Lot
2509 
Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ black on buff, Small U.S.P.O.D. watermark, entire, remarkably clean card with sharp corners, Very Fine and choice; with 2020 A.P.S. certificate.Scott No. UX4 $3,500.
A RARE MINT EXAMPLE OF THE SMALL WATERMARKED UX4 POSTAL CARD.
The Morgan Envelope Company retained on hand 36 cases of dark buff card stock left over from the previous issue. A telegram found in the official files applied for permission on September 4, 1875 to use up the old watermarked cardstock because "it is of no use for other purposes". A limited printing of the new black Liberty design on the old cardstock occurred in late 1876 based on used examples.
Realized: $2,700
Lot
2510 
Postal Card, 1881, 1¢ black on buff, miscut card showing portions of printing at top and bottom, to Boston, Mass. with "Manchester, N.H., Sep 14, 1882" cds at top and transit cds's; light soiling, otherwise Very Fine and unusual.Scott No. UX7 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
2511
Postal Card, 1920, 1¢ on 2¢ red on cream, die II, mint card, bright and fresh with crisp corners and edges, Extremely Fine; with 2010 P.F. certificate.Scott No. UX31 $3,000.
A CHOICE MINT EXAMPLE OF THE WASHINGTON D.C. ONE-LINE BLACK SURCHARGE.
The Washington D.C. one-line surcharge is one of the rarest non-error United States postal card surcharges. This experimental overprint prepared by the Universal Company and deemed to be unsatisfactory with only 2000-3000 were sold before being withdrawn.
Realized: $2,600
Lot
2512
Postal Card, 1952, 2¢ on 1¢ green on buff, triple surcharge, with four additional impressions on the back, Extremely Fine, a very rare item, unpriced in both Scott and U.S.P.S.Scott No. UX39e Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $500
Lot
2513
Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff, Small U.S.P.O.D. watermark, illustrated advertising showing the exposition buildings for the largest exposition ever held in United States, illustration with all corners square of vignette of exposition buildings, on reverse of 1873, 1¢ postal card to Xenia, O., canceled with blue grid handstamp; some scuffing affecting indicia and on reverse not affecting design, Fine, still a very rare exposition postal card and the rarest of the three types. Scott No. UX3 var.USPCC No. EX2 Type 3 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325
Lot
2514
American Coffee, Drug and Spice Mills, Enterprise Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pa., beautiful illustrated multicolored advertisement including gold leaf, on 1873, 1¢ postal card canceled by partial "Philadelphia, Pa., Nov 12" cds to New Oxford, Pa., otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. UX3 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A REMARKABLE MULTICOLORED LITHOGRAPHIC AD FOR THE AMERICAN COFFEE, DRUG AND SPICE MILLS.
Realized: $525
Lot
2515
B. Lander, Holiday Goods in Fine Electro Silver Plate, New York, printed (from hand-drawn) Santa portrait and reindeer drawn sleigh scene ad design, on reverse of 1881, 1¢ postal card to New Haven, N.Y., canceled by "New York P.O., Dec 11" cds and cross duplex, Very Fine.Scott No. UX7 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $150
Lot
2516
Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff, Small U.S.P.O.D. watermark, multicolored advertisement in black, green and gold, on reverse of 1873, 1¢ postal card to Butternuts, N.Y., canceled by "Boston, Mass., Sep 11" cds and cork duplex, Very Fine and choice.Scott No. UX3 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $650
Lot
2517
Dr. Isaac Thompson's Celebrated Eye Water, John L. Thompson Proprietor, blue allover ad with central black facsimile of the 1¢ John L. Thompson Private Medicine Stamp (RS242), on reverse of 1873, 1¢ postal card addressed to New York and canceled by "Troy, N.Y., Dec 17" cds and grid duplex, Very Fine.Scott No. UX3 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $400
Lot
2518
Dr. S.B. Collins' Painless Opium Antidote, allover ad for curing opium habit, illustration showing Building View on 1873, 1¢ Brown on Buff used card, canceled by "La Porte, Ind., Nov 10" cds and cork duplex, Very Fine.Scott No. UX3 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $230