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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale - 810

US & Possessions, British and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

LotGerman StatesEstimate
31011918, King George V "Admiral", 1¢ dark green, experimental Toronto coil (Scott 131 var.), paste-up pair, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, with a 2010 Gratton certificate.Unitrade C$625 ($460).
2
$250
31021928, King George V "Scroll" definitives, 1¢ to 20¢ complete (Scott 149-157), blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, lovely group of blocks, all fresh and sound with clean color and sharp detail, Fine to Very Fine or better.Scott $1,620 as singles.
4
$200
31031929, 50¢ Bluenose (Scott 158), a choice mint example of this iconic stamp, o.g., never hinged, exceptional color, freshness and centering, Extremely Fine to Superb. A real Beauty! with 1997 & 2008 P.F. certificates, the latter graded XF-S 95.Unitrade C$700 ($520).Scott $490.
2
$300
31041929, $1 Parliament, bronze green shade (Scott 159 var.), o.g., never hinged, fresh and well centered with striking color, Very Fine, with a 2020 Greene Foundation certificate.Unitrade 159iii; C$1,000 ($740).Scott $600+.
2
$200
31051935, Silver Jubilee, plate proofs on India on card complete (Scott 211P3-216P3), fresh and bright with large balanced margins, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Unitrade C$750 ($560).
2
$200
31061935, King George V Pictorials, 1¢ to $1 plate proofs on India on card complete (Scott 217P3-227P3), bright and fresh with large balanced margins, Very Fine.Unitrade C$1,800 ($1,340).
2
$400
3107War Tax, 1916, 2¢+1¢ carmine coil, die I (Scott MR6), a marvelous mint example, o.g., never hinged, wonderfully fresh and beautifully centered with absolutely glowing color, Extremely Fine.Unitrade C$600 ($450).Scott $500.
$200
31081953, Nordenskjold Rescue 50th Anniversary (Scott 620), enlarged photographic essay nearly identical to issued design, Very Fine, interesting collateral item for the Argentina or Polar collector.
$250
31091910 Pictorials, plate proofs in black, one of each value 5c-5fr (Scott 45P//59P), plus an additional 40c Canoe & 1fr Elephant; perforated (15 gauge) and gummed, o.g., Very Fine and rare, with a 2001 W. Balasse certificate.
3
$750
31101930, Zeppelin overprint, 10c vermilion & black, overprinted in brown (Scott C13), o.g., very lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine. Only 50 of the 10c with a brown overprint were issued., signed three times including "E.K." and N.Y. Stamp Co.Scott $2,500.
$1,200
31111881, 40r yellow buff Crown, Cliché of Moçambique error, imperforate (Scott 13c), position 6 in cross-sheet block of 12 with full lateral selvage, o.g., never hinged, pristine with glowing color and sound, Very Fine, unpriced (dashed) in Scott; perforated error in pair with normal $150, with 2019 P.F. certificate.
2
$500
31121979, Riccione Exhibition souvenir sheet (Scott 1492), o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine.Yang J41M.Scott $575.
$350
31131859, Coat-of-Arms, 2½c green-1p carmine (Scott 1-7), each Post Office fresh and four-margined, sound with clean color; #1 no gum, others hinged to varying degrees, Very Fine.Scott $968.
2
$350
31141892, First Issue, 1c-5L complete (Scott 1-11), attractive, fresh set with clean impression and solid color throughout, Fine to Very Fine or better.Scott $1,405.
2
$500
31151919, 5m Viking Ship, center inverted (Scott 35 var.), bright and fresh with generous margins, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. A choice example of this rare invert., signed En. Diena, m. Raybaudi, and A. Roig, with a 1991 Diena certificate.Michel 13xKF.Michel €1,500 ($1,620).
2
$750
31161919, 5m Viking Ship, center inverted (Scott 35 var.), fresh and neatly canceled with large margins, Very Fine.Michel 13xKF.Michel €1,500 for mint ($1,620).
$750
3117Airmail, 1936, 50fr "Banknote" (Scott C15), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.Yvert 15.Scott $1,700.
$750
3118France & Colonies, 1924 Paris Olympics, five complete sets: the original French set plus the two overprinted sets for Lebanon and the two for Syria, o.g., lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $546.
$250
31191857, 18kr light blue (Scott 12), a nice example with 3½ frame lines; tied on a small piece by a light "ALTBACH, 22 \ 11" half-circle datestamp, Fine to Very Fine.Michel 10a; €1,700 ($1,840).Scott $1,350.
