Auction #703 - public auction of Collections, Stocks and Accumulations of the World

U.S., Incredibly Powerful Specialized Collection, 1847-1935. Mounted on Lighthouse pages, with 44 certificates of better issues, with various shades and interesting old cancels collected in the old time style, with better items that include used: 9X1, 1 (4), 2, 1c 1851 (6 singles), 8A with Doporto certificate, 10/11 (4), 12, 13, 14 (2), 15, 17 (5 singles, 1 pair), 20, 21 removed pen cancel, Weiss certificate, 22 removed pen cancel from plate 11 or 12, 23, 24 Type Va, 27 (2), 28 (4, 1 with Crowe certificate), 29 (2), 30 (2), 30A (2, 1 with PSAG certificate), 32, 33, 34 removed cancel, Crowe certificate, 36 (4), 37, 38 (2), 62B with Crowe certificate, 67 (2), 68 (3), 70/78 (6 shades), 70b, 70d with Crowe certificate, 72 (5), 75 (4), 76 (2), 83 with Weiss certificate, 84 with Crowe certificate, 84 (2, each with PSE certificate), 85 (2), 85B (2, both with Crowe certificate), 85E (3, each with Crowe certificates), 87, 89, 90, 92 (2), 95 (5), 96, 97, 98 (2), 99 (2, both with Crowe certificates), 100 (5), 118, 120 (2), 122 (2), 123, 137, 138 (3), 141 (2), 141A with PF certificate, 143 with Crowe certificate, 151, 153, 155, 166 (2), 191, 242, 262 (3), 278, 292, 312 (2), 491 with Weiss certificate, 518b with Crowe certificate, 523, J1-7, J15-20, J28, O2, O9, O11-12, O25-31, O31, O33, O35-45, O43, O47-55, O64, O66, O72-81, O102, O113, O120, Confederate States 2, 5, 5 on piece with PSAG graded 70 certificate and mint: 2 (2), 4, 1c 1851 issues (5 singles), 11, 15 no gum with Crowe certificate, 17 (2), 22, 26, 30, 30A, 32 o.g. with Crowe certificate, 36B (2), 37 (2), 38, 40 with PF certificate, 63 (6), 65 (4), 68 (3), 69, 70, 71 o.g. Crowe certificate, 72, 73 pair, 73, 75 (2, 1 with Crowe certificate), 76 (3), 77 (2), 78, 88 (2, 1 with Crowe certificate), 93, 94, 96 (2), 97, 111 Crowe certificate, 112 (4, 1 with APS certificate), 113, 115, 117, 118 with Crowe certificate, 119, 120 with APS certificate, 121, 124 (2), 133 (3), 137, 145-48, 153, 154, 159, 161, 182-90, 187-89, 190 (3), 191, 205-11, 212-18, 217P5 pair, 220a, 223-25, 227-28, 230-45, 241 block of four, 243, 253, 258, 259, 262, 263, 265, 268-73, 275, 276 (2), 276A (2), 277, 278, 279-84, 285-93, 294-99, 300-12, 300-10, 323-27, 327 (2), 328-30, 330 with PSE certificate, 330 (2), 355 line pair with PSAG certificate, 335-42, 336-40, 358, 363 with Crowe "Decline Opinion" certificate, 367-73, 369, 374-81, 399-400A, 401-4, 405-7, 407 (2, one with PF certificate), 414-21, 424-30, 432-39, 458 pair, 458 line strip of 4, 469, 477, 479-80, 486-97 pairs and/or line pairs (missing 491), 500, 506-18, 518 with offset on reverse with PF certificate, 518b with Crowe certificate, 524 (3), 533 pair, 534A pair, 547, 551-73, 581-91, 599A pair, 630, 634A, 658-79, 692-701, C1, C3 (5), C4, C5 (2), C6, C13-14, C13-15, E1, E3 (2), E6 (2), E7 (2), E8, E9 (2), E10, J4-5, J18, J19, J21, J22-27, J44, J61-68, Q1-12, K1-5, K7-10 (x2), K12 (2), K13-15, K17-18, O1, O3, O6, O10, O12-14, O22, O23, O39 (3), O40, O42, O45, O58, O60, O62, O64-67, O80, O82, O91, O92, O100, O120 strip of 3, PR2-3, PR15 (2), PR16 (4), PR20, PR57-64, PR72, PR73, PR76, PR86-87, LO6, 65P5 pair with PF and Crowe certificates, 66TC6 APS certificate, 212SK-191SK, 212SL-191SL, Confederate States 1, 4 pair, 8 pair. Some of the early mint classical issues have been regummed or have removed cancels, and you will find typical mixed condition and centering among the earlier issues and the later issues appear mostly sound, generally Fine to Very Fine appearance, there is so much meat to this collection, it is not unreasonable to say that these pages are packed with value, there are so many key values, this collection could fill in the difficult issues missing from most collections or dealer stocks. There is a tremendous profit potential. Viewing recommended to properly evaluate.
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000.