Lot
3449 
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United States Local & Carrier Issue Reference Collection, comprehensive five volume collection mounted on annotated on pages, thousands of items (quite possibly 10,000+) including many genuine including scarce and rare items, forgeries and reprints including many platings, various settings, bogus, etc.; starting with carrier issues with many of the more common genuine present including plating of the Baltimore horse & rider issues (1LB8-9), 1LB9+26 tied by town handstamp, 3LB2 tied on cover, 2 examples of the former 6LB6a "apple green" with Costales note regarding a dealer making them, along with an array of forgery types, locals with Adams 2L2 block showing retouch flaw, poker chip multiple and the scarce 2L4 (cat $750), Allens City Despatch with extensive plate study, broken full sheets of 3L2-3L3, imperf varieties including large multiples of 3L3a (cat $6,150 for pairs), the scarce 3L4 x2, American Express Co. 4L1 (faulty appearance, cat $9,000, ex-Tiffany) and scarce forgery types, American Letter Mail 5L1 complete pane, tied on cover and the various reprint sheets, Barr's including 8L2 x2 (cat $1,000 each) and seven 8L2's showing the various types (cat $2,100), extensive Blood's section with genuine issues from 15L3 on and similar Boyd's with many scarce and rare item to numerous to mention, Bouton with genuine issues and study of the reprints and forgeries, Bouton & Bowery bogus, Brady with a possible genuine, 23L1 (cat $650) and forgeries, Briggs with former #25LU2 & 25LU7, Bronson & Forbes with genuine 27L1 (cat $600), platings of the Brooklyn City Post including a 2¢ pink sheet, Browne 29L2 (cat $175), Brown 31L2-3, 5 used (cat $825) and two rare "3 Limps" items, Cal. Penny Post #34L2 (cat $250) and a piece bearing Stockton & Marysville company circular handstamp (unique Marysville?) and notation from company member Goodwin regarding the printing of envelopes, Carnes genuine & forgeries, Carter's including couple nice covers, 37L1 used (cat $350), 38L1 (cat $800), City Dispatch with numerous examples including block reconstruction, 40L1-2 and reprint, Cornwell's 52L1-2 x2 (total cat $3,500), genuine Cressman 53L1 (cat $350), Crosby study with genuine sheet signed by J.W. Scott, Cumming's including 55L3 x2 (cat $1,500), 60L1-2 used (cat $600) and uncanceled on & off cover, 62L4 x4 including one with sheet margin (total cat $1,000), Essex with rare genuine 65L1 (cat $1,250), Floyd's with genuine */o blue issues and a study of the reprint sheets including the scarce setting IV, as well forgeries with much scarce, G&H genuine issues, Gordon's with a couple genuine on and off cover, Grafflins genuine, etc., collection continues in this fashion with some other genuine highlights including extensive Hussey section with a wonderful section of the plate settings on the special delivery stamps, 80L1 unused (cat $1,250), 108L3 x2, Moody's used 110L1 (cat $1,750), Wiley's issues present including types, Pomeroys including sheets and plate constructions, Price with scarce 119L1 (cat $274 and undercataloged), Prince's Letter Dispatch with used, sheets and reconstruction, 123LU2 cut square, comprehensive Swarts' with genuine, reprints and forgeries, Teese complete sheet of 100, Wells, Fargo & Co. with numerous Pony issues */o including rare $4 used (cat $4,500), Westervelt with genuine and reprint in sheets, etc.; a truly remarkable collection and an absolute must see to appreciate. Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.
Realized: $40,000