Sale 48: The Jonathan Bulkley Collection
of United States Revenues

Lot 78 ()   

Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, $1.30 Blue & Black, without gum, wide margins and strong color, trivial faint internal wrinkle, Very Fine.
Scott No. R119    $600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 79 ()   

Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, $1.90 Blue & Black, without gum, exceptional centering, strong colors, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. R122    $500.

Realized: $525

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Lot 80 o   

Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, $25 Blue & Black, light unobtrusive manuscript cancel, beautifully centered amid wide margins, rich color and crisp impressions, Extremely Fine and choice, a gem $25 Second Issue high value.
Scott No. R130    $1,100.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 81

Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, $50 Blue & Black, Two Singles, in combination with 1871, $25 blue & black, two singles + 1862-71, $25 Mortgage, perf'd on 1872 Pennsylvania probate of wills document, stamps with "July 17th, 1872" manuscript cancellations; one $50 with crease from document fold and one $25 blue & black and $25 Mortgage with clipped perfs from overlapping document, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. R131+R130+R91c    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,200

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Lot 82 o   

Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, $50 Blue & Black, manuscript cancel, large margins, strong bold color, exceptional centering, nibbed perf at lower left, still Extremely Fine, a handsome example of this scarce stamp.
Scott No. R131    $1,100.

Realized: $800

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Lot 83 o   

Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, $200 Red, Blue & Black, "Small Persian Rug", neat 1887 manuscript cancel, nicely centered, rich vivid colors, few small thins and perf tip enhanced at lower left, Very Fine appearance, an attractive example of the rare $200 Small Persian Rug issue.
Scott No. R132    $8,250.

Realized: $4,250

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Lot 84 o   

Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, $500 Red, Orange, Green & Black, "Large Persian Rug", light violet manuscript and three strike of "Surrogates Office, New York" oval handstamp, wide margins, gorgeous rich colors, with only a small thin spot at upper left and free from any creasing that normally plague this oversized stamp, still Very Fine & Choice, A Wonderful Handstamped Example of the $500 Persian Rug Issue, With Condition Far Better Than Normally Encountered; with 1980 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. R133    $17,500.

Of the 204 examples issued, only a mere 67 examples are reported in the 1993 Kingsley census. Of these, only three are found with a handstamp cancellation that does not cut into the paper.

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