First Session Monday, June 10, 2013, at 10:00 A.M. Lots 1-911 British and Foreign, also U.S. Postal History At Our Offices in Danbury, Connecticut BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GREAT BRITAIN 1 1 Great Brit ain, 1807, Trans port Of fice POW let ter from France to Eng land, 2 page stampless cover date lined Va len ci ennes Jany 22nd 1807, ad dressed to Gloucestershire Eng land, with Trans port Of fice Pris oner of War hand stamp, handstamp was known on out go ing mail from French POWs, this let ter show the Of fice also dealt with in com ing mail, let ter tells how he was ship wrecked and he and 260 of his Reg i ment be came POWs, re ceiver shows let ter took over two years to be delivered, F.-V.F. Estimate $300-400 2 Great Brit ain, 1840, 2d Mulready Let ter Sheet Car i ca tures (U4 var.), two dif fer ent fronts only by J.W. Southgate plus two dif fer ent 2d Mulready lettersheet fac sim i les; also in cludes a 1d Mulready lettersheet used in 1841 with a large con tem po rary mag a zine il lus tra tion pasted in side, per haps added later; a Fine and in ter est ing group, F.-V.F. Estimate $200-300 3 Great Brit ain, 1877-88, two doc u ments with tax stamps, 1877 mar riage set tle ment & 1888 mort gage con vey ance both with em bossed tax stamps and QV cypher wa fers, lovely pair, Very Fine (photo on web site). Estimate $150-200 4 Great Brit ain, c. 1910-17, ap prox i mately 100 in sur ance con tracts, is sued by Brit ish com pa nies for the in sur ance of mar i time ves sels, a fas ci nat ing group for the spe cial ist, Very Fine (photo on web site). Estimate $250-350 2 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 636 - Apr. 11, 2013 1
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 5 6 7 5 Great Brit ain, 1884, Queen Vic to ria, 5s rose (108), An chor wa ter mark, black town can cel la tion, well cen tered and choice, with bril liant color, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. SG 180. Scott $220. Estimate $150-200 6 Great Brit ain, 1891, Queen Vic to ria, 1 green (124), Reg is tered/threadneedle ST 1899 oval datestamp; al most im per cep ti ble crease men tioned only for the sake of ac cu racy, oth er wise F.-V.F. SG 212; 800 ($1,220). Scott $750. Estimate $300-400 7 Great Brit ain, 1902, King Ed ward VII, De La Rue print ing, 1 dull blue green (142), cir cu lar town can - cel, F.-V.F. SG 266; 800 ($1,220). Scott $750. Estimate $400-600 8 Great Brit ain, 1929, 1 P.U.C. (209), Lon don cir cu lar datestamp, Very Fine. SG 438; 550 ($840). Scott $700. Estimate $200-300 9 a Great Brit ain: Guern sey, 1970, Ag ri cul ture set com plete, com plete sheets of 25, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Yvert 26-29; 750 ($980). (No photo). Estimate $150-200 AUSTRALIA 10 Aus tra lia, 1934 (Oct.), cover car ried by Ros coe Turner dur ing Lon don to Mel bourne Air Race, Turner, a fa mous early avi a tor, fin ished 3rd fly ing a Boe ing 247D pas sen ger plane and is signed by him. Cover can - celed Lon don 11 Oct 1934 and Mel bourne 29 OC 34. Great avi a tion item, Very Fine. Estimate $100-150 2 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BAHAMAS 11 / Ba ha mas, 1880, Queen Vic to ria, 1s green, perf 14, thick pa per (19), com plete pane of sixty, with plate num ber at top and im print "One Quarto Sheet Con tain ing 60 Stamps" at right, com plete sel vage all around, two hinges top sel vage, Scott cat a log value does not ac count for NH, a rare piece and a jewel for one's Ba ha mas ex hi bi - tion, o.g., hinged or never hinged, F.-V.F. SG 39a. Scott $600. Estimate $300-400 BRUNEI 12 Brunei, 1906, First Is sue, 1 -$1 com plete (1-12), o.g., fresh, bright pa per and col ors, F.-V.F. Scott $698. Estimate $150-200 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 3
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES 13 14 13 New Bruns wick, 1851, 1s dull vi o let (4), neat oval grid can cel, large bal anced mar gins and bright color; skill fully re paired at bot tom, choice Ex tremely Fine ap pear ance; 1987 Greene Foun da tion cer tif i cate. Scott $7,500. Estimate $1,500-2,000 14 P New Bruns wick, 1860, group of seven plate proofs on In dia (6P//11P), com prises 1, 2 (two, on card), 5, 12½ & 17 (two, on card); mostly large mar gins, fresh and Very Fine. Unitrade C$450 ($460). Estimate $200-300 15 New Bruns wick, 1860, 5 yel low green (8), sin gle with left sheet sel vage, tied by oval grid on 1865 cover from Hamp stead to Gagetown with beau ti ful B.S. Palmer fancy wood cut cor ner card, Hamstead N.B./Paid un dated rim less cir cle on re verse along with Gagetown re ceiver (Oct 6); slightly rough open ing, hor i zon tal file fold, oth er wise Very Fine and most attractive. SG 14. Estimate $200-300 16 17 16 Newfoundland, 1857, 2d scar let ver mil ion (2), light can cel, rich color, but lit tle to no mar gin; cou ple tiny re paired tears; a rea son ably at trac tive, un used ap pear ing ex am ple of this rare stamp; 2001 Greene Foun da tion cer tif i cate. Scott $5,500. Estimate $500-750 17 Newfoundland, 1857, 4d scar let ver mil ion (4), light grid can cel, vivid color, small mar gins to barely shaved at bot tom; cou ple small thin spots, Fine ap pear ance; 2000 Greene Foun da tion cer tif i cate. Scott $3,750. Estimate $500-750 4 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 18 19 20 18 Newfoundland, 1857, 6d scar let ver mil ion (6), light grid can cel, bar with am ple to large mar gins; skill - fully re paired, Very Fine ap pear ance; 1986 RPS cer tif i cate. Scott $4,750. Estimate $1,000-1,500 19 Newfoundland, 1857, 1s scar let ver mil ion (9), light grid can cels, huge mar gins and bright color; but skill fully rebacked us ing halves of two dif fer ent stamps and add ing right and part of bot tom mar gin, Ex tremely Fine ap pear ance; 2000 V.G.G. cer tif i cate as sim ply re paired and rebacked. Scott $10,000. Estimate $750-1,000 20 Newfoundland, 1860, 1s or ange (15), light grid can cels, small mar gins to just in at right; slight thin at up - per right; a fresh, rea son ably at trac tive ex am ple of this rar ity; 2002 Sismondo cer tif i cate. Scott $11,500. Estimate $1,000-1,500 21 a Newfoundland, Air mail, 1932, Wayzata, $1 dark blue, un is sued (C12 foot note), full sheet of 20, o.g., never hinged. Scott $700 as hinged sin gles. Unitrade C$1,000 as sin gles ($1,030) (photo on web site). Estimate $200-300 22 23 22 Nova Sco tia, 1860-63, 8½ green (11a), tied by Hal i fax H oval post mark on cover to Boston with large Boston/Br. Pkt./5Cts./Feb 10 ex change of fice cds, Hal i fax post mark (Feb 7) on re verse, Very Fine; scarce 8½ rate to the U.S., only in ef fect for 19 months. Estimate $500-750 23 Nova Sco tia, 1860-63, 1-12½ Dec i mal Is sue (8//13), se lec tion of 18 cov ers com pris ing 1 (2): pair; five sin gles; 2 (2): two sin gle frankings, one an in ter nal Cape Breton us age; 5 (9): in clud ing two pairs, one to the U.S.; 10 (3): sin gle to the U.S., two sin gles to the U.S. & a pair on an in ter nal reg is tered use; 12½ (2): both sin gle frankings to Eng land; con di tion is a lit tle mixed, but generally F-VF. Estimate $750-1,000 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 5
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA: POSTAL HISTORY 24 25 24 Can ada, 1839, folded let ter to Scot land, LONDON (Can ada) red post mark with manu script April 1/39 on folded let ter rated 1.3, 7½ (Freight Money), 9=27½ in Can ada; red New York tran sit mark, manu script 8 due mark ing and two line GREENOCK PENNY POST at top left; light file fold at cen ter, F.-V.F., very scarce us age. Estimate $300-400 25 Can ada, 1839, folded let ter to Eng land, red NEW YORK tran sit mark, let ter date lined Guelph (Can - ada) and ad dressed to Beeston, near Nottingham Eng land, manu script "Paid at 25 Cents, Packet 12½ B7" and "1N6" charge; rated 7d to US bor der, 25 cents to NYC, 12½ freight money; 1/6 ster ling Brit ish (11d in com ing and 7d to Beeston; light edge soil ing, F.-V.F. Estimate $300-400 26 27 26 Can ada, 1852, Bea ver, 3d red (4), large bal anced mar gins, tied by clear 4-ring nu meral 52 on small mourn ing cover to Perth, C.W., post marked match ing Clifton, U.C. cds, May 18, 1858, backstamped Brockville (May 20); mi nor flap tear, Ex tremely Fine. Estimate $400-600 27 Can ada, 1852, Bea ver, 3d red (4), two sin gles (one four-mar gin, other three), tied by light grid 16 can - cels on cover from Ham il ton, U.C. to New York City, Nov 10, 1859, handstamped red ex change of fice Can ada/paid 10 Cts, printed Great West ern Rail way of Can ada cor ner card; some mount ing rem nants on re verse, Very Fine. Estimate $400-600 6 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 28 29 28 Can ada, 1852, Bea ver, 3d red (4), am ple to large mar gins, tied by neat blue 4-ring nu meral 2 on folded let ter to To ronto post marked light match ing Belleville, U.C. cds, Nov 7, 1857, backstamped To ronto (Nov 8), Very Fine. Estimate $300-400 29 Can ada, 1852, Bea ver, 3d red (4), am ple to large mar gins (bit of im print vis i ble at lower right), tied by bold 4-ring nu meral 21 on folded cover from Mon treal to New York City, post marked red Mon treal cds, May 20, 1852 and match ing ex change of fice Can ada in arc with manu script 6 rate and 10 in cir cle due mark ing, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400 30 31 30 Can ada, 1852, Bea ver, 3d red (4), four nice mar gins, tied by town can cel on folded cover from To ronto to Kingston, Jul 2, 1854, backstamped Kingston, Very Fine. Estimate $200-300 31 Can ada, 1852, Bea ver, 3d deep red (4 var.), large mar gins, tied by town can cel on small folded cover from Lon don, U.C. to Kingston, C.W., May 29, 1855, backstamped Kingston (May 31), Very Fine. Unitrade 4i. Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 7
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 32 33 32 Can ada, 1853, Bea ver, 3d brown red (4a), am ple to large mar gins, tied by bold 4-ring nu meral 38 on folded let ter to Whitby, C.W., post marked red St. Catherines cds, May 23, 1857, backstamped blue Whitby cds (May 25), Very Fine. Estimate $200-300 33 Can ada, 1853, Bea ver, 3d brown red (4a), nice mar gins, tied by in com plete 4-ring nu meral 30 on small mourn ing cover to Port Sarnia, C.W., post marked Peterboro, C.W., May 4, 1857, backstamped Port Sarnia (May 8), Very Fine. Estimate $200-300 34 35 34 Can ada, 1853, Bea ver, 3d brown red (4a), large mar gins, tied by in com plete 4-ring nu meral 35 (nu - mer als not struck up) on folded let ter to Belleville, U.C., post marked Prescott, U.C., Jan 20, 1857, backstamped Belleville, Very Fine; 1973 P.F. cer tif i cate. Estimate $200-300 35 Can ada, 1853, Bea ver, 3d brown red (4a), am ple to large mar gins, tied by clear 4-ring nu meral 37 on folded cover from Que bec to To ronto, Mar 13, 1857, backstamped To ronto (Mar 14), Very Fine. Estimate $200-300 8 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 36 37 36 Can ada, 1853, Bea ver, 3d brown red (4a), Fine, tied by in com plete 4-ring nu meral 11 on small mourn - ing cover to Kingston, C.W., post marked Cornwall, U.C. cds, Aug 2, 1857, backstamped Kingston, Very Fine. Estimate $150-200 37 Can ada, 1864, Queen Vic to ria, 2 rose (20), used with pair of 5 ver mil ion (15), tied by town can cels on le gal size reg is tered cover post marked clear St-Mar tin-isle-je sus, C.E. cds, Feb 28, 1865, to Que bec, backstamped Mon treal and Que bec; in sig nif i cant ver ti cal file fold, Very Fine. Estimate $200-300 38 39 38 Can ada, 1897, Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee, 5 deep blue (54), pair used with sin gle 1 Small Queen (35), with 1897 St Johnsbury cds on cover ad dressed to Dorchester New Bruns wick, Hal i fax & St John M.C. handstamp and Dorchester re ceiver on re verse; re duced at right, F.-V.F. Estimate $150-200 39 Can ada, 1897, Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee, 10 brown vi o let and ½ black (57, 50), tied by Ot tawa Ont roller can cels to reg is tered cover ad dressed to New York City, reg is try box and R in oval; re duced at left, F.-V.F. Estimate $250-350 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 9
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA: STAMPS 40 Can ada, 1851, Prince Al bert, 6d slate vi o let, on thin pa per show ing no laid lines (2 var.), light tar get can cel and par tial red CANA(DA) ex change of fice handstamp, large mar gins to barely touched at lower right, ex - cep tion ally fresh and hand some, nearly Very Fine, ex-nickle, Loch; 2010 Greene Foun da tion cer tif i cate as #2 from the first print ing on thin pa per. Scott $1,750 as normal. Estimate $600-800 Even though there are no visible laid lines, the thickness and texture of the paper and the color of the ink, are those of the laid paper printing. See Canada's Pence Era, page 9, for mention of this rare variety. 41 42 43 44 45 41 Can ada, 1852, Bea ver, 3d red (4), light Kingston 16 in cir cu lar grid can cel, large to over size mar gins and bright color, Ex tremely Fine and choice. Unitrade C$300 ($310). Scott $225. Estimate $250-350 42 Can ada, 1852, Bea ver, 3d red (4), neatly struck blue tar get can cel, large to over size, well bal anced mar - gins and choice color, Ex tremely Fine. Unitrade C$300 ($310). Scott $225. Estimate $250-350 43 Can ada, 1853, Bea ver, 3d brown red (4a), light blue tar get can cel, huge mar gins and rich color, fresh and Ex tremely Fine; 1993 Greene Foun da tion cer tif i cate. Unitrade C$350 ($360). Scott $250. Estimate $250-350 44 Can ada, 1853, Bea ver, 3d brown red (4a), light Mon treal 4-ring 21 can cel, large, beau ti fully bal anced mar gins with deep color on bright, white pa per, Ex tremely Fine and choice. Unitrade C$350 ($360). Scott $250. Estimate $250-350 45 Can ada, 1852, Bea ver, 3d red, ribbed pa per (4c), light 4-ring can cel with nu meral not struck up, huge mar gins to just clear at up per right with bit of ad ja cent stamp vis i ble at right; tiny faults (not men tioned in cer tif i cate), choice Very Fine ap pear ance; 2010 Greene Foun da tion cer tif i cate. Unitrade C$750 ($770). Scott $550. Estimate $250-350 46 Can ada, 1897, Small Queen, 10 pink (45b), most o.g., re mark ably fresh and nearly per fectly cen tered with large, beau ti fully bal anced mar gins and mar vel ous color, Ex tremely Fine and choice. Unitrade C$900 ($930). Scott $600. Estimate $400-600 10 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 47 a Can ada, 1897, Queen Vic to ria Ma ple Leaf, ½ black (66), spe cial ized study con sist ing of mint & used mul ti ples com pris ing mint pair & two strips of 4, mint blocks of 4 (5), 6 (2), 8, 9, 12 (2) & 15, and used block of 4 and strip of 5; sorted by print ing and most plated; to tals 98 mint (78 NH) and 9 used stamps; all Fine or F-VF with a few Very Fine. An ex cep tional lot for the spe cial ist. Scott $2,853 as sin gles (photo on web site). Estimate $600-800 48 49 48 Can ada, 1903, King Ed ward VII, 10 brown li lac (93), o.g., never hinged, nicely cen tered and re mark - ably fresh, F.-V.F. Scott $1,000. Estimate $500-750 49 Can ada, 1908, 5 Que bec (99), lightly struck c.d.s. in the lower right cor ner, per fectly cen tered and in - cred i bly fresh, a choice, truly Su perb Gem. Unitrade C$90 ($90). Scott $50. Estimate $250-350 50 51 50 P Can ada, 1908, 7 Que bec, large die proof (100P), die-sunk on card, 120 x 108 mm, with die F-197 and ABNCo. im print, fresh; small tear and faint stain at ex treme lower left edge of proof, well away from the de sign, oth er wise Very Fine. Estimate $400-600 51 a Can ada, 1908, 10 Que bec (101), choice used block of 4, light, cen trally struck town can cel, fresh and nearly per fectly cen tered, Ex tremely Fine and choice. SG 193. Unitrade C$800 as sin gles ($820). Scott $500 as sin gles. Estimate $400-600 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 11
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 52 53 52 Can ada, 1908, 15 Que bec (102), light To ronto c.d.s. neatly struck in the lower right cor ner, near-per - fectly cen tered with rich color, won der fully fresh, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Unitrade C$225 ($230). Scott $125. Estimate $400-600 53 Can ada, 1908, 20 Que bec (103), can celed with a light town can cel in the lower right cor ner, cen tered with near math e mat i cal pre ci sion and ex cep tion ally fresh, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Unitrade C$250 ($260). Scott $175. Estimate $350-500 54 a Can ada, 1922, King George V Ad mi ral, 1 yel low, die I, wet print ing (105), top plate block of 8, o.g., never hinged, math e mat i cally cen tered with ab so lutely bril liant color, post of fice fresh, each stamp a gem, Su perb. Unitrade C$720 as sin gles ($740). Scott $340 as singles. Estimate $600-800 55 56 57 55 Can ada, 1918, King George V Ad mi ral, 3 brown, dry print ing (108c), o.g., never hinged, post of - fice fresh and cen tered with near math e mat i cal pre ci sion amid ab so lutely enor mous mar gins, an Ex tremely Fine to Su perb jumbo. Unitrade C$90 ($90). Scott $40. Estimate $250-350 56 Can ada, 1924, King George V Ad mi ral, 7 red brown, dry print ing (114), o.g., never hinged, math e - mat i cally cen tered and post of fice fresh, a truly Su perb Gem. Unitrade C$105 ($110). Scott $50. Estimate $200-300 57 Can ada, 1925, King George V Ad mi ral, 8 blue (115), o.g., never hinged, vir tu ally per fectly cen tered with large, beau ti fully bal anced mar gins, deep color and bright pa per, a choice Ex tremely Fine to Su perb gem. Unitrade C$180 ($180). Scott $80. Estimate $350-500 12 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 58 / a Can ada, 1922, King George V Ad mi ral, 10 blue, wet print ing (117), a beau ti fully cen tered block of 4, o.g., bot tom stamps never hinged, bright color and pa per, Ex tremely Fine and choice. Unitrade C$640 ($660). Scott $310. Estimate $250-350 59 60 59 Can ada, 1925, King George V Ad mi ral, 50 black brown (120), o.g., never hinged, post of fice fresh with choice, near-per fect cen ter ing, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Unitrade C$360 ($370). Scott $200. Estimate $400-600 60 Can ada, 1925, King George V Ad mi ral, 50 black brown (120), o.g., lightly hinged, ab so lutely per - fectly cen tered and won der fully fresh, a truly Su perb Gem. Unitrade C$360 ($370). Scott $200. Estimate $400-600 61 a Can ada, 1922, King George V Ad mi ral, 2 green coil, wet print ing, imperf hor i zon tally (128a var.), block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged, bright, fresh and well cen tered, Ex tremely Fine and rare, only 2,200 stamps is - sued, the same as the 3, which is priced nearly twice as high. Unitrade 128ai. Unitrade C$700 ($720). Estimate $400-600 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 13
