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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type II, position 3, unused (uncancelled), huge margins with adjacent stamp showing at top. Faint corner crease and two tiny thins, a trivial margin tear well clear of design. Fresh Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $7,000
A SUPERB APPEARING SINGLE WITH THE LARGEST MARGINS OF ANY UNUSED 5¢ BEAR.
Provenance: Ferrary, Texas Collector
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type III, position 5, unused (uncancelled), ample to over-sized margins. Shallow thins and tiny repaired tear, slightly toned paper. Otherwise Very Fine appearance.
Scott $7,000
Expertization: 1983 P.F. Certificate mentioning only thins.
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type II, position 3, unused (uncancelled), small margins to just touching, extensively repaired and regummed. Fine appearance.
Scott $7,000
Expertization: 1978 P.F. Certificate.
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type I, position 1, unused (uncancelled), four margins, paper color faded, faults. Fine appearance.
Scott $7,000
Expertization: 1971 P.F. Certificate.
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), vertical pair. Types I-II, position 1/3, unused (uncancelled), large margins all around, faint natural paper fold at lower left. Faint crease, tiny thin at top. Otherwise a choice Very Fine and exceedingly rare multiple.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
Expertization: 1980 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Ferrary, Green, Lilly
There are only four unused or uncancelled multiples of the Bear: the pairs of 5¢ on greenish (11X1) in this lot and the next, one other pair of 5¢ and a strip of 3 of the 10¢ on greenish uncancelled on cover (see lot 51).
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), vertical pair. Types I-II, position 1/3, unused (uncancelled), large margins. Both thinned with large, mostly sealed tear at right at top stamp and small nick at left edge of bottom. Otherwise fresh and Very Fine looking, rare.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
Another of the 4 unused or uncancelled multiples of the Bears.
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Lot 7 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type I, position 1, exceptionally large margins, light manuscript cancel, strong impression on bright paper. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $4,500
Expertization: 1983 P.F. Certificate.
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type I, position 1, clear to large margins, tied on piece by red MAR 20 St. Louis datestamp, and without the usual pen cancel. Fresh and nearly Very Fine.
Scott $4,500
Expertization: 1992 P.S.E. Certificate.
Provenance: Green
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Lot 9 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type III, position 5, unusually large even margins. Lightened pen cancel. Extremely Fine.
Scott $4,500
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Lot 10 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type III, position 5, large margins except just in at bottom, tied on small piece by red FEB 23 St. Louis datestamp, and without the usual pen cancel, bright paper. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $4,500
Provenance: Hessel, Klein
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type I, position 1, ample to large margins, cancelled solely by the light red St. Louis datestamp. Small shallow thin spot. Exceptionally fresh, Very Fine appearance.
Scott $4,500
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type II, position 3, ample to large margins except just touching at upper right, cancelled solely by the light red St. Louis datestamp on bright paper. Faint stain at upper left. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $4,500
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Lot 13 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type III, position 5, large margins except close to barely touching at left. Tiny unnoticeable pinhole in the manuscript cancel. Very fresh Very Fine appearance.
Scott $4,500
Expertization: 1968 P.F. Certificate.
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type III, position 5, large margins except barely touched at lower left, cancelled solely by the light red St. Louis datestamp. Slight doubling of design caused by paper slippage ("skid print"), small sealed tear at top. Fresh Very Fine appearance.
Scott $4,500
Expertization: 1976 P.F. Certificate.
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type III, position 5, large margins except close to barely touching at left, neat manuscript cancel. Faint pressed crease and couple tiny thins. Fresh Very Fine appearance.
Scott $4,500
Expertization: signed W.H.C. (Colson).
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type III, position 5, large margins except cut in at left, neat manuscript cancel. Tiny thin spot. Fresh Fine appearance.
Scott $4,500
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type II, position 3, large margins except close at left, neat manuscript cancel. Couple small thins, tiny repaired nick at left. Fine appearance.
Scott $4,500
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), vertical strip of three. Types I-III, position 1/3/5, large margins to just touching at right of middle and bottom stamp, manuscript cancels, bright and fresh. F.-V.F.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
THE UNIQUE OFF COVER STRIP OF 3 OF THE 5¢ ON GREENISH.
