Sale 80: The Bradley Horton Collection of United States Postal Cards

Lot 4011 E   

Morris G. Condon, Philadelphia (Unstated Value) Black on Wove Card, typographed design on 140 x 77mm dull v. faint y-o-yellow wove card, Very Fine. Scott No. UX1E.
USPCC No. S1E-D    $1,500.

Another designer of private post cards that required an adhesive of similar purport to Lipman's cards S1E-B, and also hailing from Philadelphia was Morris G. Condon. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by Morris G. Condon, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington" is printed at the bottom of the face of the card. Note absence of the word "Copyright." Condon titled it at the top "U. S. POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE." Condon's card is not mentioned specifically in P. M. G. Creswell's letter of January 9, 1873, though it may have been one of the "many others" as its copyright date of 1871 preceded the law.

Realized: $2,700

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Lot 4012 E   

American Post Card Co., New York, Forerunner Postal Card Essay (Unstated Value) Dark Green on Buff, two, slightly different paper shades, patent information and company address at edges, F.-V.F. Scott No. UX1E.
USPCC No. S1E-E    $500.

A fascinating essay which attempted to combine an envelope and a letter sheet with flaps, the gummed flaps were designed to seal a message card underneath the facing paper. Garfield, who later became President, wanted this letter card since it provided security as shown in the Congressional Debates of April 9, 1872: "…I have also, since I made those remarks last year, had sent to me a number of proposed inventions. Here is one of them, where there are two side flaps, and an upper flap, which folds down over one side of the card, and on which the address may be written, while the side of the card so covered is reserved for the correspondence, which cannot be written until the flap is opened…".

Realized: $210

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Lot 4013 E   

Lees & Skeen, New York, 1¢ Light Yellow-Orange & Dark Green on Buff Card, Forerunner Postal Card Essay, lithograph essay from the July 6, 1872 group on thicker 145 x 78mm dismal faint o-y-yellow card, minor corner wear at top, Very Fine and rare. Scott No. UX1E.
USPCC No. S1E-Ga    $750.

Realized: $850

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Lot 4014 E   

Lees & Skeen, New York, 1¢ Dark Blue & Deep Red on Buff Card, Forerunner Postal Card Essay, lithograph essay from the July 6, 1872 group on thicker 145 x 78mm dismal faint o-y-yellow card, rich colors on fresh card, Very Fine and rare. Scott No. UX1E.
USPCC No. S1E-Ga    $750.

Realized: $550

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Lot 4015 E   

Lees & Skeen, New York, 1¢ Dusky Green & Dark Orange-Yellow on Buff Card, Forerunner Postal Card Essay, lithograph essay from the July 15, 1872 group on thinner 145 x 78mm dull faint orange-yellow card, Very Fine and rare. Scott No. UX1E.
USPCC No. S1E-Gb    $750.

Realized: $850

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Lot 4016 E   

Lees & Skeen, New York, 1¢ Dusky Green & Deep Red on Buff Card, Forerunner Postal Card Essay, lithograph essay from the July 15, 1872 group on thinner 145 x 78mm dull faint orange-yellow card, Very Fine and rare. Scott No. UX1E.
USPCC No. S1E-Gb    $750.

Realized: $550

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Lot 4017 E   

Lees & Skeen, New York, 1¢ Dark Orange-Yellow & Dusky Green on Buff Card, Forerunner Postal Card Essay, lithograph essay from the July 15, 1872 group on thinner 145 x 78mm dull faint orange-yellow card, Very Fine and rare. Scott No. UX1E.
USPCC No. S1E-Gb    $750.

Realized: $550

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