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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale: 727

Postal History
General Postal History by Year
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 461
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image Bermuda, 1908-67, assembly of 15 official covers, including 1908 from Ireland Island (faults) to Curaçao bearing 4d postage, 1909 to Canada, 1920 to the US, 1942 to Lisbon with oval Postage Due handstamp completed for 2s, other wartime usages, a couple with Official Paid handstamp, etc., Very Fine, an interesting quorum; inspect.
Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:04:12 EST
Sold For 250

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 462
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image Bermuda, 1908 (Sept. 28), picture post card sent from Hamilton to Ontario, CA, hand-tinted image of Outerbridge's Lily Field, Hamilton; franked by two Great Britain King Edward VII ½d greens, tied by sensational "PAQUEBOT" straightline handstamp (Type PQo1; Hosking Fig. 1102) with Hamilton dater alongside, Very Fine, a very scarce marking, in use for three years only.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 90.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:04:20 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 463
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Cat No: Collection

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image Bermuda, 1914-18, group of 55 WWI censored covers to, from and within Bermuda, neatly arranged on two-pocket heavy paper stock pages, with descriptions for each; note triangular Postal Censor and circled "P.C." handstamps in a variety of colors (several noted as "rare" by the collector); mostly US or Canadian destinations, though Great Britain and British Guiana are here as well—there's even one to Tehran (!); incoming covers from Antigua, Barbados, Canada (3), England (2), US, two from British Army Post Offices (one S.11), Fine to Very Fine, a delightful compilation; imaged in full online.
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800

Opening US$ 750.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:04:36 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 464
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Cat No: Collection

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image Bermuda, 1918-64, a machine cancels study, presented on 48 Scott hingeless pages, over 50 covers plus numerous stamps and cover pieces exhibiting Bermuda's machine cancels from Type M1 to M14 plus StGM; all types and sub-types identified (this collection could serve as the basis for an exhibit), most with more than one example; illustrated are "plain" dater rollers, 1924 British Empire Exhibition rollers, "Come to Bermuda/The Isles of Rest" slogans (several styles), "Bermuda Aquarium/One of the/World's/Finest" slogans, and "Post early/for Christmas" slogans, etc., with sub-types illustrating the slogans with differing daters; note Airmail and Official covers among the holding, along with First and Last Day usages; covers sent both locally and abroad, Very Fine, interesting material not often encountered.
Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)

Suggested Bid $400-600

Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 225.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:04:56 EST
Sold For 225

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 465
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image Bermuda, 1925, eight USS Los Angeles covers between Lakehurst and Bermuda, comprising First Flight (Feb.) to Hamilton, Second Flight (Apr.) to Hamilton and Warwick, and return (5), two with "Air Mail/Service/Bermuda" and two with "Bermuda First/Overseas Airmail" cachets, Very Fine, a pretty group, with both US and Bermudian frankings; imaged in full online.
Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 180.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:05:12 EST
Sold For 180

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 466
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image Bermuda, 1927-59, selection of 22 maritime covers to or from Bermuda, with a range of cancels and handstamps including straightline "Posted on the High Seas", "Paquebot" (Hosking Fig. 1103), New York Paquebot, "Mailed at Sea", with various ships' cachets, Very Fine, a fun and interesting group.
Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:05:29 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 467
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image Bermuda, 1928 (June 12), "CANNOT BE FOUND" on cover sent from Hamilton to Pembroke, franked by 1d Caravel tied by Hamilton slogan roller cancel; superb strike of the rare "CANNOT BE FOUND" straightline handstamp at center, with "Left Bda" in pencil at bottom, Very Fine, recorded by Ludington in use for the one year.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 90.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:05:46 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 468
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image Bermuda, 1928 (June 12), cover sent Hamilton to Devonshire, "CANNOT BE FOUND", 1d Caravel tied by Hamilton slogan roller; upon arrival "Devonshire" deleted and marked "Not in Devon" in blue crayon with rare "CANNOT BE FOUND" straightline handstamp alongside; reverse with further slogan cancels and Devonshire South datestamps, Very Fine, considered one of the finest of the 10-12 examples recorded.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 90.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:06:05 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 469
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image Bermuda, 1929-53, group of 25 ship/shipping line covers, including two 1929 Red Star Line envelopes with 2½d Caravel cancelled at New York or San Juan; 1934 "Bermuda Greets the U.S. Navy" illustrated cover; a May 6, 1935, HMS Danae illustrated cover, a selection of US Ship duplexes between 1935 and 1941, a 1937 German Training Ship Schleswig Holstein illustrated, etc., Very Fine, an interesting and colorful collection; see them all online.
Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 140.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:06:22 EST
Sold For 140

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 470
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image Bermuda, 1929 (Dec. 14), wreck cover from the SS Fort Victoria, sent New York to Hamilton, a Wall Street Journal envelope (249 x 105 mm), its stamp floated off; recovered from the Fort Victoria, which was rammed by the American steamer Algonquin in thick fog off Sandy Hook, Brooklyn, while she was stopped to land the pilot; reverse bearing New York Post Office Type 2a label (explaining damage) with short dash between "29" and "3000"; two vertical file folds clear of label, Very Fine, a scarce 20th century shipwreck cover.
Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750

