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1 British Commonwealth British Commonwealth 1 Great Brit ain, 1679, 1805 and 1830, three con tracts, 1679 and 1805 land trans fer doc u ments build ing con tract, un usual, Very Fine. Estimate $ Great Brit ain, 1778, Great Coggeshall, last will of Hannah Bux ton, daugh ter of Charles Bux ton, six page de tailed doc u ment; splits at cen ter, F.-V.F. (no photo). Estimate $ Great Brit ain, 1789, re lease doc u ment with tax stamp, with em bossed tax stamps and KGIII cypher wa fer, scarce, Very Fine. Estimate $ Great Brit ain, 1840, 2d blue (2), po si tion RD, full o.g., bright, fresh color; cut just in on all sides with hid - den flaws, but a rea son ably at trac tive ex am ple of this ex ceed ingly rare mint stamp. SG 5; 35,000 ($53,550). Scott $32,000. Estimate $1,000-1,500 5 Great Brit ain, 1840, 2d blue (2), plate 2, po si tion SE, bold Mal tese Cross can cel, bright and fresh, Very Fine. SG 5; 1,000 ($1,530). Scott $700. Estimate $ Great Brit ain, 1841, 1d red brown, re con struc tion of all 240 plate po si tions (3), mounted and writ ten up on four blank al bum leaves; sev eral 4-mar gin cop ies, but the ma jor ity are 2- or 3-mar gins, gen er ally Fine. SG 8; 7,200 ($11,020). Scott $5,760 (photo on web site). Estimate $ E Great Brit ain, 1850, 1d Prince Con sort es say by Henry Ar cher, fin ished de sign, im per fo rate in brown, with out gum, three full mar gins, just shaved at top, fresh, Fine. S.G. Spec. DP71 (2). S.G. Spec. 3,000 ($4,590). Estimate $750-1,000 8 S Great Brit ain, , 4d rose, 4d red & 5s rose, plate 2 over printed Spec i men (25S, 34S, 57aS), with out gum, over print types 4, 5 & 9 re spec tively, bright and fresh; av er age cen ter ing, about Fine. SG J52s, J54t, J122s; 2,950 ($4,510). Estimate $ / Great Brit ain, 1864, Queen Vic to ria, 1d rose red, 150 dif fer ent plate num bers (33), mounted on four blank al bum leaves, iden ti fied as a com plete set of 152, but plates 77 & 225 are in cor rectly iden ti fied; in cludes 26 mint/un used, gen er ally F.-V.F. SG 43. (Photo on web site). Estimate $ S Great Brit ain, 1867, Queen Vic to ria, 5s rose, over printed Spec i men type 9 (57aS), plate 2, with out gum, bright and fresh, Very Fine. S.G. Spec. J122s. S.G. Spec. 1,100 ($1,680). Estimate $ S Great Brit ain, 1878, Queen Vic to ria, 10s green ish gray, over printed Spec i men (74 var.), Maltese Cross wa ter mark, o.g., rich color; light di ag o nal gum crease, oth er wise Fine, a very rare spec i men. SG 128 var.; 3,500 ($5,360). Estimate $800-1, Great Brit ain, 1913, King George V Seahorses, Waterlow print ing, 2s6d deep se pia brown, 5s rose car mine and 10s in digo blue (SG 399, 401, 402), 2s6d & 5s with o.g., bits of hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. Scott 173b, 174, 175; $1,740. SG 1,730 ($2,650). Estimate $ Great Brit ain, 1913, King George V Sea horse, Waterlow print ing, 5s rose car mine (SG 401), o.g., bits of hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. Scott 174; $500. SG 500 ($760). Estimate $ Great Brit ain, Post age Dues, , three sets (J9-17, J18-J25, J34-J38), o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. SG D10/18, D19/26, D35/39; 775 ($1,190). Scott $538. Estimate $ a As cen sion, , King George VI plate flaws (40,42,42C,44A,46), com pris ing ½d black & vi o let two blocks of four, each de pict ing re-en try in sec ond stamp of the sec ond row (po si tion. 2/2), 1½d black & rose car - mine three blocks of four, each de pict ing "Da vit" flaw in first stamp of the fifth row (po si tion. 5/1, SG 40dda), 1½d black & ver mil ion block of four & sin gle, each de pict ing Da vit flaw (po si tion 5/1, SG 40a & 40ba), 3d black & grey block of four with re touches in po si tion. 10/2, 1s black & se pia block of six with rightmost ver ti cal pair de pict ing slight dou bling of the value tab let. Highly rec om mended for spe cial ist, o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. (photo on web site). Estimate $ Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC Sale Aug. 19,

2 British Commonwealth 16 Bermuda, , King George V, 10s & 1 high val ues (53-54), key val ues to the set, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. SG 54-55; 505 ($770). Scott $625. Estimate $ Bermuda, 1875, Queen Vic to ria, 1d on 3d buff (14), barred can cel, F.-V.F.; signed Cham pion. SG 16; 350 ($540). Scott $425. Estimate $ Bermuda, , King George VI, 10s va ri et ies (126(5) & 126a), com pris ing 10s per fo rated 14, chalky pa per and cor re spond ing to 1937 print ing, other per fo rated 13, or di nary pa per and cor re spond ing to 1951 print ing, lat ter five stamps o.g., never hinged, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. SG 119,119e; 690 ($1,060). Scott $340 as hinged. Estimate $ / Cameroons, 1915, C.E.F. and ½d on Ger man Cameroun 3pf brown and 5pf green, and 1d on 10pf car mine (53-55), large mul ti ples in clud ing 97 of #53, 50 of 54, and 52 of 55, with some mar ginal in scrip tions, o.g., most ap pear never hinged, great lot for re tail or for the col ony spe cial ist for plat ing and/or va ri et ies, F.-V.F., 1915, C.E.F. and. SG B1/3. Scott $1,835 (no photo). Estimate $ British Columbia & Vancouver Island, 1860, 2½d dull rose, imperf (1), can celed blue Vic to ria 35, am ple to large mar gins; but right, bot tom and part of left mar gins are skill fully added, Ex tremely Fine ap pear ance, a mar vel ous look ing ex am ple of this rar ity. Scott $11,000. Estimate $1,000-1, British Columbia & Vancouver Island, 1867, 10 on 3d li lac rose, perf 14 (10), o.g., very lightly hinged, bright and fresh with typ i cal cen ter ing; nibbed perf at bot tom, oth er wise Fine. Scott $1,600. Estimate $ British Columbia & Vancouver Island, 1867, 50 on 3d vi o let, perf 14 (12), o.g., fresh color, F.-V.F. Scott $875. Estimate $ British Columbia & Vancouver Island, 1867, $1 on 3d green, perf 14 (13), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and bright, Very Fine for the is sue. Scott $1,500. Estimate $ British Columbia & Vancouver Island, 1867, 10 on 3d li lac rose, perf 12½ (15), o.g., fresh and ex - cep tion ally well cen tered; few slightly short perfs, fairly typ i cal of the perf 12½ is sue, Very Fine; 1986 PF cer tif i cate not ing per fo ra tions as shown in photo. Scott $1,300. Estimate $ British Columbia & Vancouver Island, 1867, 25 on 3d or ange, perf 12½ (16), o.g., bril liant color, Very Fine. Scott $850. Estimate $ British Columbia & Vancouver Island, 1867, 50 on 3d vi o let, perf 12½ (17), can celed Vic to ria 35, fresh and F.-V.F. Scott $900. Estimate $ British Columbia & Vancouver Island, 1867, $1 on 3d green, perf 12½ (18), o.g., strong color; triv ial, min ute perf tear at right, oth er wise Very Fine; 2001 BPA cer tif i cate. Scott $1,900. Estimate $ New Bruns wick, 1851, 3d red (1), mostly large mar gins in clud ing good bit of ad ja cent stamp at up per right, just shaved at lower right, light oval grid can cel, fresh and F.-V.F. Scott $575. Estimate $ ( ) New Bruns wick, 1851, 6d ol ive yel low (2), un used with out gum, full mar gins to just clear at lower right, bril liant color, ex cep tion ally fresh, F.-V.F. Scott $6,500. Estimate $1,000-1, New Bruns wick, 1851, 6d ol ive yel low (2), blue oval grid can cel, un usu ally large, well bal anced mar - gins and bright color; small thin spot, choice Ex tremely Fine ap pear ance. Scott $1,150. Estimate $ ( ) New Bruns wick, 1851, 1s bright red vi o let (3), un used with out gum, rich, bright color, three nice mar - gins, V.G.; quite an at trac tive ex am ple of this clas sic rar ity. Scott $30,000. Estimate $2,500-3, Newfoundland, 1857, 2d scar let ver mil ion (2), nice oval grid can cel, bril liant fresh color, small mar gins to barely in at right, Fine. Scott $5,500. Estimate $1,000-1,500 2 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale Aug. 19, 2013

3 British Commonwealth 33 Newfoundland, 1857, 4d scar let ver mil ion (4), bold oval grid can cel, large mar gins to just nicked at lower right, strong color and fresh, nearly Very Fine; 1946 RPS cer tif i cate. Scott $3,750. Estimate $1,000-1, Newfoundland, 1857, 6d scar let ver mil ion (6), neat oval grid can cel, small mar gins to just in at lower right, fresh bold color, about Fine. Scott $4,750. Estimate $ ( ) Newfoundland, 1857, 6½d scar let ver mil ion (7), un used with out gum, large bal anced mar gins and mar vel ous color; re paired tear at top, slight thin at bot tom, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; 2001 Greene Foun da tion cer - tificate. Scott $4,500. Estimate $ Newfoundland, 1857, 1s scar let ver mil ion (9), vi brant color with four, mostly large mar gins, F.-V.F., an ex cep tional, com pletely sound ex am ple of this clas sic rar ity; 1988 PF cer tif i cate. Scott $10,000.Estimate $3,500-5, Newfoundland, 1857, 1s scar let ver mil ion (9), light grid can cel, clear to large mar gins with deep, vi - brant color; small lam i nated tear at left, Fine ap pear ance, an at trac tive ex am ple of this clas sic rar ity; 2000 Greene Foun da tion cer tif i cate. Scott $10,000. Estimate $1,000-1, Newfoundland, 1860, 4d or ange (12), neat oval grid can cel, large mar gins with bril liant color, fresh, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1970 RPS cer tif i cate. Scott $1,150. Estimate $ Newfoundland, 1860, 6d or ange (13), light oval grid can cel, bright and fresh with full, well bal anced mar - gins, choice color, Very Fine; 1986 RPS cer tif i cate. Scott $1,000. Estimate $ Newfoundland, 1860, 1s or ange (15), light oval grid can cel, bright fresh color with small, well bal anced mar gins ex cept close at lower left and barely touched at up per left, Fine, a rarely seen com pletely sound ex am ple of this very dif fi cult stamp; 1970 RPS cer tif i cate. Scott $11,500. Estimate $2,000-3, Newfoundland, 1861, 1d red dish brown (16), part o.g., am ple to large mar gins and full, rich color, Very Fine, ex ceed ingly rare; 1956 BPA cer tif i cate. Scott $12,500. Estimate $5,000-7, Newfoundland, 1910, Guy Ter cen te nary com plete, litho graphed (87-97), o.g., never hinged ex cept 5 lightly hinged, fresh, Very Fine. Scott $954. Estimate $ Newfoundland, 1910, Guy Ter cen te nary com plete, litho graphed (87-97), in clud ing 1, 2 & 5 perf va ri et ies, o.g., fresh and F.-V.F. Scott $529. Estimate $ / a Newfoundland, Air mail, 1919, $1 on 15 "Trans-At lan tic" (C2, C2a, C2b), block of 4, up per right stamp with out comma af ter Post, lower left also miss ing pe riod af ter 1919, o.g., lightly hinged at top, never hinged at bot tom, fresh and Very Fine; signed A. Diena, G. Bolaffi with the lat ter's 1978 cer tif i cate. Scott $1,515. Estimate $ Newfoundland, Air mail, 1930, 50 on 36 Co lum bia Flight (C5), po si tion 1 in the form of four, ex cep - tion ally well cen tered and tied by neat St. John's cds, SP 27, 1930 on a small cover ad dressed to the Pal ace Ho tel in Mon treal; with out backstamp in di cat ing han dling as an or di nary let ter; stamp lifted and hinged in place, Very Fine; signed A. Bolaffi with 1966 G. Bolaffi cer tif i cate. Scott $14,000. Estimate $7,500-10, a Newfoundland, Air mail, 1932, $1.50 on $1 Dornier DO-X Flight (C12), block of 4, o.g., very lightly hinged, per fectly cen tered and won der fully fresh, Ex tremely Fine; signed A. Diena, G. Bolaffi. Scott $1,100. Estimate $ Nova Sco tia, 1857, 1s red dish pur ple (6), re mark ably fresh with large bal anced mar gins and light oval grid can cel; small cor ner crease and tiny tear, choice Ex tremely Fine ap pear ance. Scott $5,250.Estimate $750-1, Nova Sco tia, 1857, 6d dark green (5), clear to full mar gins with deep, rich color and light oval grid can cel; cou ple small hid den flaws, F.-V.F. ap pear ance. Scott $1,750. Estimate $ Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC Sale Aug. 19,

