Weekly Online Sales - a Division of Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale

Advertising/Illustrated Covers

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

6321

Distillery K. Taylor Distilling Co.

[Distillery] K. Taylor Distilling Co., lovely multicolor lithographed corner card cover, franked by 3¢ Washington (#720) tied by doubled Forks of Elkhorn, KY four-bar cancel of Jan. 11, 1936; cover addressed to Louisville, Ky, with "Courier-Journal Lith. Louisville" imprint on reverse; a near-pristine cover, Very Fine. (Image)

Suggested Bid $52
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

Airmail Postal History

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

6322

409 D

1936 (May 9), First North America Flight Cover, TIPEX-franked (Sieger 409 D), Registered cover bearing two TIPEX souvenir sheets plus #C20 and CE2 addressed to Milton Sabin in New York City; stamps all cancelled by Expo cancel with violet flight cachet, reverse with all proper backstamps including Frankfurt receiver Type 1; damp staining at bottom, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $80
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

Stampless Covers

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

6323

1843.0822

1843 (Aug. 22), Stampless Express Mail cover from Utica, NY to New York City, folded letter sheet datelined Utica Aug. 21, 1843, endorsed manuscript "Paid" and "Single", with red "U.S. Express Mail/Aug/22" postmark at left (type slug showing above) and matching straightline "PAID" handstamp at top center; crayoned "18-" rating at top right; penciled docketing on reverse "Recd/23 Aug. 1843"; vertical file folds, one through edge of rate marking, Fine to Very Fine, a handsome piece. (Image)

Suggested Bid $64
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

Fancy Cancels

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

6324

Eight-Point Radial (Bridgeport, CT)

Eight-Point Radial (Bridgeport, CT), near-complete strike, light but clearly defined, on clean, well-centered 3¢ rose (#65); stamp with scissors-clipped perforations at bottom left, Very Fine strike on a pretty stamp, ex Yankee Peddler.
Skinner-Eno GE-R57. (Image)

Suggested Bid $105
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6325

Elaborate Geometric (Putnam, CT)

Elaborate Geometric (Putnam, CT), near-complete, clean cancel, known used 1861, on 3¢ Washington (#65); stamp with couple short/pulled perforations, still a Very Fine strike, scarce, ex Yankee Peddler.
Skinner-Eno GE-E 1. (Image)

Suggested Bid $105
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6326

Plinth (Putnam, CT)

Plinth (Putnam, CT), near-complete strike in solid color on richly hued 3¢ green Washington (#158); stamp with minor perforation flaws, Very Fine strike, a late (or altered) use of this cancel, ex Yankee Peddler.
Cole GE-175. (Image)

Suggested Bid $105
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6327

Quartered Circle (Hartford, CT)

Quartered Circle (Hartford, CT), near-complete strike of 22mm diameter cancel in bold black, on attractive and bright #65; stamp with a couple perforation flaws at left, Very Fine strike, ex Yankee Peddler.
Skinner-Eno GE-C 183. (Image)

Suggested Bid $78
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6328

X in Rounded-Corners Box (Putnam, CT)

X in Rounded-Corners Box (Putnam, CT), pretty strike in blue on 3¢ green Washington; similar to Cole #GEN-65, nearly Very Fine strike, ex Yankee Peddler.
Skinner-Eno GE-S 26. (Image)

Suggested Bid $58
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6329

Double Anchor (Putnam, CT)

Double Anchor (Putnam, CT), fresh and sound #65 with complete strike of cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine strike, scarce, ex Yankee Peddler, with 2024 Crowe certificate.
Skinner-Eno PO-AN 14. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $105
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6330

Jack-o-Lantern

Jack-o-Lantern, full strike on 2¢ carmine Washington (#252); stamp with small faults, Very Fine strike. (Image)

Suggested Bid $40
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6331

USM (Putnam, CT)

USM (Putnam, CT), large-part strike, clean with clear color, on 3¢ rose (#65); stamp with perforation faults at top, a small tear at upper right, nearly Very Fine strike, ex Yankee Peddler, with 2009 Weiss certificate.
Skinner-Eno PT-USM 1. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $105
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6332

H (Hartford, CT)

H (Hartford, CT), complete, centrally struck tall cancel, on attractive 3¢ rose (#65); stamp with a few minor perforation flaws, Very Fine strike, ex Yankee Peddler.
Skinner-Eno LS-H 2. (Image)

Suggested Bid $78
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6333

FREE (Wallingford, CT)

FREE (Wallingford, CT), brown cover sent to E.P. Brownell, Postmaster of Moodus, Conn. with "Wallingford/10/JUN/Ct." postmark; enclosed correspondence, datelined June 10th 1852, is from the postmaster's nephew, who had enclosed the final installment payment for stock in the Ct. & L.I. Steam Boat company; although not official USPOD business, the letter went free nonetheless (the position obviously had its perks), Fine to Very Fine, ex Yankee Peddler. (Image)

Suggested Bid $58
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

Early Zeppelin Flights

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

6334

1912.0623

1912 (June 23), Rhein-Main Flight Card, addressed to Altes Palais, Darmstadt, franked by 5pf green Germania and three 30pf deep green on pale gray Air Semi-Officials (#CL3, single and vertical pair), all tied by Darmstadt "Flugpost am Rhein u. am Main" flight cancels; a few soiled spots along top edge of card, but otherwise clean, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $480. (Image)

Suggested Bid $105
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

Hindenburg Flights

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

6335

406 Sweden

1936 (May 6) 1st North America Flight (Sieger 406), Registered cover from Stockholm with scarce Zeppelin etiquette label addressed to New York; no flight cachet but correctly records arrival in America with New York Registry postmark on the reverse, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)

Suggested Bid $52
SOLD for $34.00
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6336

441

1936 (Oct. 5) 10th North American Flight (Sieger 441), other mail (Si 441B) carried on 10th crossing having missed the sail date for the 9th; interesting auxiliary marking on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $52
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

Zeppelin Collateral Material

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

6337

photo

Zeppelin Company, New ZR-3 First Trial Flight at the Zeppelin Plant, 5½" x 9" vintage sepia photographic print in neutral mat ready to be framed; an unusual image of the future USS Los Angeles while aloft in Friedrichshafen, Germany; photograph marked Clements #4E; impressive; slight corner crease. (Image)

Suggested Bid $38
SOLD for $22.00
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6338

ephemera

United States Magazine Covers, Scientific American matted cover showing German military parsevals passing the Cologne cathedral, color matted cover from Scientific American showing airplane attacking a Zeppelin, matted Aviation magazine cover of airship Italia commanded by Gen Umberto Nobile, reproduction of a 1935 Air-Ship Day poster as part of Michigan football, and 1883 woodcut of Tissandier aerostat; attractive. Shipping charges apply - weight 5 lbs. (Image)

Suggested Bid $38
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6339

ephemera prints

Group of 23 Zeppelin-related Prints, oversized (16" x 11") lithographic prints of mostly photographs in a soft enclosure; also a print that shows a pair of British B E 2 military aircraft about to attact a U-type Zeppelin in 1917, housed in a 13" x 11" frame; extraordinary images. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.6 lbs. (Image)

Suggested Bid $52
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6340

Great Britain 1917

Great Britain, 1917, Military Pass "C" for two Airship sheds, a bearer pass, about 2¾" x 4", admitting one Lt. Cmdr. J.M. Fraser, R.N.V.R., to the Vickers Ltd. Airship Sheds at Cavendish Dock and on Walney Island; issued and signed by Fraser on Apr 17, 1917, Very Fine and rare. (Image)

Suggested Bid $38
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6341

harmonicas

Germany, Start Your Own Band, pair of antique harmonicas for the musically inclined; Graf Zeppelin harmonica (like most, missing the little propeller) created by C A Seydel in Sohne Germany; the second, barely 1.5" in length, has the name and image of the Shenandoah and still plays! (Image)

Suggested Bid $38
SOLD for $35.00
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6342

literature

Zeppelins and Airships for Youth, 50 books for the school aged reader; When Monsters Roamed the Sky, Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship, Through the Air to the North Pole, and Tailspin Tommy are typical titles; some are from collections including the Every Boy Mystery Series, and the Airship Boys (Due North, Adrift, and Ocean Flyer); majority are hardcover chapter books; includes the card game Around the World with the Graf Zeppelin. Shipping charges apply - weight 55 lbs. (Image)

Suggested Bid $78
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6343

literature dollfus

Dollfus & Bouche. History of Aviation, masterpiece with tipped illustrations and engraved drawings written in French; written at a time when aviation was exploding, in 30 short years the Wrights had conquered the air, Europeans began having Air Meets, airships were created, aviation played a role in the Great War, pilots flew around the world, Byrd attained the North and South Poles, Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, and the Graf Zeppelin and DO-X took to the skies; check online for stunning images from this ultimate coffee table book; scuff marks, and slight tape repair. Shipping charges apply - weight 11.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

Suggested Bid $52
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6344

literature fischer

Fischer, Ludwig. Count Zeppelin: His Life-His Work, sumptuous coffee table sized love letter to Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin; The boards are black with gold lettering and a 4" disc with the image of the Count; subtitled as a Memorial to the German People this lovely volume traces the origin of the hot air balloon, the Count's early work, and finishes with Dr Hugo Eckener and the Graf Zeppelin tracing the globe; well illustrated including several in full color; a marvelous book if you read German. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.6 lbs. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Suggested Bid $52
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6345

ornaments

Zeppelin Christmas Ornaments, eight miniature airship holiday ornaments made from ceramic or metal to decorate the Christmas tree with an aviation theme; upgrade your tree to the best in town. Shipping charges apply - weight 2 lbs. (Image)

Suggested Bid $38
SOLD for $20.00
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6346

photos

Varied. American, German, and British Airships in Flight, five items illustrating airships; glass plate (4" x 3") of British R43 produced by The Childrens Encyclopedia with desktop metal frame; 6" x 4.5" vintage (copyright 1928) photographic print in a serving tray-like frame showing an early US Navy airship outside a hanger; 8" x 10" modern print in light color wood frame of the US Navy J-3 passing over a series of pennants; 6.5" x 4.5" period photo matted in an attractive wood frame showing T G W Settle and party with the Graf Zeppelin at Mines Field in California; and an 8" x 10" poster print framed of the US Navy ZD-6 over open water; a nice group. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.4 lbs. (Image)

