Lot
2401 
Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff, watermarked Small U.S.P.O.D., used card, showing red illustrated Organ on face of card, reverse with printed heading of Estey Cottage Organs dated 1874, canceled by "Wellington, O., Jan 21" cds and partial duplex, Very Fine and choice, an illegal printing on the face of a postal card. Scott Nos. UX3 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $150
Lot
2402
Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff, watermarked Small U.S.P.O.D., used card, reverse with allover illustrated Gilbert & Barker Springfield Gas Machine, New York ad showing House With Air Pump in Cellar and Gas Generator in Separate Vault, to Connecticut canceled by cork handstamp, Very Fine. Scott Nos. UX3 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
2403
Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff, watermarked Small U.S.P.O.D., used card, reverse with "Cash Paid for Land Warrants!" advertisement showing Farming Scene, canceled by partial Mt. Vernon, O. cds and bar duplex, Very Fine. Scott Nos. UX3 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
2404
Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ black on buff, unwatermarked, bearing 2¢ vermilion (178), few perf flaws, canceled by four-ring target along with indicia, matching "Norfolk, Mass., Aug 18" cds to New South Wales, Australia, bold "Held For Postage" circular postmark and pencil "Due 10", message reads "…Please send me a copy of the Illustrated Sydney News in anticipation of visiting the International Exhibition to be held there in 1879-1880…"; some creasing and light soiling, still Very Fine and exceptional foreign mail use. Scott Nos. UX5 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A RARE ATTEMPTED USE TO AUSTRALIA WITHOUT PROPER PREPAYMENT OF THE 12¢ LETTER RATE AS REQUIRED SINCE THERE WAS NO PRE-UPU POSTAL CARD RATE AVAILABLE.
Realized: $750
Lot
2405
Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ black on buff, unwatermarked, with an exceptional strike of fancy Negative "North/South" Shaking Hands cancel with Worcester, Mass. cds alongside, 1880 date on reverse, Extremely Fine, certainly one of the finest examples known of this popular cancel; with 2012 P.F. certificate. Scott Nos. UX5 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $525
Lot
2406
Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ black on buff, unwatermarked, canceled by purple Man's Head fancy cancel duplexed with "Whitestown N.Y., Apr 16" cds and addressed to State Bridge N.Y., 1878 message, Very Fine, an exceptionally rare and desirable fancy cancel that is unlisted in Cole. Whitfield Nos. 38. Scott Nos. UX5 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $190
Lot
2407
Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ black on buff, unwatermarked, canceled by purple Skull & Crossbones fancy cancel duplexed with "Coleville, McKean Co., Pa, Aug 8 1881" cds and addressed locally; some minor printed offset, Very Fine and attractive. Cole Nos. SK-32. Scott Nos. UX5 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $110
Lot
2408
Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ black on buff, unwatermarked, two cards with skillfully executed hand-drawn and watercolor Nature and Cabin Scenes from same artist; one with Man and Cabin with Forest and Mountain in foreground, other with Cabin and Fencing Scene, sent from Bangor, Me. and Duxbury, Mass.; some card faults, still Fine, and quite beautiful. Scott Nos. UX5 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $210
Lot
2409
Postal Card, 1879, 2¢ blue on buff, unwatermarked, uprated with 1872, 2¢ vermilion (183) and addressed to Berlin, Germany, tied by two strikes of "N.Y. Supplementary, Paid, Aug 23, 81" cds and "2" barred duplex, blue French transit; some corner creasing at right, F.-V.F., a scarce 4¢ supplementary mail rate use (2¢ postal card rate plus 2¢ fee). Scott Nos. UX6 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $150
Lot
2410
Postal Card, 1879, 2¢ blue on buff, card addressed to Shanghai, China, canceled by bold "Richmond, Va., Jul 16" duplex postmark, San Francisco transit and purple "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai, Aug 21, 90" oval date stamp, reverse with partial N.Y. transit date stamp; shallow scuff on reverse, F.-V.F. Scott Nos. UX6 Estimate $200 - 300.