Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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2344

$5.00 Columbian (245). Unusually choice centering, intense shade and proof-like impression, tied by "World's Fair Station Sep. 15, 1893 4-PM" machine cancel on "Hotel Bismark" corner card cover addressed to World's Fair Post Office in Chicago

EXTREMELY FINE AND PRISTINE. A REMARKABLE COVER BEARING THE $5.00 COLUMBIAN TIED BY THE WORLD'S FAIR EXPOSITION MACHINE CANCEL.

There are only seven covers bearing the $5.00 Columbian used with the World's Fair machine cancel listed in the Ludeman Columbian Dollar-Value Cover Census. This is easily one of the finest single-franking $5.00 Columbian covers extant.

Last offered in our 1982 Rarities of the World Sale where it realized $14,500 plus buyer's premium. (Image)

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$ 15,000.00

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

2345

2c Trans-Mississippi (286). Tied by "Chicago Ill. Jun. 17 5-PM 1898" machine datestamp and flag cancel on First Day of Issue cover to local street address, opened unevenly at right where edge restored, stamp with small scuffs at left and minor soiling around perfs from gum

FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE FIRST DAY COVER OF THE 2-CENT TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE.

Henry Scheuer estimates that 12-20 First Day covers are known with the 2c Trans-Mississippi Issue, plus three covers with the 2c used in combination with other denominations. Scott Retail $8,000.00 (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

2346

1c Pan-American (294). Two items: first is postcard depicting "Legend of the White Canoe, Niagara" with 1c, vignette shifted forward, tied by "Buffalo N.Y. Aug. 3, 1901" machine cancel to New York; second is 1c with shifted vignette, used with 1c Trans-Mississippi (285) and tied by "New Milford Conn. Jul. 22, 1901" duplexes on cover to Danbury Conn., Very Fine, desirable with the strongly shifted vignettes (Image)

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E. $ 150-200

SOLD for $60.00
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2347

2c Pan-American (295). Perfectly centered, rich color, tied by "Chicago Ill. May 1 9:30PM 1901" First Day machine cancel on corner card cover for Burnham's Ideal Hair Bazaar with red printed announcement "Wholesale Department will remove May 1st...", May 2 receiving backstamp, stamp with small faults, Extremely Fine appearance, a very choice and apparently commercial use of the 2c Pan-American on the First Day of issue, with 2017 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 2,750.00

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

2348

2c Carmine (301). Tied by grid with "Grandview Tenn. May 7, 1903" circular datestamp on cover addressed to a passenger bound for the May 9th sailing of the S.S. Atlas from New York, instructions in address say if too late the letter should be forwarded to Barranquilla, Colombia, the letter did in fact arrive too late and was struck with May 10 backstamp and "NY T" circular handstamp to indicate forwarding postage due from recipient, two singles Colombia 1902 20c Violet (202) applied for forwarding postage upon arrival and tied by purple Barranquilla May 28 circular datestamps, 2c stamp with faulty top right corner, right Colombian stamp with margin flaws from placement at edge of cover, some small adhesive stains, still appears Very Fine, a rare U.S.-Colombian mixed franking (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

2349

6c Claret (305). Used with two each 1c and 4c 1902 Issue (300, 303), tied by blurry strikes of San Juan, Puerto Rico boxed handstamps with San Juan registry label (FX-SJ1) on 2c entire (U385) to Leipzig, Germany, transited New York with second registry label and May 5, 1906 backstamps

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, REGISTRY EXCHANGE LABEL. ONLY EIGHT ARE RECORDED -- MAKING IT THE RAREST REGISTRY LABEL USED OUTSIDE THE U.S. MAINLAND.

The Registry Exchange labels were listed in Scott only recently. Their catalogue listing and continuing scholarship by specialists has significantly increased demand for the rarest examples. The San Juan label is known in only one style and is among the rarest of all the labels with only eight examples recorded. It is the rarest among the labels used outside the U.S. mainland.

Scott Retail for use of the label on cover (Image)

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$ 2,500.00

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

2350

Hudson-Fulton Exposition, Official Color Post Cards. Complete set of 72 color post cards issued for the Hudson-Fulton Exposition in 1909, each with "Official Post Card No." at top left and numbered from 1 thru 72, pristine condition, Very Fine, a rare complete set

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $300.00
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2351

2c Red, Ty. I, Coil (449). Radiant color, tied by "New York N.Y. Penn. Term Sta. -7 Nov. 18 6:30PM 1915" machine cancel on cover to Syracuse N.Y., also tied by receiving duplex datestamp, some slight cover toning along folds from glue, Very Fine, scarce on cover, the earliest documented use on a cover is Nov. 4, 1915, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 1,500.00

SOLD for $400.00
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2352

5c Rose, Error (505). Single error in strip of three, used with 10c Map, Air Post (C7) and tied by purple "First Flight Inaugurating Contract Air Mail Route, Boston-New York, Boston Mass. 5:00PM July 1, 1926" double-circle datestamp on cover to Ann Arbor Mich., Cleveland backstamp of July 2, fresh and Very Fine franking intended to pay the 16c rate, with the color error it is technically overpaid by 3c (Image)

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$ 2,250.00

SOLD for $750.00
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2353

1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Tied by "Burlington Vt. Feb. 13 2PM 1924" machine cancel on Valentine post card to Cherry Valley N.Y., stamp with light corner crease at top left, card with some slight overall soiling

FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1922 ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11, SCOTT 544, ON A VALENTINE CARD. VERY FEW ARE KNOWN.

A small quantity of 1c Rotary Press stamps was perforated 11 at the end of 1922, using remainder sheets from the earlier printings that were normally perforated in 10 gauge or 10/11 compound gauge. Its existence as a Perf 11 variety was discovered in 1936, and the stamp received its Scott Catalogue listing in 1938.

With 2010 P.S.A.G. certificate (Image)

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$ 7,500.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
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2354

1c Green, Schermack Ty. III (575). Tied by "Chicago Ill." machine cancel on post card with colorful advertisement from Lee Manufacturing Co., to Fort Gibson Ok., slight edgewear, Fine, accompanied by second unused card from same manufacturer (different design) (Image)

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$ 450.00

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction