mostly separated, otherwise Fine-Very Fine and attractive group of plate blocks (Image) View PDF of contents of this lot Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 2,605.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
526		3c Interior (O17). Manuscript and "Pawnee Agcy. I.T. 11-1/77" manuscript postmark on "Office, U.S. Indian Agent, Pawnee Agency, I.T. Official Business" imprint cover to Mount Ephraim N.J., opened bit roughly at left, stamp with small nick at top, otherwise Very Fine, scarce Indian Agency use, ex Markovits (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
527		6c Interior (O18). Bottom left corner imprint and plate no. 56 block of twelve, original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color, pos. 8 natural inclusion at top, Very Fine and attractive plate block, Scott Catalogue does not list this as a plate block of twelve (which is necessary to include the full imprint and plate number), Scott Retail as plate block of ten and two singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,090.00 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
528		6c Interior (O18). Block of 50 comprising the bottom half of the sheet, imprint and plate no. 56 at bottom and selvage at sides, original gum, approximately 40 Mint N.H., others lightly hinged, radiant color, few trivial natural gum bends, few perf separations, Fine-Very Fine, a rare half sheet, Scott Retail as singles with no premium for the plate block (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 7,100.00 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
529		6c Interior (O18). Bold quartered cork cancel, tied by indistinct strike of red New York exchange office circular datestamp with "Washington D.C. Apr. 27 4 PM" circular datestamp on "Smithsonian Institution Washington D.C." imprint cover to Freiburg, Germany, receiving backstamp (unclear date) VERY FINE AND RARE USE OF THE 6-CENT INTERIOR DEPARTMENT ISSUE ON COVER TO GERMANY. Lester C. Lanphear, in his comprehensive study of Official covers to foreign destinations in Chronicle 239 (Aug. 2013), records only 126 covers to any foreign destination. For the Interior Department he records 21 covers, mostly franked with 2c or 3c stamps. This is one of only two covers franked with a 6c stamp, the other is addressed to Italy (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $3,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
530		10c Interior (O19). Centered to left, cancelled by purple quartered cork, bold "Washington D.C. Jun. 3 12PM 1878" circular datestamp on oversize cover to Gottingen, Germany, reduced at left, vertical file fold well away from stamp, Fine and an extremely rare use, one of only two 10c Interior covers to a foreign destination according to Lester C. Lanphear in Chronicle 239 (Aug. 2013) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
531		1c-90c Interior, Multiples (O21/O24, O96-O101). Group of multiples, mostly bottom or top imprint and/or plate no. pieces, including hard paper 15c bottom block of 10 with plate no. and all but a small portion of imprint, most stamps in the block Mint N.H., another 15c block of 10 with full imprint and part plate no., 30c plate no. and imprint strip of six, 90c strip of five with plate no. and part imprint, another 90c corner margin block of 10 with full imprint and part plate no., soft paper complete in blocks of four except 1c in top strip of five with plate no. and most of imprint, some h.r. and disturbed gum, perf separations and other small problems to be found, centering includes much Fine, Scott Retail as singles or blocks without regard to the positions (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 18,082.50 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
532		15c Interior (O21). Exhibit page containing four used singles and an original-gum block of four, the page illustrates different types of double transfers including Types IA, IB, IIA and IIB, the block has Types IA and IB at left, fresh and Very Fine group, the block catalogues $900.00 with no premium for the double transfers (Image) View PDF of contents of this lot Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction

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