Envelope, 1865, Reay Issue, 18¢ to 40¢, 4 different (Scott U70-U73), cut square, cut squares, impressive well margined group of these better cut squares, Extremely Fine.
Scott $375.
Estimate $100 - 150.
Auction #681 - Flagship US, British and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions
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Mar 21, 2016 America/New_York
Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Auction #681 - Flagship US, British and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Monday Mar 21, 2016 10:00 to Thursday Mar 24, 2016 18:00 America/New_York
Last date for bids:
Monday Mar 21, 2016 08:00 America/New_York
Flagship sale with over 2400 lots of U.S., British and Worldwide stamps and postal history. Featuring:
The "Barclay" Collections of Long Island Postal History
Great Britain stamps and postal history
Canada including major errors
Australia and States, also Papua New Guinea Area
The Thomas Rheinbold Collection of Quality United States
"F. Wirth Siebelitz, New Orleans, La" Collection of Classic Worldwide including Hawaiian Missionary
Newly discovered 10c Banknote Grill Block No. 139 with original gum
The "Neptune" Specialized Collection of US Postal Cards and Postal Stationery
Two full days of United States and Possessions single stamps and plate blocks including many rarities
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Lot #1123 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Lot #1124 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1870, Reay Issue, 10¢ dark brown on amber (Scott U92a), mint size 7 entire with printed Wells Fargo "Paid over our Mexican Coast and California Routes -- 35 Cts." frank; paper hinge from being affixed along left edge, Very Fine, with 2015 P.F. certificate.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1125 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1874, Plimpton Issue, 15¢ orange on cream (Scott U200), cut square, 32 x 34 mm, attractive example, with deep rich color, Very Fine, with 2001 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott $450.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1126 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, Continental Bank Note Co. essay, Stage Coach and Train (Scott U218E), artist drawing, rectangular design, 25 x 35 mm; pencil sketch with brown watercolor over most of the design and white watercolor painted over the labels, stagecoach and locomotive, 31 x 41 mm, mounted on card; mounted on exhibition page, Very Fine.
UPSS E71Ga.
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
Lot #1127 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, Continental Bank Note Co. essay, Stage Coach and Train (Scott U218E), artist drawing mounted on dark cream cardboard, trimmed to 57 x 56 mm and mounted on heavy, unglazed cardboard; violet watercolor painted in most areas, partly painted in blue over labels of "1776", "U.S. POSTAGE" and "1876", orange watercolor painted over bold letter of "POSTAGE"; mounted on exhibition page, Very Fine.
UPSS...
Lot #1128 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, Continental Bank Note Co. essay, Train and Rider (Scott U218E), artist drawing on heavy unglazed card, circular design 31 mm in diameter; pencil sketch with blue watercolor painted over most of the area and silver painted over labels, horse, post boy, locomotive and shield lines that has gradually turned to gray; mounted on exhibition page, Very Fine.
UPSS E71Fa.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000....
Lot #1129 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, Excelsior Bank Note Co. essay, 3¢ green on white (Scott U218E), model, lithographed, complete envelope, 149 x 87 mm, laid paper, no watermark, Undersander states that this is likely unique, ex-Barkhausen.
UPSS E71Ba.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #1130 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, Excelsior Bank Note Co. essay, 3¢ red on white (Scott U218E), lithographed, complete envelope, 149 x 87 mm, unwatermarked, Very Fine, ex-Brazer.
UPSS E71Cc.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #1131 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, Excelsior Bank Note Co. essay, 3¢ blue on white (Scott U218E), lithographed, complete envelope, 149 x 87 mm, unwatermarked, Very Fine, ex-Brazer.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #1132 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, Excelsior Bank Note Co. essay, 3¢ brown on white (Scott U218E), lithographed, light brown on white wove (145 x 94 mm) with watermark design of eagle's claw and 1875; front only, box at bottom center has two tiny pieces of imprint which appear to be glued on, they are visible in illustration in Undersander, Very Fine, ex-Barkhausen.
UPSS E71Cb.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #1133 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, Plimpton Manufacturing Co. essay, Shield drawing (Scott U218E), artist drawing for die 71, pencil and wash drawing on creamy white card (67 x 101 mm) designed by M. S. Chapman, gray black on white, mounted on exhibition page, Very Fine.
UPSS E71Ha.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #1134 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, Plimpton Manufacturing Co. trial color proofs, Hartford Die (Scott U218TC), complete envelopes, UPSS size 7, knife 30, watermark 3; five different colors, all on white, includes vermilion, carmine, orange, blue and purple; lacking only green which only came as type 5; mounted on exhibition pages, Very Fine.
