Lot
2617 
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United States Collection, 1847-1987, comprehensive mint and used collection housed on large Harris Classic album; 19th century mostly used starting with a few Provisional items, 1847 issues with 13 singles in shades including one on cover, #2, #3-4, 1851 issues with 1¢ types including #8 with cert (cat $2,000), 10¢ types including 4-margin type IV recut at both top and bottom, 1857 issues with better 1¢ types including #23 unused (cat $4,250), full page of 3¢ issues with an array of cancels, all 5¢ types represented including #27 x2 and the Indian red shade with cert., 10¢-90¢ complete with types represented, #40 reprint, 1861 issues starting with some proofs and essays including three 1¢ Bowlsby coupon essays, regular issues mostly used with some better mint, many shade varieties, specimen, etc., 1867 grills including 3¢ C. grill and most of the high value issues present, 1¢-2¢ 1861 reprints, Pictorials mint to the 12¢ and used thereafter, 1¢-2¢ Re-issues, Banknotes with grills lacking only a few issues and includes 90¢, later completion with complete mint 1887-93, Columbians complete mint, small bureaus virtually complete mostly mint lacking only 1894 $5, Trans-Miss complete mint, Pan-Am complete, 1902 definitives complete mostly mint, early commemoratives present mint including Louisiana, Jamestown, Pan-Pacific, etc., well represented Washington-Franklin issues including early coils, bluish papers including 1¢-3¢ & 6¢, better later issues virtually all mint including used #505, good offsets and coil waste, later completion from 1922 series including coil waste, Kans-Nebr sets, some modern EFO material, etc., back-of-the-book with Airmails complete including C13-C15, complete Special Deliveries, Dues approaching completion, complete Parcels mint, Officials approaching completion including Executives lacking only 1¢, nice mix of Newspapers from first issues on, Offices in China complete mint, Ducks complete, nice showing of Cut Squares with better early and CSA issues; condition varies with many of the scarcer issues present throughout, accompanied by 15 certificates, inspection highly recommended. Estimate $30,000 - 40,000.
Realized: $29,000