Lot
4325 
Frederick G. Mead, New York, Paid Reply Card Essay, 1¢ Black + 1¢ Red on Light Gray, 133 x 104mm 21 g/4 smoky v. faint o-y-yellow (light pearl gray) card, dual-sided card with Red on first side and Black on return side, both with 1¢ stamp with "F.G. Mead" and "Response Postal Card", patent information in small type at top left of return side, which is pre-addressed to Mead in New York; scuff on front side, still Very Fine and rare. USPCC No. MR1E-SA $1,000.
The top portion was intended to be torn off at the dotted line, removing the original stamp in the process. The return side had the stamp lower which would remain intact for mailing back. Mead believed the different colors would avoid confusion for postal clerks in canceling the correct stamp.
Realized: $425