Kelleher Club Sale
Bethel, CT 06801, USA
| Lot | Fancy Cancels | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | [Foreign] Argentina, Pedro Wörns, Buenos Aires, illustrated ad plus flap sealed with three large Shotgun Shell stickers, Buenos Aires to Zella, Germany, Feb 9, 1911, Fine to Very Fine. |  2 | $100 |
| 202 | [Foreign] BELGIUM, C. Clément, Liége, illustrated ad, a large Revolver plus another on the reverse, Liége to Mulouse, Germany (Alsace, now France), Feb 24, 1898, Fine to Very Fine. |  2 | $150 |
| 203 | [Foreign] CANADA, R. Duncan, Ltd., Sporting Goods, Montreal, blue cover with multicolor illustrated border picturing Hunting, Fishing, Boxing, Baseball, Hockey & Lacrosse, franked with 1¢ & 2¢ Admirals, Montreal to Fitchburg, Mass., Feb 1915, Very Fine. |  2 | $150 |
| 204 | [Foreign] CANADA, Du Pont Dominion Shot Shells, multicolor Mallard Taking Flight, franked with a 2¢ Edward, Neustadt, Ont. to Hamilton, Ont. (Stratford & Wiarton R.P.O. c.d.s.s), Jun 23, 1911, multicolor ad on the reverse; small piece of top flap missing, otherwise Very Fine. |  2 | $100 |
| 205 | [Foreign] CANADA, Du Pont Dominion Shot Shells, multicolor Mallard Taking Flight, franked with a 2¢ Edward, Halifax to Mahorn Bay, N.S., Dec 28, 1910, multicolor ad on the reverse; small flap tear extend just onto front at the left, otherwise Very Fine. |  2 | $100 |
| 206 | [Foreign] INDIA, Peters Ammunition, Tahir Arms Stores, Bombay, multicolor Lion with Zebra Prey, franked on the reverse with four stamps, sent Airmail and censored, Bombay to New Haven, Ct., via Victoria, Hong Kong, Aug 15, 1940; bit of minor wrinkling at the left, Very Fine. A real beauty! |  2 | $200 |
| 207 | Gun Covers, Specialized Collection Balance, More than 60 covers or cards in a large cover album; mainly 1890s-1930s, including a few Foreign; an excellent group, virtually all illustrated, including 13 multicolor with slight condition problems; condition is otherwise generally F-VF throughout. An excellent start on a collection of this popular topic. Shipping charges apply - weight 4 lbs. |  2 | $1,500 |
| 208 | 1923, 1¢ Franklin, horizontal rotary press coil, First Day Cover (Scott 597), pair tied by Washington, DC machine slogan cancel on locally addressed cover serviced by Hammelman, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $600. |  | $250 |
| 209 | Airmail, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh, booklet pane of 3, pair of First Day Covers (Scott C10a), each with Washington, DC May 26, 1928 duplex cancels, one the booklet pane solo, one in combination with 2¢ Valley Forge (#645) block of four with "Via Air Mail." straightline violet handstamp and manuscript "Air Mail/via/Cleveland, O." endorsement; usual edge wear, but otherwise sound, the combination cover carrying a premium in Scott, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $1,875. |  2 | $800 |
| 210 | Airmail, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh, booklet pane of 3, two First Day Covers (Scott C10a), each pane complete with selvage tab, plus 2¢ Valley Forge (#645), tied on Registered covers by blue Cleveland Midwestern Philatelic Station May 26, 1926 cancels plus black Exhibition pictorial cachet at top left, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $1,600. |  2 | $600 |
| 211 | 1881 International Cotton Exposition, Atlanta, Ga., engraved invitation to the Opening Ceremonies on Oct 5; card stock about 7" x 8½"; small mark at the lower left, otherwise Very Fine. |  | $80 |
| 212 | The Bancroft Company, The Book of the Fair, oversized (12 x 18) "chapters" sold at the 1893 Columbus World's Fair for $1 each in readable condition; 25 chapters in total; sumptuous. Shipping charges apply - weight 24 lbs. |  | $300 |
| 213 | Various, World's Columbian Exposition related, about a dozen items related to the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition; Portfolio of Views (in beautiful condition) produced by the National Chemigraph Company; Snap Shots by an Artist (front board off); Official Guide (soft cover); Rand McNally A Week at the Fair; 1979 book The Great American Fair produced by Nelson-Hall publishers; exquisite Rand McNally Sketch Book; pair of related hard bound books (Artistic Guide to Chicago and the World's Columbian Exposition, and The Story of Columbus and the Worlds Columbian Exposition); pair of coffee table sized volumes (Photographic Views of the Worlds Columbian Exposition, and Portfolio Photographs of the World's Fair); and more. Shipping charges apply - weight 21 lbs. |  | $300 |