Suggested Bid $105
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6347

poster

Travel Poster Reproduction, 24" x 36" reproduction travel poster showing a German zeppelin at the Empire State Building in New York; In German it says 2 Days to North America - Germany, German Zeppelin Company; the poster is in great condition and is protected in plastic and cardboard; would look outstanding framed and paired with the previous lot. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.6 lbs. (Image)

Suggested Bid $26
SOLD for $13.00
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6348

posters balance

Airship Posters Balance, 8 aviation related posters of varying dimensions rolled in a sonotube; includes moment of Hindenburg explosion printed on cream color fabric; Hindenburg - Ship of Dreams by Marii Chervev; Zeppelin Museum poster of the pioneers of airships (worthy of framing); The Final Moments by Ken Marschall; and historican pictures of balloons and dirigibles beautifully printed; attractive. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.2 lbs. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $52
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6349

textile needle book

Air Mail Needle Book and Thimble, well-preserved Czechoslovakian sewing needle set with most of the interior intact; image shows the Graf Zeppelin over the Statue of Liberty in New York on one side and the NAS Lakehurst hanger in New Jersey on the reverse; includes the outside paper sleeve; also a vintage sterling silver thimble commemorating the inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin and the 100th anniversary of the invention of the Zeppelin made by Thorvald Greif; side is stamped "925 G" alongside a star or flower symbol and the top of thimble is also marked with a "G."; dimensions: Height 1" x Diameter 3/4"; weight: 8.5 grams; light wear and tarnish. (Image)

Suggested Bid $52
SOLD for $35.00
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

Hindenburg Collateral Material

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

6350

films

United States, Hindenburg on TV and Movies, Hindenburg video in both DVD and VHS formats; Detroit Edison "The Hindenburg" on Good Morning America, Today Show, and Eyewitness News (1987 VHS); MCA "The Hindenburg" with George C Scott and Anne Bancroft (1990 VHS); The History Channel "The Hindenburg" Vol I&II (1996 VHS); and Classic Pictures "The Hindenburg Disaster" (DVD); hours of entertainment for those with both a VCR and DVD player. Shipping charges apply - weight 3 lbs. (Image)

Suggested Bid $19
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

British Commonwealth Postal History

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

6351

xBritish Commonwealth

British Commonwealth, Colorano "Silk" Collection, 1980-84, 250 commemorative issues with lovely textured cachets and pictorial cancels; miniscule peelable printed label address noted on many covers does not detract, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.2 lbs. (Image)

Suggested Bid $78
SOLD for $39.00
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

Great Britain

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

6352

(

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1820 (Dec. 7), Cover front from Lord Bath to Viscount Sidmouth, with a return address of simply "Lord Bath" (peerage has its privileges), a cover front addressed to The Viscount Sidmouth at "Secretary of States Office, Whitehall, London"; faint "FROME" straightline postmark with mileage (110?) below, partly overstruck by red single-ring (morning service) Crowned Circle "Free/7 DE 7/1820" postmark; Bath (Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath, 1765-1837) was at the time Lord Lieutenant of Somerset; Viscount Sidmouth (Henry Addington, 1757-1844) had previously served as Prime Minister 1801-04 and was then Secretary of State, Very Fine. (Image)

Suggested Bid $78
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6353

1841, 2d blue, "white lines" (Scott 4), Very Good to Fine.
SG 14.
Scott $90. (Image)

Suggested Bid $23
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6354

1847, Queen Victoria (embossed), 1s pale green (Scott 5), Very Good to Fine.
SG 54.
Scott $1,000. (Image)

Suggested Bid $115
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6355

1856, Queen Victoria, 1s green, Emblems watermark (Scott 28), Very Good to Fine.
SG 72.
Scott $400. (Image)

Suggested Bid $48
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6356

1876, Queen Victoria, 2½d rosy mauve, Orb watermark (Scott 67), plate 15, single, Fine to Very Fine.
SG 141.
Scott $60 plate 15. (Image)

Suggested Bid $5
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6357

1876, Queen Victoria, 4d vermilion, Large Garter watermark (Scott 69), Very Good to Fine.
SG 152.
Scott $550. (Image)

Suggested Bid $64
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6358

1877, Queen Victoria, 4d sage green, Large Garter watermark (Scott 70), plate 15, Fine.
SG 153.
Scott $375. (Image)

Suggested Bid $34
SOLD for $17.00
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6359

1881, Queen Victoria, 5d indigo, Imperial Crown watermark (Scott 85), Fine to Very Fine.
SG 169.
Scott $200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $22
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

6360

1883, Queen Victoria, 6d on 6d lilac, Imperial Crown watermark (Scott 95), premium centering, Very Fine.
SG 162.
Scott $245. (Image)

Suggested Bid $22
SOLD for $12.00
Closing..Apr-06, 09:00 PM

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