1909, 2¢ Lincoln (Scott 367), First Day cover, Stanton, Neb. Feb 12, 1909 postmark, manuscript addressed, opened at top, scarce early first day from a small town; light toning and tears at top, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $450.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Auction #699 -Flagship United States Postal History, FDCs and WWII Patriotics, Zeppelin Flights and Related
By: Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions
Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Auction #699 -Flagship United States Postal History, FDCs and WWII Patriotics, Zeppelin Flights and Related
Flagship sale with over 1200 lots, in three separate catalogs, featuring:
- Catalog 1: U.S. and Possessions classic postal history, including the Stanley J. Richmond Holding Part 2 and selections from the William A. Stearns, Jr. collection, with extensive offerings of fancy cancels, patriotic covers, foreign mail and stampless
- Catalog 2: U.S. first day covers, also World War II and Korean War patriotic covers, with many gorgeous cachets by the famed Dorothy Knapp
- Catalog 3: Zeppelin Flights and related, including rare Hindenburg disaster covers
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Lot #4501 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
Lot #4502 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1909, 2¢ Lincoln (Scott 367), First Day cover, Peru, Mo., Feb 12, 1909 postmark, manuscript addressed, opened at top, scarce early first day from a small town; tiny tear at right, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $450.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #4503 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1909, 2¢ Lincoln (Scott 367), First Day cover, Chicago, Ill, Feb 12, 1909 machine postmark, manuscript addressed, lovely early first day cover that survived to this day unopened; a little light soiling and tiny tear at top, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $450.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #4504 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1919, 3¢ Victory (Scott 537), First Day cover, Washington D.C., Mar 3, 1919 duplex cancel, manuscript addressed, Very Fine.
Scott $800.
Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #4505 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1919, 3¢ Victory (Scott 537), First Day cover, Washington D.C., Mar 3, 1919 machine cancel, with A.P.S. Joseph B. Leavy, Editor American Philatelist, manuscript addressed, opened at top; a few small edge tears, Fine to Very Fine, with 1973 American First Day Cover Society certificate.
Scott $800.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #4506 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1920, Pilgrim issue complete (Scott 548-550), First Day Cover, on Special Delivery cover, Washington D.C., Dec. 21, 1920 postmarks, printed address, opened at top, Fine to Very Fine, with 1996 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott $3,000.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #4507 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1920, Pilgrim issue complete (Scott 548-550), First Day cover, Philadelphia PA, Dec. 21, 1920 duplex and machine slogan cancels, typed addressed, embossed Electric Club of Philadelphia corner card, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,250.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot #4508 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1920, 2¢ Pilgrim (Scott 549), First Day cover, Washington D.C., Dec. 21, 1920 machine slogan cancel, neat manuscript address, Very Fine.
Scott $700.
Estimate $350 - 500.
Lot #4509 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1922-23, 14¢ blue, 15¢ gray, 20¢ carmine rose and 25¢ yellow green (Scott 565-568), First Day Covers, each with Washington D.C. duplex or machine slogan cancellations, each with purple handstamp corner card to H.F. Colman, Washington D.C. and with typed address, each neatly opened at top, scarce group of better values; a little light soiling and toning, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,225.
Estimate $600 - 800.
Lot #4510 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1926, 7¢ black, 8¢ olive green and 9¢ rose, rotary (Scott 588-590), first day covers, each with plate block of four, all with Washington D.C. duplex cancels, each with typed address, Scott lists catalog value for mint set at $725 and doesn't list a value for used plate blocks. These are much more scarce on cover, scarce group of higher values; a little light toning in corners from corner mounts, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400...
