Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended May 18, 2018 at 6:00pm (New York time)
Click here for live auction, takes place May 19-20, 2018 at 10:00 AM (New York time)
Bids updated May 18, 2018 at 6:13pm (New York time)

• Previous Category: COVERS (Uruguay)
• Current Category: UNITED STATES POSTAL CURRENCY (Postal Currency)

UNITED STATES POSTAL CURRENCY — Postal Currency
	Lot	Condition	Description	Value/Bidding
			Lots 1685 to 1772 are postal currency from a holding of a serious well respected long time lady customer from Michigan. They are identified and cataloged using the numbering system of the 19th Edition of “Paper Money of the United States.” By Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg. The collector had a spectacular eye for quality resulting in an amazing group of this very elusive area. Will easily upgrade any serious minded collector.
	1685		(1226, 1229, 1232 x2, 1242, 1244 x2, 1255 x2, 1256, 1258, 1265, 1266, 1267, 1288, 1294-1295, 1309, 1322, 1374, 1376, 1379) Tight lot of postal currency. All with minor faults such as corner creases, facial scuff, creases, blunted perfs, or cut into the design. Still very presentable appearance.	Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00 Price Realized: $600.00
	1686		(1272SP) Narrow margins, obverse with printed signatures of Colby and Spinner, without “Specimen” printed on the reverse, very fresh, GEM.	Cat. Value: Catalog 450.00 Price Realized: $550.00
	1687		(1282SP) Wide margins, obverse with straight edges, reverse note without monogram, very bright, GEM.	Cat. Value: Catalog 400.00 Price Realized: $325.00
	1688		(1226) 3’ Light background, cut in at right on reverse, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 225.00 Price Realized: $80.00
	1689		(1226) 5’ First issue, design 163, cut a little close at left, sound, CH63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 225.00 Price Realized: $65.00
	1690		(1226) 3’ Third issue, design 163, light vertical crease I the left margin, CU60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 100.00 Price Realized: $46.00
	1691		(1227) 5’ First issue, design 163, cut a little close at top, sound, CH63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 300.00 Price Realized: $80.00
	1692		(1228) 5’ First Issue, perforated edges, with monogram on the reverse, short perf at bottom left, perforations cut in at right, Cu60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 200.00 Price Realized: $130.00
	1693		(1230) 5’ First design, straight edges, with monogram, Gem65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 350.00 Price Realized: $160.00
	1694		(1230) 5’ First Issue, straight edges, with monogram, Gem65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 350.00 Price Realized: $170.00
	1695		(1231) 5’ First issue, design 164, cut a little close at bottom, otherwise sound, CH63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 300.00 Price Realized: $170.00
	1696		(1233) 5’ Second Issue, cut a little close at right, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 125.00 Price Realized: $42.00
	1697		(1234) 5’ Second issue, design 165, nicely centered, sound, GEM65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 600.00 Price Realized: $260.00
	1698		(1236) 5’ Third Issue, tiny speck on the reverse, sound Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 350.00 Price Realized: $190.00
	1699		(1237) Third issue, design 166. Red reverse, with “a” at extreme left on obverse, well balanced margins, GEM65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 1200.00 Price Realized: $350.00
	1700		(1238) 5’ Second issue, design 166, cut a little close at left, bright, CH63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 175.00 Price Realized: $60.00
	1701		(1238) 5’ Second issue, design 166, nicely centered, corner crease, bright, CU60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 100.00 Price Realized: $46.00
	1702		(1239) Third issue, design 166, “a” on obverse at extreme left, fresh, GEM65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 650.00 Price Realized: $180.00
	1703		(1241) 10’ First issue, design 167, cut a little close at right, fresh, CH63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 375.00 Price Realized: $180.00
	1704		(1242) 10’ First issue, design 167, cut a little close at right, fresh, CH63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 375.00 Price Realized: $150.00
	1705		(1246) 10’ Second Issue, surcharge “19-63” and “S”, sound, Gem65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 600.00 Price Realized: $300.00
	1706		(1251) 10’ Third Issue, red reverse, mild corner bend, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 250.00 Price Realized: $75.00
	1707		(1252) 10’ Third Issue, numeral “1” on obverse, Gem65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 900.00 Price Realized: $270.00