4 British Commonwealth 49 Nova Sco tia, 1857, 1s red dish pur ple (6), neat oval grid can cels, bright and fresh with clear to large mar gins ex cept barely touched at up per left, bright color; min ute cor ner crease at bot tom, F.-V.F. Scott $5,250. Estimate $ Nova Sco tia, 1851, 1s deep vi o let (7), clear to large mar gins and light oval grid can cel; tiny thin and cor - ner crease, F.-V.F. ap pear ance. Scott $6,500. Estimate $750-1, a Nova Sco tia, , 8½ green on yel low ish (11), com plete sheet of 100 with six im prints, o.g., never hinged; small piece of sel vage miss ing bot tom right cor ner, few gum skips, F.-V.F. Scott $1,800 with out any premium. Estimate $ a Prince Ed ward Is land, , 2d rose (5), com plete sheet of 60 with sel vage, TWC va ri ety at bot - tom, o.g., never hinged (few gum skips), fresh and clean, F.-V.F. Scott $750 with out any pre mium. Estimate $ Can ada, 1897, Queen Vic to ria, $1 lake (61), o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F. Unitrade 61; C$1,200 ($1,240). Scott $1,000. Estimate $ Can ada, 1851, Prince Al bert, 6d slate vi o let, laid pa per (2), clear, cen tered tar get can cel, large mar - gins to just a bit close at bot tom, ex cep tion ally fresh, F.-V.F.; signed Bühler & Sismondo, with the lat ter's 2003 cer tif - i cate. Scott $1,750. Estimate $ Can ada,, 1851, Prince Al bert, 6d slate vi o let, laid pa per (2), large mar gins to just shaved at up per left, tied by bold tar get can cel and by red Mon treal split-ring datestamp, Jun 21, 1852, on folded let ter to New York, match ing red CANADA in arc with ad di tional red straightline PAID, fresh, Very Fine. Unitrade C$2,500 ($2,580). Estimate $1,200-1, ( ) Can ada, 1852, Bea ver, 3d red (4), un used with out gum, am ple to mostly large mar gins, bright and fresh, Very Fine. Scott $1,250. Estimate $ Can ada, 1857, Queen Vic to ria, ½d rose (8), full, never hinged o.g., bright color and four clear to large mar gins, re mark ably fresh, F.-V.F., ex ceed ingly rare in its orig i nal never hinged state. Scott $1, Estimate $750-1, Can ada, 1859, Bea ver, 5 ver mil ion (15), o.g., nicely cen tered with vi brant color, fresh, Very Fine. Scott $525. Estimate $ ( ) Can ada, 1859, Prince Al bert, 10 red li lac (17), perf 12, un used with out gum, ex cep tion ally well cen - tered, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Unitrade C$1,500 ($1,540). Scott $900. Estimate $ ( ) Can ada,, 1859, Prince Al bert, 10 deep red pur ple (17e), perf. 11¾, ver ti cal pair tied by To ronto square grids on cover front to Avon Springs N.Y., post marked light To ronto cds, Jul 20, 1860; sealed tear at bot tom, cou ple short perfs top stamp, oth er wise Fine. SG 33b. Estimate $ Can ada, 1859, Jacques Cartier, 17 blue (19), some o.g., deep color, Fine. Scott $950 for no gum. Estimate $ Can ada, 1864, Queen Vic to ria, 2 rose (20), o.g., hor i zon tal perfs shifted down ward by 10%, Fine, un - usual. Scott $750. Estimate $ Can ada, 1868, Large Queen, 1 brown red (22), large part o.g., fresh and well cen tered, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $900. Estimate $ Can ada, 1868, Large Queen, 1 deep or ange (23a), small part o.g., deep, vi brant fresh color, Fine. Scott $2,500. Estimate $ Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale Aug. 19, 2013

5 British Commonwealth 65 Can ada, 1868, Large Queen, 2 green on Bothwell pa per (24 var.), o.g., lightly hinged, ex cep tion ally fresh and well cen tered, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Unitrade 24iv; C$1,500 ($1,540). Scott $900+. Estimate $750-1, Can ada, 1875, Large Queen, 5 ol ive green, perf 11½ (26), o.g., lightly hinged, rich color; sin gle nibbed perf at bot tom, oth er wise Fine. Scott $2,000. Estimate $ Can ada, 1872, Small Queen, 6 yel low brown (39), o.g., nicely cen tered with large mar gins, fresh and F.-V.F. Scott $725. Estimate $ Can ada, 1893, Queen Vic to ria Widow's Weeds, 20 ver mil ion (46), o.g., lightly hinged, bright and beau ti fully cen tered, Ex tremely Fine and choice. Unitrade C$650 ($670). Scott $475. Estimate $ Can ada, 1893, Queen Vic to ria Widow's Weeds, 50 deep blue (47), o.g., vir tu ally per fectly cen tered with ex cep tion ally large mar gins, bright and fresh, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Unitrade C$650 ($670). Scott $475. Estimate $ Can ada, 1897, Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee, 6 yel low brown (55), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and ex cep tion - ally well cen tered with large mar gins, Ex tremely Fine and choice. Unitrade C$300 ($310). Scott $230. Estimate $ Can ada, 1897, Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee, 20 ver mil ion (59), o.g., lightly hinged, ab so lutely per fectly cen tered with truly vi brant color, a Su perb gem. Unitrade C$400 ($410). Scott $275. Estimate $ Can ada, 1897, Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee, $1 lake (61), o.g., lightly hinged, nicely cen tered, fresh, F.-V.F. Scott $1,000. Estimate $ Can ada, 1897, Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee, $2 dark pur ple (62), o.g., hinge rem nant, well cen tered with lus trous color, fresh, Very Fine. Scott $1,400. Estimate $ ( ) Can ada, 1897, Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee, $3 yel low bister (63), regummed, bright and fresh with rich color, F.-V.F. Scott $1,400. Estimate $ Can ada, 1897, Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee, $4 pur ple (64), o.g., lightly hinged, vir tu ally per fectly cen tered with large, bal anced mar gins and lu mi nous color, a choice, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb gem. Unitrade C$2,000 ($2,060). Scott $1,400. Estimate $1,000-1, Can ada, 1897, Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee, $5 ol ive green (65), fresh and well cen tered with large mar gins, Very Fine. Scott $1,500. Estimate $ Can ada, 1898, Queen Vic to ria Nu meral, 1 gray green & 2 car mine, type I (75 & 76), both bright, fresh and beau ti fully cen tered within ex cep tion ally large mar gins, an Ex tremely Fine to Su perb pair. Unitrade C$450 ($460). Scott $150. Estimate $ Can ada, 1898, Queen Vic to ria Nu meral, 8 or ange (82), o.g., nearly per fectly cen tered with bril liant color, Ex tremely Fine and choice. Unitrade C$600 ($620). Scott $350. Estimate $ Can ada, 1903, King Ed ward VII, 20 ol ive green (94), o.g., fresh and well cen tered with ex cep tion ally large mar gins, a Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine Jumbo. Unitrade C$1,250 ($1,290). Scott $700. Estimate $ Can ada, 1908, King Ed ward VII, 50 pur ple (95), o.g., well cen tered with vi brant fresh color, Very Fine. Scott $900. Estimate $ Can ada, 1928, King George V Scroll definitives, 1 -$1 com plete ( ), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Scott $1,467. Estimate $ Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC Sale Aug. 19,

