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| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 2404 |
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UX5 |
 Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ black on buff. Unwatermarked. Bearing 2¢ vermilion (178), few perf flaws, canceled by four-ring target along with indicia, matching "Norfolk, Mass., Aug 18" cds to
New South Wales, Australia, bold "Held For Postage" circular postmark and pencil "Due 10", message reads "…Please send me a copy of the Illustrated Sydney News in anticipation of visiting the International Exhibition to be held there
in 1879-1880…"; some creasing and light soiling, still Very Fine and exceptional foreign mail use.
Scott Nos. UX5; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A RARE ATTEMPTED USE TO AUSTRALIA WITHOUT PROPER PREPAYMENT OF THE 12¢
LETTER RATE AS REQUIRED SINCE THERE WAS NO PRE-UPU POSTAL CARD RATE AVAILABLE. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2405 |
|
UX5 |
 Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ black on buff. Unwatermarked. With an exceptional strike of fancy Negative "North/South" Shaking Hands cancel with Worcester, Mass. cds alongside, 1880 date on
reverse, Extremely Fine, certainly one of the finest examples known of this popular cancel, with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. UX5; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2406 |
|
UX5 |
 Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ black on buff. Unwatermarked. Canceled by purple Man's Head fancy cancel duplexed with "Whitestown N.Y., Apr 16" cds and addressed to State Bridge N.Y., 1878
message, Very Fine, an exceptionally rare and desirable fancy cancel that is unlisted in Cole. Whitfield Nos. 38.
Scott Nos. UX5; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2407 |
|
UX5 |
 Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ black on buff. Unwatermarked. Canceled by purple Skull & Crossbones fancy cancel duplexed with "Coleville, McKean Co., Pa, Aug 8 1881" cds and addressed locally;
some minor printed offset, Very Fine and attractive. Cole Nos. SK-32.
Scott Nos. UX5; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2408 |
|
UX5 |
 Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ black on buff. Unwatermarked. Two cards with skillfully executed hand-drawn and watercolor Nature and Cabin Scenes from same artist; one with Man and Cabin with Forest and
Mountain in foreground, other with Cabin and Fencing Scene, sent from Bangor, Me. and Duxbury, Mass.; some card faults, still Fine, and quite beautiful.
Scott Nos. UX5; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2409 |
|
UX6 |
 Postal Card, 1879, 2¢ blue on buff. Unwatermarked. Uprated with 1872, 2¢ vermilion (183) and addressed to Berlin, Germany, tied by two strikes of "N.Y. Supplementary, Paid, Aug
23, 81" cds and "2" barred duplex, blue French transit; some corner creasing at right, F.-V.F., a scarce 4¢ supplementary mail rate use (2¢ postal card rate plus 2¢ fee).
Scott Nos. UX6; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2410 |
|
UX6 |
 Postal Card, 1879, 2¢ blue on buff. Card addressed to Shanghai, China, canceled by bold "Richmond, Va., Jul 16" duplex postmark, San Francisco transit and purple "U.S. Postal Agency
Shanghai, Aug 21, 90" oval date stamp, reverse with partial N.Y. transit date stamp; shallow scuff on reverse, F.-V.F.
Scott Nos. UX6; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
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| 2411 |
|
UX6 |
 Postal Card, 1879, 2¢ blue on buff. Card to Mizran, Algeria, canceled by "Albuquerque, N. Mex., Jul 5, 98" territorial duplex postmark, indistinct transit date stamp and "Alger, Alger,
23 Juil, 98" receiving postmark, Very Fine, a very scarce territorial usage.
Scott Nos. UX6; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2412 |
|
UX6 |
 Postal Card, 1879, 2¢ blue on buff. Card to mission in Hangchow, China, canceled by "Madison Sq. St. Sta., N.Y., Feb 16, 1903" machine postmark, with Shanghai transit and "Hangchow, 18 Mar, 03"
receiving cds's, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. UX6; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2413 |
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UX6 |
 Postal Card, 1879, 2¢ blue on buff. Card addressed to Kilwa, Congo West Africa, canceled by "Boston, Mass., Nov 16, 1897" flag machine postmark, Antwerp transit and blue Lukungo receiving
postmark (for Kilwa), reverse with blue Boma transit; slight card creasing at upper left, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott Nos. UX6; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2414 |
P |
UX8P |
 Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ brown on buff, die proof. Exception detailed impression unlike any plate proof or regular issue, on high quality off white card with impression clearly showing though on reverse,
Extremely Fine, believed to be one of only such recorded examples, the USPCC catalog only lists a UX9 die proof with manuscript "Specimen" in red, accompanied by card with manuscript "Respectfully submitted" at bottom with suggestion of
change to the printed instruction line. USPCC Nos. S7P var.
