Sale 1291 — United States Postal History

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2023

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Category — Other Back-of-Book

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
341
c
3c+3c Red Orange Reply Card (UY12m, UY12r), Used from Germany. Over 140 message or reply halves, used in 1946 or 1947 from the Allied Occupation of West Germany to California, some with additional German postage, all with either a civilian censor handstamp or remnants of censor's tape, handwritten or typewritten messages in German, Fine-Very Fine, an unusually large hoard of these postal reply cards legitimately used

E. 400-500
0
342
c
Sale 1291, Lot 342, Other Back-of-Book1c Black on White, Official Postal Savings Postal Card (UZ1; USPCC O1). Cancelled by "Catawissa Mo. Jul. 18" duplex, slight toning at bottom, appears Very Fine, this is only known with printed address and used examples seem to be more elusive than unused despite the lower catalogue value

500
0
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343
c
Sale 1291, Lot 343, Other Back-of-BookSeattle, Washington, Exchange Office Registry Label (FX-SE1a). Numbered "44602" and affixed over single 5c and pair 10c Uruguay 1902-10 issue (154, 156), addressed to Kobe, Japan, Montevideo registry label, New York and Seattle registry backstamps (Mar. 4 and 9, 1909). Kobe receiving backstamp, Very Fine use of the scarce Seattle Registry Label, Scott value for use of the label without regard to the foreign origination and destination

500
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