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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale: 736

Postal History
Railroad Covers
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 261
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image [Wyoming] DOUGLAS & CHEY. R.P.O., SOUTH, clear c.d.s., Sep 5, 1891, on a cover franked with a cork-canceled 2¢ carmine (220), to Cheyenne, Wyo. and backstamped there the same day; rough opening slightly reducing cover at left, otherwise Fine to Very Fine and very rare.
Towle Unlisted.
Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)

Suggested Bid $400-600

Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:37:08 EST
Sold For 450

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 262
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image [Wyoming] U.P.SYSTEM, GRANITE CANON, WYO., blue six-line handstamp, Aug 2, 1894, on a 2¢ green entire (U311) with a light target cancel, to Springfield, Ill. and backstamped there on Aug 4, Very Fine. A rare, unlisted Union Pacific marking.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 80.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:37:22 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 263
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image [Wyoming] WEND. & CHEYENNE, R.P.O., SOUTH, nice c.d.s., Jun 20, 1889, on a cover franked with a cork-canceled pair of 2¢ ultramarine (212), to Greeley, Colo. and backstamped there the next day; small damp stain at the upper left, otherwise Very Fine. Unlisted by the U.S.R.P.O. Catalog.
Estimate $150 - 200

"Wend." is Wendover, the terminus of the short-lived (1886-90) Cheyenne & Northern Railway. In 1890 it was absorbed by the Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway
. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 90.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:37:39 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 264
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image [Wyoming, Nebraska] O. TO C. U. PACIFIC R.R., mostly clear Jun 24 c.d.s. with "N" killer cancelling a 3¢ pink entire (U58) with a printed Pacific Union Express Co. frank, to Waltham, Mass.; reduced slightly at the right, Fine to Very Fine. "O. TO C." is Omaha to Cheyenne.
Towle 932-D-1, RF IV.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:37:55 EST
Sold For 200

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 265
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image [Canada] END OF STEEL G.T.R. WEST, B.C., mostly clear split-ring datestamp, Aug 12, 1913, on a cover franked with a 2¢ Admiral tied by a grid cancel, to Naramata, B.C. and backstamped there on Aug 15, Very Fine. A rare early Western Canada railroad marking.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:38:24 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 266
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Cat No: Collection

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image [Alaska] Seattle & Seward R.P.O. Group, 15 cards or covers, 1916-40, nearly all slightly different in some respect, including five with name of boat: SS. Alaska, Aleutian (2), Baranof, and Yukon; a Very Fine group, Ex-Wyer.
Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Opening US$ 150.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:38:49 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 267
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Cat No: Collection

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image California R.P.O. Collection, 1874-1946. About 170 covers or cards from the Clarence D. Brenner collection mounted alphabetically, two to a page, on plain 3-ring pages; runs from Alturas & Reno to Yosemite N.P. & Merced and is loaded with RF III-V markings, including "SHINGLE SPG'S & SAC." (981-A-1), "TOM. & SAN FRAN. AGT." (985-C-1) and "WILL. & WOOD'D AGT." (986-D-1); condition is a little mixed, especially on the 1870s & '80s material (as usual), but is generally clean and F-VF.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000

Opening US$ 1,700.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:39:13 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 268
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Cat No: Collection

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image Chicago & Northwestern Railway Postal History, 38 covers or cards, 22 of which have R.P.O. markings; the others have corner cards, pictures, or are otherwise related to the Railroad; includes Stock Certificates of the Chicago, Saint Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co. (1922) and the Chicago, Lake Geneva & Pacific Railway Co. (unissued as the railroad was never built), with typed write-ups on 3-ring pages; generally clean and F-VF.
Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:39:34 EST
Sold For 200

