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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale - 693

British Mail to the Orient, USA and Hawaii

Used to Afghanistan
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1   imageUsed to Afghanistan in 1880. 1880, Queen Victoria, 1d Venetian red, Imperial Crown watermark, five singles, tied by Apr 29 1880 Abergele duplex postmarks on cover to Cabul Afghanistan, redirected to Luttaband, SEA POST OFFICE C and CABUL backstamps; cover with minor edge flaws, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Scott 79. SG 166.
Estimate $300 - 400

Cover paid 1 February 1880 UPU rate to India of 5d per ½ oz . (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
Used to Bangkok
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2   imageUsed to Bangkok in 1870. 1869, Queen Victoria, 6d mauve, without hyphen, Spray of Rose watermark, single, used with 1d red perforated and 1s green, all tied by "Liverpool 17 NO 70" duplex postmark with "466" in barred oval on FRONT ONLY to Bangkok, red crayon "1" denoting one penny credited to Singapore for forwarding the letter; small piece of the upper left corner of the front missing. Early mail, at the 1/7 per ½ oz. rate, bound for the Far East, is extremely rare and this Front addressed to Bangkok is almost certainly unique (as per consignor).
Scott 51. SG 109.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

Stamps paid the short-lived (9 October 1869 to 16 December 1870) premium rate of 1 shilling 7d per ½ oz. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
3   imageUsed to Bangkok in 1888. 1887, Queen Victoria Jubilee, 2½d purple on blue, single, used with ½ orange and two 1d lilac, all tied by "Rugby JY 19 88" squared circle cancellation on cover to Bangkok Siam; Bangkok backstamp, a Very Fine cover.
Scott 114. SG 201.
Estimate $500 - 750

Postage paid the 31 January 1880 UPU rate of 5d per ½ oz. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
Used to Burma
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
4   imageUsed to Burma in 1855. 1847, Queen Victoria (embossed), 1s pale green, single, die 2, clear to large margins, 65 in grid cancel (Campbelton Scotland) on 1855 folded letter to Akyab, India (British Burma), manuscript "via Southampton" at top and "via Calcutta" in address; Campbelton, London, Calcutta 1855 and Akyab backstamps; folded letter with minor creases from traveling through the mails, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott 5. SG 54.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

Letter traveled via Edinburgh and London to Southampton; by mail packet to Alexandria, overland to Suez and per mail packet via Ceylon to Calcutta. Here Burma mail was transferred to a local steamer arriving at Akyab 12 November . (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
5   imageUsed to Burma in 1856. 1855, Queen Victoria, 2d blue on bluish, Large Crown watermark, perf 14, plate 5, tied on cover with 4d rose on white by Derby No 18 6 sideways spoon cancels, on buff cover to Rangoon, Calcutta, Bengal (British Burma); Calcutta and Rangoon backstamps; manuscript "Recd Jan 10 1857" at upper left of cover; minor blue crayon docketing and cover with small hinge marks at the sides, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott 17, 25. SG 34.
Estimate $600 - 800

Letter paid the 1 February 1856 to 1 March 1868 rate to India of 6d for ½ oz . (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $600-800
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
6   imageUsed to Burma in 1867. 1867, Queen Victoria, 10d red brown, Spray of Rose watermark, wing margin single, tied by Newport Mon. No 9 67 duplex postmark on hand illustrated cover (depicting possible lost dog and poster for Theatre Royale on Drury Lane), to Akyab, Aaracan, India (British Burma); red London, STEAM LETTER GPO CALCUTTA and AKYAB P.O. backstamps; cover and stamp with minor tone spotting, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott 53. SG 112.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

Cover paid the 1 June 1863 to 1 March 1868 rate of 10d for ½ oz. via Marseilles . (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
7   imageUsed to Burma in 1873. 1873, Queen Victoria, 1s pale green, Spray of Rose watermark, single, tied by London duplex cancel with "87" in diamond, on cover to Moulmein, British Burmah, manuscript "pr Overland Mail via Brindisi" at upper left, red Moulmein receiving mark at lower right, SEA POST OFFICE D sorting and CALCUTTA transit backstamps; without portion of the backflap, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott 64. SG 150.
Estimate $350 - 500

