1861, 10¢ yellow green (68), three singles tied by cork cancels and red New York Paid 24 handstamp, on outer folded letter sheet, with blue C. Ludmann & Co forwarders handstamp, addressed to Le Havre France, F.-V.F.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Flagship Sale #663
By: Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions
Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Flagship Sale #663
A "Flagship" sale featuring stamps and postal history of the U.S. and Possessions, British Commonwealth, Europe and Colonies, Asia, Middle East & Latin America, and Philatelic Literature, including the M.G. Wooley collection of U.S. stamps, postal cards and errors, freaks and oddities, also the "Boca" collection of quality Canada and Canadian Provinces, plus exceptional Ryukyus and Afghanistan.
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Lot #1151 - u.s. postal history regular issues
Lot #1152 - u.s. postal history regular issues
1861, 24¢ steel blue (70b), absolutely gorgeous high quality horizontal pair tied on an attractive cover to Manchester, England by black grid cancellations with adjacent red "New York Exchange" office postmark at left, 1862 Manchester backstamp, with manuscript "Per Steamer Europe" at upper left corner; the best color you'll ever see on a Steel Blue pair, simply gorgeous; cover with sealed opening tear at top affecting neither stamp,...
Lot #1153 - u.s. postal history regular issues
1867, 3¢ red, F. grill (94), tied by fancy target with Milford PA c.d.s., on small cover addressed to Philadelphia PA, stamp has large part of adjoining stamp at left and a large printing smear across the top of the stamp, rare and perfect for the specialist, F.-V.F.
Scott $11 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1154 - u.s. postal history regular issues
1873, 3¢ green (158), tied by bold strike of Philadelphia PA, Screaming Eagle fancy cancel (Cole Bi-14) with Philadelphia PA c.d.s. on ad cover, addressed to Hickory Hill PA158, very scarce cancel, especially this nice; reduced at right, staining bottom right corner, F.-V.F.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1155 - u.s. postal history regular issues
1893, 2¢ Columbian (231), vertical bisect tied by West Haven CT barred grid, with PF certificate stating it is a genuine bisect, but declining opinion on whether it passed through the mail, Very Fine; 2012 P.F. certificate.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot #1156 - u.s. postal history regular issues
1901, Pan-Americans complete (294-299), matched set of six covers each stamp tied by Pan-American Station machine cancel, Sep 10, on cover to Alameda, Calif. (1¢ cover bears a pair), each cover has had some sort of label removed from the upper left corner, most with barely a trace; 1987 P.F. certificate.
Scott $2,560 Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #1157 - u.s. postal history airmail
Airmail, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh (C10a), single with tab from booklet pane, tied on cover by Cleveland (Midwestern Philatelic Sta.) May 26, 1928 duplex postmark, addressed to Ridgewood NJ with New York transit backstamp, complete unexploded booklet, F.-V.F.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1158 - u.s. postal history airmail
Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14), wonderfully well centered example tied on 1930 Registered flight cover to New York, with "Grand Central Sta., NY, May 1, 1930" slogan "Register or Insure valuable mail" cancellation; stamp with mild crease at bottom right corner, Extremely Fine.
Scott $400 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1159 - u.s. postal history airmail
Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15), eye catching example tied on flight cover to Washington, DC by lightly struck "New York, Varick Station" cancellation, used with C11, E15, and QE1 making this a colorful and desirable usage, F.-V.F.
Scott $625 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #1160 - u.s. postal history airmail
Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15), tied on small neat dual-cacheted Zeppelin cover flown from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, stamp with small scrape at lower left, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $625 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1161 - u.s. postal history airmail
Airmail, 1933, 50¢ "Chicago" Zeppelin (C18), vertical strip of 3 tied on flight cover to Chicago by black "New York, NY Varick St. Annex, Oct 2, 1933" c.d.s., Fine.
Scott $142 Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #1162 - u.s. postal history airmail
Airmail, 1933, 50¢ "Chicago" Zeppelin (C18), marvelous flight cover to Albion, Michigan tied by "Miami, Fla Oct 23, 1933" machine cancellation, fancy endorsed cover with outstanding eye appeal, F.-V.F.
Scott $80 Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #1163 - u.s. postal history airmail
Airmail, 1937 (3 May), Hindenburg 1st North America Flight, resulting in the infamous crash. Cover prepared by Sieger for the ill-fated flight, but returned to sender, handstamped "…Could not be forwarded on account of accident to Airship, May 6, 1937.", Very Fine. Sieger 454Ea; €350 ($490).
