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Lot 1067 |
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Carriers & Locals, 1844-1854, attractive collection comprising 12 off-cover stamps and nine covers; the stamps include 6LB5, 5a & 11, 112L1 and 136L10; covers comprise LO2, 1LB8 & 9, 3LB1, 4LB8a, 7LB12, 5L1 & 2, 75L5; clean and Fine-Very Fine throughout.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 1068 |
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1853-1932, Stamped Envelope & Postage Due EDUs, nine entires and a front between U8//U525a, including U27; also includes the EDUs of J2 & J5; few faults but mostly F-VF, nearly all with APS certificates.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1069 |
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1853 First Nesbitt Issue, mounted collection of nearly 150 different entires, mounted and identified by die, paper, size, knife, watermark and type; the owner only collected used when he couldn't find the variety mint; in all, about 70 are mint including two each U1 & U2 plus U11 (3), U12 (4), U13 (3), U14 (3) and one each U15-18 & U18a; there are a some very minor condition problems, but overall condition is quite exceptional. A fantastic collection.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
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Lot 1070 |
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1860 Nesbitt Star Die Issue, mounted collection of nearly 75 different entires, mounted and identified by die, paper, size, knife, watermark and type; there are about 50 mint including U19 (3), two each U20-21, one each U23-24, more than 30 U26/27 and three each U28-29; again, condition is quite exceptional overall.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
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Lot 1071 |
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1861 Third Nesbitt Issue, mounted collection of about 75 different entires, mounted and identified by die, paper, size, knife, watermark and type; there are about 44 mint including U34 (17), U35 (12), U36, U38, U39, 10¢ U 40/41a (7) and one each U42-45 plus U44a; includes some better 3¢ varieties like UPSS 72-1, 74-1, 75-1, 77-0 & 80-1; yet again, the lot is generally clean and Fine-Very Fine or better throughout.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 1072 |
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1863-64 Nesbitt Issue, two-volume mounted collection of about 340 different entires, mounted and identified by die, paper, size, knife, watermark and type; starts with about 60 mint 2¢ Black Jacks, followed by more than 230 3¢ pinks (about 100 mint); also included (all mint) are more than 20 3¢ browns, four each 6¢ pink & 6¢ purple, then one each of U66 (Wells Fargo frank) through U73 including U67a & U72a; some flaws but generally Fine-Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 1073 |
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1870 Reay Issue, mounted collection of about 120 different mint entires (plus a few used) mounted and identified by die, paper, size, knife, watermark; includes lots of better UPSS varieties like 1¢ & 3¢ "ruled lines" 144A, 147A, 166A, 168A, 169A, 171B, 172A, 176A, 182A, 183A, 185A, 193A, 196A, 199A and other scarce varieties like 202-2; higher values include 6¢ (21), 7¢ (3), 10¢ (7, two U89, one U90), 12¢ (5), 15¢ (8), 24¢ (9), 30¢ (5) & 90¢ (5); a remarkable lot, Fine-Very Fine throughout.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
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Lot 1074 |
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1874-82 Plimpton Issues, 2-volume mounted collection of about 365 different mint entires (plus a few used), mounted and identified by die, paper, size, knife, watermark and shade; includes about 75 each of the 1¢ & 3¢ values; also includes two 3¢ Centennial Special Printings, UPSS 368d & 403a, with PFCs, plus six others that the owner has identified as Centennials without certificates; additional better numbers include U135, U180, U186, U224-226, and 1-4 examples each of U195-221 & 214-217; also included are 14 mint entires of the 1876 Centennial Issue; virtually all clean and Fine-Very Fine. A wonderful lot.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
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Lot 1075 |
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1883-86 Plimpton Issues Plus Grant Letter Sheets, 2-volume mounted collection of more than 200 different mint entires (plus a few used) mounted and identified by die, paper, size, knife and watermark; loaded with better numbers like U243-246, U270, U271, U273, U274, U276, U285 (2), U286, U288, U290 (light toning) and UPSS numbers 773, 791, 795, 811, 813, 831a, 834, etc., etc., etc.; also included are 21 Grant letter sheets (2 used); clean and Fine-Very Fine throughout. A fantastic lot.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
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Lot 1076 |
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1887 Plimpton Issue, 3-volume mounted collection of more than 450 different mint entires (plus a few used) mounted and identified by die, paper, size, knife, watermark and shade; comprises 1¢ (60), 3¢ (250+ including 13 diff. U318-323), 4¢ (60), 5¢ (34), 30¢ (33) and 90¢ (18); also includes lots of UPSS numbers cataloging $50 & up; a wonderful lot, clean and Fine-Very Fine throughout.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 1077 |
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1893-1903 Plimpton & Hartford Issues, 3-volume collection of apx 400-500 different entires (plus a few used) mounted and identified by die, paper, size, knife, watermark and shade; includes the 5¢ Columbian slate brown error plus UPSS 1161-0 and many, many $25-50 numbers; as usual, virtually all clean and Fine-Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1078 |
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1920-25 Surcharges, 6-volume collection (2 volumes are 1925) of approximately 800-900 mostly mint entires mounted and identified by die, paper, size, knife, watermark; loaded with better numbers including U454a (3), U454b (2), U455 (light tone from paper band), U456a, U457a-b, U462, U463, U463A, U474 (2), U474a, U476, U477 (4) U478 (2), U486, U487 and much, much more; a marvelous collection of these popular issues.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
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Lot 1079 |
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1929-58 Airmail Entires, 2-volume collection of about 330 diff mostly mint entires; includes UC20a with a PFC, but nothing else really rare, though there are plenty of scarcer low priced items and we note more than 130 UC8 identified by overprint type; virtually all fresh and Fine-Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1080 |
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1873-1911 Officials, mounted collection of about 130 different mostly mint entires mounted and identified by die, paper, size, knife, watermark; highlights include UO18, UO22, UO29, UO43, UO49 (UPSS WD64 with PFC), UO50 (2), UO60 (folded vertically), UO62-67 and UO69; typical amount of light toning but generally Fine-Very Fine throughout.
Estimate 4,000 - 6,000
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Lot 1081 |
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1873-1952 Postal Cards, exceptional specialized collection of mint cards in a large specialty album; starts with four different UX1 and includes such things as UX7a, UX8c, UX27D (pre-printed), UX34-35 and the following Message-Reply cards (all diff.) UY1 (6), UY2 (4), UY3 (3), UY5 (3), UY6 (3), UY7 (9), UY8, UY12 (12), UX15 (4), etc.; also includes a few later Message-Reply including the Portola Cal. revalued 5¢/4¢ Lincoln (unused); a remarkable clean, crisp lot, Fine-Very Fine throughout.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
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Lot 1082 |
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1920 Canceling Machine Surcharges, marvelous collection of 87 different mint cards comprising 72 UX32/33 (S44/45), 12 UY9 (MR16) and three surcharges on severed Message-Reply Cards (S48-2, S49-2 & S49-5 (unused), last three with PFCs; clean and virtually all Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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