Collection Balance of an Impressive Old-Time Holding. Neatly remounted on stock pages with both used and unused, ranging from early classics including unused Nos. 40, 68-69, 71 and used Nos. 13, 23, 29 (strip of three and additional strip on cover to France), 31, 36 (pair), 62B, 72, 1869 Issue to 30c, strong group of Bank Note Issues with better high values, numerous fancy cancels including New York Foreign Mail, letters, numerals and even Skull and Crossbones, some varieties such as No. 179 on Pinkish Laid Paper, Columbian Issue unused to $5.00 plus additional $1.00-$5.00 without gum, mostly unused Bureau Issues to $5.00 with additional dollar values used as well, Trans-Mississippi unused to $1.00 plus additional used $1.00 and $2.00 (2), Washington-Franklins and later commemorative and definitives to about the 1920s, also including Back-of-Book mostly unused with Air Post, Postage Dues (such as Nos. J7, J18-J19, J35, J36b and J37a), Officials (with better cancels such as Kicking Mule), Newspapers, Parcel Post complete, we notice many better items signed by renowned French experts (such as A. Brun), while there are some stamps with various faults, overall condition is far better than typically seen with some Gem examples noted throughout, careful inspection is highly encouraged

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Valuable Unused Collection Balance. The collector bought from auctions and mail sales and never mounted the stamps, so they are still on the original lot cards, starts with the Bank Note issues and goes to the 1930s, the collector bought sound original-gum stamps, the large majority in Very Fine condition, though individual stamps range from Fine to Extremely Fine, strength in regular issues, including Bank Notes, Bureau issues and Washington-Franklins, the latter group with many coil pairs, also commemoratives including all of the Trans-Mississippi set, Air Post including the Graf Zeppelin set, some other Back-of-Book, also used Nos. 1 and 2 (the only used and only pre-1870 stamps in the lot), dozens of certificates, many of these were purchased for hundreds of dollars each, a highly desirable collection with outstanding resale potential

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U.S. Collection, 1847-1953. Mounted in an American Heirloom album, well-filled throughout including early issues such as 1847 5c and 10c, 1851 5c, 1857 5c (No. 30 unused, with P.S.E. graded VF 80) and 90c used (with certificate), solid run of Grilled Issues, 1869 Pictorials to 90c, better Bank Notes, Columbians to $5.00, Bureau Issues, complete Trans-Mississippi including unused $2.00, later commemoratives appear complete and good range of Washington-Franklins, some Back-of-Book, 19th century with mixed condition with overall condition improving thru 20th century to mostly Fine-Very Fine, overall a useful collection, seven certificates accompany

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Mostly 19th Century Used Collection. In an album and a couple stockbooks, some higher value stamps such as three No. 1 and one No. 2, specialized groups of 1c and 3c stamps from the 1851 and 1857 Issues, including shades, varieties and cancels, the collector was apparently going to specialize in the 3c stamps, as there is a Chase plating chart included (with no stamps), later stamps include a small number of unused, mixed condition

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Used Collection. In a 1961 Jefferson album, every space of the 19th Century is filled (though it is the simplified version), including 5c and 10c 1847, 1869 Pictorials complete, Columbian and Trans-Mississippi sets and Bureaus to $5.00, 20th Century has a few missing spaces but is fairly well-filled, Air Post including the Graf Zeppelin set, 19th Century Revenues include 6c Proprietary with blue Charles Osgood cancel and $20.00 Second Issue, also some better cancels, an occasional unused stamp including $5.00 Columbian with original gum, mixed condition, overall a useful collection

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Collection, 1847-20th Century. Liberty stamp album of unused and used stamps, including used Nos. 1, 8A, 12, 15, 17, 18, 21, 29, 32, 67, 75, 112-122, nice group of Bank Notes, unused starts just after beginning of 20th Century with nice showing of Washington-Franklins including No. 505 double error in block of nine, 630, some Air Post and other back-of-book, some faults especially on the earlier issues, some Fine-Very Fine

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Collection, 1893-1974. There are a few earlier stamps, but the value starts with a complete unused set of Columbians, solid run of later commemoratives including the Trans-Mississippi set complete, useful regular Issues including Washington-Franklins, Air Post with Graf Zeppelin set, Offices in China, Hunting Permits, condition a bit mixed though many are Fine-Very Fine

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Small Used Balance of a Collection. On stock page, including Nos. 9X1, 12, 117 (blue star), 119-121, various Columbians including colored cancels and $2.00 with bold "US Sea Post" cancel, Trans-Mississippi to 50c, 2c Pan-American with "fast train", even a few graded including No. 295 (XF-Superb 95), 298 (XF 90) and C2 (XF-Superb 95), plus others, twelve P.F. or P.S.E. certificates accompany, mostly Very Fine

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Accumulation, 19th-20th Century. Stock pages of unused and used stamps, few better unused including Nos. 127, 129, 131, 241, 243, 630, used including Nos. 118-119, 292, 505 in strip of three with two 2c, block of ten of No. 572, nice group of Washington-Franklins and later issues, some Revenues, several of the unused are without gum or regummed, mixed condition, generally appear Fine