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 269
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image Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Postal History, 23 covers or cards, 15 of which have R.P.O. markings; the others have corner cards, pictures, or are otherwise related to the Railroad; also includes an off-cover 6¢ carmine (148) with a good portion of the blue Clerk's oval datestamp (F.L. PACKARD, DAK)OTA SOUTHERN R.P.O., JUL 22, 1873" (885-E-1, RF VI) with typed write-ups on 3-ring pages; generally clean and F-VF.
Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Opening US$ 150.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:39:55 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 270
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Colorado Railroad Covers - The John H. Willard Collection. About 475 covers or cards with Colorado R.P.O. markings from the 1870s to the 1960s; about 60 are from Mr. Willard's Exhibition collection—three 3-ring binders of well written-up pages interspersed with photos and picture postcards; the bulk of the rest are arranged alphabetically in four 3-ring cover albums; additionally, there is a small mounted collection of 14 covers which Mr. Willard apparently purchased from another source. All in all, an excellent lot—no rarities but a few Towle RF IV-V and some nice illustrated advertising covers.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000

Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000

Opening US$ 1,200.00
Sold...US$ 1,100.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:40:19 EST
Sold For 1100

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 271
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image [Illinois] Small Collection of Chicago Railroad Covers, 12 covers—nine with Railroad cancels, the other three with corner cards—mounted on 8½"x11" pages with typed write-ups; eight listed in Towle, including a "CHI. & PAD. R.R." (Towle 721-A-1, RF V, cover reduced) and an unlisted "CHI. & CREST AGT." (blurry double strike); generally F-VF.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:40:33 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 272
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image Michigan R.P.O. collection. About 135 covers mounted and written up on custom-made 3-ring pages in a large binder; includes three separate collections: "The Era of the Railway Post Office in Michigan, 1872-1971", "The 'Big-Eight' R.P.O.s in Michigan", and "The 'Dinky' R.P.O.s in Michigan"; nothing too scarce and the mounting is a bit haphazard without much descriptive information, but there is a nice variety, which is generally clean and F-VF.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500

Opening US$ 650.00
Sold...US$ 650.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:40:50 EST
Sold For 650

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 273
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[Michigan] Selection of About 100 Railroad Covers, excellent variety from the late 19th century through the mid-20th on covers, postal cards and picture postcards, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350

Suggested Bid $250-350

Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:41:05 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 274
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Cat No: Collection

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[Michigan] Selection of About 100 Railroad Covers, excellent variety from the late 19th century through the mid-20th on covers, postal cards and picture postcards, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350

Suggested Bid $250-350

Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:41:17 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 275
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[Michigan] Selection of About 100 Railroad Covers, excellent variety from the late 19th century through the mid-20th on covers, postal cards and picture postcards, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350

Suggested Bid $250-350

Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:41:28 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 276
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image Midwestern States Railroad Covers with Illustrated Advertising, group of 13, 1883-1944: Illinois, Indiana (2), Missouri, Michigan (2, one a World War II Patriotic), Minnesota (2), and Ohio (5); few minor flaws, generally F-VF, Ex-Wyer.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 130.00
Sold...US$ 150.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:42:08 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 277
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image [New York] Small Collection of New York Railroad Covers, 22 covers mounted on 3-ring pages, most with typed or handwritten write-ups; nice variety of Railroads, all listed in Towle, most with Rarity Factors of II or III, a couple IVs of lesser quality; generally F-VF.
Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Opening US$ 150.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:42:44 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 278
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image Northeastern States Railroad Covers with Illustrated Advertising, group of 16, 1870s-1945: Connecticut, Maine (2, one a World War II patriotic), Maryland (3), Massachusetts (4), Pennsylvania (4), Vermont, and Washington D.C.; few minor flaws, generally F-VF, Ex-Wyer.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:42:55 EST
Sold For 120

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 279
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image Plains States Railroad Covers with Illustrated Advertising, group of nine, 1916-45: Colorado (3), Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas (3); few minor flaws, generally F-VF, Ex-Wyer.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:43:11 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 280
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image Southern States Railroad Covers with Illustrated Advertising, group of 14, 1870s-1941: Arkansas, Georgia (2), Mississippi. North Carolina (3), South Carolina (3), Virginia (3), West Virginia; few minor flaws, generally F-VF, Ex-Wyer.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 12:43:38 EST
Sold For 120

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