$200.00 Red, Blue & Black, Second Issue, "Small Persian Rug" (R132). Rich colors, cancelled by "L. C. C. 5th June 1872" manuscript cancel and used with $5.00 Vermilion & Black (R148) and two horizontal pairs and single of $10.00 Green & Black (R149) Third Issue, similarly cancelled, on indenture between Luther Clark and the Clifton Mining Company for 23,320 acres in Pierrepont N.Y., most stamps effectively tied by creases or bends (accompanying certificate states all stamps creased but we fail to see broken paper fibers in $200.00 and top pair of $10.00), document missing two additional stamps at bottom where folded

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE DOCUMENT BEARING THE $200.00 SMALL PERSIAN RUG. THIS IS THE FIRST ON A DOCUMENT WE HAVE OFFERED SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS.

The Clifton Mining Company was the successor to the Clifton Iron Company, which operated a single iron mine with railroad connection on the acreage covered by this indenture and went into receivership in 1869. According to later testimony, the new Clifton Mining Company never mined any ore after taking over use of the property covered in this deed.

With 1985 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as used stamps $11,242.50

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