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1164 - u.s. postal history airmail
Airmail, 1949, 6¢ carmine coil (C41), gorgeous full colored Dorothy Knapp hand painted cachet on first day cover with pair of 5¢, Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #1165 - u.s. postal history airmail
Airmail, 1982-83, Western Airlines and Burlington Air Express Covers, great lot comprised of 36 covers, sheet of nine Western Airline $1 stamps, lot of stickers and Collector's Newsletters #3 and #5, great grouping of a defunct airmail service, F.-V.F.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #1166 - u.s. postal history offices in china
1898-99, twice-forwarded cover from Holland to Shanghai, franked with Netherlands 1894 12½¢ gray (44) and addressed to a soldier aboard the U.S.S. Petrel, c/o the Consul General in Shanghai; forwarded to Manila, P.I. and finally to San Francisco, with three U.S. 1894 2¢ type (267) affixed over the Dutch stamp with adhesive, but uncanceled; front & back bear Japanese, British, French and Local Post Shanghai markings, as well...
Lot #1167 - u.s. postal history offices in china
1900, two soldier's covers from China/Japan to Baltimore, Md., two Philippines 1900 2¢ Plimpton entires (U8), the first franked with Japan 10s blue tied by Nagasaki circular datestamp (22 Jul), backstamped Yokohama, San Francisco & Balto; the second franked with a pair of Japanese P.O. in China 1900 5s orange (10) tied by Tientsin I.J.P.O. circular datestamp (4 Aug), backstamped Moji, Japan, Yokohama, Vancouver &...
Lot #1168 - u.s. postal history offices in china
1900 (13 Feb), cover from Nagasaki to nurse at the First Reseve Hospital in Manila, small Japan 2s stamped envelope uprated with 1888 8s blue lilac (78) tied by Nagasaki circular datestamps, backstamped Hong Kong (20 Feb), "Mil. Sta. No. 1, Manila, Phil Isl'datestamp./ Rec'd" and lightly struck violet "First Res. Hosp./ Sta. Manl a, Phil. Ils." duplex (both 26 Feb); blue staining at upper left, Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200....
Lot #1169 - u.s. postal history offices in china
1900 (6 Sep), cover from Tientsin to North Adams, Mass., patriotic Army & Navy Y.M.C.A. envelope franked with Japanese P.O. in China 1900 5s orange (10) pair tied by Tientsin I.J.P.O. circular datestamp, backstamped Yokohama (11 Sep), Boston (14 Oct) and North Adams (15 Oct); small tear at top, Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1170 - u.s. postal history offices in china
1900 (4 Nov), cover from Taku to Plainfield, N.J., franked with 1898 2¢ red (279B) tied by mostly complete "Mil. P. Sta. No 1, Taku, China" duplex (Baker C-3), backstamped Plainfield (6 Dec); reduced at left with some staining at upper left, Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1171 - u.s. postal history offices in china
1900 (18 Nov), cover from Peking to Washington, D.C., 1899 2¢ Plimpton entire canceled "Mil P. Sta. No 1. Pekin/ China" duplex (Baker C-3), backstamped "Mil Postal Sta No 1/ China" (22 Nov) and Washington, D.C. (two different, both 1 Jan 01); return address is "G.M. Hunt, Postal Ag't. U.S. Mil. Sta. #1, Pekin, China"; reduced just a tad at left, F.-V.F.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #1172 - u.s. postal history offices in china
1901 (21 Jan), cover from Manila, P.I. to U.S. soldier in Peking and returned, franked with U.S. Philippines 1899 1¢ green (213) tied by Manila duplex, backstamped "Mil Postal Sta No 1:/ China" duplexes (Baker C-1), 22 & 23 Feb, addressee not found (endorsed in red), handstamped violet "Advertised" and matching "Military Postal Sta. No. 1, China" circular datestamp (Baker D-1), 5 Mar, then "Returned to Writer" with fancy...
Lot #1173 - u.s. postal history offices in china
1901 (7 Feb), unaddressed 1¢ postal card, bearing 1¢, 2¢, 5¢, 8¢ & 10¢ type II (272, 279, 279B, 281, 283) tied by "Mil Postal Sta No 1:/ China" circular datestamps, penciled endorsement on reverse, "USA Soldiers correspondence only during Boxer Rising in China 1900/01"; card faults, but an interesting philatelic souvenir.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1174 - u.s. postal history offices in china
1901 (21 Mar), cover from Tientsin to Versailles, France, via San Francisco franked with 1898 1¢ & two 2¢ (279, 279B) tied by "Mil. P. Sta. No 1. Tientsin/ China" duplexes and by Paris entry circular datestamp and Versailles receiver, both 4 May; reduced at left, Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #1175 - u.s. postal history offices in china
1901 (Mar 26), cover from Peking to Manila, P.I., War Dept. penalty envelope franked with 1898 2¢ red (279B) tied by "Mil Postal Sta No 1:/ China" duplex (Baker C-1), from a Captain in the 14th Infantry to a Captain in the 5th Infantry; backstamped a second "Mil Postal Sta No 1:/ China" circular datestamp the next day plus Manila (19 Apr) and Vigan, Ilocos Sur (Apr 26) circular datestamps, Very Fine.
Estimate $350 - 500...
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