Lot
4147 
1869, 6¢ ultramarine, vertical bisect, left portion of stamp with large margin, tied by target handstamp on cover to Watervliet Center, N.Y., with matching "Mechanicsville, N.Y., Jul 6" cds; cover slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, ex-Coulter; with 1954 & 1978 P.F. certificates. Scott No. 115b $50,000.
ONE OF TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 1869 6¢ PICTORIAL ISSUE BISECTED ON COVER - ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC RARITIES OF THE 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.
Current Opening Bid: $26,000