Lot
2621 
(Advertising) 1873, 1¢ Brown on Buff, large U.S.P.O.D. watermark, printed illustrated advertisement in red of Philip Wolf & Co., Cincinnati Oh. for Dr. Henleys IXL Bitters showing Madam in Armor on reverse, cancelled by sharp strike of blue "Cincinnati O. Nov 19" duplex with four-rings cancels and addressed to Louisville Ky., Very Fine, One of the earliest illustrated advertising postal cards. Scott No. UX1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Illustrated in Fricke's "A Contemporary Account of the First United States Postal Card, 1870-1875" on page 62 as one of the earliest examples of pictorial advertising on cards.
Realized: $575