Liberia, 1882, 3¢ Rising Sun Postal Card, addressed to New York City with "Monrovia, Liberia, Sep 30, 1881" cds, Liverpool transit and New York entry postmarks, Very Fine, an extremely early usage as this first postal card, listed issue date in Higgins & Gage as 1882, quite possibly the earliest known usage. Higgins and Gage No. 1  Estimate $75 - 100. $0 (Image)

Liberia, 1882, 3¢ Rising Sun Postal Card, balance of 12 cards; usages mostly to Germany from Monrovia or Grand Bassa, many with Liverpool transits; condition varies, F.-V.F. overall. Higgins and Gage No. 1  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Liberia, 1882, 3¢ Rising Sun Postal Card, 5 cards showing a variety of town postmarks; includes Bassa & Harper (type CP.6), Monrovia (types CP.8 & CP.12), also a card from Monrovia to Germany sent in December of 1881 with "466" barred oval applied in Liverpool (no origin postmark), F.-V.F. or better. Higgins and Gage No. 1  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)