Provenance: Lapham plating
In addition to this strip, there is an on cover strip of 3 of the 5¢ greenish (see lot 27).
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Lot 19 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type I, position 1, large to huge margins, bold manuscript "X" and well tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Dec.11" c.d.s. on pale green 1845 folded letter to William Pettus in St. Charles, matching "Paid" at far right and large manuscript "Paid 5"; tiny paper erosion at top of central file fold, still Very Fine.
Scott $10,000
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type III, position 5, large margins, tied by pen strokes on 1845 folded letter to Palmyra, Mo., partly struck red "St. Louis Mo. Dec. 20" c.d.s. at left and matching "Paid" handstamp, manuscript "5" rate; small cover tear at top, still Very Fine.
Scott $10,000
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Green, Harris, Klep
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Lot 21 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type I, position 1, mostly large margins, ample at left, bright color, small pre-print paper fold at left, cancelled by pen strokes and tied by bold red "Paid" handstamp on 1845 folded letter to William Pettus in St. Charles, red "St. Louis Mo. Dec. 21" c.d.s. at left, large manuscript "5" with tiny "pd"; some soiling along file fold, still Very Fine and rare tied by the "Paid" handstamp.
Scott $10,000
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Lot 22 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type III, position 5, large to gigantic margins including generous sheet margins at left and bottom, tied by pen strokes and red "St. Louis Mo. Dec. 24" c.d.s. on 1845 folded letter to William G. Pettus, St. Charles, Mo., matching "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "Paid 5"; some wear along file fold, stamp with natural inclusion in margin at left, Very Fine, handsome and rare.
Scott $10,000
We record only eleven Bears (including two pairs) with full corner sheet margins.
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), bottom margin single, type III, position 5, large to gigantic margins except touching upper left, and without the usual pen cancel, beautifully tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Jan. 10" c.d.s. on 1846 folded letter to Jefferson City, matching "Paid" with manuscript "Paid "and "5". Very Fine and choice.
Scott $10,000
Expertization: 1985 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Moody, Caspary, Pope
The letter is from John F. Darly, who also corresponded with William Pettus.
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type III, position 1, large margins, excellent color cancelled by bold pen strokes and tied by large matching "5" on 1846 folded letter to William Pettus in St. Charles, red "St. Louis Mo. Jan. 16" c.d.s. and matching "Paid" handstamp in addition to discreet manuscript "pd" at top, minor soiling otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $10,000
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type I, position 1, ample to huge margins, deep rich color, without the usual pen cancel, tied by "St. Louis Mo. Feb. 1" c.d.s. in red, on 1846 folded letter to William Pettus in St. Charles, large manuscript "Paid 5" rather than handstamp and sender's smaller "Paid" written above it; lettersheet with central file fold, Very Fine, beautiful stamp.
Scott $10,000
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type III, position 5, ample to huge margins, irregular at left, neat little pen cancel, on 1846 folded letter to William G. Pettus in St. Charles, red "St. Louis Mo. Feb. 15" c.d.s. struck just opposite stamp, matching "Paid" with manuscript "Paid" and "5" written twice; cover with small waterstain at right, stamp with tiny sealed tear in left margin, still Very Fine.
Scott $10,000
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Lot 27 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), vertical strip of three, types I-II-III, positions 1/3/5, plus a type III single (position 5), strip with large margins to touching, single has ample to large margins, each with matching cancel consisting of two pen strokes, on 1846 double rate folded letter to Charnley & Whelen in Philadelphia, red "St. Louis Mo. May 2" c.d.s. and matching "Paid" handstamp, manuscript "20" rate; cover with small tear, and bottom stamp with crease from file fold, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THE 20¢ RATE MADE UP BY FOUR 5¢ STAMPS AS WELL AS THE ONLY STRIP OF THREE OF THE 5¢ GREENISH ON COVER.
Expertization: 1985 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Pope
There is one other 20¢ cover where the rate is made up solely by 5¢ stamps (see lot 95). However, that cover has five 5¢ stamps and was therefore overpaid. There is one other strip of 3 of the 5¢ on greenish, which is off cover (see lot 18).
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