Auction: 176 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Auction
Lot: 217
United States valuable mint & used collection, housed in five White Ace albums, mix of mint and used, the 1847 issues highlighted by Sc. #1 and 2 used (the latter with P.S.E. certificate), several 1c Franklins, one 8A with APEX certificate, multiple 10c Washington used examples, 1857 issues with multiple 1c Franklin, 10c green and 90c blue Washington, 1867 Grill issues to the 15c used, 1869 Grill Issues to the 30c, 1870-1 Bank Note Issues with 7c Grill used, Without Grill to the 90c, 1873 CBN issues complete used save for the 24c, 1879 ABN complete used, several additional examples identified as being on soft porous paper, 1887-93 Bank Note Issues mint and used, note lovely mint 214, used 218, Columbians complete used to the 50c, some present in more than one example, the 1c, 5c, and 6c VF NH with certificates, 1894 issues with #248 mint, 5c, 6c, 8c mint, $1 Perry used, Trans-Mississippi complete used, three with P.F. or P.S.E. certificates, Pan-American complete used, along with several mint including an attractive 10c, second volume with plentiful Washington-Franklins, many with certificates, note imperforate pairs and blocks, coils, with 524 mint, 547 mint, 572 and 573 mint, the third volume quite full to the 1940s, with many represented in singles and plate blocks, further P.S.E. graded stamps including 599 (XF90), 722 (VF-XF85), and 789 (XF-SUP 95), as well as Special Delivery and Parcel Post issues, one volume exclusively dedicated to airmail issues, apparently complete save for the 1930 Zeppelin issues, including one n.h. and one hinged set of C1-3, several plate blocks including C10, C11, C19, C23, C39, coil pairs, and additional Minuteman album of 1950s/60 mint blocks, coils, etc, an exceptional collection of significant value, meriting close inspection.
Sold for
$10,500