COMPREHENSIVE MAINLY USED COLLECTION in large Scott printed ...

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£1,600 - £2,200

COMPREHENSIVE MAINLY USED COLLECTION in large Scott printed album starting with a poor example of 1845 New York 5c Postmaster Provisional, then 1847 5c Franklin 4 margin used (thin), 1851 3c type II part og (Sc 11a), 10c (3, all poor margins), 12c pair (cut at base), 1857 1c (3), 3c (2), 5c, 10c (2), 12c, 24c & 30c (all with faults), 1861-67 complete to 90c (2), range of grilled issues to 12c inc. 'F' grill 2c & 3c in regummed mint vert pairs, 1869 set to 30c, good range of Bank Note issues with 1870 6c grilled, without grill to 90c, 1873 secret marks set to 90c, 1879 soft paper set to 90c, 1887-89 set to 90c, 1890 set to 90c, 1893 Columbus set to 30c mint & $2 used, 1894 to $1, 1895 to $2, 1898 Trans Mississippi to 50c, 1901 Pan Am set, 1902 to $1, 1904 Louisiana Purchase set mint, good range of Franklin/Washingtons to $5, 1920 Pilgrims mint then good deal of completion to 1982. Continues with good section of Airmails with 1918 set used, 1923 set used & in mint blocks of 4 (24c thinned) 1933 Centenary of Progress mint & used, Zeppelins mint (top two vals badly thinned), Parcel Post complete, Special delivery & Officials inc. War Dept 1c soft paper mint, mostly umm block of 18(faults to a few stamps), Newspapers 1895 set 10c to $50 mint plus range of 'facsimiles', small group of Confederate States & Federal Duck Stamps. Very high cat. val. but usual faults with 19th cent issues; pulled perfs., creases, straight edges, thins, etc., so careful viewing is advised. (100s)