Lot 2013
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1901 Pan-American Exposition Issue, valuable balance of a highly specialized collection neatly written up on blank 3-ring pages; starts off with four used sets, and includes photographic reproductions of some of designer R. Ostrander Smith's initial drawings plus all sorts of varieties like sheet margin markings, vignette shifts, cancellations and multiples; highlights include 1¢: 5 different precancels and three imprint and plate no. strips; 2¢: two arrow blocks and an imprint and plate no. block of 10 (nearly separated); 4¢: four imprint and plate no. strips (one used), a used plate block of 6 and a mint plate block of 8 (one stamp thin); 5¢: one precanceled St. Paul, Minn., imprint and plate no. strips (one NH), an arrow block of 4 (stamps NH), mint (one NH) & used blocks of 4; 8¢: 16 mint singles, two blocks of four (7 stamps NH), three imprint and plate no. strips and a plate block of 6 (slightly separated); and 10¢: 19 mint singles (3 NH), three blocks of four, two with arrows (both NH, one creased) and three imprint and plate no. strips of 4; a few small faults are present, but the vast majority is F-VF. A great foundation for a possible award-winning exhibit. Scott value is over $31,000.
Estimate $7,500 - 10,000
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