• Login (enter your user name) and Password
    Please Login. You are NOT Logged in.

    Quick Search:

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

Login to Use StampAuctionNetwork.
New Member? Click "Register".

StampAuctionNetwork Extended Features

StampAuctionNetwork Channels


You are in StampAuctionNetwork Unattended Live Bidding

. Note that by using SAN Unattended Live Bidding, you understand that if your bid is successful, you will be invoiced at 1% of the Realized value, no cap and no minimum.
Back to Table of Contents


Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale: 736

Postal History
Railroad Covers
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 121
Symbol:

image [Illinois] C.B. & Q.R.R., FOX, ILL., perfectly struck datestamp of Mar 30, 1887 ties a 2¢ red brown (210) on a small cover to Forreston, Ill.; includes the original three-page letter on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy notehead, Very Fine.
Towle 700-S-1, RF IV.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:25:00 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 122
Symbol:

image [Illinois] CHI. COTT. GRO. AVE., R.P.O., [Trip] 6, mostly clear c.d.s., Dec 2, 1896, with a cork killer on a 1¢ postal card (UX12) to Trenton, N.J.; faint vertical crease, otherwise Very Fine. This Chicago Streetcar marking, which predates the U.S.R.P.O. Catalog's listing by 19 years, differs in that it includes "AVE.", lacks "TR" in the trip number, and has a plain cork killer.
Towle CH-3-h var., RF VIII.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 100.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:25:22 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 123
Symbol:

image [Illinois] CHICAGO, ILL., WENTWORTH AVE., R.P.O., mostly clear Doremus machine cancel, Jun 28 (1904) on a 1¢ postal card (UX18), to Corwin. O. and backstamped there the next day, Fine to Very Fine.
Towle CH-7-a2, RF VI.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 80.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:26:13 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 124
Symbol:

image [Illinois] Co. & Dn. AIR LINE R.R., marvelous strike of a Jul 16 c.d.s. ties a 3¢ rose red (11A) on a small cover to New Haven Ct.; small stain and tear at the lower left (worse on the reverse), open on both ends, otherwise Very Fine. An exceptional example of this rare route agent's marking.
Towle 691-A-1, RF IX.
Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)

Suggested Bid $400-600

Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:26:31 EST
Sold For 375

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 125
Symbol:

image [Illinois] FROM CARBONDALE./ILL.C. R. R., mostly bold deep blue c.d.s., Apr 21, 1864, on an orange cover franked by a straight-edged 3¢ pink (64) with a vertical pre-printing crease, canceled with a matching negative Star of David handstamp; cover reduced slightly at the left, otherwise Very Fine. A scarce station agent's marking and a very scarce franking, Ex-Towle and apparently the listing example.
Towle 708-S-6, RF VI.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 130.00
Sold...US$ 130.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:27:55 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 126
Symbol:

image [Illinois] FROM DE SOTO/ILL C. R. R., bold, slightly over-inked c.d.s., Jun 4, 1863, ties a 3¢ rose (65) on a pretty Liberty & Flag Civil War patriotic cover to Clinton, Wis.; tiny, insignificant edge tears at the top with top flap missing, still Very Fine, Ex-Towle and quite likely the listing example.
Towle 708-S-5, RF VII.
Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:28:28 EST
Sold For 275

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 127
Symbol:

image [Illinois] GREAT WESTERN R.R., ILL., one of two clear Oct 2 c.d.s.'s ties a 3¢ dull red (11) on a cover to Mount Sterling, Ill.; light document crease through left marking, small opening tear at the bottom (and torn flap), stamp slightly cut in, Very Fine appearance. Two nice strikes of a very rare marking, Ex-Toaspern.
Towle 577-A-1, RF VIII.
Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750

Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:29:07 EST
Sold For 500

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 128
Symbol:

image [Illinois] I. C. R. R. Co, ELDORADO ILL, an exceptional strike of the undated negative oval ties a 3¢ green (158) on a small cover to Lewis Centre, O.; the stamp is also target-canceled with a partial c.d.s.—possibly Vanlue, O.—alongside, Very Fine, Ex-Towle.
Towle 717-S-1, RF VII.
Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:29:19 EST
Sold For 250

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 129
Symbol:

image [Illinois] ILL. RIVER R.R., clear blue May 6 c.d.s. on an orange cover franked with two nice 3¢ rose pink (64b) with matching small grid cancels; to Old Saybrook, Conn.; reduced slightly at the right, stamps with very minor perforation flaws, otherwise Very Fine, Ex-Towle.
Towle 720-A-1, RF V.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 140.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:29:32 EST
Sold For 140

