Lot
2768 
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United States Collection, 1847-2000, mint and used collection housed in 9 deluxe hingless albums, with condition well above the norm and nearly every better issue accompanied by a certificate; starting with 1847, 10¢ and a 5¢ reproduction (Sc. 3), used 1851 issues including Sc. 9-17 (each with cert.), 1857 issue with good 1¢ types including Sc. 18, 5¢ issues near complete including brick red and Indian red issues, 10¢ types and 12¢-90¢ issues complete, 1861-66 issues lacking the 90¢ with sound 5¢ buff, 1867 grills including 3¢ C. & D. grills with complete E. grill issues and a selection of F. grills including 30¢, selection of 1869 Pictorials up to the 30¢ and 1¢ Re-issues, Banknotes with National grills complete to the 7¢ and later issues near complete, small banknotes complete, bureau issues mixed */o up to the $2 values, mint Columbians complete to the 30¢ and Trans-Miss issues complete to the 50¢, Pan-Ams complete mint, 1902 definitives to the $1, early 20th century mint commemoratives with Louisiana & Jamestown complete, 2¢ Lincoln bluish, Pan-Pac issues complete, strong completion in Wash-Frank issues including most mint coil pairs present, other mint including 1¢-2¢ bluish, #505 in block of 9, #519, good coil wastes and dollar value Franklins, completion of 4th bureau issues including 1922-26 definitives complete, Kans-Nebr., coil wastes, etc., White Plains sheet n.h., etc., completion in more modern material including high values, Legends recall sheet x2, etc., back-of-the-book issue with mint Airmails complete including Zepps, complete Special Deliveries mixed */o, Parcel Post issues complete mint, strong Postage Dues starting with used 1879-91 issues, Officials nearing completion including higher value Executive Dept issues, Interior & Navy issue complete, State Dept including mint $2, better A.B.N.Co. soft papers including #O96 mint and the scarce Treasury high values; collection also includes some additional worthwhile secondary material and the whole collection accompanied by 260 certificates with nearly every issue sound (few items with minor to trivial flaws), a wonderful collection well worth careful examination. Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.
Realized: $21,000