Multi-Estate Spring 2026 Auction
Lot 178:
Description
C-19196
Group of ten commemorative postcards featuring the American Circus 5¢ stamp design, originally issued May 2, 1966, in Delavan, Wisconsin. The reverse notes the city’s centennial celebration and the official U.S. Circus commemorative postage stamp, with print quantities detailed (754,076 first-day covers and 940,000 stamps on May 2, totaling 167,165,800 printed). Each card reproduces the colorful circus clown stamp design with scalloped border styling and “United States 5¢” designation. Printed by Wisconsin Post Card Co., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, as noted on the reverse.
Light surface handling marks visible on some examples. No major creases observed. Sold as a group of ten.
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