Classics from the Mississippi Junk Dealer

Lot's more...
Every time I stick my hand in the tub it's like a Cracker Jacks box.
The surprises are one after the other.
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Great find!

Thank you, Chickasaw. It really was a windfall.
Nice to hear from you.

A few more things I pulled from the plastic tub I bought from the junk dealer in Mississippi.

Trans Mississippi's, Colombians, Pan Am's
Two of the 1 and 2 cent 1898 Trans- Miss appear to be unused.
The 3, 5 and 6 cent 1893 Colombians look like their unused.
Right 1,4,left 5,8 and 10 cent 1901 Pan Am's also look unused.
The tiny white speck of paper top left about the fourth perf. of #299 was caught under the stock page. The stamps's ok.


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Nice find. Two obvious perf 10s, the first 2¢ (with an interesting colour variation) and the left hand 5¢

So right, James ! Fine eye for detail.

There's so much more to share with everyone. It's a mesmerizing find.
The entire collection was stored in a shed and forgotten for more than half a century.
Take a look at the officials I posted earlier today. They catalog at around 8k 2014 Scott's.
The officials came from the same plastic tub that I bought from the junk dealer in Mississippi.
There were several tubs. I haven't scratched the surface. Hundreds of fdc's alone from the early 20th century. Quite a few 19th century covers. There's a 1909 Schaubek's filled with Penny Blacks, Blues and Red's. The album is so fragile and brittle that I have to turn the 400-plus pages one at a time in slow motion. Every page is a knockout punch full of classics. The pages are too brittle to place on the scanner. It's breathtaking !

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