Lot
2982 
United States Collection, 1847-1985, virtually all mint and virtually all o.g. housed in two Harris albums; starting with four margin 1847 10¢ issue used (only used stamp in collection), #11, 1851 issues including #25 (no gum with cert) and 36B, 26 & 35, 1861 issues include #63, 65 x2 in shades, 68, 69 jumbo, 71, 73 (with cert), 75 no gum (with cert), 76, 77 no gum (with cert) & 78, few grills including #86, 92-93 & 98, 1869 Pictorials including 1¢-3¢, 10¢, 15¢ type I and a couple 1¢ re-issues, nice showing of Banknote issues including Nationals with 2¢-3¢ grills, #145-149, 151 & 153, Continentals #156-160, 163, 165, 178-179, 1879-1890 American issues complete lacking only #191 and includes #211B, Columbians complete to the 50¢, 1894-98 Bureaus lacking only #263 for completion, Trans-Miss complete to the $1, Pan-Ams complete, 1902 definitives complete with imperfs including #315 single, 1904-15 commemoratives complete, exceptional completion in Washington-Franklins with regular issue set complete, 1¢-2¢ bluish issues, and most coil singles present including a few pairs, good later coil wastes, virtually complete thereon including White Plains sheet, Kans-Nebr sets, Prexies including #832b, etc., back-of-the-book issues including complete Airmails with Zepps complete & C23a n.h., complete Special Delivery issues, strong Postage Dues issues with complete first three issues 1879-91, later issues missing only eight mostly key rare issues for completion, Officials with 1873 Agriculture 1¢-10¢, 24¢-30¢, Executive 2¢ & 10¢, complete Interior, Justice complete to the 30¢, complete Navy, Post Office lacking only 24¢, State issues complete to the 30¢, Treasury lacking only 24¢ and War lacking only 6¢, completion in Parcel Posts, Special Handling, Parcel Post Due and Ducks, also U.N. issues with better souvenir sheet; condition varies with flaws mostly confined to earlier issues and some of the later scarce high values, well worth careful evaluation. Estimate $25,000 - 35,000.
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Realized: $45,000