Lot 2656
1880s, United States Sealed Postal Card Company Stock Certificate, unissued stock certificate no. 140 out of 50,000 shares issued at $10 each, the company owned the patent, originally issued to L. Rogers, for what resembled a postal card with sealed edges, they also held a variety of patents for reply post cards and sealed lettersheets, and latter held the contract for the 2¢ Grant lettersheet of 1886 that was produced by the American Bank Note Co., Very Fine, Subject of article by Fricke in American Philatelist, July 2000, p. 696., ex-Fricke.Scott No. UX9 var. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $100