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Auction: 144 - August Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 517

Mint regular issue extensive collection of hundreds of singles, blocks of four and plate blocks in a lighthouse album, the concentration is in the 20th century but includes a very few early 19th century including the very few used such as two #1 and a #2, the mint starts in earnest with the 1890 Small Bank Note issue cplt. less the 4c value, regular issues are then found through the Washington-Franklin issues to the 1970s, sets become more complete as the collection progresses with the 1917-19 perf. 11, 1922-25 Regular issue including centerline block of four of the $5.00, Kansas-Nebraska overprints, 1938 Presidentials and the Liberty series all complete with the last also complete in plate blocks of four, more significant than the normal singles and blocks are the varieties that are found throughout, for example a study of the types and shades of the #319 is found in blocks of four and booklet panes, throughout imperforates and coils are emphasized with many better pairs and line pairs, imperforate coils in strips of four, lots of coil waste issues including better values, lots of booklet panes and a whole section of different mint private vending machine perforations including 36 pairs and twelve strips of four or other multiples including some scarce varieties, condition overall is quite nice, all have o.g., hinged will be found in the earlier issues but a surprising vast majority are never hinged including better dollar values and varieties, overall fine-very fine with faults being the rare exception; this is a collection where examination will be very fruitful revealing unexpected varieties and better values.

Sold for
$8,500