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 62 63 64 62 a Can ada, 1924, King George V Ad mi ral, 3 car mine coil, imperf hor i zon tally (130a), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, post of fice fresh, F.-V.F. Scott $1,500. Estimate $600-800 63 Can ada, 1915, King George V Ad mi ral, 2 rose car mine coil (132 var.), pair, o.g., never hinged, math e mat i cally cen tered with ex cep tion ally wide mar gins, post of fice fresh, Su perb. Unitrade 132iii. Unitrade C$275 ($280). Estimate $400-600 64 Can ada, 1924, King George V Ad mi ral, 2 yel low green coil (133), pair, o.g., never hinged, re mark - ably fresh and beau ti fully cen tered, Ex tremely Fine and choice. Unitrade C$625 ($640). Scott $300. Estimate $350-500 65 Pa Can ada, 1935, 1, 2 & 5 Sil ver Ju bi lee, In dia plate proofs on card (211P, 212P, 214P), right sheet mar gin blocks of 4, fresh and Ex tremely Fine; only 800 of each are re corded. Unitrade C$900+ ($930). Estimate $250-350 66 Can ada, 1971, 6 Ma ple Leaf in Spring, imperf (535a), hor i zon tal pair, o.g., never hinged, large bal - anced mar gins, Ex tremely Fine and choice, only 75 pairs re corded. Unitrade C$1,200 ($1,240). Scott $950. Estimate $500-750 14 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 67 68 DOMINICA 67 / a Dominica, 1886, Queen Vic to ria, 1d on 1s ma genta (15), block of 48, o.g., hinged or never hinged, a beau ti ful block with right side sel vage, a few re in force ments, fresh and bright, Scott cat a log value does not ac count for NH, a po ten tial show piece, F.-V.F. SG 19. Scott $816. Estimate $300-400 HONG KONG 68 a Hong Kong, 1938, King George VI, $1 dull li lac & blue, chalky pa per (163,163var), block of 60, show - ing short right leg to R in stamp, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. SG 155,155a; 494 ($760). Estimate $300-400 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 15
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA AND STATES 69 India, 1911 (Feb. 18), First Ae rial Post / U.P. Ex hi bi tion Allahabad, spec tac u lar reg is tered cover to Cave Val ley, Ja maica, franked with a 5r KEVII (73) tied by one of two strikes spe cial ma genta handstamp, oval Ja maica/ Reg is tered/ Mr 23/ 11 en try post mark ties Allahabad reg is try la bel, backstamped Allahabad, 18 FE 11 cds, along with Lon don tran sit and Cave Val ley, Ja maica re ceiver (Mar 25); stamp with light pre-use crease, still a Very Fine and strik ing sou ve nir of one of the world's first air mail events. Estimate $600-800 70 71 70 India, 1911 (Feb. 18), First Ae rial Post / U.P. Ex hi bi tion Allahabad, reg is tered cover to Cave Val ley, Ja maica, franked with a 1r KEVII (70) tied by one of two strikes spe cial ma genta handstamp (3rd strike on re verse), oval Ja maica/ Reg is tered/ Mr 23/ 11 en try post mark, backstamped Allahabad, 18 FE 11 cds, along with Lon don tran sit and Cave Val ley, Ja maica re ceiver (Mar 25), Very Fine. Estimate $500-750 71 India, 1911 (Feb. 18), First Ae rial Post / U.P. Ex hi bi tion Allahabad, reg is tered cover to Cave Val ley, Ja maica, franked with a 12a KEVII (69) tied by one of two strikes spe cial ma genta handstamp, oval Ja maica/ Reg - is tered/ Mr 23/ 11 en try post mark, backstamped Allahabad, 18 FE 11 cds, along with Lon don tran sit and Cave Val ley, Ja maica re ceiver (Mar 25), Very Fine. Estimate $500-750 16 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 72 a In dia: Azad Hind, 1943, Indian Legion, imperforate, sheets of 100, fan tas tic group rarely of fered, com - pris ing 1A + 1A dark brown (Michel IB), 2A + 2A car mine (Michel IIB), 2½A + 2½A dark blue (Michel IIIB), 12A + 1R li lac pur ple (Michel VIB) & 1A red (Michel IXB), o.g., never hinged, each sheet with ver ti cal cen tral crease F.-V.F. Michel IB-IIIB, VIB & IXB; 2,600 ($3,380). Estimate $1,500-2,000 In 1943, the Germans produced a set of stamps for Subhas Chandra Bose's Azad Hind, or Indian National Army. These were intended to serve initially as propaganda labels, later to be used as postage after the "liberation" of India from the British by the I.N.A. The stamps were never transported to India, and stayed in storage in Germany until the end of the war. 73 Ex 74 73 In dian States: Jind, 1938, King George VI, 25r (150), o.g., never hinged, a fresh and bright ex am ple with gut ter sel vage at right, Very Fine. SG 126; 800 ($1,220). Scott $575 as hinged. Estimate $300-400 74 In dian States: Jind, Of fi cials, 1937-42, King George VI, 1r to 10r (O58-61), o.g., ap pears lightly hinged, bright key val ues to the set, F.-V.F. SG O69-72; 690 ($1,060). Scott $642. Estimate $300-400 Ex 75 Ex 76 75 In dian States: Nabha, 1938-39, King George VI, 3p to 25r com plete (69-86), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and bright, F.-V.F. SG 77-94; 550 ($840). Scott $566. Estimate $200-300 76 In dian States: Orchha, 1939-42, Maharanja Vir Singh II com plete (6-20), o.g., lightly hinged, bright col ors and very pre sent able, F.-V.F. SG 31-47; 1,308 ($2,000). Scott $1,062. Estimate $400-600 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 17
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND 77 Ireland, Book let, 1946, 2s Smyths of Bal brig gan, com plete and un ex ploded, ed. 28-46; mi nor soil ing on back cover, oth er wise Very Fine, scarce. SG SB6; 1,200 ($1,840). Estimate $400-600 MALAY STATES 78 Ma lay States: Sungei Ujong, 1878, First Is sue, 2 brown (2), o.g., a splen did, at trac tive, left wing mar - gin ex am ple; very mi nor, slight soil ing, oth er wise F.-V.F., an ex cep tion ally rare stamp; signed Bloch. SG 1; 4,250 ($6,500). Scott $3,600. Estimate $2,000-3,000 NAURU 79 / Nauru, 1916-23, King George V First Is sue, spe cial ist se lec tion, com posed of ½p NH block 4 show - ing 2 short N va ri et ies, 1½p NH pair, 2½p 3 mint cop ies with dif fer ent shades and 1s with spec i men over print, clean; spec i men over printed stamp brown ish gum as nor mal, oth er wise Very Fine (no photo). Estimate $150-200 18 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW GUINEA 80 New Guinea, Air mail, 1935 Bulolo Goldfields, 5 em er ald green (C45), o.g., very lightly hinged, re - mark ably bright and fresh, Very Fine. SG 205; 750 ($1,150). Scott $700. Estimate $300-400 RHODESIA 81 P Rhodesia, 1890, im per fo rate proofs com plete, set of eleven, mounted on Bradbury, Wilkinson spec i - men pre sen ta tion card; 5s small fault, card slightly re duced, F.-V.F., rarely of fered. Estimate $750-1,000 ST. VINCENT 82 P St. Vin cent, 1987, proof sheetlets, from the print ers in dif fer ent phases of print ing in dif fer ent col ors, all imperf, 30 dif fer ent sheetlets of 10, sel dom of fered! (no photo). Estimate $200-300 SOUTH WEST AFRICA 83 South West Af rica, 1923-26, Set ting VI over prints on South Af rica KGV, 1 com plete (29-40), col - lec tion of pairs and blocks in clud ing 10s (3 pairs), 1 (3 pairs) and 2s6p (plate block of 4) plus much more. A lovely group on hand made pages in clud ing 52 pairs and 7 blocks the ma jor ity plate num bered. Nice clean hold ing with shades, a lot that is a joy to view and should not be passed on, F.-V.F. SG 29/40. (No photo). Estimate $1,000-1,500 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 19
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TRINIDAD 84 Trinidad, 1869, Queen Vic to ria, 5s rose lake (56), com posed of two mint part o.g. and two used, one with cds and the other bleached di a mond can cel. SG 87. Scott $200. Estimate $100-150 TURKS & CAICOS 85 P Turks & Caicos, 1928, King George V, ½d, 1d, 1½d and 5s trial col ors (60//69), in blue on card stock, with out gum, clean, Very Fine, scarce ma te rial for the spe cial ist. Estimate $100-150 ZULULAND 86 Zululand, 1888-96, the coun try nearly com plete (1-22), com posed of mint Scott 1-12 & 14 and used 13 & 15-22. Scott $2,143 (photo on web site). Estimate $600-800 20 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
EUROPE AND COLONIES ALBANIA 87 Albania, Air mail, 1929, 5q-3fr Over prints com plete (C22-C28), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and Very Fine; signed Raybaudi with 2007 cer tif i cate. Scott $818. Estimate $300-400 88 Albania, Air mail, 1929, 5q-3fr Over prints com plete (C22-C28), fresh and Very Fine; signed Sismondo with his 2006 cer tif i cate as postally used. Scott $1,251. Estimate $400-600 AUSTRIA 89 90 89 Aus tria, 1936, 10s Dolfuss (380), o.g., never hinged, post of fice fresh, Ex tremely Fine. Michel 588. Scott $1,100. Estimate $750-1,000 90 Aus tria, 1936, 10s Dolfuss (380), light face-free can cel, fresh, Ex tremely Fine. Michel 588. Scott $725. Estimate $600-800 91 Aus tria, Air mail, 1925, 5g red, hor i zon tal pair, imperf be tween (C13a), o.g., never hinged, bright, fresh and per fectly cen tered, Ex tremely Fine and rare. Michel 469 UMs; 1,500 ($1,950). Scott $1,250. Estimate $750-1,000 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 21
BELGIUM 92 93 94 92 Belgium, 1858, Large Oval, 20c blue (11), full o.g., lightly hinged, bright and fresh with am ple to large mar gins, Ex tremely Fine and choice, rarely seen this nice. Michel 8II; 500 ($650). Scott $700. Estimate $350-500 93 Belgium, 1858, Large Oval, 40c car mine rose (12a), full o.g., bright color and large mar gins ex cept barely shaved at top, re mark ably fresh, F.-V.F. Michel 9II; 3,500 ($4,550). Scott $4,000. Estimate $1,000-1,500 94 Belgium, 1863, 40c car mine rose, perf. 12½ (16d), most o.g., fresh and well cen tered, Very Fine; signed two dif fer ent WG. Michel 13A; 1,200 ($1,560). Scott $1,300. Estimate $350-500 95 96 97 95 Belgium, 1875, 5fr deep red brown (39), full o.g., lightly hinged, deep rich color, in cred i bly fresh, Fine. Michel 34Ab; 1,800 ($2,340). Scott $1,750. Estimate $500-750 96 Belgium, 1878, 5fr pale brown (39a), full o.g., small hinge rem nant, ex cep tion ally fresh and well cen - tered, Very Fine, an ex cep tional ex am ple of this rare key value; 1969 BPA cer tif i cate as SG 57. Michel 34Aa; 4,000 ($5,200). Scott $3,750. Estimate $1,500-2,000 97 Belgium, 1883, 50c vi o let (48), pris tine never hinged o.g., bright color, post of fice fresh, Fine. Michel 38. Scott $800. Estimate $300-400 98 Belgium, 1932, Piccard Bal loon com plete, imperforate (251-253 vars.), bot tom sheet mar gin sin gles, each signed by en graver Jean de Bast, o.g., lightly hinged, Ex tremely Fine. Estimate $350-500 22 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
Ex 99 Ex 100 Ex 101 99 Belgium, 1918, Red Cross sur charges com plete (B34-B47), o.g., lightly hinged, bright col ors, fresh and Very Fine. Michel 129-142; 1,000 ($1,300). Scott $990. Estimate $350-500 100 Belgium, 1933, Orval Ab bey com plete (B132-B143), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and well cen tered, Very Fine. Michel 354-365. Scott $993. Estimate $250-350 101 Belgium, Par cel Post, 1935, 10c-100fr Rail way Cen te nary com plete (Q184-Q207), o.g., bright and well cen tered, fresh and Very Fine. Michel 171-194; 2,000 for NH ($2,600). Scott $990. Estimate $350-500 102 103 104 102 Belgian Congo, 1887-94, 5fr vi o let (11), neat blue Matadi cds, 27 Jan 1893, fresh and well cen tered, Very Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $200-300 103 Belgian Congo, 1898, 10fr green & black, perf. 12 (30b), o.g., fresh, Very Fine, a rare stamp; signed KL in cir cle. Scott $725. Estimate $300-400 104 Belgian Congo, Par cel Post, 1887-93, 3.50fr on 5fr vi o let (Q4), o.g. (slight gum loss from hinge re - moval), ex cep tion ally well cen tered, fresh and Very Fine. Scott $950. Estimate $350-500 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 23
DENMARK 105 a Den mark, 1912, 35öre on 16öre slate & brown, in verted frame (79a), in sheet mar gin block of 4 with three nor mal, o.g., stamps never hinged, ex cep tion ally fresh and bright, Ex tremely Fine. Facit 47v2. Scott $482+. Estimate $150-200 106 107 108 106 Den mark, 1912, 5kr Gen eral Post Of fice (82), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and F.-V.F. Facit 120. Scott $425. Estimate $150-200 107 Den mark, 1915, 5kr Gen eral Post Of fice (135), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and Very Fine. Facit 121. Scott $425. Estimate $150-200 108 Den mark, 1915, 80öre on 12öre slate & dull lake, in verted frame (136a), o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine and rare. Facit 49v. Scott $525. Estimate $150-200 ESTONIA 109 Estonia, Air mail, 1923, Sur charged square pairs com plete (C4-C8), o.g., Very Fine. Scott $860. Estimate $250-350 24 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
FINLAND 110 Finland, 1874, 8p black on green, rou lette II (7b), o.g., lightly hinged, won der fully fresh and well cen - tered; few creased perf tips, Very Fine; signed Roumet. Scott $400. Estimate $150-200 111 Finland, 1866-74, 1m yel low brown, rou lette III (11), neat pen can cel, in cred i bly well cen tered with all teeth in tact, shows in ter est ing print ing flaw: spot of color be low M of Mark, Ex tremely Fine and choice. Scott $900. Estimate $500-750 112 ( ) Finland, 1881, 1m vi o let, perf. 11x13½ (30a), un used with out gum, nicely cen tered with fresh, pas tel color, Very Fine, ex ceed ingly rare; listed only used by Scott. Scott $1,600 for used. Estimate $750-1,000 113 Finland, 1891, 1r, 3.50r & 7r Rings (56-58), o.g., bright and fresh, F.-V.F. Facit 45-47. Scott $640. Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 25
FRANCE: POSTAL HISTORY 114 ( ) France, 1850, Ceres, 10c dark bister on yel low ish (1a), large mar gins all around, tied by neat loz enge can cel on small cover front post marked Guerande, 26 Jan 1851, Ex tremely Fine and choice; signed Calves, Roumet. Yvert 1a. Estimate $200-300 115 France, 1850, Ceres, 15c green on green ish (2), four-mar gin ver ti cal pair used with a four-mar gin 1fr dark car mine (9c), tied by roller can cel on folded let ter to Boston, post marked Paris, 17 Jun 1852 with red boxed PD and small part New York ex change of fice cds at bot tom; ver ti cal file fold through bot tom stamp of pair, oth er - wise Very Fine, rare; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 2, 6. Estimate $1,500-2,000 116 France, 1849, Ceres, 20c black on yel low ish (3), tied on small folded let ter by one of two strikes Mar - seille cds, 6 Jan 1849; stamp just touch ing at bot tom right, small sealed tear in cover, oth er wise Very Fine, a very rare first week us age; signed Roumet. Yvert 3. Estimate $600-800 117 France, 1849, Ceres, 20c black (3/3a), se lec tion of seven cov ers, March 1849-June 1850, each bear ing a sin gle tied by loz enge can cel, all stamps with four mar gins ex cept one barely touch ing on one side, a Very Fine group. Yvert 3/3a (photo on web site). Estimate $250-350 26 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
118 France, 1850, Ceres, 25c light blue on blu ish (6), block of 4 tied by small nu meral 1412 (Gonesse) on cover to Ram bouil let, post marked Paris, 5 Feb 1852, on re verse along with Ram bouil let re ceiver; slight flaws at top of block, oth er wise Very Fine, a very rare frank ing; signed Calves with 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 4. Scott $9,250. Estimate $2,000-3,000 119 France, 1850, Ceres, 25c blue on blu ish (6a), two sin gles used with 1fr dark car mine (9c), tied by roller can cel on folded let ter to Buenos Aires, Argentina, post marked Paris, 14 Aug 1852 with red boxed PD and red Brit ish tran sit cds (16 Aug); one 25c cut in, 1fr nearly four mar gins, barely touched one cor ner, Very Fine, a rare us - age; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 4a, 6. Estimate $1,500-2,000 120 France, 1850, Ceres, 25c light blue on blu ish (6), horizontal pair with four mar gins used with a four-mar gin 1fr dark car mine (9c), tied by roller can cel on folded let ter to New York, post marked Paris, 6 May 1852 with red boxed PD and U.S. 5 in cir cle; 1fr also with four mar gins though close on two sides, a Very Fine us - age. Yvert 4, 6. Estimate $750-1,000 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 27
121 ( ) France, 1850, Ceres, 25c blue, tête-bêche pair (6c), clear to mostly large mar gins, tied by small nu - meral 2280 can cels on cover front to Mamers, post marked Nogent-le-Rotrou, 20 May 1852, Very Fine, ex ceed - ingly rare and at trac tive; signed Calves. Yvert 4c. Estimate $10,000-15,000 28 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
122 122 France, 1849, Ceres, 40c or ange on yel low ish (7), huge mar gins to barely shaved at up per right, tied by par tial roller can cel and by light Paris cds on small 1852 folded let ter to Switzerland, backstamped Nyon and Grand son, 30 & 31 May, Ex tremely Fine; signed Roumet. Yvert 5. Estimate $200-300 123 ( ) France, 1849, Ceres, 1fr dark car mine on yel low ish (9c), horizontal pair used with 40c or ange (7) and two 10c Pres i dency (10), tied by small nu meral 14 can cels on cover front to New York, black boxed PD and 5/Boston Br. Pkt/Jan 6 ex change of fice cds; all stamps with four mar gins, one 1fr with ver ti cal scrape, the two 10c over lapped, Very Fine; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 6, 5, 9. Estimate $1,000-1,500 123 124 ( ) France, 1849, Ceres, 1fr dark car mine on yel low ish (9c), a pretty four-mar gin horizontal pair tied by neat loz enge can cels on cover front post marked Riom, 12 Apr 1851; cover front some what rag ged, but pair is Very Fine and choice; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 6. Scott $2,100+. Estimate $750-1,000 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 29
125 126 125 France, 1852, Pres i dency, 10c pale bister on yel low ish (10), four-mar gin horizontal pair tied by small nu meral 186 can cel on large folded cover post marked Bougoin cds, 21 Apr 1853; slight cover flaws, light hor i zon - tal file fold af fects stamps, oth er wise Very Fine; signed Roumet. Yvert 9. Estimate $600-800 126 France, 1852, Pres i dency, 10c pale bister on yel low ish (10), large mar gins, tied by neat small nu meral 2102 on small folded cover post marked Perigueux, 16 Nov 1852, Very Fine; signed A. Brun with 2013 Roumet certificate. Yvert 9. Estimate $300-400 127 France, 1853-60, Na po leon III im per fo rate, se lec tion of eight cov ers, com pris ing 10c (2, one an or - ange bister pair), 20c (3, one type II), 40c (2) and 80c lake; all stamps with four mar gins, VF-XF, the cov ers are mostly VF (no photo). Estimate $200-300 128 129 128 France, 1853, Na po leon III im per fo rate, 25c blue on blu ish (17), two four-mar gin sin gles tied by mute Paris stars on cover to Yerville, 10 May 1854, blue ar chi val datestamp, tran sit c.d.s. and Yerville re ceiver on re - verse; small cover tear at top, Very Fine. Yvert 15. Estimate $300-400 129 France, 1853, Na po leon III im per fo rate, 80c ver mil ion (19 var.), large even mar gins, tied by nu meral can cel on 1857 cover from Paris to Lyon, backstamped, Very Fine; signed Roumet. Yvert 17Ad. Estimate $300-400 30 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
130 131 130 France, 1862, Na po leon III per fo rated, 10c, 20c & 40c (25-27), tied by roller of large dots on cover from Paris to St. Denis, Re union, via Suez & Mau ri tius, post marked Paris, 27 Jan 1866, with red boxed PD, Mar - seille tran sit cds on re verse, Very Fine, a rare, very late use of the large dot roller can cel; signed Roumet. Yvert 21-23. Estimate $600-800 131 France, 1862, Na po leon III per fo rated, 10c, 20c & 40c (25-27), tied by Albi cds's, 29 Oct 1867, on a wine mer chant's busi ness card, Very Fine, at top and most un usual; signed Roumet. Yvert 21-23. Estimate $200-300 132 133 132 France, 1863, Na po leon III per fo rated, 20c blue on blu ish (26), tied by neat loz enge can cel on small cover post marked clear Bri gade Française cds, 20 Aug 1866, Very Fine. Yvert 22. Estimate $200-300 133 France, 1862, Na po leon III per fo rated, 40c or ange on yel low ish (27), tied by Na ples 184 rect an gle of dots on folded cover from Mar seille to Na ples, It aly, red Ital ian en try straightline and Na ples re ceiver, 30 May 1867, Very Fine and most un usual; signed Roumet. Yvert 23. Maury 1,100 ($1,430). Estimate $300-400 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 31
