Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale - 1204

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH

**Great Britain Used Abroad (Alphabetically)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
201		GREAT BRITAIN, Used in Chile, 1873, 3p Rose (A68; SG Z63). Vertical pair, plate 18, lettered B-G to C-G, tied by well-struck barred "C30" oval of Valparaiso, with "Valparaiso JY 8 76" circular datestamp on pre-printed addressed cover to New Bedford Mass., Panama and "New York Aug. 14 Due 5 Cts." integral rate due datestamp, arrival backstamp, faint edge toning to cover, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [Great Britain A68]	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
202		GREAT BRITAIN, Used in Chile, 1867, 1sh Green (A88; SG Z83). Plate 77, lettered Q-E, wing margin at left, tied by well-struck barred "C30" oval of Valparaiso, with "Valparaiso Jun 24" circular datestamp on 1876 folded letter to New York, Callao and Panama three-line transit datestamps, "12" handstamp and "New York Aug. 14 Due 19 Cts." integral rate due datestamp, Very Fine, a cover with great eye-appeal (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [Great Britain A88]	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
203		GREAT BRITAIN, Used in Colombia, 1872, 4p Vermilion (A135; SG Z116). Plate 12, lettered F-K, tied by clear barred "C62" oval of Santa Martha, with "Santa Martha JY 1 71" circular datestamp on folded letter to New York, Colon transit datestamp, "N.Y. Steamship 10 Jul. 29" integral rate due datestamp, vertical file fold thru stamp, otherwise Very Fine, Parmenter-Gordon "Rarity F, rare" (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [Great Britain A135]	E. $ 500-750 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
204		GREAT BRITAIN, Used in Danish West Indies, 1864, 1p Rose Red, 1873, 3p Rose (A5, A11; SG Z3, Z8). 1p from plate 170, lettered G-B, 3p from plate 17, lettered H-H with wing margin at right, tied by well-struck "St. Thomas Paid JY 17 76" and barred "C51" duplex cancel on folded letter to New York, "New York Aug. ? Due 5 Cts." integral rate due datestamp, Very Fine, a particularly choice cover (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [Great Britain A5, A11]	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
205		DANISH WEST INDIES, 1866, 3c Rose (2). Ample margins to touching at right, tied by target cancel with Christiansted circular datestamp on cover to Owatonna Minn., manuscript "Brazilian Steamer" directive at top left red "10c", cover sent via British packet with Great Britain 1865, 4p Vermilion (A13; SG Z10), plate 10, letter E-C, tied by barred "C51" of St. Thomas with red "St. Thomas Paid MY 18 69" circular datestamp, "Steamship 10" in circle at top, cover slightly reduced at left and couple minor toned spots, 4p with pulled perf at top VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE AND RARE COMBINATION COVER FROM THE DANISH WEST INDIES AND SENT PARTIALLY PAID VIA THE BRITISH POST OFFICE IN ST. THOMAS TO THE UNITED STATES. The manuscript "10c" was indicating payment for the Brazilian packet line and U.S. postage. The Brazilian steamer Mississippi failed to arrive in St. Thomas due to being shipwrecked off the coast of Martinique. Therefore, this cover went via British packet to Havana and New York where 10c U.S. postage was due. Ex Arnold. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [Danish West Indies 2]	E. $ 4,000-5,000 SOLD for $5,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
206		GREAT BRITAIN, Used in Danish West Indies, 1865, 4p Vermilion (A13; SG Z10). Plate 12, lettered M-F with wing margin at right, tied by beautifully struck "St. Thomas Paid AU 15 72" and barred "C51" duplex cancel on blue folded cover to New York, manuscript "via St. Thomas" directive and docketing indicates Curacao origin, "N.Y. Steamship 10 Aug. 29" integral rate due datestamp, Extremely Fine, one of the finest examples we have encountered with such choice strikes (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [Great Britain A13]	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
207		GREAT BRITAIN, Used in Danish West Indies, 1865, 1sh Green (A28; Z28). Plate 4, lettered N-L, tied by bold strike of barred "C51" of St. Thomas with "St. Thomas MY 7, 1866" circular datestamp on reverse of folded cover to New York, "via Halifax" directive, "Boston Am. Pkt. 5 16 May" integral rate due datestamp, Very Fine and attractive, the 1sh is quite scarce from D.W.I. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [Great Britain A28]	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
208		GREAT BRITAIN, Used in Ecuador, 1869, 6p Violet (A21; SG Z17). Plate 8, lettered S-A, tied by excellent strike of barred "C41" of Guayaquil with "Guayaquil JU 9 1871" circular datestamp on flap of folded letter to New York, "N.Y. Steamship 10 Jul. 2" integral rate due datestamp, cover folded out for display, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [Great Britain A21]	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
209		GREAT BRITAIN, Used in Ecuador, 1873, 6p Gray (A26; SG Z21). Horizontal strip of four with wing margin at right, plate 16, lettered F-A to F-D, tied by barred "C41" cancels of Guayaquil with "Guayaquil MR 11 79" circular datestamp on reverse of cover to New York, Panama transit and New York Due 20 cents arrival datestamps, Very Fine, likely the earliest recorded use of the Guayaquil datestamp (Parmenter-Gordon records Mar. 15, 1880 as the earliest, nearly a year after this strike) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [Great Britain A26]	E. $ 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
210		GREAT BRITAIN, Used in Egypt, 1865, 4p Vermilion (A54; SG Z56). Horizontal strip of three, left stamp with wing margin, plate 13, tied by excellent barred "B02" cancels with "Suez OC 29 74" circular datestamps on blue cover to Lanesvile Mass., "PD" in circle handstamp, London transit, New York and "2 cents" debit handstamps, cover with minor edgewear, otherwise Very Fine and clear strikes of the Suez cancel (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [Great Britain A54]	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
211		GREAT BRITAIN, Used in Gibraltar, 1868, 1p Rose Red, 2p Blue, 6p Lilac (A17, A20, A42; SG Z19, Z22, Z44). 1p plate 108, lettered K-D, 2p horizontal pair, plate 9, lettered A-G to A-H, 6p plate 6, lettered E-A, all tied or cancelled by barred "A26" cancel of Gibraltar with "Gibraltar NO 9 68" circular datestamp on petite cover to Boston Mass., London transit and Boston arrival datestamps also tie 2p pair, red "3 cents" credit handstamp, minor edge tears at right, Very Fine and attractive three-color franking paying the rare 11p rate which was in use for a short period between 1867-68 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [Great Britain A17, A20, A42]	E. $ 750-1,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction

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