Lot 1021 St. Louis, Mo., 10¢ & 20¢ black on gray lilac (11X5, 11X6), single of each, 10¢ type I, position 2 with large to huge margins, 20¢ type I, position 1 with large to huge margins except just into left outer frameline, both tied (20¢ barely) by red "St. Louis Mo. Jun 12" c.d.s. on Charnley & Whelan correspondence folded letter to Philadelphia Pa., matching "Paid" straightline and manuscript "30" triple rate rating, a Very Fine usage. Scott $55,000 A REMARKABLE 10¢ AND 20¢ GRAY LILAC COMBINATION USAGE CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED ST. LOUIS CIRCULAR DATESTAMP— ONE OF THREE KNOWN 10¢ AND 20¢ COMBINATIONS. Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate. Provenance: Weill Brothers Census No. 97 from the Bennett listing of St. Louis Bears used on cover in the Faiman catalog.

Realized $57,500

Lot 1022 St. Louis, Mo., 1846, 20¢ black on gray lilac (11X6), type I, position 1, large margins to ample at top, cancelled by pen squiggle on 1846 folded cover to Mess. Tyler & Rutherford in Louisville Ky., red "St. Louis Mo. Jul 25" c.d.s. and matching "Paid" handstamp with manuscript "20" for the quadruple rate for under 300 miles, endorsed "Pr. Mail" at lower right; stamp lifted and file fold neatly pressed out with no evidence of broken paper fibers, a Very Fine usage. Scott $55,000 Expertization: "W.H.C." (Colson) handstamp, 1988 P.F. Certificate. Provenance: Faiman This cover was part of the "Louisville Find" of 1895 and one of the first 20¢ Bear covers documented by Mekeel. Illustrated in Colson of Boston - his Stamps, 1926, p. 25 Census No. 105 from the Bennett listing of St. Louis Bears used on cover in the Faiman catalog.

Realized $43,125

Lot 1169 1901, 2¢ Pan-American, center inverted (295a), exceptionally well centered for a two-cent invert, handsome color, original gum and completely lacking the defects that plague this issue, choice Very Fine. Scott $45,000 WITH ITS COMBINATION OF EXCELLENT CENTERING, FULL ORIGINAL GUM AND FAULT-FREE STATE OF PRESERVATION, THIS TWO-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT IS AMONG THE FINEST AVAILABLE. Expertization: 1995 P.F. Certificate. Provenance: "Derby", Rubin Only about 160 examples of the 2¢ Pan-American invert are believed to have been discovered, with even a smaller number having survived to this day.

Realized $43,125

Lot 1015 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.

Realized $43,125

Lot 1020 St. Louis, Mo., 1846, 10¢ black on gray lilac (11X5), vertical strip of three, types I-II-III, positions 2/4/6 constituting the right half of the sheet, mostly enormous margins all around, except just touching the outer frameline at top left corner, barely perceptible crease at bottom right of bottom stamp, top stamp tied by two pen strokes, bottom pair tied by well struck red "St. Louis Mo. Mar 7" c.d.s. on 1846 Charnley & Whelan correspondence folded letter to Philadelphia Pa., bold matching "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "30" (cents) triple rating, Very Fine and rare. Scott $42,500 ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED USAGES BEARING A ST. LOUIS 10¢ GRAY LILAC PAPER VERTICAL STRIP OF THREE. Expertization: "W.H.C." (Weill) handstamp, 1989 P.F. Certificate. Provenance: Consul Klep, "Texas Collection", Weill Brothers, J.R. Hill Jr. Census No. 75 from the Bennett listing of St. Louis Bears used on cover in the Faiman catalog.

Realized $161,000

Lot 1019 St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), vertical pair, types I-II, positions 2/4, absolutely huge sheet margins at top and right, large at left and bottom, tied by bold single vertical pen stroke and bits of red postmark ink on 1845 folded letter from the Charnley and Whelan correspondence to Philadelphia Pa., red "St. Louis Mo. Nov 16" c.d.s. and matching "Paid" handstamp with manuscript "20" double weight rating; couple of tears in margin only of pair, running to frameline, minor erosion from bold pen stroke (not mentioned on Certificate), none of which detracts, still an Extremely Fine and magnificent pair. Estimate 30,000 - 40,000 A STUNNING USAGE BEARING THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE OF A ST. LOUIS BEAR MULTIPLE WITH A CORNER SHEET MARGIN ON A FULL COVER. A HIGHLY IMPORTANT ST. LOUIS 10¢ BEAR USAGE. Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate. Provenance: Sweet, Consul Klep, Faiman This folded letter is the second earliest recorded date of usage for any St. Louis Bear provisional (along with two other Nov. 16 covers). The earliest recorded date is Nov. 12, 1845 from the Charnley & Whelan correspondence. Census No. 3 from the Bennett listing of St. Louis Bears used on cover in the Faiman catalog.

Realized $29,900

Lot 1016 () St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), type III, position 6, large even margins all around, unused, strong color and impression, fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott $10,000 A STUNNING UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 10¢ ON GREENISH— THE FINEST OF THE SIX RECORDED. Expertization: 1969 and 2000 P.F. Certificates, "W.H.C." (Colson) backstamp. According to Mr. Trenchard, after reviewing his records, this is the finest recorded unused example of any of the St. Louis 10¢ Bears. The Faiman sale contained one unused example of the 10¢ black on greenish small margins and faults that realized $29,700. The example offered here is far superior to the Faiman example.

Realized $60,375

Lot 1209 1917, 5¢ carmine error, imperf (485), double error in a block of 12, large margins and full never hinged original gum, a few natural inclusions. Fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott $52,500 A LOVELY, FRESH EXAMPLE OF THIS TWENTIETH CENTURY RARITY.

Unsold

Lot 1004 Baltimore, Md., 1845, 10¢ blue (3XU3), exceptionally clear and bold strikes of provisional markings in blue on fresh buff entire to Zanesville, Ohio, clear strike of matching "Baltimore Md. Feb 17" c.d.s. at left, with original 1847 enclosure, flap tear mentioned for accuracy, Extremely Fine. Scott $19,000 ONE OF THE FINEST OF ONLY SIX RECORDED BALTIMORE 10¢ BLUE PROVISIONAL ENTIRES. Expertization: R.H.W.Co. (Weill) backstamp. Provenance: Caspary, Lilly, Horner, Weill Brothers, J.R. Hill Jr. Of the six recorded Baltimore 10¢ blue entires, there are two on white with black signatures, one on salmon and three on buff with blue signature handstamps. The bold strike of the Buchanan signature handstamp is extraordinary considering that most are weak or partial strikes. No. 49 in the Hayes Census.

Realized $86,250

Lot 1208 1917, 5¢ carmine error, imperf (485), single error in a block of nine, huge margins all around showing portions of 16 adjacent stamps, with deep rich color and full never hinged original gum. Fresh and choice, Extremely Fine. Scott $32,500 A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS TWENTIETH CENTURY RARITY. Expertization: 1974 P.F. Certificate. George Sloane reported, in a September, 1942 Sloane's Column, that 48 uncut sheets of 400 of the imperforate 2¢ type I, Scott #482, printed from plate number 7942 were sold to a single buyer by a large New York City branch post office. These are likely the only such sheets sold, though it is commonly believed that there were 50 sheets "issued" (according to Sloane several hundred more sheets were found in Chicago, but were returned to Washington for destruction). Each sheet would have contained a double error in the upper left pane and a single error in the lower right pane, meaning that only 48 blocks such as the one offered here were ever possible, and some of these have been cut up.

Realized $37,375

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