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United States General Issue Collections

Lots 2482-2491 Lots 2492-2501 Lots 2502-2511 Lots 2512-2521 Lots 2522-2531 Lots 2532-2541 Lots 2542-2551 Lots 2552-2561 Lots 2562-2571

Lot 2522 /o   

1870-88 Bank Note Issue Collection, specialized collection of mostly used mounted on homemade pages with shade studies by issue followed by pages of attractive color cancels, better noted 134 (2 singles and pair); 135 (four singles including NYFM); 137 (thee singles); 138 (three singles); 152-155 (two singles each); 190 and 191 used strips of five; some nice color cancels like red NYFMs on 12¢ 24¢ and 30¢ values, red NYFM on #155, 179P3 used on piece (Crowe cert); 206 with cogwheel punch (PFC); 187-188 used strip of three cancelled by NY Supplementary mail duplexes; etc.; some mixed condition, an attractive collection.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 2523 o/   

1870-88 Bank Note Issue Cancellation and Study Collection, used and covers for mostly 3¢ values and the 1¢-2¢ 1880s stamps, mounted on pages including study of printing marks and varieties, cancellations mostly corks and standardized devices but also some fancy types, covers mostly ordinary usages; nice lot for further research.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $140

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Lot 2524 /o   

United States Group, on stock pages, 250+ mint and used with much sound, includes mint Scott #225 or 257(2), 226, 236 (n.h.), 239 (n.h.), 287, 289, 290, 309 (n.h.) 310, 834 (n.h.), C4-6 plate blocks n.h., C13 (n.h.), E8, O20 unused, O60, Hawaii #69 used: 69 (tiny tear), 71, 115, 119 (6), 121, 122 (small hole), 240, 254-60, few back-of-the-book; owner's catalog $10,742.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,400

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Lot 2525 /o   

U.S. Used Block Collection, 1880-2000s, used blocks including #207, 210 blk/6, 285-288 with two 5¢ 524 (repaired), some Bureau issues, 1922-25 Issue incl. 570-71, Wash. Bicentennial, Great Americans, modern, includes Scott National album with 1964-1986 setenant blocks mostly used collection virtually complete for all positions, etc.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $450

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Lot 2526 o/   

1883 2¢ Red Brown Issue Collection, covers and used stamps both, specialized collection/accumulation on stockpages in a total of 3 binder volumes; One small binder holds off-cover issues with emphasis on fancy cancels with stars, Maltese crosses, crossroads, leafs, letters and numerals and negatives thereof, with several here and there that could benefit from identification, two binders hold the collection's primary value #210 on cover, heavy in better advertising, such as railroads, carriages, seeds, publishing, trunks (but no elephants), many hotels and horses, several expresses, cameos, land sales, books/printing/newspapers, better registered, foreign destinations, three-color frankings, auxiliary markings, interesting small towns such as Wyalusing, Delaware Water Gap, Garneville, Milliken's Bend, Perkinsville, Virginville, some items with contents, spot-checking reveals quite a few discontinued post offices, well over 300 covers and a few cards, most fine to very fine, with condition issues generally limited to lesser items.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,400

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Lot 2527 /o   

United States Accumulation, many hundreds in stockbook between Scott #219-616, mostly used with much duplication, identified by Scott # and sorted as to mint or used, includes mint #222, 223, 227, 230-33, 235-7, 255, 257, 270, 272, 282, 327 and many others, used includes #229 (3), 238 (10), 239 (6), 240 (3), 241, 260, 261A, 275 (8), 276 (2), 276A, 291 (2), 310 (15), 311 (6), 479 (3), 480 (3), etc.; condition is mixed with some space filler items not counted, owner's catalog $23,800, please inspect for evaluation.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 2528 /   

United States Plate Block Collection, 1893-1955, attractive collection of plate blocks and blocks of four with many n.h. on stockpages in a binder, highlights including plate blocks of six Scott #294, 300 n.h., 308, 536 n.h., 579 2¢ coil waste plate block of four with star n.h., n.h. plate blocks of four including 7¢ Kansas, 10¢ Nebraska and $5 Prexie, also 2¢ 3¢ and 6¢ Columbian blocks of four, review will prove rewarding, owner's Scott $7,250.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 2529 /   

United States Collection, 1893-1950, all mint collection in mounts on White Ace pages in two binders; including commemoratives with various Columbians to 50¢ (Scott #287-88 n.h.), 1¢-5¢ Trans-Miss (#287-88 n.h.), Pan-American 1¢-8¢ (#297-98 n.h.), Louisiana Purchase complete n.h., Jamestown complete, various Panama-Pacific issues (#399-400 n.h.), and other complete early sets, White Plains sheet n.h., #C1-6, C10a etc., fresh, nicely centered stamps throughout, owner's Scott $5,700.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,200

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Lot 2530 /o   

United States Commemorative Collection, 1893-1946, Columbians mixed mint and used through a used and sound $1 value, with 30¢ both mint and used, Trans-Miss through #292 $1, most sets from that point on complete to include mint never hinged #630 White Plains, Farleys, Parks, Famous Americans are all present, minimal condition issues, in Safe album.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $950

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Lot 2531 /o   

United States Collection, 1897-2018, massive collectors stock of issues identified and arranged in glassines packed in four large boxes; modern issues loaded with mint face with some occasional higher values, lots of Transportation coils, commemoratives extensive as well, some premium material into the 1930's including 4th Bureau defines in modest to moderate quantities and useful later used, also includes back-of-the-book material with airs, due, etc.; a massive organized hoard of material.
Scott No. 279//5300    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,900

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