Lot
4009 E
Hymen L. Lipman, Philadelphia, 1¢ Dark Blue on Thick White Wove Card, Forerunner Postal Card Essay, lithograph stylized design surrounding Franklin portrait and "U.S. Post Card, One Cent", two-line overprint including "Submitted as a Specimen Postal Card", backing paper with blue crossed ruled lines 7mm apart, fresh and Very Fine. Scott No. UX1E. USPCC No. S1E-C $3,000.
ONE OF THE MOST STRIKING POSTAL CARD ESSAYS SUBMITTED TO THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL TERRELL FOR THE FIRST U.S. POSTAL CARD ISSUE.
Realized: $2,200