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 postma..Read more
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. Show less
U.S.A. ★. Good collection back of the book virtually all mint, parcel posts, parcel postage postage dues, officials seals, special delivery stamps, etc. housed on Scott Nation..Read more
U.S.A. ★. Good collection back of the book virtually all mint, parcel posts, parcel postage postage dues, officials seals, special delivery stamps, etc. housed on Scott National album leaves with no empty spaces and material outside the box. Highlights include #Q1 to #Q12 (cat $1000), #JQ1 to #JQ5 the latter MNH ($400) official seals inc unlisted imperf blocks and double prints seldom seen, special registration stamp 1911 and special delivery type #E1 through to #E23, perhaps a couple of used and a few not counted due to mixed condition, nevertheless a minimum catalogue here for good condition of $1800. Also noticed a very rare booklet sold in Canoga Park, California, less than 1000 booklets exist, etc. A substantial collection for the specialist to research further. Show less
U.S.A. ★. Overwhelmingly a mint range of a few 100 stamps, housed on Scott National album leaves and a few homemade leaves for postage dues. Highlights include Department of S..Read more
U.S.A. ★. Overwhelmingly a mint range of a few 100 stamps, housed on Scott National album leaves and a few homemade leaves for postage dues. Highlights include Department of State imperf proofs #O57p to #O67p to the 90cts, then Department of Justice #O27p to #O33p, the Executives complete #O10p to #O14p and Interior 10, 24 and 30cts. The postage dues from #J1 with intermittent values 1879/94, through to 1917 #J58-65, 1931/56 rotary press printing, 1959/85 to $5 inc varieties, followed by the Officials 1873 inc 24cts #O54, through to various different 20th century sets inc pairs, finally ending with the newspapers and carrier stamps plus material outside the box. Definitely a collection for the specialist to research further. Show less
U.S.A., Canal Zone. ★★/★. An interesting mint stamp collection of this popular philatelic country beginning with the elusive maps of 1904, the 5cts and 10cts o/ps #2 and #3, m..Read more
U.S.A., Canal Zone. ★★/★. An interesting mint stamp collection of this popular philatelic country beginning with the elusive maps of 1904, the 5cts and 10cts o/ps #2 and #3, min cat $700 the latter with Philatelic Foundation certificate with the opinion 'it is genuine with disturbed og', a bit too critical we think as we could not see any gum 'disturbed'. Then follows the US Administration o/ps complete #4-#8 cat$460, similarly the maps #9 to #13 complete inc the 5cts with double overprint on Panama, Scott #12d cat $1100, almost imperceptibly hinged and a rare stamp very seldom seen. Then #14 yet more maps with a further study of the o/ps inc Scott 'B' numbers as well as 'A' - this is all on the first page which alone cats a very minimum of $2500. Then the Cordoba / Balboa types. 1906/7, then 1909, 1909/10 as well as ABN punched hole specimens x10, all different mint never hinged. More map o/ps followed by the 1915 pictorials complete and a nearly complete study range of all defins 1915/21 inc #52 - #54, #55-#57, #58 - #59, #60-#66, just these alone cat $1300. Then follows 1924/25 USA defins o/ps complete, #70-#81, the top value $1 being superb MNH, followed by 1925/26 again complete to $1, etc this page too catalogues over $1000. The collection unfolds with 1921/31 rotary complete with both perf types, followed by mint and pre cancels 1928/30, 1939 pictorials complete through comprehensive issues 1940s to 1975. Then a new section on back of the book inc airposts complete with varieties #C1 through #C20, similarly so with airmail sets of the 1950s/60, then the officials with 1941 to $1 complete MNH #CO1 - #CO7 inc postage dues #J1 and #J2, #J3 unusual used, #J4-#J6 mint inc key 2cts red o/p #J7-#J9 complete, further postage dues 1924, #J12 - #J14 complete ,#J18 to #J20 complete, all MNH through to 1925, 1929/30, 1932/41 all complete, as well as official seals #OX3 and #OX4 and further back of the book and unlisted. A really excellent collection with much substance throughout. The stamps alone that are listed in the Scott catalogue are also in the order of $7000 and there is more here to discover. Please see many pictures on the website. Show less