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LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2501     206 imageU.S. Buffalo Scale Co. (Buffalo, N.Y.). Illustrated advertising card showing Ambiguous Potato Head Portrait (turned 90 degrees to the left shows a sleeping puppy), to Suffield, Ct., franked with 1881, 1¢ gray blue tied by cork handstamp, with allover ad text on reverse; card crease, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 206; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2502     206 imageSamuel Stephens's Postal Card (Boston, Mass.). Brown design similar to the 1887 Jefferson postal card design with Franklin vignette, locally addressed and franked with 1881, 1¢ gray blue tied by bold "Boston, Mass." oval handstamp, reverse with ad for printer's supplies, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 206; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
Postal Card Forerunners
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2503 E    S1E-Ba imageHymen L. Lipman, Philadelphia (Unstated Value) Orange Red on White Wove Card, Forerunner Postal Card Essay. Lithograph design on 132 x 79mm thick white wove card, locally addressed, franked with 1870, 1¢ ultramarine (145) tiny margin nick at bottom, tied by blue square cork handstamp, reverse with printed H.L. Lipman postal card and stationery advertisement datelined "Philadelphia, May 28, 1872", Very Fine. Scott No. UX1E.
USPCC No. S1E-Ba; Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

ONE OF THE FEW USED EXAMPLES OF THE 1872 LIPMAN FORERUNNER POSTAL CARD ESSAY.

On June 8, 1872, the law authorizing the Postmaster General to provide postal cards was signed by President Grant. The Third Assistant Postmaster General then requested the bank note companies and card suppliers to submit proposed designs and data for the first U.S. cards on June 25th 1872. H.L. Lipman submitted three postal card designs to Gen. W.H.H. Terrell on June 28th 1872, one month after this card was produced. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $4,000-6,000
Selling for...$2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2504 E    S1E-C imageHymen L. Lipman, Philadelphia, 1¢ Deep Red on Thick White Wove Card, Forerunner Postal Card Essay. Lithograph stylized design surrounding Franklin portrait and "U.S. Post Card, One Cent", two-line overprint including "Submitted as a Specimen Postal Card", backing paper with blue crossed ruled lines 7mm apart, Very Fine. Scott No. UX1E.
USPCC No. S1E-C; $3,000.

ONE OF THE MOST STRIKING POSTAL CARD ESSAYS SUBMITTED TO THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL TERRELL FOR THE FIRST U.S. POSTAL CARD ISSUE. (Image1)

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USPCC $3,000

Selling for...$750.00
Will close during Public Auction
2505     S1E-Ea imageAmerican Post Card Co., New York, Forerunner Postal Card Essay (Unstated Value) Dark Green on Buff. On manila paper facing folded over and gummed at bottom to a .0125" thick white wove card 127x77mm, patent information and company address at edges, franked with 1873, 3¢ green (158) tied by cork handstamp with matching "Washington, D.C., May 7" cds alongside, addressed to Durham, N.C. with written on internal card side; some edge wear from opening and stamp with light corner crease, F.-V.F.
USPCC No. S1E-Ea; Estimate $400 - 600.

A VERY RARE USED USAGE OF THIS POSTAL CARD ESSAY, WITH ONLY A COUPLE KNOWN.

This is one of only three cards approved by the U.S. Patent Office. Patent #51,623 was grated to Charles A. Rowland of Clinton, Ill. on December 19th 1865; Rowland later applied to improve his design with Patent #117818 on August 8th 1871, and then assigned his rights to the American Post Card Company. The message is intended to be written on the inner side of the lower panel, then folded and sealed by the top and side flaps. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
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2506 E    S1E-Ga imageLees & Skeen, New York, 1¢ Light Yellow-Orange & Dark Green on Buff Card, Forerunner Postal Card Essay. Lithograph essay from the July 6, 1872 group on thicker 145 x 78mm dismal faint o-y-yellow card, minor corner wear at top, Very Fine, each color combination of this card is unique, ex-Horton. Scott No. UX1E.
USPCC No. S1E-Ga; $750. (Image1)

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USPCC $750

Selling for...$300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2507 E    S3E-E imageMorgan Envelope Co., 1875, 1¢ on Card, Typograph Essay. Style with "Write the address on this side: the message on the other" at top and "Morgan Envelope Co. Springfield, Mass." at bottom, 130 x 76mm black on white card, Extremely Fine. Scott No. UX4E.
USPCC No. S3E-E; $600. (Image1)

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USPCC $600

Selling for...$100.00
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2508 E    S3E-Fg imageMorgan Envelope Co., 1875, 1¢ on Card, Typograph Essays. Style similar to UX4E-E, with "Write the address on this side: the message on the other" at top, bottom with "Any matter but address on this side is subject to letter postage", black on dull blue-green card, Very Fine. Scott No. UX4E.
USPCC No. S3E-Fg; $400. (Image1)

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USPCC $400

Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
Postal Cards & Revenue Issues
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2509     UX4 imagePostal Card, 1875, 1¢ black on buff, Small U.S.P.O.D. watermark. Entire, remarkably clean card with sharp corners, Very Fine and choice, with 2020 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. UX4; $3,500.

