Sale 997 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 26-29 October, 2010
Category — The Falberg Collection of Postal Cards (Later Issues)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
6468
4c Customs Service Anniversary, Postal Card, Blue Omitted (UX50a; USPCC S68a). Mint card, fresh and Extremely Fine, USPCC $650.00
650
300
6469
4c Social Security, Postal Card, Dull Blue Omitted (UX51b; USPCC S69aa). Mint card, Very Fine, USPCC $650.00
650
400
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4c Coast Guard Anniversary, Postal Card, Blue Omitted (UX52a, USPCC S70a). Mint card, Extremely Fine, USPCC states only three recorded (unpriced), Scott Retail listed but unpriced
E. 400-500
2,100
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5c Emerald, Postal Card, Vertical Paste-Up (UX55 var; USPCC S73PUv). Mint card with 38mm wide Manila tape, immaculate, Extremely Fine, according to the USPCC there are only two Mint and one pre-printed recorded, Scott Retail unlisted
E. 300-400
700
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5c Weather Bureau Centenary, Postal Card, Yellow and Black Omitted (UX57a; USPCC S76c). Face ink addressed with adhesive label over return address, back with couple stamp mail sale bids (?) but never mailed, perhaps the writer realized he had an error and decided not to put it in the mail, Very Fine, USPCC $800.00, Scott Retail does not clearly state whether its value is for mint or "pre-printed", used is priced at $900.00
1,250
225
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5c Weather Bureau Centenary, Postal Card, Blue Omitted (UX57b; USPCC S76b). Mint card, Extremely Fine, USPCC $900.00
1,000
550
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5c Weather Bureau Centenary, Postal Card, Black Omitted (UX57c; USPCC S76a). Face ink addressed, back written request for some 1971 travel brochures, never mailed, perhaps the writer realized he had an error and decided not to put it in the mail, Very Fine, USPCC $900.00, Scott Retail does not clearly state whether its value (same as No. UX57a) is for mint or "pre-printed", used is priced at $850.00
1,250
225
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6c Brown, Postal Card, Double Impression (UX58a; USPCC S77a). Mint card, Extremely Fine, according to the USPCC this is one of only two recorded examples (unpriced)
1,400
2,400
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6c America's Hospitals, Postal Card, Blue and Yellow Omitted (UX60a; USPCC S79a). Mint card, Very Fine and choice, USPCC $1,000.00
1,000
800
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6c America's Hospitals, Postal Card, Magenta and Black Shifted Left (UX60 var; USPCC S79c). Mint card, dramatic and Extremely Fine, a striking error made even more interesting by having no overlapping of colors due to extent of the shift, USPCC value, Scott Retail unlisted
1,250
650
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6c Tourism Year, Postal Card, Reverse Completely Blank (UX61b; USPCC S80-Ae). Mint card, perfect condition, Extremely Fine, according to the USPCC this is the only recorded example of this error, Scott Retail price is for used, the Mint card is unpriced, the editors of the USPCC do not list used for this Postal Card error, so the Scott pricing remains confusing
750
475
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6c Tourism Year, Postal Cards, Front Design shifts (UX61-UX63 vars; USPCC S80-Ac, S80-Be1-2, S80-Cd, S80-Ce). Mint cards, the five USPCC listed shifts (all backs normal), Very Fine and choice set, there are only one or two recorded for each shift according to the USPCC, the USPCC numbers listed here and for the other "Tourism Year" lots are the revised 2010 catalog listings, Scott Retail unlisted
E. 300-400
425
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6c Tourism Year, Postal Card, Black Omitted on Back (UX62a; USPCC S80-Ba). Mint card, Extremely Fine, USPCC value, Scott Retail listed but unpriced
500
425
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6c Tourism Year, Postal Card, Reverse Blank (UX62c, UX63b; USPCC S80-Bd, S80-Ca). Mint cards, Extremely Fine, USPCC $900.00
850
475
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6c Tourism Year, Postal Card, Back Inverted With Respect to Front (UX63d; USPCC S80-Cc). Mint card, couple stray specks of magenta ms. ink on reverse, otherwise Extremely Fine, USPCC $550.00
