Kelleher Club Sale
Bethel, CT 06801, USA
| Lot | 1938-1954 Presidential Series | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 751 | 1938, 8¢ Van Buren (Scott 813), Superb, with 2024 P.F. certificate graded Gem 100.SMQ Gem 100. |  2 | $300 |
| 752 | 1938, 14¢ Franklin Pierce Presidential, Solo Franking on Wrapper to Japan (Scott 819), tied by San Francisco in wavy lines machine cancel and by red Yokohama (Customs?) 16.7.31" (31 July 1941) circular datestamp, faint purple "San Francisco, Calif. No. 57 Jun. 23, 1941" double circle datestamp, addressed to Japan, part of International Parcel Post label and white Postage Due receipt of Nimoniya Post Office, blue pen manuscript "Gift / Contents: value 25 cents" to right of Parcel Post label; reduced to 7.5 x 11.5 inches, still Very Fine, Scott catalog value for single franking on parcel post cover.Scott $200. |  | $160 |
| 753 | 1938, 20¢ Garfield (Scott 825), with 25¢ Fourth Bureau (#568) on registered censored advertising cover to Bielefeld, Germany; stamps tied by mute double-oval cancel, with boxed "Registered" and straightline "Trans-Atlantic Air Mail" handstamps in violet and black-on-blue Air Mail etiquette on front; US and German censor's tapes; reverse with Brooklyn Jan. 19, 1940 violet Registered cancels, same-day New York Reg. Div. postmark in black, Jan. 20 Baltimore transit and black Bielefeld 12.4.40 receiver; two-hole punch at bottom, Very Fine, an "everything cover" for the Prexie enthusiast. |  2 | $120 |
| 754 | 1938, 25¢ McKinley Presidential, Solo Franking from Saigon to Ryukyu Is. during the Vietnam War (Scott 829), with right sheet selvage and tied by "Army & Air Force Postal Service Oct. 30, 1961 APO 143" (Saigon Vietnam) on Xmas card size cover to "Mr. & Mrs. Keiso Nakamatsu, Chief Judge, Court of Appeal, Government of the Ryukyus, Naha, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands" with return address "From: C. Bartz, American Embassy, Rangoon, Burma, APO 146, Box R, S.F. Cal." and backstamped "Army & Air Force Postal Service Nov. 6, 1961 APO 331" (Ryukyu Is.), Very Fine. |  2 | $120 |
| 755 | 1938, 25¢ McKinley (Scott 829), Superb, with 2024 P.F. certificate graded Gem 100.SMQ Gem 100. |  2 | $300 |
| 756 | 1938, $1 Wilson (Scott 832), o.g., never hinged, with proof-like detail, strong colors and mathematical centering, Extremely Fine to Superb, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $85. |  2 | $100 |
| 757 | 1938, 5¢ Monroe, 20¢ Garfield and $1 Wilson Presidentials to Japan (Scott 832), tied by two strikes of "Cleveland, Ohio Shaker Sq. Sta. Jan. 28, 1952" duplex cancels on Van Dorn Iron Works Co. corner card legal sized cover addressed to Tokyo Japan, Air Mail etiquette at left, Very Fine, read about Van Dorn at www.clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/883. |  | $120 |
| 758 | 1954, $1 Wilson, bright magenta & black (Scott 832g), top margin plate number 25020 - 25026 block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged, pristine on glowing white paper, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2020 P.S.A.G. certificate graded VF-XF 85.SMQ VF-XF 85; $600 as n.h. singles.Scott $400. |  | $200 |
| 759 | 1938, $5 Coolidge (Scott 834), block of 4, o.g., never hinged (minor gum skips), Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Scott $300. |  | $120 |
| 760 | 1938, 3¢ Jefferson (Scott 807), 19 experimental electric eye corner margin plate blocks of eight, 5 blocks of six and 2 blocks of four, Durland prices these plate blocks as plate blocks of ten, these smaller experimental electric eye plate blocks are worth less than the full plate block, o.g., some never hinged / some hinged; some with small faults, a few with gum toning, Fine to Very Fine.Durland $3,380 as plate blocks of ten. |  7 | $500 |
| Lot | 1938-Present Issues | Estimate | |
| 761 | 1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: France, partial reverse printing of flag colors (Scott 915b), block of 4 on an Anderson cacheted, unaddressed First Day cover.Scott $600 as used singles. |  2 | $160 |
| 762 | 1950, 3¢ Railroad Engineers (Scott 993), o.g., never hinged, Superb, with 2024 P.F. certificate graded Gem 100.SMQ Gem 100; $225. |  2 | $250 |
| 763 | 1954, 8¢ Statue of Liberty, flat plate printing (Scott 1041), bottom left plate number 24937 - 24915 block of 9, Post Office fresh oversized plate block, triple-signed in the selvage by the designer (Charles Chickering) and the engravers of the vignette (Matthew D. Fenton) and frame (Charles Brooks), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, a lovely Liberty collateral item. |  | $150 |