Scott Nos. UX8P; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
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| 2415 |
P |
UX8TC |
 Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ Jefferson, trial color proofs, contract sample set. Series of 12 cards, all but one with manuscript "Sample-for the contract/ of July 1885" notations and letter A-L (J card
without notations, F card noted as accepted for the contract); in various printing/card colors; each with four thin spots on back where they were glued to a mount (except J card) and G, H, I, K and L have a ¼ inch round hole in lower left
corner, cards I, J, K and L are colored and irregularly cut by hand, Very Fine appearance, ex-Brazer. USPCC Nos. S7TC.
Scott Nos. UX8TC; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
A UNIQUE SET OF TRIAL COLOR SAMPLES OF THE 1¢ JEFFERSON
POSTAL CARD ISSUE FOR THE JULY 1885 CONTRACT. (Image1)
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Est. $2,000-3,000
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| 2416 |
P |
UX8TC |
 Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ Jefferson, trial color proofs, rough back card. Set of four cards; in dusky violet, bright blue, dark green and black, each with violet three bar handstamp struck over
inscription, also includes the additional card in black with manuscript "Specimen"; some toning to most cards, F.-V.F., the complete set as listed in the USPCC, most likely a unique set, all ex-Brazer. USPCC Nos. S7TCe var.
Scott Nos. UX8TC; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2417 |
P |
UX8TC |
 Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ Jefferson, trial color proofs, rough back card. Group of 8 cards on different colors; includes dull dark red (S), dark green (S), dark blue green, bright blue, gloomy violet,
dull dusky gray blue (S), deep dusky gray blue (S), and neutral gray (S), those mark "(S)" with red manuscript "Specimen"; some natural paper inclusions and a couple with light tone spots, otherwise Very Fine, nearly all ex-Brazer.
USPCC Nos. S7TCe $2,000.
Scott Nos. UX8TC; Estimate $600 - 800. (Image1)
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Est. $600-800
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2418 |
P |
UX8TC |
 Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ Jefferson, card trial color proofs. Three cards in different card colors; in light gray, yellow buff and reddish orange, each with bottom left corner clipped as often seen,
Very Fine, very scarce. USPCC Nos. S7TCg $1,200.
Scott Nos. UX8TC; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2419 |
S |
UX8S |
 Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ brown on buff, diagonal "Specimen." overprint. On two cards, in black and in red; red overprint card with small natural paper inclusion at bottom, Very Fine,
ex-Brazer. USPCC Nos. S7PSba, S7PPSbb $700.
Scott Nos. UX8S; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2420 |
S |
UX8S |
 Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ brown on buff, production specimen. Two cards with black printed "Specimen" over indicia and "Specimen" in rectangular border of diagonal squares in address space; with printing
in dull brown and dull red brown; few minor spots on one card, otherwise Very Fine. USPCC Nos. S7PSa $400.
Scott Nos. UX8S; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
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| 2421 |
S |
UX8S |
 Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ brown on buff, production specimen. Card with violet "Postal Card Agency, Castleton, N.Y., Oct 2 1885" three-line handstamp, Very Fine. USPCC Nos. S7PSe $300.
Scott
Nos. UX8S; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2422 |
|
UX8 |
 Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ brown on buff. Card franked with Special Delivery, 1885, 10¢ blue (E1) tied by "Wilmington Del. Oct 31, 1885" duplexes to Philadelphia Pa.," "Received, Phil'a., Oct
31"" arrival cds, Very Fine and choice, ex-Markovits.
Scott Nos. UX8; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED USAGE OF THE 10¢ 1885 SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE ON A POSTAL CARD WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF USE.
Special Delivery was generally used by the public to expedite letters and time sensitive material or goods. The service was seldom used for cards or letter sheets and when used were quickly discarded. This accounts for the general scarcity
of these items. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2423 |
|
UX10 |
 Postal Card, 1891, 1¢ black on buff. Card franked with Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ orange (E3) tied by "World's Fair Sta., Chicago Ill., Oct 10, 93" duplex cds on locally addressed
to Pullman (railway) Agent, Very Fine, Scott No. E3; $1,250 for on cover, ex-Markovits.
Scott Nos. UX10; Estimate $500 - 750.
(Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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