Lot 1681
Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff, watermarked Large U.S.P.O.D.,43 used, 21 plated including SP5,15, 18, 20, 23 before damage, 25, 30, 35, 36, 39, 56, 58, 62, 63, 64, 71 and a further 22 unplated examples, F.-V.F.Scott No. UX1; $1,075 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170
Lot 1682 /o
Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff, watermarked Small U.S.P.O.D., group of 7 cards with 2 normal but different shades, inverted watermark, SP23 Big Hole Damage (small stain on reverse), break in frame line and bottom line of address and 2 with unlisted recut frame line (1 used), F.-V.F. U.S. Post Card Catalog No. S2,S2c,S2e $615.Scott No. UX3 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot 1683 /o
Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff, watermarked Small U.S.P.O.D., group of 31 cards, 23 Big Hole or Big Hole Recut, 12 unused (not mint) and 11 used, all 4 positions represented with duplication, additionally 6 used and 1 unused, F.-V.F. U.S. Post Card Catalog No. S2,f,h $1,030.Scott No. UX3 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $140
Lot 1684
Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff, watermarked Small U.S.P.O.D., 27 mint plus 1 unused plated copies including SP 1, 3, 11-12, 14, 16-20, 24, 29-30, 35, 38, 41, 51-52, 54, 59-60, 65, 68-69 & 72, F.-V.F.Scott No. UX3; $2,300 Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $130
Lot 1685
Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff, watermarked Small U.S.P.O.D., group of 100 copies with printed advertisement of "D.C. Griswold & Co.", as most are same shade likely from a printed sheet though unplated most likely has many different subject plates, also included is a mint UX1 with glue stain on reverse, Very Fine.Scott No. UX3; $2,650 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $160
Lot 1686
Postal Card Usage including Fancy Cancels, group of 24 postal cards with better including Syracuse N.Y. negative "US" cancel, purple Coleville Pa. skull & crossbones, light strike of West Gardner shield postmark with skull & crossbones killer, sharp West Gardner shield postmark with negative star killer, Chicopee Falls Mass. pumpkin head New York "14", blue Hastings Minn. negative "T", bold strike of purple Austinville Pa. cds duplexed with propellor cancel, Boston Mass. negative "6" within sunburst.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $250
Lot 1687
U.S. Postal Card and Cut Square Collection, mint collection mounted with postal cards in three White Ace albums and cut squares in Scott National album, includes UX6, UY2, etc., UXC1//UXC25 cut squares including U10, U18, W57, etc. (no photo).Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $60
Lot 1688
Postal Card Stock, approximately 260 items mostly in sleeves, good range of UX issues and a nice showing of the earlier unserved paid reply cards with better, some pre-printed items; owner's cat in excess of $7,000, worth review (no photo).Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $325