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Auction: 169 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 185

Mint and used "old time" collection housed in twelve albums or binders and a variety of small boxes filling three large cartons, the main collection is in a old Scott National album from which many of the better items have been removed and placed on dealer pages in two counterbooks, here we note 9X1 reprint from the plate on nine, unused 10X1, then mostly used with 1847 5c and 10c, 1851 to 12c including #12 and 13, 1857 to 90c, the latter unused, 1861 to 90c, 1867 grills to 30c, 1869 to 30c, grilled Bank Notes to 10c and most other Bank Notes to 90c, Columbians complete with 50c, $3.00 and $4,00 unused, unwatermarked and watermarked Bureau issues complete, Trans-Mississippi complete, then mixed mint and used to 1922 including 2c Pan-American bottom plate block of ten, 1902 issue complete used, etc, also decent Possessions with Canal Zone, Guam including mint $1.00, Hawaii, Philippines including some high values such as #223A used and Puerto Rico, the next volume is back-of-the-book including C13-14 used, K1-16 postally used with Shanghai duplex cancels, officials, revenues, etc., the rest is mostly post-1920 material, including plate blocks, with occasional better items such as 832-34 plate block and C18 block to be found, also a carton filled with duplicates and junk, very mixed condition, including faulty, repaired, off center, stuck down, misidentified, etc., so a careful viewing is essential.

Sold for
$8,000