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Lot 2531 |
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Postal Card, 1897, 2¢ blue on cream (UX13), used Jan. 1899 with neat Brooklyn N.Y. Sta. B. duplex, to Lottoi, Japan, three different transit postmarks including. Yokohama and Kobe all on face, some corner creases, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2532 |
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Postal Card, 1898, 2¢ black on buff (UX16), used to Tokyo, Japan from Berkley Cal. Jan. 6, 1905 with flag Maltese Cross overlapping with similar San Francisco postmark., additionally franked with Japan ½s Gray (92) with sheet margin at R., tied by fancy purple postmark, both m essage and docketing in Japanese, a desirable and Very Fine usage.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2533 |
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1¢ Full Face McKinley Postal Card (UX17), "mint" card, U.P.S.S. # S21 ($6,500), or more accurately, an unmarked specimen (S21-Sp-1), Extremely Fine, a rare issue of which only 8-10 are thought to exsit.
Scott $7,000
THE CARD STOCK AND QUALITY OF IMPRESSION OF THIS EXAMPLE MATCHES THAT OF THE BOX OF 500 WHICH WAS PRINTED FOR BOOTH, DAILEY & IVINS, THUS SUGGESTING IT WAS PULLED DURING THE PRESS RUN AS A SAMPLE, AS OPPOSED TO THOSE WITH THE SMOOTHER STOCK AND PROOFLIKE SHARP IMPRESSION WHICH ARE MORE COMMONLY SEEN.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2534 |
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1¢ McKinley Postal Card- Four Arcs Above and Below "IS" (UX21e), mint card, U.P.S.S. # S28f, type I ($2,200), beautiful fresh card stock, four sharp corners, Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,500
A TRULY RARE CARD TO FIND IN MINT CONDITION AND WAY UNDERCATALOGUED.
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Lot 2535 |
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1¢ McKinley Postal Card Double Impression Error (UX22a), mint card, U.P.S.S. # S30bh ($400), sharp impression with the left being especially dark, Extremely Fine, a beautiful example of this popular error.
Scott $600
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Lot 2536 |
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2¢ Vermilion Jefferson Postal Card, Die I (UX29c), mint card, U.P.S.S. # S41d ($925), beautiful color, faint internal bend/crease at top right which is truly insignificant for this rare card as this is only the third example we have encountered, Very Fine.
Scott $925
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Lot 2537 |
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1¢ Washington Experimental Surcharge on 2¢ Jefferson, Die II Postal Card (UX31), used card with light 11/8/20 Washington, D.C. machine cancel, U.P.S.S. # S43 ($3,750), Very Fine.
Scott $4,500
THIS EXPERIMENTAL SURCHARGE WAS DEEMED UNSATISFACTORY AFTER ONLY A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 75% OF THE PRODUCTION WENT UNSOLD AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED. HENCE, THIS KEY ISSUE OF ANY SURCHARGED COLLECTION IS ACTUALLY MORE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN USED THAN MINT AND IS THEREFORE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERCATALOGUED INDEED.
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Lot 2538 |
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1¢ Chicago Surcharge on 2¢ Washington Severed Paid Reply Postal Card, mint Message half, U.P.S.S. #S48-1 ($375), Extremely Fine, rare and undercatalogued card being the first we have ever seen.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 2539 |
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2¢ Tickometer Surcharge Postal Card Vertical Paste-Up (UX39 var.), mint card, U.P.S.S. # S56-1PU-v, L. Brigman printings on large vertical tape, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
AS THERE ARE ONLY 2 REPORTED KNOWN, WITH THE SECOND HAVING BEEN IN THE JACK BEACHBOARD COLLECTION, THESE CARDS ARE DEFINITELY RARE.
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Lot 2540 |
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2¢ Tickometer Surcharge Postal Card- Inverted Surcharge at LL Error (UX40 var.), used card with 1/25/54 Dayton, Ohio machine cancel, U.P.S.S. # S56-1f, mild bottom edge and LL corner bends/creases, truly insignificant as this card is unique, being the only used example reported known (in over 50 years), Very Fine, an excellent card for stationery, error and Lincoln collectors alike.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 2541 |
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1¢ G.E. Surcharge, Type 2 on 2¢ Franklin Postal Card- Black Color Omitted on Back Error (UX47 var.), unused card, U.P.S.S. # S64-2, ETR 1057-2 with Schmidt's T.V. address, back with Black color in advertisement entirely omitted, Extremely Fine, a unique error, unlisted in the U.P.S.S. catalogue.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 2542 |
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1¢ G.E. Surcharge, Type 2 on 2¢ Franklin Card- Inverted Surcharge at LL Error (UX47 var.), unused card, U.P.S.S. # S64-2f, ETR 1057 ($500), with ink obliterated Television Clinic address, Very Fine.
Scott $500
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Lot 2543 |
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4¢ Social Security Postal Card (UX51), strongly miscut mint card, U.P.S.S. # S69, not b, very attractive card with design well to the bottom, Extremely Fine, a scarce true error as commemorative cards were never sold in sheets.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 2544 |
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13¢ Olympics Postal Card Magenta and Yellow Colors Omitted Error (UX101 var.), mint card, U.P.S.S. # S117a, pristine condition, very white card stock and sharp corners, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
WITH ONLY ONE OTHER (UNUSED) REPORTED KNOWN, THIS IS A RARE UNIQUE MINT ERROR, HIGHLY DESIRED BY STATIONERY AND TOPICAL COLLECTORS ALIKE.
