Sale 1227 — Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins

Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 19-23 October, 2020

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Category — Revenues, First thru Third Issues

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3849
 
Sale 1227, Lot 3849, Revenues, First thru Third Issues$500.00 Red Orange, Green & Black, Second Issue, "Large Persian Rug" (R133). Choice centering, rich colors, "The Cayuga Lake Railroad Company Sept. 15, 1871" manuscript cancel and "X", few light creases

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE CELEBRATED $500.00 "LARGE PERSIAN RUG", WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL STAMPS IN ALL OF PHILATELY.

Only 210 were issued, and it is safe to say that most examples are faulty to some degree. A document exists from July 24, 1874, detailing the purchaser of each. The Kingsley census records 76 copies, and our expanded census, available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/R133 , contains 87.

Kingsley Census no. 24-1. Ex Cunliffe and Dr. Schauss

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