ROBERT A SIEGEL AUCTION GALLERIES INC

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From the Early Years to 1991
The Siegel firm was founded by Robert A. Siegel (1913-1993) in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1930. With 2018 sales of $36 million, Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries is one of the world’s highest-grossing stamp auction companies and by far the largest in the U.S.

As a teenager in the midst of the Great Depression, Mr. Siegel made a successful living selling stamps from his home at 4112 Harrison Street. The house was built in 1905 and still stands today (a photograph is shown here).

4112 Harrison Street today
4112 Harrison Street today
The first Siegel auction (Sale 1) was a mail sale of “U.S. Wholesale Lots” that closed on Thursday, May 28, 1931, a few days before Mr. Siegel’s 18th birthday. Included among the 160 lots were blocks and sheets of the complete 1929 Kansas overprint set (Scott 658-668), which Mr. Siegel had purchased directly from post offices throughout Kansas, making his first big purchase in the stamp business.

Sale number 1
Sale number 1
The first Siegel logo
The first Siegel logo
Later in 1931, Mr. Siegel was able to rent an office in the Shukert Building in downtown Kansas City. In 1932 he moved to 1326 Main Street, and from there the “Robert Siegel” firm continued to run mail auctions. During this time he adopted the slogan, “Our stamps make your album smile.”

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