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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale - 844

German WWI Submarine Mail

The Deutschland and Its Crew
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
3201 cover   imageSubmarine Deutschland Picture Postcards, group of 13 different unused cards, including nine sepia cards by G.L. Thompson of New York, and one real photo card; a clean, fresh lot, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (All Images)

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Estimate $200-300
Currently Opening at...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
3202   imageSubmarine Deutschland Captain Paul König Autograph, black & white picture postcard of the Deutschland issued to benefit the German Red Cross; numbered 75 (of 1,000); signed on the picture side, "...Paul König, Kapitain, U. ‘Deutschland'", Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $150-200
Currently Opening at...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
Insurance Certificates
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
3203 WK 1 imageInsurance Certificates, 1916, First Issue (Michel WK 1), without printer's name, used Certificate "Nr. 0070" without a supplementary stamp, postmarked with a BERLIN "Accepted" c.d.s., 28 Dec; exceptionally fresh with minor edge flaws, Very Fine. Illustrated on page 31 of the Handbook.
Michel €8,000 ($8,640).


The certificate itself had a cost of 50m and was good for a letter up to 50 grams. Stamps were required only on letters exceeding 50 grams. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $4,000-6,000
Currently Opening at...$2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3204 WK 1 imageInsurance Certificates, 1916, First Issue (Michel WK 1), without printer's name, used Certificate "Nr. 0058" with a 25m First Issue stamp (Mi. 7), tied by one of two strikes of a BERLIN "Accepted" c.d.s., 16 Aug; faint horizontal crease, Very Fine. Illustrated on page 32 of the Handbook.
Michel €12,000 ($12,960).


Michel adds a premium of €7,000 to the "cover" price for stamps used on First Issue Certificates. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $5,000-7,500
Currently Opening at...$2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
3205 WK 1 imageInsurance Certificates, 1916, First Issue (Michel WK 1), without printer's name, used Certificate "Nr. 0065" with a 50m First Issue stamp (Mi. 8), tied by one of two strikes of a BERLIN "Accepted" c.d.s., 27 Dec; faint horizontal crease and edge flaws, Fine to Very Fine. Illustrated on page 33 of the Handbook.
Michel €12,500 ($13,500).


Most of the First Issue Certificates were used with Second Issue stamps. Michel adds a premium of €7,000 for stamps of the First Issue. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $5,000-7,500
Currently Opening at...$2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
3206 WK 1 imageInsurance Certificates, 1916, First Issue (Michel WK 1), without printer's name, an intact, unused Certificate with all three coupons attached, numbered "0196" (there were only 200 issued, numbered 0001-0200); folded in half vertically leaving a moderate crease and the perforations between the Certificate and the coupons is reinforced with some separation, still Very Fine. There were only 200 of the First Issue Certificates printed; detail illustrations on pp. 12, 14, 16 and 18 in Handbook.
Michel €3,500 ($3,780). (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
Currently Opening at...$750.00
Will close during Public Auction
3207 WK 1 imageInsurance Certificates, 1916, First Issue (Michel WK 1), without printer's name, unused Certificate "Nr. 0036" with the three coupons separated from the Certificate, but in an intact strip of three with minor separation; couple very light mounting stains at top edges, still Very Fine. There were only 200 of the First Issue Certificates printed. Not illustrated in the Handbook.
Michel €3,500 if intact ($3,780). (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (All Images)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
Currently Opening at...$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
3208 WK 2 imageInsurance Certificates, 1916, Second Issue (Michel WK 2), with printer's name, used Certificate "Nr. 0572" without a supplementary stamp, postmarked with a BERLIN "Accepted" c.d.s., 19 Dec; very light horizontal bend, Very Fine. Illustrated on page 34 of the Handbook.
Michel €2,500 ($2,700). (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $1,200-1,800
Currently Opening at...$600.00
Will close during Public Auction
3209 WK 2 imageInsurance Certificates, 1916, Second Issue (Michel WK 2), with printer's name, used Certificate "Nr. 0359" with a 10m First Issue stamp (Mi. 4) tied by one of two strikes of a BERLIN "Accepted" c.d.s., 27 Dec; vertical & horizontal creases and two punched filing holes at the top, otherwise Very Fine. Illustrated on page 35 of the Handbook.
Michel €3,500 ($3,780). (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
Currently Opening at...$750.00
Will close during Public Auction
3210 WK 2 imageInsurance Certificates, 1916, Second Issue (Michel WK 2), with printer's name, used Certificate "Nr. 0724" with a 15m First Issue stamp (Mi. 5) tied by one of two strikes of a Hamburg "Accepted" c.d.s., 24 Nov; very light horizontal crease, fresh and Very Fine. Illustrated on page 36 of the Handbook.
Michel €4,000 ($4,320). (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
Currently Opening at...$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3211 WK 2 imageInsurance Certificates, 1916, Second Issue (Michel WK 2), with printer's name, used Certificate "Nr. 0587" with a 100m Second Issue stamp (Mi. 16) tied by one of two strikes of a BERLIN "Accepted" c.d.s., 19 Dec; light horizontal crease, minor edge flaws, and a bit of very faint soiling on the stamp's lower left corner, Fine to Very Fine. Illustrated on page 37 of the Handbook.
Michel €15,000 ($16,200). (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $6,000-8,000
Currently Opening at...$3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3212 WK 2 imageInsurance Certificates, 1916, Second Issue (Michel WK 2), with printer's name, used Certificate "Nr. 0363" without a supplementary stamp, postmarked with a Hamburg "Accepted" c.d.s., 16 Dec; vertical & horizontal creases and two punched filing holes at the top, the two bottom corners repaired, Very Fine. Illustrated on page 35 of the Handbook.
Michel €2,500 ($2,700). (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $750-1,000
Currently Opening at...$375.00
Will close during Public Auction
3213 WK 2 imageInsurance Certificates, 1916, Second Issue (Michel WK 2), with printer's name, used Certificate "Nr. 0236" with a 50m First Issue stamp (Mi. 8) tied by one of two light strikes of a BERLIN "Accepted" c.d.s., 19 Dec; vertical & horizontal creases and two punched filing holes at the top, Fine to Very Fine. Not illustrated in the Handbook; an unused "Nr. 0236" certificate is illustrated on page 11.
Michel €5,500 ($5,940). (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $2,500-3,500
Currently Opening at...$1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
Insurance Stamps
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
3214 og 3-8 imageInsurance Stamps, 1916, First Issue, 5m to 50m complete (Michel 3-8), a bright, fresh set, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. Only 1,000 of the 5m and 500 each of the other values were issued.
Michel €1,200 ($1,300). (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $500-750
Currently Opening at...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
3215 Z 3, 4 imageInsurance Stamps, 1916, First Issue, 5m green & 10m carmine (Michel 3, 4), each tied on a piece of a coupon from an Insurance Certificate by a BERLIN "Accepted" c.d.s., the 5m 16 Aug, the 10m 23 Aug, Very Fine.
Michel €550 ($590). (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $200-300
Currently Opening at...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
3216 nhbl 3 imageInsurance Stamps, 1916, First Issue, 5m green (Michel 3), complete sheetlet of 4, o.g., never hinged, post office fresh; minor separation, Very Fine.
Michel €1,400 as singles ($1,510). (Image)

Estimate $1,000-1,500
Currently Opening at...$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
3217 Z 4-8 imageInsurance Stamps, 1916, First Issue, 10m to 50m (Michel 4-8), each tied on a piece of a coupon from an Insurance Certificate by an "Accepted" c.d.s. between 22 Aug and 23 Sep, the 5m BREMEN, the others Hamburg, Very Fine.
Michel €2,300 ($2,480). (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
Currently Opening at...$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
3218 og 9X-15X imageInsurance Stamps, 1916, Second Issue, 5m to 75m (Michel 9X-15X), rising steps watermark, o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and bright, Very Fine. Only 500 each of the 5m-50m were issued; and just 300 of the 75m and 200 of the 100m.
Michel €1,970 ($2,130). (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
Currently Opening at...$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
3219 Z 9X-12X, 14X imageInsurance Stamps, 1916, Second Issue, 5m-20m & 50m (Michel 9X-12X, 14X), each tied on a piece of a coupon from an Insurance Certificate by a BERLIN "Accepted" c.d.s. between 22 Aug and 12 Dec, Very Fine.
Michel €2,000 ($2,160). (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
Currently Opening at...$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
3220 Z 9X, 10X, 12X, 13x imageInsurance Stamps, 1916, Second Issue, 5m, 10m, 20m & 25m (Michel 9X, 10X, 12X, 13x), each tied on a piece of a coupon from an Insurance Certificate by an "Accepted" c.d.s. between 22 Aug and 24 Dec, the 20m BERLIN, the others Hamburg, Very Fine.
Michel €1,500 ($1,620). (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $750-1,000
Currently Opening at...$375.00
Will close during Public Auction
3221 Z 11X, 13X, 14X imageInsurance Stamps, 1916, Second Issue, 15m, 25m & 50m (Michel 11X, 13X, 14X), each tied on a piece of a coupon from an Insurance Certificate by a BREMEN "Accepted" c.d.s., 19 or 20 Dec, Very Fine.
Michel €1,600 ($1,730). (Image)

