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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC
America's Oldest Philatelic Auction House
- Established 1885 -
and the only one with offices on three continents
(USA, London, Hong Kong)
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Sale 753
Lot 4108
1861, 3¢ pigeon blood pink (Scott 64a), tied by a partial Old Point Comfort, Va. c.d.s. on marvelous Union patriotic cover featuring the U.S. Capitol in red, "The House That Uncle Sam Built", to Canton Mills, Me. (now Canton); bit of light toning on a few perforations, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, with a 2003 P.F. certificate noting the "toned perforations".
Bischel 1146. Walcott L-643.
Scott $7,500.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
A very nice example of the rare use of the elusive pigeon blood pink on a patriotic cover .
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| Realized $1,500 |
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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC
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The Oldest Philatelic Auction House in the United States, established in 1885.
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