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Lot 28 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type I, position 2, unused (uncancelled), clear margins. Faint horizontal crease at bottom and tiny tear at top. Fresh Fine appearance.
Scott $7,000
Expertization: 1968 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 29 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type II, position 4, large to huge margins, cancelled solely by the light red JAN 19 St. Louis datestamp, strong inverted offset impression on reverse showing parts of four stamps, two 5¢ and two 10¢ (position 2-5), exceptionally bright and fresh. Minor light thin. Otherwise Extremely Fine.
Scott $4,000
Expertization: signed J.W. Scott.
Provenance: Hessel
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Lot 30 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type I, position 2, absolutely enormous margins, neat manuscript cancel. Small tear and tiny scissors cut, both in right margin well clear of design. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $4,000
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Texas Collector
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Lot 31 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type I, position 2, large margins to just clear at top, tied on piece by nicely struck red NOV 28 St. Louis datestamp, and without the usual pen cancel stamp lifted and hinged in place, piece mounted on card. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $4,000
Provenance: Hessel, Waterhouse
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Lot 32 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type III, position 6, large to oversize margins, cancelled solely by the red St. Louis datestamp. Tiny thin in upper right and faint vertical crease. Choice Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $4,000
Provenance: Hessel
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Lot 33 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type III, position 6, ample margins to barely touching, cancelled solely by a bold red NOV St. Louis datestamp, exceptionally fresh and attractive, certificate states "some small thin spots" which in our opinion are imaginary. Still Fine.
Scott $4,000
Expertization: 1979 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 34 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type I, position 2, margins huge to just touching at top right, tied on small piece, solely by a bold red St. Louis datestamp, bright and fresh. Fine.
Scott $4,000
Expertization: signed W.H.C. (Colson).
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Lot 35 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type III, position 6, large balanced margins, cancelled solely by a light red St. Louis datestamp. Small sealed tear at top. Otherwise fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $4,000
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Lot 36 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type III, position 6, large even margins and faint manuscript cancel. Small sealed tear at bottom. Fresh Very Fine appearance.
Scott $4,000
Expertization: 1976 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 37 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type II, position 4, ample to large margins, manuscript cancel and red St. Louis datestamp. Few small thin spots. Fresh Very Fine appearance.
Scott $4,000
Expertization: 1983 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 38 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type II, position 4, large margins except just touching at right, cancelled solely by a neat red DEC 16 St. Louis datestamp. Fresh, nearly Very Fine appearance.
Scott $4,000
Expertization: 1976 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 39 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type I, position 2, ample margins to barely shaved at top, neat manuscript cancel. Small thin spot. Otherwise Fine.
Scott $4,000
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Lot 40 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), vertical pair. Type II-III, position 2/4, ample to large margins, lightened manuscript cancels, bright paper, tiny thin speck in top margin only. Still fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $9,000
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Lot 41 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), vertical strip of three. Types I-III, positions 2/4/6, clear to large margins all around except barely touched at left; tied on piece cancelled solely by a red FEB 17 St. Louis datestamp, bottom stamp uncancelled. Small tear at bottom edge, top stamp light crease. Otherwise fresh and Very Fine, a rare and spectacular showpiece.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
THE UNIQUE OFF COVER STRIP OF THREE OF THE 10¢ GREENISH.
Expertization: signed W.H.C. (Colson).
Provenance: Lapham plating
There are a total of three strips of three of the 10¢ greenish. Two are on cover (see lot 51 for one of these) and the on piece strip offered here.
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Lot 42 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), vertical pair, types I-II, position 2/4, huge sheet margins top & right, large elsewhere, handsome color, tied by single bold vertical pen stroke and bits of red ink from postmark, on double rate 1845 folded letter to Charnley & Whelen in Philadelphia, red "St. Louis Mo. Nov. 16" c.d.s. and matching bold "Paid" handstamp opposite "20" rate in pen, nearly invisible closed tear in selvage, clear of frame line of bottom stamp, still an Extremely Fine and magnificent pair.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
THE ONLY BEAR MULTIPLE WITH FULL CORNER SHEET MARGINS ON A FULL COVER.
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Sweet, Klep
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Lot 43 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type III, position 6, ample to large margins except touching at upper left, tied by two horizontal pen strokes on 1845 folded letter to Charnley & Whelen in Philadelphia, red "St. Louis Mo. Nov. 18" c.d.s. and matching "Paid" handstamp, manuscript "10" and red manuscript "paid" at lower left, very fresh, Very Fine usage.
Scott $7,750
Expertization: 1979 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 44 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type III, position 6, large margins, bright rich color on crisp paper, and without the usual pen cancel tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Nov. 22" c.d.s. on 1845 folded letter to Charnley & Whelen of Philadelphia, matching "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "10" rate, Extremely Fine, a gorgeous usage.
Scott $7,750
A CHOICE COVER AND A GEM STAMP CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED TOWN POSTMARK.
Provenance: Brown, Newbury (realized $3,000 in Oct. 1961)
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Lot 45 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type II, position 4, large margins, rich color, tied by bold pen stroke and red "St. Louis Mo. Nov. 27" c.d.s. on 1845 Charnley & Whelen folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "10" at right and small red "Paid" at center, Extremely Fine.