Estimate $800-1,200
Currently Opening at...$400.00
Will close during Public Auction
3222 nh 16X imageInsurance Stamps, 1916, Second Issue, 100m brown violet on gold (Michel 16X), rising steps watermark, a Choice, post office fresh example of the rare high value, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine. Only 200 were issued.
Michel €6,000 ($6,480). (Image)

Estimate $3,000-4,000
Currently Opening at...$1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
First Return Voyage
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
3223 cover 5 imageFirst Return Trip of the Deutschland, cover to Wiesbaden, via Berlin, where a 10pf Germania was applied and canceled on 28 Aug 1916 (Deutschland had resturned on 25 Aug); the cover was stamped "Aus dem Auslande" (From Abroad) in blue and censor's "Geprüft. Auswãrtiges Amt in Berlin." in purple (faint); since the cover was from overseas, it should have been rates at 20pf, so it was handstamped "Porto" and marked "20" in blue crayon (double the shortage); part of the sender's message written on the back of the cover; reduced just a tad at the left with a light vertical file fold, Fine to Very Fine. One of only three recorded covers from Deutschland's first return voyage. Illustrated on page 5 of the Handbook. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $750-1,000
Currently Opening at...$375.00
Will close during Public Auction
Second Return Voyage
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
3224 cover 40 imageCover from Philadelphia Pa. to Chemnitz, Nov 4 "Marine Schiffspost Nr. 3" c.d.s.; from a German Sailor stationed on the Crown Prince Wilhelm in Philadelphia; censor label from Military Censor Office 0.17 in Berlin folded over the top; opened out for display, Very Fine. Illustrated on page 40 of the Handbook. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $200-300
Currently Opening at...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
3225 cover 41 imageCover from Portsmouth, Va. to Hamburg-St. Pauli, Nov 1 "Marine Schiffspost Nr. 3" c.d.s.; from a German Sailor stationed on the Prince Eitel Friedrich in Portsmouth; Censor labe dated Dec 17 from Military Censor Office O.17 in Berlin seals the flap on Dec 17; reduced somewhat at the left, opened out for display, Very Fine. Illustrated on page 41 of the Handbook. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $200-300
Currently Opening at...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
3226 cover 42 imageCover from Philadelphia Pa. to Bremen, Nov 4 "Marine Schiffspost Nr. 3" c.d.s.; from a German Sailor stationed on the Prince Eitel Friedrich in Philadelphia; Censor label dated Dec 21 from Military Censor Office O.17 in Berlin wrapped over the top; the cover is actually a turned and reused envelope, the original usage was from Rostock to the same Sailor aboard the Prince Eitel Friedrich while it was stationed in Portsmouth, Va.; with British "Censor P.W. 107" label; opened out for display, Very Fine. Illustrated on page 42 of the Handbook. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $300-400
Currently Opening at...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
3227 cover 43 imageCover from Newport News, Va. to Tübingen, cover with no postal markings from a German Sailor aboard the Appam in Newport News, Va.; Censor label dated Dec 21 from Military Censor Office O.17 in Berlin wrapped over the top; opened out for display, the fold reinforced, Very Fine. Unique! Illustrated on pages 43-45 of the Handbook.


The cover was inscribed by the sender, "Feldpost mit U. [nterseeboot] Deutschland," apparently prompting the recipient of the letter to write to Capt. Paul König of the Deutschland, asking him if the letter had actually been carried on a submarine. Included with this cover is König's handwritten response (and the cover in which it was mailed), datelined Hamburg, 25 May 1917, confirming that said letter had indeed been carried by submarine from the United States to Germany. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)

