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New York N.Y., 5c Black, “RHM” Initials (Scott 9X1d). Position 30, thick stroke initials, ample margins to barely touching at top left, bold “X” pen cancel, tiny corner crease, Fine and rare, from our 1977 Rarities of the World sale, with 1984 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 999, Lot 566 |
US$800.00 |
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, Small “RHM” Initials (9X1d var). Small magenta initials reading almost horizontally, Position 2 with major double transfer, two horizontal blue pen strokes, defective and expertly repaired at right with small portion of design painted in FINE APPEARANCE. THE UNIQUE 5-CENT NEW YORK POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL STAMP INITIALED “RHM” WITH SMALL LETTERING. Philip Wall recorded two examples of the “RHM” initials reading bottom-to-top and 31 examples with the letters reading top-to-bottom. In both cases the initials were written by New York Postmaster Robert H. Morris himself, in 1845 and 1847. This stamp is the only recorded example with small “RHM” initials. The 1974 P.F. certificate notwithstanding, its unusual character and unique status have troubled past specialists such as Philip T. Wall (Chronicle 97, pp. 13-14) and Stanley M. Piller (his book, p. 65), who seem inclined to dismiss it as a fake. To us it seems rather unlikely that a forger would create fake initials without attempting to replicate the known originals (and choose a defective stamp for his handiwork). Assuming the initials are genuine, as we believe, the stamp was probably initialed “RHM” by someone in the office of Robert H. Morris (perhaps a secretary). With 1974 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as the normal top-to-bottom “RHM” signature Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 999, Lot 567 |
US$750.00 |
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, “AC M” Initials (Scott 9X1a). Unused (no gum), full to large margins three sides, slightly in at bottom left, about Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 999, Lot 550 |
US$225.00 |
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, “AC M” Initials (9X1a). Positions 26-27, horizontal pair, traces of original gum, ample margins to slightly in at bottom, initials on right stamp considerably thicker than those on left stamp (probably from freshly-inked pen) FINE. A RARE UNUSED PAIR OF THE “AC M” INITIALED NEW YORK POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL. Ex Boker and mentioned in his lecture published in The Royal Philatelic Society Journal. Scott Retail with no gum Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 999, Lot 551 |
US$850.00 |
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, “AC M” Initials (Scott 9X1a). Position 37, huge margins all around, fancy pen squiggle cancel and also trace of a red cancel at top, detailed impression on fresh paper, Extremely Fine Gem, there are no true “fancy” handstamped cancels on Postmasters’ Provisional stamps, this unusual pen cancel comes close, from the Siegel 200th sale and ex Hill and Farrington, illustrated in Chronicle 115 (p. 165), the Norvin H. Green collection had a similar cancel on an 1845 cover next to the New York stamp, with 1972 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 999, Lot 552 |
US$1,600.00 |
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, “A.C.M.” Initials (Scott 9X1b). Type B without the additional roll in the letter “C”, Position 15, unused (no gum), huge margins three sides, full at top, detailed impression on bright paper EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFULLY CHOICE AND RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT NEW YORK POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL WITH THE A.C.M. SIGNATURE. The A.C.M. initials with the periods are believed to have been written by Marcena Monson, brother of Alonzo C. Monson. In the February 1967 Siegel Lilly sale, this remarkable stamp realized the second highest price of any off-cover New York stamp, exceeded only by an original-gum example on Blue Wove. A review of Power Search failed to find another unused example in any condition. Ex Caspary, Lilly and Grunin. With 1987 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 999, Lot 557 |
US$6,000.00 |
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, “A.C.M.” Initials (Scott 9X1b). Type A with the additional roll in the letter “C”, large nicely balanced margins, black pen cancels, almost imperceptible tiny corner crease lower right, Very Fine appearance Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 999, Lot 558 |
US$300.00 |
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, “A.C.M.” Initials (Scott 9X1b). Type B without the additional roll in the letter “C”, large margins to clear at left, three strokes of magenta pen cancel, small light horizontal crease, Fine appearance Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 999, Lot 559 |
US$170.00 |
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, “AC M” Initials (Scott 9X1a). Large margins all around, deep shade, tied to small piece by bold strike of red “New York 5 Paid 28 Feb.” integral-rate circular datestamp which was used exclusively on mail to foreign countries, small margin crease at top due to the fold of the letter, still Extremely Fine, ex Weill Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 999, Lot 553 |
US$500.00 |
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, “AC M” Initials (Scott 9X1a). Large margins, detailed impression, trace of red cancel at bottom left (almost appears unused), Extremely Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 999, Lot 554 |
US$650.00 |
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, “AC M” Initials (Scott 9X1a). Horizontal pair, large beautifully balanced margins, cancelled by rim of red circular datestamp in left margin, fresh and Extremely Fine, a gorgeous pair, ex Waterhouse and Weill, with 1955 and 1995 P.F. certificates Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 999, Lot 555 |
US$5,250.00 |
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, “AC M” Initials (Scott 9X1a). Two horizontal pairs, Positions 24-25 and 36-37, clear to full margins on both, blue pen cancels, small faults incl. creases, Fine-Very Fine appearance, one with 1967 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 999, Lot 556 |
US$500.00 |
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, “ACM” Initials (Scott 9X1). Horizontal pair with pre-printing paper fold running through both stamps, margins to just in at bottom left, lightly cancelled, almost appears unused, small central thin spot, appears Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 999, Lot 541 |
US$275.00 |
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, “AC M” Initials (Scott 9X1a). Position 4, with major double transfer of the lower label, unused (no gum), large even margins, deep rich color and detailed impression, remarkably fresh EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A BEAUTIFUL UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE “AC M” INITIALED NEW YORK POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL FROM ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE POSITIONS ON THE PLATE. Ex Hind and Levi. With 1985 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 999, Lot 546 |
US$4,500.00 |
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, “AC M” Initials (Scott 9X1a). Position 15, unused (no gum), full to large margins, deep impression, light diagonal crease visible in fluid, Very Fine appearance, with 1990 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 999, Lot 547 |
US$325.00 |