6 British Commonwealth 82 / Can ada, , King George V Ma ple Leaf definitives, 1 -$1 com plete ( & 201), o.g. (1-8 never hinged), fresh, F.-V.F. Scott $621. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1924 (25 ) Laurentide Air Ser vice, 4th is sue (CL3), o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. Scott $140. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1924 (25 ) Laurentide Air Ser vice, 4th is sue (CL3), can celed Rouyn Lake cds, Oct 24, 1924 on re verse of first flight cover to Haileybury; ad dressed to A.C. Roessler with no Haileybury mark ings; cover with slight edge flaws, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $375. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1924 (25 ) Laurentide Air Ser vice, 5th is sue (CL4), with full tab at top tied by green boxed Trans-Can ada/1925./van cou ver-mon treal pro posed-flight ca chet on re verse of cover ad - dressed to Mon treal; due to the can cel la tion of the flight, the cover was never mailed and the orig i nal post age (pre - sum ably a 3 Ad mi ral) was re moved, Very Fine and unusual. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1925, 25 North ern Air Ser vice (CL5), tied by Haileybury cds, Jun 27, 1925, on re verse of first flight cover, front franked with a 3 Ad mi ral tied by Rouyn Lake cds of the same date, pi - lot-signed, Very Fine. Scott $175. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1926 (25 ) Jack V. Elliot Air Ser vice, zig-zag back ground (CL6), on re verse of a le gal size com mer cial reg is tered cover from the of fice of the Min ing Re corder at Swas tika, Ont. to the Min ing Re corder at Red Lake, Ont.; franked with 7 & 10 Ad mi rals tied by Kirkland Lake, Ont. cds's, Apr 10, 1926; five dif fer ent backstamps in clud ing Kirkland Lake, Cochrane (Apr 10), Roll ing Por tage (Apr 14) & Red Lake (Apr 17); light ver ti cal file folds not af fect ing stamps, Fine, most un usual. Scott $225. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1926 (25 ) Jack V. Elliot Air Ser vice, swas tika back ground (CL7), can celed Roll ing Por tage cds, Aug 12, 1926, on cmmercial cover to Pineridge, Ont., franked with a 2 Ad mi ral tied by To ronto cds, backstamped boxed Pa tri cia Air ways & Ex plo ra tion Lim ited, Sioux Look out, Aug 13; open ing re - duced a bit ir reg u larly at right, Fine. Scott $225. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1926 (25 ) Elliot-Fairchild Air Ser vice (CL8), can celed Roll ing Por - tage cds, Dec 12, 1928 on cove rto Red Lake, franked with 2 Scroll tied by the same Roll ing Por tage cds, green West ern Can ada/air ways Lim ited/dec / Red Lake, Ont. handstamp also ties the Elliot-Fairchild stamp, backstamped Dec 12 Red Lake cds, Very Fine and un usual and un usual usage. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1926 (25 ) Elliot-Fairchild Air Trans port Ltd. (CL10), tied by two of three strikes Rouyn cds, Oct 22, 1926 (the third strike ty ing a pair of 1 Ad mi ral coils) on com mer cial cover to Kingston, Ont., backstamped Haileybury, Oct 23; Elliot-Fairchild stamp with barely no tice able light crease and small tear, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $450. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1926 (25 ) Pa tri cia Air ways (CL13), tied by two of three strikes Red Lake cds, Jan 28, 1927, on cover to Liverpool, England, franked with a 4 Ad mi ral tied by the third Red Lake cds, no other mark ings, Very Fine, a rare, prop erly rated cover. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1926 (25 ) Pa tri cia Air ways (CL13), tied by Sioux Look out and by Pine Ridge, P.A. & E. cdss, Jul 7, 1926, on re verse of first flight cover Pine Ridge to Sioux Look out; front franked with a 2 Ad mi ral tied by the by the same P.A. & E. cds, green ma ple leaf flight ca chet, ad dressed to Spring field, Mass., Very Fine and scarce. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1926 (50 ) Pa tri cia Air ways, Woman Lake (CL18), cor ner mar gin sin - gle with $4.00 im print, tied by Woman Lake cds, Aug 2, 1926 and by green flight ca chet, on re verse of first flight cover Sioux Look out to Woman Lake; front, which also bears the green flight ca chet, is franked with a 2 Ad mi ral tied by To ronto ma chine can cel, Jul 24, backstamped Sioux Look out, Jul 26, F.-V.F. Scott $250. Estimate $ Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale Aug. 19, 2013

7 British Commonwealth 94 Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1926, Pa tri cia Air ways (50 ) blue, Woman Lake (CL18), tied by Woman Lake cds, Aug 2, 1926 and by green flight ca chet, on re verse of first flight cover Sioux Look out to Woman Lake; front franked with a 2 Ad mi ral tied by To ronto ma chine can cel, Jul 24, backstamped Sioux Look out, Jul 26. Scott $250. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1926, Pa tri cia Air ways, 10 on (50 ) blue, Haileybury and Rouyn (CL19), o.g., Very Fine. Scott $325. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1926 (50 ) Pa tri cia Air ways, 10 on (50 ) blue, type A over print in red (CL19), tied by Rouyn cds, Jun 23, on cover franked with a pair of 1 Ad mi rals tied by Rich mond Hill du plexes, Jun 17, ad dressed to Haileyburg (backstamped Jun 21) and for warded to Rouyn with a 2nd strike of the Jun 23 Rouyn cds on re verse, Very Fine, an un usual rout ing. Scott $450. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1926, Pa tri cia Air ways, 5 on (50 ) yel low, Spe cial Air Ser vice, green overprint ascending (CL25c), cor ner mar gin sin gle tied by Goldpines and by Sioux Look out cdss, Jun 25, 1927 on re verse of cover from Goldpines to Sioux Look out, front franked with a 2 Ad mi ral tied by Goldpines du plex of the same date, Very Fine. Scott $185. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1926, Pa tri cia Air ways, 5 on 10 on (50 ) yel low, large over print (CL27), o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine, only 400 is sued. Scott $400. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1926, Pa tri cia Air ways, 5 on 10 on (50 ) yel low, small over print (CL28), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, is sued. Scott $250. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1926, Pa tri cia Air ways 10 on (50 ), type A + type D over prints, all four ori en ta tions of type D (CL29, a, b, & c), o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. Scott $900. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, , Pa tri cia Air ways (50 ), three dif fer ent in verted over prints (CL30b, h, m), o.g., lightly hinged, de scend ing in black and as cend ing in red and in green, Very Fine. Scott $525. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1927, West ern Can ada Air ways (10 ) First & Sec ond is sues (CL40, CL41), tied, along with 2 green Fa thers of Con fed er a tion (142), by Red Lake cdss, Dec 3, 1927 and by pur ple Cancelled on cover to Mon treal via Roll ing Por tage, faint green West ern Can ada Air ways Ltd., Red Lake datestamp, Dec 3 at lower left, backstamped Roll ing Por tage, Dec 10, and Mon treal, Dec 14, Fine, most un usual. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1927, West ern Can ada Air ways (10 ) black & pink (CL40), three cacheted flight cov ers: May 19, 1927, Roll ing Por tage to Red Lake; Dec 6, 1927, Win ni peg to Flin Flon & Cold Lake; Dec 3, 1928, Sioux Look out to Pickle Lake, F.-V.F. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1928, Yu kon Air ways & Ex plo ra tion Co., Ltd., 25 blue (CL42), two 1928 flight cov ers and a flown news pa per: cov ers are Carcross, Yu kon to Atlin, B.C., Apr 13 and Tele graph Creek, B.C. to Atlin, Dec 10; the news pa per is the Apr 13 edi tion of The White horse Star car ried to Atlin with CL42 tied by White horse, Yu kon cds, Apr 13 and Atlin re ceiver of the same date; the front page story is about the Yu kon Air ways & Ex plo ra tion Co. and the Carcross-Atlin flight, a Very Fine group. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1928, Pa tri cia Air ways, Ltd. (10 ) yel low (CL43), tied, along with 2 Ad mi ral, by Sioux Look out du plex, Mar 9, 1928, first flight cover to Gold Pines, pur ple flight ca chet also ties stamp, backstamped Goldpines the same day, Very Fine. Scott $225. Estimate $ Can ada, Airmail Semi-Official, 1928, British Columbia Airways, Ltd., 5 ultramarine (CL44), tied, along with 3 Par lia ment (143), by Vic to ria, B.C. cds's, Aug 31, 1920 on cover to Guern sey Is land, C.I., Great Brit ain, manu script en dorse ment Air Mail to Van cou ver, no other mark ings; small toned spot at bot tom, oth er - wise Very Fine, rare. Estimate $ Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC Sale Aug. 19,

8 British Commonwealth 107 Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1928, Klondike Air ways, Ltd. 25 blue (CL45), tied by Mayo Land ing, Yu kon, Jan 1, 29 cds along with a 2 Ad mi ral on an Air mail cover to A.C. Roessler, F.-V.F. Scott $400. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1929, Cherry Red Air line, Ltd., 10 black & red (CL46), four Sas - katch e wan flight cov ers: Mar 10, 1930, Chris to pher Lake-Lac Laronge; Mar 12, 1930, Chris to pher Lake to Prince Al bert, Aug 29, 1930, Waskesiu Lake-Prince Al bert; Apr 11, 1931, Pel i can Nar rows-prince Al bert; three of the four bear the serif on cross bar of 'A', the last bear ing a pair, one nor mal, clean and Very Fine. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1930, Com mer cial Air ways, Ltd. (10 ) pur ple Via Air (CL49), o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. Scott $200. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1930, Com mer cial Air ways, Ltd., 10 pur ple (CL49, 49a), hor i zon tal pair, o.g., never hinged, right stamp with bro ken 2nd C in Com mer cial, Very Fine. Scott $600. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1930, Com mer cial Air ways, Ltd. (10 ) pur ple Via Air (CL49), tied by pur ple boxed Use Air Mail handstamp on re verse of cacheted first flight cover from Ed mon ton to Fort McMurray, Jul 23, 1930, front franked with 2 Arch tied by Ed mon ton ma chine can cel, backstamped Grande Prai - rie, Jul 23, F.-V.F. Scott $250. Estimate $ Can ada, Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1930, Com mer cial Air ways, Ltd. (10 ) or ange, imperf (CL50b), o.g., lightly hinged, large margined sin gle, fresh and Very Fine. Scott $300 for pair. Estimate $ Can ada, Book let, 1912, King George V Ad mi ral, 1 green, two com plete & un ex ploded book lets, each con tains four panes of six stamps, cor re spond ing to the dry printings, and with serif cap i tals on rate sheet, o.g., never hinged; triv ial faults, incl. small owner's la bels on back cov ers, F.-V.F. Unitrade BK3c,BK3e; C$500 ($520). Scott $520 as booklet panes. Estimate $ / a Can ada, Rev e nues, Elec tric ity & Gas, com plete set of 11 plate blocks of 12, cat a logs as set of six sin gles in 2009 Van Dam, fresh, gen er ally Very Fine, a scarce group sel dom of fered. Van Dam FEG1-FEG11. (Photo on web site). Estimate $1,000-1, Gambia, 1869, Queen Vic to ria Em bossed, 4d brown (1a), unwatermarked, o.g., full mar gins, Very Fine. SG 1; 600 ($920). Scott $600. Estimate $ ( ) Gambia, 1872, Queen Vic to ria Em bossed, 6d pale blue (2b), unwatermarked, un used with out gum, large even mar gins; small stain on re verse barely shows through at lower right, oth er wise Very Fine, ex ceed ingly rare. SG 4; 3,000 ($4,590). Scott $3,000. Estimate $ Gambia, , Queen Vic to ria Em bossed, 1d ma roon, embossing doubled (6 var.), Crown CC wa ter mark up right, clear sec ond im pres sion off set by 1.5mm, o.g., fresh, Very Fine. SG 12B var. Estimate $ Gambia, , Queen Vic to ria Em bossed, 3d bright ul tra ma rine (8 var.), Crown CC wa ter mark side ways, part o.g., bright, fresh and beau ti fully cen tered, Ex tremely Fine. SG 14A; 500 ($760). Estimate $ Gambia, , Queen Vic to ria Em bossed, 4d brown (9a var.), Crown CC wa ter mark side ways, crown to left of CC, o.g.; tiny nat u ral pa per in clu sion, Fine. SG 15Aw; 600 ($920). Estimate $ a Hong Kong, 1938, King George VI, $1 dull li lac & blue, chalky pa per (163 & var.), full pane of 60, po si - tion 13 with de fec tive R in Dol lar, o.g., never hinged with typ i cal toned gum, F.-V.F. SG 155, 155a; 802 ($1,230). Estimate $ India, 1931, 3a In au gu ra tion of New Delhi, dou ble im pres sion of the cen ter (133 var.), o.g., lightly hinged; bot tom right cor ner perf stain, F.-V.F. SG 230 var. Estimate $ Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale Aug. 19, 2013

