Lot
4158 
1870, 2¢ red brown, tied by "Philadelphia, Pa., Oct 11" cds and segmented cork duplex on "Fire Association of Philadelphia" postal card forerunner depicting fire hose and hydrant, addressed to local street address, 1872 dating, Very Fine. Scott No. 146 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A RARE EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE EARLIEST FORERUNNERS OF U.S. POSTAL CARDS.
This is one of the earliest used examples of a private business post card. The Fire Association of Philadelphia used them for mailings to policy holders informing them of the upcoming policy expiration date. They were written up by Charles A. Fricke in Postal Stationery, Jan-Feb 1976 on pages 27-30.
Realized: $1,200