$250
31201857, 18kr light blue (Scott 12), an excellent example with full margins except top frame line barely shaved; tied on a small piece by a light c.d.s. dated "22/4/58", Fine to Very Fine.Michel 10a; €1,700 ($1,840).Scott $1,350.
$250
LotIcelandEstimate
31211859, 18kr dark blue (Scott 18), horizontal pair with four full margins,, tied on piece, along with single 3kr (perforated) & 9kr, by four "Heidenheim, 7/8/60" c.d.s.s, Very Fine. An rare and attractive showpiece. Michel 15; €6,000 ($6,480).Scott $4,800.
$1,500
31221859, 18kr dark blue (Scott 18), horizontal pair with nearly full frame lines, tied on a small piece, along with single 3kr & 9kr, by four "Heidenheim, 18/8/59" c.d.s.s and a fifth (transit) c.d.s. the next day.Michel 15; €6,000 ($6,480).Scott $4,800.
$1,200
31231861, 18kr dark blue on thin paper, perf. 13½ (Scott 29), tied on piece by a Heidenheim c.d.s., 23 May 1862; also on the piece is a Württemberg Railroad cancel the same day and two different Spanish c.d.s.s on May 27; few faulty perfs at the left, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.Michel 20y; €2,500 ($2,700).Scott $2,250.
$300
31241863, 6kr blue (Scott 37), horizontal strip of 3, tied on piece by three c.d.s. cancels dated "3 JAN 1866", Fine to Very Fine.Michel 27.Michel €1,200 ($1,300).
$300
31251863, 18kr orange (Scott 40), two bright, fresh singles (originally a pair) tied on a small piece by Heidenheim c.d.s.s, Very Fine.Michel 29; €1,000+ ($1,080).Scott $800+.
$250
3126Group of Seven Better Items, 1851-67 (Scott 6//46), Most are high values "tied on pieces"; best numbers are #6 (Mi. 5, off-piece with nice margins, but repaired), two each #12 & 29 (Mi. 10 & 20y), a pair of #32 (Mi. 23), two #40 (Mi. 29), and a #46 (Mi. 34); all are fresh and attractive, though the best items have small, barely noticeable flaws; an outstanding lot for a specialist.Michel 5//34; €13,000 ($14,040).Scott $10,500.
2
$1,200
31271867, 18kr orange, rouletted (Scott 46), exceptionally bright and fresh, tied, alongside a 3kr rose (42, Mi. 31), on a small piece by light Heilbronn c.d.s.s, "2/3/(8)", Very Fine.Michel 34; €1,000 ($1,080).Scott $950.
$250
31281902, 5m slate & carmine (Scott 78), bottom left corner margin single, o.g., never hinged, immaculate positional with crisp impression in strong colors, Very Fine, signed Dr. Hochstädter BPP (twice), with 1991 Jäschke certificate.Michel 81Aa.Scott $675.
2
$250
3129Assortment of 13 Covers, 1937-49, mostly Third Reich including FDCs of 490-491, B107-115 (slight faults), B138-139, B140, 5N41, and plain covers of B141-143 & 4N1-13; any with Special cancels, Fine to Very Fine.Michel €1,940 ($2,100).
3
$300
3130Airmail, 1931, 1m-4m Polar Flight Zeppelins complete (Scott C40-C42), face-fresh with bright colors, the 4RM particularly well centered; regummed Fine to Very Fine or better appearance, each with 2024 P.F. certificate.Michel 456-458.Scott $3,250 for never hinged.
2
$350
3131Airmail, 1934, 5pf-3m complete (Scott C46-C56), o.g., never hinged, fresh, bright set, Very Fine overall.Michel 529x-539x.Scott $600.
$300
3132Small Group of Forerunners & Boxer Rebellion pieces, 1890-2013, 11 items, most "on piece" including an 1888 20pf (Mi. V42c) block of 6 canceled Shanghai, 14/5/92, and an 1890 50pf (Mi. V50a) block of 7 canceled Shanghai, 27/7/95; other than the block of 15, which has the bottom row of 3 heavily creased; everything is generally clean and F-VF.
2
$400
31331900, Foochow provisional surcharge on 56° overprint, 5pf on 10pf carmine (Scott 16), bottom margin single, o.g., barest trace of hinge (appears never hinged), pristine with rich color and clear overprints, wonderfully centered; previously folded along bottom perforations (noted for accuracy), Very Fine, signed Grobe, with 2012 Jäschke-Lantelme certificate.Michel 7II. Chan FG14.Scott $550.
2
$300
31341941, 10z Krakow Castle, imperf (Scott 73 var.), o.g., large balanced margins.Michel 65 U.Michel €5,000 for NH ($5,400).