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19th Century Group. 35 mostly unused stamps that were purchased as scarce or rare stamps, but unfortunately many are not how they were represented, does contain some correctly identified original-gum stamps such as Nos. 130 and 132, some others are misidentified, regummed or have faults (though these still have some value), a couple with cleaned cancels, inspection is necessary to ascertain the true value

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Classics Balance. Stock pages of unused and used stamps, including used Nos. 17, 22, 23, 26a, 28, 64, 67 (2), 70, 71, 78b, 85B, 85E, 95, 99, 118, 119, 154, unused including Nos. 119 and 459, somewhat mixed condition, some appear Fine-Very Fine, four with certificates

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Classic Balance. Group of mostly 19th Century items with a few early 20th Century, several better including No. 9 strip of six, No. 24 unused block of eight (no gum, counted as singles), No. 25 right sheet margin used pair (Pos. 70/80L7), No. 26 original gum block of four, No. 119 used single and pair, No. 115-E1 essay, a few others, 20th Century includes No. 310 original gum, Nos. 323-327 unused singles and blocks of four, mixed condition with flaws to be found especially on the early issues, appear Fine, five certificates accompany, Scott Retail more than $5,500.00

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1c Blue (63, 86, 92). Quadrille page containing 19 stamps, including four unused No. 63, used Nos. 86 and 92 (3), few different shades, nice group of cancels, faults, some appear Fine

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Classic Fancy Cancels. Eight stamps, including No. 65 with fancy "C" in ornate circle (Skinner-Eno LS-C22, P.S.E. graded VF-XF 85), No. 114 with insect cancel and another with leaf cancel (P.S.E. graded XF 90 Jumbo), two No. 63 with manuscript "W" of Weston Mass. (one faulty), two 1c Bank Notes with Glen Allen Star precancel (one with 2014 P.F. certificate), finally No. 186 with negative star within star within circle cancel (tiny tear, P.S.E. graded F 70), an attractive and desirable group

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Balance of a Collection. Interesting mixture on stock page, dealer cards and auction lot cards, mostly from Bank Note Issues onwards, with No. 218, Columbians including 30c with U.S. German Sea P.O. cancel, Trans-Mississippi, No. 546, $5.00 Hamilton plate block, even some Back-of-Book including Nos. C4-C6 blocks of four on piece and C13 on piece, most items acquired individually for exceptional centering and well-struck cancels, mostly Very Fine, accompanied by 33 P.F. or P.S.E. certificates

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$1.00, $2.00, $4.00, $5.00 Columbian (241-242, 244-245). $1.00 original gum, others regummed, well-centered, $1.00 and $4,00 each with small fault, $2.00 and $5.00 with neat repair, Very Fine appearance

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Columbian and Trans-Mississippi Issues, Multiples. Six items with original gum, 1c, 3c and 8c Columbians in imprint and plate no. strips of four, 2c Columbian bottom imprint and plate no. block of six, also 2c Trans-Mississippi bottom imprint and plate no. block of six and right arrow selvage block of six, mostly Fine with some Very Fine stamps, an attractive group

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Early Commemoratives. Unused group with original gum, Trans-Mississippi Issue through the 50c, Pan-Americans and Louisiana Purchase complete, mostly hinged except for Pan-Americans, Fine with a few Very Fine

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19th and 20th Century Unused Balance. Group of original gum stamps, including Nos. 227, 260, 311-312, 369, also Air Pos Nos. C1-C6 and C18 (missing C2, Mint N.H. except for C1), Fine-Very Fine, four certificates accompany

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Washington-Franklins, Dollar Values. Group of five stamps, single of No. 479 (lightly hinged), two each of Nos. 524 and 547 (one 547 hinged, the others Mint N.H.), the 547's showing slightly different shades, Very Fine group, two P.F. certificates accompany

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20th Century Unused Group. Mostly Regular Issues from the 1920s on, includes a Kans.-Nebr. set, a few earlier such as a 15c Bluish Paper, also Air Posts, Special Deliveries and other Back-of-Book, much Mint N.H., largely Fine-Very Fine

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Modern Collection. Housed in six American Heirloom albums from 1955 thru 2015, appearing complete including singles, strips and many complete panes of the more modern period, with dollar values such as Priority Mail, including Air Post from 1959 onwards, Very Fine, we anticipate the face value alone to easily be well in excess of our estimate

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Modern Accumulation. Mostly 1950s-1980s, singles, plate blocks, plate strips, coil strips, and a few sheets, etc., face value should be well in excess of our estimate

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Small Error Balance. Three Mint N.H. errors, 1990 25c Christmas Imperforate Horizontally (2515a), strip of three with selvage at left and "use correct zip code" in bottom margin, 1992 29c Eagle & Shield Brown Omitted (2595c) strip of three, 6c Dark Blue & Carmine Air Post Vertical Pair Imperforate Horizontally with bottom selvage, fresh and Very Fine group, Scott Retail counting No. 2515a as a pair

