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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Realized $37,500 |