(a) The state of New York, or any of its agencies, instrumentalities, political subdivisions, or public corporations (including a public corporation created pursuant to agreement or compact with another state or the Dominion of Canada).

(b) The United Nations, the United States of America and any of its agencies and instrumentalities. The exemption of such governmental bodies or persons shall not, however, relieve a grantee from them of liability for the tax. 2. The tax shall not apply to any of the following conveyances:

(a) Conveyances to the United Nations, the United States of America, the state of New York, or any of their instrumentalities, agencies or political subdivisions (or any public corporation, including a public corporation created pursuant to agreement or compact with another state or the Dominion of Canada);

(b) Conveyances which are or were used to secure a debt or other obligation;

(c) Conveyances which, without additional consideration, confirm, correct, modify or supplement a prior conveyance;

(d) Conveyances of real property without consideration and otherwise than in connection with a sale, including conveyances conveying realty as bona fide gifts;

(e) Conveyances given in connection with a tax sale;

(f) Conveyances to effectuate a mere change of identity or form of ownership or organization where there is no change in beneficial ownership, other than conveyances to a cooperative housing corporation of the real property comprising the cooperative dwelling or dwellings;

(g) Conveyances which consist of a deed of partition;

(h) Conveyances given pursuant to the federal bankruptcy act; and

(i) Conveyances of real property which consist of the execution of a contract to sell real property without the use or occupancy of such property or the granting of an option to purchase real property without the use or occupancy of such property.