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Lot# : 1488 Postal Cards
1c/70c Postal Card Accumulation, just over 11,000 mint postal cards with greatest quantity (1,000+) of 1c, 10c and 15c, F-VF no photo; face value $1,200+)Start Price : 300 USDCurrent Opening : 180 USDHammer price : 300 USDLot# : 1489 Postal Cards
"Kissinger's Philatelic Postal Card" Collection, 1893/94, comprised of 1893 Vol. 1 No. 3 (3), 4, 5 (3), 6, 8, 9 (3), 10 (2), 11 (3), 12, 1894 Vol. 2 No. 2 (3), 3 (3), privately produced card fashioned after a message-reply card with one panel resembling the address portion of a govt. postal card (but with Kissinger's portrait as a "stamp" and the other panels his version of a philatelic magazine for his "Sons of Philatelia" organization which is filled with necessarily short (sometimes just one sentence) articles and commentary, often of a personal nature, the cards themselves are evenly toned (or were printed on a dark stock) and are somewhat brittle with many having chipped corners and/or some light bends, overall a Fine and fascinating group.Start Price : 150 USDCurrent Opening : 90 USDHammer price : 250 USDLot# : 1490 Postal Cards
U.S. Mint Postal Cards Collection, to 2000s issues in six Scott albums (plus an empty 7th album with pages for message reply cards) and a small box (with duplication) of some later cards issued in packs and booklets, sparse through 1950s and then good deal of completion through 2008 issues, fresh and F-VF, excellent basis for continuation (no photo)Start Price : 100 USDCurrent Opening : 60 USDHammer price : 95 USDLot# : 1491 Postal Cards
Coated Postal Cards Collection, approx. 80 mostly pre-1940s cards with coatings ranging from simple address paste-overs to all over gold or silver coating on back to paper or clay coating front and/or back, numerous UX5 but also note UX9 incl unused, UX11 unused and used (2 each), UX12 incl unused, UX21 used, etc., very mixed condition, VG-VF, view to appreciate.Start Price : 500 USDCurrent Opening : 300 USDHammer price : 500 USDLot# : 1492 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1493 Postal Cards
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Lot# : 1498 Postal Cards
UX4 var., 1875 1c Black on buff, Inverted and reversed watermark, New York Jan 31 (1877) duplex, printed bank message on back, light vertical bend throgh indicia, still a Fine and scarce variety (UPSS S3c, $400)Start Price : 100 USDCurrent Opening : 60 USDHammer price : 100 USDLot# : 1499 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1500 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1501 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1502 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1503 Postal Cards
UPSS UX5TCcc, 1875 1c Postal Card Trial color proof, on face 23 e/3 dismal v. pale yellow with back 21 f/2 dull faint o-y-yellow and 69 o/5 black printing, light bend bottom left corner, o/w fresh and Very Fine (UPSS $400)Start Price : 150 USDCurrent Opening : 90 USDHammer price : 120 USDLot# : 1504 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1505 Postal Cards
UPSS UX5TCzd, 1875 1c Postal Card Trial color proof, on 21 g/4 smoky v. faint o-y-yellow (gray) clear opaque card with 49 k/1 dark blue printing, a few tiny age spots on top and bottom edges, stil Very Fine (UPSS $300)Start Price : 150 USDCurrent Opening : 90 USDHammer price : 160 USDLot# : 1506 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1507 Postal Cards
UPSS UX5Pk, 1875 1c Postal Card Proof, on 23 f/2 dull faint yellow soft mottled wove semi-opaque card with 69 m/5 gloomy dusky gray printing, light corner bend top left, still fresh and Very Fine (UPSS $250)Start Price : 120 USDCurrent Opening : 70 USDHammer price : 75 USDLot# : 1508 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1509 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1510 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1511 Postal Cards
UPSS UX8PSa, 1885 1c Red brown, SPECIMEN overprint and imprint, black printed "SPECIMEN." on stamp and framed in address space, some mounting remains on back side and a few natural paper specks, Fine (UPSS $300)Start Price : 75 USDCurrent Opening : 45 USDHammer price : 120 USDLot# : 1512 Postal Cards
UX11 var., 1891 1c Grant, Double impression, one inverted printer's waste, vertical pair, one set of impressions in blue (issued color) and a second set (crisper impression) inverted in black, a bit of soiling and a some light edge or internal bends, Fine and unusual, most likely used to set up the presses prior to printing of the actual cards.Start Price : 250 USDCurrent Opening : 150 USDHammer price : 375 USDLot# : 1513 Postal Cards
UX11 var., 1891 1c Grant, "SIPS / 1884 / Jubilee / 1894" overprint, privately applied overprint for the Staten Island Philatelic Society, cancelled Stapleton NY Mar 16 1894, some light aging / toning spots, Fine and scarce.Start Price : 200 USDCurrent Opening : 120 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 1514 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1515 Postal Cards
UPSS UX17Paa, 1902 1c "Full Face" McKinley, Plate proof, two-line "DIE PROOF OF McKINLEY POSTAL CARD. / ISSUE OF 1901." imprint at bottom, crisp detailed impression, few natural paper specks, Very Fine (UPSS $3,000)Start Price : 1,000 USDCurrent Opening : 675 USDHammer price : 950 USDLot# : 1516 Postal Cards
