United States Postal Cards

Scott's #UX120 to #UX152
1988-1990


UX120 15c Bison on prairie, multicolored, lithographed, issued March 28, 1988 in Buffalo, Wyoming, as part of the America the Beautiful Series. Designed by Bart Forbes. Variations include:

UX120a Black omitted
UX120b Printed on both sides
UX120c Front normal, blue and black on back


UX121 15c Blair House, multicolored, issued May 4, 1988 in Washington, DC. Designed by Pierre Mion.


UX122 28c Yorkshire, multicolored, lithographed, for international use, issued June 29, 1988 in Mystic, Connecticut. The square-rigged ship Yorkshire was designed by Richard Schlect. Inscribed "Yorkshire, Black Ball Line, Packet Ship, circa 1850" in lower left.


UX123 15c Iowa Territory 1838, multicolored, lithographed, issued July 2, 1988. Harvesting corn fields designed by Greg Hargreaves to commemorate the Iowa Territory Sesquicentennial.


UX124 15c Settling of Ohio, multicolored, lithographed, issued July 15, 1988 in Marietta, Ohio. Flatboat ferry transporting settlers down the Ohio River designed by James M. Gurney and Susan Sanford to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the settlement of Ohio, the Northwest Territory. Design at lower left shows map of the eastern United States with Northwest Territory highlighted.



UX125 15c Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California, multicolored, lithographed, issued September 20, 1988 in San Simeon, California. Designed by Robert Reynolds. Has a small zebra in lower left corner.



UX126 15c Federalist Papers, 1787-88, multicolored, lithographed, issued October 27, 1988 in New York City, New York. Designed by Roy Andersen, card shows a pressman printing the New Yorker Reading Newspaper. Design of open book inscribed with "The Federalist, by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison" in lower left corner.


UX127 15c Desert scene, multicolored, lithographed, issued on January 13, 1989 in Tucson, Arizona. The red-tailed hawk and Sonora Desert at sunset is part of the America the Beautiful Series designed by Burt Forbes.


UX128 15c Healy Hall at Georgetown University, multicolored, lithographed, issued January 23, 1989 in Washington, DC. Designed by John Morrell, the inscription at the lower left reads, "Healy Hall, Georgetown, Washington, DC, Historic Preservation".


UX129 15c Great Blue Heron in Marsh, multicolored, lithographed, issued March 17, 1989 in Waycross, Georgia. Designed by Burt Forbes, this card is part of the America the Beautiful series.


UX130 15c Settling of Oklahoma, multicolored, lithographed, issued April 22, 1989, in Guthrie, Oklahoma. The painting of the Oklahoma Land Rush was designed by Bradbury Thompson.


UX131 21c Canada Geese and Mountains, multicolored, lithographed, for use to Canada, issued May 5, 1989 in Denver, Colorado. Designed by Burt Forbes, this card is part of the America the Beautiful series.


UX132 15c Seagull and lighthouse, multicolored, lithographed, issued June 17, 1989 in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Designed by Burt Forbes as part of the America the Beautiful series.


UX133 15c Deer and stream, multicolored, lithographed, issued August 26, 1989, in Cherokee, North Carolina. Designed by Burt Forbes as part of the America the Beautiful series.


UX134 15c Jane Addams' Hull House Community Center 1889 in Chicago, multicolored, lithographed, issued September 16, 1989 in Chicago, Illinois. Designed by Michael Hagel as part of the Historic Preservation series.


UX135 15c Independence Hall, multicolored, lithographed, issued September 15, 1989, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designed by Burt Forbes as part of the Historic Preservation series.

UX139 15c Independence Hall, same as UX135 except rouletted 9-1/2 on 2 or 3 sides. Issued on December 1, 1989 in Washington DC, this card was issued in sheet of 4+2 inscribed labels picturing 20th UPU Congress on World Stamp Expo '89 emblems.


UX136 15c Inner Harbor at Baltimore, multicolored, lithographed, issued October 7, 1989 in Baltimore, Maryland. Designed by Burt Forbes as part of the America the Beautiful series.

UX140 15c Inner Harbor at Baltimore, same as UX136 except rouletted 9-1/2 on 2 or 3 sides. Issued on December 1, 1989 in Washington DC, this card was issued in sheet of 4+2 inscribed labels picturing 20th UPU Congress on World Stamp Expo '89 emblems.


UX137 15c 59th Street Bridge in New York City, multicolored, lithographed, issued November 8, 1989 in New York City, New York. Design by Burt Forbes as part of the America the Beautiful series.

UX141 15c 59th Street Bridge in New York City, same as UX137 except rouletted 9-1/2 on 2 or 3 sides. Issued on December 1, 1989 in Washington DC, this card was issued in sheet of 4+2 inscribed labels picturing 20th UPU Congress on World Stamp Expo '89 emblems.


UX138 15c Capitol Building, multicolored, lithographed, issued November 26, 1989 in Washington, DC. Designed by Burt Forbes as part of the America the Beautiful series, this card shows the west face of the Capitol Building.

UX142 15c Capitol Building, same as UX138 except rouletted 9-1/2 on 2 or 3 sides. Issued on December 1, 1989 in Washington DC, this card was issued in sheet of 4+2 inscribed labels picturing 20th UPU Congress on World Stamp Expo '89 emblems. Variations include:

139-142a Sheet of 4 includes UX139-142. Also available as a sheet of 8 that includes UX135-142.


UX143 15c White House, multicolored, lithographed, imperforate, issued November 10, 1989 in Washington, DC. Designed by Pierre Mion. These cards sold for 50c each. Illustrations of the buildings without denominations are shown on the back of the card.


UX144 15c Jefferson Memorial, multicolored, lithographed, imperforate, issued December 2, 1989 in Washington, DC. Designed by Pierre Mion. These cards sold for 50c each. Illustrations of the buildings without denominations are shown on the back of the card.


UX145 15c Rittenhouse Paper Mill in Germantown, Pennsylvania, multicolored, lithographed, issued March 13, 1990 in New York City, New York. Designed by Harry Devlin.


UX146 15c World Literacy Year, multicolored, lithographed, issued March 22, 1990 in Washington, DC. Designed by Joe Brockert.


UX147 15c Fur Traders, multicolored, lithographed, issued May 4, 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri. Designed by Bradbury Thompson, inscription in upper left corner, "Fur Traders Descending the Missouri/George Caleb Bingham, 1845, Metropolitan Museum of Art". This card sold for 50c and shows more of the painting without denomination on the back.


UX148 15c Isaac Royall House, multicolored, lithographed, issued June 16, 1990 in Medford, Massachusetts. Designed by Frank Constantino, the inscription at the lower left says, "HISTORIC PRESERVATION SERIES, Isaac Royall House, 1700s, Medford, Massachusetts, National Historic Landmark".


UX150 15c Quadrangle at Stanford University, multicolored, issued September 11, 1990 in Stanford, California. Designed by Jim McGuinness as part of the Historic Preservation Series.


UX151 15c Constitution Hall in Washington, DC, multicolored, issued October 11, 1990 in Washington, DC. Designed by Pierre Mion, inscription at left reads, "Washington: Constitution Hall (at right), Memorial Continental Hall (reverse side) / Centennial: Daughters of the American Revolution." This card sold for 50c.


UX152 15c Chicago Orchestra Hall, multicolored, issued October 19, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois. Designed by Michael Hagel, inscription at lower left reads, "Chicago Orchestra Hall, HISTORIC PRESERVATION / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Centennial, 1891-1991".


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