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Sale 48: The Jonathan Bulkley Collection
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Private Die Medicine Stamps - Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia (RS199-RS203d)

Lots 441-450

Lot 441 P   

Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 2¢ Green, Trial Color Large Die Proof, on India dis sunk on card (75 x 115mm), showing full die sunk area, rich vibrant color, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott No. RS199TC1    $500.

Realized: $575

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Lot 442 o   

Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 2¢ Blue, Imperf, Silk Paper, large even margins all around, rich deep color on bright fresh paper, Extremely Fine and choice, a wonderful sound example of the very rare Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia 2¢ Blue Imperforate on Silk Paper, only 20 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 6 are reported to be faulty); with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. RS199b    $4,250.

Realized: $2,600

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Lot 443 o   

Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 2¢ Blue, Perf'd, Silk Paper, well centered, gorgeous rich bright color on fresh paper, small shallow thin in bottom margin, otherwise Very Fine, the choice and Only Known Example of the Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia 2¢ Blue on Perforated Silk Paper, one of the rarest Match & Medicine issue in existence, truly under-catalogued in Scott as this stamp has not been offered on the market for quite some time, only this stamp is recorded in the Aldrich census, Ex-Hochman, Watson; with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. RS199pb    $3,500.

This stamp is one of the very few Match & Medicine issues that was not present in the Joyce collection.

Realized: $13,000

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Lot 444    

Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 4¢ Black, Imperf, Old Paper, o.g., full well balanced margins, rich color, couple tiny hinge thins, otherwise fresh and Extremely Fine, a very attractive example of the Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia 4¢ Black Imperforate on Old Paper, extremely rare with only 9 examples recorded in the Aldrich census of which 4 are reported to be faulty, Ex-Joyce.
Scott No. RS200a    $5,000.

Realized: $2,100

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Lot 445 o   

Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 4¢ Black, Imperf, Silk Paper, full margins, bold color, Extremely Fine and choice, an extremely rare sound Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia 4¢ Black Imperforate on Silk Paper issue, with 10 examples recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 3 are reported to be faulty); with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. RS200b    $5,500.

Realized: $2,400

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Lot 446 o   

Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 4¢ Black, Imperf, Silk Paper, clear to large margins, rich deep color, Very Fine, an extremely rare sound example of the Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia 4¢ Black Imperforate on Silk Paper, with 10 examples recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 3 are reported to be faulty).
Scott No. RS200b    $5,500.

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Lot 447 o   

Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 4¢ Black, Perf'd, Silk Paper, rich color, small filled edge thin at bottom, otherwise F.-V.F., a very rare medicine issue, only 24 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 8 are reported to be faulty).
Scott No. RS203b    $2,000.

Realized: $675

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Lot 448    

Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 4¢ Black, Part Perf, Silk Paper, full o.g., well centered with small portion of adjacent stamp showing at top, rich deep color, Very Fine, a wonderful sound example of the Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia 4¢ Black on Part Perforated Silk Paper, very rare with only 15 examples recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 7 are reported to be faulty).
Scott No. RS203bp    $3,750.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 449    

Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 4¢ Black, Part Perf, Silk Paper, vertical strip of 3, large part o.g. (with some disturbance), deep rich color, beautifully centered with wide top and bottom margins, small edge thin in bottom stamp, otherwise Extremely Fine, the largest known multiple of the Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia 4¢ Black Part Perforated on Silk Paper, a magnificent showpiece with only two multiples known, the other being a vertical pair, with only 15 examples recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 7 are reported to be faulty), Ex-Joyce.
Scott No. RS203bp    $11,250 for singles.

Realized: $4,750

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Lot 450    

Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 4¢ Black, Perf'd, Watermarked USIR, o.g., well centered amid wide margins, thinning at top with tiny internal break in the paper, Very Fine appearance, still attractive and very rare, with only 13 examples recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 7 are reported to be faulty).
Scott No. RS203d    $3,250.

Realized: $475

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Lots 441-450

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