Sale 81: The Sescal Sale

Lot 1053    

Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ black on buff, printer's waste, showing 25 impressions on front and back from the only part sheet recovered; some creasing, Fine.
Scott No. UX5 var.    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1054    

Postal Card, 1879, 2¢ blue on buff, cancelled by clear strike of "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Jun 28 '95" duplex to Boston Mass., San Francisco (7.25) transit and Boston (7.30) arrival machine cancel, Presbyterian Mission Press message for book order; light corner crease, Very Fine.
Scott No. UX6    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $300

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Lot 1055 P   

Postal Card, 1879, 2¢ green trial color proof on cream, 35 m/1 dim dusky green on 19 f/2 dull faint y-o-yellow 131 x 72 mm smooth card with a 34mm circular blue receipt stamp "A. D. HAZEN 3rd Asst. P.M.Genl., Washington, D. C." surrounding a clock with numerals in circle and "P-M / APR 18 188 / FORWARDED" below, reverse with manuscript "W E 3", Very Fine, Undercataloged by UPSS. Scott No. UX6.
USPCC No. S5TCb; $250    Estimate $500 - 750.

THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS 2¢ GREEN TRIAL COLOR PROOF WITH A.D. HAZEN HANDSTAMP.

Realized: $375

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Lot 1056 S   

Postal Card, 1879, 2¢ blue on buff, "Specimen", two issued cards with printed "SPECIMEN" 20 x 2.5 mm in black over the stamp and matching "SPECIMEN" 35 x 3.75 mm in a rectangle of squares set diagonally with end ornaments 55 x 10 mm, one is noted as "Clean Plate" showing sharp detailed impression and second as "Dirty Plate" with heavier inking, Very Fine exhibit pair. Scott No. UX6.
USPCC No. S5PSd    $500.

Realized: $180

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Lot 1057 P   

Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ trial colors, group of four comprising 1¢ red brown on orange buff (S7TC var.) with clipped bottom right corner as usual (7 m/1 dusky red orange brown); 1¢ bright green on buff with ms. "Cancelled" at center, dark neutral gray on buff card with red ms. "Specimen" at center (S7TCeS) and 1¢ dull dusky gray-blue on buff with red ms. "Specimen" at center (S7TCeS), Very Fine. Scott No. UX8TC.
USPCC No. S7TC    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 1058    

Postal Card, 1886, 1¢ black on glossy buff, keystone completely missing, with additional partial missing ornamentation at left and slight doubling of text at bottom, couple internal inclusions, Very Fine, a USPCC listed variety with none known in mint condition. USPCC No. S8h.
Scott No. UX9 var.    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 1059    

Postal Card, 1886, 1¢ black on buff, two cards short paid to Japan and marked postage due, first with "Due '2' " in circle handstamp and pencil rating, Japan 2s added for postage due, second with "20 / CTMS / T" due handstamp (4¢) and Japanese "Due / 8" in circle handstamp with pencil rating, Japan 8s tied for postage due; small flaws, Very Fine exhibit pair.
Scott No. UX9    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Realized: $325

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Lot 1060    

Postal Card, 1886, 1¢ black on salmon pink, mint card; hinge marks and minor creases, otherwise Very Fine, scarce and attractive variety. USPCC No. unlisted.
Scott No. UX9d    $2,000.

The USPCC does not recognize these as error cards even though the printing of the design is genuine. It seems the salmon pink stock was used as a counting marker for counting finished piles of 500 printed sheets. Footnoted in 2010 USPCC on page 9.

Realized: $300

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Lot 1061    

Postal Card, 1886, 1¢ black on buff, double impression, two full bold impressions, preprinted Christian Endeavor Union message, fresh and Very Fine. USPCC No. S8c.
Scott No. UX9b    $4,000.

ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 1¢ 1886 POSTAL CARD DOUBLE IMPRESSION ERROR.

Of the five recorded examples, there are three mint cards, one unused with pre-printed advertising, and one used.

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Realized: $1,350

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Lot 1062 E   

Postal Card, 1891, 1¢ dim dark red on light buff card, die essay, die on 155 x 95mm light buff cardstock with S12 inscription die lacking "Postal Card One Cent" at top, reverse with "C.C.W. 2" printed vertically at left, Very Fine and only recorded example of this color. Scott No. UX10E.
USPCC No. S10E-F    $1,500.

Realized: $725

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