134 135 134 France, 1870, Na po leon III Lau re ate, 1c bronze green on pale blue (29), tied by red Paris printed mat - ter cds, Aug 1870, onto ad dress band and printed list of prices cur rent; some in ter nal sep a ra tion, still Very Fine. Yvert 25. Estimate $200-300 135 France, 1863, Na po leon III Lau re ate, 2c red brown on yel low ish, type I (30), tied by neat Carpentras cds, 10 Sep 1871, on full 4-page news pa per of the same date, Le Comtat, Jour nal Politique, Littéraire & Com mer - cial, Very Fine. Yvert 26. Estimate $200-300 136 137 136 France, 1867, Na po leon III Lau re ate, 4c gray, type II (31), strip of 4 and two sin gles used with a 1c bronze green (29), tied by large nu meral 456, on folded let ter post marked Besançon, 3 Oct 1871, Very Fine; signed A. Diena with his 1976 cer tif i cate. Yvert 27, 25. Estimate $500-750 137 France, 1867, Na po leon III Lau re ate, 20c pale blue, type I (33), tied by EU can cel on folded let ter to Lyon post marked clear EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE cds, 6 Aug 1867, backstamped Paris-Mar seille tran sit and Lyon re ceiver, F.-V.F.; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 29A. Estimate $250-350 32 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
138 139 138 France, 1868, Na po leon III Lau re ate, 40c or ange on yel low ish (35a), tied by ASNA can cel on cover to Paris post marked Ver sailles ASSEMBLEE NAT LE cds, 23 Jun 1872, backstamped Paris; part of backflap miss - ing, Very Fine; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 31. Maury 1,750 ($2,280). Estimate $400-600 139 France, 1867, Na po leon III Lau re ate, 80c rose on pink ish (36), block of 8 tied by mute Paris stars on cover to Mauritius, post marked red Paris (5) Affranchissements cds, 1 Oct 1869, and boxed PD, backstamped Lyon-Mar seille tran sit and Mau ri tius re ceiver; part of ad dress eroded, Fine, rare; signed A. Diena with his 1976 cer - tificate. Yvert 32. Estimate $600-800 140 France, 1867-70, Na po leon III Lau re ate, se lec tion of 15 cov ers, com pris ing 10c (4, in clud ing two pairs & one w/2 sin gles plus a 5c 1861 #23), 20c (4), 30c (2 sin gle frankings), 40c (4 in clud ing two sin gle frankings & one used with a 10c) and 80c (2 sin gle frankings); all clean and VF (photo on web site). Estimate $200-300 141 143 141 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 4c gray, re port 2 (40), four-mar gin block of 6, used with 1c Na po leon Lau re - ate (29), tied by large nu meral 3186 can cels on cover to Albi post marked Rodez cds, 24 Jan 1872; light hor i zon tal file fold af fect ing top pair, 1c with clipped perfs, oth er wise F.-V.F., An ex ceed ingly rare mul ti ple and a most un usual way to make up the 25c rate.; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 41B, 25. Estimate $2,500-3,500 142 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 10c bister (42, 42a), se lec tion of three 1871 cov ers franked with hor i zon tal pairs (two are re port 1), two with 4 mar gins, other barely touched on one side, a Fine group. Yvert 43A/B. (Photo on web site). Estimate $250-350 143 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 10c yel low bister, re port 2 (42a), large mar gins, used with 20c Na po leon Lau re ate (33), tied by large nu meral 2240 on folded let ter from Mar seille to Geneva, Swit zer land, 11 Jun 1871, blue handstamped mer chant's cor ner card plus com pany seal on re verse, backstamped, Very Fine. Yvert 43B, 29. Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 33
144 146 144 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 20c blue on blu ish, type 1, re port 2 (43), clear to mostly large mar gins, tied by large nu meral 2502 on folded let ter from Mont pe lier to Bor deaux, 28 Nov 1870, handstamped blue mer chant's cor ner card, Very Fine; signed Roumet. Yvert 44B. Estimate $400-600 145 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 20c blue on blu ish, type 2 (44), se lec tion of 25 cov ers, all are sin gle frankings and all have four mar gins, nice range of shades and post marks, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Yvert 45A/B. (Photo on web site). Estimate $1,000-1,500 146 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 20c blue, type 2, re port 1, fine im pres sion (44 var.), am ple to large mar gins tied by large nu meral 746 on folded let ter to Bor deaux can celed neat Casseneuil dot ted cds, 25 Dec 1870, Ex - tremely Fine and choice; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 45Ac. Estimate $350-500 147 `49 147 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 20c blue, type 3, re port 2 (45 var.), used with 20c Na po leon Lau re ate & 20c Siege of Paris (33, 57), tied by large nu meral 2240 can cels on reg is tered cover from Mar seille to Paris, 30 Aug 1871, five red wax seals on re verse; re duced a bit at top, oth er wise F.-V.F., A rare three is sue mixed frank ing. Yvert 46B, 29B, 37. Estimate $600-800 148 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 20c blue on blu ish, type 3 (45), se lec tion of nine cov ers with sin gle frankings, all dif fer ent towns and all stamps with four mar gins, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Yvert 46A/B. (Photo on web site). Estimate $200-300 149 France, 1871, Bor deaux, 20c blue, type 3, re port 2 (45 var.), four-mar gin sin gle tied by clear Paris star 12 on cover post marked Paris/de Beaumarchais cds, 3 Jul 1871, backstamped Paris-Bale tran sit and Donnemarie-en-Montois, Very Fine. Yvert 46B. Estimate $300-400 34 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
150 150 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 30c brown & 40c or ange (46, 47), large mar gins ex cept 30 barely shaved on one side, tied by large nu meral 1706 can cels on small folded let ter from Granville to Paris, 9 Nov 1872; blue cor ner card, backstamped Laigle-Paris tran sit and Paris re ceiver, fresh and Ex tremely Fine; signed Goebel with 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 47, 48. Estimate $750-1,000 151 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 30c brown on yel low ish (46), four-mar gin sin gle used with a 10c Na po leon Lau re ate (32), tied by large nu meral 3982 can cels on small folded let ter from Toulouse to Lavaur, 12 Oct 1871, Very Fine; signed Roumet. Yvert 47, 28. Estimate $300-400 151 152 153 152 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 40c ocher (47e), a choice sin gle with huge mar gins and vivid color tied by large nu meral 3723 on small folded let ter from St. Lo to Paris, 7 Nov 1872; blue handstamped cor ner card, backstamped Cher bourg-paris tran sit and Paris re ceiver, Ex tremely Fine and rare; signed Roumet. Yvert 48f. Maury 48i; 3,500 ($4,550). Scott $2,750. Estimate $750-1,000 153 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 80c rose on pink ish (48), used with 40c Na po leon Lau re ate & 15c Siege of Paris (35, 56), tied by large nu meral 1286 can cels on small reg is tered cover from Elbeuf to St. Fargeau, 10 Feb 1872, backstamped Havre-Paris & Paris-Clermont tran sits and St. Fargeau re ceiver with five red wax seals, Ex - tremely Fine, a rare and gor geous 3-is sue, 3-color frank ing and a true show piece; signed A. Diena with his 1974 cer tif i cate. Yvert 49, 32, 59. Estimate $1,000-1,500 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 35
154 155 154 France, 1871, Ceres, 15c bister on yel low ish, small nu mer als (56), tied by ASNA can cel on small cover post marked clear Ver sailles ASSEMBLEE NAT LE cds, 29 Jun 1873, to a lo cal Ver sailles ad dress, Very Fine; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 59. Maury 1,150 ($1,500). Estimate $300-400 155 France, 1870, Siege of Paris, 20c dull blue on blu ish (57), tied by ASNA can cel on small cover to Paris post marked light Ver sailles ASSEMBLEE NAT LE cds, 4 Jul 1871, backstamped Paris, Very Fine; signed Roumet. Yvert 37. Maury 1,500 ($1,950). Estimate $350-500 156 France, 1870, Siege of Paris, 20c blue on blu ish (57), se lec tion of nine cov ers com pris ing one used with 1c & 4c Na po leon Lau re ate (29, 31), one used with a 5c Bor deaux (light crease) and seven used with 5c 1861 #23; nice range of post marks, F.-V.F. Yvert 37, 25, 27. (Photo on web site). Estimate $250-350 Ex 157 158 157 France, 1878, Sage Type II, 15c blue (92), three sin gle frankings, each with a dif fer ent ex per i men tal Paris Place de la Bourse post mark, 1880, 1881 & 1882, Very Fine and scarce; each signed Roumet. Yvert 90. Estimate $300-400 158 France, 1886, Sage Type II, 25c black on pale rose (100), pair tied by Paris/St. Mar tin cds's on 50c Tele gram en ve lope, 28 Mar 1900; some edge wear, Fine and rare. Yvert 97. Estimate $400-600 36 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
159 160 159 France, 1890, Sage Type II, 75c deep vi o let on or ange (102), strip of 4 used with 40c type I & 5c type II (74, 78), tied by Paris cdss on reg is tered cover to Cabourg, 22 Sep 1879; backstamped Paris-Cher bourg tran sit and Cabour re ceiver with five red wax seals, Very Fine. Yvert 99, 70, 75. Estimate $150-200 160 France, 1906, twice-for warded cover via New South Wales and Uru guay, franked with 25c Lined Sower (141), tied by Lille St. Maurice cds, to Sydney, Australia; from Syd ney, us ing a N.S.W. 5d green (38) the cover was forwarded to Montevideo, Uruguay; fi nally, from Mon te vi deo, us ing Uru guay 1c, 2c (2) & 5c stamps (161-163), the cover was for warded to the ad dressee, who ap par ently was back home in Tourcoing, France, Fine, most un usual. Estimate $200-300 161 France, Post age Due, 1859 10c & 1878 30c black (J1, J7), each on folded let ter: 10c with clear to huge mar gins, tied by par tial Lyon cds, 21 Jan 1859 (clear strike on re verse), on folded let ter with blue Paris-Lyon Rail - road dou ble cir cle handstamp; 30c with clear to large mar gins, tied by one of two strikes Auxerre cds, 18 Dec 1879, sent un paid within Auxerre, F.-V.F.; signed J.F. Brun, Calves, Roumet. Yvert Taxe 1, 6. Estimate $300-400 162 France, Post age Due, 1859-71, 10c, 15c & 25c typographed (J3, J4, J6), se lec tion of 16 cov ers, each franked with only a sin gle Post age Due: 10c (4), 15c (8) and 25c (4), nearly all with four mar gins, mostly can celed Mar seille. Yvert Taxe 2, 3, 5. (Photo on web site). Estimate $300-400 Ex 163 164 163 France, Post age Due, 1882-92, Se lec tion of four cov ers (J17), each franked with a 15 Sage and with 45c post age due, three with 15c + 30c (J17, J19), the fourth with 5c + 40c (J15, J20); F.-V.F. Yvert 16. Maury 16. Estimate $100-150 164 France, Post age Due, 1910, 2fr red or ange (J43), used with 10c brown (J30) as re turn post age on a small 1911 cover orig i nally sent with 5c Sower from Bourg la Reine to Chalons sur Marne, dues are tied by pen can - cel and by Chalons s'marne cds's with ad di tional manu script en dorse ment Art. 50, law of 8 April 1910, Very Fine; signed Roumet. Yvert Taxe 41, 29. Estimate $150-200 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 37
FRANCE: STAMPS 165 France, 1849, Ceres, 20c black on yel low ish, tête-bêche pair (3c), neat Paris star can cels, clear to mostly large mar gins, fresh and Very Fine; signed Maury. Yvert 3e; 8,500 ($11,050). Scott $6,600. Estimate $2,500-3,500 166 France, 1849, Ceres, 1fr ver mil ion on yel low ish (8), neat loz enge can cel; rebacked add ing mar gins on three sides, Very Fine ap pear ance, an at trac tive ex am ple of this clas sic rar ity. Yvert 7b; 17,000 ($22,100). Scott $15,500. Estimate $1,000-1,500 167 France, 1849, Ceres, 1fr brown car mine (9b), neat loz enge can cel, bright and fresh with huge mar gins in clud ing par tial sheet mar gin at right, a choice Ex tremely Fine to Su perb gem; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 6b; 1,000 ($1,300). Scott $1,100. Estimate $600-800 168 France, 1849, Ceres, 1fr ce rise (9 var.), am ple to large mar gins and face-free loz enge can cels, F.-V.F., rare; signed Maury. Yvert 6d. Yvert 3,250 ($4,220). Estimate $600-800 38 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
169 a France, 1854, Na po leon III im per fo rate, 20c blue on blu ish, type I (15), four mar gin block of 4, full o.g., plate flaw in up per right cor ner of up per right stamp, am ple to large mar gins and bright color, Very Fine, a choice block; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 14A; 1,750 ($2,280). Scott $875. Estimate $600-800 170 a France, 1853, Na po leon III im per fo rate, 25c blue on blu ish (17), used block of 4, roller of large dots can cels, clear to mostly large mar gins, fresh and Very Fine. Yvert 15; 2,500 ($3,250). Scott $2,700. Estimate $1,000-1,500 171 a France, 1853, Na po leon III im per fo rate, 40c or ange on yel low ish (18), used block of 4, clear roller of large dots can cels, large mar gins all around, bright color, Ex tremely Fine and choice. Yvert 16; 1,000 ($1,300). Scott $800. Estimate $300-400 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 39
172 France, 1853, Na po leon III im per fo rate, 1fr lake on yel low ish (21), small nu meral 1818 can cel, four nice mar gins and rich color; shal low thin, oth er wise fresh and Very Fine. Yvert 18; 3,250 ($4,220). Scott $3,250. Estimate $400-600 173 / a France, 1862, Na po leon III per fo rated, 1c ol ive green on pale blue (22), block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged at top only (bot tom stamps never hinged), fresh and Very Fine; signed Roumet. Yvert 19; 1,000 ($1,300). Scott $750. Estimate $200-300 174 a France, 1862, Na po leon III per fo rated, 40c or ange on yel low ish (27), block of 4, o.g., small hinge rem nants, bril liant color, fresh and Very Fine, a very rare mint block; signed Roumet. Yvert 23; 9,750 ($12,680). Scott $6,250. Estimate $2,500-3,500 40 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
175 a France, 1869, Na po leon III Lau re ate, 10c bister on yel low ish, type II (32), block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged, nicely cen tered, fresh and Very Fine; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 28B. Yvert 1,800 ($2,340). Estimate $500-750 176 France, 1867, Na po leon III Lau re ate, 10c pale bister, type I, Rothschild imperf (32a), huge mar - gins and full o.g., Ex tremely Fine and choice. Yvert 28Aa; 260 ($340). Scott $160. Estimate $200-300 177 a France, 1868, Na po leon III Lau re ate, 40c pale or ange on yel low ish (35), right sheet mar gin block of 4, o.g., never hinged (mi nor gum dis tur bance up per right stamp), well cen tered, Very Fine, a very rare mint block; signed Calves. Yvert 31a. Yvert 6,750 for hinged ($8,780). Estimate $2,500-3,500 178 France, 1869, Na po leon III Lau re ate, 5fr gray li lac on lav en der (37), can celed par tial Paris star, Fine; signed A. Brun, Maury. Yvert 33; 1,100 ($1,430). Scott $825. Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 41
179 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 2c red brown on yel low ish (39), four-mar gin horizontal strip of 5, tied on piece by large nu meral 41 along with a 15 Siege of Paris #56, Very Fine, a very rare mul ti ple; 2000 Calves cer tif i - cate. Yvert 40B. Scott $1,250 as singles. Estimate $1,000-1,500 180 181 182 180 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 4c dark gray (40 var.), full o.g., huge mar gins, Ex tremely Fine and choice; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 41Bd; 750 ($980). Scott $300+. Estimate $250-350 181 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 10c bister, re port 1 (42), full o.g., very lightly hinged, re mark ably fresh with ab so lutely enor mous mar gins, a Su perb gem; signed Calves, Roumet. Yvert 43A; 1,100 ($1,430). Scott $1,000. Estimate $500-750 182 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 10c green ish bister, re port 2 (42a var.), o.g., lightly hinged, bright and fresh with large, beau ti fully bal anced mar gins, Ex tremely Fine and choice; signed Roumet. Yvert 43Bb; 1,700 ($2,210). Scott $1,000+. Estimate $500-750 183 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 30c brown, R joined to frame (46 var.), the right stamp in a hor i zon tal pair, large nu meral 1065 can cels, large mar gins all around; small in sig nif i cant scis sors cut be tween stamps at top and bot tom, Ex tremely Fine and choice; signed Em. Diena, Maury, Roumet. Yvert 47e. Yvert 750 as sin gles ($980). Estimate $250-350 42 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
184 185 186 187 184 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 40c or ange on yel low ish (47), clear par tial Paris/Gare du Nord cds, Aug 1885, ex tra large, well bal anced mar gins and bright color, re mark ably fresh and Ex tremely Fine, an ex ceed ingly late use of the Bor deaux is sue; signed Maury. Yvert 48. Estimate $150-200 185 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 40c yel low or ange (47a), full o.g., large bal anced mar gins and bright color, fresh and Very Fine. Yvert 48 var. Maury 48g; 1,800 ($2,340). Scott $1,450. Estimate $500-750 186 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 40c yel low or ange (47a), o.g., lightly hinged, bright and fresh with clear to mostly large mar gins and bril liant color, F.-V.F.; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 48 var. Maury 48g; 1,800 ($2,340). Scott $1,450. Estimate $350-500 187 France, 1870, Bor deaux, 40c dark blood red (47 var.), bold St. Étienne large nu meral 3581 can cel, bright and fresh with large even mar gins and truly vi brant color, Ex tremely Fine and rare; signed Calves with 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 48e. Yvert 2,200 ($2,860). Estimate $600-800 188 / a France, 1870, Siege of Paris, 20c blue on yel low ish (57 var.), block of 4, o.g., bot tom stamps never hinged, bright color, fresh and Very Fine; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 37b. Yvert 2,400 as hinged sin gles ($3,120). Estimate $600-800 189 a France, 1871, Ceres, 25c blue on blu ish, 3rd state (58 var.), block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and bright, F.-V.F.; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 60C. Yvert 900 ($1,170). Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 43
190 191 192 190 a France, 1876, Sage Type I, 1c green on green ish (64), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, beau ti fully cen - tered and post of fice fresh, Very Fine and choice; signed Roumet. Yvert 61; 1,000 for hinged ($1,300). Scott $1,050. Estimate $400-600 191 a France, 1876, Sage Type I, 4c green on green ish (66), block of 4, o.g., vir tu ally per fectly cen tered, fresh and Ex tremely Fine. Yvert 63; 1,000 ($1,300). Scott $750. Estimate $300-400 192 a France, 1876, Sage Type I, 20c red brown on straw (70), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, nicely cen - tered and post of fice fresh, F.-V.F.; signed Roumet. Yvert 67; 4,000 for hinged ($5,200). Scott $4,400. Estimate $1,500-2,000 193 194 195 193 a France, 1878, Sage Type I, 40c red on straw (74), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, won der fully fresh and beau ti fully cen tered; sin gle re paired perf at bot tom of lower right stamp, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine. Yvert 70; 4,000 for hinged ($5,200). Scott $4,500. Estimate $1,000-1,500 194 a France, 1876, Sage Type II, 2c green on green ish (77), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, ex cep tion ally fresh and well cen tered, Ex tremely Fine; signed Roumet. Yvert 74; 800 for hinged ($1,040). Scott $700 as sin gles. Estimate $350-500 195 / a France, 1876, Sage Type II, 5c green on green ish (78), four blocks of 4, o.g., one NH, one w/3 NH, two w/2 NH, fresh and Very Fine. Yvert 75; 680 for hinged ($880). Scott $538 as sin gles. Estimate $400-600 44 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
