50c Green & Black on Green
Paper, Proprietary (RB8b). Rich color, neat blue 1882 handstamp cancel,
fresh and Very Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate
(Image)
$5.00 Green & Black on Violet
Paper, Proprietary (RB10a). Rich color, well-centered, neat Feb. 18,
1879 manuscript cancellation yet retains almost full original
gumEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB AND RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE RARE $5.00 PROPRIETARY ON VIOLET PAPER. ONLY 74 WERE ISSUED ON VIOLET PAPER.
With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)
$5.00 Green & Black on Green
Paper, Proprietary (RB10b). Well-centered,deep rich color on
unmistakably green paper, neat July 9/79 manuscript cancellation and also
signed, negligible thin spot at top center is barely visible except in
fluidEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS BY FAR THE FINEST OF THE THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE $5.00 PROPRIETARY ON GREEN PAPER. ONLY FIFTY $5.00 STAMPS WERE EVER ISSUED ON GREEN PAPER. A WORLD-CLASS RARITY.
In his privately published census, Larry Lyons records only two certified examples of the $5.00 Proprietary on Green paper. The stamp offered here is a third certified copy, which may have been overlooked by Mr. Lyons as it was submitted to the Foundation as a variety. Both of the other known copies of this stamp are repaired, and one is reperforated.
Ex Joyce. With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)
1c-6c Second Issue
Proprietary, Rouletted 6 (RB11c-RB13c, RB15c, RB17c). Various margins,
1c and 3c handstamp cancels, others manuscript cancels, overall Fine-Very
Fine group, ex Joyce (Image)
5c Black, Rouletted,
Proprietary (RB16c). Intense shade and impression, magenta manuscript
cancel, Fine and rare, ex Joyce, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)