Opening US$ 350.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:06:37 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 471
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image Bermuda, 1931 (Oct. 16), picture post card to Framingham, MA, Hamilton datestamp inverted, a pretty view of the Harbor and City of Hamilton, the post card franked by 1d Caravel tied by superb "Come to Bermuda/The Isles of Rest" slogan cancel (Type M4), the Hamilton datestamp completely inverted (the slogan apparently not an exaggeration, with someone asleep at the job!), Very Fine, a bit of fun, extremely rare; only portions of the datestamp are inverted on other known examples.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 80.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:06:59 EST
Sold For 80

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 472
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image Bermuda, 1934-67, collection of 25 Bermuda airmail covers, including 1934 First Flight from Prince Albert, Canada, to Pembroke; 1938 FAM 17 (5, one with 2½d (2) and 4d applied on arrival); 1939 First Trans-Atlantic Acceptance from Britain to Hamilton; 1947 Colonial Airlines Inaugural Flight (4), etc.; includes two King George VI and two Queen Elizabeth II air letters used, Fine to Very Fine, a high-flying compilation; inspect.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 110.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:07:27 EST
Sold For 110

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 473
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image Bermuda, 1937-50, selection of 40 covers and cards from Bermuda, mostly to the US, bearing King George VI issues in a variety of values and frankings; largely from Hamilton, though with others from Flatts, Paget and Somerset Bridge (2), one from St. Georges on uprated 1d card, a 1942 cover to the US with "V/for/Victory/Bermuda" cachet, and one from the UK to Bermuda and reused with 7½d to the US; includes a couple Registered covers, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Opening US$ 180.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:07:41 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 474
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image Bermuda, 1937 (May-June), group of 17 RMA Cavalier First Flight covers, from the plane's first flights for Imperial Airways; destinations include Canada, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Haiti, Surinam, Trinidad and the US; variously franked with two being specially printed envelopes, the others with cachet, one in September with "No flight on/by 'R.M.A. Cavalier'" cachet in green; includes five Registered covers, Very Fine, a pretty collection; inspect.
Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 140.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:07:55 EST
Sold For 140

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 475
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image Bermuda, 1939-41, a baker's dozen of WWII censored covers, nicely arranged collection, with destinations of Canada (2), Dominica (2), Great Britain (3) and the US (6); all with "Passed by censor/[number]/Bermuda" handstamps in various colors, the censor numbers including 2, 3 (2), 4, 8 (2, Registered covers, one with CL1 label), 9, 20 (partly covered by "C/8153" label), 23 (2), 27, 44 and 48, along with a cover piece with #18; solid strikes throughout, Very Fine, inspection invited.
Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Opening US$ 180.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:08:07 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 476
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image Bermuda, 1939 (June 8 & 21), Pan American Airways First Flight covers, Southern and Northern Routes, two covers postmarked St. Georges and sent via Hamilton, franked at 2s; the June 8 cover on the southern route to England with Great Britain ½d definitive on reverse tied by June 14 Rotherham arrival c.d.s.; the June 21 cover to New Zealand and marked "Northern Route", with uncancelled Great Britain 1½d Coronation alongside the Bermuda adhesives; June 14 cover with toned spots, still a Very Fine duo, June 9 cover a First Flight and the first day the 2s rate was available; both covers rare, with only five First Flight Covers recorded of the Southern Route.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:08:39 EST
Sold For 350

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 477
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image Bermuda, 1939 (Aug. 5), Imperial Airways First Transatlantic Flight cover, from Bermuda to England, sent St. Georges to London, franked by 2s purple and blue on blue King George VI Keyplate (1937 First Printing) neatly cancelled by St. Georges dater; manuscript inscription "Imperial Airways/First TransAtlantic Air Mail/Northern Route" at top; Great Britain ½d green King George VI definitive on backflap, tied by one of two Rotherham 12 AU datestamps, Very Fine, an attractive First Flight Cover, Ex-Reid L. Shaw.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:08:59 EST
Sold For 225

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 478
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image Bermuda, 1939 (Sept. 8), censored cover from Ireland Island, Bermuda, to Simonstown, South Africa, bearing ½d and 1d Pictorials, tied by single strike of Ireland Island c.d.s.; Type CL1 censor label ("PC 22") in red along left side and, on reverse, a superb "Passed by censor/11/Bermuda" handstamp in green on backflap, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400

An early censored cover, with the earliest date of the "11" handstamp previously recorded in October, and the earliest recorded date of use for the label being on Sept. 4, 1939. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 140.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:09:16 EST
Sold For 140

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 479
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image Bermuda, 1939 (Sept. 20), Prize Court registered cover from Greenland to Denmark, sent from Angmagssalik to Copenhagen, with red Registry label #005 (handstamped town name running off the right hand side), the 68øre postage paid by various 1938 First Issues (including a 30øre Polar Bear); censored with transparent tape at left; reverse shows scarce two-line "Released by/Prize Court" rubber handstamp in black plus violet Philadelphia Registered (Nov. 11) and New York Foreign (Nov. 12) transits, Very Fine, a grand cover.
Estimate $150 - 200

Restricted materials such as coins, stamps, etc., were held in Bermuda until after WWII and sold by the Prize Court in various auctions between 1948 and 1950. Approximately 60 items are known with the "Released" handstamp. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 180.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:09:31 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 480
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image Bermuda, Censored Official cover sent from Hamilton to Philadelphia, PA, the 3½d postage tied by a Hamilton c.d.s. with date illegible; journal-sized Bermuda Trade Development Board (240 x 165 mm) pre-printed "On His Majesty's Service" envelope addressed to the Chief of the Editorial Board of the Philadelphia Record; very nice green "Passed by censor/33/Bermuda" handstamp below; few edge faults, still Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:09:41 EST
Sold For 110
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