196 France, 1876, Sage Type II, 15c gray li lac on gray ish (80), o.g., lightly hinged, nicely cen tered, fresh and Very Fine. Yvert 77; 900 ($1,170). Scott $675. Estimate $250-350 197 198 199 197 a France, 1876, Sage Type II, 25c blue on blu ish (81a), block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged, Fine. Yvert 79; 3,000 ($3,900). Scott $1,900 as sin gles. Estimate $750-1,000 198 a France, 1876, Sage Type II, 30c yel low brown on yel low ish (82), ver ti cal gut ter block of 4, o.g., never hinged, post of fice fresh and vir tu ally per fectly cen tered, Ex tremely Fine and choice; each signed Roumet. Yvert 80; 600 for hinged ($780). Scott $560 as singles. Estimate $300-400 199 a France, 1876, Sage Type II, 30c yel low brown on yel low ish (82), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, choice cen ter ing, won der fully fresh and Ex tremely Fine; signed Roumet. Yvert 80; 600 for hinged ($780). Scott $560 as sin gles. Estimate $300-400 200 201 200 a France, 1877, Sage Type II, 1fr bronze green on straw (84), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, fresh and nicely cen tered, F.-V.F.; signed Roumet. Yvert 82; 1,100 for hinged ($1,430). Scott $900 as sin gles. Estimate $300-400 201 / a France, 1878, Sage Type II, 3c yel low on straw (89), block of 4, o.g., right stamps lightly hinged, left never hinged, bright and fresh, Very Fine; signed Roumet. Yvert 86; 1,500 for hinged ($1,950). Scott $1,120 as sin gles. Estimate $400-600 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 45
202 a France, 1890, Sage Type II, 75c deep vi o let on or ange (102), block of 4 with ver ti cal gut ter and millésimes 6 at left, o.g., lightly hinged, bright and fresh, Very Fine; signed Roumet. Yvert 99; 1,600 ($2,080). Scott $800 as sin gles. Estimate $400-600 203 204 203 France, 1937, PEXIP sou ve nir sheet with out cut out in bot tom mar gin (329 var.), o.g., never hinged; slight bends in mar gins, oth er wise Very Fine, scarce. Yvert 1,100 ($1,430). Estimate $400-600 204 France, 1937, Paris Phil a telic Ex hi bi tion sou ve nir sheet (329), o.g., never hinged, mint with Ex hi bi tion can cel in top mar gin, Very Fine. Scott $700. Estimate $300-400 205 P France, 1938, nine dif fer ent de luxe proofs (341P//B59P), com prises #341, 347, 349, 350, B54-55, B57-59, Very Fine. Yvert 885 2008 ($1,150). (Photo on web site). Estimate $250-350 206 France, 1917, War Or phans, 1fr+1fr and 5fr+5fr high val ues (B9, B10), 5 F with light town can cel, 1 F cen tered to bot tom, both sound, scarce pair, F.-V.F. Yvert 154, 155. Scott $1,950 (no photo). Estimate $400-600 46 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
207 208 207 France, Air mail, 1928, 10fr on 90c Ile de France (C3), o.g., lightly hinged, nicely cen tered, ex cep tion - ally fresh, Very Fine, very rare only 2356 were sold; signed Cham pion and Livingston with 1998 F. Feldman cer tif i - cate. Yvert 3. Scott $2,400. Estimate $1,200-1,800 208 France, Air mail, 1928, 10fr on 1.50fr Ile de France (C4), o.g., lightly hinged, bright and fresh, Fine, ex ceed ingly rare only 1000 were is sued; signed Köhler and Rich ter with 1999 Calves cer tif i cate (the cer tif i cate is also for a C3, which is not in cluded). Yvert 4. Scott $10,000. Estimate $5,000-7,500 209 France, Air mail, 1930, 1.50fr deep car mine, E.I.P.A. perfin (C5a), cen trally struck Paris cds, 20 Nov 1930, beau ti fully cen tered, fresh and Very Fine; signed A. Brun. Yvert 6d. Scott $3,750. Estimate $1,200-1,800 210 France, Air mail, 1936, 50fr Bank note (C15), o.g., never hinged, ex cep tion ally fresh and well cen - tered, Very Fine. Yvert 15. Scott $1,700. Estimate $750-1,000 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 47
211 France, Air mail, 1936, 50fr Bank note (C15), top left cor ner mar gin sin gle, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. Yvert 15. Scott $625. Estimate $200-300 212 France, Mil i tary Air mail, 1943, Richelieu boxed over print on 1f brown red, bot tom mar gin ver ti cal pair, o.g., never hinged, clean and fresh, Very Fine. Yvert 6; 1,300 ($1,690). Estimate $300-400 48 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
FRENCH COLONIES 213 French Colonies, used in France, 1872, 30c brown (12), tied by large nu meral 691 on small folded let - ter from Carn to Paris, 2 Jun 1873; backstamped Cher bourg-paris tran sit and par tial Paris re ceiver, Very Fine and rare; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 23. Estimate $400-600 214 French Colonies, used in France, 1871, 40c or ange (14), tied by large nu meral 611 on small folded let ter from Brest to Paris, 10 Dec 1873; backstamped Brest-Paris tran sit and Paris re ceiver, Very Fine and rare; signed Calves with 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 13. Estimate $500-750 215 French Colonies, used in France, 1872, 30c brown (22), used with France 40c Siege of Paris (59), tied by large nu meral 3171 on small folded let ter from Rochefort-S-Mer to Paris, 10 Dec 1875; backstamped La Rochefort-Paris tran sit and Paris re ceiver, Very Fine and rare; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Yvert 20, France 38. Estimate $600-800 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 49
216 a French Colonies, 1878, 75c car mine (28), block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged (bot tom pair never hinged), fresh and bright with large mar gins, Ex tremely Fine; signed A. Brun. Yvert 28; 430 ($560). Scott $290. Estimate $150-200 217 French Congo, 1891, 5c on 1c black on li lac blue, red sur charge (1), light Libreville cds, 15 May, re - mark ably fresh, Very Fine, a choice ex am ple of this French Co lo nial rar ity; signed Calves, A. Brun. Yvert 1A. Scott $4,500. Estimate $1,500-2,000 218 French Col o nies: Mad a gas car, 1896, reg is tered cover to New York, franked with #14 (x2), 15-18, tied by Tamatave can cels on toned cover ad dressed to New York; cover split along right edge and with two mended tears top cen ter, F.-V.F. Estimate $300-400 50 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
GERMAN AREA 219 Ger man States: Württemberg, 1873, 70kr red vi o let (53), neat blue Stuttgart fan can cel, May 13, am - ple to large mar gins, fresh, a pretty ex am ple of this key value; min ute thin speck, Very Fine ap pear ance; signed Em. Diena, Dr. Oertel. Michel 42b. Scott $4,000. Estimate $400-600 220 Ger many, 1897, Godard Re cord Bal loon Flight card, col or ful pic ture post card for the 1897 Leip zig Fair fea tur ing a Godard-Surcouf Bal loon teth ered above the Fair grounds and bear ing a vi o let handstamp giv ing de tails of the re cord as cent for a free bal loon of 24h 15m at a max i mum al ti tude of 3,340m and cov er ing a dis tance of 1,665km. The ad dress side of the card bears Fair la bel and datestamps of the Fair's Bal loon Sta tion (19 Oct) and of Tarnau, Po land (21 Oct), one of the towns over flown by the bal loon, Very Fine, ex ceed ingly rare. Estimate $1,500-2,000 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 51
221 222 221 Ger many, 1920, wrap per to Can ton China, franked with 30pf Germania (123), with red boxed let ter re - turn handstamp on re verse, un com mon on wrap per, F.-V.F. Estimate $150-200 222 Ger many, 1920, wrap per to Can ton China, wrap per franked with 80pf Germania (128), ad dressed to Can ton China, with red Ad dressee Un known straight line, scarce and un usual, F.-V.F. Estimate $150-200 223 Ger many, 1930, Air mail, 2m So. Amer ica Flight Zep pe lin, moon over air ship va ri ety (C38 var.), tied by Friedrichshafen cds, 10 Nov 1930 on Neth er lands Flight Zep pe lin cover, Very Fine, an un usual us age of the 2m South Amer ica Flight. Michel 438 IX; 1,000 ($1,300). Estimate $300-400 52 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
224 Ger many, 1931, Air mail, 2m Po lar Flight Zep pe lin (C41), tied by Berlin cds, 25.7.31, on 1 New found - land postal card uprated with ad di tional 3 post age, car ried on Graf Zep pe lin Po lar Flight (Michel 204b) to the ice breaker Malyguin, red flight ca chet and Malyguin re ceiver; handstamped re cord ing num ber 50818 ; the New - found land stamps are tied by the flight ca chet and by an ad di tional Berlin cds, 26.8.31, the same date that the card was marked for re turn to the sender, one Rene McPherson of Grand Falls, Nfld.; there are no New found land postal mark ings but the card is com pletely le git i mate, Very Fine, ex ceed ingly rare. Michel 457. Estimate $1,500-2,000 Accompanied by a photocopy of an article from The Zeppelin Collector, Advance Bulletin of July-Sept. 1974, illustrating and describing a similar card addressed to the same Miss McPherson, this one with the next recording number in sequence, 50819. 225 Ger many, 1933, Air mail, 2m Chi cago Flight Zep pe lin (C44), with C29, C28 & C31 tied by Berlin Oct 4 1933 can cels on cover ad dressed to Chi cago IL, with red tri an gle round trip ca chet and red Graf Zep pe lin to Amer - ica ca chet, Cen tury of Prog ress back stamp, F.-V.F. Michel 497. Estimate $250-350 226 Ger many, 1936, three dif fer ent Hindenburg Mail doc u ments, 1). May 15, is an orig i nal mim eo - graphed copy of a let ter from the U.S. P.O.D. to F.W. von Meister, the U.S. rep re sen ta tive of the Ger man Zep pe lin Trans port Co. in New York with in struc tions as to how in com ing mail is to be han dled; 2). dated May 16, is a typed, signed let ter from von Meister to an A.J. Gariépy of Amer i can Air lines, ad vis ing him of said P.O.D. in struc tions and en clos ing the afore men tioned mim eo graphed let ter, along with a cer tif i cate [not pres ent] au tho riz ing Amer i can Air - lines' rep re sen ta tive to call for mail to be car ried on Hindenburgs 2nd re turn flight (May 20); 3). June 23, an orig i nal car bon copy, signed by von Meister, to Supt. of Mails at the New York Post Of fice, au tho riz ing the let ter's bearer to pick up mail at 8:30 p.m. to be dis patched on the Hindenburg from Lakehurst at mid night; a Fine and un usual trio of Hindenburg postal history documents (photo on web site). Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 53
227 228 227 Ger many, 1941, Graf Spee P.O.W. cover, air mail cover franked with 3.25m post age tied by Stassfurt cds's, 7 Oct 1941, to Karl Tylson, Campamento de Internados, 'Ad mi ral Graf Spee', Isla Mar tin Gar cia, sealed with Ger man cen sor tape on re verse along with Isla Mar tin Gar cia cds, 2 Nov; stamps with mi nor perf faults, oth er wise Very Fine. A very rare cover, sent to a crew man of the Ger man cruiser Ad mi ral Graf Spee, af ter the ship was scut - tled by its cap tain off the coast of Mon te vi deo in the first ma jor Na val con flict of World War II. Estimate $200-300 228 a Ger many, 1927, I.A.A. com plete (363-365), blocks of 4, each tied on piece by spe cial Berlin I.A.A. can - cel, 14 Oct 1927, fresh and Ex tremely Fine. Michel 407-409. Scott $750+. Estimate $250-350 229 230 229 Ger many, 1933, Nothilfe sou ve nir sheet (B58), o.g., never hinged; neg li gi ble, faint cor ner bend, oth er - wise Very Fine. Michel Block 2. Scott $5,250. Estimate $1,000-1,500 230 Ger many, 1935, OSTROPA sou ve nir sheet (B68), Ostropa ship post can cels, 30 Jun, Very Fine. Michel Block 3. Scott $700. Estimate $300-400 54 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
231 Ger many, Air mail, 1930, 2m-4m So. Amer ica Flight Zep pe lins com plete (C38-C39), o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh, F.-V.F. Michel 438-439. Scott $2,625. Estimate $1,200-1,800 Ex 232 Ex 233 Ex 234 232 Ger many, Air mail, 1931, 1m-4m Po lar Flight Zep pe lins com plete (C40-C42), top sheet mar gin sin - gles, o.g., never hinged, post of fice fresh, Very Fine; signed Rich ter. Michel 456-458. Scott $3,050. Estimate $1,500-2,000 233 Ger many, Air mail, 1931, 1m-4m Po lar Flight Zep pe lins com plete (C40-C42), o.g., F.-V.F. Michel 456-458. Scott $670. Estimate $250-350 234 Ger many, Air mail, 1933, Chi cago Flight Zep pe lins, 1m-4m com plete (C43-C45), used, F.-V.F. Michel 496-498. Scott $755. Estimate $250-350 235 236 237 235 Ger many, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1912, 10pf-20pf E. EL. P. (Michel V-VI), o.g., lightly hinged, ex cep - tion ally fresh, F.-V.F. Michel 1,030 ($1,340). Estimate $350-500 236 Ger many, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1912, Feb ru ary Bork-Brück, per fo rated (Michel 1A), o.g., fresh and well cen tered, Very Fine; signed Bühler. Michel 650 ($840). Estimate $250-350 237 Ger many, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1912, March Bork-Brück, per fo rated (Michel 2A), spe cial flight can - cel, fresh; faint di ag o nal crease, oth er wise Fine. Michel 800 ($1,040). Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 55
238 239 238 Ger many, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1912, 10pf Gotha-Erfurt (Michel 5), o.g., lightly hinged, well cen - tered, fresh and Very Fine; small A.M. handstamp on re verse. Michel 500 ($650). Estimate $200-300 239 Ger many, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1912, both 10pf Regensburg (Michel 6-7), part o.g., F.-V.F. Michel 2,600 ($3,380). Estimate $750-1,000 240 241 242 240 Ger many, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1912, 20pf Regensburg (Michel 8), full o.g., re mark ably fresh and Very Fine, rarely seen this nice. Michel 1,600 ($2,080). Estimate $750-1,000 241 Ger many, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1913, 10pf Düsseldorf Zep pe lin (Michel 9), full o.g., hinge rem nant, fresh and nicely cen tered, Very Fine. Michel 1,500 ($1,950). Estimate $600-800 242 ( ) Ger many, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1913, 10pf Mühlhausen-Feldberg (Michel 10), un used with out gum, won der fully bright and fresh, Ex tremely Fine; small A.M. handstamp on re verse. Michel 1,200 for o.g. ($1,560). Estimate $300-400 56 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
243 244 243 Ger many, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1913 Felber-Mülhausen flight, 25pf red (Michel 10), with spe cial flight can cel on real photo pic ture post card show ing pi lot, A. Faller, pos ing be fore his plane, 5pf Germania tied by Mülhausen cds, 18 Sep, Ho tel Feldbergerhof ca chet; stamp with barely no tice able pre-use creases, oth er wise Very Fine. Michel 900 ($1,170). Estimate $250-350 244 Ger many, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1913 Felber-Mülhausen flight, 25pf red (Michel 10), tied by spe cial flight can cel on pic ture post card fea tur ing a Ger man youth, 5pf Germania tied by Mülhausen cds, 18 Sep, Ho tel Feldbergerhof ca chet; card with cou ple light sur face creases, not af fect ing stamp, Very Fine. Michel 900 ($1,170). Estimate $250-350 245 Ger many, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1924, Junkers Avi a tion Flight (Michel 12), o.g., never hinged (tiny dis turbed spot), Ex tremely Fine. Michel 500 ($650). Estimate $200-300 246 Ger many, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1924-25, Pforzheim Glider flight over prints (Michel 13a-14a & 14e), o.g., nine dif fer ent pairs, each with inverted overprint on first stamp, six pairs with left sheet mar gin, fresh and Very Fine. Michel 378 ($490). Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 57
247 248 247 Ger man Col o nies: Sa moa, 1900, 3pf-5m Yacht com plete (57-69), tied by Apia cds's, 29. 8. 14, on cover ad dressed lo cally to a Frau Meyer; light ver ti cal file fold, not af fect ing stamps, Very Fine and un usual. Michel 7-19. Estimate $400-600 248 Germany: WWI Occupation of Belgium, 1917, reg is tered ex press cen sored cover to Ger many (N19,22,25), with 40 on 30pf, 1fr 25 on 80pf (Michel 23IB) & 6fr 25 un listed type sur charge (Michel 25 with "B" of "Bel gium" be tween "1" & "F"), each tied by Verviers Feb. 27, 1917 cir cu lar datestamp, ad ja cent reg is tra tion & ex - press la bels, plus cen sor rect an gu lar handstamp and re ceiv ing backstamp; en ve lope slightly reduced at top, F.-V.F. Estimate $200-300 249 a Ger many: Danzig, 1938-39, Definitives wa ter marked Swas ti kas, 3pf-1g com plete (225-233), blocks of 10, o.g., never hinged, post of fice fresh, Very Fine. Scott $900. Estimate $500-750 Ex 250 251 250 Germany: WWII Occupation of Belgium, 1943, Wappen SS com plete, im per fo rate, o.g., never hinged, sheet mar gin sin gles, Very Fine. Michel XVB-XIXB; 450 ($580). Estimate $200-300 251 Germany: WWII Occupation of France, 1941, French Le gion, overprint doubled, o.g., very lightly hinged, left sheet mar gin sin gle; also an other sin gle with the over print split hor i zon tally, Very Fine. Michel IV DD. Estimate $200-300 58 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
252 Germany: WWII Occupation of Lithuania: Raseiniai, 1941, 5k-60k Raseiniai/1941. VI. 23., over - prints type I & II, plus the 1r Chapayev, 5k-60k in blocks of 4 (50k type II a strip of 4), in clud ing two shades of the 30k, on front and back of a large, un ad dressed reg is tered cover, can celed Raseiniai cds's, 30 Aug 1941, most blocks con tain one or two small-type va ri et ies; cover with two ver ti cal file folds, not af fect ing stamps, Very Fine, very scarce. Michel 1- I, 1-7 II, 11; 2,190+ ($2,850). Estimate $750-1,000 253 ( ) Ger many, Pro pa ganda La bels for Great Brit ain, 1943-44, ½d Sta lin & 1½d Cor o na tion, with out gum as is sued, F.-V.F. Michel 1-2; 400 ($520). Estimate $200-300 254 ( ) Ger many, Pro pa ganda La bels for Great Brit ain, 1943, 1d, 1½d, 2d & 3d KGVI, with out gum as is sued, F.-V.F. Michel 4-6 & 8; 240 ($310). Estimate $150-200 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 59
255 255 Ger many: Aschaffenburg, Lo cal Is sue, 1946, with black postal seal & red "Gebuhr bezahlt" handstamp, tied on cover frag ment by Aschaffenburg 26.7.46 datestamp, Very Fine; signed Zierer BPP. Michel 1; 700 on cover ($910). Estimate $200-300 256 Ger man Dem o cratic Re pub lic, 1950, 24pf Elec tion (70), tied by Leip zig cds on First Day Cover with pur ple handstamped ca chet. Estimate $250-350 256 257 Ger many: Berlin, 1948, Black Over prints com plete (9N1-9N20), on two reg is tered cov ers to the U.S., tied by Berlin Air lift can cels, 5 Oct 1948; flaps miss ing, Very Fine, rare; 2004 H-D Schlegel cer tif i cate. Michel 1-20. Estimate $1,200-1,800 258 / Ger many: Berlin, 1949, Red Over prints, com plete less the 10pf (9N21//9N34), o.g., never hinged (ex - cept 6pf, 50pf & 60pf LH), F.-V.F. Michel 21-34. Scott $1,300 for NH set. Estimate $250-350 60 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
259 Ger many: Berlin, 1949, U.P.U. com plete (9N35-9N41), o.g., never hinged, fresh, Very Fine. Michel 35-41. Scott $750. Estimate $200-300 Ex 260 Ex 261 260 Ger many: French Zone, 1945-45, 10pf, 12pf & 15pf, 20pf & 30pf Coats of Arms composite die proofs (4N5P-4N8P, 4N10P), each with sep a rate black im pres sions of the three col ors, about 140x110mm, Very Fine. Estimate $500-750 261 P Ger many: French Zone, 1945-45, 10pf, 12pf & 15pf Coats of Arms, signed art ist's proofs (4N5P-4N7P), about 95x135mm, Very Fine. Estimate $350-500 262 Ger many: Fed eral Re pub lic, 1951-52, Post Horns com plete (670-685), o.g., never hinged, many with top sheet mar gin sel vage (folded over), post of fice fresh; 10pf creased (75 ), oth er wise F.-V.F. Michel 123-138. Scott $1,875. Estimate $500-750 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 61
GREECE 263 Greece, 1863-67, Large Her mes Heads used as Post age Dues, three folded let ters: Smyrna-Ath ens with 80L (22), 25 Apr 1863; Lon don-ath ens via Calais & Paris with a 10L & two 80L (19, 22), 3 Jul 1863; Paris-Ath - ens with 2L, 10L, 40L & 80L (17, 19, 21, 22), 14 Feb 1867; most stamps with four mar gins, one 10L cut in, other with/file fold through stamp, oth er wise clean and Very Fine. Estimate $200-300 264 265 Ex 266 264 Greece, 1901, 1d on 5d sur charge with Greek D in stead of A (162a), as third let ter, in dis tinct datestamp, F.-V.F. Scott $700. Estimate $300-400 265 Greece, 1900-01, 50L on 25L on 40L First Olym pic Sur charge (164), o.g., hinge rem nants, F.-V.F. Scott $500. Estimate $200-300 266 Greece, 1917, Venizelist Gov ern ment, im per fo rate group (249a//258a), mostly with orig i nal gum, com pris ing 1L deep green, 5L yel low green, 10L rose, 1d ul tra ma rine, 3d claret & 10d dark blue blocks of four, plus 25L light blue block of four & ver ti cal pair, 50L gray vi o let block of four & two hor i zon tal pairs, F.-V.F. Scott $607. Estimate $300-400 62 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