UPSS E71Ja-e.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #1135 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, Plimpton Manufacturing Co. trial color proofs, Philadelphia Die (Scott U218E), six different colors, complete envelopes, PSS size 7, knife 30, watermark 2; includes rose pink, dark blue, light blue, gray blue, light green and purple, all on white, mounted on exhibition pages, Very Fine.
UPSS E72Ac-f, h-i.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #1136 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, Plimpton Manufacturing Co. envelope bands (Scott U218E), four bands, each used to band together 25 Centennial envelopes; blue bands, watermarked laid paper, partly watermarked "USPOD" and gold monogrammed "CSE" (Centennial Stamped Envelope) in circle on each band; two bands for green envelopes and two for red envelopes; mounted on exhibition page, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1137 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, R. C. Root Proposal essay,- 5¢ blue on white (Scott U218E), surface printed, large piece of wove paper, 156 x 95 mm, resembling the face of an envelope, no watermark, blue on white; tiny pencil notation in top left margin and minor paper translucencies, Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #1138 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, 3¢ engraved master die essay (Scott U218E), on India paper and mounted on white card, used to make lithographic stone; envelope face only, India paper, 144 x 94 mm; mounted on exhibition page; top left, bottom left and top right corners appear added with a small portion of the black rays drawn in; top left and bottom left corners about 3.5 mm in size, bottom right corner about 1.5 mm, Very Fine,...
Lot #1139 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, 3¢ proof in red sealing wax, Die 71 (Scott U218P), red wax impression of the original die for the Centennial envelope engraved by Henry Mitchel of Boston, Massachusetts in 1876; neatly mounted in frame with 3¢ red and 3¢ green Centennial cut squares, plus Centennial medal / token, Very Fine, an excellent piece for the wall of a postal stationery collector.
UPSS E71i.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000...
Lot #1140 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, 3¢ red and 3¢ green (Scott U218, U219), four entires, one U218 (UPSS 643 - watermark 3), one U219 with POD watermark (UPSS 644, watermark 2) and two different shades of U219 with the Centennial watermark (UPSS 644, watermark 3), plus cut squares of U218 and U219 mounted on card; one U219 with watermark 3 with toning and showing a band of white, Very Fine.
Scott $247.
Estimate $150 - 200....
Lot #1141 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, 3¢ red (Scott U218S), entire with diagonal "SPECIMEN" overprint, watermark 3, Specimen Form 16, Very Fine.
UPSS 643S; $400.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1142 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, 3¢ green, without watermark (Scott U219 var.), entire, Die 71, size 7, knife 30, watermark 0, on wove paper, mounted on exhibition page, Very Fine, previous owner states that only two copies are known, ex-Barkhausen.
UPSS 644a; $500.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #1143 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, 3¢ green, Centennial postmark (Scott U219), "CENTENNIAL PHIL'DA PA MAY 25 1876" postmark cancels entire addressed to Canton, O.; mounted on exhibition page with copy of the New York Times article concerning the general release of the entires to all post offices, previous owner notes that May 25 is the earliest postmark known; small nick at upper left corner, Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #1144 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, 3¢ green, "SPECIMEN" overprint (Scott U221S), entire with diagonal "SPECIMEN" overprint, watermark 3, Specimen Form 16; "U-221S Die B-1 Wmk 3" in green along the bottom of the reverse, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Barkhausen.
UPSS 646S; $400.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1145 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Envelope, 1876, Centennial Issue, forgeries and collateral material (Scott U218 vars.), binder full of items relating to the Centennial entire; includes trial color proof cut squares in gray blue, blue, dark blue and orange, full corner of U219, signature of Henry Mitchell dated 1867, Centennial business card, cover with "U.S. Stamped Envelope Works" corner card, one example of English forgery, sixteen French forgeries (unused and...
Lot #1146 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Lettersheet, 1886, 2¢ Grant, forerunner (Scott U293E), undocumented essay, printed in dark blue on lettersheet type folded paper with manuscript "Only the Address on this Side" below the palm fronds and US flag, flaps appear to be hand gummed, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1147 - U.S. Postal Stationery Envelopes
Lettersheet, 1886, 2¢ Grant, forerunner, Rogers Patent (Scott U293 var.), intact Rogers Patent envelope franked with 3¢ green (Scott 207) on 1882 Postal Note addressed to Erie Pa; side strips intact, a Very Fine usage, extremely scarce used and intact.
Estimate $300 - 400.
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