Kelleher Club Sale
Bethel, CT 06801, USA
| Lot | Great Britain | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1051 | Calling All Oregonians, 1908-86, 350 envelopes and postcards with town, DPO, and Branch cancels; the key is most come with photographs of the post office; bonus folder with perhaps 100 more photographs ready to be matched; enjoyable time guaranteed, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.8 lbs. |  | $250 |
| 1052 | 19th Century and Early 20th Century Pennsylvania Group of 35, small towns incl. 1858 with contents, corner cards, postcards, handpainted 1938 "pigeon", DPO, Powell Bros all-over advertising, manuscript. cancel, etc.; usual condition. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. |  | $300 |
| 1053 | Group of 24 Covers, Most To or From Soldiers, appealing group of two dozen, all but two stampless and endorsed "Soldier's Letter"; the two franked are Official Business corner cards (one from U.S.A. Med. Department (crossed through), the other Office Superintendent Public Printing); soldier's letters offer nice range of postmarks, destinations and "Due 3" auxiliary markings; note four Virginia/West Virginia covers (Martinsburgh, W.Va., Martinsburg, W.Va., Kanawha C.H., Va., and White Sulp Sprs, Va.), two with congressional Free Franks (O[rlando] Kellogg and Edwin H. Webster), etc.; nice group with usual variation in condition, Fine or better, fully imaged online. |  | $500 |
| 1054 | Connecticut Ship Letter Exhibition Collection, 53 stampless folded letters, 1803/1865, neatly mounted and written up on 47 old-school typewritten pages, around 40 with either Ship (14) or Steam (9) or Steamboat (18), plus some with manuscript Ship cancels, canceled (often on arrival; sometimes on departure) by CT towns including Bridgeport, Hartford, Middletown, New Haven, Norwich, New London, and Stonington, origins include Antigua, Danish West Indies, France (2), Guadeloupe, Netherlands, Puerto Rico (2), and South Africa, generally Fine to Very Fine, not easily duplicated; the whole exceeds the value of the some of the parts; see https://research.mysticseaport.org/databases/ct-ships/ fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 5 lbs. |  | $500 |
| 1055 | Ship-Shape Group of Eight Maiden Voyage Covers, comprising French 1935 Normandie cover, three different Great Britain 1936 RMS Queen Mary covers, Dutch 1938 SS Nieuw Amsterdam cover, Great Britain 1946 RMS Queen Elizabeth cover, and US 1952 SS United States and 1962 France; all-different cachets, some with labels or additional postmarks on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $75 |
| 1056 | Western Express Company Group of Mint and Used Entires, 16 mint including 11 with Wells, Fargo & Co, printed frank in red or black, each with different indicia including Scott Nos. U18a (red), U41 (red), U42 (legal size), U58, U59 (2 with different text at left), U69 (legal size), others include Northern Pacific Express Co. (2 different including one with Wheaton & Luhrs printed ad at left), River Express, Pacific Union Express, Bamber & Co. Express, and 7 used with Wells, Fargo & Co, printed frank in black or blue or green including two Mexico printed franks, also includes one mint entire with gorgeous printed ad of the San Joaquin Valley and train on front and all-over ad on back, generally Very Fine, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. |  | $400 |
| 1057 | Advertising Cover Group, 1885-1917, 30 better Advertising envelopes individually sleeved; The Automobile Bank (comic postcard), L&M Paints (multicolor map on reverse), Steamship & Packet Office, The Selavan (hotel), Coca Cola Bottling Works, Powell Bros (1895 South Dakota), New York Life Insurance, The Fairbanks, Montgomery Ward & Co, Russell & Son Paper Manufacturers, Ben-Hur Flour, Tecumseh Nurseries, Van Vleet-Mansfield Drug, Borden's Condensed Milk, Barber & Perkins Wholesale Grocers, Riddle House, Potter Choice Seed PotatoesCorbin Drag & Drill, Winyah Lodge No 40, The Telepost, Eastern Publishing Co, The Independent, Max Williams Company, Consolidated Stock & Petroleum Exchange, Whitman House, Cotton, Commission Merchant, St Francis Hospital, Baird & Tuttle, and The Investor's Guide; attractive, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. |  | $500 |