267 Greece, 1923, 10d on 10d Cam paign, un is sued (276A), o.g., ap pears lightly hinged, F.-V.F.; 1995 APS cer tif i cate. Scott $800. Estimate $300-400 268 a Greece, Air mail, 1933, Graf Zep pe lin Is sue com plete (C5-C7), blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, fresh, bright, a gor geous set of blocks, Very Fine. Scott $1,300. Estimate $500-750 269 P Greece: Crete, 1905, 1d Europa and Ju pi ter (80 var.), com pos ite die proof with frame printed in pale blue on thin card and black vi gnette pasted in, Ex tremely Fine, a very scarce Europa top i cal; signed Holcombe with his 1987 cer tif i cate call ing it a color proof in black and tur quoise and stat ing this is sue color proof with out per fo ra - tion is very scarce, few are known. Estimate $400-600 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 63
Ex 270 Ex 271 270 a Greece: Crete, 1898-99, Ath ens is sues com plete (SG B2-5), blocks of 6, o.g., Fine. Estimate $150-200 271 Greece: Crete, 1898-99, Ath ens is sues com plete (SG B2-5), com posed of com plete set of sin gles and blocks of 4 of 10pa brown and 20pa green and rose. SG B3-5 sin gles with cir cu lar date stamp all oth ers can celed straight line Herakleion, F.-V.F.; blocks signed. Estimate $250-350 272 273 274 272 Greece: Crete, 1898, 20pa bright vi o let (SG B1), o.g., Ex tremely Fine; signed three times. Estimate $200-300 273 Greece: Crete, 1898, 20pa bright vi o let (SG B1), with par tial straight line Herakleion can cel, Ex tremely Fine. Estimate $100-150 274 Greece: Crete, 1898, 20pa Pro vi sional Handstruck Is sue (1), o.g., hinge rem nant, with large to am ple mar gins, Very Fine; signed Schlesinger & Stolow. Scott $450. Estimate $200-300 Issued by the military authorities of the prefecture of Herakleion, which was then under British administration. 275 Greece: Crete - Brit ish Ad min is tra tion, 1899, twelve doc u ments, two franked with Cretan ad min is tra - tion rev e nue 1g, nine franked with Brit ish ad min is tra tion Un ion Jack rev e nues com pris ing Monofatsi 10pa vi o let (2, on sep a rate doc u ments), Pediada 10pa block of four and pair on sep a rate doc u ments, 20 pa block of four and pair on sep a rate doc u ments, and 1pi (3, on sep a rate doc u ments), and one un franked from Temenos, show ing var i - ous manu script ini tials, pro vi sional ad min is tra tion and dis trict of fice handstamp, as well as Un ion Jack handstamp, a scarce assembly, Fine (no photo). Estimate $2,000-3,000 64 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
276 277 276 Greece: Crete - French Ad min is tra tion, 1897, cover to Paris, un franked en ve lope with manu script Corps d'occupation de la Crete and Sida 18 Juin 97 dou ble ring d.s., fair strike of blue Reg i ment d'infanterie de Ma rine/bataillon de Crete/Conseil Eventuel mil i tary ca chet; miss ing backflap, Fine, scarce town post mark. Estimate $250-350 277 Greece: Crete - French Ad min is tra tion, 1898, cover to Chateauroux, un franked cover with manu - script Corps d'occupation Francaise en (Crète) and with nice blue strike of 4eme Reg i ment d'lnfanterie de Ma - rine Detachee de Crete/ Chef de Bataillon/ Com man dant mil i tary ca chet; mi nor cover faults, Fine, a scarce mil i tary mark ing. Estimate $250-350 278 Greece: Crete - French Ad min is tra tion, 1898, cover to Paris, un franked cover with manu script Di vi - sion Francaise detachée en Crete and fair strike of black Ma rine Francaise/ Ser vice a la Mer an chor ca chet, ad di - tional Port Said 26 Mars 98 c.d.s. and Corr. D'Afrique-Port Said un dated can cel, backstamped Ligne T/ Paq. Fr. No. 3 and Paris, choice, a show piece, Very Fine. Estimate $250-350 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 65
279 Greece: Crete - Ital ian Ad min is tra tion, 1902, let ter from La Canea to Rome 29 June 1902, franked with pair of Umberto I, 25c. over printed in red 1 piastre 1 and 10c. of V. Emanuele III, Rome 6 July ar rival backstamp, Ex tremely Fine; E. Diena cer tif i cate. Sassone 1, 71; 1,600 for sin gle ($2,080). Estimate $3,500-5,000 A rare mixed franking, even more interesting considering that the overprinted 1 piastre stamps of Umberto were replaced in July of 1901 by the new Floral set. 280 281 280 Greece: Crete - Ital ian Ad min is tra tion, 1904 (Aug. 26), reg is tered let ter headed Royal Ital ian Con - sul ate in Crete from La Canea to Candia, franked with pair 50c. mauve of V. Emanuele III, one stamp (prob a bly a 25c) miss ing. Herakleion tran sit and Xania ar rival backstamps and large part of the wax seal of the Con sul ate. A rare in ter nal us age, Ex tremely Fine ap pear ance; signed Drossos. Sassone 76. Estimate $500-750 281 Greece: Crete - Ital ian Ad min is tra tion, 1905, cover from La Canea to Rome, franked with over printed 15c. with La Canea/Uff. Postale Italiano can cel, Very Fine. Sassone 79. Estimate $300-400 One of the earliest known dates of use of this issue on the island after the change of the rate from 15c. (1/9/05) and shortly after the introduction of the overprinted La Canea stamps (15/11/05). 66 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
282 Greece: Crete - Rus sian Ad min is tra tion, 1899, cover to Anameros (11), franked with 1899 2m black on white with vi o let con trol, tied on cover by blue Rethymnon straightline can cel, stamp with wide bal anced mar - gins, Very Fine, scarce. Estimate $300-400 283 Greece: Crete - Rus sian Ad min is tra tion, 1899, cover to Nevs Amari (11), franked with 1899 2m black on white with vi o let con trol, tied by well struck blue Rethymnon straightline can cel; cover slightly re duced at right, Fine, scarce (no photo). Estimate $250-350 284 Greece: Crete - Rus sian Ad min is tra tion, 1899 (?), cover to Herakleion (13), franked with 1899 1m blue with vi o let con trol tied by black Rethymnon straightline can cel, Herakleion backstamp (sel dom seen), fresh; triv ial cover flaws, oth er wise Fine (no photo). Estimate $300-400 285 286 285 Greece: Crete - Rus sian Ad min is tra tion, 1899, 1m (two) and 1gr or ange (one) Tri dent (14, 16), set tied on phil a telic cover by Rethymnon 8 June 99 (day of is sue for suc ceed ing Stars set) dou ble cir cle c.d.s.; cover slightly re duced at right and a few triv ial flaws, Fine, a rare cover. Estimate $250-350 286 Greece: Crete - Rus sian Ad min is tra tion, 1900, cover to Herakleion (10), franked with 1899 1m green with vi o let con trol tied by usual black Rethymnon straightline can cel, Heraklion backstamp (scarce thus); cover with file fold and a few triv ial tone spots, Fine. Estimate $300-400 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 67
287 ( )a Greece: Dedeagatch, 1913, 25L First La bel Is sue (N181a,N181avars), sheetlets of 8, group of four with red con trol can cel la tions, com pris ing sheetlet with three hor i zon tal & four ver ti cal per fo ra tions (Hel las F6), sheetlet with two hor i zon tal & four ver ti cal per fo ra tions (Hel las F6a), sheetlet with two hor i zon tal & two ver ti cal per - fo ra tions (Hel las F6b) & im per fo rate sheetlet (Hel las F6c), without gum as issued, F.-V.F. Estimate $300-400 288 Greece: Dedeagatch, 1913, 1L to 25L Sec ond La bel Is sue (N188-93), each with red straight-line post - mark, and con trol can cel in blue, lat ter trans lat ing into Eng lish as "Sec ond Aegean Squad ron", Very Fine; each signed by Sismondo & Klein and ac com pa nied with 2007 Sismondo cer tif i cate. Scott $390. Estimate $200-300 289 Greece: Samos, 1915, 1d to 10d Cas tles com plete (N104-108), each with em bossed con trol mark, con sist ing of a cross en cir cled by a Greek in scrip tion, and two-line di ag o nal litho graphic over print, trans lat ing into Eng lish as "Gen eral Ad min is tra tion", N104 thin F.-V.F.; each signed or backstamped. Scott $894. Estimate $300-400 68 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
GREENLAND 290 Green land, 1945, 1öre-5kr Lib er a tion over prints com plete, plus 10ø, 1k & 2k al ter nate col ors (19-27, 22a, 25a, 26a), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and Very Fine. Facit 19-27. Scott $1,778. Estimate $500-750 291 292 293 291 Green land, Par cel Post, 1905, 1øre ol ive green, perf. 12½ (Q1a), o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. Facit P1. Scott $775. Estimate $250-350 292 Green land, Par cel Post, 1905, 5øre brown (Q3a), o.g., lightly hinged, ex cep tion ally bright and fresh, plate flaw shows bro ken back ground lines be hind bear's shoul der, nat u ral straight edge at left, Ex tremely Fine. Facit P2. Scott $750. Estimate $200-300 293 Green land, Par cel Post, 1930, 70øre vi o let (Q7a), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Facit P10; SKr 6,500 as NH ($930). Scott $275 as hinged. Estimate $200-300 ICELAND 294 295 294 ( ) Ice land, 1873, 2sk ul tra ma rine (1), un used with out gum, bright, fresh and beau ti fully cen tered, Ex - tremely Fine. Scott $1,250. Estimate $200-300 295 Ice land, 1873, 4sk car mine (6), full o.g., fresh and bright, F.-V.F.; signed Roig. Scott $1,600. Estimate $500-750 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 69
296 297 298 299 300 296 Ice land, 1897, large þrir/3 on 5a green (31), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and Fine. Scott $1,100. Estimate $300-400 297 Ice land, 1897, large þrir/3 on 5a green (31), o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. Facit 35; SKr 7,800 ($1,120). Scott $800. Estimate $300-400 298 Ice land, 1897, large þrir/3 on 5a green, perf 14x13½ (31a), 1897 Reykyavik cds, fresh color, Very Fine; 1962 APS and 1971 Grønlund cer tif i cates. Facit 35. Scott $700. Estimate $300-400 299 Ice land, 1897, small þrir/3 on 5a green (32), o.g., lightly hinged, won der fully bright and fresh, F.-V.F. Facit 34. Scott $650. Estimate $250-350 300 Ice land, 1897, small þrir/3 on 5a green (32), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and F.-V.F. Scott $650. Estimate $200-300 301 302 303 304 301 Ice land, 1897, small þrir on 5a green (33A), o.g., lightly hinged, re mark ably fresh, F.-V.F.; 1993 APS cer tif i cate. Facit 36. Scott $850. Estimate $350-500 302 Ice land, 1897, small þrir on 5a green (33A), o.g., fresh and ex cep tion ally well cen tered, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $850. Estimate $300-400 303 Ice land, 1897, small þrir on 5a green (33A), neatly can celed, fresh and Very Fine; signed Dr. Debo. Scott $650. Estimate $200-300 304 Ice land, 1897, small þrir on 5a green (33A), neatly can celed, fresh and Very Fine. Scott $650. Estimate $200-300 305 306 305 Ice land, 1902, 5a green, perf. 13, black Í Gildi (52), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Scott $400+. Estimate $200-300 306 Ice land, 1902, 6a gray, black Í Gildi (53), perf 13, o.g., ex cep tion ally fresh, F.-V.F. Facit 52. Scott $700. Estimate $250-350 70 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
307 Ice land, 1907-08, 1e-5kr Two Kings com plete (71-85), o.g., lightly hinged, bright col ors; 1k thin ($30), fresh and F.-V.F. Scott $662. Estimate $200-300 308 Ice land, 1920-22, 1e-5kr King Chris tian X com plete (108-128), o.g., lightly hinged, bright, fresh and F.-V.F. Scott $1,047. Estimate $300-400 309 Ice land, 1924-30, Kr. 10 Sur charges com plete (140-143), o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. Scott $1,305. Estimate $500-750 310 / Ice land, 1924-30, Kr. 10 Sur charges com plete (140-143), o.g., 10k on 50a and on 2k are never hinged, other two lightly hinged, bright, fresh and F.-V.F. Scott $1,305 for hinged. Estimate $400-600 311 Ice land, 1924, Kr. 10 on 1kr & Kr. 10 on 5kr (141, 143), o.g., lightly hinged, bright and fresh, F.-V.F. Scott $900. Estimate $300-400 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 71
312 Ice land, 1931-33, Re drawn King Chris tian X, 1e-10kr com plete (176-187), o.g., lightly hinged ex cept 10a NH, 1e used w/rev e nue can cel, F.-V.F. Facit 145,147-157. Scott $1,118. Estimate $400-600 313 / Ice land, 1931-33, Re drawn King Chris tian X, 1e-10kr com plete (176-187), o.g., lightly hinged or never hinged (most lower val ues NH in clud ing the 10a), bright fresh and F.-V.F. Scott $1,118+. Estimate $400-600 314 a Ice land, 1940, over printed World's Fair com plete (232-235), blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, ex tremely fresh, each with cor ner sel vage, Very Fine. Facit 256-259; SKr 8,000 ($1,140). Scott $1,100. Estimate $400-600 72 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
315 Ice land, Air mail, 1933, Hópflug Itala com plete (C12-C14), o.g., very lightly hinged, bright col ors, re - mark ably fresh, Very Fine; 1998 L. Niel sen cer tif i cate. Facit 165-167. Scott $2,250. Estimate $1,000-1,500 316 Ice land, Air mail, 1933, Hópflug Itala com plete (C12-C14), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and Very Fine; signed J.F. Brun with 1971 Grønlund Cer tif i cate. Scott $2,250. Estimate $750-1,000 317 Ice land, Air mail, 1933, Hópflug Ítala com plete (C12-C14), o.g., slight hinge rem nants; 1kr with tiny nat u ral pa per in clu sion in bot tom mar gin, fresh and Very Fine. Facit 165-167. Scott $2,250. Estimate $750-1,000 318 Ice land, 1942, cen sored U.S. World War II pa tri otic cover to New York, Minkus pa tri otic en ve lope franked with 25a & 2k Airs (C17a, C20), along with an Ice lan dic char ity la bel, tied by Reyk ja vik cd, 20 Nov, and by Lon don tran sit cds's, 8 Dec; with O.A.T. handstamp and Brit ish cen sor tape; name of ad dressee whited out, Very Fine and most un usual. Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 73
ITALIAN AREA 319 Ital ian States: Pa pal/ro man States, 1858, folded let ter to Mar seille (7-8), franked with 6 bajocchi; large mar gins on four sides & 7 bajocchi hor i zon tal pair; com plete mar gins on three sides, and just cut ting at top, tied by two strikes of the Ro man States grill and by the dis patch dou ble cir cle "ROMA 11 DIC. 58", ad ja cent red ar - rival & black framed PD handstamp, F.-V.F., a scarce frank ing; signed Bolaffi, with 2013 Sismondo cer tif i cate. Sassone 7-8; 1,000 ($1,300). Estimate $500-750 The payment of 20b represents the complete postage charge to destination for a single weight letter sent from Roman States to France, according to the postal agreement between the two countries signed in 1853. 320 Ital ian States: Tuscany, 1860, folded let ter to Genova (19,20b), franked with 10 brown; com plete mar gins and small por tion of ad join ing stamp & 20 grey ish blue; three clear mar gins, and barely touch ing the frame at bot tom, each tied by a five par al lel bars can cel and datestamp with ban de role of Livorno ap plied on Mar. 12, 1860, which is re peated along side, also in front is a black un framed "P.D", and "Da Livorno/ Via di Mare" in two line handstamp, plus a manu script "Vap Postale", F.-V.F.; 2013 Sismondo cer tif i cate. Sassone 19,20b; 1,160 ($1,510). Estimate $500-750 The payment of 30 represents the full postage rate for a single weight letter sent by sea between Tuscany and the Kingdom of Sardinia, a rate that went into effect on Jan. 1, 1860. 74 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
321 322 321 Italy, Air mail, 1930, 7.70L Balbo Trans-At lan tic Flight (C27), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $900. Estimate $350-500 322 Italy, Air mail Of fi cial, 1934, 10L Rome-Mogadiscio Flight (CO2), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and Very Fine. Scott $825. Estimate $250-350 323 a Italian Social Republic, 1944, Re pub li can Na tional Guard (Ve ro na) over prints, com pris ing 50c & 1L vi o let, sheets of 100, 75c car mine, two blocks of 25, plus ir reg u lar block of 36, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Sassone 477-79; 1,144 ($1,490). (Photo on web site). Estimate $300-400 324 325 324 Italian Occupation of Trentino, 1918, 4k yel low green (N49), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and Very Fine; handstamped M. B. on re verse. Scott $3,400. Estimate $1,200-1,800 325 Italian Occupation of Trentino, 1918, 90h red vi o let (N46), tied on small piece by Trento cds, 10 Dec 1918, Very Fine; signed Brevi, P & Co.. Scott $3,100. Estimate $1,000-1,500 326 Italy: Fiume, 1920, d'annunzio, 1L black, imperf ver ti cally (95 var.), pair, o.g., never hinged, well cen - tered fresh pair, im mac u late gum, Very Fine. Sassone 122q; 550 ($720). Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 75
327 328 327 a Italy: Fiume, 1920, d'annunzio, 1L black, imperf ver ti cally (95 var.), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, well cen tered fresh block of four, im mac u late gum, Very Fine. Sassone 122q; 1,100 ($1,430). Estimate $400-600 328 a Italy: Fiume, 1920, d'annunzio, 1L black, imperf ver ti cally (95 var.), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, well cen tered fresh block of four, im mac u late gum, Very Fine. Sassone 122q; 1,100 ($1,430). Estimate $400-600 329 Italian Occupation of Corfu, Air mail, 1941, sur charges com plete (NC1-12), o.g., ex tremely fresh, Very Fine, scarce and rarely of fered; each signed by Raybaudi & oth ers; 1d red, 10d bister brown & 100d brown with 2008 Raybaudi cer tif i cates. Sassone S.37/I; 5,500 ($7,150). Scott $5,191. Estimate $3,500-5,000 The occupation of Greece by German, Italian & Bulgarian forces during WWII led to the splitting of the country in zones. The Ionian Islands were occupied by the Italians, which abolished Greek stamps, and issued Greek stamps with black typographic Corfu overprints to be used exclusively in the islands of Corfu & Paxos. 76 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
330 Italian Colonies, 1934, Soc cer, reg u lar is sues & airs com plete (46-50, C29-C35), o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. Scott $605. Estimate $200-300 331 Italian Colonies, Air mail, 1934, Soc cer, 50c-50L com plete (C29-C35), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $775. Estimate $250-350 332 Ital ian Oc cu pa tion of the Aegean Is lands, 1934, Soc cer, reg u lar is sues & airs com plete (31-35, C28-C31), o.g., lightly hinged. Scott $607. Estimate $200-300 333 Italian Colonies: Somalia, Air mail Of fi cial, 1934, 25c Spe cial Air Ser vice over print (CO1), o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine, rare; signed Raybaudi with his 2007 cer tif i cate. Scott $2,800. Estimate $800-1,200 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 77
LIECHTENSTEIN 334 Liech ten stein, 1921, 2rp-1fr Arms and Views com plete (54-69), all perf. 12½ ex cept the 2rp (the 10rp is 59a), o.g., never hinged (ex cept 15rp h.r.), bright and fresh, Very Fine. Michel 45-60. Scott $1,094. Estimate $300-400 335 Liech ten stein, 1951, 2fr-3fr Princely Fam ily com plete, perf 14½ (259a-260a), o.g., never hinged, pris tine matched left mar gin sin gles, Ex tremely Fine and choice. Michel 304B-305B. Zumstein 248B-249B. Scott $900. Estimate $300-400 336 337 336 Liech ten stein, 1931, 2nd & 3rd South Amer ica flights, first is a card franked with 2.80fr (100, 107, C5), sec ond a cover franked with 5fr (102, 106, 107 & C6), fresh and Very Fine, Stamps cat a log $482 off-cover. Estimate $200-300 337 Liech ten stein, Air mail, 1931, 1fr-2fr Zep pe lin com plete (C7-C8), tied on Zep pe lin card and cover, re - spec tively, by red Vaduz spe cial can cel, flown Vaduz to Lausanne; card & cover with mi nor flaws, stamps Ex - tremely Fine. Scott $565. Estimate $200-300 78 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