$400
31351944, Unissued "Land & People", three values complete, blocks of 4, each with attached position 4 label, Very Fine.Michel I L-III L; €3,000 ($3,240).
2
$800
31361944, Göring propaganda stamp, sheetlet of four, o.g., never hinged, fresh and sound with square corners, Very Fine.
$300
31371945, 2fr Schiller & 5fr Heine (Scott 4N12, 4N13), each an overpaid single franking on a Registered cover, the 2fr Biberach to Heilbronn, 19 Apr 1946; the 5fr Schafbrücke (Saar) to Berlin, 21 May 1946; the latter reduced a bit at the right, Fine to Very Fine, with a 2003 H-D Schlegel certificate.Michel 12-13.Michel €2,200 if properly franked ($2,380).
$200
31381949, Reconstruction souvenir sheet, perf & imperf (Scott 5NB8a-b), a matched pair of registered covers from Frieburg to Pforzheim, 14 Apr 1949, Very Fine.Michel Block 1 A-B.Michel €1,400 ($1,510).
$350
3139Württemberg, 1949, Red Cross souvenir sheet (Scott 8NB4a), on a Registered cover from Friedrichshafen to Leer, 23-25 Apr, 1949; sheet with two small abrasions, otherwise Very Fine.Michel Block 1.Michel €2,500 ($2,700).
$300
31401948, Group of Posthorn "carpet" overprint varieties (Michel 38 I/II DD//VIII/II DD), 15 stamps, both Numeral and Pictorial issues, nine with various double, inverted, or vertical overprints, plus six unissued numerals with normal overprints, o.g., mostly lightly hinged, Very Fine, all signed. 375€ actually is NH). Scott 586B//632 vars.Michel €1,180 for NH ($1,270).
2
$300
31411948, Unissued 1pf-80pf Numerals, Posthorn "carpet" overprint errors (Michel VII/II K, I/II DD//IX/II DD), the 42pf with an inverted, the rest with double overprints, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine, signed Bohne/GPSY, Schlegel BPP, or Becker.Michel €2,220 for NH ($2,400).
2
$400
31421960, Numeral & Heuss, complete sheet of 20 booklet panes, mounted in double-paned thick plexiglass with hooks on reverse for hanging; stamps all clean and bright, all perforations appear intact; small crack to plexi at lower right does not affect stamps, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.Michel MHB 5 Y II; €2,200 ($2,380).
$500
31431945, 12 (pf) "Post/Pochta" (Scott 15N1), a choice right sheet margin block of 4, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine, each stamp signed DR. Dub.Michel B Ia; €2,400 as singles ($2,590).Scott $1,600 as singles.
$800
31441945 Christmas Fund souvenir sheet of 3 (Scott 16N3a), tied on a small piece by three Erfurt c.d.s.s, Mar 2, 1946, Very Fine.Michel Block 1x; €1,100 ($1,190).Scott $725.
$400
31451945 Christmas Fund souvenir sheet of 3 (Scott 16N3a), tied on a locally addressed cover by two Schleusingen c.d.s.s, Feb 12, 1946, Very Fine.Michel Block 1x; €2,500 ($2,700).Scott $725 ++.
2
$800
31461906, Special Olympic Games, 1L to 5d complete (Scott 184-197), set of 14, o.g., lightly hinged, bright and fresh, Fine to Very Fine.Michel 144-157.Scott $514.
2
$250
31471873, First Issue, 4sk dark carmine, perf 14 x 13½ (Scott 2), fresh and bright with a neat partial Reykjavik c.d.s., Fine to Very Fine.Facit 2; SKr 9,000 ($870).Scott $1,050.
$250
31481873, First Issue, 4sk carmine, perf 12½ (Scott 6), o.g., fresh and nicely centered; small natural paper inclusion in the bottom margin, otherwise Very Fine, with a 1995 D.F.B./K.P.K. certificate.Facit 6; SKr 12,500 ($1,210).Scott $1,400.
2
$200
31491873, First Issue, 4sk carmine, perf 12½ (Scott 6), bright and fresh with a partial Reykjavik c.d.s.; somewhat typical irregular perfs at the right, Fine to Very Fine, with a 1971 Grønlund certificate.Facit 6; SKr 19,000 ($1,840).Scott $2,000.
2
$350
31501876, Crowned Numeral, 20a light violet (Scott 13a), o.g. with mounting remnants and pencil writing on reverse, fresh and nicely centered, Very Fine, with a 1965 Grønlund certificate issued prior to the gum disturbance.Facit 14a; SKr 9,500 ($920).Scott $1,100.
2
$350