Sale 88: The Sescal Sale

Lot 1388 P   

Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ Brown on Buff, Production Specimen, buff card with black printed "Specimen" over stamp and "Specimen" in 55 x 10mm rectangular border of diagonal squares in address space, Very Fine. Scott No. UX8PS.
USPCC No. S7PSa    $200.

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Lot 1389    

Postal Card, 1886, 1¢ black on salmon pink, mint card; couple stain spots on back, F.-V.F., rare and attractive variety, ex-Mitchell, Slawson.
Scott No. UX9d    $1,500.

The USPCC does not recognize these as error cards even though the printing of the design is genuine. It seems the salmon pink stock was used as a counting marker for counting finished piles of 500 printed sheets. Footnoted in 2010 USPCC on page 9.

Realized: $500

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Lot 1390    

Postal Card, 1893 Columbian Exposition - Goldsmith Set No. 1, complete set of 4 multicolor mint 1¢ postal cards, type I, Very Fine and rare set. Scott No. UX10.
USPCC No. EX11-EX14; $340    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $280

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Lot 1391    

Postal Card, 1893 Columbian Exposition - Goldsmith Set No. 2, complete set of 10 multicolor mint 1¢ postal cards plus second Woman's Building design, with original wrapper, F.-V.F. and scarce set with the wrapper. Scott No. UX10.
USPCC No. EX15-EX24, EX23a, EX24Wc    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $140

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Lot 1392    

Postal Card, 1893 Columbian Exposition - Goldsmith Set No. 3, complete set of 10 multicolor mint 1¢ postal cards (UX10), a Very Fine set. Scott No. UX10.
USPCC No. EX25-EX34    $200.

Realized: $140

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Lot 1393    

Postal Card, 1893 Columbian Exposition - Goldsmith Set No. 4, complete set of 10 multicolor mint 1¢ postal cards (UX10), each uprated with 1¢ Columbian under indicia, a Very Fine and scarce set only available during the last week of the fair. Scott No. UX10.
USPCC No. EX35-EX44    $500.

Realized: $260

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Lot 1394    

Postal Card, 1893 Columbian Exposition - Koehler Set No. 7b, complete set of 12 mint 1¢ postal cards, second printing confirmed by Stendels plating; some minor corner creases, EX73a minor edge tone spot, F.-V.F. and rare set. Scott No. UX10.
USPCC No. EX62a-EX73a    $600.

Realized: $220

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Lot 1395    

Postal Card, 1893 Columbian Exposition - Set No. 9, complete set of 2 multicolor mint 1¢ postal cards, type I, EX76 with ink mark on address side, F.-V.F. and rare set. Scott No. UX10.
USPCC No. EX76-EX77; $340    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 1396    

Postal Card, 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition - Type 1 Set, complete set of 10 mint 1¢ postal cards, a Very Fine and scarce set. Scott No. UX14.
USPCC No. EX89-EX98    $1,000.

Realized: $475

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Lot 1397    

Postal Card, 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition - Type 2 Set, complete set of 10 mint 1¢ postal cards, Very Fine and scarce set. Scott No. UX14.
USPCC No. EX89a-EX98a    $1,000.

Realized: $525

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