Item 2
Closing price: $1,050 |
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Item: 2 Description: CD 735 Mulford & Biddle / U.P.R.R. (020) Dark Powder Blue w/ Graphite Splotch, Graphite Swirls & Milky Swirls. Let’s talk about the color first. It is a darker blue than many “powder blues” I’ve seen; but not dark enough to be “BLUE”, which color is valued at $3,500 to $4,000 in the Price Guide. So I described it as “Dark Powder Blue” to indicate that the color is better than “powder blue”. Next: Character. See View 2 for a closeup of the graphite splotch and graphite swirls. Also note the milky swirls in this view and also View 3. Now: History. This Mulford is embossed U.P.R.R. which means it was used on the Union Pacific side of the Transcontinental Railroad completed in 1869. This insulator represents one of the greatest technological milestones in U.S. History. Condition: View 4 shows an open bubble on the base near the top of the picture. The bottom half of the letters “IDD” are flaked off and there’s a faint bruise behind the flake. There’s a wire ridge chip / bruise on the reverse side. The base has some additional minor, flat, flakes and nibbles. There’s a short annealing line in the dome and some minor surface pin pricks. Grade C-Plus . Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500 Open: $800 Closing price: $1,050 |
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