| 214 | Turn-of-the-Century Expositions, 1901-04, 18 better envelopes and postcards related to the Pan-American Exposition and St Louis Worlds Fair; 5 different multicolored 1901 Pan-American Exposition exvelopes postmarked in Buffalo; 2 envelopes and 11 postcards from the 1904 St Louis Worlds Fair; no duplication noted and most postally used, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. |  | $350 |
| 215 | Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition Covers, 1909, 10 picture postcards related to the Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition including seven with the 1909 pictorial cancel; seldom encountered material, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $100 |
| 216 | World Expositions and Fairs, 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition set of three volumes (Art of the Exposition, Galleries of the Exposition, and Architecture & Landscape Gardening of the Exposition) all with hand-tipped illustrations; Album of Views intact 23 postcard set of 1915 San Francisco Exposition with sumptuous cover; The Queen's Museum Dawn of a New Day (1939 NY World's Fair); Red Book of Views of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (over 100 views); The City of Domes (Panama-Pacific); 1915 San Francisco hand-colored sunk images in string-bound book from Hibernia Bank; 1901 Pan-American Exposition souvenir ticket; 1901 All About the Pan-American City and Vicinity booklet; 1915 Official Guide Book; pair of casebound books from Treasure Island art related to the 1939 Golden Gate Fair; two different guides to the 1907 Jamestown Exposition; 1895 World's Fair Studes by Snider; 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Souvenir Album; 1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition guide; Snap Shots of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition; 1894 Midwinter International Exposition San Fransisco; several different items from the 1933 Chicago Century of Progress; 1901 Pan-American souvenir of Leslie's Weekly; colored art views from the 1894 Midwinter Fair and The Golden State; 1901 The Pan-American at a Glance; 1926 Official Sesquicentennial daily program; 1915 San Diego Program and Housewives' Day; and dozens more; wonderful momentos from stellar events. Shipping charges apply - weight 31 lbs. |  | $500 |
| 217 | Sesquicentenial International Exposition, 1926, 25 postcards and envelopes from the Exposition on black stock cards; La France soap series (5 different), postcards with numerous aircraft and airships "photoshopped" into the image, First Flight Contract Air Mail (CAM) Washington to Chicago returned by rail, Member of Congress Free Frank card with content from the Congressional Record concerning the Exposition, and more, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. |  | $200 |
| 218 | Century of Progress and World's Fair Cover Collection, 1933-39, 10 cards and covers from the Chicago and New York events; three Official postcards and a multicolored envelope postmarked on different days of the Century of Progress event in Chicago; first (April 1, 1939) and last (Oct 27, 1940) days of the New York Worlds Fair with printed cachets, postcard from the British Pavilion with pictorial cance, and three railroad related covers with RMS postmarks; nice group, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $100 |
| 219 | Exposition Cover Group, 18 all used except 2 illustrated postcards some with Expo cancels starting with 1893 Columbian through 1915 S.F. Panama-Pacific; also 4 tickets, Fine to Very Fine overall. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. |  | $150 |
| 220 | 1900 (Nov. 26), "Mil.P.Sta.No.1, Tientsin./China", Nov. 26, 1900 c.d.s. on a 1¢ postal card UX14 to Wiesbaden, Germany, uprated with a 2¢ First Bureau tied by another strike of the same cancel, with a Dec. 14 Manila, P.I. transit c.d.s. and a Jan. 17, 1901 Wiesbaden receiver, Very Fine. Ex-Spicer, Kristol. |  2 | $160 |
| 221 | 1900 (Dec. 21), "Mil.P.Sta.No.1, Tientsin./China", Dec. 21, 1900 c.d.s. on a 1¢ postal card UX14, from Postal Station emplyee, George Sholes, to his family in Washington D.C.; message about readdressing mail to soldiers who have moved on and using the Japanes Post Office to forward same; card crease at top lower left, Fine to Very Fine. Ex-Kristol. |  2 | $80 |
| 222 | 1901 (Feb. 1), "Mil Postal Sta No 1:, China" (Tientsen), Feb. 1, 1901 c.d.s. on a 1¢ postal card (UX14), from a German Soldier to Bonn, Germany; postmarked again on Mar. 10 with German "KD Feldpost Exped/Ostasiantshen/Expeditionscorps" c.d.s. and fancy eagle Army Unit marking, then with an Apr. 23 Bonn receiver; small filing pin hole in the address area, Very Fine. A scarce US/German joint usage. Ex-Kristol. |  2 | $250 |
