Lot
2503 E
Hymen L. Lipman, Philadelphia (Unstated Value) Orange Red on White Wove Card, Forerunner Postal Card Essay, lithograph design on 132 x 79mm thick white wove card, locally addressed, franked with 1870, 1¢ ultramarine (145) tiny margin nick at bottom, tied by blue square cork handstamp, reverse with printed H.L. Lipman postal card and stationery advertisement datelined "Philadelphia, May 28, 1872", Very Fine. Scott No. UX1E.USPCC No. S1E-Ba Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
ONE OF THE FEW USED EXAMPLES OF THE 1872 LIPMAN FORERUNNER POSTAL CARD ESSAY.
On June 8, 1872, the law authorizing the Postmaster General to provide postal cards was signed by President Grant. The Third Assistant Postmaster General then requested the bank note companies and card suppliers to submit proposed designs and data for the first U.S. cards on June 25th 1872. H.L. Lipman submitted three postal card designs to Gen. W.H.H. Terrell on June 28th 1872, one month after this card was produced.
Realized: $4,250
Lot
2504 E
Hymen L. Lipman, Philadelphia, 1¢ Deep Red on Thick White Wove Card, Forerunner Postal Card Essay, lithograph stylized design surrounding Franklin portrait and "U.S. Post Card, One Cent", two-line overprint including "Submitted as a Specimen Postal Card", backing paper with blue crossed ruled lines 7mm apart, Very Fine. Scott No. UX1E.USPCC No. S1E-C $3,000.
ONE OF THE MOST STRIKING POSTAL CARD ESSAYS SUBMITTED TO THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL TERRELL FOR THE FIRST U.S. POSTAL CARD ISSUE.
Realized: $2,800
Lot
2505
American Post Card Co., New York, Forerunner Postal Card Essay (Unstated Value) Dark Green on Buff, on manila paper facing folded over and gummed at bottom to a .0125" thick white wove card 127x77mm, patent information and company address at edges, franked with 1873, 3¢ green (158) tied by cork handstamp with matching "Washington, D.C., May 7" cds alongside, addressed to Durham, N.C. with written on internal card side; some edge wear from opening and stamp with light corner crease, F.-V.F.USPCC No. S1E-Ea Estimate $400 - 600.
A VERY RARE USED USAGE OF THIS POSTAL CARD ESSAY, WITH ONLY A COUPLE KNOWN.
This is one of only three cards approved by the U.S. Patent Office. Patent #51,623 was grated to Charles A. Rowland of Clinton, Ill. on December 19th 1865; Rowland later applied to improve his design with Patent #117818 on August 8th 1871, and then assigned his rights to the American Post Card Company. The message is intended to be written on the inner side of the lower panel, then folded and sealed by the top and side flaps.
Realized: $550
Lot
2506 E
Lees & Skeen, New York, 1¢ Light Yellow-Orange & Dark Green on Buff Card, Forerunner Postal Card Essay, lithograph essay from the July 6, 1872 group on thicker 145 x 78mm dismal faint o-y-yellow card, minor corner wear at top, Very Fine, each color combination of this card is unique, ex-Horton. Scott No. UX1E.USPCC No. S1E-Ga $750.
Realized: $1,100
Lot
2507 E
Morgan Envelope Co., 1875, 1¢ on Card, Typograph Essay, style with "Write the address on this side: the message on the other" at top and "Morgan Envelope Co. Springfield, Mass." at bottom, 130 x 76mm black on white card, Extremely Fine. Scott No. UX4E.USPCC No. S3E-E $600.
Realized: $230
Lot
2508 E
Morgan Envelope Co., 1875, 1¢ on Card, Typograph Essays, style similar to UX4E-E, with "Write the address on this side: the message on the other" at top, bottom with "Any matter but address on this side is subject to letter postage", black on dull blue-green card, Very Fine. Scott No. UX4E.USPCC No. S3E-Fg $400.
Realized: $220