LUXEMBOURG 338 Luxembourg, 1906, Grand Duke Wil liam IV, 10c scar let, sou ve nir sheet of 10 (82a), o.g., never hinged, ex cep tion ally fresh, Very Fine. Scott $700. Estimate $300-400 MONACO 339 Monaco, 1885, Prince Charles III, 1fr black on yel low (9), used with 10c brown (4) and 2nd Is sue 10c brown, 15c rose & 25cgreen (15, 17, 20), tied by Monte-Carlo cds's, 14 Mar 1894, on reg is tered cover to Altenburg, Sax ony, backstamped Altenburg (17 Mar); ver ti cal file fold split about 1" at top and slightly at bot tom (not af fect ing stamps), oth er wise Very Fine, a rare and at trac tive 4-color mixed is sue frank ing; 2013 Roumet cer tif i cate. Estimate $1,200-1,800 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 79
340 341 342 340 ( ) Monaco, 1885, Prince Charles III, 1fr black on yel low (9), un used with out gum, fresh and well cen - tered; reperfed at top and right, Very Fine ap pear ance. Scott $1,750. Estimate $200-300 341 Monaco, 1885, Prince Charles III, 5fr rose on green (10), lightly can celed, ex cep tion ally well cen tered, fresh, an ex cep tional ex am ple of this clas sic rar ity, Ex tremely Fine. Yvert 10. Scott $2,000. Estimate $600-800 342 Monaco, 1972, 2fr Dürer, in scrip tion er ror, Al bert in stead of Albrecht (817 var.), o.g., never hinged, post of fice fresh, Very Fine. Yvert 876A; 5,500 ($7,150). Estimate $750-1,000 NETHERLANDS 343 P Neth er lands, 1971, Child sou ve nir sheet, black print, on card board with re verse a PTT Of fi cial form. Also 2 book lets TBC stamps (1995 and 1996) (no photo). Estimate $250-350 344 a Neth er lands, 1924, 10c-35c Hague Phil a telic Ex hi bi tion com plete (137-139), full sheets of 25, o.g., never hinged; mi nor sep a ra tion, about 14 of the 15c have tone spots, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $5,000 as singles. Estimate $2,000-3,000 80 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
NORWAY 345 Nor way, 1877-78, Post Horn shaded, 5ø dull blue (24a), o.g., lightly hinged, re mark ably fresh and Ex - tremely Fine. Scott $700. Estimate $200-300 346 Nor way, 1907-10, King Haakon VII, dies A & B com plete (64-69), o.g., F.-V.F. Scott $960. Estimate $250-350 347 ( ) Nor way, 1941, 20ø red, in verted V (228a), un used with out gum; small thin spot, Very Fine ap pear - ance, very rare. Scott $1,250. Estimate $250-350 POLAND 348 P Poland, 1991, International Philatelic Exhibition, imperforate plate proof (3056 var.), sheet con tain - ing twenty im pres sions of the 15,000z sou ve nir sheet, each one with out ho lo graphic im age (Aporia crataegi) at left; fold through cen ter not af fect ing stamps, Very Fine (photo on web site). Estimate $1,000-1,500 349 P Poland, 1991, In ter na tional Phil a telic Ex hi bi tion, per fo rated plate proof (3056 var.), sheet con tain - ing twenty im pres sions of the 15,000z sou ve nir sheet, each one with out ho lo graphic im age (Aporia crataegi) at left; fold through cen ter not af fect ing stamps, Very Fine (photo on web site). Estimate $1,000-1,500 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 81
RUSSIA Ex 350 351 350 a Rus sia, 1943, Ivan Turgenev com plete (909-910), blocks of 10, o.g., never hinged, clean; bends af fect one 30k and por tion of sec ond, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $1,250. Estimate $300-400 351 Rus sia, Air mail, 1931, Po lar Flight Zep pe lins com plete, imperf (C26-C29), tied on cacheted Zep pe lin cover (35k & 2r) and card (30k & 1r), reg is tered and flown from Le nin grad to the ice breaker Malyguin, 25-27 July 1932, Very Fine. Estimate $350-500 82 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
Ex 352 353 354 352 Rus sia, Air mail, 1931, Po lar Flight Zep pe lins com plete, perf 12 x 12½ (C30-C33), o.g., never hinged, fresh and F.-V.F. Scott $200 for hinged. Estimate $200-300 353 Rus sia, Air mail, 1935, 1r on 10k Mos cow-san Fran cisco Flight, lower case (C68b), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and Very Fine; signed So viet Phil a telic As so ci a tion. Michel 527 I. Scott $1,800. Estimate $750-1,000 354 Rus sia, Air mail, 1935, 1r on 10k Mos cow-san Fran cisco Flight (C68), tied on piece by neat Mos cow cds, 3 Aug 1935, fresh and Very Fine. Michel 527. Scott $1,250. Estimate $750-1,000 Ex 355 Ex 356 355 Rus sia, Air mail, 1937, Air planes com plete (C69-C75), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Michel 571-577. Scott $350. Estimate $150-200 356 Rus sia, Air mail, 1937, Air planes com plete (C69-C75), o.g., never hinged; C75 triv ial gum skip, F.-V.F. Michel 571-577. Scott $350. Estimate $100-150 357 Rus sia, Air mail Of fi cial, 1922, Con sular Mail, five dif fer ent, 12m-1200m on 10k (CO1-CO5), o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh, Very Fine; small vi o let guar an tee handstamps on re verse. Scott $1,925. Estimate $750-1,000 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 83
358 359 360 361 362 358 Rus sia: Far East ern Re pub lic, Air mail, 1923, Vladivostok over print, 20k on 4k red (Michel 48A), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and Very Fine, only 50 is sued; signed Mikulski and oth ers. Michel 1,000 ($1,300). Estimate $400-600 359 Rus sia: Far East ern Re pub lic, Air mail, 1923, Vladivostok over print, 20k on 15k brown li lac and blue (Michel 52A), o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F., only 300 is sued; signed Mikulski. Michel 1,000 ($1,300). Estimate $500-750 360 Rus sia: Far East ern Re pub lic, Air mail, 1923, Vladivostok over print, 20k on 15k brown li lac and blue (Michel 53A), o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F., only 100 is sued; signed Mikulski, Sanabria & So viet Phil. Assn. Michel 1,200 ($1,560). Estimate $500-750 361 Rus sia: Far East ern Re pub lic, Air mail, 1923, Vladivostok over print, 20k on 50k brown li lac and green (Michel 56A), o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F., only 100 is sued; signed F.R. Field, Dr. P. Jem, Kessler & Mikulski. Michel 1,200 ($1,560). Estimate $500-750 362 Rus sia: Far East ern Re pub lic, Air mail, 1923, Vladivostok over print, 20k on 35k on 2k green (Michel 58), o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F., only 100 is sued; signed So viet Phil a telic As so ci a tion. Michel 1,200 ($1,560). Estimate $500-750 363 Russia (Soviet Republics): Tannu Tuva, 1938, Mod i fied de signs and col ors, 5k-30k com plete (99-103), o.g., never hinged, re mark ably bright, fresh and Very Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $250-350 SAN MARINO 364 S a San Ma rino, 1959, Lin coln Ses qui cen ten nial, imperf Specimens com plete (433S-436S, C108S), top sheet mar gin blocks of 10, over printed Saggio, o.g., never hinged (nor mal light gum ton ing), Very Fine and rare. Estimate $200-300 84 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
365 San Ma rino, Air mail, 1931, Views, 50c-10L com plete (C1-C10), o.g., never hinged, a choice Very Fine set, quite rare in never hinged con di tion. Sassone S.400. Scott $1,625. Estimate $500-750 SPAIN AND COLONIES 366 Spain, Air mail, 1931, Montserrat Mon as tery imperforate, 5c-1p com plete (C68-C72 vars.), o.g., very lightly hinged, matched set of left sheet mar gin sin gles with bright col ors and large bal anced mar gins, Very Fine and choice. Edifil 650-654. Estimate $250-350 367 Spanish Colonies: Cuba, 1857, Queen Isabella II, 2r dull rose, plate re con struc tion (14), multiples re con struct ing en tire sheet of 2 re ales with sev eral plate flaws & mis align ments be tween stamps, which are in di - cated by point ing ar rows on ac e tate pro tec tor, mounted on card board, dif fi cult to as sem ble, and highly rec om - mended for plate spe cial ist; some faults, gen er ally F.-V.F. Edifil Antillas 9. Estimate $500-750 368 Span ish Col o nies: Rio de Oro, 1905, 2c-10p Definitives, 12 dif fer ent (2-5, 7, 9, 10-14), o.g., all con trol #A000,000, ex cep tion ally bright col ors, fresh; small thins 15c & 4p, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $638. Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 85
SWEDEN 369 370 369 Swe den, 1855, 6sk pale gray on thin pa per (3b), light Stock holm cds, fresh and Fine; signed A. Brun. Facit 3b; SKr 1,300 ($190). Scott $1,450. Estimate $400-600 370 Swe den, 1855, 24sk or ange red on thick pa per (5c), socked-on-the-nose bold Carlskrona cds, 11 May, 1858, nicely cen tered, Very Fine; an ex cep tional stamp. Facit 5d; SKr 19,000 ($2,720). Scott $2,200. Estimate $750-1,000 371 372 373 371 Swe den, 1872, 6ö vi o let (20), full o.g., lightly hinged, bright color, fresh and Fine. Facit 20; SKr 3,200 ($460). Scott $400. Estimate $150-200 372 Swe den, 1874, 6ö gray (21), large part o.g., fresh and well cen tered, Very Fine. Facit 20g; SKr 9,000 ($1,290). Scott $1,100. Estimate $250-350 373 Swe den, 1872, 24ö or ange (24 var.), o.g., slightly shaded dig its, re mark ably bright and well cen tered, Ex tremely Fine. Facit 24b v1; SKr 9,000+ ($1,290). Scott $1,000+. Estimate $400-600 374 375 376 374 Swe den, 1872, 30ö pale brown (25), o.g., ex cep tion ally well cen tered, Very Fine. Facit 25; SKr 7,000 ($1,000). Scott $875. Estimate $350-500 375 Swe den, 1872, 30ö pale brown (25), full o.g., lightly hinged, vir tu ally per fectly cen tered; slight all-over ton ing, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; signed A. Diena. Facit 25. Scott $875. Estimate $200-300 376 Swe den, 1872, 50ö rose (26), o.g., F.-V.F.; signed Oliva. Facit 26; SKr 7,500 ($1,070). Scott $925. Estimate $350-500 86 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
377 378 379 377 Swe den, 1879, 4ö gray (29), o.g., never hinged, post of fice fresh and beau ti fully cen tered, Ex tremely Fine and choice. Facit 29; SKr 5,000 ($720). Scott $240 for hinged. Estimate $200-300 378 Swe den, 1877, 30ö black brown (35a), full o.g., lightly hinged, ex cep tion ally fresh, F.-V.F. Facit 35b. Scott $875. Estimate $250-350 379 Swe den, 1878, 1kr bister & blue (38), o.g., nicely cen tered; sin gle thin perf, F.-V.F. Facit 38; SKr 5,000 ($720). Scott $625. Estimate $150-200 380 ( ) Swe den, 1900, 1kr car mine & slate, imperf (65a), hor i zon tal pair, un used with out gum, ex cep tion ally large mar gins, Ex tremely Fine and choice. Facit 60v1; SKr 2,500 ($360). Scott $625. Estimate $150-200 381 Swe den, 1924, U.P.U. Con gress (197-211), less the 10ö wa ter marked, o.g., hinge rem nants, ex cep - tion ally bright col ors, F.-V.F. Scott $704. Estimate $200-300 382 Swe den, 1924, U.P.U. Is sue (213-227), less the 10ö wa ter marked, o.g., hinge rem nants, re mark ably bright and fresh; small thin 45ö, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $772. Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 87
383 Swe den, Book let, 1957, for the UPU Con gress in Ot tawa, with a MNH col lec tion Swe den 1951-1957. Nice book let, good qual ity (no photo). Estimate $100-150 384 Swe den, Lo cal, 1856 (1sk) black, first 1868 re print (LX1p), full o.g., lightly hinged, well cen tered, re - mark ably fresh, Very Fine; signed Köhler. Facit 6E1; SKr 4,500 ($640). Scott $525. Estimate $200-300 SWITZERLAND 385 Switzerland, 1930 (Aug 19), Swit zer land-liech ten stein Flight, Vaduz drop, cover franked with 2.70fr post age in clud ing C5, C14 & C15 can celed Romanshorn, 18 Aug; backstamped Vaduz, 19 Aug, 1600h, Very Fine, rare. Michel 104 I; 2,200 ($2,860). Estimate $1,000-1,500 VATICAN 386 Vat i can, Air mail, 1948, Arch an gel & Tobias com plete (C16-C17), o.g., never hinged. Sassone S.502. Scott $640. Estimate $200-300 88 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA BAHRAIN 387 Bah rain, 1949, Sur charges, 2r on 2s6d to 10r on 10s (78b,79-80), group of three, com pris ing 2r on 2s6d type III sur charge is sued in 1955 (16 mm be tween "Bah rain" & "2 Ru pees"), plus other two stamps with nor mal sur charges, o.g., hinge rem nants, F.-V.F. SG 77b,78-79; 1,350 as NH ($2,070). Scott $1,057 as NH. Estimate $200-300 CHAD 388 a Chad, Air mail, 1971, 1000fr White Egret (C84), ten blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged (one sin gle LH), large mar gins, Ex tremely Fine, a great bird top i cal. Scott $3,000 as nor mal. Estimate $400-600 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 89
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA CHINA 389 a Chi nese Lo cal Posts: Chinkiang, 1894, First Is sue, 1 blue, imperf ver ti cally (2 var.), block of 4, o.g., never hinged; di ag o nal gum crease through two right stamps, oth er wise F.-V.F. Chan LCH2 var. Livingston 2 var. Estimate $1,000-1,500 390 ( ) China (People's Republic), 1955, Sci en tists sou ve nir sheets (245a-248a), with out gum as is sued; light nat u ral pa per wrin kle Chang, Very Fine. Scott $320. Estimate $200-300 90 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 391 China (People's Republic), 1967, Thoughts of Mao com plete (938-948), used. Scott $2,180. Estimate $1,500-2,000 392 China (People's Republic), 1967, Thoughts of Mao com plete (938-948), two strips of five & sin gle with light cir cu lar can cels, F.-V.F. Scott $2,205. Estimate $1,000-1,500 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 91
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA EGYPT 393 Egypt, Air mail, 1933-38, Plane over Pyr a mids, 1m-200m com plete, mis-per fo rated (C5-C25 vars.), in cludes two dis tinct shades of the 10m, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine and rare, one 100 of each pro duced, from the Royal Col lec tion. Estimate $500-750 INDONESIA 394 a Indonesia, 1954, Riau Ar chi pel ago, 25rp high val ues, half sheets of 50, o.g., never hinged; few stamps toned, oth er wise F.-V.F., sel dom of fered. Michel 2,950+ ($3,840). (No photo). Estimate $400-600 395 a Indonesia, 1954, Riau Ar chi pel ago, 25rp high val ues, com plete sheets of 100 (10Rp 2x half sheets), o.g., never hinged; some ton ing on some stamps, oth er wise F.-V.F., very scarce and sel dom of fered. Michel 5,900+ ($7,670). (No photo). Estimate $1,000-1,500 IRAN Ex 396 Ex 397 396 Iran, Air mail, 1927, First over print, 1c-30k com plete (C1-C16), o.g., lightly hinged, bright and fresh; few small thin spots in clud ing the 20k & 30k, oth er wise Very Fine; each signed Roig. Scott $1,005. Estimate $200-300 397 Iran, Air mail, 1928 & 1929, over prints on rev e nue stamps com plete (C17-C21, C29-C33), o.g., ex - cep tion ally fresh, Very Fine. Scott $475. Estimate $200-300 ISRAEL 398 a Is rael, 1963, 55a Free dom From Hun ger, tête-bêche (237a var.), com plete sheet of 16, o.g., never hinged (2 small folds in mar gin, not in the stamps). Bale 261c. (No photo). Estimate $250-350 92 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA JAPAN 399 Ja pan, 1926, Scen ery Se ries, 10s dark blue (196), tied by can cel on hand painted tour ists pad dle ad - dressed to Up per Montclair NJ, scarce us age, beau ti ful item, F.-V.F. J.S.C.A. 215. Estimate $200-300 400 401 400 / a Ja pan, 1949, 8y Phil a telic Week (479a), min ia ture sheet of 5, o.g., stamps never hinged, hinged in sel - vage only, Very Fine. J.S.C.A. C173 var. Scott $500. Estimate $300-400 401 Jap a nese Of fices in Ko rea, 1931, cover from Se oul to US, 119, 172, 116, 115 and 222 tied by three can cels on cover ad dressed to Brook lyn NY, scarce; ver ti cal crease cen ter, small faults, F.-V.F. Estimate $150-200 KOREA (SOUTH) 402 Korea (South), 1951, Flag Is sue nearly com plete, 42 val ues, It aly with only the ex pen sive is sue pres - ent, with the old weapon with Royal Crown, o.g., never hinged. Michel 95-112, 115-138; 1,264 ($1,640). (No photo). Estimate $500-750 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 93
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA LEBANON 403 a Lebanon: French Mandate, 1924, 10 & 30c Pas teur, sur charge va ri et ies (15-16 vars.), blocks of 4, 50c on 10c block with up per left stamp de pict ing Grouche va ri ety (last line in Arabic), and 1p50c on 30c block with dou ble sur charges, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Estimate $200-300 404 Lebanon: French Mandate, 1924-25, dou ble sur charges (23, 30-33 vars. & 36 var.), un usual group of six, com pris ing 25c on 5 or ange, 2p on 35c vi o let, 2p on 40c red & pale blue, 3p on 60c light vi o let, 4p on 85c ver mil - ion & 5p on 1fr claret & ol ive green, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. SG 27, 34/35, 38/40 vars. Estimate $200-300 405 Lebanon: French Mandate, 1925-28, 10c Ce dar of Leb a non va ri et ies (50 var., 72a,86 var., 107 var.), com pris ing 1925 im per fo rate block of four with sel vage at right, 1927 three ex am ples with black over prints (SG 104a), Syria 10c with Leb a non over print (124 var.), plus 10c with in verted over print (SG 145 var.), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. SG 58 var., 104a, 124 var., 145 var. Estimate $300-400 94 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 406 / Lebanon: French Mandate, 1926, dou ble sur charges (63-65, 68-69 vars.), group of twelve mostly Never Hinged stamps, com pris ing 3p50c on 75c x2; 4p on 25c; 4p50c on 75c x3; 6p on 2p50c x3 & 7p50c on 2p50c x3, F.-V.F. SG 95/96, 98/100 vars. Estimate $300-400 407 / Lebanon: French Mandate, 1926, in verted sur charges (63-65, 68-69 vars.), group of nine with sev - eral Never Hinged stamps, com pris ing 3p50c on 75c; 4p on 25c x2; 4p50c on 75c x2; 6p on 2p50c x2 & 7p50c on 2p50 x2, F.-V.F. SG 95/96, 98/100 vars. Estimate $200-300 408 Lebanon: French Mandate, 1926, 7p50c on 3p, sur charge er ror, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Estimate $300-400 Unissued and unlisted in Scott, Stanley Gibbons & Yvert-Tellier. 409 Lebanon: French Mandate, 1927, in verted over prints (72-75 vars.), group of seven, com pris ing 10c (72 var.), 50c (73 var.), 1p (74 vars. x2) & 1p50c (75 vars. x3), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. SG 104-107 vars. Yvert 84c, 85b, 86a & 87b; 373 ($480). Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 95
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 410 Lebanon: French Mandate, 1927, sur charge & over print va ri et ies (81-82 vars.), seven stamps, com - pris ing 4p on 25c three ver ti cal pairs with bot tom stamps de pict ing over print va ri et ies; Libana & Libanais in stead of Libanaise (81vars), plus rare sin gle with 4p05 in stead of 4p50c (82 var.), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. SG 110/11 vars. Estimate $400-600 411 / Lebanon: French Mandate, 1928, over print va ri et ies (87-89 vars.), thir teen mostly Never Hinged stamps with Arabic, French or both over prints in verted or dou ble, com pris ing 50c Arabic over print in verted, Republique Libanaise dou ble, one in verted, plus three ad di tional ex am ples with dou ble over prints (87 vars. x5), 1p Arabic over print in verted & two ad di tional ex am ples with dou ble over prints (88 vars. x3) & 1p50c two stamps with in verted over prints, Arabic over print in verted, Arabic over print dou ble & ex tra ex am ple with dou ble over prints (89 vars. x5), F.-V.F. SG 125/27 vars. Estimate $300-400 412 Lebanon: French Mandate, 1928, 1p, 2p & 3p with over print va ri et ies (88, 90-91 vars. & 90A), five stamps, com pris ing 1p ver ti cal pair show ing bot tom stamp with out R in République (88 var.), 2p (90A), 2p with épublique Libana in stead of République Libanaise in red (90 var.) & 2p with black over prints in stead of red (90 var.), F.-V.F. SG 126 var., 128 var., 128a, 128b. Estimate $300-400 96 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 413 Lebanon: French Mandate, 1928, 25p with dou ble red over prints (95A var.), F.-V.F., un listed and rarely of fered. SG 136a var. Estimate $300-400 414 Lebanon: French Mandate, 1928, sur charge & over print va ri et ies (96-98 vars.), group of seven, com pris ing 4p on 25c, 4p50c on 75c & 7p50c on 2p50c with Arabic dou ble over prints, plus 4p on 25c two un used ver ti cal pairs with bot tom stamps de pict ing over print va ri et ies, one Libanais & other Libana in stead Libanaise, F.-V.F. SG 122, 130/31 vars. Estimate $300-400 415 Lebanon: French Mandate, 1928, 15p on 25p, sur charge & over print va ri et ies (101 vars.), group of seven with Arabic & French over prints at foot of the stamp in red (type I) & 15p on 25p sur charge in black, com pris - ing hor i zon tal pair with sur charge in black, in clud ing left stamp show ing Arabic char ac ter in sur charge omit ted & Arabic 0 in verted, plus 15p on 25p (101 x4) & un used ex am ple with République Libanaise dou ble, one red, other black, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. SG 135 vars. Estimate $400-600 These stamps were printed on the remainders of the 1926 issue and therefore much scarcer. 416 Lebanon: French Mandate, 1928-29, 7p50c on 2p50c, in verted & dou ble sur charges (105a-b), group of five, com pris ing two stamps with in verted sur charges, other with dou ble sur charges, F.-V.F. SG 149a-b; 442 ($680). Scott $230. Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 97
