**First Time At Auction**
North America, United States, ca. 20th to 21st century CE. A great collection of stamps and three circulated American $1- and $5-dollar bills from 1923 and 1914! The pair of 1923 $1 paper bills are large notes with George Washington; one is the series D8138 signed by treasurer White and register of treasury Speelman. The other is M310 signed treasure by White and register of treasury Woods. The $5 is a 1914 Federal Reserve Note series with a blue seal featuring Abraham Lincoln and signed by treasurer Frank White and secretary of the treasury Mellon. The albums contain dozens of full and partial sheets of uncirculated postage stamps that feature a variety of arts and entertainment, historical, and natural history themes from the mid-20th to 21st century: Star Wars, Endangered Animals, Alfred Hitchcock, Elvis, Insects, Dinosaurs, 1975 Apollo Soyuz, etc. The collection is contained in two large album ring binders with plastic sleeves, and the stamps can be removed. Size (dollars): 7.375" L x 3" W (18.7 cm x 7.6 cm); (largest album): 13.5" L x 12.5" W (34.3 cm x 31.8 cm)
Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010
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Condition
Bills are circulated and are Very Good 8, including stains, discoloration, losses to corners, heavy creasing, and limp. Albums are in good condition / the back on one album is a personalized printed guide that a previous owner created to help search the internet. These helpful tips are great to help novice internet users to search and acquire more stamps.