The Georgian Collection of United States Postal Cards continued...

**UX8 Proofs and Specimens**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2403	P	1c Red Brown, 1885 Postal Card, Master Die Proof (UX8P var). Perfect impression unlike any issued card, also lighter and finer texture paper than the issued cards, indenture shows clearly on back, Very Fine and rare, the owner reports only two recorded, the UX8 die proof is listed in UPSS catalog only with manuscript "Specimen", also incl. card with manuscript "respectfully submitted" with a suggested change to the instruction line (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
2404	S	1c Brown on Buff, 1885 Postal Card, Production Specimens (UX8PSa-g). Five different "Specimen." ovpt. types incl. UX8PSa, b, c, e and g, the last a strength testing card with the broken circle, "61" on face (pounds bursting strength), Very Fine, a desirable and scarce group (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 2,600.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
2405	S	1c Brown on Buff, 1885 Postal Card, Production Specimen (UX8PSb var). With bold 39 x 3.5mm "Specimen." ovpt. in red, perfect impressions on fresh crisp card, Very Fine and rare, unlisted in UPSS catalog in red, perhaps two are known (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
2406	S	1c Brown on Buff, 1885 Postal Card, Production Specimens (UX8PSf-g). One of each, strength testing cards with the broken circle, violet "Postal Card Agency" handstamps, pencil "55" and "77" (pounds of pressure at bursting point) on back and face respectively, Very Fine and scarce pair (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,500.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
2407	TC	1c on Buff, 1885 Postal Card, Trial Color Proofs (UX8TCc, d). Collection of 20 cards, wonderful range of ink colors, duplication only perhaps on a couple Green, incl. one used from Boston in 1890 and accepted as postage, nice condition VERY FINE COLLECTION OF TRIAL COLOR PROOFS FOR THE ONE-CENT 1885 POSTAL CARD ISSUE. Only a handful of each color were produced. This collection would be exceedingly difficult to duplicate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 7,000.00 SOLD for $4,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2408	S	1c on Buff, 1885 Postal Card, Trial Color Proofs, Specimen (UX8TCe-S). Five different colors without duplication, each with red manuscript "Specimen", one with small thin spot, still Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,750.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2409	TC	1c Red Brown, 1885 Postal Card, Trial Color Proofs (UX8TCg). On three different color cards incl. Gray, Yellow and Peach, clipped bottom left corners as these are known, one with some very slight wrinkles, still Very Fine, while these are priced the same in the UPSS catalog as other trial color proofs, they are extremely scarce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,050.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2410	TC	1c on Buff, 1885 Postal Card, Trial Color Proofs (UX8TCp var). Two, first with "Sample No. 2, Blue Black" on front and printed on both sides, back with Brown printing, second with "Sample No. 3, Green Black" and plain back, tiny nick in bottom right corner, Very Fine and rare, these are listed in the UPSS catalog but without mention of the dual-side printing on the first, UPSS value as normal (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 2,000.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2411	TC	1c on Buff, 1885 Postal Card, Trial Color Proof, Printed on Both Sides (UX8TC var). One side Brown, the other Greenish Blue, Very Fine and scarce, unlisted in UPSS catalog (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction

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