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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale: 727

British North America
Prince Edward Island
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 581
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1864-65, pair of registered covers sent internally, the 1864 (Aug. 5) the right half of an entire, with rare mixed-issue franking (#3 plus #5), sent St. Eleanors to Charlotte Town, the stamps neatly cancelled by barred ovals, datestamps on reverse; the 1865 cover (Oct. 7, complete) sent from West Cape to Summerside and franked by #5 and #6 (a scarce franking) cancelled both manuscript and by barred oval handstamps, Very Fine, with a 2013 Greene Foundation certificate for each.
Estimate $350 - 500. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $350-500

Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 225.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:46:17 EST
Sold For 225

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 582
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1864 (Feb. 8), cover sent from Charlotte Town to George Town, folded letter sheet bearing 2d perf 9 (#1) tied by barred oval cancel; overlapping PEI FEB 8 (P7) despatch and George-Town FE 9 (P47) arrival on reverse; light vertical file fold mentioned for accuracy, Very Fine, a striking #1 on cover, Ex-Martyn Cusworth.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 150.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:46:36 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 583
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1864 (May 3), solo usage cover sent Charlotte Town to Somerville, MA, bearing a #3 (blunted lower left corner) tied by three light strikes of a barred-oval cancel, with solid PEI origin handstamp on reverse; cover shows normal usage wear and a slight reduction at left, but is overall sound, Very Fine, a rare solo usage of this issue, Ex-Martyn Cusworth.
Estimate $800 - 1,200. Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $800-1,200

Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 475.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:47:00 EST
Sold For 475

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 584
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1864 (May 9), registered cover sent Charlotte Town to George Town, large part folded letter cover sheet bearing #1 and #3, each tied by barred oval cancels; arced "Registered" handstamp in red to left, "877" added in pen; PEI May 9 origin and George-Town MY 10 receiver on reverse; both stamps faulty, back of lettersheet torn, nearly Very Fine appearance, a rare First Issue franking, Ex-Crosby, Carr noted in pencil on reverse, with 2010 Greene Foundation certificate.
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800

Opening US$ 80.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:47:17 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 585
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1864 (June 3), colorful cover sent Charlotte Town to Waverly Goldfield, light orange cover bearing #1 and #4, each cancelled (the #4 tied) by barred circles; reverse with PEI origin, Tatamagouche (JU 4), Truro (JU 6) and Halifax (JU 7) transits; 2d stamp with a couple short perforations at bottom, Very Fine, a rare mixed-issue franking.
Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 200.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:47:31 EST
Sold For 200

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 586
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1864 (Nov. 7), cover sent from Charlotte Town to Bendigo, Victoria, unclaimed, franked by Second Issue 6d green (#7) and 9d mauve (#8, three, one defective), each cancelled by "13" barred killer; front additionally shows red Nov. 22 London PAID handstamp, boxed "Not Known by/Letter Carrier" handstamp in black, a blue oval "Unclaimed" handstamp, plus red crayon ratings "10" crossed out and replaced by "1/8"; reverse with PEI origin plus Melbourne FE 11/65 (in blue) and Sandhurst FE 12 daters—along with a second Sandhurst dater of SP 2/65…apparently the Aussies gave the recipient time to come forward and claim his letter; backflap detached and re-affixed, central file fold and general twice-around-the-world wear, Very Fine nonetheless, a remarkable cover, one of only three covers known bearing three 9d values, and the sole example to Australia, Ex-Jarrett Jephcott, Dr. RVC Walker, Warren S. Wilkinson, with 2010 Greene Foundation certificate.
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800

Illustrated in Lehr, page 111.
Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800

Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 850.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:47:53 EST
Sold For 850

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 587
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1865-70, a foursome of inter-Maritimes covers, all to Nova Scotia, with destinations of Halifax, Wolfville, Albion and Tatamagouche; each franked by a 3d blue (#6), the first three bearing barred cancels, the last cancelled by "13" killer; Tatamagouche cover bearing the "JSLAND" (for "ISLAND") variety (Row 3/2); proper datestamps present, Fine to Very Fine+, "JSLAND" a scarce variety on cover, with 1999 P.F. certificate for Tatamagouche cover.
Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 160.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:48:12 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 588
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1865 (Mar. 23), cover from Charlotte Town to Kent, complete with long business-related letter, bearing #8 tied by largely face-free "13" killer; reverse with PEI Type P5a datestamp and Apr. 11 receiver; back torn on opening, plus small portion of lower right corner missing, otherwise clean and attractive, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750

Opening US$ 150.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:48:25 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 589
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1865 (Apr. 13), double-rate cover sent St. Eleanors to Charlotte Town, underpaid by 2d perf 11½-12 (#5) tied by barred oval cancel with cursive "4" Due handstamp alongside; origin and arrival backstamps on reverse, with recipient's notes across face, Very Fine, very rare, with only four examples of this Postage Due handstamp recorded, all from 1864-65, Ex-Martyn Cunsworth, Warren S. Wilkinson, with 2004 Greene Foundation certificate.
Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750

Opening US$ 150.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:48:40 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 590
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1865 (June 29), Local cover, addressed to "Hon. John Longworth" and franked by 1d perf 11 (#4a), paying the Town letter rate and neatly cancelled by barred oval "13" killer; PEI datestamp (P5) on reverse, Very Fine, the sole recorded example of this issue paying the correct 1d rate, Ex-Norman Brassler, Martyn Cusworth, Alan Griffiths, with 2004 Greene Foundation certificate.
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800

Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 850.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:48:58 EST
Sold For 850

