Postal Stationery
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 1683 |
|
Postal Stationery Trial Color Proofs. Twelve entires, Undersander
Nos. E69Aa, E69Ad, E81c (two shades), E81Aa, E81Ab, E81Ac, E81Ad, E81Af
(two shades), and E87c (two, one with punch), Very Fine |
E. 500-750 |
500.00 |
| 1684 |
 |
 10c Chocolate, Air Post
Letter Sheet (UC16b). Unused, Very Fine, scarce color error (Image) |
450.00 |
325.00 |
| 1685 |
|
 1c Brown, Postal Card, Large
Watermark (UX1). Unused, small corner creases, otherwise Very Fine (Image) |
375.00 |
160.00 |
| 1686 |
TC |
 1c Brown on Light Tan Gray,
Postal Card Trial Color Proof (UX3TC). Fresh and Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
260.00 |
| 1687 |
|
 1c Black on Buff, Postal Card
(UX4). Inverted watermark, Chicago Ill. duplex, Very Fine (Image) |
350.00 |
210.00 |
| 1688 |
S |
 1c Black on Cream, Postal
Card Specimen (UX5S). Blue "U.S. Postal Card Ag'cy, Springfield Mass.
Sep. 17, 1875" double-oval datestamp, Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 150-200 |
325.00 |
| 1689 |
TC |
 1c Black on Green Gray Face,
Cream Back, 1877 Postal Card Trial Color Proof (UX5TC). .0135 in.
thickness, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
375.00 |
| 1690 |
|
 1c Black on Buff, Postal Card
(UX5). Cancelled by Leavitt patent machine cancel AB-NY, Type
II, spindle hole, otherwise Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 100-150 |
50.00 |
| 1691 |
E |
 1c Black, Master Die Proof of
Stamp (UX8E). Die sunk on card with engraver's signature (Lorenzo J.
Hatch) in pencil, Very Fine and extremely rare
(Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
4,500.00 |
| 1692 |
S |
 1c Brown on Tan, Postal Card
with "Specimen" Overprint (UX8S-K). Overprint over indicia and in frame
at center, Very Fine and rare (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
350.00 |
| 1693 |
S |
 1c Black on Manila, Three-Bar
Violet Specimen Handstamp (UX10S). Type HB-1 handstamp, toned card
stock, pencil "Gov2A" plate identification in pencil, slight creasing,
otherwise Fine, ex Fricke (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
160.00 |