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 417 Lebanon: French Mandate, 1926, Ref u gee sur charge va ri et ies (B1 var., B6 var. & CB4 var.), six stamps, com pris ing un listed 25 on 75 in verted sur charge, 25 on 25 with in verted sur charge (B1var), 50 on 1p25 black sur charges(b6vars x2, one un used, no gum), plus 5p on 10p with French sur charge read ing down and ad di tional nor mal ex am ple for com par i son read ing up wards (CB4,CB4 var, NH); un listed stamp & B1var small thins, F.-V.F. SG 79 var., 83a, 94 var. Estimate $300-400 418 Lebanon: French Mandate, Air mail, 1926, es say of red air plane over print (C9-C12 vars.), on com - plete set of 1925 AVION over printed air mail is sue, in clud ing 10p with air plane fac ing up wards, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F., ex tremely rare; each with Sanabria handstamp. SG 71/74 vars. Estimate $400-600 419 Lebanon: French Mandate, Air mail, 1928, 2p se pia, 3p brown & 5p vi o let, air plane dou ble, one in - verted (C21-23 vars.), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. SG 137/39 vars. Estimate $300-400 420 Lebanon: French Mandate, Air mail, 1928, 2p, 5p & 10p with dou ble over prints in red (C25, C27-28 vars.), F.-V.F. SG 141, 143/44 vars. Estimate $300-400 98 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 421 Lebanon: French Mandate, Air mail, 1928, 2p dark brown, over print va ri et ies (C25 vars), group of four, com pris ing red over print as is sued, plus black over print, in verted red over print & dou ble red over print, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. SG 141 var., 141b. Estimate $300-400 422 a Lebanon: French Mandate, Air mail, 1929, 50c yel low green, air plane dou ble (C33 var.), block of 4, o.g., never hinged; folds across per fo ra tions but not af fect ing stamps, F.-V.F. SG 151 var. Estimate $200-300 423 Lebanon: French Mandate, Air mail, 1929, 50c on 75c yel low green, over print va ri et ies (C37, C37a, C37d & C37 var.), four stamps, com pris ing is sued ex am ple, sur charge nor mal & air plane in verted, sur charge nor - mal & air plane in red, plus sur charge nor mal & air plane dou ble, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. SG 152, 152b & 152 vars. Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 99
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 424 Lebanon: French Mandate, Air mail, 1936, 10p Franco Leb a nese Treaty, im per fo rate, hor i zon tal pair, o.g., ap pears lightly hinged, Very Fine; Sanabria handstamp. Estimate $200-300 Prepared but not issued, listed in Sanabria as No. 71a. 425 P Lebanon: French Mandate, Air mail, 1936, 10p Franco Leb a nese Treaty, im per fo rate trial color, pair, with un usual dou ble print ing in the cor ner tab lets, o.g., ap pears lightly hinged, Very Fine; Sanabria handstamp. Estimate $200-300 Prepared but not issued, 10p olive listed in Sanabria as No. 71a. Note: All the genuine examples show double printing in value tablet. 426 Lebanon: French Mandate, Airmail, 1937, Paris Exhibition complete, imperforate (C57-C64 vars.), pairs, in clud ing 50c to 5p & 25p hor i zon tal pairs, plus 10p & 15p ver ti cal pairs, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. SG 218/25 vars. Estimate $300-400 100 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 427 Lebanon: French Mandate, Air mail, 1938, 10p Nogues, im per fo rate (C79 var.), ver ti cal pair with sel - vage at top, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. SG 242 var. Estimate $200-300 According to Sanabria Catalog only 300 imperforate stamps were made. 428 Lebanon: French Mandate, Post age Dues, 1924-49, va ri et ies group, a highly rec om mended group of 42 stamps, in clud ing six mint sets is sued in the 1924-49 pe riod (Stan ley Gib bons D26-30, D75-79, D122-26, D145-49, D151-53 & D191-97) & 1945 (D298-301, used), plus1928 50d black over print, 50d in verted Arabic in red (D145 vars.), 1p in verted Arabic in black (D146 var.) & 5p in verted Arabic in red (D149var) & 1948 3p & 10p rare im - per fo rate pairs (D380-81, NH), F.-V.F. Estimate $300-400 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 101
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 429 P Lebanon: Independent Republic, 1942, First In de pend ence An ni ver sary, 50c-15p com plete, art ist proofs (156P-159P), each value in a proof sheet of 6 in is sued color with blank value tab lets and bear ing the handstamped sig na ture of art ist/de signer, Paul Koroleff, Extremely Fine. Estimate $150-200 430 Lebanon: Independent Republic, 1943-45, sur charge va ri et ies (160-162 vars. & 173-176 vars.), ex - traor di nary group of 21 stamps with dou ble, in verted, wrong col ors or printed on gum side sur charges, com pris ing 2p on 4p (160 vars. x4), 6p on 7p50c (161 vars. x2), 10p on 12½p (162 vars. x3), 2p on 5p (173 vars. x4), 3p on 5p (174 vars. x4), 6p on 12½p (175 vars. x3) & 7½p on 12½p (176 var.), an un re peat able lot, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. SG 258//64 vars. Estimate $400-600 102 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 431 a Lebanon: Independent Republic, 1945, 15p Cit a del & 25p Cas tle, im per fo rate (177 & 179 vars), blocks of 4 with bot tom right cor ner sel vage, o.g., never hinged; mi nor gum ton ing, oth er wise Very Fine. SG 290 & 292 vars. Estimate $300-400 432 Lebanon: Independent Republic, 1947, Red Cross im per fo rates com plete (CB5-9 vars.), each with top right cor ner sel vage, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine; each signed A. Brun. Estimate $300-400 433 a Lebanon: Independent Republic, Air mail, 1945, 200p The Ce dars, im per fo rate (C99 var.), block of 4 with bot tom right cor ner sel vage, o.g., never hinged; mi nor gum ton ing, oth er wise Very Fine. SG 272 var. Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 103
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 434 Lebanon: Independent Republic, Air mail, 1949, 50p Large Boat (C147B), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. SG 406; 275 ($420). Scott $275. Estimate $200-300 435 Lebanon: Independent Republic, Air mail, 1949-61, sou ve nir sheets, group of nine, com pris ing 1949 (SG MS393a), 1950 (SG MS421a), 1957 (MS577a), 1959 (MS626b x2), 1960 (652-53, min ia ture sheet of which 1,000 were printed) & 1960-61 (MS648a, MS667a & MS675a), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine (photo on web site). Estimate $300-400 LIBERIA 436 Liberia, Air mail, 1941, Li be ria-u.s. Flight, 50 on 1 green (C17), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and well cen tered, Very Fine, a choice ex am ple of this Li be rian airpost rar ity; with Stolow & HR handstamps. Scott $3,000. Estimate $1,500-2,000 437 Liberia, Air mail, 1941, Li be ria-u.s. Flight, 50 on 20 ma genta (C23), o.g., never hinged, with handstamped sig na ture and seal of the Li be rian Con sul Gen eral in New York on re verse, beau ti fully cen tered, ex - cep tion ally fresh, Very Fine, an ex traor di nary ex am ple of this Li be rian airpost rar ity; signed Calves. Scott $2,500 for hinged. Estimate $1,500-2,000 104 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA SYRIA 438 439 440 441 438 Syria: Ara bian Gov ern ment, 1920, un re corded 1pi stamp with Arab Gov ern ment handstamp, ba sic stamp cor re spond ing to Tur key 1908 1pi ul tra ma rine (Scott 135a, type A19), light cir cu lar datestamp, F.-V.F., ex - tremely rare. Estimate $500-750 439 Syria: Ara bian Gov ern ment, 1920, 1m on 2pa claret, in verted sur charge (1 var.), part of cir cu lar can - cel, F.-V.F. SG K2 var. Estimate $500-750 440 Syria: Ara bian Gov ern ment, 1920, 2m on 5pa green (6), o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. SG K63; 450 ($690). Scott $275. Estimate $200-300 441 Syria: Ara bian Gov ern ment, 1920, 4m on 10pa pur ple, sur charge omit ted (1 6var.), Ara bian Gov ern - ment handstamp in black, o.g., hinge rem nant, Very Fine. SG K73 var. Estimate $400-600 442 443 444 442 Syria: Ara bian Gov ern ment, 1920, 4m on 10pa on 20pa car mine-rose, dou ble handstamp (17 var.), o.g., ap pears lightly hinged, Very Fine, rare. SG K74 var. Estimate $500-750 443 Syria: Ara bian Gov ern ment, 1920, 20pa car mine (38), o.g., ap pears lightly hinged, F.-V.F.; signed twice. SG K53; 450 ($690). Scott $250. Estimate $200-300 444 Syria: Ara bian Gov ern ment, 1920, 5pi dark vi o let (68), o.g., ap pears lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG K39; 500 ($760). Scott $275. Estimate $200-300 445 Syria: Ara bian Gov ern ment, 1920, 10pi vi o let, 10pi deep green & 25pi car mine (72-73, 79), o.g., hinge rem nants, Very Fine. SG K68-69, 71; 555 ($850). Scott $332. Estimate $300-400 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 105
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 446 Syria: Ara bian Gov ern ment, 1920, 5m rose (86), o.g., ap pears lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG K98; 700 ($1,070). Scott $250. Estimate $300-400 447 a Syria: French Man date, 1919, early mul ti ples group (11-12, 15-18), mostly never hinged, and com - pris ing 1919 Sur charges un usual blocks of twenty (11-12 & 15-16), 1919 2p on 50 block of nine de pict ing three sur charge va ri et ies (17), plus 1919 4p on 1fr block of 25 (18), F.-V.F. SG 11/12, 15/18. (Photo on web site). Estimate $400-600 448 Syria: French Man date, 1920-21, sur charges read ing up (32, 57, 60 vars.), three stamps; 50c on 2 vi o let-brown (32 var, mint), 25c on 5 green (57 var, un used, no gum) & 50c on 10c red (60 var, mint), F.-V.F., ex - tremely rare and un listed in Scott, Stan ley Gib bons & Yvert-Tellier. SG 32, 69, 70 vars. Estimate $400-600 449 Syria: French Man date, 1922, sur charge va ri et ies (42a,38var,58a,61a,93vars), group of 22, com pris - ing 1922 2.50p on 50c blue hor i zon tal pair with left stamp de pict ing "Piastre" in stead of "Piastres" (42,42a), 1922 25c on 5c or ange block of six with "Centiemes" omit ted in bot tom strip & hor i zon tal pair with dou ble sur charge, one in verted (58,58a & 58vars), 1922 50c on 10 green block of four with in verted sur charges (61a), 1922 1.50p on 30 or ange hor i zon tal pair with right stamp de pict ing thin "5" (38var; SG 96cca) & 1922 2p on 50c brown block of four & sin gle with "50" omit ted (93vars; SG 96dda). A great lot for the spe cial ist, F.-V.F. SG 95a, 95e, 96vars, 96cca,96d, 96dda, 96eea. Estimate $400-600 106 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 450 Syria: French Man date, 1920, Alep po Vilayet provisionals (64//78), group of six teen, com pris ing 1920 Black Over prints (64-6 & 68 x2), fol lowed by 1920 Red Over prints (73 x2, 74 x2, 75-76, 77 x2, 78 x3), F.-V.F. SG 48A//53B. Estimate $300-400 451 Syria: French Man date, 1921, 1pi on 20pa car mine & 2pi on 1pi vi o let (car mine sur charges), 1pi on 10pa on 20pa (black sur charge), 2pi on 1pi vi o let mint F.-V.F. SG 68c, 68e, 68f; 360 ($550). Estimate $200-300 Authorized by the Governor of Ain-Tab for mail to Aleppo and locally, and used until August 27, 1921. 452 Syria: French Man date, 1921, 1pi on 10pa on 20pa rose (pair with black sur charge) & 1pi on 20pa car mine (vi o let sur charge), pair o.g., never hinged, other lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG 68f, 68g var. Estimate $200-300 Authorized by the Governor of Ain-Tab for mail to Aleppo and locally, and used until August 27, 1921. 453 Syria: French Man date, 1921, 1pi on 10pi on 20pa rose, strip of 3, o.g., never hinged; oil spot be tween cen ter & right stamps, oth er wise F.-V.F., scarce mul ti ple. SG 68f; 300 ($460). Estimate $200-300 Authorized by the Governor of Ain-Tab for mail to Aleppo and locally, and used until August 27, 1921. Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 107
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 454 Syria: French Man date, 1924, sur charge va ri et ies (125a, 130-132 vars.), spe cial ized group of 22 stamps, com pris ing 1p on 20 two hor i zon tal pairs is sued in 1924, each de pict ing right stamp with "PIASTRES" va - ri et ies (125a), 1924 50 on 10 two hor i zon tal pairs (130), 1.50p on 30 block of four & pair with bro ken over print let ters & num bers (131vars), 2.50p on 50 block of four & two pairs with "2" in serted (132vars). See photo of the en - tire lot on our website, F.-V.F. SG 122, 132/34 vars. Estimate $300-400 455 Syria: French Man date, 1924, Olym pic Games se lec tion (133-136, 166-169), group of four teen, com - pris ing 1924 (133-36 & 166-69), plus 1924 2.5p on 50 hor i zon tal pair with right stamp de pict ing ex tra dot in "E" (136,136var) & 1924 1.50p on 30 block of four (168), F.-V.F. (no photo). Estimate $200-300 456 Syria: French Man date, 1926-30, sur charge va ri et ies, spe cial ized group (187//197), in clud ing 1926 4p on 25c three sin gles; one with dou ble sur charge in red, other with dou ble sur charge, one on re verse, plus one with in verted sur charge (SG 214vars, NH), 4p50c on 75c & 12p on 1p25c with in verted sur charges (215var & 218var), 1926 7p50c on 2p50c two ver ti cal pairs with Arabic "½" omit ted (217vars), 1926 15p on 25p in verted sur - charge (219var, NH), 1928 2p on 1p25 pair with right stamp with out "p", sin gle with dou ble sur charge, plus ad di - tional ex am ple with out arabic in scrip tion (SG 223vars). We also noted six un usual hor i zon tal pairs de pict ing er rors such as miss ing let ters, thin bars, miss ing stops & comma for stop. An unrepeatable lot, F.-V.F. SG 214//227. Estimate $750-1,000 457 Syria: French Man date, 1926, 4p on 25c Sur charge, im per fo rate (190 var.), hor i zon tal pair, with sel - vage at bot tom, Very Fine. SG 214 var. Estimate $300-400 108 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 458 Syria: French Man date, 1926-28, 7p50c on 2p50c, three sur charge va ri et ies (194 vars., 195a), com - pris ing in verted black sur charge, dou ble black sur charge & dou ble red sur charge, F.-V.F., scarce. SG 217, 224a vars. Estimate $300-400 459 P Syria: French Man date, 1943, Pres i dent Hassani Is sue, im per fo rate die proofs (288-292 vars.), printed on thick cards in is sued col ors, and with out val ues in bot tom tab lets, Very Fine, rare, in di ca tions are that no more than twenty sets were made. SG 367/71 vars. Estimate $300-400 460 Syria: French Man date, 1943, Pres i dent Hassani Is sues, Janvifr er ror (291 var & 296 vars.), com - pris ing 1943 (291, block of four de pict ing plate va ri ety in top left stamp), and 1943 (296 x2, two blocks of four show - ing plate va ri et ies in bot tom left stamps), F.-V.F. SG 370a & 379a; 398 ($610). Estimate $300-400 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 109
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 461 Syria: French Man date, 1926, sur charge va ri et ies (B4//11), com pris ing 1p + 50c two sin gles with dou - ble sur charges (199vars), 1.25p + 50 two sin gles with black over prints (B5vars), 3p + 2p ver ti cal pair with 2 omit - ted (CB2vars), 10p + 5p two pairs, in clud ing one with left stamp de pict ing au in stead of aux (CB4var); two sin gles with thins, oth er wise F.-V.F. SG 199/200 vars., 209a, 211a. Estimate $400-600 462 Syria: French Man date, Air mail, 1920-21, First three is sues com plete (C1-C9); cou ple short perfs on C5, oth er wise F.-V.F. Maury 800 ($1,040). Scott $579. Estimate $200-300 463 Syria: French Man date, Air mail, 1925-29, gut ter pairs & over print va ri et ies (C30//C35), comprising 1p & 2p ver ti cal gut ter pairs 1926-29 (C30 & C35), 3p two pairs with dou ble over prints 1926 (C31var, thin af fect ing stamp), 50c three sin gles 1929 (C34, C34c x2, dou ble over prints & C34d, dou ble over print, one in verted), plus ver ti - cal gut ter pair with reg u lar over prints, F.-V.F. SG 192, 193 var., 225b-c, 225/26. Estimate $300-400 110 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 464 / a Syria: French Man date, Post age Due, 1923, 2,50 in stead of 3 (J21var), block of 4, o.g., hinged at top, never hinged at bot tom, in clud ing nor mal sin gle for com par i son, F.-V.F. SG D29var. Yvert 20a; 680 as hinged sin gles ($880). Estimate $400-600 465 466 465 Syria: French Man date, Mil i tary Stamp, 1942, Free French, 50c on 4p yel low or ange, in verted sur - charge (M1 var.), Very Fine. SG 1a; 900 ($1,380). Yvert 41a; 950 ($1,240). Estimate $500-750 466 Syria: French Man date, Mil i tary Air mail Stamps, 1942, Winged Shields & Cross of Lorraine is sues com plete, im per fo rate (MC5-MC6 vars.), ver ti cal pairs, Very Fine, ex tremely rare, only one sheet of each printed; each backstamped RB. SG 15/16 vars. Estimate $1,000-1,500 467 Syria: French Man date, Rev e nue Stamps, 1920-24, three rarely of fered sin gles, com pris ing 1920 Syria-Leb a non 6pi pub lic debt fis cal un used, no gum stamp, 1924 undenominated & Never Hinged fis cal stamp of France with "Dawlat Suria" in arabic & 50 sur charge, plus "A.D.P.O./ P.S.O. 10" over print on 2pa fis cal stamp for use in Syria, which is the French ver sion of the Ot to man pub lic debt ad min is tra tion; 6pi & 10 on 2pa faults, F.-V.F. Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 111
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 468 Syria: Independent Republic, 1948-58, sou ve nir sheets, pow er ful as sort ment, group of nine teen, com pris ing (Stan ley Gib bons num bers) 1947 (MS459a), 1947 (MS463a), 1948 (MS467a), 1948 (MS471a), 1949 (MS486a), 1955 (556-57), 1956 (MS590a, MS600a, MS603a & 608-09), 1957 (612-13, 616-17 & 618-22), 1957 (628-30, 631-33, 634-35 & 638-40), 1957 (644-46) & 1958 (MS661a). Ex cel lent hold ing for a col lec tor or dealer, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine (photo on web site). Estimate $750-1,000 469 a Syria: Independent Republic, 1951, Parliament Building complete, imperforate (364-365 vars.), blocks of 4, each with sel vage at right, Very Fine. SG 501/02 vars. Estimate $200-300 470 a Syria: Independent Republic, 1952, Wa ter Wheel & Pal ace of Jus tice is sues com plete, im per fo rate (366-373 vars.), blocks of 4, each with sel vage at left, Very Fine. SG 505/12 vars. Estimate $500-750 471 Syria: Independent Republic, 1950-55, im per fo rate is sues (389-90 & C191,C158-61 & C198-99vars), com pris ing 1951 (C158-61vars), 1955 (389-90 & C191vars, each with sel vage at left) & 1955 (C198-99vars, each with sel vage at top), Very Fine. SG 497/500, 551/53, 569/70 vars. Estimate $300-400 112 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 472 Ex 473 472 Syria: Independent Republic, 1957, Azem Pal ace com plete, im per fo rate (407-408 vars.), hor i zon tal pairs, each with sel vage at bot tom, Very Fine. SG 610/11 vars. Estimate $200-300 473 Syria: Independent Republic, Air mail, 1955, Da mas cus Fair com plete, im per fo rate (CB5-CB8 vars.), ver ti cal pairs, each with sel vage at right, Very Fine. SG 565/68 vars. Estimate $300-400 474 Syria: Independent Republic, Rev e nue Stamps, 1948, Pal es tin ian Ref u gees is sue, group of seven rev e nue stamps (5pi to 100pi) with red over prints, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F., rarely of fered. Estimate $300-400 Designed for aid to Palestinian Refugees, as a result of the Israeli-Arab War. Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 113