9 Europe and Colonies 122 Ireland, 1935, 2s6d & 10s Seahorses, Har ri son over prints (93 & 95), each with circuclar datestamp, F.-V.F. SG 99 & 101; 385 ($590). Scott $720. Estimate $ Ireland, 1922, 2s6d-10s Seahorses com plete, Dollard over prints (12-14), F.-V.F. SG 17/21; 330 ($500). Scott $407. Estimate $ Ireland, 1922, 2s6d choc o late brown Sea horse, Thom over print (36), two stamps in dis tinc tive shades, F.-V.F. SG 44; 450 ($690). Scott $650. Estimate $ Ireland, 1925, 2s6d-10s Seahorses com plete, nar row over prints (77-79), F.-V.F. SG 83/85; 225 ($340). Scott $390. Estimate $ Ireland, 1935, 2s6d-10s Re-en graved Seahorses com plete (93-95), F.-V.F. SG 99/101; 400 ($610). Scott $652. Estimate $ Ireland, 1935, 2s6d-10s Re-en graved Seahorses com plete (93-95), with light cir cu lar datestamps, F.-V.F. SG 99/101; 425 ($650). Scott $945. Estimate $ Ireland, 1946, 1d Coil, perf. 15 hor i zon tally (105), seven ver ti cal strips of 6, 8 (5) or 9 with paste-up at bot tom, cen ter or top, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Hibernian DL34. Scott $2,200 as sin gles (photo on web site). Estimate $ Ireland, 1946, 1d Coil, perf. 15 hor i zon tally (105), ver ti cal strip of 10 with paste-up at bot tom, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Hibernian DL34. Scott $400 as sin gles. Estimate $ New Guinea, Air mail, 1939, Bulolo Goldfields, ½d- 1 com plete (C46-C59), o.g., fresh, a lovely set, Very Fine. SG 212/25. Scott $1,055. Estimate $ Nyasaland, 1913, King George V, 1 pur ple & black on red, nick in top right scroll (23 var.), neat Blantyre cds, 23 Mar 1917, Very Fine. SG 98c; 900 ($1,380). Estimate $ / Sa moa, , Sa moa Ex press (re prints), 1d-5s com plete (1-8 vars.), fifty each, with sin gles, pairs and blocks of four, o.g., hinged or never hinged, F.-V.F. (no photo). Estimate $ ( ) Si erra Le one, 1897, Post age and Rev e nue and 2½d on 1s dull li lac (57), with out gum, Fine, a very scarce stamp. SG 65; 900 ($1,380). Scott $1,100. Estimate $ Singapore, 1969, Founding of Singapore Anniversary souvenir sheet (106a), o.g., never hinged, fresh as the day it was printed, Very Fine. SG MS127. Scott $675. Estimate $ Soma li land Pro tec tor ate, 1903, Over print on In dia, 3r green & brown, curved over print va ri ety (18 var.), LIL raised, o.g., lightly hinged, ex cep tion ally fresh, Very Fine. SG 23b; 900 ($1,380). Estimate $ Europe and Colonies 136 Albania, 1913 (1pi) Postal Min is try Pro vi sional stamped en ve lope, clear im pres sion on gray en ve - lope to Tiranë, post marked red Shijak dou ble cir cle datestamp, 4 Aug 1913 with blue Tiranë re ceiver, 13 Aug.; name of ad dressee cut out, oth er wise Very Fine, quite rare. Michel 1. Estimate $ Andorra (French), 1931, 2fr-20f r over prints on France (18-22), o.g., lightly hinged, ex cep tion ally fresh, F.-V.F. Scott $983. Estimate $ Armenia, 1992, Ea gle & Mt Ara rat sou ve nir sheet (431), 100 sheets, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $5,000 (no photo). Estimate $750-1,000 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC Sale Aug. 19,

10 Europe and Colonies 139 Aus tria, 1910, Em peror's Birth day, 2k-10k high val ues ( ), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $900. Estimate $ Aus tria, 1936, 10s Dolfuss (380), top sheet mar gin sin gle, o.g., never hinged, post of fice fresh, Ex - tremely Fine; light pen cil sig na ture on re verse. Michel 588. Scott $1,100. Estimate $ Aus tria, 1936, 10s Dolfuss (380), neatly can celed, fresh, Very Fine. Michel 588. Scott $725. Estimate $ Aus tria, 1936, 10s Dolfuss (380), tied on an un ad dressed en ve lope by Salzburg First Day can cel, Very Fine. Michel 588; 1,600 ($2,080). Estimate $ Aus tria, 1946, Renner min ia ture sheets com plete (B185-B188), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Michel 772B-775B. Scott $2,000. Estimate $1,000-1, Bulgaria, 1881, 25s black & vi o let (10), o.g., ex cep tion ally well cen tered, fresh and Very Fine; signed Holcombe. Scott $900. Estimate $ Czecho slo va kia, 1920 (Jan 11), flight cover from Prague to Paris, franked by the com plete set of 3, Posta Ceskoslovenska over prints on Aus trian air mail is sues, each tie by Praha C.S.P. cds's to Paris; fresh, Very Fine, scarce. Michel 71-73; 870 for used stamps ($1,130). Estimate $ Czecho slo va kia, , First Is sue, 3h-30h imperf (1-6 vars.), tête-bêche gut ter pairs, the rare com plete set of 6 val ues, o.g.; 5h low value creases, each pair folded through gut ter as nor mal, Very Fine; key 30h value signed Gilbert. Michel 1 KZ-6 KZ; 3,865 ($5,020). Estimate $750-1, Czecho slo va kia, , Sec ond Cas tle Is sue, 5h-500h imperf (25//39), lovely and scarce group of 13 items, in clud ing scarce shades by Michel num ber, com prised of MI24Ua-b, 25U, 26Ua, 27U, 28Ua-b, 29Ua (signed Gilbert), 30U, 31Ua, 32Ua-b and 33U, o.g., fresh, Very Fine, the photoed value is quite scarce. Michel 24U//33U; 885 ($1,150). Estimate $ Czecho slo va kia, 1920, Pres i dent Masaryk, 125h-1000h, 4 dif fer ent, imperf (61-61a, vars.), hor i zon tal pairs, o.g., fresh mint, Very Fine, scarce group. Michel 159 U-160 U, 161a U-161b U; 720 ($940). Scott $500. Estimate $ ( ) Czecho slo va kia, 1934, Na tional An them sou ve nir sheets com plete (200a-201a), with out gum as is - sued, fresh and at trac tive pair with orig i nal folder, nice set of sheets; folder with a cou ple small ish flaws, Very Fine. Michel ; 950 ($1,240). Scott $1,200. Estimate $ ( ) Czecho slo va kia, 1934, Na tional An them sou ve nir sheets com plete (200a-201a), with out gum as is - sued, a clean, fresh pair of sheets with orig i nal folder (the folder has been folded), Very Fine, scarce. Michel ; 950 ($1,240). Scott $1,200. Estimate $ Czecho slo va kia, 