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He belonged to the following societies until he died on May 1, 2002.</div> <bR> <div> American First Day Cover Society Membership # 8291</div> <div> American Airmail Society Membership # 5579</div> <div> American Philatelic Society Membership # 0110512</div> <bR> <div> He was an experienced and detailed collector, with the exception of record keeping. He didn't have a computer so all extensive records were kept by hand and apart from the collection, so each piece of the collection has to be verified to see if it is still within the collection.</div> <bR> <div> Within these pages you will find various collections of not only FDC's, but also some coin albums, various stamp albums, loose sets, stamp books and other treasures at hand. Cataloging and pictures are forthcoming, so items will be added as often as possible. An estimated 500 to 800 pounds of stamps are within this collection so keep checking back to see this <A HREF="stamp_collections.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Estate Stamp and Coin Collections">estate collection</A> as it unfolds. </div> <bR> <div> This site is mostly for the members of the societies that he belonged to, as well as avid collectors.  Sending me your society number/informaion for verification will give you an edge over other offers with a final 10% discount after bidding is over, since there will be no pricing, but all offers will be entertained (as bids). Please no dealers need apply.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Thank you for looking!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="796" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="786"><div> <B>Some items available</b></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 431 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="airline_first_flight_albums.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Airline First Flight FDC Albums"><IMG SRC="724ee900.jpg" border=0 width="238" height="144" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="a9df08c0.jpg" border=0 width="240" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="plate_block_tiles__2001.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Plate Block Tiles"><IMG SRC="a9edc8e0.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="142" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="continental_postal_union_stamp_albums.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Continental Postal Union Stamp Albums"><IMG SRC="719b1e20.jpg" border=0 width="177" height="226" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="green_album_stamp_collection18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Blue Album Stamp Collection"><IMG SRC="720c1fb0.jpg" border=0 width="193" height="251" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 213 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="green_album_stamp_collection19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Olive Green Album Stamp Collection"><IMG SRC="71bfdbe0.jpg" border=0 width="253" height="190" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="bureau_souvenir_cards.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bureau Souvenir Cards"><IMG SRC="71ee8ae0.jpg" border=0 width="232" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="plate_block_tiles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Plate Block Tiles"><IMG SRC="53740cf0.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="207" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 529 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="green_album_stamp_collection.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brown1 Album Stamp Collection"><IMG SRC="726da160.jpg" border=0 width="218" height="278" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="red_book_collection.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Red Book Collection"><IMG SRC="72bb4df0.png" border=0 width="180" height="223" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="coin_books_for_sale.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Coin Books for Sale"><IMG SRC="728f22d0.jpg" border=0 width="242" height="301" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="georgivs_v_dei_gra_coin_album.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Georgivs V Dei Gra Coin Album"><IMG SRC="d04fe7f0.jpg" border=0 width="254" height="127" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="money.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="German Paper Money"><IMG SRC="72c068e0.png" border=0 width="262" height="142" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="continental_postal_union_stamp_albums.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Continental Postal Union Stamp Albums"><IMG SRC="73cc7da0.jpg" border=0 width="199" height="218" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=24 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div>   <script type="text/javascript"> _qoptions={ qacct:"p-e2hZUohcFJ1l-" }; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://edge.quantserve.com/quant.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-e2hZUohcFJ1l-.gif" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast"/> </noscript>     <script type="text/javascript"> var sc_project=6040681; var sc_invisible=0; var sc_security="b8643949"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter.js"></script><noscript><div class="statcounter"><a title="stat tracker for tumblr" href="http://www.statcounter.com/tumblr/" target="_blank"><img class="statcounter" src="http://c.statcounter.com/6040681/0/b8643949/0/" alt="stat tracker for tumblr" ></a></div></noscript>   </div> </td> </tr></table></body>