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Auction: 144 - August Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 432

United States locals substantial collection balance, this is quite an advanced collection of these difficult issues housed in two quality albums and formed by a collector that was knowledgeable of this area with the vast majority being genuine originals or properly identified where reprints are included, the collection is broad in its scope with over 300 unused and used singles, nine sheets of various issues and another seven reprint sheets in different colors of the American Letter Mail Co. (#5L1), plus over 20 multiples in various size blocks, there are over 35 covers of proper usages and 23 mint and used postal envelopes of various companies and even a few proofs, there is much too much to list everything that is found here but we note numerous better items as D.O. Blood (3c) Black with “R & Co” initials (#15L3), Brady & Co. 1c Red on yellow (#22L1), Brown’s City Post cplt. (#31L1-5), unused Humboldt Express 25c Brown (#86L1), Pips Daily Mail 1c Black on yellow and 1c Black on blue (#116L3, 4), plus a great many more, the larger local delivery services such as Boyd’s City Express Post and Hussey’s Post are extensive with many varieties, covers and stationery, condition varies with faults present as is quite the norm with these issues but generally fine-very fine appearing if not in actuality; this collection deserves careful examination to appreciate both the many desirable items and the substantial value that is present.

Sold for
$9,000