Costs of US Stamp Scott Catalog # 119 – 1869 15c Pictorial Landing of Columbus. Page 12

o U.S.; General Issues, 1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II, #119. Used, sound, Fine overall. Scott $275. Estimate price $60.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 89, Lot 167

o U.S.; General Issues, 1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II, #119. Light cancel, sharp color, Fine overall. Scott $275. Estimate $70.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 89, Lot 166

o U.S.; General Issues, 1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II, #119. Light cancel, sharp color, repaired corner perf, well centered, attractive Very Fine appearance. Scott $275. Estimate value $100.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 89, Lot 165

o U.S.; General Issues, 1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II, #119. Cork cancel, Fine to Very Fine, PSE (1996) cert. Scott $275. Estimate price $100.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 89, Lot 164

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (Scott 119). Original gum, rich colors, Very Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1007, Lot 2292

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted (Scott 119b). Deep rich colors and proof-like impressions on crisp paper, perfs well clear of design all around, neat strike of New York City Large 5-Point Star fancy cancel leaves entire design clearly visible EXTREMELY FINE. THIS STAMP IS WIDELY ESTEEMED AS THE FINEST USED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT EXTANT. THE COLORS ARE REMARKABLE, THE MARGINS ARE WIDE ALL AROUND, IT HAS A STAR FANCY CANCEL, AND IT IS COMPLETELY SOUND. A TRULY REMARKABLE STAMP. Our census of 1869 Inverts, published in the February 1999 Chronicle and updated with three new stamps, contains 93 examples of the 15c Invert, including three unused and 90 used (one in the British Library’s Tapling collection). Fewer than a dozen examples are sound, and this is considered to be the finest truly sound stamp. Census No. 119b-CAN-NC-03. Ex Moody, “Ambassador”, Wunderlich, Kantor and Koppersmith. With 1971, 1986, 2001 and 2010 P.F. certificates.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1004, Lot 185

15c Dark Brown & Blue, Ty. II (Scott 119). Unused (no gum), deep rich colors with the frame printed in the distinctive Dark Brown color, vignette shifted to top into the “Postage” label, fresh and Fine, a stamp with strong eye appeal, with 1980 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1004, Lot 161

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Horizontal strip of four with bottom left corner selvage with full imprint and “No.” of plate number, original gum, better centering than usually found on multiples of this issue, vignette shifted slightly to left and breaking thru outer line of frame, right stamp expertly rejoined, insignificant crease at bottom left of selvage caused by foldover prior to gumming and not mentioned on accompanying certificate FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE MULTIPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE II 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE FROM THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF THE SHEET, SHOWING THE FULL IMPRINT AND PART OF THE PLATE NUMBER. A WONDERFUL EXHIBITION ITEM. The 15c 1869 Pictorial Issue was printed from plates of 100 subjects. There were imprint and plate numbers at top printed in the color of the frame, and corresponding imprint and plate numbers at bottom printed in the color of the vignette. The Chapin census records a top part imprint and plate number block of six (ex Wunderlich) and two blocks of 20 with imprint and plate number from the bottom right corner of the plate. This strip, with full imprint and part plate number, may well be the only existing multiple from the bottom left portion of the plate. Ex “European.” With 2003 P.S.E. certificate. Scott Retail as pair and two singles with no premium for the selvage.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1004, Lot 160

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (Scott 119). Rich colors, small pre-printing paperfold at right, tied by quartered cork cancel which leaves the design clearly visible, “San Francisco Cal. Jul. 19” circular datestamp on 1869 buff cover to Gotland, Sweden, red “New York 4 Jul. 27” credit datestamp, red “Wfr. 1-1/2” credit handstamp for transit beyond the North German Union, transit and receiving backstamps, stamp with light corner crease at lower left, cover with some overall wear, still Very Fine, scarce 1c overpayment of the 14c rate to Sweden via North German Union Direct Mail, with 2000 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1004, Lot 167