| 1058 | 1948, 3¢ Palomar Observatory, First Day Cover & More Collection (Scott 966), binder containing 60 First Day Covers plus ephemera ready for creation of an exhibit; cachet makers include Fluegel, Grandy, Anderson (3 diff), WCO, Ken Boll, Staehle, Sanders, House of Farnam, Spartan, 1sr Palomar Philatelic Society, Ioor, Smartcraft, Fulton Stamp, Aristocrats, Artcraft, Artmaster, Grimsland, Sanders, Fidelity, Crosby, PenArts, Bennett, Dorothy Knapp, Fleetwood, Mae Weigand, Cachet Craft, Jackson, Broneski, Chambers, Smartcraft, Therome, and more; also includes GPO stamp announcement, Palomar Observatory Tour brochure, Postmaster General corner card, interesting destinations (Denmark, Hungary, and Pitcairn Island), Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.6 lbs. |  | $800 |
| 1059 | Maul Hand-Painted Cover Collection, 1945-81, 100+multicolor pen and ink with watercolor hand painted cachets in a G&K binder; mostly US with a few United Nations and postcard FDCs present; most are neatly addressed with 1967-1981 predominate; always popular for resale, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.2 lbs. |  | $800 |
| 1060 | Lois Hamilton Hand-Painted First Day Cover Collection, 1982-88, 39 handpainted masterpieces mounted on pages; topics include Christmas, Horses, Music, Nature, Opera, Girl Scouts, Transportation, Fireworks, Sailing, Lace, and more; will sell like hotcakes to your customers, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 4 lbs. |  | $400 |
| 1061 | Plate Number Coil First Day Covers Collection, 1981-88, 55 premium coils with Colorano "Silk" cachets; includes #1891P5, 1891P4, 1895P1, 1907P8, 1908P6, 2149P3333 combo 2149aP33333, 2150P111111 combo 2150aP111111, 2123P1, 2005P4, 2125P1 combo 2125AP1, 2127P1 combo 2127aP1, 2129P1 combo 2129aP1, and O139P1; fresh and unaddressed, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.7 lbs. |  | $400 |
| 1062 | Antarctica for the Byrds, 1933-72, 56 Polar covers in a Supersafe binder; First Day Cover cachet makers include Anderson, Stoutzenberg, Planty 733-11, 1st Kohrn, Grimsland, Linprint, Planty 733-6, Planty 735-3, 1st National Geographic Society, Planty 735-12, Leo August, Ed Kee, Klotzbach, Simon, 1st R L Waecherling, Ioor, and Roessler; other better items include Byrd Second Antarctic Expedition cachet with SS Jacob Ruppert cancel, 1934 mail from Little America Antarctica, #735 souvenir sheet FDC, envelope carried in the Snow Cruiser, paquetbot mail, and 1961 hand drawn cachet with Pole Station Antarctica machine cancel; attractive group. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.1 lbs. |  | $325 |
| 1063 | Modern First Day Covers Collection, 1945-88, 600+ cacheted FDCs stored in a White Ace binder and 5 Lighthouse cover binders; includes a few better like Grimsland, Staehle, House of Farnam, Ioor, and Smartcraft; most are Art Craft and addressed; no duplication notes; nice collection, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 11 lbs. |  | $200 |
| 1064 | Fleetwood World War II Collection, 1940-45, impressive 6 volume collection of text with illustrations, mint blocks of four, and envelopes mounted in the volumes; each binder covers one year of the conflict and is a fascinating read; there are approximately 40 covers and a similar number of mint blocks per volume; beautiful, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 35 lbs. |  | $250 |
| 1065 | US Bases in Iceland Military Postal History, 1941-45, 22 scarce pieces of Iceland WWII postal history in individual sleeves; each neatly annoted with extensive notes and retail values ready to be put to work; includes APO 5, 810, 610, 860, 611, and 612; includes V-Mail, Provisional cancel, Red Cross corner card, censor tape, Patriotics, and more; much to discover, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. |  | $250 |