Expertization: 2002 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 2545 |
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1¢ Grant Paid Repy Postal Card- Message Printed on Both Sides, Reply Side Blank Error (UY3b), mint card, U.P.S.S. # MR5c, sep 5b ($250), fresh card stock, Very Fine, difficult card.
Scott $400
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Lot 2546 |
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1¢ Washington Paid Reply Postal Card- Message Normal, Reply Blank Error (UY5a), used card with 2/26/14 Chillicothe, Ohio flag cancel, U.P.S.S. # MR8a, Very Fine, a rare unique error being the only one reported known used.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 2547 |
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1¢ Washington Paid Reply Postal Card- Message Normal, Reply Blank Error (UY7b), mint unfolded card, U.P.S.S. # MR14a, sep.4, very fresh card stock, Extremely Fine, a rare error of this popular issue with only two reported known as well as one folded card with Sep.1.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 2548 |
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Paid Reply Postal Card, 1920, 1¢ on 2¢+1¢ on 2¢ red on buff, typographed surcharge (UY10), unsevered, used card with 4/12/21 San Francisco, Cal. slogan cancel, back of Message half with large Black and Red illustrated advertising for the Commercial Art. Co, U.P.S.S. # MR17 ($225), Very Fine, illustrated advertising is rare on surcharged cards in general and practically unheard of on this issue.
Scott $200
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Lot 2549 |
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1¢ San Francisco Press Printed Surcharge on 2¢ Washington Pair Reply Postal Card- Message None, Reply Normal Error (UY10a), mint unfolded card, U.P.S.S. # MR17b, pristine condition with four sharp corners, Extremely Fine, rare card with only three unfolded reported known.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 2550 |
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3¢ Liberty, Type 1 Paid Reply Postal Card Printed on One Side with Roulette on Blank Other Side Error (UY17a), mint card, U.P.S.S. # MR27a-1b, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THIS ERROR IS USUALLY SEEN ON THE STEEL PLATES AND IS RARELY SEEN ON THE ELECTROTYPE PLATES. THIS NEWLY DISCOVERED CARD IS THE FIRST REPORTED KNOWN MINT FOLDED, ONLY ONE OTHER EACH IS KNOWN AS UNFOLDED OR UNUSED.
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Lot 2551 |
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3¢ Liberty, Type 1 Paid Reply Postal Card Vertical Paste-Up (UY17 var.), unfolded unused card with commercial printing on one side, U.P.S.S. #MR27Puv, Extremely Fine, rare newly discovered error being the first reported known unused.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 2552 |
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4¢ Deep Red Eagle Airpost Postal Card Error (UXC1a), used card with 2/8/52 Los Angeles, Calif machine and handstamp cancels, U.P.S.S. # SA1c ($250), faint corner bend at bottom right, Very Fine.
Scott $300
OF THE ROUGHLY 10 KNOWN USED CARDS, THIS IS THE ONLY ONE USED COMMERCIALLY- THE OTHERS WERE ALL USED FOR HELICOPTER FIRST FLIGHTS. IN ADDITION, THIS IS BY FAR THE DARKEST RED CARD WE HAVE EVER SEEN. NEITHER ITS RARITY NOR ITS IMPRESSIVE COLOR IS CONTAINED IN THE RELATIVELY LOW VALUE ASSIGNED BY EITHER CATALOGUE.
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Lot 2553 |
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8¢ Blue and Pale Pink Tagged Eagle Airpost Postal Card Error (UXC1a), mint card, U.P.S.S. # SA9bb, some natural blue ink smearing, Extremely Fine, rare card with only three reported known.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 2554 |
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18¢ Eagle Weather Vane Airpost Postal Card Black and Yellow Colors Omitted Error (UXC15 var), mint card, U.P.S.S. # SA14aa, pristine condition, fresh (remaining) colors on bright white stock, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
WHEN WE SOLD THE AWARD WINNING JACK BEACHBOARD COLLECTION WE HAD THE PLEASURE TO OFFER THE SIMILARLY DESIGNED CARD TO THIS ISSUE, THE 21C ANGEL GABRIEL WEATHER VANE (#UXC16A) WITH OMITTED COLORS, OF WHICH THERE ARE THREE REPORTED KNOWN. THAT CARD, AFTER SPIRITED BIDDING, FINALLY SOLD FOR $11,500.00 PLUS THE BUYER'S PREMIUM. WE FEEL THIS CARD, BEING UNIQUE, SHOULD SELL IN THE SAME PRICE RANGE, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATED THE CARD AT A LOWER PRICE. A BEAUTIFUL ERROR HIGHLY DESIRED BY STATIONERY, ERROR, TOPICAL AND AIRPOST COLLECTORS ALIKE.
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Lot 2555 |
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Revenue, 1871 Second Issue, 10¢ blue & black, center inverted (R109a), centered to top, fresh color and paper, herringbone cancel. About Fine. A pleasing example of this scarce invert.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 2556 |
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Revenue, 1871 Second Issue, 50¢ blue & black, center inverted (R115b), strong fresh colors, black and blue handstamp cancels. Light horizontal crease. Otherwise Fine.
Scott $850
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Lot 2557 |
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Hunting Permit, 1935, $1 Canvasbacks (RW2), top margin plate number 131981block of four. Particularly intense color. Fresh o.g., never hinged and free of the usual gum skips. F.-V.F.
Scott $2,700
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