Scott $7,750
Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 46 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type II, position 4, mostly large margins, closer at bottom, barely cancelled by pen, on 1845 folded letter to New Orleans, red "St. Louis Mo. Dec. 1" c.d.s. at far left and twice struck "Paid" opposite stamp, contents and address in blue ink in addition to "PD"; cover with some wear and small waterstain at lower left, stamp with small horizontal crease at right, Fine and rare usage.
Scott $7,750
THE ONLY RECORDED ST. LOUIS BEAR COVER TO LOUISIANA.
Even with the close commercial ties between St. Louis and New Orleans, the fast line of steamers being run between Louisville, Ky. and St. Louis made it easier for a St. Louis merchant to send any communications for New Orleans through Louisville correspondents, who were actually in closer communication with New Orleans by river. In this period, Missouri letters sent directly to New Orleans were the exception.
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Lot 47 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type I, position 2, ample to huge margins with exceptionally fresh paper, neat pen strokes, on 1845 folded letter to Charnley and Whelen in Philadelphia, well struck red "St. Louis Mo. Dec. 10" c.d.s. with matching "Paid" and manuscript "10", Very Fine, choice cover and stamp.
Scott $7,750
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 48 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type I, position 2, large margin at bottom, close other sides except in at top right, pen cancelled and tied by "Paid" in red, matching "St. Louis Mo. Jan. 10" c.d.s. at far left on 1846 Charnley & Whelen letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "10" written beneath stamp, Fine.
Scott $7,750
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Lot 49 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type III, position 6, large margins and lovely fresh color, cancelled by pen and manuscript initials of Postmaster John M. Wimer ("J.M.W.") with flourish, well tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Feb. 10" c.d.s. on 1846 folded letter to M.T. Scott of Lexington, Ky., printed letterhead "Exchange and Banking House of William Nisbet & Co." in 2 lines with part-printed dateline, red "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "10"; stamp with tiny crease in left margin, still Very Fine, very rare.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF A ST. LOUIS BEAR WITH POSTMASTER WIMER'S INITIALS.
Provenance: Texas Collector, Brown
It has been speculated that the initials may have been a form of precancel or that Wimer was copying New York Postmaster Moriss' idea.
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Lot 50 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), vertical pair, types II-III, position 4/6, mostly large margins, ample at top, cancelled by pen strokes and tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Feb. 14" c.d.s. on double rate 1846 folded letter to Charnley & Whelen in Philadelphia, matching "Paid" and manuscript "20", additionally struck by straightline "MISSENT" and "New-York Feb. 24" c.d.s., both in a bright orange red, Extremely Fine, a beautiful showpiece.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
A UNIQUE AND COLORFUL USAGE, THIS WAS THE FIRST COVER OF THE NEW CHARNLEY & WHELEN FIND TO BE ILLUSTRATED (PHILADELPHIA STAMP NEWS, OCTOBER 1912).
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
The only recorded Bear cover with an auxiliary marking of any kind as well as the only Bear cover cancelled on Valentine's Day.
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Lot 51 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), vertical strip of three, types I-II-III, positions 2/4/6, uncancelled, mostly large margins except touched at lower right, on 1846 Charnley & Whelen letter paying a triple rate, red "St. Louis Mo. Mar. 3" c.d.s. and matching "Paid" handstamp, manuscript "30" at upper right, bottom stamp with pressed-out file crease, middle stamp with minute closed tear in left margin, Very Fine appearance, stunning usage.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO COVERS BEARING A STRIP OF THREE OF THE 10¢ ON GREENISH.
Expertization: Expertization: 1981 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Lilly
There are a total of three strips of three of the 10¢ on greenish; one off cover (see lot 41) and two on cover. The unique strip offered here is the only uncancelled strip of three of any denomination and additionally, is the largest known uncancelled multiple.
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Lot 52 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type III, position 6, ample to large margins except just in top right, striking pre-print paper fold at left, rich color, tied by bold pen strokes and vivid red "St. Louis Mo. Apr. 28" c.d.s. on 1846 folded letter to Charnley & Whelen in Philadelphia, matching "Paid" handstamp struck twice, manuscript "10" rate, exceptionally fresh and Fine.
Scott $7,750
Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Pope
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Lot 53 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type II, position 4, large margins all around, pale shade, tied by pen stroke on 1846 folded cover to New York, red "St. Louis Mo. May 29" c.d.s. and matching "Paid" with manuscript "10" at upper right, docketing note opposite stamp, which has a light horizontal file crease near top. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $7,750
In the past, this cover has been sold as an 11X5 (10¢ black on gray lilac), but in our opinion, it is 11X2 (black on greenish).
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Lot 54 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type III, position 6, large margins to cutting at right, bright color on well preserved paper, cancelled by pen strokes and tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Jul. 2" c.d.s. on 1846 folded letter to Charnley & Whelen in Philadelphia, matching red "Paid" and manuscript "10" rate, sender's instructions at lower left, "via Terre Haute", Very Fine usage.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
Provenance: Pope
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Lot 55 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), vertical pair, types II-III, position 4/6, large margins to slightly in, tied by two neat pen strokes on double rate July 2, 1846 folded letter from Nisbet & Co. to Charnley & Whelen of Philadelphia, red "St. Louis Mo. Jul. 3" c.d.s. and matching "Paid" handstamp, manuscript "20", manuscript "Via Louisville" route instructions at lower left, Fine and rare.
Scott $10,500
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