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Sale No: 776
Lot No: 289
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Cat No: Collection
Magnificent Plate-Makers' Initials Collection, 1902-28, a simply massive holding of this somewhat whimsical collecting area of siderographers' and plate finishers' initials, inspiring respect and awe for the amount of dedication and study required; consists of an eight-frame exhibition collection, three stockbooks or binders of additional material, a cover album with 129 on-cover uses (many First Flights or Airport Dedications; more covers in the exhibit), plus three binders of articles along with the collector's own checklists and inventories; stamps run from #300 to 1928 commemoratives, plus Airs, Special Deliveries, Dues, Parcel Post, Special Handling…even a Fermented Liquor Revenue and some Canal Zone items, as singles, pairs, and/or blocks of four or larger; each book is arranged by Scott number, the stamps annotated as to centering and hingeing (many never hinged); we note varieties such as doubled initials, combined initials, variations over time (damaged letters), even initials on the bottom stamps of paste-up pairs (!); EFOs include misperforations and pre-perforating foldovers; precancels, Private Vending perforations, two 1¢ AEF booklet panes (#498f), and so much more; an impressive collection on which to build, or fantastical stock with immense cumulative catalogue value, Fine to Very Fine with much better throughout, the exhibit is imaged in full online to give you a sense of what's here; inspection invited and recommended. Shipping charges apply - weight 38 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 7,500.00
Sold...US$ 7,500.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 15:57:00 EST
Sold For 7500
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 290
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Cat No: Collection
Precancel Sheet Collection, 1912-1968, more than 100 seldom encountered complete sheets of precancels (plus numerous partial sheets) in a SuperSafe mint sheet binder, includes Prexies (1/2¢, 1c, 1 1/2¢ 2¢, 3c, and 8¢), 622, 551, 555, 557, 560, 1279, 1031, 1030, 1509, 1031A, 1035, 1282, 1283, 1280, J101, J86, J84, J79, J85, J84, J83, J82, J81, J80, J79, 1384, 1288, C78, 649, 650, 644, 643, 645, 681, and many, many more; condition varies and a number are broken up; include $1 and $5 sheets, Fine to Very Fine, ex Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 8 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)
