Lot 129 United States SC#UX15 1c Black on Buff, 1898 Postal Card Issue, A Very Fine Used Postal Card, Ivy League Crossover Piece Connecting The New York State Education Department & Yale University, Sent April 6 1905 From Albany NY To New Haven, CT

A very fine used postal card of the 1c black on buff from the 1898 Postal Card Issue, Ivy League crossover piece connecting the New York state education department & Yale university, sent April 6 1905 from Albany NY to New Haven, CT.

Cancelled initially with Albany machine cancel, re-cancelled upon arrival in New Haven. During this time, Melvil Dewey, who inveted the Dewey Decimal system was heavily involved with the NY state Library & Education department.

Scott doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $35. The card offered here grades VF.