U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; July 15, 2015: The Confino Collection of United States
July 8-9, 2015
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2232 United States - Postal Stationery Postal Cards 1875 1c black on buff, watermarked small "USPOD" in monogram (USPCC S3), unused postal card, remarkably clean card with sharp corners and edges, v.f., with 2015 PFC (USPCC cat. $3,250),  Catalog #UX4 Catalog Value $ 3,500 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #2233 United States - Postal Stationery Postal Cards 1893 Columbian Exposition Official Souvenir Postal Cards, three complete sets of 10 (Series No.2, No.3 and No.6), unused, two with the original wrappers, one with mount (hinge) adhesions, occasional minute toned specks, otherwise fresh, fine-v.f., scarce Catalog #EX15-34,50-61 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2234 United States - Postal Stationery Postal Cards 1902 1c black on buff, full-face McKinley postal card (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 corner wrinkles, v.f. and scarce 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 uncancelled cards, Catalog #UX17 Catalog Value $ 3,500 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #2235 United States - Postal Stationery Postal Cards 1916 1c green, Die I, gray, rough surfaced paper postal card (USPCC S38), unused without printed address, pristine fresh and v.f., with 1992 PFC. In 1916, during a war-time paper shortage, this substandard grade of card stock was used only temporarily, for a period of about two months. They were not sold individually, but were supplied to printers, which accounts for their great rarity without printed addresses (the printed address cards catalogue only $625) (USPCC cat. $4,000), Catalog #UX27C Catalog Value $ 3,250 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #2236 United States - Postal Stationery Postal Cards 1916 1c dark green, Die II, gray, rough-surfaced paper, postal card (USPCC S39), unused without printed address, deep rich color, clearly showing the die type with distinctive coat and queue lines, tiny natural inclusion, v.f. example of this provisional gray, rough-surfaced card, with 1992 PFC. Because of war-time paper shortages, this issue was printed on substandard card stock. Due to initial poor impressions, the die was recut to improve the design, resulting in this Die II variety. Soon after the die recut was made, proper card stock was obtained, so the Die II on this substandard stock was used only for a short period of time. Most were supplied to printers for application of printed addresses. Only six unused cards are believed to exist (USPCC cat. $11,000.00) (A comparable card was last sold in the Scarsdale Collection sale in 2013 for $18,500) Catalog #UX27D Catalog Value $ 22,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2237 United States - Postal Stationery Postal Cards 1916 1c on 2c red on cream, unused postal card, fresh and v.f., extremely rare, with 2015 PFC, Catalog #UX31 Catalog Value $ 4,250 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #2238 United States - Postal Stationery Postal Cards 1920 1c on 2c red on buff, surcharge double, unused postal card, v.f., with 2015 PFC, Catalog #UX34a Catalog Value $ 1,000 | Price Realized $600.00 |
