Lot
3471 
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United States Collection, 1847-2006, mostly housed in 6 Lighthouse albums; starting with 1847 & 1851 issue with good representation including #12 x2 and #17 pair, 1857 issues with good 5¢ types and later mint high values including 36B, 38 & 39 all with o.g., 1¢ reprint, nice showing of 1861 issues from 62B on with good mint higher value with some additional used including #73 (disturbed o.g.), grills with presentable rarer issues including 3¢ A. grill and completion in E. & F. grills, 1869 Pictorial with additional used for some values, few re-issues including unused 2¢ and used 6¢, Banknotes with grills including 30¢ used and later completion with much parallel */o, small banknotes complete mint, Columbians complete mint, complete Bureau almost all mint, Trans-Miss complete mint with additional $1 mint and $2 used, Pan-Ams complete, 1902 definitives, 1902 definitives complete mint with additional, #315, Louisiana and Jamestown complete, 1909 2¢ reds including Lincoln bluish, exceptional completion in Washington-Franklin issue with most coil pairs represented (449 & 491 used singles) with some duplication and most of the better issues present, Pan-Pac complete mint, some good coil wastes, White Plains sheet x2, completion in 4th Bureaus mint including coil waste, 2¢ type Ii's, Kans-Nebr, etc., Prexies with $1 watermark variety, and exceptional completion thereon mint, good back-of-the-book with complete airmails including three Zepp set #C13-C15, special deliveries complete mint, postage due appear to be complete mostly mint, similar Offices in China issue, Parcel Posts complete mint n.h. with additional mint values, mostly complete Officials including $2 State mint, fair showing of mint Newspapers from first issues on, and complete mint Ducks for the period virtually all n.h., includes some additional stationery and miscellaneous material; condition mixed mostly confined to the earlier issues; inspection recommended for full evaluation.Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.
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Realized: $55,000