{"product_id":"framed-1914-one-cent-thomas-jefferson-postal-card-scott-ux27-green-on-buff-unused","title":"Framed 1914 One-Cent Thomas Jefferson Postal Card, Scott UX27, Green on Buff, Unused","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eA single piece of United States postal stationery, framed behind glass with a wide mat. The card is buff, and printed at the upper right is the indicium — the imprinted stamp — a green oval bearing the profile bust of Thomas Jefferson, the denomination \u003cem\u003eOne Cent\u003c\/em\u003e, and the words UNITED STATES POSTAL CARD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eAcross the middle, in small capitals: \u003cstrong\u003eTHIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS.\u003c\/strong\u003e Beneath it, nothing at all — no address, no stamp cancellation, no postmark, no pencil, no ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe card has never been used. It was bought at a post office window, carried home, put somewhere, and forgotten, and a hundred and eleven years later it is still waiting for somebody to write on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eIt is presented in a slim dark moulding with a gilt inner lip and a generous mat, which is what turns a small piece of paper into something that reads on a wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThis is \u003cstrong\u003eScott UX27\u003c\/strong\u003e, the one-cent Thomas Jefferson postal card in green on buff, Die I, \u003cstrong\u003eissued in 1914\u003c\/strong\u003e. The catalogue number and the year are both firm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe postal card was a genuine piece of communications infrastructure rather than a novelty. The United States Post Office Department issued its first in 1873, and the appeal was economy: the card carried its postage printed directly onto it, and it travelled for half what a sealed letter cost. For decades it was how Americans confirmed an order, acknowledged a delivery, announced an arrival, or sent three lines that did not warrant an envelope. More than three hundred and seventy different US postal cards have been issued since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eNow the part we would rather you had before you buy than after. \u003cstrong\u003eThis is a common card and it is not offered as a rarity.\u003c\/strong\u003e UX27 was printed in enormous quantity for ordinary daily use, unused examples survive in great numbers, and the major stamp dealers price a mint one at around a dollar. Anyone can check that in a minute, and we would rather say it first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eWhat is actually being sold here is the object as framed: a genuine, untouched artefact of 1914 American daily life, presented so that it can hang on a wall. The age is real. The scarcity is not, and we are not going to imply otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse;\"\u003e\n    \u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left; vertical-align:top;\"\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left; vertical-align:top;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eFramed postal card\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eCatalogue\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eScott UX27\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eIssue\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003e1914, one cent, Thomas Jefferson, green on buff, Die I\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eIssuer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eUnited States Post Office Department\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eStatus\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eUnused — no address, message, postmark, or cancellation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003ePresentation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eMatted and framed behind glass in a slim dark moulding with a gilt inner lip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eScarcity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA common issue.\u003c\/strong\u003e Not offered as a philatelic rarity; sold as a framed decorative artefact.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003e1914 (the card). The frame is later.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eVery good for its age. The card is complete with clean square corners, no tears, no creases through the design, and no foxing or staining across the face. The green indicium is bright and fully struck. The buff stock has toned gently and evenly, which is normal and expected in paper of this age. The frame is sound with light handling wear, and the glass is clean and uncracked. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eOne of a Kind — 1 Available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eSmall framed ephemera does something large art cannot: it rewards standing close. This is a piece of paper that a clerk sold across a counter in 1914, in the year the Panama Canal opened and the First World War began, and it has come the whole way here without anyone writing a word on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eJefferson in green on buff is a genuinely good little piece of design — restrained, well-proportioned, and warm rather than cold. It hangs well in a gallery wall of small frames, in an office or study, in a hallway, or in a group with other paper: maps, letters, botanical plates, deeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eIt is also a precise and affordable gift — for a collector, a letter writer, a postal worker, a history teacher, or anyone born in or married in 1914's orbit who would like a small piece of the actual year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eA note on care, and paper is less forgiving than most things in a house. \u003cstrong\u003eKeep it out of direct sunlight and off any wall that gets strong daylight.\u003c\/strong\u003e Light is what fades printing ink and darkens paper, the damage accumulates invisibly, and it cannot be reversed. Avoid bathrooms, kitchens and exterior walls, where humidity swings will cause the card to cockle inside the frame. Do not open the frame to handle the card unnecessarily, and if you do, hold it by the edges — skin oils stain paper permanently and the mark takes years to appear. Clean the glass by spraying a cloth rather than the frame, so nothing runs down behind the glazing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48030890197097,"sku":"VE-0674","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/E4489C5B-3974-4EDC-97F4-5E10111B6E49.jpg?v=1789021141","url":"https:\/\/viridianeclection.com\/products\/framed-1914-one-cent-thomas-jefferson-postal-card-scott-ux27-green-on-buff-unused","provider":"Viridian Eclection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}