Sale 1212 — Superb United States Stamps and Private Die Proprietary Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 20-21 November, 2019
Category — Private Die Medicine Stamps: M thru R
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
543
Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 4c Black, Silk Paper, Perforated (RS203b). Original gum, pretty shade, well-centeredVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEAUTIFUL SOUND, ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RING'S VEGETABLE AMBROSIA 4-CENT PERFORATED ON SILK PAPER.
Only 24 are recorded in the Aldrich book. It is unknown how many retain their original gum, but several we have encountered do not have gum and are faulty.
With 1980 P.F. certificate
2,000
2,200