1,000
275
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8c Orange, Coarse Paper Postal Card, Double Impression (UX66ab; USPCC S83ba). Mint card, Extremely Fine, USPCC $750.00
1,200
1,300
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8c Orange, Postal Card, Vertical Paste-Up, Smooth Paper (UX66 var; USPCC S83aPUv). Mint card, Extremely Fine, this is the only recorded example according to the USPCC, Scott Retail unlisted
E. 300-400
800
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9c Green, Fluorescent Stock Postal Card, Missing the "Cent" Symbol (UX72a; USPCC S89c). Mint card, brilliant clean stock, Extremely Fine, approximately 400 examples of this error are known with only 18 recorded on fluorescent stock (see footnote in Scott to determine value), with 2004 P.F. certificate, USPCC $700.00
875
700
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(10c) Brown Orange, Postal Card, Vertical Paste-Up and Papermaker's Splice (UX74 var; USPCC S91PUv-1, S91PUV-2). Mint cards, former with 37mm Manila tape, Extremely Fine, each the only recorded example according to the USPCC, Scott Retail unlisted
E. 400-500
1,200
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13c Philadelphia Academy of Music, Postal Card, Brown and Cream Omitted (UX96a; USPCC S113a). Mint card, perfect condition, Extremely Fine, USPCC $700.00
750
950
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15c Buffalo and Prairie, Postal Card, Printed on Both Sides (UX120b; USPCC S137aa). Mint card, Extremely Fine, USPCC $450.00
475
300
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15c Buffalo and Prairie, Postal Card, Double Impression, Front Normal, Reverse in Blue and Black Only (UX120c; USPCC S137ab). Mint card, could be also described as magenta and yellow omitted on back, Extremely Fine, USPCC $460.00
600
350
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15c Buffalo and Prairie, Postal Card, Black and Magenta Omitted (UX120d; USPCC S137ah). Mint face, pre-printed back with premium due reminder from an Oklahoma Burial Association, Very Fine and choice, only three recorded according to the USPCC
1,500
800
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16c Buffalo and Prairie, Postal Card, Essay (UX120E; USPCC S137E). Mint card, identical to the 15c card except denomination changed to "16", Extremely Fine, unlisted both in Scott and USPCC
E. 500-750
850
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1c Liberty, 1872-73 Trial Color Proofs. Eleven items on pages, variety of colors, unwatermarked and watermarked, several issued color or nearly so as Aug. 14, 1872 unwatermarked laid paper, "POD" double line, small "POD" monogram, unwatermarked laid paper from Aug. 29, 1872 and April 1873 Normal Color on Unwatermarked paper (Subject Plate 21), Very Fine lot
E. 750-1,000
950
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E
Postal Card Essays and Proofs. Six Liberty Bi-Color cards ("Patent Reply Post Card"), two bicolor ("Write address Only...") and three different 1c Grant UY1 unfolded Paid Reply trial color proofs (light and dark violet and deep brown), most of the Liberty cards have toning as usual, probably due to the poor quality of the paper used for production, otherwise Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
850
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"Adpostal Cards", 1873-1915. Collection of eight different unused cards, three with edge of backs, incl. Oak Hall Mass. on 1c 1873, South Orange N.J. on 1c 1891 Grant and West Philadelphia on 1c 1915 Martha Washington, other five with multicolor vertical rectangular ads at left side of cards (1911 McKinley and 1914 Jefferson issues), some toning, otherwise Very Fine, very scarce lot, also incl. UX40 and UX42 with "Detroit. Mich. Redeemed" machine marking (presumably these cards were taken back by the P.O. at three-quarters face value)
E. 1,000-1,500
550
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Postal Card Collection, 1875-1988. One volume mounted collection of about 140 virtually all different items, incl. Proofs, Specimen, color and surcharge varieties, some non-Scott listed but listed in USPCC with a few of these that are not priced due to low reported numbers, virtually all Mint, a very nice foundation collection upon which to build and in exceptional quality throughout, Very Fine
E. 2,000-3,000
2,700
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