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 130
Symbol:

image [Illinois] ILL. RIVER R.R., blue May 4 (1865) c.d.s. on a Havana, Ill. corner card cover franked with a pair of 2¢ black (73) canceled by small blue grids, to Chicago, docketed 1865. Very Fine. An exceptional example of this rare railroad marking, Ex-Fosdyke-Ray, with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Towle 720-A-1, RF V.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000

Opening US$ 1,200.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:29:59 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 131
Symbol:

image [Illinois] MILWA'E & HORN.R.R., mostly clear c.d.s. on a neat cover franked with a 1¢ blue & a 2¢ black (63, 73) tied by quartered cork cancels; to Fulton, N.Y.; reduced slightly at the left, Very Fine. A very scarce franking.
Towle 840-B-1, RF V+.
Estimate $350 - 500. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $350-500

Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:30:18 EST
Sold For 200

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 132
Symbol:

image [Illinois] Superintendent Railway Mail Service, Fourth Division, Chicago, Ill., corner card on an Official Business envelope franked with a 3¢ Post Office Dept. (O49) tied by a blue Nov 18 Chicago c.d.s. and bold square-grid killer; to the Postmaster at Hannibal Mo.; top flap tears just onto front, reduced just a tad at the left, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:30:57 EST
Sold For 275

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 133
Symbol:

image [Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin] CHI. ST.P. & F. DU LAC R.R., clear Sep 8 c.d.s. ties a beautiful four-margin 3¢ brownish carmine (11)—plated by Chase as position 96R7—on a pristine cover to Bridgeport, Ct., Extremely Fine, Ex-Chase.
Remele C-14. Towle 839-A-1, RF IX.
Estimate $600 - 800

This is Chase's listing example for this railroad marking in his 3¢ book (p. 266). His notation on the reverse reads, "Letter removed from this envelope dated ‘Fond du Lac Wis. Sept 2nd, 1858’"
. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)

Suggested Bid $600-800

Opening US$ 650.00
Sold...US$ 650.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:31:42 EST
Sold For 650

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 134
Symbol:

image [Indian and Oklahoma Territories], Nine R.P.O. markings (eight different), five covers and four cards canceled between Sep 22, 1895 and Mar 9, 1907.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 120.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:32:08 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 135
Symbol:

image [Iowa] CENTRAL IOWA RY./NEWBURG, outstanding strike of the negative oval ties a 3¢ green (158) on a cover to Fluvanna, N.Y.; stamp with minor perforation flaws, otherwise Very Fine.
Towle 751-S-1, RF VI.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 130.00
Sold...US$ 130.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:32:34 EST
Sold For 130

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 136
Symbol:

image [Iowa] McGREGOR WESTERN R'Y/CRESCO, Iowa, clear blue double-circle datestamp, Jun 3 1867 (date slug inverted), with a normal Jun Cresco (post office) c.d.s. and a target cancel tying a 3¢ rose (65) on a clean cover to Charlemont, Mass, Very Fine, Ex-Towle.
Towle 753-S-1, RF VII.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:33:18 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 137
Symbol:

image [Iowa] OM. & KEARNEY, R.P.O., clear c.d.s. May 22, 1881, duplexed with a negative "W" killer on a 1¢ postal card (UX5) to Haynesville, Me., datelined Council Bluffs; couple minor edge bends, otherwise Very Fine. Unlisted by the U.S.R.P.O. Catalog.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 90.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:33:41 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 138
Symbol:

image [Iowa] WATERLOO & CHAS. CITY R.R., mostly clear Mar 4 c.d.s. on lightly canceled 3¢ green entire (U82) with an Osage, Iowa corner card, to Limerick, Me.; reduced slightly at left, tiny edge tear at top, Fine to Very Fine and rare. Unlisted by the U.S.R.P.O. Catalog.
Estimate $350 - 500. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $350-500

Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 190.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:34:15 EST
Sold For 190

Sale No: 736
Lot No: 139
Symbol:

image [Kansas] JUNCT.C.P. & U.P. R.R., complete but blurred Nov(?) 23 c.d.s. with a target killer tying a 3¢ Pictorial (114) on a clean cover to Mount Holly Springs, Pa., Very Fine, Ex-Towle.
Towle 912-C-1, RF VI.
Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 140.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:34:38 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 140
Symbol:

image [Kansas] K.C. & SANTA FE R.R., Very Fine Feb 4 c.d.s. with a nice circle-of-wedges killer tying a 3¢ green (158) on a pristine cover with an Edgerton, Kansas druggist's corner card; to Lawrence, Kans., Extremely Fine. A marvelous cover.
Towle 909-AE-1, RF VIII.
Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00


Closed..Mar-31-2020, 11:35:00 EST
Sold For 225

StampAuctionCentral and StampAuctionNetwork are
Copyright © 1994-2022 Droege Computing Services, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Mailing Address: 20 West Colony Place
Suite 120, Durham NC 27705
Back to Top of Page