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Siegel lists this block of 24 1869 2¢ Pictorial stamps with an estimate of $20,000 to $30,000. The value is italicized to indicate an item that trades infrequently in the philatelic marketplace. Gross, as “one of the best centered among the few in existence.”Ī plate number block of 10 of Scott 113 is valued at $55,000 in the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers. Siegel describes the block of 24, which once resided in the collections of William L. The mint stamps include the entire second and third rows and the horizontal pairs at either end of the bottom row, Siegel said. Of the 24 stamps, all of which have original gum, 16 are mint, never-hinged. A guide arrow is also visible in the selvage below the first stamp in the bottom row.

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28 plate number and full National Bank Note Co. One of the key unused multiples up for bids is a block of 24 showing the No. “Stephen Rose met that challenge and formed a spectacular award-winning exhibit collection of the 2¢ 1869 in all its varied forms-unused and used stamps, varieties, multiples, bisected use, domestic and foreign-mail covers, and the 1875 Re-Issues.” “Forming a specialized collection of one stamp is a daunting challenge,” Siegel said. Siegel is offering this Vermont and Boston Telegraph Line cover with an estimate of $20,000 to $30,000.Ī brief preview of the Stephen Rose collection of the 1869 2¢ Pictorial issue in the Siegel Despatch puts Rose’s efforts in perspective. The Vermont and Boston Telegraph Line cover in the Siegel sale, one of just two recorded 1847 5¢ covers with a Waterbury, Vt., postmark, has an impressive provenance, having once graced the collections of George C. The other Vermont and Boston Telegraph Line cover does not bear a Waterbury postmark, “but the use of pencil to cancel (and tie) the 5c stamp suggests it may have been carried outside the mails (by express) or by railroad,” according to Siegel. The other, which was discovered more recently, is originally from the Benjamin Franklin Bailar collection. The Vermont and Boston Telegraph Line design on the cover “illustrates ships, a train, post rider, postman and turtle, above which is a telegraphic lightning bolt connected to a hand and quill, the obvious implication being that the telegraph beats all other forms of communication,” Siegel said.Īccording to Siegel, the cover is the better known of two 1847 issue envelopes showing the Vermont and Boston Telegraph Line design.

“Without question the greatest 1847 issue telegraph cover and arguably one of the most striking of all 1847 illustrated covers,” Siegel said. In the catalog lot description, Siegel refers to this handsome cover as the highlight of the Kramer collection. 18, 1850, in Waterbury, Vt., and sent to Springfield, Mass. One of many standout items in the Kramer collection is an illustrated advertising cover for the Vermont and Boston Telegraph Line that is franked with an 1847 5¢ Benjamin Franklin stamp (Scott 1). “George Kramer, the master of philatelic storytelling through exhibits, has spent decades acquiring significant examples of United States and Civil War Confederate covers with a connection to the telegraph.” “The telegraph played an important role in postal communication,” Siegel said in its preview of the Kramer telegraph collection. Previews of each of these collections are presented in the fall 2022 issue of the Siegel Despatch, which is published by Siegel and includes news and articles about the firm’s activities. Green Valley, AZ 85614īrowse our wide-ranging collection of auction catalogues previewing the rare stamps and lots being offered at upcoming sales.

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