Lot 1014
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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