Lot 1001
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St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), vertical pair, ample to large margins all around, deep color and bright paper, lightened pen cancellations, tiny thin speck in top margin only, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $15,000
A MOST HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE MULTIPLE, OF WHICH ONLY FOUR OFF-COVER PAIRS ARE RECORDED.
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Faiman
Most off-cover St. Louis Bears have small thins or other small faults. The 10¢ on greenish vertical pair offered here is the only recorded off-cover pair that is not on piece.
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