1919, Over print on Aus trian high value, 10k vi o let (B21), o.g., fresh mint, Very Fine, a very scarce stamp; signed Mahr BPP. Michel 54a; 500 ($650). Scott $300. Estimate $ Czecho slo va kia, 1919, Over print on imperf Aus trian News pa per Stamp, 10h car mine (B26), full, clean o.g., a spec tac u lar ex am ple of this rar ity, won der fully fresh with huge mar gins, Ex tremely Fine; signed Mikulski, with his 1983 photo cer tif i cate stat ing with full orig i nal gum, rare in this con di tion. Michel 98; 2,000 ($2,600). Scott $3,500. Estimate $1,500-2, Czecho slo va kia, 1919, Over print on Aus tria Spe cial Han dling Stamps, 2h and 5h (B32-B33), o.g., 5h key value very lightly hinged if it is hinged at all, fresh mint, Very Fine, rare; signed Gilbert and oth ers. Michel 67-68; 1,135 ($1,480). Scott $1,925. Estimate $750-1, Czecho slo va kia, 1919, Over print on Aus trian Air mail Stamp, 4kr gray (B39), o.g., never hinged, Post Of fice fresh, Very Fine, rare; signed Mikulski and oth ers with Mikulski 1983 photo cer tif i cate. Michel 73; 800 ($1,040). Scott $1,500. Estimate $750-1, Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale Aug. 19, 2013

11 Europe and Colonies 155 Czecho slo va kia, 1919, Over print on Aus trian Post age Due, 30h car mine (B45), o.g., fresh and well-cen tered, Very Fine, a very scarce is sue; signed Mikulski and oth ers. Michel 79; 450 ($580). Scott $600. Estimate $ Czecho slo va kia, 1919, Over print on Aus trian Post age Due, 50h car mine (B46), o.g., very lightly hinged, fresh and beau ti fully cen tered, near pris tine, a won der ful ex am ple of this rar ity, Ex tremely Fine; signed Mikulski with ac com pa ny ing 1983 photo cer tif i cate. Michel 80; 900 ($1,170). Scott $1,200. Estimate $ Czecho slo va kia, 1919, Over prints on Aus trian Post age Dues, 5h-50h (B47-B54), o.g., fresh mint, Very Fine; the key 50h noted as type II and signed Mahr BPP. Michel 81-88; 408 ($530). Scott $607. Estimate $ Czecho slo va kia, 1919, Over prints on Aus trian high val ues, 1k to 10k (B55-B57), full o.g., fresh, Very Fine, scarce group; each signed with the 10k high value noted type I, signed Mahr BPP. Michel 89-91; 345 ($450). Scott $542. Estimate $ Czecho slo va kia, Prague Lo cal Scout Post, 1918, 10k and 20k proofs, scarce se lec tion of color proofs, com prised of 1k, 3k in blue, red and gray, plus 20k, 6 items in blue (2, shades), gray, red, red or ange, and deep vi o let, fresh, gen er ally F.-V.F., scarce spe cial ist group; cou ple signed. Michel I-II. Estimate $ Czecho slo va kia, Prague Lo cal Scout Post, 1918, 10k blue, tied by Posta Skauta Praha 14/11 (manu script) 1918 cds on cover to Ziskow, with front also show ing vi o let handstamp dock et ing mark ing, fresh, Very Fine, scarce on cover; signed Dr. Fishmaister. Michel IIIa. Estimate $ Czecho slo va kia, Prague Lo cal Scout Post, 1918, 10h light blue, over printed Visit of Pres. Masaryk, o.g., a splen did, fresh ex am ple of this rar ity in dis tinc tive light shade, Very Fine and choice; signed Gilbert and oth ers. Michel IIIb; 6,000 ($7,800). Estimate $2,000-3, a Czecho slo va kia: Carpatho-Ukraine, 1945, 100(F) So viet Is sue, com plete sheet of 50, per fo rated 11½, o.g., never hinged; neatly folded through cen ter, F.-V.F., scarce. Michel 79; 2,000 ($2,600). (Photo on web site). Estimate $ Den mark, 1851, 2rs blue, 1st (Ferslew) print ing (1a), type 10, light ring-can cel, large bal anced mar - gins, Very Fine and choice; 1981 APS cer tif i cate. Facit 1 I; SKr 20,000 ($2,860). Scott $2,400. Estimate $750-1, Den mark, 1851, 2rs blue, 2nd (Thiele) print ing (1), type 5, Co pen ha gen 1 can cel, am ple to large mar - gins, F.-V.F. Facit 1 II; SKr 10,000 ($1,430). Scott $1,000. Estimate $ Den mark, 1857, 8sk green (5), o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh with full, well bal anced mar gins, Very Fine. Facit 5; SKr 3,000 ($430). Scott $600. Estimate $ Den mark, 1871, 3sk gray & bright li lac, perf 14x13½, in verted frame (17b), light nu meral can cel ( 26?), well cen tered; slightly nibbed lower left cor ner and color some what faded, oth er wise Very Fine, rare. Facit 21bv; SKr 20,000 ($2,860). Scott $2,000. Estimate $ Den mark, 1871, 8sk gray & brown, perf 14x13½, in verted frame (19b), light nu meral can cels, bright and fresh, F.-V.F.; 1975 S. Grønlund cer tif i cate. Facit 23dv; SKr 3,500 ($500). Scott $900. Estimate $ Den mark, 1871, 16sk gray & green, perf 14x13½, in verted frame (20b), po si tion 90 show ing bit of sheet mar gin wa ter mark at right, bold Cappeln 11 can cel, fresh, rich color; small thin a two mi cro scopic pin holes, F.-V.F. ap pear ance; 1974 Dr. Debo cer tif i cate. Facit 24bv; SKr 15,000 ($2,140). Scott $1,750. Estimate $ ( ) Den mark, 1871, 2sk gray & blue, perf 12½ (21), regummed over small thin, nicely cen tered with strong color, Very Fine ap pear ance; 1979 Co pen ha gen Phil a telic Club cer tif i cate. Facit 25; SKr 20,000 ($2,860). Scott $2,000. Estimate $ Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC Sale Aug. 19,

12 Europe and Colonies 170 Den mark, 1870, 48sk brown & li lac, perf 12½, in verted frame (24b), po si tion 45, ring can cel and par - tial boxed Ham burg tran sit mark ing, nicely cen tered; tiny pin hole and small filled hole just right of 48, oth er wise Very Fine; 1989 L. Neilsen cer tif i cate. Facit 27v1; SKr 16,000 ($2,290). Scott $1,900. Estimate $ Den mark, 1875, 4öre light gray & pale ul tra ma rine (26c var.), fresh and well cen tered with light Co pen - ha gen 1 can cel, Very Fine; 1984 S. Kai ser cer tif i cate. Facit 29av. Facit SKr 5,000 ($720). Estimate $ Den mark, 1879, 5öre car mine & gray ish ul tra ma rine, in verted frame (27b), po si tion 61 show ing bit of sheet mar gin wa ter mark at left, can celed two par tial clear Co pen ha gen cdss, strong color; small thin spot, Fine ap - pear ance; 1989 C. Møller cer tif i cate. Facit 30cv2; SKr 24,000 ($3,430). Scott $2,250. Estimate $ Den mark, 1875, 25öre gray & green (32, 32a), all five printings, the last with in verted frame, o.g., never hinged, won der fully bright and fresh, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; each with 1985 L. Neilsen cer tif i cate. Facit 35a-e. Facit SKr 14,500 ($2,070). Estimate $ Den mark, 1875, 50öre brown & blue vi o let (33a), hor i zon tal pair, o.g., hinge rem nants, strong color; sin gle toned perf at up per right, oth er wise F.