Lot
4247 
1902, 1¢ Black on Buff, cancelled by "Taos, N.M., Jun 12, 1906" duplex to St. Louis Mo., reverse with hand-painted scene showing Native American woman standing outside home with another women standing at an open door, painted message reads "Friend Ann, Souvenir Post Cards cannot be purchased here so I made one myself. With Kind Regards, I am truly, O.E. Berninghaus", Very Fine and remarkable Oscar Berninghaus handpainted postal card. Scott No. UX18 Estimate $400 - 600.
Oscar Berninghaus was a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists, spending a part of each year in Taos from 1900 to 1925 when he settled there permanently. He first traveled there in 1898 on assignment for the Denver and Rio Grande railroad to complete a series of paintings for use in a travel brochure. With that first trip, Berninghaus developed a fascination for the land and people of Northern New Mexico. His depictions of Taos and its surroundings formed the greatest part of his artistic output from his first visit until his death at age 77 in 1952.
Realized: $2,200