| 764 | 1960, 4¢ Boy Scouts (Scott 1145 var.), bottom left plate number 26536 block of 10 with paper splice, o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh and sound, the splice affecting the left six stamps (double paper), Very Fine, be prepared—to bid, with 2021 P.S.E. certificate. |  2 | $500 |
| 765 | 1964, 5¢ John F. Kennedy (Scott 1246), no SMQ price for 100, o.g., never hinged, Superb, with 2024 P.F. certificate graded Gem 100.SMQ Gem 100. |  2 | $200 |
| 766 | 1968, 6¢ Disney, ocher omitted (Scott 1355a), o.g., never hinged, fresh and cheerfully bright, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $300. |  | $150 |
| 767 | 1968, 6¢ Waterfowl Conservation, vertical pair, imperf between (Scott 1362a), o.g., never hinged, middle two stamps in strip of four, with crisp detail and strong colors, Very Fine, a nice positional piece, only 100+ pairs issued. Scott $250. |  | $100 |
| 768 | 1968-69, 6¢ Christmas issues, trio of errors (Scott 1363b, 1363c, 1384c), comprising 1968 6¢ Angel tagged imperforate pair, Angel single with light yellow omitted, 1969 Village Scene light green omitted, all face-fresh with the joy of the season; never hinged less #1363 light gum disturbance, Very Fine.Scott $230. |  | $100 |
| 769 | 1972, 14¢ LaGuardia, untagged (Bureau precanceled) (Scott 1397a), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $400. |  | $160 |
| 770 | 1970-73, Trio of untagged errors (Scott 1405a, 1432c, 1504c), comprising 6¢ Edgar Lee Masters (bottom left Mr. ZIP single), 8¢ Bicentennial and 8¢ Rural America, o.g., never hinged, all bright and sound, Very Fine.Scott $365. |  | $150 |
| 771 | 1972, 8¢ Tom Sawyer, engraved red & blue misregistered (Scott 1470 var.), bottom right corner horizontal block of 8, o.g., never hinged, bright and sound, Very Fine, nice addition to an EFO or Twain collection. |  | $150 |
| 772 | 1973, 8¢ Boston Tea Party, se-tenant block of 4, black (litho.) omitted (Scott 1483c), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh and clean on bright paper; sound, Very Fine, only 32 blocks reported. Scott $900. |  | $350 |
| 773 | 1973, 8¢ George Gershwin & 8¢ Robinson Jeffers, vertical pairs, imperforate horizontally (Scott 1484a), each a clean, bright bottom margin pair, Very Fine, visual poetry, yours for a song, only 160 Gershwin and 80 Jeffers pairs reported. Scott $320. |  | $150 |
| 774 | 1973, 8¢ Copernicus, black (engraved) omitted (Scott 1488b), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with bright yellow sunburst and albino "Copernicus" and "8¢" impressions, Very Fine, only 100 reported. Scott $600. |  | $250 |
| 775 | 1973, 8¢ Progress in Electronics, black omitted (Scott 1501a), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh; couple black spots on gum noted for accuracy, Very Fine, only 300-400 reported. Scott $300. |  | $150 |
| 776 | 1973, 8¢ Progress in Electronics, tan & lilac omitted (Scott 1501b), o.g., never hinged, pristine, Very Fine, only 50 reported. Scott $600. |  | $250 |
| 777 | 1975, 10¢ Postal Service Bicentennial, red and tagging omitted (Scott 1575b), the se-tenant block of four previously split into two vertical pairs, the stamps Post Office fresh without denomination, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, unpriced (dashed) in Scott, only 3-4 blocks reported. |  | $1,000 |
| 778 | 1975, 13¢ Eagle & Shield, line perf. 11 (Scott 1596d), top left plate number 37231-37236 block of 12, o.g., never hinged, attractive plate missed by many at time of issue, well-centered; folded between rows 2 & 3, otherwise Very Fine.Scott $350. |  | $150 |
| 779 | 1978, 15¢ Fort McHenry Flag, pair, imperf. between (Scott 1597c), vertical strip of 5 with a nsted at the bottom, the bottom three stamps imperf, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine. The Scott Error Catalogue notes simply "rare." Scott $350. |  | $160 |
| 780 | 1975, 13¢ Flag over Independence Hall, imperforate (Scott 1622b), two vertical pairs in block of four, sound and crisply printed, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, less than 60 pairs reported. Scott $450. |  | $200 |
| 781 | 1976, 13¢ Spirit of '76: Fifer, vertical pair, imperf. (Scott 1631c), o.g., never hinged, fresh and bright from bottom of sheet, the blue background shifted slightly as well, Very Fine.Scott $500. |  | $200 |