-V.F. Facit 36a; SKr 7,200 ($1,030). Scott $800. Estimate $ Den mark, 1875, 50öre & 100öre in verted frames (33b, 34b), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Facit 36e, 37d; SKr 6,200 ($890). Scott $665. Estimate $ a Den mark, 1913, 2öre car mine, imperf (86a), right sheet mar gin block of 4, o.g., never hinged, large mar gins, fresh and Very Fine. Facit 87v; SKr 4,000 for hinged sin gles ($570). Scott $500 for hinged sin gles. Estimate $ Den mark, , Chris tian X typographed, 5öre/10kr nearly com plete (97-115, , ), lack ing only the 40ö or ange and 40ö vi o let & black, o.g., never hinged ex cept 20ö red & 50ö claret & black, bright and fresh, F.-V.F. Facit a, 151, ; SKr 18,350 ($2,620). Scott $2,150.Estimate $ Den mark, , Chris tian X en graved, 1kr-10kr com plete ( ), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Facit ; SKr 6,250 ($890). Scott $808. Estimate $ Den mark, 1915, 80öre on 12öre slate & dull lake, in verted frame (136a), can celed Nykjobing cds, 3 sep a ra tion 1915, well cen tered; faint over all ton ing, oth er wise Very Fine, very rare used. Facit 49v; SKr 7,500 ($1,070). Scott $975. Estimate $ / Den mark, Air mail, 1925, First Is sue com plete (C1-C5), o.g., never hinged ex cept 10ö very lightly hinged, fresh; 10ö also with slight scuffs, oth er wise Very Fine. Facit ; SKr 5,200 ($740). Scott $746. Estimate $ / Den mark, News pa per Stamps, , 1ö-10kr com plete (P11-P20), wa ter marked Mul ti ple Crosses, o.g. ex cept 38ö used (1ö & 7ö never hinged, 1kr barely so), bright and fresh, F.-V.F. Facit Ti11-Ti20; SKr 8,050 ($1,150). Scott $1,065. Estimate $ Den mark, Par cel Post, 1919, 10ö red, POSFÆRGE er ror (Q3a), o.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine. Facit SKr 3,000 ($430). Scott $400. Estimate $ Den mark, Par cel Post, 1919, 10ö red, POSFFÆRGE er ror (Q3a), mid dle stamp in a strip of 3 with nor mal, o.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine. Facit SKr 4,800 ($690). Scott $620+. Estimate $ Den mark, Par cel Post, 1919, 1kr brown, POSFFÆRGE er ror (Q11a), neatly can celed, fresh and Very Fine, a very rare stamp; 1978 S. Kai ser cer tif i cate. Facit PF10v; SKr 18,000 ($2,570). Scott $2,350. Estimate $750-1, Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale Aug. 19, 2013

13 Europe and Colonies 185 Faroe Is lands, 1919, 2öre on 5öre green (1), tied, with unsurcharged 5øre, on lo cally ad dressed cover by Thor shavn cds's, 15 Jan 1919; light ver ti cal file folds, not af fect ing stamps, F.-V.F.; 2000 L. Niel sen cer tif i cate. Facit 3. Facit SKr 4,500 ($640). Estimate $ Finland, 1881, 10p brown, perf. 11 (20), o.g., hinge mark, Fine. Scott $625. Estimate $ France, 1868, folded let ter from Le Havre to Trin i dad (36), franked with 80c rose per fo rated Na po leon III is sue, pre pay ing the sin gle-weight let ter rate to Trin i dad, stamp tied by 1769 loz enge, ad ja cent Le Havre May 16, 1868 cir cu lar datestamp, red PD mark ing & Lon don tran sit, backstamped re ceiv ing post mark, F.-V.F., scarce des ti na tion. Estimate $ Ballon Monté Literature, 16 pa per back pub li ca tions com pris ing three in French: Le Poste par Ballons Montés, by J. LePileur (1943); Cat a logue des Ballons Montés du Siège de Paris ( ), Yvert & Tellier (1947); La Poste a Paris pen dant le Siège et sous la Com mune ( ) by Léon Chamboissier (1914) [cov ers loose]; and in Eng lish: French Phil a telic Facts, June 1951; and 12 is sues of The Airpost Jour nal, , each with a Ballon Monté ar ti cle by Louis Chaintrier [trans lated from French]; a use ful group, Very Fine. Estimate $ France, 1870 (25 Sep), Ville de Flor ence (BM2), folded let ter to Lon don post marked R. d'enghien, 24 Sep; sin gle & pair 10c Na po leon Lau re ate tied by three star 4, backstamped Vitré (? Oct); red boxed PD and Lon - don re ceiver (18 Oct), F-VF. Not en dorsed Par Ballon Monté, but the let ter, writ ten in Eng lish un der the noice of the Canon and Guns, tells of the Siege and of the mail be ing for warded by bal loon. Scott $975.Estimate $ France, 1870 (25 Sep), Ville de Flor ence (BM2), small folded let ter to Vitré post marked Pl. de la Bourse, 24 Sep; 20c Na po leon Lau re ate tied by star 1, backstamped Laval 1987 cen sor datestamp (28 Sep) and Vitré (29 Sep); manu script ap par ently re cip i ent's re cord ing num ber, F.-V.F. Scott $700. Estimate $ Written before the public was informed that all letters be endorsed Par Ballon Monté. 191 France, 1870 (29 Sep), États-Unis (BM3), folded let ter to Vic sur Cère post marked R. St. Honoré, 28 Sep; 20c Na po leon Lau re ate tied by star 11, backstamped Vic sur Cère (3 Oct), Very Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $ France, 1870 (30 Sep), Céleste (BM4), folded let ter (writ ten on led ger pa per) to Figeac post marked R. de Bondy, 29 Sep; 20c Na po leon Lau re ate tied by mute star, backstamped Figeac (16 Oct), F.-V.F. Scott $425. Estimate $ France, 1870 (30 Sep), Un named Bal loon No. 1 (BM5), small post card to Vitré; 10c Na po leon Lau re ate tied by R. d'enghien cds, 29 Sep, and by star 4, backstamped Vitré (15 (?) Oct), Fine; not en dorsed Par Ballon Monté. Scott $375. Estimate $ This was an unmanned balloon that was brought down by the Prussians shortly after its ascent. It carried only post cards, which were eventually returned to postal authorities by the Prussians. They all, presumably, left Paris on subsequent balloons. 194 France, 1870 (7 Oct), Armand-Barbès (BM6), folded let ter to Rives sur Fure post marked R. St. Honoré, 5 Oct; 20c Na po leon Lau re ate tied by star 11, backstamped Va lence-s-rhône (17 Oct) and Rives-s-Fure (18 Oct), Ex tremely Fine. Scott $275. Estimate $ France, 1870 (12 Oct), Washington (BM9), folded let ter to St. Ouen post marked Pl. de la Bourse, 10 Oct; 20c Na po leon Lau re ate tied by star 1, backstamped Vendôme (18 Oct), Ex tremely Fine. Scott $275. Estimate $ Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC Sale Aug. 19,