	1708		(1253) 10’ Third Issue, sound, Gem65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 700.00 Price Realized: $260.00
	1709		(1255) 10’ Third Issue, green reverse, sound Gem65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 400.00 Price Realized: $130.00
	1710		(1256) 10’ Third Issue, corner crease at lower left, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 150.00 Price Realized: $50.00
	1711		(1257) 10’ Fourth Issue, watermarked paper, sound, Gem65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 400.00 Price Realized: $120.00
	1712		(1258) 10’ Fourth Issue, sound, Gem65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 600.00 Price Realized: $280.00
	1713		(1259) 10’ Fourth Issue, large red seal, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 200.00 Price Realized: $75.00
	1714		(1261) 10’ Fourth Issue, smaller red seal, sound, Gem65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 450.00 Price Realized: $180.00
	1715		(1264) 10’ Fifth Issue, sound Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 250.00 Price Realized: $170.00
	1716		(1264) 10’ Fifth Issue, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 250.00 Price Realized: $70.00
	1717		(1264) 10’ Fifth Issue, tiny corner crease, Cu60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 125.00 Price Realized: $48.00
	1718		(1265) 10’ Fifth Issue, thin key, bright, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 75.00 Price Realized: $44.00
	1719		(1266) 10’ Fifth Issue, thick key, cut close at top, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 70.00 Price Realized: $40.00
	1720		(1267) 15’ Fourth issue, design 172, large red seal, watermarked paper, pink silk fiber. Few minor paper bends, cut close at top and right, CU60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 175.00 Price Realized: $70.00
	1721		(1267) 15’ Fourth Issue, sound Gem65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 600.00 Price Realized: $250.00
	1722		(1267) NO LOT	Cat. Value: Catalog 0.00 Price Realized: $0.00
	1723		(1267) 15’ Fourth Issue, watermarked paper, cut a little close at the bottom, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 275.00 Price Realized: $85.00
	1724		(1271) 15’ Fourth Issue, close at top, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 350.00 Price Realized: $120.00
	1725		(1279) 25’ First issue, design 174, perforated edges with monogram, cut a little close at top and left, CH63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 375.00 Price Realized: $260.00
	1726		(1280) 25’ First Issue, perforated edges, without monogram, short perf at lower right, otherwise sound, perforations cut in at top, CU60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 275.00 Price Realized: $210.00
	1727		(1281) 25’ First issue, design 174, straight edges, with monogram, Gem65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 400.00 Price Realized: $130.00
	1728		(1281) 25’ First Issue, straight edges, with monogram, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 350.00 Price Realized: $170.00
	1729		(1281) 25’ First Issue, straight edges, with monogram, Ch63	Cat. Value: Catalog 125.00 Price Realized: $85.00
	1730		(1283) 25’ Second Issue, without small surcharges, corner crease, Cu60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 125.00 Price Realized: $50.00
	1731		(1286) 25’ Second Issue, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 225.00 Price Realized: $85.00
	1732		(1288) 25’ Second Issue, with surcharge “18-63 and 2” tiny corner crease, Cu60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 150.00 Price Realized: $55.00
	1733		(1295) 25’ Third Issue, small design letter “a” on obverse, Cu 60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 110.00 Price Realized: $60.00
	1734		(1295) 25’ Third Issue, green reverse, small “a” on obverse, tiny corner crease, bright, Cu60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 110.00 Price Realized: $42.00
	1735		(1295) 10’ Fifth Issue, long thin key, Ch 63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 75.00 Price Realized: $32.00
	1736		(1295) 25’ Third Issue, tiny corner crease, cut close at top. CU60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 110.00 Price Realized: $42.00
	1737		(1301) 25’ Fourth Issue, watermarked paper, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 250.00 Price Realized: $90.00
	1738		(1303) 25’ Fourth Issue, large red seal, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 350.00 Price Realized: $130.00
	1739		(1307) 25’ Fourth Issue, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 325.00 Price Realized: $170.00
	1740		(1308) 25’ Fifth Issue, long thin key, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 90.00 Price Realized: $46.00
	1741		(1309) 25’ Fifth Issue, short thick key, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 90.00 Price Realized: $38.00
	1742		(1309) 25’ Fifth Issue, short thick key, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 90.00 Price Realized: $40.00
