Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale

To see new sales and other StampAuctionNetwork news in your Facebook newsfeed then Like us on Facebook!

StampAuctionNetwork Extended Features

StampAuctionNetwork Channels

United States continued...

Postal History Collections by Subject continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

261

U.S., Railroad Covers, 1860s-1940s. Collection of about 130 covers or cards, 90% of which are 1870s-1910s; includes a tremendous variety of R.P.O. cancels, receivers, Stations and "Train Late" markings; also a few Railroad corner cards & stationery and a few collateral photographs. An outstanding basis for further study or exhibition.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Suggested Bid $600-800
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

262

U.S., Registered Mail, 1870s-1990s. More than 70 covers, about half of which are 1940s-90s; the earlier period includes 13 Exchange Office labels, 11 from New York (one to "Jeruselim, Turky") and two from Boston; the bulk of the pre-1940 material is Washington-Franklins and 1922 Fourth Bureaus; both the pre- and post-1940 covers are loaded with unusual frankings, small towns, etc.; a very interesting lot.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

263

U.S., Rural Free Delivery Covers, 1899-1980s. Collection of about 60 covers or cards, 50 of which are no later than 1914 including an 1897 New York "Collection & Distribution Wagon No. 1", a 1899 "Detroit & Algonac Rural Free Delivery Steamboat" cover (reduced), two cutouts from the Shriver experimental period in Carroll County, Md. and a 1901 Marshall, Wis. "R.F.D." cancel on a wrapper to England; these are followed by a wide variety of "R.F.D." cancels; the later covers feature auxiliary markings, mainly "Not for Route…", etc.; also included are a few collateral pieces, such as two different R.F.D. Carrier's Christmas greeting cards and two illustrated advertising covers, one picturing an R.F.D. Horse, Wagon and Postman, the other and ad for a "Rural Delivery Mails Box". A truly fascinating lot that could easily form the basis of an award-winning exhibit and is certainly worth more than the sum of its parts; accompanied by several relevant clippings and articles.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Suggested Bid $600-800
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

264

U.S., Sea Post Covers, 1892-1941. Mounted collection of about 65 covers including 19 U.S.-German Transatlantic Sea Post, 1892-1914, 13 U.S.-British Transatlantic Sea Post, 1905-17 (including 5 "U.S. Sea Post/Reg."), and 8 United States Transatlantic Sea Post, 1893-17 (including 10 off-cover stamps with Sea Post cancels); the rest are later Sea Post cancels including 6 Transpacific Sea Post, 1925-41. A marvelous lot.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Suggested Bid $600-800
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

265

U.S., Slogan and Flag Cancels, 1890s-1920s. Mostly mounted collection of about 20 slogans (mainly Fairs & Celebrations) and about 65 Flags; includes rare 1898 "OSTON, MAS" mismatched dial halves, Cuero Texas Turkey Run, etc.; a marvelous lot.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

266

U.S., Spanish American War Patriotic Covers. 16 covers, includes "On to Havana", "Remember the Maine", "Our Country" with ad for National Music Co., American flag on ad cover for John Carter & Co stationers, shield & flags from US and Cuba, "If you don't Catch Him in 10 Days" Uncle Sam chasing Spaniard, "Defending the Colors",a few with contents, be sure to inspect this group, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

267

U.S., Spanish American War Postal History, 1898-1900. Collection of 19 covers including 7 Patriotics, 8 Military cancels (Cuba, Puerto Rico (No. 1 & 2) and Manila (5) and Jefferson Barracks); also includes a 1905 postal card sent to the Secretary of War from a woman asking the secretary to inform her whether or not her son, stationed in the Philippines, is still alive as she hasn't heard from him in more than a year.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

268

U.S., Special Delivery Covers, 1892-1979. Mounted collection of about 65 covers including four without Special Delivery stamps; approximately half are post-1940 including several FDCs; includes E1 (2), E5 (7), E5a (2), E6 (6), E8 (2) and E9 (1); the early part of the collection also emphasizes the "clock" time stamps used on Special Delivery covers with examples from Boston, Brooklyn, Buffalo, St. Louis, Washington D.C. and Butler Pa.; virtually all clean and F-VF.
Estimate $350 - 500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

Suggested Bid $350-500
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

269

U.S., Special Delivery Postal History Selection. Collection of 75+ mostly legal size covers, many with special delivery stamps, includes 833 cacheted first day cover, F1 on cover and a mint U60, some 80¢ rates, a few condition issues but generally a nice clean fresh to the market lot, please inspect, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

270

U.S., Stock Certificates Grouping, 1843-62. Interesting group of eight, housed in a file for stamp sheets, including 1843-44 two Ulster County Bank stock certificates; 1847 two Ohio & Missouri Mining Company certificates; 1847 Mutual Safety Insurance Company investment certificate; two 1855 Washington State Company shares certificates, 1862 Bank Commonwealth (State of Virginia) shares certificate. We also noted a couple of linen wrap/ labels for cloth bundles, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $600-800
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

271

U.S., Territorial Covers, 1878-1907. Small collection of 23 covers or cards comprising the following Territories: Arizona (1), Dakota (2), Indian (5, New Mexico (5), Oklahoma (2), Utah (3), Washington (10 & Wyoming (4); mostly smaller towns, all F-VF.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

