Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012
Category — Postal Cards (UX)
1c Black on Buff, Postal Card, Watermarked Small "USPOD" in Monogram (UX4; USPCC S3). Unused (preprinted message), fresh with sharp corners, Very Fine and choice (USPCC $825.00)
1c Black on Buff, Postal Card, 23 Teeth Below "One Cent" (UX7a; USPCC S6b). Mint card, few trivial surface flaws, otherwise Very Fine (USPCC $1,250.00)
1c Black on Buff, Postal Card, Printed on Both Sides (UX7b; USPCC S6c). Mint card with printing on back in same orientation as front, few small flaws as typically found incl. small tear at right, Fine appearance and rare, this is the first non-watermark major error on a United States Postal Card and is much scarcer than generally understood (likely less than 10 exist), USPCC $1,000.00
1c Brown on Buff, Postal Card, "M" in Double Frame Line at Top (UX8g). Clear "M" printed inside double frame just above "O" of "Postal", on used card with Boston Mass. duplex cancel to Weston Mass., some ink smearing in address, otherwise Very Fine, a great postal card rarity, the reason for or cause of this variety is unknown to specialists, some have speculated it is a printer's secret mark, despite decades of search this remains the only known example, with 2005 A.P.S. certificate, unlisted in USPCC
1c Black on Buff, Postal Card, Double Impression, One Inverted (UX9c; USPCC S8d). Mint card, some minor wrinkling and sealed tear at rightVERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN MINT EXAMPLES OF THIS MAJOR POSTAL CARD RARITY.
Only three examples of this error are recorded, one used and two unused. The other unused example is ex Falberg and was offered in our Sale 997.
Ex Beachboard and Floyd. With 2002 P.F. certificate and accompanied by normal card. USPCC unpriced
1c Black on Salmon Pink, Postal Card, Error of Card Stock Color (UX9d; USPCC unlisted). Mint card, tiny scuff near top likely from the brick that was used to weigh it down during shipment, small stain on back, otherwise Very Fine and rare, with 2005 A.P.S. certificate, the salmon pink stock was used as protective sheets on top of stacks of normal buff card sheets during transport from the Wilkinson Paper Mills, they were weighed down with bricks and were intended to be returned for use in later shipments, some were accidentally printed and found their way into the hands of collectors, unpriced in USPCC which footnotes these as "counting markers", though we are informed that this information will be corrected in future editions
1c Black on Buff, Postal Card, Double Impression, One Inverted (UX10a; USPCC S10a). Mint card, nicely balanced and displaced impressions, trivial wrinkles and some toning confined mostly to backVERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THIS ERROR CARD.
With 2001 P.S.E. certificate. USPCC $2,500.00
1c Black on Buff, Postal Card, Double Impression, Second Impression Inverted and Quadruple Split (UX10a var; USPCC S10a var). Mint card, offset of another impression on backVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE POSTAL CARD ERROR, SHOWING ONE NORMAL IMPRESSION AND AN INVERTED IMPRESSION QUADRUPLE SPLIT. THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED.
Accompanied by 2009 P.F. certificate stating "Genuine Scott UX10a, the card miscut, with one complete impression inverted, and portions of four cards printed normally." Whether the central impression was the first "normal" impression, which makes more sense to us and matches the Scott Catalogue listing, or the quadruple split was the first "normal" impression and the center was printed inverted as stated on the P.F. certificate, cannot be conclusively proven. However, this is of little consequence. Collectors can display this card in either orientation as it suits their tastes. We have not seen another example of this error and this may well be unique.
USPCC unlisted
1c Black on Buff, Postal Card, Double Impression, Both Normal (UX10b; USPCC S10b). Mint card, impressions displaced to create a striking "four eyed" Grant, fresh and clean, Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate and accompanied by normal card, USPCC $1,300.00
1c Black on Buff, Postal Card, Albino Impression (UX12 var). Mint card, strong impression showing the complete design in relief, slight trivial hinge thin on back of no consequence since this is the only known example, Extremely Fine appearance, ex Falberg, with 2010 P.F. certificate and accompanied by normal card, listed in 2005 USPCC as S14a, de-listed in 2010 USPCC, likely the result of two sheets being fed into the press at once, the bottom receiving a light impression of the design but no ink
1c Black on Buff, Postal Card, Double Impression, One Inverted (UX14a; USPCC S17b). Mint card, minor soiling and corner creasesFINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE POSTAL CARD ERROR.
Only five Mint cards are known and one used. With 2001 P.S.E. certificate and accompanied by normal card. USPCC $8,500.00
1c Blue on Bluish, Postal Card, Shaded Background, Double Impression (UX21b; USPCC S28c). Unused, beautiful intense second impression, fresh and Very Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate and accompanied by normal card, USPCC $1,350.00
1c Blue on Bluish, Postal Card, Double Impression (UX22a, USPCC S30bh). Unused, intense second impression offset from first creating a striking side-by-side visual effect, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate and accompanied by normal card, USPCC $600.00
1c Blue on Bluish, Postal Card, White Background, Triple Impression (UX22b; USPCC S30c). Mint card, two impressions almost coincidental and split by card cutting, third widely displacedVERY FINE. A RARE AND SELDOM-OFFERED POSTAL CARD PRINTING ERROR.
Ex Beachboard and Floyd. With 2002 P.F. certificate. USPCC $2,400.00
1c Green, Dies I and II, Gray Rough-Surfaced Postal Cards (UX27C-UX27D; USPCC S38-S39). Unused (pre-printed addresses), former slight edge toning specks, otherwise Very Fine (USPCC $825.00)
1c Green on Cream, Postal Card, Quadruple Impression (UX27f). Unused, four clear impressions on fresh cardVERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE ERROR OF THE 1914 ONE-CENT POSTAL CARD SHOWING A STRIKING QUADRUPLE IMPRESSION.
Only three mint examples of this error are known to us. Ex Saddleback. With 1989 certificate of genuineness signed by John Beachboard and with 2006 A.P.S. certificate
"One Cent Additional Paid" on 2c Carmine Rose on Buff, "G.E." Postal Card, Ty. I and II Surcharges (UX47; USPCC S64-1, S64-2). Unused, printed illustrated advertisement for General Electric TV repair on back and small hole punch as always, the punch hole was to accommodate the TV electric cord so the homeowner always had the repairman's phone number close at hand, Extremely Fine (USPCC $465.00)
4c Coast Guard Anniversary, Postal Card, Blue Omitted (UX52a, USPCC S70a). Mint card, fresh and crispEXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE U.S. COAST GUARD FLAG COLOR OMITTED POSTAL CARD ERROR. ONLY THREE ARE KNOWN.
Ex Falberg. USPCC unpriced
13c Olympic Torch, Black & Yellow Inverted (UX102a). Unused, bright colorsVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE POSTAL CARD WITH NOT ONE BUT TWO COLORS INVERTED. A REMARKABLE RARITY -- ONLY FIVE HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
This was issued in 1984 and is the only U.S. Postal Card with inverted impressions in multiple colors. Five examples were reported in 1986. However, only two have ever been offered to the market.
With 2008 A.P.S. certificate.