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Sale 108

Worldwide Philatelic Auction, Fullerton, CA

Postal Cards to Poster Stamps

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 815		P U.S.; Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ Brown on Buff, UPSS #UX1TCa, watermarked Large U.S.P.O.D., issued card stock with proper watermark but with indicia, border, etc. in color other than issued, Fine to Very Fine. UPSS $400. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 816		U.S.; Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ Black on Buff, #UX4 var., watermarked Small U.S.P.O.D., mint card, corner crease bottom left, Fine. UPSS #S3c $3,100, rare variety . Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 817		U.S.; Postal Card, 1897, 2¢ Blue on Cream, #UX13, unwatermarked, 4 mint (none preprinted), 7 used all addressed overseas (mostly Germany), generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,595. Estimate $180-200. View details	Unsold
Lot 818		/ U.S.; Postal Card, 1902, 1¢ Black on Buff, "Full-Face McKinley", Unused Printers Production Sample, #UX17, unused, "cancelled" in pencil on face, irregular margins, lightly soiled, a must for a postal card exhibitor, Fine. Scott $19,000. This is a one of a kind item, first time offered from a collection hidden away since the 1920s . Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 819		U.S.; Postal Card, Paid Reply, 1892, 1¢+1¢ Brooks, New York Essay, UPSS #UY1E-GBa, style with two stamps and arced "U.S. Return Postal Card." in vertical orientation at left, address lines omitted and no oval handstamp, double width with no perfs., some staining, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. UPSS $1,000. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 820		o U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1871, Third Issue, 2¢ Orange & Black, Center Inverted, #R135b, light herringbone cancel, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $400. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 821		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1949, $2 Goldeneye Ducks, Sheet of 50, #RW16, n.h., well centered, Very Fine and choice. Scott $1,965+. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 822		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1954, $2 Ring-Necked Ducks, Sheet of 50, #RW21, n.h., well centered, Very Fine. Scott $2,445+. Estimate $650-800. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 823		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1955, $2 Blue Geese, Sheet of 50, #RW22, n.h., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,445+. Estimate $600-750. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 824		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1956, $2 American Merganser, Sheet of 50, #RW23, n.h., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,445+. Estimate $650-800. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 825		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1957, $2 American Eider, Plate Block of 6, #RW24, n.h., very well centered, no gum skips or bends, Extremely Fine. Scott $575. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 826		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1958, $2 Canada Geese, Plate Block of 6, #RW25, n.h., very well centered, no gum skips or bends, Very Fine. Scott $575. Estimate $180-200. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 827		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1959, $3 Labrador Retriever, Plate Block of 4, #RW26, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $575. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 828		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1969, $3, 1972 $5 Plate Blocks of 4, #RW36, RW39, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $375. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 829		U.S.; Test Stamp, 1920s-50s, B.E.P. Blank Design, Gum Breaker Ridges 5mm to 6.5mm Apart, #TD84A, complete sheet, n.h. except 11th stamp hinged, pane has margin thins at upper left, and some adhesion at upper left and center left, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, PF (2015) cert. Scott $1,250. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $161
Lot 830		U.S.; Poster Stamp, 1915 (Circa) Cranes Chocolate, every collecting area has its holy grail, for poster stamp collectors it is the fabulous stamp designed by Maxfield Parrish for Crane's Chocolates sometime around 1915, it was used to seal a small gift box of bon-bons and, as a result, most were destroyed, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Connecticut Cinderellas. Only 4 documented copies have been found . Estimate $700-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $805

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