Lot
3588 
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United States Collection, 1890-1950's. Strong old-time mint single and block collection mounted in 2 Marquette albums, with the occasional used; starting with 1890 small banknotes complete including 2¢ cap varieties, Columbians with blocks to the 30¢ including 3¢ plate block of 8 and $1, $2 & $5 singles, 1894 issue complete to the 50¢, 1895 imperforates to the 10¢ in pairs (2¢ carmine block of 4), 1895 issues to the $2 including shades and varieties, additional blocks to the 5¢ and 10¢ block, complete 1897 issues, Trans-Miss complete with values to the 10¢ in blocks, Pan-Am's complete in blocks, 1902 issue to the $1 with values to the 13¢ in blocks including shades, #315 block (no gum), 1903 2¢ booklet panes, Louisiana blocks missing only 5¢, Jamestown complete blocks, Wash-Franks with 1908 issues to the 15¢ in blocks and 50¢, imperf and coil pairs, 1¢-2¢ bluish blocks, 1909 2¢ red blocks, 1910 issues complete blocks, imperf and many coil pairs including #392-396 with additional 3¢ & 4¢ pairs, Pan-Pac including 397-398 plate blocks, 399-403 blocks, later Wash-Franks in similar fashion including better high value singles, coils & booklets, #467 & #505 double error blocks, offsets with plate blocks including #529 double impression plate block, good coil wastes with blocks, 1922 regular issue blocks ($2 & $5 used), later issues mostly complete in blocks, Kans-Nebr's blocks mostly in plate blocks with varieties, Parks with position blocks, Prexies plate blocks, etc., back-of-the-book with airmail blocks including #C3 plate block of 12, #C18 block and flight cover, #C13 block, etc., Special Deliveries, etc.; condition is varied with nice fresh material throughout, a lovely collection seldom seen with such completion in multiple format. Estimate $20,000 - 30,000.
Realized: $28,000