1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), richly colored example tied on 1851 folded letter to Yarmouth, Maine by double struck blue grid cancellations, with matching adjacent "PAID" and "Eastern, R.R." c.d.s.; unusually choice condition, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $450.
Estimate $350 - 500.
Auction #696 -Flagship US, British and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions
Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Auction #696 -Flagship US, British and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
"Flagship" sale with over 2100 lots of U.S., British and Worldwide stamps and postal history. Featuring:
- U.S. postal history
- U.S. stamps, classics onwards, including the Deveaux Collection of singles with Revenues. plus extensive plate blocks and many great rarities
- Confederate States
- U.S. Possessions including Hawaii
- British Empire, including important Canada, the John Millar Collection of Newfoundland and selections from the Norman Jacobs Collection of British Asia King George VI Issues
- Europe and Colonies
- Other Worldwide, including Asia and Latin America, with selections from the collections of Dr. Robert Kugel, Guy Lawrie, the Sun City Collection and offerings from the Irwin Weinberg holdings
Sale Sessions:
- Session 1: Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at 10:00 AM EDT. British, Foreign and U.S. Postal History
- Session 2: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at 10:00 AM EDT US Stamps Part1
- Session 3: Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at 10:00 AM EDT US Stamps Part 2
Important Note! Beginning with this auction, the buyer's premium will be 20%.
However, there will be a 2% discount for buyers whose payments reach us within 15 days of the sale.
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Lot #629 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847 issue
Lot #630 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847 issue
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), tied to folded letter, stamp with three large margins, only cutting in at top, toed to cover with blue "Philadelphia, PA, Aug 8 5ct." postmark, addressed to Westchester, clean appearance; usual file folds, overall Very Fine.
Scott $475.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #631 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847 issue
1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a), four margin example cancelled by red grid with matching Cincinnati OH c.d.s., on petite ladies cover to Sligo OH, attractive cover, Very Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott $950.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #632 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847 issue
1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), a four full margined example on cover to Massachusetts, with Green "MARION ALA, JAN. 1" New Years Day postmark, unusual date usage; long diagonal tear to envelope through postmark, otherwise Very Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott $3,800.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #633 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847 issue
1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), gorgeous example with four generous margins and deep prooflike color, neatly tied on 1850 folded letter to Lima, Ohio by lightly struck blue "Philadelphia" c.d.s.; faint horizontal wrinkle at right center of stamp, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $1,000.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #634 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1851-1857 issues
1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (Scott 9), two covers, both franked with #9, first is tied by Montpelier VT c.d.s. to a printed circular addressed to Barnet VT, the second is tied by Brattleborough VT c.d.s. to a printed circular addressed to Guilford VT, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #635 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1851-1857 issues
1852, 3¢ brownish carmine, type I (Scott 11var), plated by Chase as position 72L6, deep shade, large margins to barely shaved at top, tied by ultramarine Bradford, Vt. c.d.s. on small envelope to West Lebanon, N.H., Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #636 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1851-1857 issues
1852, 1¢ blue, type IV and three 3¢ dull red, type I (Scott 11), tied by grids with "St Albans VT" c.d.s., on cover addressed to Stanbridge Mills Canada, with "Swanton VT" c.d.s. and "U.States" in ribbon, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #637 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1851-1857 issues
1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (Scott 11A), ladies cover with embossed flower corner card, with stamp divided into four parts, manuscript "E Orleans Ms/ May 1", addressed to South Hadley MA, Very Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #638 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1851-1857 issues
1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (Scott 11A), bottom sheet margin single with clear to large margins, pen canceled "Paid" on small brown cover postmarked manuscript "Richmond, N.H. May 3", to Highgate, Vt. from whence it was forwarded, with manuscript "Paid 5" and red Highgate c.d.s., May 11; stamp with tiny corner crease in sheet margin, Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #639 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1851-1857 issues
1855, 10¢ green, type III (Scott 15), four margins, tied by blue grid of rectangles, matching "Marysville Cal. Paid By Stamps Sep. 4" c.d.s. with month inverted, on orange cover to Fredericktown, OH, plus a second cover addressed to Scranton PA, with blue grid of rectangles with matching Marysville CA c.d.s., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #640 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1851-1857 issues
1857, 1¢ blue, type II (Scott 20), plate 2, strip of three tied by "East Bethel VT" c.d.s.; tiny edge tear, Fine to Very Fine, Ex- Bingham.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #641 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1851-1857 issues
1857, 1¢ blue, type Va (Scott 24), tied to cover with large Boston paid cancel, with red Boston postmark, addressed to Boston, scarce straddle margin copy with perforations down the center line, sheets were generally cut and not perforated down the centerline, this is rare, but not scarce, Ashbrook mentioned that this might be 10L6, but notes that it is not positively identified; stamp has light crease along top and cover is missing...
Lot #642 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1851-1857 issues
1857, 1¢ blue, type V, group of large straddle margins (Scott 24), three covers and one single stamp, the covers consist of one tied to cover with Hartford, CT postmark, one tied to cover with New York postmark and the final cover is a mourning cover with #26 tied with New York postmarks, the single stamp has nice blue cancel and large margins with small tear at top, a few small faults, but overall attractive Fine - Very Fine group....
Lot #643 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1851-1857 issues
1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (Scott 26), position 60R28, a handsome wide margined example tied to cover to Medford, Mass by black "South Weare, NH" c.d.s.; wide right margin of stamp capturing part imprint "(Carp)enter, & Co Bank Note Engra(vers) showing re-entry of imprint incorrectly spelling of the word "Carpenter"; an extraordinary example of this scarce re-entry that would enhance any specialist collection, Fine to Very Fine....
Lot #644 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1861-1869 issues
1861, 3¢ pink (Scott 64), lovely example of the elusive pink shade, tied on small cover by manuscript "Bridgeboro, NJ" cancellation; wonderful overall freshness, Very Good to Fine, with 2008 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott $825.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #645 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1861-1869 issues
1861, 3¢ pigeon blood pink (Scott 64a), magnificent example of the pigeon blood pink shade on cover to Brooklyn, L.I. by grid of dots cancellation, with matching "Philadelphia, Pa, 1861" postmark at left; a very handsome cover that includes original enclosure; the cover with a small tear at left not affecting the adhesive, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $5,000.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #646 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1861-1869 issues
1861, 3¢ rose pink (Scott 64b), pen cancelled, with manuscript town cancel "West Duxbury Mass/Jan 20th 1862", addressed to Bridgewater MA, Fine to Very Fine, with 2002 A.P.E.X. certificate.
Scott $180.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #647 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1861-1869 issues
1861-63, 30¢ orange + 10¢ yellow green + 5¢ brown (Scott 71), tied by circular grids, with forwarders oval handstamp "C. Payen & Co./New-York", and red "New York Paid 36/May 2" handstamp, on outer letter sheet, addressed to Lyon France, manuscript "Steamship Scotia 2 number", Fine to Very Fine, with 2012 Brun & Fils certificate.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #648 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1861-1869 issues
1863, 2¢ black (Scott 73), horizontal strip of three, canceled by two strikes of "Paid" handstamp, on double rate cover to Barnesville Ohio with "Johnson Ranch Cal. Feb. 5" double line Collin postmark, S/R 7; cover with minor wear, strip with a few age freckles, still Fine, rare west coast use of the Black Jack and an uncommon late usage of this style Collin marking. This Sutter County office became Wheatland in 1866., Fine to Very...
Lot #649 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1861-1869 issues
1867, 3¢ rose, Z. grill (Scott 85C), seldom offered 3 cent Z grill tied on cover to Dry Town, California by black target cancellation along with indistinct "Silver Spring, MD" postmark at left; expertly cleaned cover, otherwise Fine, with 1991 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott $4,000.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #650 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1861-1869 issues
1869, 2¢ brown and 10¢ yellow (Scott 113, 116), tied by target cancels, with New Boston IL c.d.s., addressed to Packenham England, forwarded to Debenham, then to Stonham,and finally to Bury St. Edmunds; small ink stain upper left edge, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #651 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1893-1929 Issues
1893, Columbian, $1 salmon (Scott 241), tied by 1893 New York duplex, on corner ad cover, addressed to Leipzig Germany, Very Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott $1,900.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #652 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1893-1929 Issues
1924, 2¢ carmine, rotary (Scott 583a), complete unexploded booklet, booklet pane of six with full tab, tied on First Day Cover by Aug 27, 1926 Washington D.C. duplexes, sent Special Delivery, and paying the correct 12¢ rate, to the U.S. Patent Office with a Captain of the Watch receiving stamp one hour after the 8:30 p.m. date of the postmark; pane is only average, centering-wise, but the cover is otherwise Very Fine and choice...
Lot #653 - 07 - U.S. Postal History by Issue 1893-1929 Issues
1929, Kans.-Nebr., 1¢ to 10¢ complete (Scott 658-679), First Day Covers, lovely matched set of 22, each doubly struck with slogan machine cancel of May 1 1929 Washington DC, fresh & clean, each addressed to the same recipient, an exceptional set, Very Fine.
Scott $2,560.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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