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Bidboard # 1888
Lot # 188
Catalogue Value or Estimate: $3,926.00
Price Realized: $140
USA Precancels

Bureau Precancel Collection. Collection of USA Bureau precancels from the states of Alabama to Maine running from 1916 experimentals through to 1963. Collection is 94% complete for the period with only 145 of stamps missing. The collection includes rare stamps like Montgomery 2c carmine rose Scott #1033/71, Los Angeles 3c purple Scott 905b/71, Columbus 1½c bister brown Scott #805/71, Fort Wayne 1½c bister brown Scott #598/61, New Orleans 2c postage due Scott J60/32, and is housed on custom made pages in an old 3-ring binder. The 2005 PSS CV is US$1,812.00 for 2,455 stamps. Estimate for the 2019 PSS catalogue is based on Scott current values with a minimum 50% premium over the 2005 catalogue. Owner's estimated present day PSS catalogue US$3,020.00=