UPSS UX17Pba, 1902 1c "Full Face" McKinley Postal Card, "SPECIMEN - Not good for postage" handstamp, on plate proof with the two-line "DIE PROOF OF McKINLEY POSTAL CARD. / ISSUE OF 1901." imprint at bottom, couple natural paper specks, Very Fine and choice (UPSS $3,000)Start Price : 1,000 USDCurrent Opening : 675 USDHammer price : 1,700 USDLot# : 1517 Postal Cards
UX17, 1902 1c "Full Face McKinley" Postal Card, usual printed address, New York NY Oct 8 1902 "7:30 AM" and "8:30 AM" overlapping machine cancels, report filled in Oct 6 by John Lawman (dumper no. 12) with comments, typical bit of postal wear, Fine example of this desirable card; not listed in the Falberg census (Scott $3,750; UPSS S21, $3,750)Start Price : 2,000 USDCurrent Opening : 1,450 USDHammer price : 2,000 USDLot# : 1518 Postal Cards
UPSS UX18Pa, 1902 1c Black on buff, Die proof, typographed proof of complete design, "Proof McKinley Postal Card." imprint at bottom, tiny natural paper translucency in center of card, Very Fine (UPSS $500)Start Price : 150 USDCurrent Opening : 90 USDHammer price : 120 USDLot# : 1519 Postal Cards
UX21e, 1910 1c Blue on bluish, "Four Arc" variety, Type I, St. Louis May 14 1910 machine cancel, address and portion of the message erased away, couple tiny corner bends and a light internal wrinkle, Fine and elusive used variety (Scott $600; UPSS S28f-I, $650)Start Price : 100 USDCurrent Opening : 60 USDHammer price : 90 USDLot# : 1520 Postal Cards
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Lot# : 1522 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1523 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1524 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1525 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1526 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1527 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1528 Postal Cards
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Lot# : 1530 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1531 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1532 Postal Cards
UX39 var. 1952 2c on 1c Green, Quintuple surcharge with one on the back, mint card, four surcharges front side - vertical format on stamp and same inverted at lower left, two horizontal surcharges top center, surcharge on back upper left corner vertical format reading down, fresh and Very Fine, quite unusual (UPSS S56 var)Start Price : 150 USDCurrent Opening : 90 USDHammer price : 160 USDLot# : 1533 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1534 Postal Cards
UX 41 var., 2c on 1c Green on buff, Press printed surcharge upright at lower left of center, mint card, scoring lines in color similar to the surcharge across top and along side edges, Very Fine, seldom offered variety (UPSS S57h, $400)Start Price : 200 USDCurrent Opening : 120 USDHammer price : 280 USDLot# : 1535 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1536 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1537 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1538 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1539 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1540 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1541 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1542 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1543 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1544 Postal Cards
UPSS UY2TCb, 1893 2c+2c International Reply Card Trial color proof, on 17 f/1 dim faint o-yellow card with 45m/3 dingy dusky b-g-blue (black blue) stamp, each stamp defaced with pen "X" marking (not rubber stamped), some separation along fold, still Very Fine and rare as UPSS shows just one reported (UPSS $750)Start Price : 500 USDCurrent Opening : 300 USDHammer price : 400 USDLot# : 1545 Postal Cards
UY3var, 1898 1c+1c Black on buff, Reply card with dramatic shift, unused folded card, message card normal, reply card with imprint and indicia shifted such that indicial almost in the center of the card, the other three portions of the card normal printing indicating not a cutting error, minor cosmetic faults, still a Fine and extraordinary showpiece variety (UPSS MR5 var.)Start Price : 100 USDCurrent Opening : 150 USDHammer price : 325 USDLot# : 1546 Postal Cards
UY4r var., 1904 1c Sheridan reply card, Printed reply card on both sides, detached mint card, a little bit of aging, Fine and rare, UPSS catalog indicates just one example extant (unpriced in Scott or UPSS)Start Price : 200 USDCurrent Opening : 120 USDHammer price : 250 USDLot# : 1547 Postal Cards
UY9c, 1920-21 2c+1c + 2c+1c Cleveland Surcharged Message Reply Card, Message card double surcharge, reply card normal, folded, message card Cleveland Dec 2 1921 machine cancel, reply card unused, fresh and Very Fine, UPSS catalog indicates a mere three examples known (unpriced in Scott or UPSS for used)Start Price : 200 USDCurrent Opening : 120 USDHammer price : 350 USDLot# : 1548 Postal Cards
UPSS M16-6d, 1920 1c on 2c Red on buff, Cleveland surcharge on message card, Double surcharge, Homerville Ohio Aug 25 1922 cancel, printed message on back, some light corner bends bottom left, still Fine and rare with UPSS recording a mere three used examplesStart Price : 150 USDCurrent Opening : 90 USDHammer price : 325 USDLot# : 1549 Postal Cards
Lot# : 1550 Postal Cards
UXC3 var., 1960 5c Flying Eagle with border, 2d and 4th lozenges at left overprinted red on blue, causes the two lozenges to appear purple, Birmingham Ala Dec 31 1962 machine cancel, Very Fine, elusive properly used variety (UPSS SA3a, $300)Start Price : 120 USDCurrent Opening : 70 USDHammer price : 160 USDLot# : 1551 Postal Cards
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