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1852 1¢ Type IV Group, 49 stamps from plate 1 late, includes pairs and strips including corner margin strip of three (position 80-90-100L1L) as well as other marginal items; cat $3,320, condition varies, a nice group for plate study.Scott No. 9 Estimate $400 - 600.
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Current Opening Bid: $200
Lot 2689 o
1851, 3¢ Type I and Type II Study Group, selection of 40 examples used, many with four margins, most are unplated, a variety of both shades and cancels, please inspect.Scott No. 10-11 Estimate $200 - 300.
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Current Opening Bid: $100
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1857 1¢ Plate 11 Reference Group, of five singles and two covers; used singles with #20 position 1R11 showing big double transfer (P.F. cert), three #22's with one with major double transfer and others A & B reliefs, unused #20 with vertical layout line through right side, cover including #20 strip of three (two stamps faulty) and a #22+26 combination.Scott No. 20, 22; $7,425+ Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Current Opening Bid: $750
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1857 1¢ (Type Va) Plate 5 Reference Group, of used two singles, pair, strip and two solo usages on cover; used off cover including position 6L5 & 64R5 singles, position 18-19L5 pair and position 31/41/51R5 strip of three, covers with position 17L5 tied by Boston cds and position 1L5 (s.e. at top) tied by Hartford, Ct. cds; few flaws.Scott No. 24; $2,900 Estimate $500 - 750.
Current Opening Bid: $250
Lot 2692 o
1861 3¢ Issue Calendar Reconstruction, near complete calendar including Jan. 1, Jul. 4 and Dec. 25, missing Feb 29, Jun 25, Jul 15, Aug 11 and Aug 21 for completion of all 366 days, includes 5 script dates and 10 dates of stamps (on piece with stamp), noting at least one 3¢ pink (64), with some additional issues on cards; condition varies.Scott No. 65 Estimate $300 - 400.
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Current Opening Bid: $150
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19th Century Collection, 1845-1901, worthwhile mint and used collection in mounts on Scott National pages w/good value, used highlights including Scott #9X1, 1 blue cancel, 2 pen cancel, 8A, 20 (1861 year date), 25A, 29, 30A, 31, 32, 33, 67, 77, 89, 90, 92, 95, 96, 98, 100, 112-18 pictorials, 137 red cancel, 138, 145-53, 155, 166, 245 $5 Columbian, 291, 292 Cattle in Storm, 293 Omaha, mint and unused highlights feat. #10X1, 25, 30, 38, 67a, 76, 78, 119, 145, 211, 214 nh, 224 nh, 225-7, 239, 240, 241 and 242 $1 and $2 Columbians, 254, 256-7, 288-9, owner's Scott $34,700+, plenty of goodies and well worth inspection, fine to very fine or better.Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
Current Opening Bid: $3,250
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2694 /o
Selection of Better Singles, 1846-1902, a good number of items from various issues, included are 1846, Providence 5¢ Provisional (10X1), 1852, Franklin 1¢ used (9), 1859, 10¢ type V strip of 3 used (35), 1860, 24¢ mint with no gum (37), 1863, 2¢ Jackson mint vertical strip of 5 (73), 1869, 15¢ used with 2000 PF certificate, 1882, Banknote 10¢ used (209) graded XF 90, 1894, 15¢ mint (259) and more, condition is mixed please inspect, an interesting selection.Estimate $300 - 400.
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Current Opening Bid: $150
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Outstanding Mint and Used Collection, 1847-1980, a lovely unpicked collection housed in one Scott Specialty album of mint and used, which has a great degree of completion, includes Proofs, Airmails, Special Deliveries, CSA, while there maybe the occasional fault the overall condition is excellent and well above average with 69 certs included, inspection is a must for this valuable collection.Estimate $30,000 - 40,000.
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Current Opening Bid: $15,000
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2696 /o
Comprehensive Classics Collection, 1847-1869, valuable assortment of mint and used classics on Scott hingeless pages from an oldtime collector, better used items including Scott #1 and 2 both with red cancels, 12, 13, 16, 18 red cancel, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 30 red cancel, 34, 37 red cancel, 38, 64, 67, 72, 75, 78, grills #79, 83, 84, 85B, 85E, 86, 90, 91, 95, 99, 100, 101, 123 and 124 etc., mint or unused highlights #25, 39, 68, 92, 1869 pictorials complete 112-22, also special printings 132 and 221B, owner's Scott $61,440, condition varies, generally fine to very fine.Estimate $10,000 - 12,000.
Current Opening Bid: $9,500
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2697 /o
United States Collection, 1847-1990, mostly housed in four Scott albums with additional material in stockbooks and glassines; used classics starting with #1-2 (2 with pen cancel removed), 1851 issues with #12 and 10¢ type II & III, 1857 issues with 1¢ issues types I & IIIa, couple 5¢ & 10¢ issues and 12¢ pair, mix of 1861 issues with denominations up to the 90¢, few grills including 3¢ C. grill (crease) with sound E. & F. grill issues, Banknotes with a few grill issues and good later completion including n.h. 1881-88 issues, small banknotes with corner margin 30¢, mint issues thereafter including Columbians to the 50¢ with many n.h., bureau issues collected in top margin plate strips of three up to the 15¢, Trans-Miss bottom margin plate pairs up to the 8¢ complete, Pan-Ams complete, 1902 definitives to the 13¢, Jamestown complete, 2¢ Lincoln bluish, Washington-Franklins with with complete to near complete regular issues and coils strong with many coil pairs present, #505 in strip and a block, later dollar values plate number singles, completion in 4th Bureaus with some coil wastes present, Kans-Nebr complete, White Plains sheet, many issues from 1920 on plate number singles many on full sets, including Prexies with dollar value pairs, $1 USIR, etc., back-of-the-book with complete airmails in plate single format including 1st-2nd issues, Zepps, also a #C3 plate block of 12 n.h., Special Deliveries complete from #E1 n.h. on including E5 plate strip of 3 and many other plate number singles, F1 plate strip of 3, little dues, Offices in China complete, later Newspaper set in plate singles, Parcel Post complete in matching bottom plate numbers, nice cut squares, little revenues, ducks appear to n.h. and all with plate #'s, etc., stock includes a some nice mint starting from Banknotes issues on, hoard of mostly more modern plate blocks, a U.N. collection including the souvenir sheets with first and second printings, etc.; condition a little mixed mostly confined to early issues with overall condition a bit above the norm and much n.h, in mint issues, over 70 certs accompany, careful examination recommended.Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.
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Current Opening Bid: $5,000