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Estimate $750-1,000
Currently Opening at...$375.00
Will close during Public Auction
3228 cover 46 imageDiplomatic Mail from the German Consulate in Chicago to Frankfurt, legal size Consulate envelope with the Foreign Office pictorial handstamp, the German Ocean Shipping Company's 2-line handstamp, 15pf Postage Due markings and a 13 Dec Berlin c.d.s.; a paper seal of the Consulate seals the flap; central vertical file fold, Very Fine. Illustrated on page 46 of the Handbook. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $200-300
Currently Opening at...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
3229 cover 47 imageDiplomatic Mail from the German Consulate in Chicago to Frankfurt, legal size Consulate envelope sent Registered to Frankfurt with a Berlin Registered label and and 11 Dec receiving datestamp; on the reverse is the Foreign Office pictorial handstamp, the Consulate's paper seal, and a 13 Dec Frankfurt c.d.s.; central vertical file fold partly torn, otherwise Very Fine. Illustrated on page 47 of the Handbook. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $200-300
Currently Opening at...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
3230 cover 48 imageCommercial Mail from New York to Hamburg, legal size cover with Steinway & Sons corner card forwarded outside the mails to the Government Post Office in Berlin where it was postmarked 18 Dec, censored, and charged 35pf Postage Due; no Hamburg markings; redirected somewhat at the top, with a central vertical file fold, otherwise Very Fine. Illustrated on page 48 of the Handbook. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $200-300
Currently Opening at...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
3231 cover 49 imageCommercial Mail from San Francisco to Hamburg, cover with North German Lloyd Steamship Co. corner card to the Dresden Bank in Berlin; franked with 5pf & 10pf Germanias with "NDL" perfins tied by an 11 Dec Bremen machine cancel; sender's endorsement, "per Unterseeboot ‘DEUTSCHLAND;'" backstamped with a Bremen Military Censor's handstamp and a 11 Dec Norddeutscher Lloyd c.d.s.; very minor stain at the lower left, light vertical file fold, Very Fine. Illustrated on page 49 of the Handbook. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $250-350
Currently Opening at...$130.00
Will close during Public Auction
Third Voyage to the US
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
3232 cover 51 imageSubmarine Letter to Bremen, forwarding cover franked with a 2m blue tied by two Stuttgart c.d.s.s, 4 Jan 1917; reduced a bit at the bottom, Very Fine. Would have contained a single properly franked and addressed cover. Illustrated on page 51 of the Handbook. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $200-300
Currently Opening at...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
3233 cover 52 imageSubmarine Letter to Bremen, forwarding cover franked with two 1m carmine tied by four Heidenheim c.d.s.s, 30 Dec 1916; reduced a bit at the bottom, Very Fine. Illustrated on page 52 of the Handbook. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $250-350
Currently Opening at...$130.00
Will close during Public Auction
3234 cover 52a imageSubmarine Letter to Bremen, forwarding cover franked with two 2m blue tied by four Cannstatt c.d.s.s, 14 Jan 1917, Very Fine. Would have contained two properly franked and addressed covers at a cost of 2m each. Illustrated on page 52 of the Handbook. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $300-400
Currently Opening at...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
3235 cover 53 imageSubmarine Letter to Bremen, oversize forwarding cover franked with seven 2m blue, each tied by fresh and single Stuttgart c.d.s., 3 Jan 1917; reduced by about an inch at top with some moderate wrinkling and a vertical file fold, Fine and rare. Would have contained seven covers at a cost of 2m each. Illustrated on page 53 of the Handbook. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $500-750
Currently Opening at...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
3236 cover 100z imageSubmarine Letter to Bremen, forwarding cover franked with two 1m carmine tied by two Crailsheim c.d.s.s, 14 Jan 1917, exceptionally fresh and Very Fine. Not illustrated in the Handbook, signed Grobe. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $250-350
Currently Opening at...$130.00
Will close during Public Auction
3237 cover 54a imageSubmarine Letter to Bremen - Austrian Mail, forwarding cover franked with an Austrian 3k claret tied by Buchau-Böhmen c.d.s., date not struck up, Very Fine. Illustrated on page 54 of the Handbook, signed Sam Ray and one other. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $300-400
Currently Opening at...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
3238 cover 54b imageSubmarine Letter to Bremen - Austrian Mail, forwarding cover franked with an Austrian 3k claret tied by Vienna c.d.s., 13 Jan 1917; red framed Vienna Censor's handstamp and manuscript initials on the front, paper seal of the same Agency on the flap; minor central vertical file fold, Very Fine. Illustrated on page 54 of the Handbook. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $350-500
Currently Opening at...$180.00
Will close during Public Auction
3239 cover 54c imageSubmarine Letter to Bremen - Austrian Mail, forwarding cover franked with an Austrian 3k claret tied by Vienna c.d.s., 10 Jan 1917; red unframed Vienna Censor's handstamp and manuscript initials on the front, Very Fine. Illustrated on page 54 of the Handbook. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $250-350
Currently Opening at...$130.00
Will close during Public Auction
3240 cover 54d imageSubmarine Letter to Bremen - Austrian Mail, forwarding cover franked with an Austrian 3k claret tied by Vienna c.d.s., 10 Jan 1917; red framed Vienna Censor's handstamp (incomplete strike) and manuscript initials on the front, paper seal of the same Agency on the flap; missing piece on the left edge repaired, otherwise Very Fine. Not illustrated in the Handbook. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Estimate $200-300
Currently Opening at...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction

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