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 475 Syria: United Arab Re pub lic, 1958, im per fo rate sou ve nir sheets as sort ment, group of seven, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. SG 651/52, 671/72, 673/75, 678/80 vars. Estimate $500-750 Printed only for presentation to high-ranking officials or notables. 476 Syria: United Arab Re pub lic, 1958, im per fo rate sou ve nir sheets as sort ment, group of seven, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. SG 651/52, 671/77, 679 vars. (photo on web site). Estimate $500-750 Printed only for presentation to high-ranking officials or notables. 477 Syria: United Arab Re pub lic, 1958, im per fo rate sou ve nir sheets as sort ment, group of six, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. SG 651/52, 671/72, 673/75, 679/80 vars.(photo on web site). Estimate $400-600 Printed only for presentation to high-ranking officials or notables. 478 Syria: United Arab Re pub lic, 1958, im per fo rate sou ve nir sheets as sort ment, group of six, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. SG 651/52, 671/75, 679/80 vars.(photo on web site). Estimate $400-600 Printed only for presentation to high-ranking officials or notables. 479 Syria: United Arab Re pub lic, 1958, Anniversary of Evacuation of Foreign Troops, imperforate pre - sen ta tion sheets (2-3,C2-3 vars.), Very Fine. SG 653-56 vars. Estimate $400-600 114 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 480 a Syria: United Arab Re pub lic, 1961, 12½p & 50p Tech ni cal As sis tance, un is sued, blocks of four, o.g., never hinged, each with bot tom left cor ner sel vage; triv ial folds across per fo ra tions not af fect ing stamps, and men - tioned only for the sake of ac cu racy, F.-V.F. Estimate $400-600 Following the secession of Syria from "UAR" with Egypt, this set was not released and most of the printing was destroyed in October 1961. TURKEY 481 Turkey, 1955, 20pa-10L Red Cres cent com plete (RA170-RA180), o.g., never hinged, ex cep tion ally bright and fresh, F.-V.F. Scott $1,257. Estimate $400-600 VIET NAM (NORTH) 482 Viet Nam (North), Group of 29 dif fer ent Lo cals from the early 1950s, all im per fo rate and un gummed, most sur charged with new de nom i na tions, Very Fine and rare (photo on web site). Estimate $500-750 483 Viet Nam (North), 1951-54, four cov ers, franked with a to tal of 17 stamps, mostly imperf lo cals, one bear ing 50d Dien Bien Phu Vic tory, Scott 18, along with two other un listed stamps; a Very Fine and rare group (photo on web site). Estimate $600-800 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 115
LATIN AMERICA LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA 484 Argentina, 1891, 20p Ad mi ral Brown (88), o.g., hinge mark, Very Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $200-300 485 Argentina, 1899-1903, Lib erty Seated nearly com plete (122-132, 133-142), o.g., some with hinge rem nants, ex tremely fresh, and only miss ing 15c dull blue, F.-V.F. Scott $383. Estimate $200-300 486 Argentina, 1910, Cen te nary of the Re pub lic, ½c-20p com plete (160-175), o.g., some with hinge rem - nants, fresh & col or ful, F.-V.F. Scott $338. Estimate $200-300 487 Argentina, 1930, 50p March of In sur gents (392), o.g., never hinged, gor geous and well-cen tered key value with sel vage at top, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $750 as hinged. Estimate $500-750 116 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
LATIN AMERICA 488 Argentina, Air mail, 1928, First Is sue com plete (C1-C19), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Scott $195 as hinged. Estimate $200-300 489 Argentina, Air mail, 1930, Zep pe lin green over prints com plete (C25-C29), o.g., some with bits of hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. Scott $766. Estimate $300-400 490 Argentina: Buenos Aires, 1859, Lib erty Head, 4r green on blu ish (9), o.g., hinge mark, Very Fine; signed George Buhler. Scott $400. Estimate $200-300 BOLIVIA 491 Bolivia, Air mail, 1930, 50c with red over print (C17), o.g., F.-V.F., rare, ac cord ing to the Sanabria Cat a - logue, only fifty were pro duced.; signed H. Bloch & Cham pion. Scott $1,000. Estimate $300-400 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 117
LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL 492 Brazil, 1842, folded let ter to Rio de Ja neiro with Santos fish dec o ra tive post mark, manu script va por, mean ing trans ported by steam ship, F.-V.F. Estimate $200-300 493 Brazil, 1843, First Is sue, 30r-90r com plete, worn im pres sions (1b-3b), Correio Geral da Corte cir - cu lar datestamp, 60r with large to am ple mar gins; 90r mi nor creas ing, oth er wise F.-V.F. Meyers 1-3. Scott $2,000. Estimate $750-1,000 494 Brazil, 1843, First Is sue, 30r & 60r, in ter me di ate & worn im pres sions (1a, 2a, 2b), at trac tive group of eight stamps, mostly with am ple to clear mar gins com pris ing 30r x2, and cor re spond ing to in ter me di ate im pres - sions, 60r x6, in clud ing one from in ter me di ate im pres sion and other five from late (worn) im pres sion; some stamps with small faults, oth er wise F.-V.F. Meyers 1-2. Scott $2,575. Estimate $1,000-1,500 495 Brazil, 1843, First Is sue, 30r black, worn im pres sion (1b), hor i zon tal pair, Correio Geral da Corte cir - cu lar datestamp, F.-V.F., scarce & highly de sir able; signed A. Diena. Meyers 1. Estimate $750-1,000 118 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
LATIN AMERICA 496 Brazil, 1843, First Is sue, 30r black, worn im pres sion and 60r black, early im pres sion (1b, 2), both with cir cu lar can cels, Very Fine. Scott $800. Estimate $300-400 497 Brazil, 1843, First Is sue, 60r black, worn im pres sion (2b), hor i zon tal strip of 3, two strikes of Correio Geral da Corte cir cu lar datestamps; mi nor creas ing, Very Fine ap pear ance, a rare mul ti ple. Meyers 2. Scott $750 as singles. Estimate $1,500-2,000 498 Brazil, 1843, First Is sue, 90r black, in ter me di ate im pres sion (3a), hor i zon tal pair, shield can cel; right stamp with di ag o nal crease, left stamp triv ial thin, F.-V.F., the scarcer of the bull's eyes. Meyers 3. Scott $2,600 as singles. Estimate $1,000-1,500 499 /( ) Brazil, 1861, Nu meral Is sue, imperf, 280r-430r com plete (39-40), for mer un used with out gum, lat ter o.g., vi brant col ors, Very Fine. Scott $350. Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 119
LATIN AMERICA 500 Brazil, 1878-79, Em peror Pedro, 10r-1000r com plete (68-77), o.g., hinge mark, F.-V.F. Scott $923. Estimate $300-400 501 Brazil, 1891, Lib erty Head, 100r blue & red, tête-bêche pair (109b), light cir cu lar can cels; few per fo ra - tion sep a ra tions, F.-V.F. Meyers 79 var. Scott $925. Estimate $300-400 502 a Brazil, 1934, Philatelic Exhibition complete (B1-B4), full sheets of 30, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine and un usual. Scott $555+. Estimate $200-300 503 Brazil, Air mail, 1927, 500r on 10r (C6A), o.g., bits of hinge rem nant, Very Fine; Elliot handstamp. Scott $400. Estimate $200-300 120 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
LATIN AMERICA 504 Brazil, Of fi cials, 1913, 500,000r and 1,000,000r (O28-O29), key val ues to the set, o.g., hinge mark, F.-V.F. Scott $675. Estimate $300-400 505 Brazil, Book lets, 1908, Cabral, Wandenkolk & Deodoro Fonseca, nice set of three com plete & un ex - ploded book lets, com pris ing 1$300, 2$500 & 4$900, each with four panes of six (50r, 100r & 200r), o.g., never hinged; 1$300 cov ers with mi nor ton ing spots, 4$900 front cover di ag o nal crease, oth er wise F.-V.F. Meyers CD-1 to CD-3; 9,600 Real ($5,140). Estimate $1,500-2,000 506 Brazil, Reg is tra tion En ve lopes, 1941-47, two dif fer ent (Hig gins and Gage C1, C3), one uprated, and ad dressed to Cam po Grande in 1942, other also uprated, and ad dressed to Porto Alegre in 1948, F.-V.F. (photo on web site). Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 121
LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA 507 Colombia, Air mail, 1919, 2c Barranquilla-Puerto flight (C1), can celed vi o let tar get and par tial cds with clear 18 Jan date, fresh and well cen tered; blunted perfs at bot tom and small, faint crease, but Very Fine for this(scott's value is for faulty stamps ); signed A. Brun, I. Heiman. Scott $1,700. Estimate $400-600 508 509 508 Colombia, Air mail, 1920 CCNA, 10c Woman & boy (C2), vi o let oval can cel, large mar gins and bright color; light sur face creases, Very Fine ap pear ance; 2002 PF cer tif i cate. Scott $1,875. Estimate $600-800 509 Colombia, Air mail, 1920 CCNA, 10c Clouds and bi plane (C3), vi o let oval can cel, am ple to large mar - gins; slight sur face creases and rub bing, Very Fine ap pear ance; 1969 PF cer tif i cate. Scott $1,875. Estimate $500-750 510 511 510 Colombia, Air mail, 1920 CCNA, 10c Tilted plane from above (C4), vi o let oval & cds can cels, bright color and large bal anced mar gins, Very Fine. Scott $1,875. Estimate $750-1,000 511 Colombia, Air mail, 1920, CCNA, 10c Fu se lage & tail of bi plane (C7), vi o let oval can cel, full to large mar gins; small, faint cor ner crease, Very Fine ap pear ance. Scott $3,800. Estimate $750-1,000 122 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
LATIN AMERICA 512 513 512 Colombia, Air mail, 1920, CCNA, 10c Con dor on cliff (C8), faint vi o let and blue can cels, large mar gins to just touch ing at left; light crease at bot tom, oth er wise Fine. Scott $3,000. Estimate $500-750 513 Colombia, Air mail, 1920 CCNA, 10c Plane on ground (C9), faint vi o let oval can cel, ex cep tion ally large bal anced mar gins, fresh and Very Fine. Scott $1,875. Estimate $750-1,000 514 Colombia, Air mail, 1920 SCATDA, 50c green (C16), two ex am ples, each tied on a sep a rate piece by blue Correos Aereos/ Barranquilla/ Oct 18 1920 oval post mark, one with ad di tional 3c post age, the other a larger piece (in verted date in post mark) in clud ing part of back of en ve lope bear ing Bogata re ceiver; for mer with light edge ton ing, lat ter with light crease, Fine, a rare pair, only one full cover bear ing this post mark is re corded. Estimate $500-750 515 516 515 Colombia, Air mail, 1921, 10c on 50c pale green (C17), o.g., lightly hinged; small, faint cor ner crease, oth er wise Very Fine; small dealer's handstamp on re verse. Scott $1,250. Estimate $400-600 516 Colombia, Air mail, 1921, 10c on 50c pale green, 1 of 10 in verted (C18), o.g., ex cep tion ally fresh and beau ti fully cen tered, Ex tremely Fine; signed Kessler, Rendon. Scott $1,250. Estimate $500-750 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 123
LATIN AMERICA 517 518 519 517 Colombia, Air mail, 1921, 10c with point ing fin gers on 50c pale green (C19), vi o let Navegacion Aerea/ Neiva straightline can cel, ex cep tion ally fresh and beau ti fully cen tered; faults, Fine ap pear ance. Scott $1,200. Estimate $250-350 518 Colombia, Air mail, 1921, 30c on 50c, sur charge in black (C20), o.g., Very Fine; signed Roger Calves. Scott $925. Estimate $300-400 519 Colombia, Air mail, 1921, 30c on 50c pale green (C20), vi o let SCATDA can cel; thin spot at left, Fine ap - pear ance. Scott $625. Estimate $150-200 520 521 522 520 Colombia, Air mail, 1921, 30c S.C.A.T.D.A. on 50c pale green (C21), blue timestamp can cel, F.-V.F. Scott $625. Estimate $300-400 521 Colombia, Air mail, 1921, 30 30 on 50c pale green (C22), clear par tial Bo gota cds, Very Fine; signed A. Brun. Scott $1,450. Estimate $600-800 522 Colombia, Air mail, 1921, $ 0 3 0 on 50c pale green (C23), can celed neat Bo gota SCADTA dou ble cir cle; few light, barely no tice able creases, F.-V.F. ap pear ance; signed Kessler. Scott $1,450. Estimate $250-350 523 Colombia, Air mail, 1921, $ 0 3 0 on 50c pale green (C24), can celed neat vi o let SCADTA 3-line handstamp, fresh; typ i cal light creas ing, Very Fine ap pear ance. Scott $1,450. Estimate $400-600 124 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
LATIN AMERICA 524 525 524 Colombia, Air mail, 1921-22, 20c on 50c pale green (C36), can celed two Bo gota SCADTA dou ble cir - cles, top mar gin sin gle with wide sheet mar gin; usual very mi nor, barely no tice able sur face wrin kles, choice Ex - tremely Fine ap pear ance; signed Cham pion. Scott $2,500. Estimate $600-800 525 Colombia, Air mail, 1921-22, 30c on 10c yel low (C37), full o.g., ex cep tion ally fresh and bright, Very Fine, very rare this nice; signed A. Brun, Cham pion, Rendon, Roig. Scott $850. Estimate $750-1,000 CUBA 526 S a Cuba, 1905, 1c to 10c Al le go ries Re-En graved, with Spec i men over prints and punch holes (233-237), blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Edifil 176MT-79MT. Estimate $300-400 527 Cuba, 1910, 1c Bartolomé Masó & 2c Máximo Gómez, in verted cen ters (239a-240a), o.g., hinge rem nants, F.-V.F.; 2c signed Billig. Edifil 181ei, 182ei; 850 ($1,100). Scott $835. Estimate $500-750 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 125
LATIN AMERICA 528 a Cuba, 1910, 1c Bartolomé Masó, in verted cen ter (239a), block of 4, o.g., ap pears lightly hinged; triv ial fold across hor i zon tal per fo ra tions, men tioned just for the sake of ac cu racy, F.-V.F., mul ti ples of in verted cen ters are rarely of fered. Edifil 181ei; 800 ($1,040). Scott $1,040. Estimate $750-1,000 529 Cuba, 1910, 10c María Rodríguez, in verted cen ter (244a), o.g., bits of hinge rem nant, fresh and well-cen tered for the is sue; shal low thin, oth er wise F.-V.F., scarce and sel dom of fered. Edifil 186ei; 1,400 ($1,820). Scott $850. Estimate $500-750 530 a Cuba, 1914-15, 1c to 1p Map com plete, im per fo rate (253-254 vars. & 256-262 vars.), blocks of 4, o.g., hinge rem nants, very pre sent able; some triv ial thins & al bum ad he sions af fect ing top pairs only, oth er wise F.-V.F. Edifil 195-202 vars. Scott $3,000. Estimate $1,000-1,500 126 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
LATIN AMERICA 531 P Cuba, 1914, 2c Map, die proof (254), in is sued color on large card; up per left cor ner nick, F.-V.F. Edifil 196. Estimate $300-400 532 Pa Cuba, 1914, 5c Ger tru dis Gómez, im per fo rate plate proof on card, in green (263 var.), block of 4, with out gum, Very Fine. Edifil 204 var. Estimate $300-400 533 P Cuba, 1930, 1c to 20c Cen tral Amer i can Games, im per fo rate trial color plate proofs (299-303vars), hor i zon tal pairs with right sel vage, com plete set in green, with out gum, Very Fine. Edifil 239-43vars. Estimate $750-1,000 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 127
LATIN AMERICA 534 535 534 Pa Cuba, 1939, 1c Ciboney In dian & Ci gar, im per fo rate trial color plate proof (356 var.), ver ti cal gut ter block of 8, in red-vermillion on wove pa per, with out gum, Very Fine. Edifil 330 var. Estimate $200-300 535 ( )a Cuba, 1942, 3c Ignacio Agramonte, im per fo rate trial color plate proof (373 var.), hor i zon tal gut ter block of 8, in green on wove pa per, with out gum, Very Fine. Edifil 353 var. Estimate $300-400 536 Pa Cuba, 1944, 10c Dis cov ery of To bacco, im per fo rate trial color plate proof (390 var.), hor i zon tal gut - ter block of 4, in blue on wove pa per, with out gum, Very Fine. Edifil 370 var. Estimate $200-300 128 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
LATIN AMERICA 537 P Cuba, Air mail, 1931, 5c to $1 Air plane & Coast, im per fo rate trial color plate proofs (C4-11), ver ti cal pairs, com plete set in green, with out gum, Very Fine, Scarce and sel dom of fered. Edifil 255-62. Estimate $750-1,000 538 P Cuba, Air mail, 1931-32, 5c to 50c Air plane, im per fo rate trial color plate proofs (C12-14 & C15 vars.), 4 hor i zon tal pairs, each with right sel vage, in green, with out gum, Very Fine. Edifil 263-266 vars. Estimate $300-400 539 Cuba, Air mail, 1955, 2p & 5p Lockheed, Sheetlets of Ten (C120-21), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F., scarce and sel dom of fered. Edifil 629FE-30FE. Scott $620 as sin gles (photo on web site). Estimate $400-600 ECUADOR 540 Ecuador, Air mail, 1928, Pro vi sional sur charges, 50c-3s & 1s com plete (C1-C5, CF1), o.g., Very Fine. Scott $640. Estimate $250-350 541 Ecuador, Air mail, 1929, SCATDA Pic to ri als, 50c-25s & 1s com plete (C16-C26, CF2), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and Very Fine. Scott $586. Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 129
LATIN AMERICA HONDURAS 542 Honduras, Air mail, 1930, 5c on 20c, blue sur charge (C22), hor i zon tal pair, o.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine. Scott $250+. Estimate $200-300 MEXICO 543 Mex ico, 1884, Hi dalgo, 10p blue (164), o.g., hinge rem nant, key value to the set; straight edge at bot - tom, F.-V.F. Scott $500. Estimate $200-300 544 Mex ico, 1895, Trans por ta tion Is sue, 1p, 5p & 10p high val ues (254-256), o.g., hinge rem nants; 5p straight edge at right & 10p at top, 5p tiny ink spot men tioned only for the sake of ac cu racy, F.-V.F. Scott $1,040. Estimate $300-400 545 Mex ico, 1916, Carranza & Corbata over prints, 1c-1p com plete (539-549), o.g., some with hinge rem nants, F.-V.F. Scott $444. Estimate $200-300 130 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013
LATIN AMERICA 546 Mex ico, 1934, Na tional Uni ver sity, 5c-10p com plete (698-706), o.g., hinge rem nants; 40c triv ial thin, F.-V.F. Scott $1,736. Estimate $500-750 547 548 549 547 Mex ico, 1954-67, 5p Gal leon, Type II (883a), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $200-300 548 Mex ico, Air mail, 1939, 20c Sarabia Flight over print (C93A), right sheet mar gin sin gle, o.g., never hinged, post of fice fresh, Very Fine. Scott $800. Estimate $250-350 549 Mex ico, Air mail Of fi cial, 1932, 50c dark blue & claret over printed Servicio Oficial (CO18), o.g., lightly hinged, well cen tered, fresh and Very Fine; signed Elliott with 1973 Mex ico-elmhurst cer tif i cate. Scott $1,000. Estimate $500-750 550 Mex ico, Of fi cial, 1910, 1p blue & black (O73), o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. Scott $575. Estimate $200-300 551 Mex ico, Of fi cials, 1911, 1c to 5p com plete (O75-O85), o.g., some with hinge rem nants, F.-V.F. Scott $455. Estimate $200-300 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013 131
LATIN AMERICA 552 Mex ico, Of fi cials, 1918, 40c to 5p com plete (O121-O123), o.g., hinge rem nants, F.-V.F. Scott $695. Estimate $300-400 NICARAGUA 553 Nic a ra gua, Air mail, 1936, 10c on 20c green, over print read ing down (C135), blue boxed air mail can - cel, May 16, 1937, Very Fine, only listed mint; two small handstamps on re verse. Scott $350 mint. Estimate $250-350 PANAMA 554 Pan ama, Air mail, 1936, 5c on ½c Arosemena over print (C19), o.g., very lightly hinged, Very Fine; signed Bloch. Scott $400. Estimate $200-300 132 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 637 - June 10, 2013