Sale 1077 — United States Stamps and Possessions
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 July, 2014
Category — Postal Stationery (U, UX)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
497
1c Black on Buff, Full-Face McKinley Postal Card (UX17; USPCC S21). Uncancelled, with printed address for Messrs. Booth, Dailey & Ivins in New York City, back of card with printed "garbage" form for dumping information to be filled out by the tug boat captain, bright shade with sharp edges, faint mounting evidence on back, small toned spots at upper left, Very Fine appearance, a scarce example of the full-face McKinley "garbage" card, only one box of 500 was inadvertently released from Washington and all were preprinted shortly after receipt, it is generally believed that there are about 150 surviving unused cards
3,250
1,600
