U.S.A. ★★/★/⊙. One man's lifetime collection housed in a Scott National album, mint and used. Collection begins with 5cts New York Washington 4 margined, manuscript and postmark cancel, then 1846 Providence 10cts unused with 4 margins - the 5cts with letter on reverse - through to the general issues with superb used 1847 #1 the 5ct Washington 4 margined and 10cts unused 4 margins this being the bluish paper, a rare stamp,. Then a range of Franklin, Washington and Jefferson issues through to 1861 inc a superb used Scott #30a with light red pmk, 1861/62 issues through to 30cts, as well as mint specimen of the same. Further highlights inc unused 1861/66 5c Jefferson #75 as well as superb mint 15cts Lincoln #77, these two stamps alone cat over $5000, also the 24cts #78, through to grill issues types and E and F to research, followed by 1869s to 30cts inc 3cts and 10cts unused and a superb MNH 2cts with grill. Then 1870/71 without grills 1ct to 24cts, huge potential here, through to the 'secret marks' of 1873 various values to 15cts inc unused 10cts, similarly 1879 soft porous papers through to 30cts and mint 1, 3 and 10cts 1881/82 through to the 1887/88s inc 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5cts mint, leading on to the 1890/93 values to 90cts, not forgetting a few proofs, through to the Columbians through to $1 (*), Omahas mint to 50cts, as well as 2x plate number pairs, on to 1895 defins to $1 and 1898s inc both type as well as MNH imprint pairs. The 20th century strong with pan-Am complete mint, 1903/defins to $1 mint then imperf pairs 1906/08 + Schermacks, followed by the main Washington head set complete mint to $1, the high value signed cat $1200, then the perf 12s to 10cts mint 1908/09, followed by the imperfs complete and lots of complicated coils vertically and horizontally, different perf types from 1908 onwards, occasionally in pairs with certificates incorporated into the collection. Then the more obvious pan-Pacific complete mint both perfs 12 and 10 with shades Scott #397/404, cat $1000, also noticed block of 4x Kansas City rouletted, yet many more coil pairs inviting research, followed by the $2 Madison and $5 Marshall mint, the 1917/19 to $1 mint, the 2cts 5cts error block of 6x MNH, the $2 and $5 Franklin heads mint 1918/20, etc. Other areas include then various offset printings through to 1922/26 complete to $5 inc #595 MNH with certificate and so it goes on, all the commems sets, rotary press set defins complete, White Plains miniature sheet again MNH, the Kansas and Nebraska both complete mint, set etc, etc. An outstanding collection and opportunity. Please see many pictures on the website.