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (Scott 119). Two, deep rich colors, vignettes shifted slightly upwards and to the left, cancelled or tied by cork cancels, bold “Greencastle Pa. Dec. 13” circular datestamp on light yellow 1869 cover to Berlin, Prussia, endorsed “Via England Closed Mail” at upper left, red “New York Paid All Br. Transit Dec. 14” circular datestamp, red “Verviers A Coeln Franco” transit handstamp, receiving backstamp, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, the two 15c 1869’s pay the double 15c rate by North German Union Closed Mail, carried aboard the Cunarder Cuba, which departed New York on Dec. 15, with 1980 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1004, Lot 166

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (Scott 119). Gorgeous centering with wide and balanced margins all around, deep rich colors and proof-like impressions, used with 3c Green (147), tied by circle of wedges cancels and “Providence R.I. Oct. 31” circular datestamp on cover to Athens, Greece, red “New York Nov. 2” transit datestamp at bottom, 1870 docketing at top left, bold “P.D.” handstamp, Vienna and receiving backstamps, red ms. “8” credit for transport beyond Germany, blue crayon rates VERY FINE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED 1869 15-CENT TYPE II COVERS TO GREECE. A COLORFUL AND EXTRAORDINARY FOREIGN-MAIL USAGE. The 23c rate to Greece by North German Union Closed Mail was reduced to 18c on July 1, 1870 (the 18c NGU Direct rate was reduced to 15c on the same date). This cover was correctly prepaid for the new 18c NGU Closed Mail rate. It was carried on the Guion Line’s Minnesota, which departed New York on Nov. 2, 1870, and arrived off Queenstown on Nov. 14. The other cover to Greece is ex Coulter, and realized $23,000 hammer in our 2009 Rarities sale. This cover is ex Kaplan and Albert

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1004, Lot 168

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Split Grill (119 var). Majority of grill is at top left corner and with small part of grill at top right, wide margins, rich colors and detailed impressions, unobtrusive strike of cork cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1004, Lot 163

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (Scott 119). Bright colors, well-proportioned margins, cork cancel struck at top leaves entire design clearly visible, tiny corner crease at bottom right not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1985 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1004, Lot 162

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (Scott 119). Deep rich colors, tied by blue “Paris Ky. Jul. 4” (1870) circular datestamp and duplex cork cancel on Phantom Rate cover to Paris, France, indistinct red “New York Paid All Br. Transit” backstamp and matching “6” credit handstamp on front, red London (Jul. 19) transit and “PD” oval, Calais transit and Paris receiving backstamp, reduced approx. -2/3 in. at left FINE AND COLORFUL EXAMPLE OF THE PHANTOM RATE TO FRANCE SHOWING A VERY EARLY APPLICATION OF THE 6-CENT CREDIT TO ENGLAND. Effective July 1, 1870, the new Anglo-French postal convention reduced the rate between Great Britain and France to 3p per 10 grams, which in turn reduced the Phantom Rate from 12c to 10c (with a corresponding reduction in credit to GB from 8c to 6c). The 15c stamp is a typical overpayment of the 10c Phantom Rate. The cover was carried on the Cunarder Aleppo on its first voyage, departing New York on July 7, 1870. Ex Hubbard and Coulter. With 2006 P.F. certificate.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1004, Lot 165

15c Dark Brown & Blue, Ty. II (Scott 119). Vertical pair and two singles, deep rich colors and sharp proof-like impressions, tied by strikes of quartered cork cancel, red “Providence R.I. Nov. 26” double-circle datestamp with matching “Paid” in circle handstamp on 1869 cover to Menton, France, red “New York Paid 48 Nov. 27” credit datestamp, red “Etats-Unis Paq. Fr. H No. 2 27 Nov. 69” octagonal datestamp applied aboard the French ship on the day it left New York, Paris, “Lyon a Marseilles” and receiving backstamps, minor edgewear VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE QUADRUPLE-RATE FRANKING OF THE 15-CENT TYPE II 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE, CARRIED DIRECTLY BY FRENCH PACKET FROM NEW YORK. Carried aboard the French Line H Lafayette, which departed New York on Nov. 27, 1869, and arrived at Brest on Dec. 8.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1004, Lot 164