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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale: 734

United States
Special Handling
Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1130
Symbol:
Cat No: QE4

image Special Handling, 1925, 25¢ deep green (Scott QE4), with 2¢ Washington-Franklin, tied by "New York, N.Y./City Hall Sta./Jul 1 1925" c.d.s. on envelope to Cleveland, showing unframed violet "Air Mail/First Overnight Flight/New York to Chicago" handstamp below; unauthorized but accepted usage on first class mail, Very Fine, an early example of the Special Handling stamp on cover during the first two months of issue.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:26:06 EST
Sold For 200

Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1131
Symbol:
Cat No: QE4

image Special Handling, 1925, 25¢ deep green (Scott QE4), straight edge at left, with 8¢ and 10¢ definitives (#560, 562) tied by "New York/G.C. Station/7.17 1925" oval datestamp on parcel insert formular card, showing violet "Insured" and "Special Handling" straightline handstamps adjacent; bearing on reverse 10¢ Special Delivery (#E12) with 3¢, 8¢ and 10¢ definitives (#555, 560, 562) cancelled by c.d.s. and indistinct duplex (July 22), with violet "Insured" and reddish purple "Special Delivery/Fee Paid 15 cents" handstamps, the latter just tying the 8¢; some creasing and surface faults clear of stamps and markings, Very Fine, apparently two different Zones, as well as a scarce combination with the Special Delivery stamp and an early usage of the Special Handling stamp.
Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:26:25 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1132
Symbol:
Cat No: QE2b

image Special Handling, 1928, 15¢ yellow green (Scott QE2b), in combination with 2¢ Valley Forge and 3¢ Fourth Bureau, tied by "First Flight/Air Mail/Cam 8/San Jose/Calif./Oct.15/1928" special cachet in violet on Airmail Special Delivery envelope to Cambridge, Mass. (Oct. 18), 5¢ postage for Airmail, and, though not authorized, the Special Handling stamp was accepted in payment of the Special Delivery fee, Very Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)

Suggested Bid $100-150

Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:26:43 EST
Sold For 110

Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1133
Symbol:
Cat No: QE4

image Special Handling, 1925, 25¢ deep green (Scott QE4), deep color, with 7¢ McKinley vertical pair, tied by framed handstamp on reverse of 1928 "insured" formular postal insert reusable for multiple bureaus, the front portion bearing 8¢ Grant (2 pairs and single), tied by "Norton/Mass." framed handstamp; creasing and one stamp removed from previous usage at Boston, Very Fine, scarce "Safety Stamp Card" with usage from at least three different post offices.
Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)

Suggested Bid $400-600

Opening US$ 400.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:27:02 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1134
Symbol:
Cat No: QE3b

image Special Handling, 1928, 20¢ yellow green (Scott QE3b), cancelled by target obliterator and tied by matching "San Juan/P.R./Jan 9 1929" machine cancel on 1929 First Flight envelope to Boston via Miami (Jan. 10), showing "First Flight Airmail from San Juan/International F.A.M. 6" special cachet in red and matching "Postage Due 10 Cents." straightline handstamp adjacent; cover also bears an uncancelled 2¢ Burgoyne (#644) presumably to pay US domestic postage; the Special Handling stamp not accepted for Airmail postage, but an interesting usage demonstrating that these Special Purpose stamps were available outside the continental US, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:27:23 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1135
Symbol:
Cat No: QE1b

image Special Handling, 1928, 10¢ yellow green (Scott QE1b), printed on "special" booklet paper, with 12¢ Definitive (#564) tied by duplex on large portion of 1931 (July 17) parcel from New York to Landsdale, Pennsylvania, showing accompanying "…/Parcel Post" purple double-ring datestamp adjacent, with matching "Insured/323217" and "Special Handling/10" straightline handstamp.
Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 375.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:27:52 EST
Sold For 375

Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1136
Symbol:
Cat No: QE2b

image Special Handling, 1928, 15¢ yellow green (Scott QE2b), in combination with 1¢ and 30¢ (3, with pair) definitives tied by "New York, N.Y." machine cancel on 1934 (Sept. 8) parcel front, showing "Special Handling" and "Change of address due/to official orders" unframed instructional handstamp in purple violet adjacent; Zone 5 for a 15-lb. parcel, with 5¢ of the Special Handling fee paid by ordinary stamps; light soiling from gum.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:28:30 EST
Sold For 275

Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1137
Symbol:
Cat No: QE2b

image Special Handling, 1928, 15¢ yellow green (Scott QE2b), in combination with vertical pair of ½¢ definitive (#551), tied by "Boston, Mass./Navy Yard Sta./May 19 1936" c.d.s. on Airmail Special Delivery envelope to Schenectady. N.Y, the Special Handling stamp accepted for payment of the 6¢ Airmail rate and 10¢ Special Delivery fee, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 190.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:29:07 EST
Sold For 190

Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1138
Symbol:
Cat No: QE2

image Special Handling, 1940, 15¢ green (Scott QE2), straight edge at left, in combination with 13¢ Prexie, tied by "Amherst/N.H." framed handstamp on 1947 (Jan. 30) corrugated card stock, with "Special Handling" label alongside cancelled by "Amherst/N.H./Jan 30 1947/1" duplex; also 10¢ Special Handling (#QE1) vertical marginal pair tied by "Valier/Penn." circular undated handstamp on 1931 (Aug.) envelope to Wooster, Ohio; and four pieces bearing Special Handling stamps (6, one defective) in combination with Prexies (7) to $1, Very Fine, a lovely holding documenting nearly the entire 21-year span (July 1, 1928 until July 1, 1949) where the Special Handling rate remained unchanged.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:29:36 EST
Sold For 225

Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1139
Symbol:
Cat No: QE1

image Special Handling, 1940, 10¢ green (Scott QE1), vertical pair in combination with 13¢ (pair), 50¢ and $1 (vertical pair) Prexies tied by wavy-line machine cancel on 1947 (July 7) parcel tag from Brattleboro, Vermont to Spokane, Washington, with cut-out label on reverse showing origin c.d.s. applied over "Special Handling" straightline handstamp in purple; one 13¢ adhesive damaged; Very Fine usage from Zone 8.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:30:09 EST
Sold For 375

Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1140
Symbol:
Cat No: QE1

image Special Handling, 1940, 10¢ green (Scott QE1), in combination with 20¢ Prexie, tied by "Chicopee Falls/Mass." oval handstamp and/or its c.d.s. on 1947 (Oct. 28) envelope to Topeka, Kansas, showing "Chicopee Falls, Mass./Westover Falls Sta." double-ring violet datestamp, with matching "Special Handling" straightline handstamp adjacent; from a staff sergeant in the Army Air Force, Very Fine usage.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:30:35 EST
Sold For 225

Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1141
Symbol:
Cat No: QE2b

image Special Handling, 1928, 15¢ yellow green (Scott QE2b), in combination with 5¢ and 30¢ (vertical pair) Prexies cancelled by "Ithaca/N.Y." oval handstamp and/or c.d.s. on ca. 1947 "laundry case" card to Oak Park, Illinois, showing "Insured No. 9505/Ithaca, N.Y." and "Special Handling" purple unframed handstamp adjacent; Zone 4 usage probably for a 9-lb. parcel during the Nov. 1944-1948 period; central vertical filing fold well clear of adhesives.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000

Opening US$ 750.00
Sold...US$ 700.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:30:55 EST
Sold For 700

Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1142
Symbol:
Cat No: QE2

image Special Handling, 1940, 15¢ green (Scott QE2), in combination with 6¢ and 15¢ Airs (#C40, C43), tied by "Boston, Mass./Air Mail Field/Sep 2 1950" duplex on Boston-Cologne First Flight F.A.M. 24 envelope addressed to Minneapolis (Sept. 22), with "Köln/Bahnpostamt 10" arrival c.d.s. (Sept. 9) on reverse; damaged at sea on the return of the cover to the US, with attached N.Y. Postmaster’s mimeographed note: "The accompanying article was damaged by water iuring [sic!] a storm encountered at sea by the S.S. 'Liberte', which arrived at New York, September 12, 1950.", Very Fine, highly unusual.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:31:13 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1143
Symbol:
Cat No: QE3b

image Special Handling, 1928, 20¢ yellow green (Scott QE3b), two singles, tied by "Baton Rouge/La./Oct 3 1957" machine cancel on 4¢ Liberty postal card to Glenview, Illinois, endorsed "Air Mail Special Delivery"; an unauthorized but accepted use of the Special Handling stamps for this service, and an early use of the postal card, which was issued on November 16, 1956 for international use, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:31:49 EST
Sold For 250

Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1144
Symbol:
Cat No: QE1

image Special Handling, 1940, 10¢ green (Scott QE1), in combination with 30¢ Prexie pair and 4¢ Liberty, cancelled in pencil and tied by "Special Handling" straightline handstamp or "Oak Park, Ill. (River Forest Ill.)/Parcel Post/May 22 1957" double-ring datestamp in purple, on return part of mailing tag for a student’s laundry to Sinsinawa, Wisconsin; the rate during this period was 74¢ (54¢ for 7-lb. package + 20¢ Special Handling); though a light green shade, the Special Handling stamp is actually a normal "wet" printing; the outbound side of the tag was mailed on May 9, 1957 bearing 5¢ & 10¢ Liberty series and $1 Prexie paying the fees for a 10-lb. parcel, a remarkable "turned" mailing tag.
Estimate $250 - 350

The Special Handling fees were increased on July 1, 1957, and the actual Special Handling stamps were withdrawn from use on October 24, 1957 . Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:32:17 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1145
Symbol:
Cat No: QE1, QE2

image Special Handling, 1940, 10¢ and 15¢ green (Scott QE1, QE2), in combination with 10¢ and 20¢ strip of four definitives, tied by "New York. N.Y. Grand Central Sta. 76/Mar 4 1968" double-ring datestamp on large piece of parcel, showing "Special Handling" straightline handstamp in purple adjacent, Very Fine, an exceptionally late use of the Special Handling stamps, which uncharacteristically are not dry printings, after these Special Purpose stamps had been invalidated.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:32:50 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 734
Lot No: 1146
Symbol:
Cat No: QE1-QE3

image Special Handling, 10¢ to 20¢ (Scott QE1-QE3), a selection of nine items—four envelopes, a postcard, three parcel fronts, and a piece—including various special papers, frankings (both single and mixed) and usages, including four Airmail with First or Special Flights, mainly Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000

Opening US$ 750.00


Closed..Feb-20-2020, 12:33:07 EST
Sold For 0
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