272

U.S., Transatlantic Stampless Covers, 1766-1875. Mounted collection of 23 incoming covers, nearly all from the British Isles with an excellent range of rates and markings; includes a 1766 folded letter from Glasgow to Turners Warehouse Va. that was carried by private ship (no postal markings), a folded letter London to Montreal, Canada via New York (1838), a folded letter Lima, Peru to New York with "Paid - To/ Panama" and "Steamship/10" handstamps (1857), two Civil War period covers from Latin America with "U.S. Notes/ 56" & and "U.S. Notes/ 63" depreciated currency handstamps, two covers with New York "U.S. Currency Due" circular datestamps, one "Due 14" from France (1874), the other "Due 3" from Venezuela (1875); and a cover from Cuba to New York with scarce "Baltimore/ Am. Pkt" circular datestamp; also includes an 1840 cover from Kingston, Upper Canada to Bridgewater 4 Corners N.Y.; A marvelous lot.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

273

U.S., Transatlantic Stampless Covers, 1834-78. Mounted collection of 40 outgoing covers U.S. to Europe, nearly all to England or France with a tremendous range of rates and markings; includes an 1857 front only from Kirkland N.Y. to Ireland with the rare Dublin "American Mail" half-circle handstamp; also includes 4 covers with no U.S. markings (one to Madeira), 3 covers originating in Cuba with New York markings, one hand carried cover (1849 Boston-London) and two foreign without apparent U.S. transit: Jamaica-London (1849) and Mexico-Bordeaux (1861); condition is just about all clean and F-VF. A fascinating lot.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

274

U.S., Virginia Town Cancels, 1860s-1910s. About 85 covers or cards featuring mainly small towns from Aqua to Wytheville with very little duplication; 1860s are mainly manuscript postmarks, namely Hagen, Healing Springs, Johnson Springs, Rockridge Baths, Swoopes Depot; later manuscript postmarks include Bell's Valley (1876), Churchwood ('86), Ellendale ('84), Haymakertown ('88), Ready Springs ('90) & White Gate ('85); also includes several illustrated advertising covers; virtually all clean and F-VF. A great lot.
Estimate $250 - 350.

Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

275

U.S., Wells Fargo & Co. Covers, 1860s-80s. Small mounted collection of 13 covers, all but one being stamped envelopes Wells Fargo franks, comprising Angels, Marysville and Virginia City to San Francisco (3); San Francisco to Fresno, to Santa Cruz and to New York, the last with fancy San Francisco "72" duplex (Cole YD-22); two mint entires (U223, U312); and four Mexican franks (one mint); the last is an 1884 cover New York to San Francisco franked with a 3¢ Bank Note tied by New York duplex and bearing a large blue scalloped oval "Wells Fargo & Co., 84 Broadway, New York" handstamp; just about all clean and F-VF.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

276

U.S., Western Express Covers, 1860s-70s. Mounted group of seven covers, all but one being 3¢ entires, comprising Bamber & Co. (3, one mint), "Langton's Pioneer Express, San Juan", red handstamped oval and matching "Paid" with blue Wells Fargo Downieville oval to San Francisco (opened roughly at right through indicium), Hinkley & Co., Denver City in combination with Central Overland California & Pikes Peak with 3¢ #26 tied by Leavenworth City (K.T.) c.d.s. to Wisconsin - faulty; and Pacific Union (2, one cancelled San Francisco, the other Wells Fargo, Nevada City to San Francisco).
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

277

U.S., World War I Postal History, 1915-22. Mounted collection of about 90 covers and cards with a wide variety of usages including Soldiers' Mail, Censors, Camp & Branch Cancels, Patriotic covers & cancels, etc.; also three P.O.W. or Internment Camps: 1916 Belgian Military Refugee at Camp Zeist, Holland, writing to a friend in the U.S. requesting used U.S. stamps for his collection in exchange for photo cards of the camp; 1918 German U.S. P.O.W. postcard from a German P.O.W. at Fort Oglethorpe in Chicago; and a 1919 British P.O.W. letter sheet (in English) from an internee at Camp Dorchester in England to a friend in the U.S. requesting that he bring two solid gold wedding rings and a secondhand rubber raincoat "…if you ever get back to Germany". All-in-all, a marvelous, very diverse and interesting lot with several pertinent articles on A.E.F. markings and such.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Suggested Bid $600-800
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

278

U.S., World War II Censored & APO Cover Collection, 1939-45. Several hundred covers, many identified from which country they originated, includes Hawaii, Egypt, Alaska, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Morocco, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, great array of censor marks, various seals and labels, some with contents, a winner for the WWII enthusiast, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)

Suggested Bid $600-800
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

279

U.S., World War II Postal History, 1942-48. Mounted collection of about 125 covers and cards with a wide variety of usages including many scarce APOs, censors, Patriotic covers & Cancels, V-Mail, POW & Internment camps; etc.; too varied to even describe. An eclectic and truly fascinating lot with inspection highly recommended.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

280

U.S., World War II Patriotic Covers, 1939-45. Well over 100 covers, many with full color or graphic designs, includes "This Is the Enemy" with Hitler's face above a mother stabbed with a bayonet and her crying child, black & white photo of the Arizona burning, "Deliver Us from Evil" with half dressed and naked women with Nazi officers, "Stamp 'em Out" with Hitler Mussolini and Tojo being stepped on, many other cartoons of Hitler, some with patriotic labels and seals tied, a must collection for the WW2 collector, a real opportunity to purchase an intact lot, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction