Sale 997 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 26-29 October, 2010
Category — The Falberg Collection of Postal Cards (UX41-UX48)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
6448
2c on 1c Green on Buff, Postal Card, Cincinnati Official Facsimile Surcharge in Magenta (UX41 var; USPCC S56-4a). Mint card, Very Fine and choice, very scarce and seldom offered, USPCC value, Scott Retail unlisted
1,000
0
6449
2c on 1c Green on Buff, Postal Card, Press-Printed Surcharge at Bottom of Card (UX41 var; USPCC S57h). Mint face, pre-printed reverse for "Deepfreeze Homemaker's Manual", Very Fine, scarce, USPCC value, Scott Retail unlisted
450
475
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2c on 1c Green on Buff, Postal Card, Split Press-Printed Surcharge (UX41 var; USPCC S57j). Mint card, "Revalued 2c" at bottom, "P.O. Dept." at top, Extremely Fine, USPCC value, Scott Retail unlisted
400
300
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2c on 1c Green on Buff, Postal Card, Diagonal Press-Printed Surcharge Slanting Down to Right (UX41 var; USPCC S57k). Mint card, appears to have been hand-separated from a multiple, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, this and the next two lots all came from the same multiple and were not carefully separated, there may be none that received machine separation, USPCC value, Scott Retail unlisted
350
300
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2c on 1c Green on Buff, Postal Card, Diagonal Press-Printed Surcharge Slanting Down to Right With Partial Second Surcharge at Top Left (UX41 var; USPCC S57k var). Mint card, appears to have been hand-separated from a multiple, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, USPCC value, Scott Retail unlisted
350
425
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2c on 1c Green on Buff, Postal Card, Diagonal Press-Printed Surcharge Slanting Up to Right (UX41 var; USPCC S57k). Mint card, appears to have been hand-separated from a multiple, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, USPCC value, Scott Retail unlisted
350
300
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2c on 1c Green on Buff, Postal Card, Press-Printed Double Surcharge (UX41 var; USPCC S57b). Mint face, pre-printed reverse with ad for Sunbeam deep fryer, evidently the double surcharge created confusion as to face value and this card was returned to the P.O. where it was given a boxed two-line "Canceled Not Good For Postage" handstamp and redeemed for three-quarters face value, Very Fine, ex Floyd, according to USPCC this is the only recorded card of its type and only exists unused pre-printed, Scott Retail unlisted
E. 400-500
600
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2c on 1c Green on Cream, Postal Card, Press-Printed Surcharge Printed on Reverse (UX42b; USPCC S59ab). Mint card, fresh and clean, Extremely Fine, USPCC $225.00
300
110
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2c on 1c Green on Cream, Postal Card, Press-Printed Surcharge Varieties (UX42 var; USPCC S58-1b, f, g). Mint cards, incl. double surcharge in normal position, single inverted at bottom of card and double, one inverted, fresh, Very Fine and choice group
625
325
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2c FIPEX, Postal Card, Violet Blue Omitted (UX44a; USPCC S61aa). Mint card, bright and crisp, Extremely Fine, USPCC $500.00
525
425
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2c FIPEX, Postal Card, Double Impression of Violet Blue (UX44d; USPCC S61ad). Mint card, Extremely Fine, there are only five recorded according to the 2005 USPCC
450
325
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2c FIPEX, Postal Card, Violet Blue Omitted and Double Impression of the Deep Carmine (UX44e; USPCC S61ae). Mint card, wonderfully fresh, Extremely Fine, unique according to the USPCC, Scott Retail listed but unpriced
E. 500-750
400
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Green Revaluation Surcharge Essay on 2c on Carmine Rose on Buff, Postal Card (UX47E; USPCC S64E; Falberg & Undersander UX38E-b). Mint card, green non-denominated "Transportation" (plane, ship and train) rectangle printed to left of indicia which bears printed straight line "Canceled", perfection condition, Extremely Fine, Falberg & Undersander value
1,500
500
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3c Purple on Buff, Postal Card, Double Impression (UX46b; USPCC S63b). Mint face, pre-printed gas bill on reverse, Very Fine, only two recorded unused, USPCC $900.00 for Mint
250
850
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3c Purple on Buff, Postal Card, Double Impression (UX46b; USPCC S63b). Two, first a "Mint" card, printer's waste with minor water damage causing slight bleed of purple color, otherwise Fine; other pre-printed dealing with subscription to Fortune magazine, this one has split second indicia top and bottom, Very Fine, second impression is light on both, unused card with 2001 P.S.E. certificate, USPCC states only two pre-printed recorded, Scott Retail for unused only $250.00, pre-printed unpriced
E. 300-400
300
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3c Purple on Buff, Postal Card, Indicia Omitted, Inscription Normal (UX43e; USPCC S63d). Mint card, fresh and clean, Extremely Fine, with 1978 A.P.S. certificate, USPCC $600.00
1,000
475
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3c Violet on Buff, Postal Card, Vertical Paste-Ups (UX46 var; USPCC S63PUv-1-S63PUv-3). Four items, all Mint cards, incl. three with Manila tape of various widths (tape on trailing edge of old roll, leading edge of new roll and one both old and new roll), last is 60mm white tape and the only recorded example, Very Fine group, Scott Retail unlisted
E. 400-500
1,200
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2c + 1c Carmine Rose on Buff, Postal Card, Inverted Surcharge at Bottom Center (UX47a; USPCC S64-2f). Mint face with preprinted back as always, the so-called "GE" card as the entire issue of 750,000 surcharged cards was sent to the General Electric Co. in Owensboro Ky., these cards have a variety of red and black advertisements and were to be distributed by various GE television repair shops for application of either handstamp or printed address and contact numbers, cards have a punch hole in them to facilitate attachment to the power cord as a reminder of who to call for service, Very Fine
500
300
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2c + 1c Carmine Rose on Buff, Postal Card, Ty. I and II Surcharges (UX47a; USPCC S64-1a, S64-2). Three cards, Mint faces with preprinted backs as always, also incl. the only reported example of the damaged bottom right corner, these are the so-called "GE" card as the entire issue of 750,000 surcharged cards was sent to the General Electric Co. in Owensboro Ky., and have a variety of red and black advertisements printed on the backs, cards have single punch holes near edges to facilitate attachment to the power cord as a reminder of who to call for service, Very Fine, Scott Retail as three normal cards $705.00, USPCC as three normal cards $690.00
E. 400-500
1,000
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4c Red Violet, Postal Card, Vertical Paste-Ups and Papermaker's Splice (UX48 vars; USPCC S66APUv, S66APUv var, S66BPUv, S66CPUv). Mint cards with various widths of Manila tape plus the "splice" variety, second and third USPCC listed items have only one and two of each reported respectively, the splice unlisted and may also be unique, scarce and Very Fine group
E. 750-1,000
900
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