In the introduction to the catalog prepared for each sale, Siegel president Scott Trepel revealed his 35-year friendship with the anonymous collector whom he calls “Dragonfly.”
Dragonfly collections of outstanding U.S. postage and revenue stamps in Feb. 27-29 Siegel auction series linns.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from linns.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The United States 1890 2¢ George Washington stamp was originally listed as a shade variety of Scott 220 before being assigned its own major-number listing.
An example of the extremely rare U.S. 1851 1¢ blue Benjamin Franklin type I stamp is part of the franking on a striking bronze floral valentine cover mailed from Deep River, Conn., to Westbrook, Conn.