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The Bradley Horton Collection of United States Postal Cards continued...

1914 1¢ Postal Card Issue UX27 - Issued Cards Including UX27C & UX27D

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

4281

UX27 var.

1914, 1¢ Green on Buff, with Cleveland "2" Cent Revalue Surcharge. Mint card with Cleveland type IV surcharge; light corner bend, Very Fine and interesting surcharge, Old USPCC #S52F, ex-Slawson.
Scott No. UX27 var.; Estimate $300 - 400.

This was once considered an error, but now consider a favor item. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

4282

S37APUh

1914, 1¢ Green on Buff, Horizontal Paste-Up. Mint card, 38mm brown tape at center, Very Fine and rare horizontal paste-up, ex-G.C. Slawson. Scott No. UX27 var.
USPCC No. S37APUh; $425. (Image1)

USPCC $425

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

4283

S37EPUv-1

1914, 1¢ Green on Buff, Vertical Paste-Up with "W. Downey" Handstamps. Mint card, brown tape at right with purple "W. Downey" handstamps; minor wrinkles, Very Fine, one of only two recorded examples of "W. Downey" handstamp paste-up. Scott No. UX27 var.
USPCC No. S37EPUv-1; Estimate $400 - 600.

The discovery of this paste-up card was announced in the UPSS Postal Stationery May 1951 on page 3. This was from the Hoe Press. It is listed but unpriced in USPCC. (Image1)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction

4284

S37EPUv-2

1914, 1¢ Green on Buff, Vertical Paste-Up with U.S. Government Printing Office. Three unused cards originally forming a vertical strip of three, two have printed message, 38mm brown tape at right with printed "United States Government Printing Office" over seal of the GPO, Very Fine and rare reconstructed paste-up strip. Scott No. UX27 var.
USPCC No. S37EPUv-2; $1,350+. (Image1)

USPCC $1,350+

SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction

4285

S37EPUv-2

1914, 1¢ Green on Buff, Vertical Paste-Up with U.S. Government Printing Office. Mint card, 38mm brown tape at right center with printed "United States Government Printing Office" over seal of the GPO, Very Fine. Scott No. UX27 var.
USPCC No. S37EPUv-2; $450. (Image1)

USPCC $450

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

4286

S37EPUv-3

1914, 1¢ Green on Buff, Vertical Paste-Up. 38mm brown tape at left, cancelled by "Chicago Ill, Apr 20, 1926" machine cancel to local address, Very Fine and rare, one of only two recorded used examples. Scott No. UX27 var.
USPCC No. S37EPUv-3; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction

4287

UX27b

1914, 1¢ Green on Buff, Double Impression. Mint card, horizontal double impression, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott No. UX27b; $2,500. (Image1)

Scott $2,500

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

4288

UX27C

1916, 1¢ Green on Gray, Die 1. Mint card without preprinted address, exceedingly fresh with crisp corners, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott No. UX27C; $3,250.

A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE MINT DIE 1 ON GRAY ROUGH-SURFACED CARD.

In 1916, during a war-time paper shortage, this substandard grade of card stock was used temporarily, for a period of about two months. It was sold only in sheets to printers for application of printed addresses, accounting for their great rarity without printed addresses. (Image1)

Scott $3,250

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

4289

UX27D

1916, 1¢ Dark Green on Gray, Die 2. Mint card without printed address, deep rich color, clearly showing the die type with distinctive coat and queue lines, Extremely Fine and choice. USPCC No. S39.
Scott No. UX27D; $20,000.

ONE OF THE FINEST OF ONLY SIX RECORDED EXAMPLES OF DIE II DESIGN ON PROVISIONAL GRAY ROUGH-SURFACED CARD.

This issue was printed on substandard card stock, because of wartime paper shortages. Due to initial poor impressions, the die was recut to improve the design, resulting in this Die II variety. Proper card stock was obtained soon after the die recut was made so the Die II on this stock was used for a short period of time. It was sold only in sheets to printers for application of printed addresses. However, a small quantity is believed to have been issued at the Hagerstown Md. post office. (Image1)

Scott $20,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

4290

UX27D

1916, 1¢ Dark Green on Gray, Die 2. Unused unsevered vertical pair, reverse of each with preprinted Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. message, Very Fine and scarce multiple.
Scott No. UX27D; $1,100+. (Image1)

Scott $1,100+

SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction

4291

UX27D

1916, 1¢ Dark Green on Gray, Die 2. Unused unsevered vertical strip of three, reverse of each with preprinted Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. message; light toning mostly on reverse, F.-V.F. and rare multiple.
Scott No. UX27D; $1,650+.