| 1066 | FDR-Designed Airmail Stamp Covers, 1938-41, philatelist and wannabe stamp designer Franklin Delano Roosevelt provided the primary sketch for #C23; this group of 43 items are better examples of C23 in action; center stage is an 11" x 12½" BEP envelope sent Registered to Watertown CT, unlisted Official Post Office Seal (OX) for the 6¢ sheets sent to the post office, also with pair of intact Treasury Department BEP labels; remaining 42 envelopes include National Air Mail Week (NAMW) to interesting destinations (Cuba, England, Libya, Panama, Canada, Germany, Canal Zone, Australia, Chile, Netherlands, Lebanon, Trinadad, and Grenada); wonderful oversized items including parcel piece, Cheyenne Frontier Days, and a commercial envelope from the American Red Cross with censor tape; great group, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.8 lbs. |  | $1,000 |
| 1067 | Aviation & Space Cover Group, 1928-77, approximately 25 pieces mounted on Lindner hingeless pages; 1928 First Flight Atlanta to Miami, 1929 first night flight Ogden UT to Atlanta GA, 1929 First Baltimore Aircraft Show, 1929 Newark Airport Dedication, 1930 First Flight San Diego to Los Angeles, 1931 First Pacific Ship to Shore mail, +1932 New York welcomes Amelia Earhart; 1939 Clipper mail with Nazi censor tape, 10 unused different Western Airletter Express labels, rocket mail (1936-1971), and 5 Concorde Colorano "Silk" covers; interesting group, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.2 lbs. |  | $200 |
| 1068 | CAM and FAM First Flights, 1926-74, 430+ Contract Air Mail (CAM) and Foreign Air Mail (FAM) first flight envelopes from the golden age of commercial airmail in 7 binders; they include CAM 1 (90), CAM20 - North (75), CAM20 - South (23), Rochester (38), FAM18 (86), and various FAM flights from 1950-60 timeframe (84); most on Vario pages with printouts and maps of routes and personnel; minimal duplication, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 25 lbs. |  | $600 |
| 1069 | First Flight Covers, 1957-79, nearly 700 different First Flights predominently from thw western part of the country with the most recent in the Pacific; addressed Airmail to noted collector with rubber stamp cachet, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.6 lbs. |  | $250 |
| 1070 | Helicopter Mail First Flights, 1947-52, 42 First Flight Covers on black Vario pages hightlighting early helicopter use in carrying the mail; experimental routes with light duplication and foreign destinations of Germany and Scotland; a solid start, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.6 lbs. |  | $250 |
| 1071 | Space Event and First Day Covers, 1957-85, 100+ space event and First Day Covers in three Showgard binders; rare Sputnik date cover (Oct 4, 1957) postmarked in Summers AK; Tiros, Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and ASTP programs; cachets by Sarzin, Towner, SpaceCraft, Artcraft, Space City, Astro Cocers, Orbit Covers, KSC Official, Moonport Stamp Club, and NASA Exchange; Space Shuttle covers include Challenger cover carried into orbit (STS-8) and unusual STS-51L postmarked at Merritt Island, KSC, PAFB, and Cape Canaveral; also space related FDCs from Mt Palomar and Ft Bliss to the Hubble Space Telescope; very clean, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 5 lbs. |  | $500 |
| 1072 | Great Britain, Handmade Stamp-Cuts Illustrated Postcards, 1913-35, 11 illustrated postcards done with pen and ink followed by cut portions of postally used stamps from Great Britain, China, and France, mounted on quadrille pages; true works of art, Fine to Very Fine. |  6 | $1,000 |
