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Postal Cards - 1873-97 Issues

Lots 1043-1052 Lots 1053-1062 Lots 1063-1072 Lot 1073

Lot 1063    

Postal Card, 1891, 1¢ black on buff, double impression, one inverted, mint card, nicely balanced and displaced impressions, offset on reverse; trivial wrinkles and some toning confined mostly to back, Very Fine and rare.
Scott No. UX10a    $3,500.

Realized: $900

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Lot 1064 S   

Postal Card, 1891, 1¢ blue on grayish white, issued card with bluish-black "Specimen" Type E handstamp below stamp, Very Fine, Only 4 Recorded Examples, ex-Slawson. USPCC No. S12PSd $250.
Scott No. UX11PS    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $180

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Lot 1065    

Postal Card, 1893 Columbian Exposition - Set No. 2 Goldsmith, Complete set of 10 Goldsmith Columbian Expo 1¢ Postal cards (UPSS EX15-24) mint with original wrapper (EX24Wc); some wear, otherwise Very Fine and scarce set with the wrapper. USPCC No. EX15-EX24, EX24Wc $250.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $180

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Lot 1066    

Postal Card, 1894, 1¢ black on buff, dent in portrait frame, mint card, fresh and pristine, Extremely Fine, a wonderfully choice and rare variety, with only two examples reported in USPCC. USPCC No. S14b2.
Scott No. UX12 var.    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $210

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Lot 1067    

Postal Card, 1894, 1¢ black on buff, reverse with multicolor "The United States Express Company" printed ad showing Horse and Wagon, cancelled by "Brooklyn, N.Y., Dec 1, '96" machine cancel to local address, Very Fine and striking design.
Scott No. UX12    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $325

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Lot 1068    

Postal Card, 1894, 1¢ black on buff, cancelled by "Boston, Mass. Sta. H, Feb 8 '96" duplex to Yokohama, Japan, Boston F.D. (2.8) and San Francisco F.d. (2.13) transits, "5, CTMS, T" due handstamp, Yokohama (3.6) arrival backstamp and "Due '2'" circular handstamp with pencil, Japan 2s postage due cancelled by handstamp; faulty from edge placement, Very Fine.
Scott No. UX12    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 1069    

Postal Card, 1894, 1¢ black on buff, cancelled by "Chicago, Ill. Nov 19, 1895" machine cancel short paid to Honolulu, Hawaii, bold strike of "5 / CTMS / T" due handstamp, "Honolulu. H.I., Dec 9, 1895" cds and purple "Collect, 2 Cents." straightline (MH unlisted), Very Fine and scarce Hawaii due marking on incoming foreign mail.
Scott No. UX12    Estimate $150 - 200.

This "Collect, 2 Cents." due marking is normally found on domestic Hawaiian mail.

Realized: $325

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Lot 1070    

Postal Card, 1894, 1¢ black on buff, double impression of part of inscription only, second impression of the left portion of the inscription only, Very Fine and rare variety, ex-Worthington. USPCC No. S15a.
Scott No. UX12a var.    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

The USPCC lists and illustrates a unique double impression for UX12 that shows a second impression of the indicia at left and partial doubling of the inscription. There are no other impressions errors recorded for this postal card issue.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 1071    

Postal Card, 1897, 2¢ blue on cream, cancelled by "Boston Mass., Apr 17, 1897" wavy flag machine cancel to Germany, Halle (4.29) arrival cds, Very Fine. USPCC No. S16.
Scott No. UX13    Estimate $300 - 400.

THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE OF THE 1897 2¢ LIBERTY UPU POSTAL CARD.

Realized: $280

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Lot 1072    

Postal Card, 1897, 2¢ blue on cream, cancelled by neat "Military Sta., Port Rico. Wash. D.C., Jan 6 '99" duplex to New York N.Y., Jan. 23rd arrival cds's, Very Fine and scarce Porto Rico military station use.
Scott No. UX13    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $260

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