United States Collection, 1847-1940's, housed on quadrille pages in 4 Elbe albums; starting with #2 double transfer (C) variety, 1851 issues with various #7 & 9's (one with huge margins), 3¢ line thru "Three Cents" variety tied on cover with Hudson River R.S. cancel, 10¢ including pair and on cover usages, 1857 issue with 1¢ types and a section of 1¢-10¢ captured imprint varieties, 5¢ & 10¢ types, etc., 1861 issues with 24¢-30¢ issues, few grills, 1869 Pictorials with 10¢-15¢ values, Banknotes with grills and near complete thereafter with later mint, small banknotes complete mint, Columbians mint to the $2, small bureaus with 1894 issue up to the 50¢ with 1¢-2¢ block with better, 1895 issues mostly mint to the $2, Trans-Miss complete to the 50¢, Pan-Am complete mint, 1902 definitives mostly mint missing $1, Louisiana & Jamestown complete, Pan-Pac issues complete, Wash-Frank issues with strong completion, #467 in block of 6 and #505 double error in strip, later issues in blocks & dollar values present, coil wastes, 4th bureaus with Kans-Nebr issues, etc., airmails including blocks, Parcel Posts complete, Offices in China, etc.; a nice collection with strong value in mint. Estimate  $15,000 - 20,000. $0