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Balance. Balance of collection including unused Nos. 262 and 263, used Nos. 17, 240, 291, 1058a joint line strip of four, mixed condition, few appear Fine

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Balance, 20th Century. Small 3-ring binder of mostly position multiples, including 481, 482, 575, 577 and a few others, also OX21 pane, Very Fine group

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Graded Unused Collection Balance. 26 stamps ranging from Scott 231 to 716 plus C44, each with P.S.E. certificate with grades ranging from VF-XF 85 to Gem 100, predominately Mint N.H., four hinged, better including No. 231 (XF 90 Jumbo), 232 (XF 90), 236 (VF-XF 85 Jumbo), 616 (XF-Superb 95), 621 (Superb 98) among others, six encapsulated, Very Fine-Extremely Fine Gem, complete inventory provided upon request, total SMQ value

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Graded Balance. Choice balance of 14 P.S.E. graded stamps, (one P.S.A.G. graded), including Nos. 63 with "Paid" lozenge cancel (XF 90, accompanied by cover from which it came with No. 65), 96 "TAG" variety (used, F-VF 75), 69 (used, P.S.A.G. 85J), 213 (used, XF 90 Jumbo), 234 (used, XF 90 Jumbo), 272 with plate no. selvage (OGph, XF-Superb 95), 286 with plate no. selvage (DOG, XF-Superb 95), 311 (used, XF 90), 325 with imprint selvage (Mint N.H., XF 90, called "slightly faded" on cert), 480 (OGph, XF-Superb 95), 549 (Mint N.H., XF-Superb 95), Q6 (Mint N.H., XF 90), Q9 (Mint N.H., VF-XF 85), 906 block of four (Mint N.H., Superb 98), Extremely Fine group, total SMQ counting the No. 69 as P.S.E. graded and without counting the No. 906 block $2,755.00

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Small Graded Balance. Four Mint N.H. stamps, three P.S.E. graded and one P.F. graded, including Nos. 373 (Gem 100 Jumbo), 537 (Superb 98), 548 (P.F. XF-Superb 95 Jumbo) and 560 (XF-Superb 95), Extremely Fine Gem group, total SMQ as all P.S.E. graded $1,100.00

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Graded Balance. Three used stamps, Nos. 9 (XF 90; SMQ $225.00), 70 (VF 80; SMQ $350.00) and 76 (VF-XF 85; SMQ $275.00), Very Fine-Extremely Fine group, each with 2014 P.S.E. certificate, total SMQ value $850.00

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Booklet Pane Collection. Through the 1970s on Scott pages, earliest is the 1903 2c Shield, Washington-Franklins including No. 374a, some booklets such as No. BK43, also Air Post including No. BKC1, most Mint N.H., largely Fine-Very Fine

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Dealer Stock. Extensive stock on small approval cards, both unused and used stamps ranging from 1851 Issue through early 20th Century with lots of Back-of-Book, some cards with duplication, typical flaws to be found but a great many attractive stamps present, owner's Scott Retail $32,533.00

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Extensions Balance. Three items, No. 28 with rich color, submitted as 28b but the P.F. did not agree, lightly cancelled, tiny perf scuff, appears Fine, No. 404 original gum, Extremely Fine but reperfed according to most recent certificate, $2.00 Newspaper with conflicting P.F. certificates, 1981 P.F. states it is No. PR108 (Scott Retail $2,250.00), 2018 P.F. states it is the watermarked No. PR120 and reperfed, Scott Retail counting this as PR120

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Extensions Balance. Three items, No. 288 Mint N.H. and Extremely Fine but most recent certificate states repaired perf (sound older certificate), No. 295 Mint N.H. plate block of 10 with light fingerprints on gum, No. 422 Extremely Fine but certificate states regummed (we are not convinced), Very Fine-Extremely Fine

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Extensions Balance. Two items, No. 205 appears lightly hinged but suspect regummed, No. 475 Mint N.H., natural offset on gum and tiny skip, Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail with first as original gum

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Miscellaneous Balance. In stockbooks and glassines, some better unused from the 1920s and 1930s, including No. RW2 and some plate blocks, Idaho covers, some modern such as 50 sets of the 1992 Columbian souvenir sheets, mixed condition

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Eclectic Balance. Group of singles and multiples from a broad time period, including a couple 1869 essays, No. 505 double error in a block of 12, set of Perf 11 Washington-Franklins, Nos. 571-573 blocks of four with plate no. selvage, No. 1053 Mint N.H. plate block of four, 18c Flag & Lighthouse (No. 1891) used single with plate no. 6 (the key plate no. of the issue, Scott Retail $500.00), several others, some faults no doubt can be found but useful items present

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Plate Block Group. Couple dozen on auction lot cards, value in Washington-Franklins, including 1c Bluish Paper, several Offset including No. 533, a few Back-of-Book, some Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine

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Balance of a Plate Block Collection. Small carton with few better items, including some nice plate blocks such as Nos. 367-368, 370-373, 563-566, 570-572, 620-621, 803-834, 1053, also including pane of 100 of the $1.00 O'Neill, few other better, overall Fine-Very Fine

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