Lot
1537 
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United States Collection, 1845-1939, housed in two Scott albums; starting with used 9X1 and mint o.g. 10X1, 1847 issues including #1 x2, 1b & 2, 1851 issues with 1¢ types including unused #9 margin single, #12, 10¢ types, #17 with additional pair, 1857 issues with almost all types represented including rare #21 unused with cert (faulty, still cats $6,000), 5¢ & 10¢ types used, 24¢ & 30¢ no gum and 90¢ (cancel needing to be checked for genuine), imitation/reprint proofs of the 1847 & 1857 issues, completion in 1861 issues with a few unused no gum, 1867 grills including 3¢ A. grill and 2¢ Z. grill with E. & F. grills appear to be complete, 1869 Pictorial complete with unused to 10¢ and additional 10¢ with Hiogo cancel, Banknotes with grills 1¢-10¢, 15¢ & 90¢ values with additional 2¢ values, completion in other issues mostly used with some mint mostly in the later issues including #217 n.h. (cert), including small banknotes complete mint, Columbians complete mint, Bureau definitives complete mint except for two $1 values, Trans-Miss complete mint, Pan-Am complete mint, 1902 definitives complete mint, Louisiana & Jamestown complete mint, 1909 2¢ reds, mint Washington-Franklin issues with strong mint completion including 1908 issues complete, bluish papers including 1¢-2¢, 10¢ & 15¢ issues (latter two with certs), later regular issues complete to near complete and similar coils with a nice showing of additional coil pairs, Pan-Pac issues complete mint, #467 in block of 6 (error n.h.) and n.h. #505 in block of 9, later dollar values present and good coil wastes, completion in 4th Bureau definitives missing only the rarer coil wastes, Kans-Nebr complete, White Plains sheet, etc., back-of-the-book including airmail complete mint including Zepps, Special Deliveries complete mint, Parcel Posts complete mint, Offices in China complete mint, Postage Dues mixed */o with better issues present, Officials near complete mixed */o missing only a handful of rare issues with many duplicates and a couple proof sets, strong showing of Newspapers with many scarce items, section of Locals mostly forgeries and reprints with the occasion good items and better Wells, Fargo & Co. pony express issues, C.S.A. including some Provisionals, Telegraph with better Cal State issue, nice showing of revenue issues including better high value first issues as well as good later sets, proprietary, M&M's, etc., cut-squares, Possessions with completion in Cuba, strong mint Guam, better Hawaii (among some fake Numerals), some good Philippines and C.Z., etc.; an extensive collection, condition is mixed but mostly confined to earlier issues, inspection highly recommended. Estimate $30,000 - 40,000.
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Realized: $30,000