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Lot 1013 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type III, position 5, large margins except just in at bottom, bright with a detailed impression, tied on small piece by partial "St. Louis Mo. Feb 23" c.d.s. in red, without the usual pen cancel, faint pressed file fold, fresh and Very Fine appearing.
Scott $7,000
AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 5¢ GREENISH CANCELLED SOLELY BY A RED ST. LOUIS C.D.S.
Provenance: Hessel, Klein, Faiman
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Lot 1014 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type I, position 1, large margins all around, intense color with a razor sharp impression, tied by bold pen strokes and matching large "5" rating on 1846 folded letter to William Pettus in St. Charles Mo., red "St. Louis Mo. Jan. 16" c.d.s. and matching "Paid" handstamp, minor soiling and file fold at center, a Very Fine usage.
Scott $16,000
A RARE USE OF A CHOICE 5¢ GREENISH ON A COVER.
Provenance: Faiman
Census No. 48 from the Bennett listing of St. Louis Bears used on cover in the Faiman catalog.
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Lot 1015 |
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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, large margins to touching, plus single, type I, position 5, full to mostly large margins, each with strong color and cancelled with matching two pen strokes on 1846 folded letter from the Charnley and Whelan correspondence to Philadelphia Pa., red "St. Louis Mo. May 2" c.d.s. and matching "Paid" handstamp, manuscript "20" double rating; cover with small edgetear at bottom, bottom stamp creased from horizontal file fold, a Very Fine usage.
Scott $42,500
THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THE 20¢ RATE MADE UP BY FOUR 5¢ STAMPS, AS WELL AS, THE ONLY 5¢ GREENISH STRIP OF THREE USED ON COVER.
Expertization: 1985 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Pope, Faiman
There is one other 20¢ cover where the rate is made up solely by 5¢ stamps (ex-Faiman, lot 95). However that cover has five 5¢ singles and was therefore overpaid. There is one other strip of three recorded of the 5¢ on greenish that is off-cover (ex-Faiman, lot 18).
Census No. 88 from the Bennett listing of St. Louis Bears used on cover in the Faiman catalog.
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Lot 1016 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type III, position 6, large even margins all around, unused, strong color and impression, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $10,000
A STUNNING UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 10¢ ON GREENISH— THE FINEST OF THE SIX RECORDED.
Expertization: 1969 and 2000 P.F. Certificates, "W.H.C." (Colson) backstamp.
According to Mr. Trenchard, after reviewing his records, this is the finest recorded unused example of any of the St. Louis 10¢ Bears. The Faiman sale contained one unused example of the 10¢ black on greenish small margins and faults that realized $29,700. The example offered here is far superior to the Faiman example.
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Lot 1017 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type II, position 4, large margins except touching at right, cancelled solely by red St. Louis Mo. Dec 16 c.d.s., couple thin spots, Very Fine appearing.
Scott $7,000
A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 10¢ ON GREENISH CANCELLED SOLELY BY A RED ST. LOUIS C.D.S.
Expertization: 1976 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Faiman
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Lot 1018 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type III, position 6, full to large margins, exceptionally fresh with rich color on crisp paper, cancelled by two pen strokes and tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Jan 12" c.d.s. on circa 1846 folded cover from the Charnley and Whelan correspondence to Philadelphia Pa., matching "Paid" handstamp with manuscript "10" single rating for over 300 miles, Extremely Fine.
Scott $12,500
AN IMMACULATE USAGE WITH A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 10¢ GREENISH.
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Mayer
Census No. 45 from the Bennett listing of St. Louis Bears used on cover in the Faiman catalog.
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Lot 1019 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), vertical pair, types I-II, positions 2/4, absolutely huge sheet margins at top and right, large at left and bottom, tied by bold single vertical pen stroke and bits of red postmark ink on 1845 folded letter from the Charnley and Whelan correspondence to Philadelphia Pa., red "St. Louis Mo. Nov 16" c.d.s. and matching "Paid" handstamp with manuscript "20" double weight rating; couple of tears in margin only of pair, running to frameline, minor erosion from bold pen stroke (not mentioned on Certificate), none of which detracts, still an Extremely Fine and magnificent pair.
Estimate 30,000 - 40,000
A STUNNING USAGE BEARING THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE OF A ST. LOUIS BEAR MULTIPLE WITH A CORNER SHEET MARGIN ON A FULL COVER.
A HIGHLY IMPORTANT ST. LOUIS 10¢ BEAR USAGE.
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Sweet, Consul Klep, Faiman
This folded letter is the second earliest recorded date of usage for any St. Louis Bear provisional (along with two other Nov. 16 covers). The earliest recorded date is Nov. 12, 1845 from the Charnley & Whelan correspondence.
Census No. 3 from the Bennett listing of St. Louis Bears used on cover in the Faiman catalog.
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St. Louis, Mo., 1846, 10¢ black on gray lilac (11X5), vertical strip of three, types I-II-III, positions 2/4/6 constituting the right half of the sheet, mostly enormous margins all around, except just touching the outer frameline at top left corner, barely perceptible crease at bottom right of bottom stamp, top stamp tied by two pen strokes, bottom pair tied by well struck red "St. Louis Mo. Mar 7" c.d.s. on 1846 Charnley & Whelan correspondence folded letter to Philadelphia Pa., bold matching "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "30" (cents) triple rating, Very Fine and rare.
Scott $42,500
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED USAGES BEARING A ST. LOUIS 10¢ GRAY LILAC PAPER VERTICAL STRIP OF THREE.
Expertization: "W.H.C." (Weill) handstamp, 1989 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Consul Klep, "Texas Collection", Weill Brothers, J.R. Hill Jr.
Census No. 75 from the Bennett listing of St. Louis Bears used on cover in the Faiman catalog.
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Lot 1021 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 10¢ & 20¢ black on gray lilac (11X5, 11X6), single of each, 10¢ type I, position 2 with large to huge margins, 20¢ type I, position 1 with large to huge margins except just into left outer frameline, both tied (20¢ barely) by red "St. Louis Mo. Jun 12" c.d.s. on Charnley & Whelan correspondence folded letter to Philadelphia Pa., matching "Paid" straightline and manuscript "30" triple rate rating, a Very Fine usage.
Scott $55,000
A REMARKABLE 10¢ AND 20¢ GRAY LILAC COMBINATION USAGE CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED ST. LOUIS CIRCULAR DATESTAMP— ONE OF THREE KNOWN 10¢ AND 20¢ COMBINATIONS.
Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Weill Brothers
Census No. 97 from the Bennett listing of St. Louis Bears used on cover in the Faiman catalog.
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Lot 1022 |
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St. Louis, Mo., 1846, 20¢ black on gray lilac (11X6), type I, position 1, large margins to ample at top, cancelled by pen squiggle on 1846 folded cover to Mess. Tyler & Rutherford in Louisville Ky., red "St. Louis Mo. Jul 25" c.d.s. and matching "Paid" handstamp with manuscript "20" for the quadruple rate for under 300 miles, endorsed "Pr. Mail" at lower right; stamp lifted and file fold neatly pressed out with no evidence of broken paper fibers, a Very Fine usage.
Scott $55,000
Expertization: "W.H.C." (Colson) handstamp, 1988 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Faiman
This cover was part of the "Louisville Find" of 1895 and one of the first 20¢ Bear covers documented by Mekeel.
Illustrated in Colson of Boston - his Stamps, 1926, p. 25
Census No. 105 from the Bennett listing of St. Louis Bears used on cover in the Faiman catalog.
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