| 223 | 1945 (Mar. 29), Censored cover to Los Alamos, addressed to PO Box 1663 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the mailing address for the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos National Laboratory; franked by Florida Centennial (#927) tied by Los Angeles "Give + Red Cross War Fund" slogan cancel (the irony not lost), with "U. S. Army Examiner" censor's tape at left and "Passed by /Base/2036/U.S. Army/Examiner", Very Fine. The addressee, Alan Hershey, joined Los Alamos in 1943 as a radiochemistry specialist, witnessing the Trinity Test and later compiling official documentation for the entire project. The letter is from his wife, Freda ("Freddie"). |  | $250 |
| 224 | Adams Express Co., lovely red company corner card envelope franked by #65 with segmented cork cancel and Pittsburgh, PA Feb. 5 postmark alongside, addressed to Greencastle, Penna.; cover reduced at left just missing the design, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $150 |
| 225 | Express Mail, copy of the "Mobile Shipping & Commercial List and Price Current" of December, 1837, mailed to New York City; faint blue Mobile postmark with matching straightline "PAID" handstamp; endorsed "Express Mail" and "Paid" at top; some small separations along folds as usual, but otherwise clean, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $150 |
| 226 | Sargent & Morse, blue folded letter sheet datelined Oct. 9, 1855, sent from Lowell, MA to Boston, with clear, strong strike of "Sargent & Morse/Lowell/EXPRESS/Office/38/Court Square" postmark; hinge remnants on face with vertical file fold missing the cancel; an attractive item, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $150 |
| 227 | Eight-Point Pinwheel (Derby, CT), complete, socked-on-the-nose strike (type of Whitfield #3602) in black on a 3¢ rose (#65); stamp with a few short or shorter perforations at top and a central thin spot, Extremely Fine strike, and exceedingly rare, ex Yankee Peddler, with 2024 Crowe certificate. |  2 | $325 |
| 228 | Eight-Point Radial (Bridgeport, CT), near-complete strike, light but clearly defined, on clean, well-centered 3¢ rose (#65); stamp with scissors-clipped perforations at bottom left, Very Fine strike on a pretty stamp, ex Yankee Peddler.Skinner-Eno GE-R57. |  | $200 |
| 229 | Elaborate Geometric (Putnam, CT), near-complete, clean cancel, known used 1861, on 3¢ Washington (#65); stamp with couple short/pulled perforations, still a Very Fine strike, scarce, ex Yankee Peddler.Skinner-Eno GE-E 1. |  | $200 |
| 230 | Masonic Triangle/Trowel (Putnam, CT), light but clear cancel in blue, socked-on-the-nose of a richly colored 3¢ Washington (#65); stamp with pulled perforation/thin at right, but a Very Fine, potentially early strike, ex Yankee Peddler.Skinner-Eno GE-T 19. |  | $200 |
| 231 | Plinth (Putnam, CT), near-complete strike in solid color on richly hued 3¢ green Washington (#158); stamp with minor perforation flaws, Very Fine strike, a late (or altered) use of this cancel, ex Yankee Peddler.Cole GE-175. |  | $200 |
| 232 | Quartered Circle (Hartford, CT), near-complete strike of 22mm diameter cancel in bold black, on attractive and bright #65; stamp with a couple perforation flaws at left, Very Fine strike, ex Yankee Peddler.Skinner-Eno GE-C 183. |  | $160 |
| 233 | Ten-Point Pinwheel (Chester, CT), exceptional, full strike of this elaborate cancel, near-perfectly centered on a 3¢ rose (#65); stamp with a corner crease ending in a small tear at lower left, Extremely Fine strike, rare, especially this nice, ex Yankee Peddler, with 2024 Crowe certificate.Skinner-Eno GE-C 49. |  2 | $325 |
| 234 | X in Rounded-Corners Box (Putnam, CT), pretty strike in blue on 3¢ green Washington; similar to Cole #GEN-65, nearly Very Fine strike, ex Yankee Peddler.Skinner-Eno GE-S 26. |  | $120 |
| 235 | Crossroads, bold strike tying richly colored 1851 1¢ imperforate on cover to Harvard University President [Jared] Sparks (president 1849-53); Shelbyville, Ky. postmark (Nov. 23) at left; manuscript "Due 4" crossed out at top center; stamp faulty at top, cover with lower right corner crease but generally clean, Very Fine strike. |  | $200 |
| 236 | Maltese Cross (Watersville, MD), complete strike on very narrow 3¢ Washington (slightly reduced, with envelope, at right upon opening) with Jan. 12, 1866 Watersville postmark at left; cover addressed to Newmarket, Frederick Co., Md., Very Fine strike. |  | $120 |
