Sports Memorabilia, Trading Cards, and Americana May 16'26
Lot 900:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! US Great Americans and Commemoratives, PCS Stamp and 22kt Gold Replica Collection
This collection is presented in a blue pebble-grain binder titled Great Americans on United States Stamps, published by the Postal Commemorative Society. The album contains an assortment of US postage stamps paired with 22kt gold foil replicas, alongside descriptive biographical cards and first day covers. Featured portrait stamps include the 1948 3c George Washington Carver, 1952 3c Marquis de Lafayette, 1966 8c Albert Einstein, 1973 8c Lyndon B. Johnson, 1945 5c Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1954 2c Thomas Jefferson, 1966 5c Abraham Lincoln, 1967 25c Frederick Douglass, and 1947 3c Thomas Edison. These issues are perforated and appear to be in mint condition. The collection also incorporates 1989 first day covers for South Dakota Statehood, the US Constitution series (Executive Branch and US Senate), and the Prehistoric Animals series including Stegosaurus, Pteranodon, and Tyrannosaurus subjects. The first day covers feature 25c stamps with circular date stamp cancellations and First Day of Issue slogans from various US locations including Pierre, SD; Mount Vernon, VA; Washington, DC; and Lake Buena Vista, FL. All philatelic items are housed in archival-quality transparent sleeves.
Condition report:
Binder shows light exterior shelf wear consistent with age. Interior philatelic elements are well-preserved within protective sleeves. Stamps exhibit mint condition with varied centering. First day covers and cards are generally clean, though some minor peripheral toning is visible on individual paper inserts.
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