| 1073 | Great Britain, Official Mail Postal History Collection, 1855-2015, pair of Stanley Gibbons Devon albums with a few hundred government envelopes and cancellations on piece; includes House of Lords, House of Commons, Admiralty Whitehall, Horse Guards, War Office, Ministry of Defence, Judge Advocate General, Royal Mint, Passport Office, Diplomatic Service, First Lord of the Treasury, Financial Secretary of the Treasury, Treasury Solicitor, Home Office, Immogration Branch, Metropolital Police, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, Ministry of Pensions, Board of Trade, Public Works Loan Board, Ministry of Housing & Local Government, Colonial Secretary, Commonwealth Relations, Duchy of Lancaster, Central Office of Information, Royal Courts of Justice, General Probate Registry, Patent Office, General Register Office, H M Stationery, Board of Customs and Excise, Post Office Secretary, envelope addressed to her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria Ballmoral, Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Sandringham Norfolk, Balmoral Castle, King's Lynn Norfolk, Marlborough House, St James Place, Supplies Department, London Inland Telegraphs, Home Counties Region, North East Region, Midland Region, South Western Region, North West Region, Secretary of State for India, Scottish Home Department, and many more; fascinating, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 8 lbs. |  | $600 |
| 1074 | India, 19th-Century Postal History Lot, A total of 19 covers, mostly franked with the QV ½ anna, but also includes 8 pieces of postal stationery to mostly foreign destinations. In addition, an 1873 land deed from London with affixed revenues. Condition varies, but overall Fine, viewable in full. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. |  2 | $100 |
| 1075 | 1833-51, Attractive Trio of Folded Letter Sheets, each individually sleeved with descriptions and pricing, comprising 1833 Enniskillen to Dublin with full, strong "Enniskillen/Penny Post" handstamp; 1847 Ballymena to Ballymoney with clean blue boxed "Paid at/Ballymena" handstamp; and 1851 London to Monkstown franked by exceptional 1d Red (#3) tied by black Numeral "10" cancel; each with attractive cancels or receivers, Fine to Very Fine, ex Yankee Peddler. |  4 | $120 |
| 1076 | British Commonwealth, Colorano "Silk" Collection, 1980-84, 250 commemorative issues with lovely textured cachets and pictorial cancels; miniscule peelable printed label address noted on many covers does not detract, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.2 lbs. |  | $150 |
| 1077 | 1840-41 Line Engraved Collection, on sleeved pages consisting of #2 (4 margins), 3-4, #1 on cover, and mint SG #ME1 letter sheet mint A24 Forme 2, Fine to Very Fine overall. |  3 | $325 |
| 1078 | Great Britain, British Europe and Oceania Collection. In a Scott Specialty album with issues through 1950's. Most all are used, with concentrations in Great Britain, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. Many hundreds of stamps mounted and loose. Stamps are overall of moderate value, but a few sleepers are likely to be found. Worth careful inspection. Shipping charges apply - weight 9.2 lbs. |  | $225 |
| 1079 | British Post Offices Abroad, Useful Lot, 1872-1957, 5 manila stock pages of Great Britain Offices Abroad; includes Tripolitania, East Africa ForcesMiddle East Forces, Offices in China, Morocco, Tangiers, Eritrea, and Turkish Empire; a few hundred better stampd; catalog $2,200, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $300 |
| 1080 | Great Britain & Channel Islands, Mostly Mint Isle of Man with FDCs, Mint & used Great Britain on pages and in a stockbook with some better, like used #127-41 & 222-24, as well as numerous post office packs, but overall mostly Isle of Man with a nearly complete mint collection in a hingeless Schaubek album to 1999 and plenty of booklets, FDCs, and pieces of postal stationery, as well as a bit of other Commonwealth, overall Fine to Very Fine, additional images online. Shipping charges apply - weight 36 lbs. |  2 | $400 |
| Lot | Bolivia | Estimate | |