A RARE MINT EXAMPLE OF THE SMALL WATERMARKED UX4 POSTAL CARD.

The Morgan Envelope Company retained on hand 36 cases of dark buff card stock left over from the previous issue. A telegram found in the official files applied for permission on September 4, 1875 to use up the old watermarked cardstock because "it is of no use for other purposes". A limited printing of the new black Liberty design on the old cardstock occurred in late 1876 based on used examples. (Image1)

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Scott $3,500

Selling for...$750.00
Will close during Public Auction
2510     UX7 imagePostal Card, 1881, 1¢ black on buff. miscut card showing portions of printing at top and bottom, to Boston, Mass. with "Manchester, N.H., Sep 14, 1882" cds at top and transit cds's; light soiling, otherwise Very Fine and unusual.
Scott No. UX7; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2511     UX31 imagePostal Card, 1920, 1¢ on 2¢ red on cream, die II. Mint card, bright and fresh with crisp corners and edges, Extremely Fine, with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. UX31; $3,000.

A CHOICE MINT EXAMPLE OF THE WASHINGTON D.C. ONE-LINE BLACK SURCHARGE.

The Washington D.C. one-line surcharge is one of the rarest non-error United States postal card surcharges. This experimental overprint prepared by the Universal Company and deemed to be unsatisfactory with only 2000-3000 were sold before being withdrawn. (Image1)

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Scott $3,000

Selling for...$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2512     UX39e imagePostal Card, 1952, 2¢ on 1¢ green on buff, triple surcharge. with four additional impressions on the back, Extremely Fine, a very rare item, unpriced in both Scott and U.S.P.S.
Scott No. UX39e; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
2513     EX2 Type 3 imagePostal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff, Small U.S.P.O.D. watermark. Illustrated advertising showing the exposition buildings for the largest exposition ever held in United States, illustration with all corners square of vignette of exposition buildings, on reverse of 1873, 1¢ postal card to Xenia, O., canceled with blue grid handstamp; some scuffing affecting indicia and on reverse not affecting design, Fine, still a very rare exposition postal card and the rarest of the three types. Scott No. UX3 var.
USPCC No. EX2 Type 3; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
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2514     UX3 imageAmerican Coffee, Drug and Spice Mills, Enterprise Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Beautiful illustrated multicolored advertisement including gold leaf, on 1873, 1¢ postal card canceled by partial "Philadelphia, Pa., Nov 12" cds to New Oxford, Pa., otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. UX3; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A REMARKABLE MULTICOLORED LITHOGRAPHIC AD FOR THE AMERICAN COFFEE, DRUG AND SPICE MILLS. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$375.00
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2515     UX7 imageB. Lander, Holiday Goods in Fine Electro Silver Plate, New York. Printed (from hand-drawn) Santa portrait and reindeer drawn sleigh scene ad design, on reverse of 1881, 1¢ postal card to New Haven, N.Y., canceled by "New York P.O., Dec 11" cds and cross duplex, Very Fine.
Scott No. UX7; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
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2516     UX3 imagePostal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff, Small U.S.P.O.D. watermark. Multicolored advertisement in black, green and gold, on reverse of 1873, 1¢ postal card to Butternuts, N.Y., canceled by "Boston, Mass., Sep 11" cds and cork duplex, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. UX3; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
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2517     UX3 imageDr. Isaac Thompson's Celebrated Eye Water, John L. Thompson Proprietor. Blue allover ad with central black facsimile of the 1¢ John L. Thompson Private Medicine Stamp (RS242), on reverse of 1873, 1¢ postal card addressed to New York and canceled by "Troy, N.Y., Dec 17" cds and grid duplex, Very Fine.
Scott No. UX3; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
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2518     UX3 imageDr. S.B. Collins' Painless Opium Antidote. Allover ad for curing opium habit, illustration showing Building View on 1873, 1¢ Brown on Buff used card, canceled by "La Porte, Ind., Nov 10" cds and cork duplex, Very Fine.
Scott No. UX3; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
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2519     UX3 imageHumphrey's Improved Light Band Saw-Mill and Box-Board Machine, Keene, N.H. Printed ad text with tipped in real photo of band saw alongside, on reverse of 1873 1¢ postal card to Troy, N.H., uprated with 1873, 2¢ brown (157) small pre-use tear, cork canceled with "Keene, N.H., Mar 12" cds alongside, Extremely Fine, an extremely rare real-photo advertising usage, with 2013 Weiss certificate.
Scott No. UX3; Estimate $400 - 600.

The Humphrey Machine Co. appears to had notified that any paste-up to a postal card was in violation in sending a postal card at the 1¢ rate and uprated the card to the standard first class rate prior to sending. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
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2520     UX3 imageMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year 1874. Red allover illustrated design depicting Father Christmas and New Year female allegory, with "Compliments of Boggs Bros." at lower right, on reverse of 1873, 1¢ postal card canceled by light "Santa Rosa, Cal., Dec" cds, locally addressed; slight vertical crease in card, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. UX3; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

CONSIDERED TO BE THE EARLIEST U.S. SANTA CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GREETING CARDS, WITH ONLY THREE EXAMPLES REPORTED. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$375.00
Will close during Public Auction

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