Lot 1902 /o
United States Collection, 1847-2013, in 8 jam-packed Lighthouse Hingeless US albums, with largely used classics, then mainly unused from 1890's to 2013, condition problems exist early on with many faults to be expected, later stamps mainly Fine-VF, volume 1 has 1847-1935 stamps, and used stamps start with #1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 17, 22, 25, 63, 67-72, 73, 75-77, 89-90, 112-117, 119, etc., nice used Bank Notes to 90¢, many extra pages of cancellations, varieties, etc., also 5 pages of Confederates, with many singles, including both used and unused #9, T-E-N, other blocks, shades, fakes, fantasies, nice showing, back-of-the-book includes Special Deliveries and Parcel Post complete, many postage dues, unused stamps include a beautiful set of 230-245 Columbians, well-centered, fresh colors, all either no gum or regummed, also 285-293, most regummed, Pan-Americans, 311, 369, 397-404 (400A with PFC), 467, 505, 518, 630 n.h., 658-679 many n.h., 573, 599A n.h. (PFC), C1-6, C13 n.h., C14 and C15, LH, in addition, there are many extra pages throughout of cancels, shades, varieties, etc., volumes 2-7 cover the years 1935 to 2012 and are essentially complete and n.h., many extra pages are included with shades, minor numbers, some reverse printings of Overrun Nations, tags and wet-dry printing varieties of Liberty issue, Western Airletters, gum and perf varieties, Recalled Legends, Bugs imperf, booklet and die cut types, microprinting, vended postage, many extra sheetlets of 20, etc., volume 8 has 2013 issues plus a full set of unused Duck stamps, RW1-RW80, 1934-2013 with many additional self-adhesives (13 different), plus Junior Ducks from 2001-2013; inspection needed throughout to show extras the collector added.Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
Realized: $12,000