Auction Detail

approximately 75 cards from the early 1900s, many with their original insert/gimmick intact, mostly used but some mint, a wide variety of topics and themes with some of the more iconic designs including the Yellow Kid, few small faults to be expected after more than a century but generally very fine, an extraordinary collection of these rare and popular cards being offered intact, many with retail values of $75-125 or higher, the perfect foundation for a collection or exhibit of this wonderful subject

shoebox filled with loose material and several stockbooks, ranging from US covers to match and medicine stamps, revenues, officials, telegraph stamps, and much more, some mixed condition but generally fine or better, the balance of a very advanced collection and accordingly there is a wealth of interesting and unusual material here, viewing a necessity

mostly mint collection in a Scott National album, regular issues mostly used to 1882, then mint with much never hinged thereafter, better used including 1 (red cancel), 9, 14, 70, 71, 76, 78, 115, 149 (blue and red cancels), 163, and 165, mint/unused including 35, 63, 65, 73, 182, 209, 238-39, 240, 255, 274, 290-91, 300-09, 323-30, 341-42, 397-404, never hinged including 158, 184, 189, 207, 210, 212-16, 220-26, 233-36, 247 plate number single, 253, 271, 273, 288-89, 298, and 340, nice range of Washington-Franklins with many never hinged, also White Plains sheet, Kansas-Nebraska set, etc, some certificates, fine to very fine or better, a well-assembled collection and worth inspection, owner's Scott catalogue value $32,000+

general collection in a Liberty album, 19th and early 20th Century mostly used with some better mint items throughout, we note White Plains sheet, Kansas-Nebraska mint complete, Prexies to $5, Liberty to $5, better airmail and back of book including C13-15 mint, also special delivery, some nice postage due and officials, condition varies but generally fine to very fine, surprising collection with significant value throughout

wonderfully comprehensive collection, better items include 29, 30A, 32-33, 35-38, 40P4-47P4, 67-72, 75-78, 86-91, 92-99, and 112-22, plus several covers included illustrated advertising and 78 on cover to London, some mixed condition including the occasional reperforated stamp, still very attractive and above-average in terms of eye-appeal, a close inspection is highly recommended (Scott $16,800+)