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Auction: 177 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 108

United States: Stamp Collections & Balances
United States, 1851-1996 powerful mint collection,
in five SAFE hingeless albums, many useful items noting 1851 1c and 3c unused, good run of 1857 Issues with 1c through 30c values mint or without gum (12c heavily toned, 24c toned gum and a few toned perfs), 1861-6 Issues 1c blue through 24c (most unused, a few appear o.g., the odd toned perf), 1869 Issues with 1c. through 3c mint, 1870-88 Bank Note Issues 1c to 6c, 10c, 12c, 24c, 30c (a few unused), 1875 5c blue, 1882-8 1c through 5c mint (2c red brown. appears never hinged), 1890-93 Issues 1c through 90c, (mint, some toned gum), 1893 Columbians 1c through 50c (some toned gum), 1898-9 1c through 50c, 1898 Trans-Mississippi to 50c, 1901 Pan-American Exposition 1c through 10c, 1902-3 Regular Issue to the 15c, near complete then to 1971 for the available spaces, missing only a handful of Washington-Franklins, though including $1-$5 values, 1922-5 Regular Issue complete, 1926 White Plains souvenir sheet, 1929 Kansas & Nebraska overprints complete, three further volumes through 1996 near-complete for the available spaces, including booklet panes and coils, Air Posts complete save for $2.60 Graf Zeppelin, 1879 Postage Due with 1c, 3c, 30c, and 50c, 1884 Issues with 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, and 30c (some foxing mostly confined to album pages), 1895 and 1910-15 watermarked issues, extensive run of mint officials (some no gum), with 1873 Agriculture 1c to 30c, Interior 1c to 90c, Justice 1c to 12c, Navy 1c-6c, 10c-12c, 24c, and 30c, Post Office 1c-90c, State 1c-24c (some toned perfs), Treasury complete save for 24c, War complete but for 6c, 1910-1 Postal Savings 1c-$1, Official Carrier Stamps Franklin (reprint on thicker paper) and U.S.P.O. Despatch, 1911 10c Registration, useful Newspaper stamps with 1865 10c and 25c, 1875 5c reprint, 1875 1c to 10c black and 12c and 60c (gum crease), 1895 1c-10c black, and 1897 Issues complete, 1912-13 Parcel Post, 1913 Parcel Postage Due and 1925-8 Special Handling complete, Special Delivery complete save for the 10c 1894, Hunting Permit Stamps complete through 1996, with an additional selection of Florida Duck Stamps, some interesting collateral items including TB Christmas seals, stamp show souvenir sheets, etc, condition varies with some having small faults or showing signs of toned gum or perfs, though despite the appearance of some pages many stamps remain fresh and desirable, some no gum examples as well as potential regumming/reperfs to be expected among the earlier issues, a collection of significant catalogue value, deserving close inspection, with many better items throughout, chiefly fine.

Sold for
$11,500

Starting price
$9000