This is the second large known multiple, there is also a strip of four known. (Image1)

Scott $1,650+

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1917 1¢ Postal Card Issue UX28 - Essays

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

4292

S40E-AB

1917, 1¢ Black on White Tissue Paper, Lincoln Vignette Essay. Circular 33mm dia. vignette of Lincoln on 48 x 56mm white tissue paper, mounted on backing paper, Very Fine. Scott No. UX28E.
USPCC No. S40E-AB; $5,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS LINCOLN ESSAY FOR THE 1917 1¢ POSTAL CARD ISSUE.

This was an attempt to adapt for postal card use a vignette patterned after and very similar to a vignette used in the production of U. S. currency. (Image1)

USPCC $5,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

4293

S40E-B

1917, 1¢ Black on White Tissue Paper, Lincoln Vignette Essay. Lincoln facing right vignette essay in oval 21 x 25mm on 36 x 40mm white tissue paper, mounted on backing paper, background consists of horizontal shading lines, and considerable portion of bust, Very Fine. Scott No. UX28E.
USPCC No. S40E-B; $5,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS LINCOLN ESSAY FOR THE 1917 1¢ POSTAL CARD ISSUE.

This was the first seriously considered design, and was later reduced, reversed to face left, the shading of the background eliminated and the figure cut down to exclude much of the bust. When thus amended it became the accepted design. (Image1)

USPCC $5,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

4294

S40E-Cb

1917, 1¢ Black on Glazed Paper, Lincoln Vignette Essay. Lincoln facing left vignette with background fully routed on 44 x 68mm semi-glazed white wove paper, Very Fine. Scott No. UX28E.
USPCC No. S40E-Cb; $2,000.

ONE OF ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS LINCOLN ESSAY FOR THE 1917 1¢ POSTAL CARD ISSUE.

The other recorded example of this essay has a black "Dec 20 1916" handstamped on reverse. (Image1)

USPCC $2,000

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

4295

S40E-Cc

1917, 1¢ Black on Glazed Paper, Stamp Die Essay. Typographed die essay of completed stamp design except untrimmed around border and inside vignette oval, and with an albino impression of label lettered "This Side of Card for Address" on 150 x 73mm glazed white wove paper, reverse with BEP blue "807124" and black "Jan 24 1917" handstamps, Very Fine. Scott No. UX28E.
USPCC No. S40E-Cc; $3,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS LINCOLN DIE PROOF FOR THE 1917 1¢ POSTAL CARD ISSUE. (Image1)

USPCC $3,000

SOLD for $1,350.00
Will close during Public Auction

4296

S40Pa

1917, 1¢ Black on White Glazed Card, Die Proof. Die proof on 127 x 73mm thick white glazed cardboard, weak line on left outer line of oval; light crease, Very Fine. Scott No. UX28P.
USPCC No. S40Pa; $5,000.

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED DIE PROOFS OF THE LINCOLN DIE PROOF FOR THE 1917 1¢ POSTAL CARD ISSUE. (Image1)

USPCC $5,000

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

4297

S40Pb

1917, 1¢ Black on White Glazed Card, Die Proof. Die proof with weak line on left outer line of oval on 111 x 40mm thick white glazed cardboard, with black pencil "No 807201/9084 Die" on reverse along with "Panel layout, 55-4x42 - (55 - 4X44+22-55)-4X42-55, bitten 8 minutes"; small abrasion top edge, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. UX28P.
USPCC No. S40Pb; $5,000.

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED DIE PROOFS OF THE LINCOLN DIE ESSAY FOR THE 1917 1¢ POSTAL CARD ISSUE. (Image1)

USPCC $5,000

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1918-1973 Postal Card Issues UX30-UX66

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

4298

S42PUh

1918, 2¢ Red on Cream, Die 2, Horizontal Paste-Up. Mint card, 38mm brown tape, Very Fine, ex-G.C. Slawson. Scott No. UX30 var.
USPCC No. S42PUh; $400. (Image1)

USPCC $400

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

4299

S43

1920, 1¢ on 2¢ Red on Cream, Die 2. Mint card, bright and fresh with crisp corners and edges, Extremely Fine. Scott No. UX31 $3,500.
USPCC No. S43; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

A CHOICE MINT EXAMPLE OF THE WASHINGTON D.C. ONE-LINE BLACK SURCHARGE. (Image1)

Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

4300

UX31

1920, 1¢ on 2¢ Red on Cream, Die 2. Cancelled by "Washington D.C., Oct 14, 1920" machine cancel to Washington D.C.; trivial corner wrinkle lower left, Very Fine, ex-Woodward.
Scott No. UX31; $4,500.

THIS IS THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE OF THE RARE 1¢ ON 2¢ WASHINGTON D.C. SURCHARGE POSTAL CARD ISSUE.

The "1 Cent" one-line surcharge die was prepared and only used at Washington D.C. The surcharge was deemed to be unsatisfactory, and was immediately withdrawn from use. Subsequent surcharges contained the numeral "1" above "Cent" in a two-line configuration. (Image1)

Scott $4,500

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction