Kelleher Club Sale
Bethel, CT 06801, USA
| Lot | 1870-1871 National Bank Note Co. Issue, H Grill | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | 1857, 10¢ green, type IV (Scott 34), recut at the top and the bottom (position 64L), fresh and Fine, tied by a light Detroit, Mich. c.d.s., Apr 27, 1859, on a neat cover to Toronto, C.W., with red "Paid" in circle and "United/ 6d/ States" in oval handstamps, and Windsor, C.W. (Apr 28) and Toronto (Apr 29) backstamps; includes the original short business letter; small repair in the upper left corner of the cover, otherwise Very Fine.Scott $3,000 for a domestic cover. |  2 | $800 |
| 602 | 1859, 10¢ green, type V (Scott 35), sound with very light US cancel and bold March 1860 French transit, Very Fine, neat item for the 1857 enthusiast, with 2023 P.S.A.G. certificate graded VF 80.SMQ VF 80; $65.Scott $55. |  2 | $160 |
| 603 | 1859, 10¢ green, type V (Scott 35), red New York Ocean Mail cancel, Fine, with 2020 P.F. certificate.Scott $63. |  2 | $80 |
| 604 | 1861, 1¢-90¢, plate proof on card (Scott 63P4-72P4 & 78P4), without gum as issued, Very Fine.Scott $840. |  | $500 |
| 605 | 1861-66, 1¢ to 90¢ Regular issue complete, plate proofs on card (Scott 63P4-78P4), includes #74TC4 3c scarlet, without gum as issued, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Scott $1,190. |  | $600 |
| 606 | 1861, 1¢ blue (Scott 63), cleanly printed in cool color, tied to local cover by black grid cancel with double-ring "Chillicothe/Oct/22/O" postmark alongside; stamp with corner creases at top and faint perforation tip toning, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $53. |  | $20 |
| 607 | 1861, 3¢ rose (Scott 65), on illustrated 'COUNCIL OF EAGLES' fraternal organization cover. Tied by target cancel & 'WASHINGTON/CD' cds to Madison, WI. Rare design.; stamp has small faults & cover has lightly toned spots, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. |  | $120 |
| 608 | 1861-69, 10¢ variety mix (Scott 68//116), 32 items in total (28 singles and two pairs), all the 1861 Washington design except for a single #117; interesting mix with double perforations, fancy cancels, a California cancel, several Proofs and a Specimen, and a shade study card of six; all fresh-faced, but expect the occasional small fault, Fine to Very Fine with many better, fully imaged online; well worth a look. |  4 | $500 |
| 609 | 1861, 10¢ green (Scott 68), pair, light cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2020 P.S.A.G. certificate graded VF-XF 85 for pair.SMQ VF-XF 85; $280.Scott $125. |  2 | $250 |
| 610 | 1861, 12¢ black (Scott 69), Post Office fresh with crisp lines and clean color; nearly face-free cancel; upper right corner lightly printed, still Extremely Fine, with 2022 P.S.A.G. certificate graded XF 90.SMQ XF 90; $300. |  2 | $160 |
| 611 | 1862, 24¢ red lilac (Scott 70), clean example with full perforations tied by black grid cancel on blue folded address sheet to London, England; cover endorsed "p China" with unclear New York exchange and London receiver in red; horizontal file fold through address panel, otherwise sound, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $350. |  | $150 |
| 612 | 1862, 24¢ brown lilac (Scott 70a), circle of wedges fancy cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2017 P.F. certificate.Scott $325. |  2 | $160 |
| 613 | 1861, 24¢ steel blue (Scott 70b); small faults, Fine to Very Fine, with 2023 P.S.E. certificate.Scott $825. |  2 | $130 |
| 614 | 1861, 30¢ orange (Scott 71), horizontal pair, tied by cogwheel (sunburst?) fancy cancels on folded letter sheet to Lyons, France, docketed "1864/New York 13 Mai"; front showing "C. Payen & Co./New-York" company chop, manuscript "Steamship Bavaria" endorsement, and red New York "Paid/May/14/24" postmark, boxed "P.D." handstamp and French Calais May 28 transit; reverse with black May 29, 64 receiver; file folds do not affect stamps, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $550 off-cover. |  2 | $250 |
