Lot
4351 
1898, 1¢+1¢ Black on Buff, Reply Card Quadruple Impression, unsevered, 11 Rule, unused card with preprinting and folded, four impressions, one in normal position, three closely registered shifted down with one 11 Rule Separation showing; small reply side stain, otherwise Very Fine. USPCC No. MR5f var. Scott No. UY3f var. Estimate $500 - 750.
THE ONLY RECORDED REPLY QUADRUPLE IMPRESSION ERROR OF THE 1898 PAID REPLY POSTAL CARD.
Realized: $1,250
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4352 E
1904, 1¢+1¢ Black, Model Essay, handpainted model on 140 x 80mm white cardstock consisting of india ink and wash drawing of stamp patterned on engraved Sheridan stamp already completed (Miscellaneous Die number 5953), the vignette being a photograph of General Sherman, the dates and surrounding ornamentation pasted on, "U. S. POSTAGE" added in white ink, ornamental message card inscription panel in upper left and "DETACH / ANNEXED CARD / FOR ANSWER" in lower left, guide lines in pencil; red pencil "1" in upper left corner, Very Fine, ex-H. Deats. Scott No. UY4E. USPCC No. MR6mE-A $4,000.
THE UNIQUE SHERMAN MODEL FOR THE 1904 1¢ PAID REPLY POSTAL CARD ISSUE.
Realized: $3,250
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4353 E
1904, 1¢+1¢ Black, Model Essay of Inscription Panel Only, handpainted model on 79 x 44mm stiff white wove paper in India ink and wash drawing of "Detach Annexed Card For Answer, This Side Is For Address Only", lower ornament touched up with pencil and with white ink, red crayon "2" in upper left corner, Very Fine. Scott No. UY4E. USPCC No. MR6mE-B $2,000.
A UNIQUE MODEL OF THE INSCRIPTION PANEL ONLY FOR THE 1904 1¢ PAID REPLY POSTAL CARD ISSUE.
This is a companion piece to MR6mE-A, being an alternative suggestion for an ornamental message card inscription panel.
Realized: $800
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4354 S
1904, 1¢+1¢ Black on Buff, Production Specimen, Unsevered production specimen on 140 x 165mm 17 f/1 dim faint o-yellow card, both message and reply cards stamped with purple "Stamp Division, P.O. Dept, Mar 16, 1904" rubber double-circle datestamp, Very Fine and scarce. Scott No. UY4P. USPCC No. MR6PSa $500.
Realized: $220
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4355 S
1904, 1¢+1¢ Black on Buff, Production Specimen with Inscription, Unsevered production specimen on 140 x 165mm 17 f/1 dim faint o-yellow card, both message and reply cards stamped with purple "Stamp Division, P.O. Dept, Mar 16, 1904" rubber double-circle datestamp, typed message on the back of the reply half (being the same side of unfolded card as the front of the message half) "This card was given me by the Stamp Division April 20th 1904. Cancelled." and also the following historical data: "The first order for these cards was made on the Rumford Falls, Me., Agency, March 16th 1904. On that order 500,000 were sent to Chicago, and receipted for by that office March 31, 1904."; some black mounting adherence at corner, mount scuffing on reply side and filing holes at left, still Very Fine and unique. Scott No. UY4P. USPCC No. MR6PSb $750.
Lot
4356 E
1910, 1¢ Black, Washington Photo Essay, 49 x 56mm photograph of an essay that consisted of a plaster bust of Washington photograph with black background mounted in a cardstock frame with an enclosing circle bearing white lettering "U. S. Postal Card" above two five-point stars, and "One Cent" below, below this is a "Washington" ribbon without foliate ornamentation, Very Fine. Scott No. UY5mE. USPCC No. MR8mE-A $1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS PHOTO ESSAY FOR THE 1910 1¢ REPLY CARD ISSUE.
When the change was made from postal cards produced by private contractors to those produced by the Government Printing Office, it was decided to have a new design portraying George Washington on the message card and Martha Washington on the reply card.
The photo essay offered here (USPCC example 1) is different than the one pictured as example 2 in the USPCC catalog. Example 2 has washing on the vignette and ribbon.
Realized: $525
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4357 E
1910, 1¢ Black, Washington Stamp Model Essay, model drawing consisting of a plaster Washington bust photograph mounted behind a 125mm circular opening in 242 x 280mm dull v. faint o-y-yellow cardstock frame, with an enclosing circle bearing white lettering "U. S. Postal Card" above two five-point stars, and "One Cent" below, below this is a "Washington" ribbon with foliate ornamentation consisting of three sprigs of three leaves and four berries on the left, and three sprigs of three leaves and three berries on the right, Very Fine. Scott No. UY5mE. USPCC No. MR8mE-B $2,000.
Realized: $625
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4358 P
1910, 1¢ Dark Blue on Glazed Card, Washington Stamp Only Proof, Large die proof of completed stamp design sunk on 85 x 99mm glazed white cardstock, 76 x 88.5mm die sinkage, blue BEP "432210" handstamp on reverse, manuscript "July 7-1910" dating on face, Very Fine. Scott No. UY5mP. USPCC No. MR8mPa $2,000.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS STAMP ONLY WASHINGTON DIE PROOF FOR THE 1910 PAID REPLY POSTAL CARD ISSUE, THIS BEING THE ONLY DATED EXAMPLE.
A second die proof exists without the date notation.
Realized: $950
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4359 P
1910, 1¢ Dark Blue on Glazed Card, Washington Stamp Only Die Proof, die proof sunk in upper right of 139 x 84mm glazed white cardstock, accompanied by memo from J. Garland Marks; tear at left, Fine. Scott No. UY5mP. USPCC No. MR8mPb $1,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS STAMP ONLY WASHINGTON DIE PROOF IN FULL CARD FORMAT FOR THE 1910 PAID REPLY POSTAL CARD ISSUE.
Realized: $425
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4360 P
1910, 1¢ Dark Blue on Glazed Card, Martha Washington Stamp Only Die Proof, Large die proof of completed stamp design sunk on 83 x 96mm glazed white cardstock, 77 x 90.5mm die sinkage, blue BEP "431244" handstamp on reverse, manuscript "July 7-1910" dating on face, Very Fine. Scott No. UY5mP. USPCC No. MR8rPa $2,500.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS STAMP ONLY MARTHA WASHINGTON DIE PROOF FOR THE 1910 PAID REPLY POSTAL CARD ISSUE, THIS BEING THE ONLY DATED EXAMPLE.
A second die proof exists without the date notation.
Realized: $850