Lot 1115
United States. 1847-1987 Large Mint & Used Collection, 2100+ Stamps. More than 2100 mint and used stamps in mounts in a Harris U.S. album. Collection starts with 19th Century that includes 1847 5¢ & 10¢ used; 1851 Imperfs with 7 used stamps to 12¢ including nice Scott #8A (position 53L1E); 1857 Perf issue with 12 stamp (two with cert) to 30¢ including #28 with 2016 PF cert for vertical strip of 3 of which this is the top stamp (diagonal crease); 1861 Issue with 18 stamps, including unused, to 90¢ plus 4 proofs; 1867 Grills with 12 stamps to 30¢ (figured very low); 1869 Pictorials complete to 90¢ used except for unused 3¢ and 24¢ signed Pfenninger; 1870-1893 Banknotes, 60 stamps, with a few grills, proof block of 4 and values to 90¢; 1893 Columbian issue complete with $2 & $5 used, rest unused; 1894-1898 First Bureau issues with 39 stamps including 1895 issue complete used to $5 and 1898 Trans-Mississippi issue complete mint to $2 ranging from unused to OG. The 20th Century consists of 1950 stamps with unused 1901 Pan Americans, 1902 issue complete to $5 all used except $1 mint with OG, 1904 unused Louisiana Purchase to 10¢, many Washington-Franklins to $5 with mixture of used and unused, almost all post-1904 commemoratives with many mint including nice #369 light hinge, souvenir sheets (no #630) and modern issues. Post-1920 definitives well represented with #573 NEVER HINGED, complete Kansas-Nebraska with Nebraska set NEVER HINGED, complete Prexies and more. Gum condition of unused stamps ranges from no gum or regum to NEVER HINGED. Very mixed condition to be expected with a number of stamps not counted (these have a pencil 'x' mark next to them). High cat value with many fine or better stamps. Examination highly recommended for full appreciation. Estimate Value $7,000 - UP
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| Realized $8,700 |