| 1081 | Anguilla, Former British Enclave 1968-1986, 30 Scott album pages of mint in black mounts; includes #17-31, 53-67, overprint sets, se-tenants, souvenir sheets, and more; colorful, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.6 lbs. |  | $160 |
| 1082 | Ascension, Extensive Collection, 1922-2003, Uni-Safe album of more than 800 mint stamps in clear mounts; ranges from #1//833 with better items including #13, 30, 41, 44, 47, 48,52-53, 62-74, 75-88, 138-151, 166-169a, 196-211, 777-783, 802-813, and 826; beautiful singles, sets, and souvenir sheets; catalog $1,800+, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 4 lbs. |  | $350 |
| 1083 | Australia, Modern Used Accumulation, 1978-95, large accumulation of all postally used stamps from Australia; items range from #676//1437; approximately 8,500 adhesives housed in two large stock books; catalog $3,600, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 7 lbs. |  | $160 |
| 1084 | Australia, 1,000 Mini-Sheets of #687a, 1978, A total of 1,000 sheetlets of four for the stamp celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Melbourne International Philatelic Exhibition. That's $1,600 in Scott catalogue value or A$800 in total face, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 2 lbs. |  | $150 |
| 1085 | Australia & Dependencies, Down Under (and Further Down Under) 1913-2006, over 8,100 postally used from Australia and the Australian Antarctic Territories on manila stock pages in a pair of 3 ring binders; includes Scott # 1//2453, C1//C7, and O8 as well as A.A.T. L6//L112; better items include 4, 5, 50, 70a, and 178 (2) arranged in Scott order; catalog $4,375, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.2 lbs. |  | $120 |
| 1086 | Australia, Pictorial Cancels on Cover, 1982-83, 250 European-sized FDCs without cachets (or addresses) from Australia; ultra clean collection of marvelous commemoratives with exceptional pictorial cancels, a few dozen are uncanceled and some attractive mint postal stationery is included, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 4 lbs. |  | $100 |
| 1087 | Bahamas, Mostly Mint Collection, 1901-2000, approximately 260 stamps on black pages; items range from #58//1230, B1//B2, E1//E3, and MR1//MR14; better items (including complete sets) include #92-95, 100-113, 116-129, 132-147, 148-149, 204-218, 230-244, 362-365, 365a, 464-479, 572-575, 575a, 588-591, 591a, 849-864, MR1, and MR11-MR13, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $850. |  | $150 |
| 1088 | Cayman Islands, Substantial British Colony Collection 1900-1988, 48 Scott pages of mint singles, sets and souvenir sheets in black mounts; includes #1-16, 21-24, 29, 32-42, 45, 46, 50-62, 64-67, 69-77, 81-84, 85-96, 100-111, 122-134, 135-149, 154-167, and much more; marvelous engraved classics, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 2 lbs. |  | $400 |
| 1089 | Ceylon, Classic Colony Collection, 1857-1972, approximately 260 mixed mint and used from Ceylon as well as another 50 or so from Sri Lanka on black stock pages; Ceylon items range from #10//469, B1, MR1//MR4, and O8//O22; Sri Lanka numbers run #470//563; better Ceylon include #10, 47, 69, 70, 83, 84, 97, 99, 107, 110, 118, 123, 129, 141, 154, 235, 241, 279a, 286b, 307-312, 328, 340-345, 379B, 292-393, 396-397, and O19, Fine.Scott $1,200+. |  | $100 |
| 1090 | Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Exotic Mint Collection 1911-1979, 23 Scott album pages of Gilbert & Ellice (19 pages), and Gilbert Islands (4 pages) mint (as well as many used on facing page) in black mounts; Gilbert & Ellice Islands includes #3, 8-11, 14-24, 33-39, 40-51, 61-72, 89-103, 110-124, 135-149, remainder complete including Postage Due (J1-J8) and War Tax Stamp (MR1); Gilbert Islands include #253-266, 269-284, and through 324; delicious, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.4 lbs. |  | $200 |