| 237 | Elaborate Star (Putnam, CT), almost complete strike in blue, similar to a Daffodil, on 3¢ rose (#65); stamp reperforated at bottom, Very Fine to Extremely Fine strike, scarce, ex Yankee Peddler, with 2024 Crowe certificate.Skinner-Eno ST-E 24. |  2 | $250 |
| 238 | Five-Point Star with Small Stars inside Circle (Putnam, CT), complete strike with strong color, on 2¢ Jackson (#73), on orange cover used locally in Putnam; Aug. 5 datestamp at left, Very Fine, ex Maurice Cole, Nort Sampson, Yankee Peddler, with 2024 Crowe certificate.Skinner-Eno ST-E 29. |  2 | $600 |
| 239 | Recut Circle in Six-Point Star (Putnam, CT), a stunningly colored 3¢ rose (#65, faults) tied by the late state fancy (unlisted in Skinner-Eno), on orange cover to Worcester, Mass.; balloon-style "Putnam/FEB/12/Con." datestamp at left; cover slightly reduced at left, Very Fine strike, ex Judge Fay, Yankee Peddler, with 2024 Crowe certificate. |  2 | $160 |
| 240 | Double Anchor (Putnam, CT), near-complete strike of this attractive cancel, on 3¢ rose (#65); stamp with two shorter perforations at top and minor perforation toning, Very Fine strike, scarce, ex Yankee Peddler, with 2024 Crowe certificate.Skinner-Eno PO-AN 14. |  2 | $160 |
| Lot | Flights | Estimate | |
| 241 | Double Anchor (Putnam, CT), fresh and sound #65 with complete strike of cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine strike, scarce, ex Yankee Peddler, with 2024 Crowe certificate.Skinner-Eno PO-AN 14. |  2 | $200 |
| 242 | Ship (New Haven, CT), handstamp in black (in shape of a ship) on stampless outer address sheet to Portland, Maine; matching 30mm "New Haven/JUN/13/Conn." postmark and numeral "7" rate marking handstamp; "Per Louisa Marguerite" endorsement at top, the ship landing at New Haven, where the cover was charged 5¢ inland postage plus 2¢ ship fee; small sealed tear at top center, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, ex Yankee Peddler, with 2024 Crowe certificate. |  2 | $250 |
| 243 | Eagle with Arrow (Plattsburgh, NY), clean strike tying 3¢ green Washington (#147) on orangish cover to Bangor, Maine; Plattsburgh Mar. 21 postmark below, Very Fine, an attractive strike, with 2024 P.F. certificate. |  2 | $500 |
| 244 | USM (Putnam, CT), large-part strike, clean with clear color, on 3¢ rose (#65); stamp with perforation faults at top, a small tear at upper right, nearly Very Fine strike, ex Yankee Peddler, with 2009 Weiss certificate.Skinner-Eno PT-USM 1. |  2 | $200 |
| 245 | H (Hartford, CT), complete, centrally struck tall cancel, on attractive 3¢ rose (#65); stamp with a few minor perforation flaws, Very Fine strike, ex Yankee Peddler.Skinner-Eno LS-H 2. |  | $160 |
| 246 | H (Colfax, IN), canceling indicium of 3¢ red War Department entire with pre-printed address of "Chief Signal Officer, U.S. Army" in Washington; Colfax, Ind. postmark of July 8, 1882 alongside with "Washington, D.C./JUL/4/4PM/1882/Recd" (!) postmark on reverse; light overall toning, tear at left center, Fine to Very Fine. |  2 | $150 |
| 247 | H in circle (Hulmeville, PA), light, clean strike canceling indicium of 3¢ War Department entire with pre-printed "Chief Signal Officer, U.S. Army" address; Hulmeville Jan. 3, 1885 postmark alongside, with same-day Philadelphia transit at left; reverse with next-day Washington receiver; extraneous canceling ink at top left, Fine to Very Fine. |  2 | $150 |
| 248 | H (negative) (Sedalia, MO), bold strike canceling indicium of 3¢ red on blue War Department entire with pre-printed "Chief Signal Officer, U.S. Army" address; Sedalia postmark of Sept 2 alongside (no date); reverse with Washington receiver dated Spt. 4, 1884; faint corner crease at top right missing indicium, otherwise sound, Fine to Very Fine. |  2 | $150 |
| 249 | FREE (Wallingford, CT), brown cover sent to E.P. Brownell, Postmaster of Moodus, Conn. with "Wallingford/10/JUN/Ct." postmark; enclosed correspondence, datelined June 10th 1852, is from the postmaster's nephew, who had enclosed the final installment payment for stock in the Ct. & L.I. Steam Boat company; although not official USPOD business, the letter went free nonetheless (the position obviously had its perks), Fine to Very Fine, ex Yankee Peddler. |  | $120 |
| 250 | Waterbury, Conn. Maple Leaf (Rohloff L7), excellent strike ties a fresh, F-VF 3¢ green (147) duplexed with a Feb 15 Waterbury c.d.s. on a clean cover to Bridgeport, Ct., Very Fine. Rarity RRR - no more than 8 examples recorded as of 1979. |  2 | $300 |
