UNITED STATES – PREMIUM 19th CENTURY COLLECTION – 424423

UNITED STATES – PREMIUM 19^th CENTURY COLLECTION – Beautiful high-grade collection that begins with a stunning example of #1 and #2 on covers, both with blue town cancelations, and the former is accompanied by certificate from APS! The collection is appropriately presented inside a premium hingeless Scott Platinum album! Though a couple of the mint issues from the dawn of American philately may be lacking gum on the back, the collection more than makes up for it with numerous never hinged examples from the late decades of the century, in some instances preceding Scott anticipating there would be any NH! Just some of the most noteworthy standouts include such philatelic gems like mint #112, 113, 114, 115 (no gum), 117, 119 (no gum), 123, 127 (no gum, PF cert), 130 (no gum), 132 (PF cert), 135 (Weiss cert), 145, 146 (NH), 147 (NH), 150, 152, 157, 159, 160 (no gum), 161, 163 (no gum), 178-179, 185 (NH), 186 (no gum), 187 (re-gum), 188, 190, 205, 206 (NH), 208, 212 (NH), 215 (NH), 217, 218, 219-229, 238 (NH), 240, 241, 258, 259, 260, 276, 277, 279-284, 291, 292, 294-299, 310, 311, used #1-2, 8 (PF cert), 8A, 12, 13 (APS cert), 17, 18, 22, 23, 27 (PF cert), 28, 29, 31, 34, 36, 64, 67, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 85, 86 (PF cert), 90, 92, 95, 96, 97, 98, 155, and that’s just the regular section; the back-of-the-book portion carries on in the same manner with such highlights like mint #E1, E2, E3, E5, J2-J7 (#J7 NH), J18, J19, J22-J28, J30, J35, J36, and numerous others! Stunning hit parade of premium singles displayed in premium housing! Gen. VERY FINE, most mint og, numerous NH (last decade)