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U.S., Impressive Mostly Used Collection, 1851-1987. Mounted in three All-American albums, plus in a stockbook and assorted loose pages, glassines, etc.; earliest of the earlies are sparse, but degree of completion increases massively from 1870 (the Bank Notes) on; pre-1922 series (not including Washington-Franklins) largely complete less the dollar-values; 1922 on complete; highlights include used Special Deliveries complete, Dues complete from 1930, Parcel Post and Parcel Post Due complete; #F1, Ducks including #RW1-RW3, commemoratives complete from the 1901 Pan-Ams, including a #369 single with plate number (#4976) and initials; mint includes #C2 (no gum) and a nice range of postal stationery; most recent issues n.h., plus a small amount of face/postage (33¢-37¢ on the whole), generally Fine to Very Fine, more impressive than it first appears; inspection invited.
Estimate $600 - 800.