"John B. Alden's Postal Card",pioneer post card franked with 1c Ultramarine (replacement) to Flemington, NJ, reverse with advertisement for poetry collections (with Goethe, Homer, Shakespeare, and Shelley costing $1 a piece), small scuff to the left of the stamp, very fine and rare early card
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Lot #2675 - Postal stationery postal cards
United States Postal Card Group 1873/1960,includes UX1 mint (3, one light toning, one inverted watermark), UX4 used (4, one reversed watermark), UX11 mint picture hangar variety, UX13 mint, UX27D used, UXC3 mint variety with left border lozenges over-printed, and UXC3 used variety with thinned dividing line at top, a very fine and useful group, ex-Parks (UPSS $3,730)
Lot #2676 - Postal stationery postal cards
UX3a, 1873 1c Brown on buff, Unwatermarked,bold "Cincinnati O. Dec 3" duplex in blue, locally-addressed, some light overall postal wear, still fine and scarce variety (Scott $775)
Lot #2677 - Postal stationery postal cards
Postal Card Group 1879/1908,three cards including UX6 sent from Rochester, New Hampshire to Cairo, Egypt, with hand-drawn design of a letter carrier with an overstuffed mailbag on the reverse; UX9 with Canada 1c Small Queen placed over the indicia, message side dated December 4, 1895, handwritten explanatory note at left reads: "We are not allowed to send a U.S. P. Card even if covered by a Can. stamp", probably mailed back to US enclosed in...
Lot #2678 - Postal stationery postal cards
1883 Rogers Patent "Postal Note",forerunner to the Grant letter card, franked with 3c Green tied by "Aldenn Ioa. Mar 2?" datestamp, addressed to Ames, IA, patent information inside and folding information on back flap (reinforced with hinges), very fine, extremely scarce to find used, an exceptional postal stationery forerunner
Lot #2679 - Postal stationery postal cards
UX17, 1902 1c Black on buff, "Full Face" McKinley,to "Messrs. Booth, Dailey & Ivins" as usual with filled garbage form on reverse, "New Yory, NY Sta. B" Sep 29 1902" wavy line cancel, light diagonal crease, very fine and choice example of this popular card (USPCC $3,750; Scott $3,750)
Lot #2680 - Postal stationery postal cards
UX47, 1958 2c + 1c "GE" Card, Type 2, ETR-1064-2, Abbey T.V. address, miniscule corner bend, very fine (USPCC $225, Scott $225)
Lot #2681 - Postal stationery postal cards
United States Modern Postal Card Collection 1962/2000,large carton filled with binders comprising an extensive collection of modern postal cards, included for most issues are mint cards, FDCs, and postally-used, also a binder of complete postal card booklets, mint Postal Buddy sheets, etc., less any huge rarities but note some better including UX49 used to West Germany, generally very fine throughout, ex-Parks
Lot #2682 - Postal stationery postal cards
UXC1a, 1949 4c Deep red on buff, used card with October 25, 1951 Saint Paul, Minnesota machine cancel, addressed to South Dakota, normal card included for comparison, very fine and attractive non-philatelic use (Scott $450)
Lot #2683 - Postal stationery postal cards
UXC1a, 1949 4c Deep red on buff, used card with January 11, 1952 Killeen, Texas machine cancel, addressed to South Dakota, very fine and attractive non-philatelic use (Scott $450)
Lot #2684 - Postal stationery postal cards
UY19-20, 1963/67 7c, 8c, International Reply Cards Selection,21 cards (20 are UY19) to or from foreign destinations, includes intact cards (3), message card only (3), reply card only (15), destinations include Libya, Germany, Switzerland, Brazil, England, Australia, India, Belgium, Chile, Canada, France, Denmark, Brit Honduras, Netherlands, Honduras, some uprated with US or foreign stamps, some typical light postal wear or a small tone spot...
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H.R. Harmer was founded in 1918 by Henry Revell Harmer of London. In 1940, the firm opened its New York auction gallery and quickly ascended to the top ranks of philatelic auction houses... Read More
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