Lot #4511 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1924, Huguenot-Walloon and Lexington-Concord complete (Scott 614-619), first day covers, each value as block of four with plate numbers, all with Washington D.C. duplex or machine first day cancels, Lexington-Concord set is on Hotel Continental stationary, manuscript or typed address, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $285.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #4512 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1925, Lexington-Concord complete (Scott 617-619), complete sets on six first day covers, New York, Boston or Concord April 4, 1925 first day cancels, typed or printed addresses; some small faults, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $950.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #4513 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1925, Norse-American complete, also 13¢ green and 17¢ black (Scott 620-623), Norse American set tied to cover with Saint Paul, Minn machine cancel, typed address, Planty #5, first Weschcke cachet, typed address, 622 tied to cover with North Bend, Ohio duplex cancel, typed address, green straightline "FIRST DAY COVER" handstamp cachet, 623 tied to cover with Washington DC slogan machine cancel, unaddressed, Planty #4, first C.E. Nickles...
Lot #4514 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1926, 5¢ Ericsson (Scott 628), sixteen First Day covers of blocks of four, mostly with different plate number or plate number position, with the following plate numbers 18595, 18597, 18598, 18599, 18600, 18607 and 18608, except for one which is a margin imprint block, mostly on via airmail envelopes, each cancelled with New York, G.P.O. May 29, 1926 duplex cancels, typed addresses, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $640.
Estimate $...
Lot #4515 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1926, 2¢ White Plains (Scott 630), four First Day covers of the top 2/5th's of four souvenir sheets with first day cancels for the first day of the White Plains exhibition, three are different plate numbers, all sent via registered mail, two cancelled with New York Expo cancels and New York, NY show slogan machine cancels, one cancelled with Model Post Office, Philadelphia, PA Exposition roller cancels, and one cancelled with...
Lot #4516 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1928, Hawaii complete (Scott 647-648), two complete sets with two different cachets, both tied to cover with Honolulu, Hawaii hand cancels, first cover type addressed, Planty 2A, first Reid embossed multicolor cachet with silver bust, second cover manuscript addressed, opened at top, Planty 1, first C.W. Best cachet printed in black, Very Fine, both scarce, Planty 1 is the scarcest of all classic first cachets.
Estimate $200 -...
Lot #4517 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1929, Kans.-Nebr., 1¢ to 10¢ complete (Scott 658-679), first day cover set, each with Washington D.C. May 1, 1929 slogan machine cancels and each with typed address, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,560.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #4518 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1931, 2¢ Yorktown (Scott 703), 7 different Beazel photographic cachets, all addressed (mostly typed), Very Fine.
Planty 34A, B, D, E, H, J and K.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #4519 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1932, Washington Bicentennial, ½¢ to 10¢ complete (Scott 704-715), two complete sets with two different sets of cachets, both tied to cover with Washington D.C. cancels, first set of covers with typed address, Planty 56, Fairway cachet, light soiling and scuffs on face, second set of covers with hand stamp address, Planty 14aa, first F.R. Rice, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #4520 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1932, 2¢ Winter Olympics (Scott 716), 6 different Beazel photographic cachets, all typed address, Very Fine.
Planty 25B-C and 25E-H.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #4521 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1933, 3¢ Century of Progress (Scott 729), 2 different Beazel photographic cachets, all label addresses, Very Fine.
Planty 69F and 69J.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #4522 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1938-39, Presidentials, ½¢ to $5 complete, including coils (Scott 803-834,839-851), Fidelity cachets, mostly with typed address, Very Fine.
Planty 5.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #4523 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1938, Presidentials, ½¢ to $5 complete (Scott 803-834), Crosby famous photograph cachets, with manuscript address, Very Fine.
Planty 38.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #4524 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1938-39, Complete Issues (Scott 803-858, C23-24), arranged chronologically on front and back of on two 9½" x 6½" envelopes, each stamp (and booklet pane!) neatly tied by its respective Washington D.C. First Day cancel [stamps issued in cities other than Washington are second day, though among the Presidentials, only the ½¢ was not issued there]; slight discoloration around each stamp, no doubt from masking and unmasking as stamps were...
Lot #4525 - 03: U.S. First Day Covers and World War II Patriotics U.S. First Day Covers
1938, Presidentials, $1 to $5 high values (Scott 832-834), matched set of dollar value Presidentials on matched set of 3 Hand Drawn pen and ink "of the period" cachets, Washington D.C. First Day of Issue cancels, matched manuscript address to John Henry Keller (possibly the artist), Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
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