Lot
2280 
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United States Collection, 1845-1978. Mint and used collection housed in Scott album; starting with 1845 issues complete used, 1851 issues with #9 & #13, 1857 issues with good 1¢, 5¢ & 10¢ types, 24¢ & 30¢ used, 1861 issues including #62B and denominations to the 90¢, 1867's including complete E. grills, used 1869 Pictorials complete to the 30¢ with re-issues including 15¢ & 24¢, Banknotes with grills 1¢-10¢ & 15¢ values, other issues complete mostly used including small banknotes, Columbians to the $1 used, small bureaus missing only #261A-263 for total completion used, perf'd 1902's complete mixed */o, good completion in later including Louisiana & Jamestown complete mint, #369 mint, Wash-Franks mostly used with good mint coils, completion in 4th bureau issues mint including Kans-Nebr complete, #630 n.h., etc., useful airmails and other back-of-the-book; condition mixed, well worth careful inspection. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
Realized: $7,250
Lot
2281 /o
United States Collection, 1847-1968. Comprehensive mint and used collection in Lighthouse album, 1847 issues complete used including additional #1 (#2 with large to huge margins), 1851's including 5¢ and 12¢ values, 10¢ types, etc., 1857 issues including better 1¢ & 5¢ types, 10¢ issues including #31, 30¢-90¢ values unused, 1861 issues including shades, strong completion 1867 grill issues with highlights including 3¢ A. grill, complete D. grills, 2¢, 3¢ & 12¢ Z. grills and complete E & F grill issues, 1869 Pictorials complete used, excellent completion in Banknotes including high value grills and complete thereafter for the issues, Columbians complete mint, small bureaus complete, Trans-Miss complete, Pan-Ams complete mint, 1902 issues complete, Wash-Franks mostly in complete sets and include 1¢-2¢ & 15¢ bluish papers, coils (mostly singles) including #449 used, mint #467 & 505 errors, #545-46, etc., 4th bureaus including good coil waste issues, Kans-Nebr complete mint, White Plains sheet, mint airmails including #C1-6, C18 and n.h. #C15-17 top margin plate no. singles; condition mixed with overall centering well above the norm, a lovely collection well worth careful examination. Estimate $20,000 - 25,000.
Realized: $23,000
Lot
2282 /o
United States Collection, 1847-1976. Mint and predominately used 19th century housed in two Lighthouse albums; includes 1847 issues complete including large margin #2, 4 margin #12, #14-15 and additional combination pair, better 1857 issues including #18, 22, various used 5¢ & 10¢ issues, etc., few nice 1861-67 issues, 1869 Pictorials including 30¢ & 90¢, 24¢ re-issue, good range of Banknotes with better high values, mint 50¢ & $2 Columbians, used small bureaus including #277-78, Trans-Miss complete with mint dollar values, Pan-Ams complete, good showing of mint 20th century with highlights including #369, some choice Wash-Frank issues with n.h., coil pairs, etc., #467 & #505 and additional n.h. in block of 9, 4th bureaus approaching completion, W.P. souvenir sheet n.h., strong back-of-the-book including complete n.h. airmails, better mint deliveries, mint parcels missing only #Q7-8, mint dues including first design up to the 30¢ as well as better later, Offices in China, newspapers including #PR1-5, 7-8, complete n.h. Ducks, etc.; condition mixed however better than the norm with many good items throughout. Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
Realized: $18,000
Lot
2283 /o
United States Collection, 1847-1970's. Housed in two Lighthouse hingeless albums, nice range of early classics including used #1-2, unused 3-4, used 1851 issues including #12 & #17 x2, 1857 including various 1¢-12¢ types and values to the 30¢, 1861 issues with denomination to 90¢ and many duplicates, few later grill, Pictorials to the 15¢, banknotes including 15¢ & 90¢ grills and others complete mixed mint & used, Columbians complete to the $2 with additional $1, various small bureaus including dollar values, Trans-Miss to the $1, Pan-Am's complete, 1902's to the $2, good range of Wash-Frank issues with some good mid to high values, coil pairs, etc., mixed range of later issues, airmails and other back-of-the-book; condition mixed, please inspect. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
Realized: $5,250
Lot 2284 P
United States 19th Century Plate Proof Collection. Over 90 India and card plate proofs on display pages; includes 1847 reproductions and the 1857 reprints, scarce 1861 first designs, 1861 issues, Pictorial complete on card, Banknote issues including the 1890 small banknotes; condition mixed mostly confined to the earlier issues, Scott cat $10,684, worth inspection.Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
Realized: $3,500
Lot
2285 /o
Collection Balance, 1847-1940's. In various stockbooks; better items throughout including right margin single #2 used, various 1851-57 1¢ & 3¢ issues and higher denominations, later issues including jumbo 1869 6¢, Columbians, W.P. sheet, used $1-$2 Trans-Miss, airmails, etc.; worth evaluation. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $4,500
Lot
2286 /o
United States Collection, 1851-1956. Collection housed in 2 Scott albums; 19th century mostly faulty spacefillers with some useful later, 20th century with some Wash-Franks, White Plains sheet, some Kans-Nebr's, some interesting back-of-the-book including airs, officials, telegraph, post office seals, revenues including match & medicine; condition quite mixed, please inspect for evaluation. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $950
Lot
2287 /o
United States Collection, 1851-1993. In 3 Liberty albums; mostly used to 1922 and mint thereafter, good range of 19th century with some better issues, 1869 to the 12¢, banknotes, Columbians including unused 30¢ & 50¢, later mint including White Plains sheet, Kans-Nebr set, etc., back-of-the-book including airs, dues, deliveries, etc., some additional material; condition mixed, worth a look. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $800
Lot
2288 o/
1851-57, 3¢ Study Group. 30 stamps and one on cover; includes #10 and a range of #11's in shades, #26/26a including recut and frameline varieties, also includes a small group of 1890 2¢ small bureaus. Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $40
Lot
2289 /o/
1857, 3¢ Issue Collection. Approximately 150 stamps and over a dozen covers on pages; with #25's including unused and on cover, plate varieties and 25+26 cover combination, #26-26a studies with #26 mint pair and singles, used multiples, various re-cuts, damage transfers, double transfers, framelines, cancels; a useful group; condition mixed, owner's approximately cat $6,000. Scott No. 25, 26, 26a Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $950