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

UX6 and UX7 Essays, Proofs and Specimens

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

2395

2c Black on Thin White Wove with Uncleared Surrounds, Bureau of Engraving & Printing, 1879 Postal Card Essay (UX6E-B). Showing every detail of the engraving, very close to the issued design with very slight differences incl. a line through the shield at the bottom of the frame around the vignette, intense shade, expertly sealed tear, Very Fine appearance and a great postal card rarity, this is the only recorded example of this UX6 essay, ex Brazer (Image)

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$ 4,000.00

SOLD for $16,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

2396

2c Blue on Buff, 1879 Postal Card, Production Specimens (UX6PSa, d, h). Three in different styles, 11 x 2mm violet "Specimen." handstamp below indicia, 20 x 2.5mm "Specimen." printed over indicia with additional 35 x 4mm "Specimen." in ornate box, finally 34 x 6mm red-violet "Specimen." handstamp struck diagonally, Very Fine trio, also incl. UX6P, Very Fine (Image)

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$ 1,300.00

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

2397

2c Blue on Buff, 1879 Postal Card, Production Specimen (UX6PSb). Black manuscript "Specimen" on face, violet "U.S. Postal Card Agency, Castleton, N.Y. Sep. 4, 1883" double-circle datestamp on back, Very Fine and rare (Image)

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$ 750.00

SOLD for $375.00
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2398

2c Blue on Buff, 1879 Postal Card, Production Specimen (UX6PSf). Black manuscript "Specimen" and violet "U.S. Postal Card Agency, Holyoke, Mass., Dec. 13, 1879" double-circle datestamp on face, Very Fine and rare, illustrated in UPSS catalog on p. 104 (Image)

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$ 750.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

2399

2c Bluish Black on Buff, 1879 Postal Card, Trial Color Proof, Production Specimen (UX6TC-S). Manuscript "Specimen" diagonally on face, perfect impression finer than that seen on any issued cards, Very Fine and extremely rare, this is reported by the owner to be unique, unlisted in UPSS catalog (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,800.00
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2400

2c on Buff, 1879 Postal Card, Trial Color Proofs, Production Specimen (UX6TC-S). Two items, first Dull Violet printing with violet "U.S. Postal Card Agency, Holyoke, Mass., Nov. 14, 1879" double-circle datestamp on face, also card in Black with manuscript "Essay", Very Fine and rare, UPSS value for two normal trial color proofs (Image)

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$ 800.00

SOLD for $2,700.00
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2401

2c on Buff, 1879 Postal Card, Trial Color Proofs (UX6TCa). Outstanding group of ten cards mounted on pages, each a different color with no perfins, bright and fresh throughout, Very Fine and rare assemblage (Image)

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$ 4,000.00

SOLD for $2,300.00
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2402

2c 1881 Postal Card, Trial Color Proofs (UX7TC). Exceptional collection of 40 different trial color proofs, wide variety of printing and card colors without apparent duplication, mostly identified on back as to color and card, a few with 3rd assistant postmaster general handstamp, bright and fresh throughout

VERY FINE. A RARE COLLECTION OF TRIAL COLOR PROOFS FOR THE 2-CENT 1881 POSTAL CARD ISSUE.

Only a handful of each color were produced. This collection would be exceedingly difficult to duplicate (Image)

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$ 10,000.00

SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction