Lot
2421 S
Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ brown on buff, production specimen, card with violet "Postal Card Agency, Castleton, N.Y., Oct 2 1885" three-line handstamp, Very Fine. USPCC Nos. S7PSe $300. Scott Nos. UX8S Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $250
Lot
2422
Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ brown on buff, card franked with Special Delivery, 1885, 10¢ blue (E1) tied by "Wilmington Del. Oct 31, 1885" duplexes to Philadelphia Pa.," "Received, Phil'a., Oct 31"" arrival cds, Very Fine and choice, ex-Markovits. Scott Nos. UX8 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED USAGE OF THE 10¢ 1885 SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE ON A POSTAL CARD WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF USE.
Special Delivery was generally used by the public to expedite letters and time sensitive material or goods. The service was seldom used for cards or letter sheets and when used were quickly discarded. This accounts for the general scarcity of these items.
Realized: $1,450
Lot
2423
Postal Card, 1891, 1¢ black on buff, card franked with Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ orange (E3) tied by "World's Fair Sta., Chicago Ill., Oct 10, 93" duplex cds on locally addressed to Pullman (railway) Agent, Very Fine, Scott No. E3; $1,250 for on cover, ex-Markovits. Scott Nos. UX10 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,050
Lot
2424
Postal Card, 1894, 1¢ black on buff, used card, reverse with multicolored "The United States Express Company" printed ad showing Horse and Wagon with Train and Depot in Foreground, with purple Oswego, N.Y. handstamp at bottom right, locally addressed with Oswego, N.Y., Dec 4, 1898 cds and bar duplex canceling, a Very Fine and striking design, very rare with only a handful of examples known. Scott Nos. UX12 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $250
Lot
2425
Postal Card, 1897, 2¢ blue on cream, card to Grand Turk, Turk Islands, canceled by "New York, N.Y., Jun 13, 98" duplex postmark with ship endorsement at lower left, bold "Turks Island, Ju 19,98" receiving cds, Very Fine, a very rare destination. Scott Nos. UX13 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $290
Lot
2426
Postal Card, 1897, 1¢ black on buff, card to Larnaca, Cyprus, uprated with 1¢ green (279) s.e. at left, tied by "Newark, N.J., Sep, 98" duplex postmark, Limassol transit backstamp, Very Fine. Scott Nos. UX14 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120
Lot
2427
Postal Card, 1898, 2¢ black on buff, card from Tientsin, China to Lexington, Va., uprated with 1895-97, 1¢ + 2¢ + 5¢ + 8¢ + 10¢ Bureau issues (279, 279B, 281, 257, 282C) all tied by 1901 "Mil. Sta. No 1, Tientsin, China" cds's; light card crease and some stamp perf flaws, F.-V.F. Scott Nos. UX16 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170
Lot
2428
Postal Card, 1902, 1¢ black on buff, humorous skillfully hand-drawn caricature scenes on two cards from Galeburg, Ill. in 1904 to St. Louis, Mo.; one entitled "Arrival at St. Louis of the Pres. of the Society for Reforming Indians and other Aborigines", other "The President of the Society for Reforming I + O.A. visits the football game?", Very Fine. Scott Nos. UX18 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170
Lot
2429
Postal Card, 1908, 1¢ black on buff, card franked with Special Delivery, 1908, 10¢ green (E7) tied by "Pope Valley, Cal., Jan 11, 1910" duplex to Oakland Cal., purple "Fee Claimed by Oakland, Cal." straightline and additional purple three-line Jan. 11th service handstamp; card creasing, Fine and rare, one of only five recorded E7 uses on postal cards, ex-Markovits. Scott Nos. UX20 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $800
Lot
2430
Postal Card, 1914, 1¢ green on buff, printed notification card to Shanghai, China, canceled by "Cambridge, Mass., Mar 19, 1947" machine postmark, card forward to Nanking with large boxed "U.N.R.R.A., China Office, Shanghai" and "Express, Double Registered" handstamps, franked with China four color franking canceled by Shanghai cds's, Nanking receiving cds on face, Very Fine, an unusual express forwarding usage within China. Scott Nos. UX27 Estimate $200 - 300.
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Realized: $210