Cover paid the 16 December 1870 to 1 July 1876 rate of 1/- for ½ oz . (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $350-500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
8   imageUsed to Burma in 1876. 1876, Queen Victoria, 8d orange, Large Garter watermark, single, tied by London E.C. duplex with "E.C. 64" in oval bars, on cover to Moulmein, British Burmah, manuscript "pr Overland Mail via Brindisi" at upper left, Moulmein receiving mark at center; SEA POST OFFICE F and CALCUTTA backstamps; cover with small piece out at top and without a portion of the backflap, stamp with light creases from content, otherwise Fine.
Scott 73. SG 156.
Estimate $200 - 300

Cover paid the1 July 1876 to 1 April 1879 rate of 8d for ½ oz . (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
9   imageUsed to Burma in 1885. 1884, Queen Victoria, 2½d lilac, horizontal pair, tied by London DE 17 85 duplex cancel with W 46 in oval bars, on cover to Moulmein (British Burma), SEA POST OFFICE A and Moulmein backstamps, Very Fine.
Scott 101. SG 190.
Estimate $200 - 300

Cover paid the 1 February 1880 UPU rate of 5d for ½ oz . (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
Used to Cambodia
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
10   imageUsed to Cambodia in 1898. 1887, Queen Victoria Jubilee, 1½d dull purple & pale green, single, tied by "Manchester JL 21 98" duplex postmark with "498" in barred oval on 1d letter card to Pnom Penh Cambodia and redirected to Saigon, "Penang to Singapore" sorting postmark and "Pnom Penh Cambodge" French Colonial Dispatching postmark on front, Saigon and Pnom Penh Cambodge backstamps, a Very Fine usage.
Scott 112. SG 198.
Estimate $500 - 750

The letter card was up-rated by the 1½ stamp to comply with the 1 October 1891 UPU rate of 2½ d per ½ oz. to all areas of the Far East . (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
Used to Ceylon
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
11   imageUsed to Ceylon in 1853. 1847, Queen Victoria (embossed), 1s pale green, horizontal pair, touching to large margins, London "5" in diamond cancels, not tied, on 1853 cover to Ratnapoora (Ceylon), manuscript "Via Southampton" at upper left, "AS FE-19 1853" backstamp; light file fold through address, stamps with small faults, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott 5. SG 54.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

Postage paid the 2/- postage, double the 1840 to 1 May 1854 rate of 1/- for ½ oz. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
12   imageUsed to Ceylon, c. 1856. 1856, Queen Victoria, 6d pale lilac, Emblems watermark, single, tied by numeral "287" in grid of Port Glasgow Scotland, on cover to Ceylon, rimless "Badulla" receiving mark at upper left; Port Glasgow, red London and undecipherable backstamps, a Very Fine cover.
Scott 27. SG 70.
Estimate $150 - 200

Postage paid the 1 May 1854 to 1 March 1868 rate of 6d per ½ oz. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
CLOSED
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13   imageUsed to Ceylon, c. 1856. 1856, Queen Victoria, 6d pale lilac, Emblems watermark, on cover with 1d red brown and 2d blue, tied by "171" in grid cancels of Haddington Scotland, on cover to Columbo Ceylon redirected to Kandy; manuscript "via Marseilles" at upper left, red Haddington and London (crown) backstamps; trivial edge toning, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott 27. SG 70.
Estimate $100 - 150

Cover paid the 1 January 1857 to 1 June 1863 rate of 9d per ½ oz. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
14   imageUsed to Ceylon in 1868. 1865, Queen Victoria, 9d straw, Emblems watermark, and 4d vermilion, both tied by 1868 numeral "159" between bars of Glasgow Scotland, on cover to Dumbula Ceylon, manuscript "via Marseilles" at upper left, red London and Columbo, and orange red Dimbula backstamps, a Very Fine cover.
Scott 46. SG 98.
Estimate $200 - 300

