Lot 25
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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