1879 - 1899 POSTAL CARD ISSUES

Immediately following El Salvador’s admission to the Universal Postal Union in April 1879, 
fore- runners of its first postal card issue were prepared.  However it was only in 1882 that  it officially issued its first postal card.  All issues prior to 1890 were printed locally. In 1890 the government  of El Salvador  entered into a long term printing  contract with the Hamilton Bank 
Note Co.,  represented by its  director Mr. Nicolas Seebeck. These issues, now commonly 
referred to as the Seebeck Issues, were printed  free of charge.  For this benefit the government authorized Hamilton to produce  reprints for sale to collectors and dealers. The contract also stipulated to restrict the  use of the issues to the year for which they  were issued and for Hamilton 
to recover all unsold  stock at the end of each year. The collection detail the postal card issues 
of El Salvador  for the  specific period covered.

Details the 1882-1883 First Issue followed by the 1890 - 1895 Seebeck Issues. The highlights include the two of only three known 1879 Forerunners: illustrated is the only known blue color
issue and the only known postally used copy; printing errors of the 1882-1883 Coat of Arms 
issue; and the only known design proof of the 1892 Columbus Issue. Included in this section are printing proofs and examples of local, interior and outbound mail, both properly rated and 
uprated cards.

Selected Reply Card issues covering  the 1882 - 1895 period. The limited number of used examples attest to its scarcity, made more difficult with three used examples in unsevered condition. The  highlights are: the only known Printer’s Proof of the 1893 General Ezeta Issue and the very late 
and improper usage in 1893 of the Reply Section of the 1890 Allegory issue.