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United States Stamp Collections

Lots 2674-2683 Lots 2684-2693 Lots 2694-2703 Lots 2704-2713 Lots 2714-2723 Lots 2724-2731

Lot 2694 o   

Cancel Collection, 1851-1930, accumulation of early issues on homemade quad pages in an old Simplex binder, starts with shade study on 1851 3¢ designs with various cancels, and 1861 3¢ designs with a wide variety of cancels, including unresearched grills and other varieties, also banknotes of various denominations with a variety of cancels, and a folder of misc. album pages with 2¢ brown and 3¢ green banknote group, misc. Washington-Franklin etc., condition varies, interesting lot for specialist.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $400

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Lot 2695 /o   

United States Collection, 1851-1986, regular issues and revenues in 8 albums, 1 National, 2 Hagner and 5 Lighthouse, earlier mainly used and later mint; inspect.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $250

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Lot 2696 /()   

Mint Better Issue Group, of 15 items; includes unused #30, 30A, 33, 121, 238, 240, 242, 245 & 262, a n.h. and a o.g. 291, 1384a x2 (different inverted precancels), o.g. J17 and a n.h. K16 (small gum skip); condition varied with mostly sound and centering generally fine, total cat $13,000+.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $2,400

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Lot 2697 /o   

United States Balance, 1857-1930's, mixed of mostly used issues on stockpages; from early classics including #17, 33, 1851 & 1857 1¢ types, mid to higher values in later including 10¢ & 15¢ Pictorials, $4 Columbian with Exposition cancel (s.e.), useful to good later issues; condition mixed, inspect.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 2698 o   

U.S. Used Accumulation including Fancy Cancels, album from 1860s-1900s with some fancy cancels including #65s, #68 with "Steam/Ship", #73 (2), #135 with NYC multipoint star, Bank Notes with some better strikes of NYFMs cancels, #210 including Old English "S", Ann Arbor "H, I AM", Star and Crescent etc, misc geometrics, stars, letters/numerals, etc.; some mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $700

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Lot 2699 /o   

United States Balance, mix of issues on stockcards; includes early classics to Banknotes with fancy cancels including complete Shabbona Grove shield postmark on piece, rare mint 1861, 3¢ pink (disturbed o.g., sealed tear), early essays, some back-of-the-book and useful Possessions; worth a look.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $450

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Lot 2700 /o   

Large & Small Banknote Issue Collection, 1870-93, mint and used collection on White Ace pages in a binder, many better stamps including. used #137, 138, 141, 142 (present but not counted), 143, 144, 151-55, 163 (pair), 166 (2), 191 and 218, unused features 145, 146, 147, 152 n.h., 156 (2), 161, 178, 182, 187, 188, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219-26 and 228-9, condition varies, owner's 2017 Scott $30K+, worth inspection.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $2,800

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Lot 2701 o/   

2¢ Vermilion Banknote Issue Collection, 1875-83, neatly displayed in Elbe album; starting with an off-cover cancellation study with every item selected for choice full to complete strikes, including the array of geometrics from simple to elaborate, many colored cancels, unusual types, fancy cancels, selection of blue Chicago types, New Orleans geometrics, Worcester including fancy shield, St. Louis with different blue duplexes on cover, other on cover usages including foreign destinations, wrapper piece with 2¢+10¢+30¢ franking, other fancy type sections include leaves, circle of wedges, stars with on cover including West Gardner, Mass. fancy shield datestamp and star duplex, etc.; a lovely collection for the Banknote specialist.
Estimate    $2,500 - 3,500.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 2702 /o   

United States Collection, 1893-1902, mint and used on White Ace pages in a binder, including. Columbians complete mint to $3 with used $4 and $5, Trans-Mississippi complete mint to 50¢ with used well-centered $1 and $2, Pan-Americans complete mint, also 1894-98 Bureau issues including. mint #251, 256, 261, 271 and 284, used 276, 276A and 278, 1902 issue mint n.h. 308 and 310, condition varies, some nicely centered stamps throughout, owner's 2017 Scott 18K+.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $2,900

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Lot 2703 /   

United States Collection, 1893-1982, in three Scott Specialty volumes, including. #285 (1¢ Trans-Mississippi plate block of six), 367 (plate block of six NH), 369 (block of four, two NH), 369 (Lincoln blue paper, block of four, two NH), 370-73, 537 (plate block of six), 550 (plate block of eight NH), 612 (plate block of four NH), good run of 1920-30s issues including 2¢ Reds (many NH), Washington Bicentennials, Parks and Famous Americans, all complete, and some Farley position blocks etc., post-1945 not counted, owner's 2017 Scott $8,500+, worth inspection.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,700

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Lots 2674-2683 Lots 2684-2693 Lots 2694-2703 Lots 2704-2713 Lots 2714-2723 Lots 2724-2731

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