| 1091 | Guyana, Former Crown Colony Collection 1966-1985, 22 Scott album pages of essentially mint and mostly complete post independence issues in black mounts; includes #1, 3-18, and then well-populated through 1985; Postage Due J2-J5; Pretty, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.2 lbs. |  | $160 |
| 1092 | Hong Kong, British Before the Hand-over Collection, 1935-91, nearly 350 mint British Colonies (most MNH) on black stock pages; range from #147//605, B1//B4, and J22d//J28; better includes #147-150, 168-173, 203-217, 218, 225-228, 234-235, 237-238, 388-403, 490-504, 490a-504a, 490b-504b, 490c-504c, and 490d-504d, 464a, 485a, and 502c; catalog $1,875, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.1 lbs. |  | $300 |
| 1093 | Ireland, Emerald Isle Stock, 1922-2008, over 1,000 postally used Irish (with 75 from Northern Ireland) organized in a Lighthouse stockbook; runs from #1//1834, C2//C7, and J1//J34; the Norther Ireland portion runs from #1//28, and NIMH1//NIMH99; better Irish include #8, 27, 34, 54, 74, 105, 117, J1-J4, and J5-J14; catalogs $2,000+, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 2 lbs. |  | $200 |
| 1094 | Ireland, Dealer stock of modern booklets 1966-1991, accumulation of 132 MNH unexploded booklets from Ireland, 4 used booklets, and 27 booklets created by various Irish philatelic societies arranged on manila pages in a binder; ranges from #226a//847a, and philatelic societies #343//716; catalog $1,700, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3 lbs. |  | $150 |
| 1095 | Montserrat, Leeward Islands Collection 1876-1988, 37 Scott album pages of mint (ok, 2 used) singles, sets, se-tenants, and souvenir sheets in black mounts; includes #1, 2, 4-8, 10, 12-18, 22-28, 31, 31A-37, 39, 40, 42-74, 75-82, 92-99, 92a-101a, 114-126, 128-142, 159-175, 159a-168a, 212-219, 231-243A, 252-273, 274-295, and much more, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.5 lbs. |  | $500 |
| 1096 | New Zealand, Postal Fiscal Collection, 1882 (Scott AR1//AR12), on stockpage, including #AR8, AR12 (no gum), and AR13 with punch hole cancel, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $1,100. |  | $200 |
| 1097 | New Zealand & Dependencies, Tokelau and Pitcairn Islands 1940-1990, 28 Scott album pages (7 Tokelau and 21 Pitcairn Islands) of mint singles, sets, and souvenir sheets in black mounts; Tokelau includes #1-11, 12-15, 16-24, 25-32, 33-48, 49-60, appears complete MNH through 103; Pitcairn Islands includes #1-8, 9-16, 20-30, 39-51, 67-71, 72-84, 97-109, 114-122, 130-136, and much more; well populated pages for a sparsely populated place, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.4 lbs. |  | $300 |
| 1098 | Singapore, Fresh Dealer Stock, 1970-76, slender black stockbook with partial sheets, blocks, and souvenir sheets; includes #141a (4), 142 (38), 133 (three blocks of 4), 162a (8 blocks of 4), 153-156 (10 sets), J1-J8 (4 sets), 144-149 (4 sets), 133-137 (8 sets), and 150-152 (10 sets); catalog $1,700, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.8 lbs. |  | $300 |
| 1099 | St. Vincent, Modern Mint Collection 1973-1986, 41 pages of St Vincent-Grenadines singles, se-tenants, and sets in black mounts on pages re-glued onto Scott album pages; includes wonderful transportation series from Bequia Grenadines of St Vincent; all is post office fresh MNH and beautifully centered, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. |  | $160 |
| 1100 | Tonga, Butterflies & Titanic, Wholesale Group, Perf & Imperf, 2012, Tonga #1177 Democracy & Reconstruction ($30 per sheet of 6); #1178-79 Titanic issues ($20.50 per set), plus Tonga Niuafo'ou Butterflies #275-86 ($54.20 per set) & #287 ($55 per sheetlet of 12); also includes the following errors not listed in Scott; #275-86, missing "L" in the denominations that contain the word "Butterfly" (catalog for normal set is $54.20, these errors retail $50 each); each issue is perforate and imperforate, without any premium for imperfs or the errors; 2500 complete units, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 189 lbs. 2020 Scott $1,069,500. |  | $3,250 |
