Lot
3470 
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United States Collection, 1847-1990's, mostly mint housed in large bulging Scott album with some used up to 1870 and mint thereon; starting with 1847 issue complete used, 10¢ reproduction, 1851 with 1¢ issues includes used #8, #10A mint o.g. (faint crease) #12 used, 10¢ types complete used & 12¢ used, 1857 issue near complete mixed */o (lacking 5¢ Indian red and 10¢ type I), 1857 Reprints with 1¢ & 24¢ present, 1861 issues starting with #62B used and all basic denominations present mostly mint including 5¢ buff used, grills with rarer including 3¢ C. grill and 2¢ & 12¢ Z. grills used, E. & F. grills appear complete mostly mint, 1869 Pictorial approaching completion including reissues with an additional 1¢ block of nine, Banknotes nearing completion including grills */o and later mint lacking a few issues with additional #166 - 90¢ block of 4, Columbians complete, 1894-98 First Bureaus complete, Trans-Mississippi complete, Pan-Ams complete, 1902 definitives complete to the $5 with additional imperfs including #315 pair, Louisiana complete with additional 10¢ imprint single in the scarcer dark shade, Jamestown complete, complete 1909 2¢ reds including Lincoln bluish, excellent completion in Washing-Franklin issues including coil issues with much completion in pairs/line pairs, includes the scarce 1909 10¢ coil (with cert.) and bluish papers 1¢-2¢, 10¢, 13¢ & 15¢ (later three with certs), Pan-Pac near complete and includes #404, #449 single mint, #459 single an line pair, #467 x2 in blocks of 6, #505 x2 one in block of 9, later coil wastes and dollar values present, 1922 4th bureaus complete with additional $5 arrow block, completion in following issues with good coil wastes, White Plains sheet, Kans-Nebr complete, Parks & Prexies complete, etc., back-of-the-book with the better early Airmails (C1-C6, C13-C15, C18) C23a, Special Deliveries nearing completion, Parcel Posts complete, selection of mint dues, Offices in China complete with additional including $2 on $1 pair with dramatic shift in surcharge, various mint Officials, Ducks complete for the period and some later C.S.A. issues; accompanied by well over 30 certificates, condition varies mostly confined to early issues with wonderful overall completion, proper inspection highly recommended.Estimate $30,000 - 40,000.
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Realized: $55,000