Sale 48: The Jonathan Bulkley Collection
of United States Revenues

Lot 177 o   

Ives Matches, 1¢ Blue, Old Paper, horizontal pair, manuscript "P.T. Ives & Son, Oct 6th, 1870" canceled on portion of bankcheck, Very Fine, a scarce and unusual illegal usage.
Scott No. RO115a    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $180

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Lot 178 o   

Ives Matches, 1¢ Ultramarine, rich true color, couple blunt perfs at right, Very Fine and scarce, Ex-Joyce.
Scott No. RO115u    $425.

Realized: $260

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Lot 179 o   

Ives Matches, 1¢ Ultramarine, strong color, faint corner crease and tiny sealed tear, Very Fine appearance, scarce shade.
Scott No. RO115u    $425.

Realized: $375

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Lot 180 o   

(Ives, P.T.) P. T. I., Oct., 1866, printed cancellation on 5¢ Proprietary, Very Fine, an attractive provisional to Ives private die issues.
Scott No. R29c    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $110

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Lot 181 o   

Ives, P.T., 1¢ Blue, Rouletted, on watermark paper, well centered, strong bold color, Extremely Fine, a choice example of this rare and undercatalogued roulette issue, only 37 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 23 are reported to be faulty), Ex-H. Elliot.
Scott No. RO117d    $550.

Realized: $950

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Lot 182 o   

Ives, P.T., 1¢ Blue, Rouletted, horizontal strip of 3 (left stamp rejoined), rich color, attractively centered, light horizontal crease and thinning in center stamp, Very Fine, quite certainly the largest known multiple of the P.T. Ives 1¢ Roulette issue, only 37 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 23 are reported to be faulty).
Scott No. RO117d    $1,650 for singles.

Of the few multiples known, two pairs where in the Joyce collection and another in the Tolman collection.

Realized: $1,050

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Lot 183 o   

Jock & Wildner, 1¢ Red Brown, large margins, rich deep color, few sealed tears and light gum soak as often, Very Fine appearance, extremely rare with this being The Finest Example of Only Three Examples Recorded, this example realized $8,800 in a 2003 auction, Ex-Lilly, Kingsley, Tolman.
Scott No. unlisted    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

This stamp is described in length in West's Private Die Match Stamps (Elliot Perry's pen name) as to the legitimacy of this issue, as the Office of the Commissioners of Internal Revenue responded to an inquiry regarding Jock & Wildner and stating that they showed no record of the stamp being issued. Although records are lacking regarding this stamp, many early students consider the few known examples to be genuine.

Realized: $12,500

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Lot 184 E   

King, E.W., 1¢ Black, Large Die Essay, on India die sunk on card (151 x 228mm), deep color, Very Fine, a rare essay design.
Scott No. unlisted    Estimate $500 - 750.

This essay was produced from the die altered by the National Bank Note Co. from that of the Cannon Match Co., who had altered it from that of W.D. Curtis, with their monogram imprint and die number "4182" blanked out.

Realized: $400

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Lot 185    

Leeds, Robinson & Co., 1¢ Green, horizontal pair, o.g., lightly hinged, deep color, fresh and Very Fine, Ex-Joyce.
Scott No. RO124d    $165 for singles.

Realized: $180

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Lot 186 ()   

Leigh & Palmer, 1¢ Black, Silk Paper, block of 9, deep rich color, bright and very fresh, Very Fine, a lovely multiple, Ex-Joyce.
Scott No. RO126b    $225 for singles.

Realized: $160

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