	1743		(1310) 50’ First Issue, perforated edges, with monogram on the reverse, Cu60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 250.00 Price Realized: $350.00
	1744		(1311) 50’ First Issues, perforated edges, without monogram, centered a little high, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 600.00 Price Realized: $325.00
	1745		(1312) 50’ First Issue, straight edges, with monogram, cut a little close at right and bottom, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 200.00 Price Realized: $85.00
	1746		(1312) 50’ First Issue, design 179, straight edges, with monogram, well balanced margins, mild vertical and diagonal pressed out paper bends, CU60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 125.00 Price Realized: $65.00
	1747		(1319) 50’Second Issue, with surcharge “19-63” and “1”, cut close at upper left, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 275.00 Price Realized: $130.00
	1748		(1324) 50’ Third Issue, surcharge “A-2-6-5”, sound, Gem65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 1000.00 Price Realized: $350.00
	1749		(1328) 50’ Third Issue, Red reverse with surcharge “A-2-6-5”, sound, Ch 63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 500.00 Price Realized: $210.00
	1750		(1328) 50’ Third Issue, with signatures of Colby and Spinner, few minor wrinkles, CU60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 280.00 Price Realized: $70.00
	1751		(1331) 50’ Third Issue, green reverse without surcharge variety, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 400.00 Price Realized: $180.00
	1752		(1332) 50’ Third Issue, design figure, “1” and “a” on the obverse, sound, Gem65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 1100.00 Price Realized: $350.00
	1753		(1333) 50’ Third Issue, design figure “1” only on the obverse, cut close at top, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 450.00 Price Realized: $130.00
	1754		(1339) 50’ Third Issue, green reverse, without surcharges and design figures, few wrinkles, Cu60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 250.00 Price Realized: $75.00
	1755		(1341) 50’ Third Issue, design 182, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 500.00 Price Realized: $290.00
	1756		(1342) 50’ Third Issue, green reverse, design figure “a” only on the obverse, few minor wrinkles, Cu60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 350.00 Price Realized: $100.00
	1757		(1347) 50’ Third issue, design 183b, cut a little close at right, CU60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 350.00 Price Realized: $210.00
	1758		(1355) 50’ Third Issue, design 183d, sound Gem65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 1100.00 Price Realized: $550.00
	1759		(1358) 50’ Third Issue, design 183e, cut in at top and left, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 500.00 Price Realized: $160.00
	1760		(1358) 50’ Third issue, design 183e, corner crease, cut in at top, CU60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 300.00 Price Realized: $100.00
	1761		(1362) 50’ Third issue, design 183f, very nicely centered, fresh, GEM65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 900.00 Price Realized: $270.00
	1762		(1364) 50’ Third Issue, design 183f, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 650.00 Price Realized: $280.00
	1763		(1374) 50’ Fourth issue, design 184, fresh, CH63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 1100.00 Price Realized: $425.00
	1764		(1374) 50’ Fourth issue, design 184, few very trivial corner wrinkles, tiny nick at the bottom right margin, CU60.	Cat. Value: Catalog 575.00 Price Realized: $230.00
	1765		(1374) 50’ Fourth issue, design 184, cut in at bottom and left, couple minor stains, EF40.	Cat. Value: Catalog 150.00 Price Realized: $85.00
	1766		(1376) 50’ Fourth issue, design 1845, very nicely centered, fresh, GEM65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 700.00 Price Realized: $325.00
	1767		(1376) 50’ Fourth issue, design 185, centered a little low, fresh, CH63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 375.00 Price Realized: $90.00
	1768		(1379) 50’ Fourth Issue, design 186, cut close at bottom, sound, Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 625.00 Price Realized: $120.00
	1769		(1379) 50’ Fourth issue, design 186, nicely centered, bright, GEM65.	Cat. Value: Catalog 600.00 Price Realized: $180.00
	1770		(1381) 50’ Fifth issue, design 187, cut a little close at left, otherwise sound, CH63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 200.00 Price Realized: $70.00
	1771		(1381) 50’ Fifth Issue, sound Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 200.00 Price Realized: $80.00
	1772		(1381) 50’ Fifth Issue, sound Ch63.	Cat. Value: Catalog 200.00 Price Realized: $85.00

• Previous Category: COVERS (Uruguay)
• Current Category: UNITED STATES POSTAL CURRENCY (Postal Currency)