Lot 2552
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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| Realized $350 |
