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[Illegal Usage] F.E. Shaw, Job, Printer, Ashland N.H., scroll with "ret'n in 10 d'ys." on face of card, contrary to regulations that allow no printing on address side of card, cancelled with 1873 c.d.s. and killer, Very Fine, Ex-Fricke. Scott UX3.
Estimate $60 - 80.
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[Illegal Usage] Booth & McCosker, Springfield, IL, with red illustration of spring wagon on face, contrary to regulations that allow no printing on address side of card, cancelled with very fine 1876 Lafay & Quincy/R.P.O and target killer, thins on reverse, likely Unique example, otherwise Very Fine, Ex-Biddle. Scott UX3.
Estimate $500 - 750.
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[Illegal Usage] New England Range, Parons of Industry, partially printed address and "No.19, Member Of The Working Class" imprint on face of card, which was an infraction of regulations about nothing but the address on the face of postal cards, cancelled by 1875 blue double oval East Hempstead, Rockingham Co., NH, Extremely Fine, Ex-Fricke. Scott UX3.
Estimate $100 - 150.
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[Illegal Usage] Thomas. J. Walton., Steam, Job and Label Printer, Salem, Ohio, triple blue oval on face of card, contrary to regulations that allow no printing on address side of card, additional text on reverse in goldish color, cancelled with c.d.s. and crossroads killer, Extremely Fine. Scott UX3.
Estimate $60 - 80.
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[Illegal Usage] London Assurance Corporation, black imprinted "Insurers" and additional text across bottom of face of card which was an infraction of regulation to imprint anything on the face of card, unused, rare, Extremely Fine. Scott UX3.
Estimate $100 - 150.
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[Illegal Usage] Phoenix Insurance Company, Hartford, CT, with olive illustration of logo on face of card, contrary to regulations that allow no printing on address side of card, cancelled with c.d.s. and fancy rosette killer, very scarce, F.-V.F. Scott UX1. Cole GST-36.
Estimate $100 - 150.
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[Illegal Usage] German Consulate / New Orleans, handstamp in blue on face of card, cancelled with New Orleans, LA c.d.s. and crossroads killer, unauthorized to handstamp on face of card, likely unique, Very Fine. Scott UX3.
Estimate $100 - 150.
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[Illegal Usage] Newspaper article on business dissolution and startup, on reverse of card, an illegal use of postal card as nothing can be attached to card, required normal letter rate, but got away with it, cancelled with Wrightsville, PA c.d.s. only, very rare, Very Fine. Scott UX1.
Estimate $60 - 80.
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[Illegal Usage] Brothers & Co., Ship Broker & Insurance Agents, in red 1874 circle, against regulations of stamp on face of card, cancelled with Boston, MA c.d.s. and circular killer, Very Fine. Scott UX3.
Estimate $40 - 60.
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[Illegal Usage] W.W. Wardell, Attorney at Law, Nebraska City N.T., black oval on face of card, contrary to regulations that prohibited anything but the address on face of a postal card, cancelled by c.d.s. and fancy killer, not during territorial period but nice and fresh, Very Fine. Scott UX1.
Estimate $100 - 150.
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