| 782 | 1976, 13¢ American Bicentennial, souvenir sheet of 5, "USA/13¢" omitted on "b", "c" & "d" (Scott 1686i), stamp "a" removed, tearing through left edge of the sheet in the process, the three Error stamps intact., o.g., never hinged, otherwise Very Fine. The Scott Error Catalogue notes simply, "very rare." Scott $500 for full sheet. |  | $160 |
| 783 | 1976, 13¢ Benjamin Franklin, light blue omitted (Scott 1690a), top right corner margin "Use ZIP Code" single, o.g., never hinged, bright and sound (and prettier than the issued stamp), Fine to Very Fine.Scott $150. |  | $75 |
| 784 | 1978, 15¢ Wildlife Conservation: Owls, black (engraving) shifted to right (Scott 1763a var.), se-tenant block of 4, o.g., never hinged, a dramatic misregistration, sound and Post Office fresh, Very Fine. |  | $100 |
| 785 | 1979, 15¢ Seeing Eye Dogs, imperforate pair with tagging omitted (Scott 1787a var.), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with balanced margins, Very Fine, unlisted in Scott; two errors for the price of one, only 100 issued imperforate pairs known. |  | $200 |
| 786 | 1979, 15¢ John Paul Jones, perf. 11 x 12 and perf. 11, imperforate horizontally (Scott 1789c, 1789Ad), each a vertical strip of three, o.g., never hinged, sound and bright, Very Fine, less than 100 pairs #1789c and only 100-140 pairs #1789Ad known. Scott $240 as pairs. |  2 | $100 |
| 787 | 1980, 15¢ Emily Bissell, vertical pair, imperf. horizontally (Scott 1823a), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with crisp detail; wide bottom margin, Very Fine, only 40-60 pairs reported. Scott $250. |  | $100 |
| 788 | 1980, 15¢ Coral Reefs, se-tenant block of 4, imperf. (Scott 1830b), o.g., never hinged, pretty positional with full, balanced margins all around, Very Fine, only 60-80 blocks and 30-40 pairs issued. Scott $250. |  | $100 |
| 789 | 1980, 15¢ Organized Labor, imperf. pair (Scott 1831a), top left corner margin pair with plate numbers 39405 & 39406, vertical cutting line captured at top left, o.g., never hinged, in pristine colors on bright paper, Very Fine, a pretty positional, only 100-150 pairs reported. Scott $275. |  | $150 |
| 790 | 1981, 18¢ Flag & Lighthouse, horizontal coil, imperf. (Scott 1891a), plate no. 5 strip of 6, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine.Scott $175. |  | $75 |
| 791 | 1981, 18¢ Alcoholism, imperf. pair (Scott 1927a), o.g., never hinged, bright with balanced margins, Very Fine, only 50+ pairs reported. Scott $325. |  | $150 |
| 792 | 1981, 18¢ Frederic Remington, brown omitted (Scott 1934b), o.g., never hinged, clean with no hint of engraving, Very Fine, only 300-400 reported. Scott $190. |  | $100 |
| 793 | 1981 (20¢) Christmas: Season's Greetings, imperf. pair (Scott 1940a), o.g., never hinged, solidly centered with right sheet selvage, Very Fine.Scott $175. |  | $100 |
| 794 | 1982, 20¢ Love, blue omitted (Scott 1951c), right margin single, o.g., never hinged, pristine with added misperforation adding to its appeal, Very Fine, only 200-300 reported. Scott $200. |  | $100 |
| 795 | 1982, 20¢ Love, tagging omitted (Scott 1951f), pane of 50, tagging omitted in columns 5 & 6, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate.Scott $1,517. |  2 | $500 |
| 796 | 1982, 20¢ US-Netherlands, imperf. pair (Scott 2003a), o.g., never hinged, pristine with clean colors, Very Fine, only 94 pairs reported. Scott $250. |  | $100 |
| 797 | 1982, 20¢ International Peace Garden, black (engraved) omitted (Scott 2014a), right margin single, o.g., never hinged, pristine positional, Very Fine, only 250-400 reported. Scott $200. |  | $100 |
| 798 | 1984, 20¢ Smokey Bear, horizontal & vertical pairs, imperforate between (Scott 2096a, 2096b), o.g., never hinged, each Post Office fresh and sound, the vertical pair the top two stamps in a strip of three with imperforate bottom margin, only 100-125 horizontal pairs, and fewer than 200 vertical reported. Scott $325. |  2 | $150 |
| 799 | 1986, AMERIPEX '86 / U.S. Presidents I, miniature sheet of 9, tagging omitted (Scott 2216p), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh and sound, Very Fine, only 5 reported; unpriced (dashed) in Scott. |  | $350 |
| 800 | 1987, 22¢ Friendship with Morocco, black (engraved) omitted (Scott 2349a), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh, Very Fine, only 175-200 reported. Scott $180. |  | $100 |
