Lot 24
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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