| 615 | 1861, 90¢ blue (Scott 72), red cancel; small repair at bottom, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $750. |  | $120 |
| 616 | 1863, 2¢ black (Scott 73), on unsealed cover tied by a blue New York City Bank cds to Willoughby, OH. Genuine but illegal usage of the 2 cent rate.; stamp has small fault, otherwise Very Fine, with 2020 P.F. certificate. |  2 | $80 |
| 617 | 1863, 2¢ black (Scott 73), black double circle town cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2018 P.F. certificate.Scott $70. |  2 | $80 |
| 618 | 1863, 2¢ black (Scott 73), vertical pair, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate.Scott $150. |  2 | $120 |
| 619 | 1863, 2¢ black (Scott 73), bottom selvage block of 6 with part imprint, o.g., 2 hinge remnants at top(bottom corner stamps never hinged), Very Good, Scott catalog value as block & 2 singles, no premium for Never Hinged.Scott $3,450. |  2 | $750 |
| 620 | 1863, 2¢ black, diagonal bisect, used as 1¢ as part of 3¢ rate (Scott 73a), tied across the cut by, as well as full 2¢ Black Jack, one of two strikes of a circle-of-wedges cancel on a cover from Baltimore to Chelsea, Mass.; the cover is slightly reduced at the left and, unfortunately, the whole Black Jack has subsequently been damaged with a large piece missing; nonetheless, a reasonable looking example of this rare 3¢ Black Jack franking; includes the original 4-page, onion skin pricelist, "Bulletin of New Vocal and Instrumental Music," from H.S. Mackie of Rochester, N.Y.Scott $1,500. |  3 | $500 |
| 621 | 24¢ grayish lilac, negative Star of David fancy cancel (Scott 78a), Fine to Very Fine, with 2019 P.F. certificate.Scott $425. |  2 | $160 |
| 622 | 1863, 24¢ gray (Scott 78b), crisply printed in clean color; paper fresh with black cork and partial red cancels, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $450. |  | $100 |
| 623 | 1867, 3¢ rose, C. grill (Scott 83), a fresh, F-VF single canceled with a neat "Phil'a. Pa., Nov 18" rosette duplex handstamp on a clean cover to Bloody Run, Pa., forwarded to Rays Hill, Pa.; the Bloody Run forwarding c.d.s. not fully struck up, otherwise Very Fine, with a 2005 P.F. certificate.Scott $1,250. |  3 | $400 |
| 624 | 1867, 3¢ rose, D. grill (Scott 85), well-centered with a centrally struck target cancel; bleached, otherwise Very Fine, with 1989 A.P.S. certificate.Scott $1,050. |  3 | $160 |
| 625 | 1867, 2¢ black, E. grill (Scott 87), sound example, cleanly printed, with circle-of-wedges cancel, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $200. |  | $70 |
| 626 | 1867, 12¢ black, E. grill (Scott 90), disturbed o.g.; light toning spots, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $4,750. |  | $600 |
| 627 | 1¢ blue, F. grill, negative 'B' in six point star fancy cancel (Scott 92); crease at top, Very Fine.Scott $450. |  | $120 |
| 628 | 1867, 2¢ black, F. grill (Scott 93), pair, circle of wedges cancels, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2009 P.F. certificate for strip of 3 of which this is the left pair.Scott $120. |  2 | $160 |
| 629 | 1867, 5¢ brown, F. grill (Scott 95), part o.g.; closed tear LR, Very Fine.Scott $3,250. |  | $400 |
| 630 | 1867, 12¢ black, F. grill (Scott 97), light cancel, large margins, Very Fine, with 2019 P.S.A.G. certificate.Scott $260. |  2 | $160 |
| 631 | 1869, 1¢ to 90¢ Pictorials complete, plate proofs on card (Scott 112P4-122P4), set of 9, without gum as issued, Very Fine.Scott $875. |  | $500 |
| 632 | 1869, 1¢ buff (Scott 112), a major straddle pane example from the edge of the sheet with a significant portion of the adjoining stamp appearing at left, tied to a neat folded letter by New York City c.d.s. and fancy geometric postmark. A Very Fine and striking cover. |  | $110 |
