1c-12c 1851-56 Issue, Balance. On album pages and stock cards, used stamps and covers including 3c Bald, Cousland & Co. essay, No. 7 block of four and singles on and off-cover, No. 9 on and off-cover, four Nos. 10 or 10A covers plus one off-cover, several Nos. 11 or 11A including block of four (identified as No. 10 but appears to us as a No. 11, needs to be plated), Nos. 14-15 vertical pair, No. 17 cancel removed and repaired, some flaws to be found, overall Fine-Very Fine, several P.F. certificates accompany

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1c-10c 1857-60 Issue, Balance. On album pages and stock cards, mostly used stamps and a few covers, several better including Nos. 18 on cover, 22, 24 (unused block of four), 24 (strip of three), 25 on two different covers, one an advertising corner card, 25, 27, 28, 31, 32-33 (both on and off cover), also several Nos. 26 and 35 on and off-cover, faults to be expected on the better items, appear Fine-Very Fine

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1861-68 Issues, Stamp Balance. Used stamps on album pages and stock cards, approximately 40 items including singles, pairs, strips and blocks, nice range of Scott nos. with many better, Nos. 62B, 63 block of four, 65 in five blocks of four (one unused, regummed), 68 block of four, 68 and 73 used as revenues, 69, 70, 70a, 71 (two), 75, 76 (including one unused, no gum), 77, 78b (including one unused, no gum, also a piece with two singles used as revenues), 83, 88 (block of four), 91, 92, 94 in two separate blocks of four, 96 thin paper (two), 96 strip of four, 97 strip of four, 100, mixed condition with flaws to be expected on the better stamps, still Fine-Very Fine appearing with a number of attractive Jumbo stamps, substantial Scott Retail value over $14,000.00

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1861-68 Issues, Cover Balance. Desirable group of 22 covers on album pages, all but one franked with a single stamp (as Mr. Curtis preferred), wide range of stamps and destinations with many better, including Nos. 63 (two), 64b, 65's on different government corner cards, 68, 69, 77's to Switzerland and France, 86 on IRS tax notice, 87 on Fifth Military Div. Texas oversized cover, 88, 89 to Prussia, 90 to England, 91 to Paris, 92, 94 block of four to Ireland, 96's to Cuba and Germany, 97 to England, 98 to Germany, couple others, some flaws to be expected but most are attractive frankings, Fine-Very Fine group

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1869 Pictorial Issue, Balance. Four items, including 3c single and block of eight (latter defective), 6c with tiny thin in grill (P.S.E. F-VF 75), also 12c with unusually choice centering and small fault, Fine-Very Fine appearing group

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1870-88 Bank Note Issues, Stamp Balance. Mounted on album pages, used single stamps and blocks, 1870 Issue including 1c and 6c grills, 1c-6c without grill, also 90c with fake grill, 1870 Issue including 1c P.S.E. graded 85, 10c graded 90, 1875 1c and 5c both graded 90J, 1879 Issue complete less 1c and 30c, 6c P.S.E. graded 90, 1881-83 Issues complete, No. 211 graded 90J, also several blocks including Nos. 182, 185-186, 188-189, 205 (block of 14), 209-211, 1887-88 Issue to 30c plus blocks of Nos. 212-216 (No. 213 block of 20), a few others, mixed condition including some Extremely Fine, more than 10 certificates accompany

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1870-88 Bank Note Issues, Cover Balance. Diverse group of approximately 59 covers mounted in an album, mostly single frankings (as Mr. Curtis preferred), wide range of stamps and destinations, grills including Nos. 135, 136, 137 to London, 138 to Berlin, range of 1870 without grill including Nos. 148, 150 and 152 to foreign destinations (two covers each), 1873 Continental Issue including Nos. 160-162 to foreign destinations, 30c No. 165 on courthouse cover, American Bank Note Issues including some advertised and illustrated, foreign destinations, 30c No. 190 on courthouse cover, many others, some flaws to be found, overall Fine-Very Fine group with a number of attractive covers

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1890-93 Small Bank Note Issue, Balance. Mounted on album pages, used stamps including No. 220a P.S.A.G. graded 95J, 220c, blocks of four of 1c-15c, plus additional larger blocks of 2c, 5c and 10c, 10 covers to 10c value including illustrated, foreign destinations, registered, mixed condition with Fine-Very Fine to be found

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1894-98 Bureau Issues, Stamp Balance. Wide range of off-cover stamps, mostly used singles and blocks, also some unused plate blocks, highlights including No. 247 called Mint N.H. 90J by P.S.E. (called reperfed by P.F.), used blocks of unwatermarked issue including block of eight of No. 256 and block of four of No. 259, watermarked issue including No. 276, variety of used blocks in various sizes including Nos. 274-275, plate blocks of Nos. 267 (three different imprint types), 268 (separated horizontally), 270, 1898 Issue complete plus many used blocks, some in larger sizes, also some varieties, some flaws to be found, overall Fine-Very Fine with a few particularly nice stamps

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1894-98 Bureau Issues, Cover Balance. 32 covers, mostly single stamp frankings, range of stamps and uses, some higher frankings including 30c No. 275 on oversize cover to Mannheim, Germany (ex Whitpain), others including wide variety of illustrated (one gun cover), corner cards, registered, parcel tag, lots of foreign destinations, Fine-Very Fine group with many worthwhile covers

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1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue, 1901 Pan-American Issue, Balance. Mounted on album pages, used stamps and covers including Nos. 285-289, 294-299, 296 (unused, P.S.E. graded OGph 90), blocks of Nos. 285-287, 289-290, also a nice range of covers of both issues, eight Trans-Mississippi up to the 10c with some illustrated, 8c on Spanish-American War United States flag Patriotic cover, each of the Pan-American covers in single uses (less the 8c), some flaws to be expected but overall Fine-Very Fine, an attractive group

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