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 591
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1865 (July 12), postage due cover from Charlotte Town to George Town, a cheery orange cover, with enclosure datelined Vernon River, July 11, regarding repossession of a mare, sent unpaid to George Town; cover front bears fine strike of the rare cursive "4" Due handstamp; split-circle JY 12 origin (P5) and JY 14 receiver (P47) on reverse; cover faults (most on back) from prior mountings, still nearly Very Fine, and one of only four examples recorded of this Due handstamp, Ex-Martyn Cusworth, Warren S. Wilkinson.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 100.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:49:11 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 592
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1865 (Oct. 13), Small envelope from Sackville to Charlotte Town, a pretty little thing, with front manuscript "Paid" notation cancelled by oval of bars, the reverse bearing an eye-catching New Brunswick Chalon Head (Scott #8) similarly cancelled, flanked on left by Sackville origin dater and on right by PEI receiver (Oct. 16); cover opened for display, Very Fine, scarce, Ex-Martyn Cusworth.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 100.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:49:22 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 593
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection

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image Prince Edward Island, 1866-68, Charlotte Town trio of covers, two 1866, one 1868; May 25, 1866 to De Sable franked by #4 (2, perf 11½-12) cancelled by barred ovals with partial P5 datestamp on reverse; Nov. 9, 1866 a local drop letter bearing #4 (perf 12) tied by light grid cancel with P5 datestamp on back; Sept. 25, 1868 cover to Wood Island, perf. 11½-12 #4 (2), both cancelled by "13" killer with P6 datestamp alongside, minor flap faults, a Very Fine group, Wood Island cover ex-Martyn Cusworth, with 2013 Greene Foundation certificate for De Sable cover.
Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 150.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:49:38 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 594
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1866 (Jan. 4), registered cover sent from Charlotte Town to Moncton, a solidly hued #8 tied by largely face-free "13" killer, with arced red "Registered" handstamp to left with Registry number "28" in manuscript; PEI P5 origin, Sackville JA 8 transit and Moncton JA 9 receiver all on reverse; age spots and a few unimportant backflap losses, Very Fine, a very rare solo usage of the 9d for the Registration rate, with 1992 Greene Foundation certificate.
Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750

Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 275.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:49:56 EST
Sold For 275

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 595
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1866 (Feb. 20), double-rate cover sent from Charlotte Town to Tennessee, the 12d postage paid by a pair of Second Issue 3d blues (#6) and a 6d green (#7), tied by three light strikes of a "13" killer; origin c.d.s. on reverse, Very Fine and attractive, a rare double-rate cover; sent to Tennessee after the end of the Civil War, but five months before its readmission, "Ex: Dale-Hancox" in pencil on reverse, with 1979 Greene Foundation certificate.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000

Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 1,500.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:50:26 EST
Sold For 1500

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 596
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1866 (Feb. 27), mourning cover to Massachusetts, franked by a stunning copy of PEI 6d yellow green Victoria (Scott #7), paying the cross-border rate, lightly tied to lovely mourning cover sent to Hoburn, MA; "Prince Edward Island/FE 27/1866" dater on reverse; paper hinge remnant, along with small loss of back left of minor importance; stamp and markings intact, nearly Very Fine, a pretty cover, Ex-Lehre.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 130.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:50:45 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 597
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1866 (Apr.), cover front with strip of four, sent Charlotte Town to Paris, pale yellow, franked by horizontal strip of four of #7, each stamp cancelled/tied both by manuscript "X"s and by barred oval handstamps; red London PAID handstamp (Apr. 21), red oval-framed "PD" handstamp and French entry dater (Apr. 22), along with red crayon "7", Very Fine and attractive, and a unique franking to France, with 2010 Greene Foundation certificate.
Estimate $800 - 1,200

Illustrated in Lehr, page 70.
Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $800-1,200

Opening US$ 80.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:51:02 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 598
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1866 (July 20), lovely cover from Charlotte Town to Edinburgh, diagonally laid orange envelope bearing #1 (3) and #6, pen- and barred oval-cancelled (pen cancels lightened); reverse bears PEI despatch and "Edinbr M/2/AU 13/66" receiver; stamps creased, with slight damage to back of envelope, still Fine to Very Fine+ appearance, a unique mixed-issue franking, Ex-Maurice Burrus, Dr. RVC Carr, with 2004 Greene Foundation certificate.
Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750

Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 300.00


Closed..Sep-12-2019, 15:51:35 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 727
Lot No: 599
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1866 (Aug. 1), registered septuple-rate cover sent Charlotte Town to New Glasgow, oversized blue envelope (221 x 98 mm) showing fancy Carvell Brothers advertising ring at left with manuscript "Registered/No 54" at top center; franked by right margin horizontal strip of three of 9d mauve (#8) tied by nice, light strikes of barred oval cancels; reverse with despatch and next-day reciver; the strip with defects in places, Very Fine, a unique showpiece franking, this being the largest known multiple of the 9d value on cover, Ex-Liechtenstein, Dr. RVC Carr, Warren S. Wilkinson.
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800

Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 800.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:51:47 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 600
Symbol:

image Prince Edward Island, 1866 (Nov. 24), registered cover sent Charlotte Town to New Glasgow, franked by two examples of #7, cancelled by partial strikes of a barred device, with red arced "Registered" handstamp at top center and manuscript "Register/No 530" at upper left, with additional "paid/C.B." at lower left; origin and Pictou (NO 25) daters on reverse; cover with edge wear and faults to back, Fine to Very Fine, and a unique franking, this the only recorded cover bearing two of this late value, "Ex Crosby/R. Carr" in pencil on reverse, with 2000 Greene Foundation certificate.
Estimate $600 - 800. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)

Suggested Bid $600-800

Opening US$ 80.00


Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:52:03 EST
Sold For 0

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