Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale: 750
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Sale No: 750
Lot No:2235 Symbol: American Letter Mail Co., 1844, 5¢ black, thin paper (2nd printing) (Scott 5L1), margins all around, tied by red cancel on a marvelously attractive 1844 folded letter sheet, Very Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate. Scott $750 Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
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Sale No: 750
Lot No:2236 Symbol: American Letter Mail Co., 1844, 5¢ black, thin paper (2nd printing) (Scott 5L1), 3 large margins, used with red cancel (not tied) on a neat folded letter sheet. Note the matching AMERICAN LETTER MAIL handstamp at left, Fine to Very Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate. Scott $450 Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
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Sale No: 750
Lot No:2237 Symbol: Blood & Co., 1850 (1¢) bronze on black (Scott 15L13), acid-tied and also tied by red integral-rate New York cancel on a folded letter sheet to Boston, PHILA RAILROAD at left; the local with a crease at bottom, a Fine cover overall, ex Gibson, with 2011 P.F. certificate. Scott $225 Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
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Lot No:2238 Symbol: Boyd's City Express, 1844, 2¢ black on green (Scott 20L1), four nice margins, canceled with a neat red straightline "FREE" (not tied) on a September 1844 folded letter to Boston with manuscript "Postpaid" and red handstamped "PAID"; stamp scuffed and creased, apparently pre-use, otherwise Very Fine, with a 2011 P.F. certificate declining an opinion as to whether the stamp originated on this cover. Scott $4,000 Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
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Lot No:2239 Symbol: Browne & Co.'s City Post Office, 1852-55, 1¢ black (Scott 29L1), tied by a black "City Post" in circle used with a 3¢ brownish carmine (11A var.), both on the reverse of an embossed lady's envelope from Cincinnati to Covington, Ky., postmarked on the front with a blue Jun 21 Cincinnati c.d.s. with integral "5" rate; the offset of another such c.d.s. on the reverse lightly ties the 3¢ stamp, which is otherwise uncanceled, Fine to Very Fine, with a 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,750 Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
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Lot No:2240 Symbol: Browne & Co.'s City Post Office, 1852-55, 2¢ black (Scott 29L2, 11A), margins in places, used (not tied) with additional 3¢ on an 1853 folded letter from Cincinnati to Centreville, Indiana, Fine to Very Fine, an extremely rare usage on cover, with 1976 P.F. certificate. Scott $4,500 Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
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Lot No:2241 Symbol: Browne & Co.'s City Post Office, 1852-55, 2¢ black (Scott 29L2), uncanceled and used with a 3¢ dull red (11A) on a small cover from Cincinnati to Greenford, O., the 3¢, which is from position 89L3 with triple outer frame line at the left, is tied by a blue Jan 3 Cincinnati c.d.s.; cover with a horizontal crease affecting both stamps, the Local with small margins to just cut in on the sides, otherwise Fine, with a 1997 P.F. certificate declining an opinion as to whether the Local originated on this cover, and accidentally identifying it as 29L1. Scott $4,500 Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
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Lot No:2242 Symbol: City Letter Express Mail, 1856, 1¢ red (Scott 45L1), cut to shape and uncanceled on the flap of a small cover from Newark, N.J. to Binghamtom, N.Y., franked on the front with a 3¢ claret (11) tied by a Newark c.d.s., Feb 26, 1857, Fine, Ex-Lyons, with a 2010 P.F. certificate. Scott $17,000 if tied by a handstamp Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000 (Image)
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Lot No:2243 Symbol: Eagle City Post, 1848 (2¢) black (Scott 61L2), variety with 46 rays, used with typical manuscript cancel on an 1849 folded letter from Philadelphia to Virginia; worn but still scarce, Very Good, with 2011 A.P.S. certificate. Scott $1,000 Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
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Lot No:2244 Symbol: Floyd's Penny Post, 1860 (1¢) blue (Scott 68L1), a choice example with four huge margins tied on a small, locally addressed cover by a light blue "Floyd's/Penny Post/Chicago" double-oval; reduced slightly at the left, Extremely Fine, truly exceptional, Ex-Knapp, Wagshal. Scott $1,000 Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
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Sale No: 750
Lot No:2245 Symbol: Jenkins' Camden Dispatch, 1853, black (Scott 89L1), four nice margins, tied by two red crayon strokes on a locally addressed cover to North Camden; contemporaneous pencil notes have been erased (some still present on the back) and the top flap is missing, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, with a 2017 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $3,000 Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
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Lot No:2246 Symbol: Prince's Letter Dispatch, 1861, black (Scott 122L1), nice margins all around, used with a 3¢ rose (65) tied together by a Jan 16 Boston, Mass. quartered cork duplex on a cover with a colorless embossed corner card for Kendall & Whitney, Portland, Me. Dealers in Agricultural Equipment & Supplies; reduced slightly at the right, the Local with a light crease at the top, the 3¢ with a tiny tear at the lower right, otherwise Very Fine, with a 1996 P.F. certificate noting the crease and the tear. Scott $8,000 Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
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Lot No:2247 Symbol: W. Wyman, 1844, 5¢ black (Scott 149L1), large balanced margins, manuscript canceled on a folded letter datelined Boston, Nov 7, 1844, with a choice strike of the red "Wm. Wyman's Letter Offices" handstamp; stamp with a tiny tear in the bottom margin, well clear of design, otherwise Very Fine, an exceptional example of the Wyman's Local on cover, with a 2005 P.F. certificate. Scott $3,250 Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
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Lot No:3541 Symbol: Boyd's City Express, 1848, 2¢ black on green (Scott 20L7), tied by a red Apl 5 New-York c.d.s. on small piece along with a lovely four-margin 5¢ dark brown (1a) tied by a light red diamond grid cancel; the Local with a vertical file fold passing through the stamp and a small piece missing at the lower left, otherwise Very Fine, with a 2006 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,750 on full cover w/5¢ 1847 Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
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Sale No: 750
Lot No:3542 Symbol: City Despatch Post, 1847-50, 2¢ black on green (Scott 40L4), small part o.g., design well-centered; large stain at bottom right; diagonal crease not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Fine appearance due to faults, with 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,500 Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
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Sale No: 750
Lot No:3543 Symbol:o Cat No:143L4 Wells Fargo & Co., 1861, $2 green (Scott 143L4), in sumptuous, deep color with solid detail; light blue handstamp and even lighter manuscript cancels essentially vignette-free; margins close to just in at upper right; addressing ink on reverse peeking through to front, still Very Fine, with 2020 Crowe certificate. Scott $4,500 Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
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