| 633 | 1869, 1¢ buff (Scott 112), New-York c.d.s. with three light violet pen strokes in the middle, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $160. |  | $100 |
| 634 | 1¢ buff, Geometric 5 Point Star (Scott 112); slightly rounded corner, otherwise Very Fine.Scott $160+. |  | $100 |
| 635 | 1869, 3¢ ultramarine, split grill (Scott 114 var.), in crisp color on wonderfully bright paper, with socked-on-the-nose New York transit cancel in rich red, Very Fine, an all-around pretty stamp, ex Wade Saadi, with 1991 P.F. certificate. |  2 | $150 |
| 636 | 1869, 12¢ S.S. Adriatic essay, small numerals, in dull violet (Scott 117-E2e), plate on stamp paper, perf'd, gummed and grilled, block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine.Brazer 117E-Ce.Scott $500. |  | $350 |
| 637 | 1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type I (Scott 118), disturbed o.g., Fine.Scott $9,000. |  | $800 |
| 638 | 1869, 24¢ Declaration of Independence essay, small numerals, in black (Scott 120-E2e), plate on dull yellowish tinted paper, bottom margin horizontal pair with imprint, without gum as issued, Very Fine.Brazer 120E-Ce.Scott $500. |  | $300 |
| 639 | 1869 (1880 Re-issue), 1¢ buff (Scott 133), partial duplex cancel; slightly rounded lower left corner, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.Scott $550. |  | $100 |
| 640 | 1871, 7¢ vermilion, I. grill, N.B.N.C. printing (Scott 138A), NYFM cancel (Weiss TR-WU5A), Very Fine, with 2023 P.S.E. certificate.Scott $800. |  2 | $325 |
| Lot | 1902-1908 Second Bureau Issue | Estimate | |
| 641 | 1870, N.B.N.C. Issue, 1¢ to 90¢ complete, plate proofs on India paper (Scott 145P3-155P3), set of 11, without gum as issued, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Scott $311. |  | $200 |
| 642 | 1873, 1¢ black, C.B.N.C. printing, "Atlanta" trial color plate proof on card (Scott 156TC4a), block of 20, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.Scott $1,600. |  | $750 |
| 643 | 1873, 1¢-90¢ green, C.B.N.C. printing, "Atlanta" trial color plate proof on card (Scott 156TC4d-179TC4d), set of 12, without gum as issued, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $920. |  | $350 |
| 644 | 1873, 3¢ green, C.B.N.C. printing (Scott 158), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with bold color and outstanding centering, Extremely Fine, with 2024 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90.SMQ XF 90; $300 as hinged.Scott $110. |  2 | $750 |
| 645 | 1879, 1¢ dark ultramarine, A.B.N.C. printing (Scott 182), o.g., barest trace of hinge, Post Office fresh with attractive color, Very Fine.Scott $200. |  | $150 |
| 646 | 1879, 2¢ vermilion, A.B.N.C. printing (Scott 183), o.g., never hinged, pristine with glowing color, Fine.Scott $370. |  | $150 |
| 647 | 1879, 15¢ red orange, A.B.N.C. printing (Scott 189), o.g., never hinged, in rich, faultless color on pristine paper, Fine.Scott $600. |  | $250 |
| 648 | 1882, 10¢ brown, re-engraved (Scott 209), o.g., hinged, fresh and tall with appealing color and clarity, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate.Scott $175. |  2 | $200 |
| 649 | 1883, 2¢ red brown, First Day Cover (Scott 210), clean, fresh stamp tied by New York Oct. 1, 1883 hand cancel on blue corner card envelope addressed to Chester, N.J.; same-day receiver on reverse; rough opening at right partly prettified, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $2,000. |  | $750 |
| 650 | 1883, 2¢ red brown, bisect (Scott 210 var.), in horizontal pair with normal, tied on cover by two Portland, ME duplex cancels dated Jan. 26 (no year); normal stamp damaged at top, bisect sound; cover toned and with edge wear, Fine to Very Fine, an unusual use. |  | $300 |