Postage paid the short-lived 1 March 1868 rate of 1/1d per ½ oz. via Marseilles which ended on 21 October 1870 soon after France declared war against Prussia . (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
15   imageUsed to Ceylon in 1870. 1865, Queen Victoria, 4d vermilion, Large Garter watermark, on cover with horizontal pair of 1d red and 3d rose (plate 5), all tied by Inverness Scotland Au 5 70 duplex cancels with "183" between bars, on cover to Ramboda Ceylon via Kandy; red London (partial) and Kandy backstamps; tissue paper cover with edge splitting and small faults, otherwise Fine.
Scott 43. SG 94.
Estimate $200 - 300

Postage paid 10d, but the 1 March 1868 to 1 April 1877 rate for ½ oz. via Southampton was actually 9d . (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
16   imageUsed to Ceylon in 1872. 1867, Queen Victoria, 9d pale straw, Spray of Rose watermark, single, wing margin at right, tied by Charing Cross duplex with "W.C 28" in oval bars, on cover to Pantera Ceylon redirected Vanvila; manuscript "via Southampton" at upper left; red GALLE, KANDY and TELEDENIYA backstamps; blue Foreign Office embossed seal on backflap (torn during opening of cover), Very Fine.
Scott 52. SG 111.
Estimate $300 - 400

Postage paid the 1 March 1868 to 1 April 1877 rate of 9d for ½ oz. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
17   imageUsed to Ceylon in 1876. 1867, Queen Victoria, 10d red brown, Spray of Rose watermark, single, tied by "Oxford H No 9 76" duplex postmark with numeral "603" in barred oval on cover to Colombo Ceylon; boxed "EXCS DEFICIENT POSTAGE 1/Fine 9" exchange mark at upper left, black manuscript "10" (10d total fee due in British currency) at left center and blue manuscript "40 cts" (the equivalent of 10d in Ceylonese money) at center; rare "COLOMBO B DE 2 76 UNPAID" backstamp; small cover tear at top away from the stamp, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott 53. SG 112.
Estimate $400 - 600

Cover was franked with a 10d stamp and inscribed "via Brindisi" for which the rate (1 July 1876 to 1 April 1877) was 11d thus incurring a 1d postage due plus 9d fine . (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
18   imageUsed to Ceylon in 1876. 1876, Queen Victoria, 8d orange, Large Garter watermark, single used with 3d rose, both tied by "South Kensington 23 DE 8 76" duplex postmark with numeral "10" in oval bas, on cover to Galle Ceylon; manuscript "via Brindisi" at upper left, lightly struck red backstamp; 3d stamp with wing margin at left, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott 73. SG 156.
Estimate $350 - 500

Postage paid the short-lived, 1 July 1876 to 1 April 1877, rate of 11d for ½ oz. at which time the postal rates for Ceylon became the same as those for India and dropped to 8d for ½ oz. via Brindisi . (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $350-500
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
19   imageUsed to Ceylon in 1878. 1874, Queen Victoria, 6d gray, Spray of Rose watermark, two covers, each with single franking; both addressed to Andradhapoora Ceylon, both with Colombo and Andradhapoora backstamps; 1) stamp tied by Exeter Dec 27 77 duplex postmark with numeral "285" in oval bars; 2) stamp tied by Hull Ja 11 78 duplex postmark with numeral "383" in barred oval; covers with minor toning and small edge faults, Fine.
Scott 62. SG 147.
Estimate $100 - 150

Both covers pay the correct UPU rate of 1 April 1877 to 1 April 1879 of 6d for ½ oz . (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Suggested Bid $100-150
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
20   imageUsed to Ceylon in 1879. 1876, Queen Victoria, 8d orange, Large Garter watermark, single used with 1d rose (plate 216), tied by "Charing Cross W.C. Ja 3 79" duplex postmark with "CX 2" in barred oval, on folded letter to Colombo Ceylon, red "L 1" at lower left denoting 1d Late Fee was paid, Colombo backstamp; 1d with a few perf flaws, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott 73. SG 156.
Estimate $200 - 300

Postage paid the 1 April 1876 to 1 April 1879 rate of 8d for ½ oz. plus 1d Late Fee . (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

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