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| Scott Number | 11X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 1, 1846 |
| From City | St Louis |
| From State | MO |
| To City | Saint Charles |
| To State | MO |
| Addressee | William G Pettus |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 405449 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 1 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
Notes
St. Louis Mo., 5c Black on Greenish (11X1). Type I, Position 1, large margins to full, without the ususal pen cancel and tied solely by a well-struck red "St. Louis Mo. Feb. 1" circular datestamp on 1846 folded letter to St. Charles Mo., ms. "Paid 5", light vertical file fold well clear of stamp
VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING COVER WITH THE 5-CENT ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER. A RARE SINGLE 5-CENT FRANKING AND ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED CIRCULAR DATESTAMP.
From the famous Pettus correspondence. Ex Faiman. With 2003 P.F. certificate
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 973 (2009 Rarities) lot 10 realized 26,000
Matthew Bennett International sale 267 (Faiman) lot 25 realized 32,500
PF # 405449
11X1 1846 5¢ Black on greenish
SINGLE, RED ST.LOUIS TOWN CANCEL, ON 1846 DOCKETED FOLDED ADDRESS SHEET TO ST.CHARLES MO, MS "PAID 5" AT RIGHT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Number 60 in the Faiman / Bennett census.
VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING COVER WITH THE 5-CENT ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER. A RARE SINGLE 5-CENT FRANKING AND ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED CIRCULAR DATESTAMP.
From the famous Pettus correspondence. Ex Faiman. With 2003 P.F. certificate
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 973 (2009 Rarities) lot 10 realized 26,000
Matthew Bennett International sale 267 (Faiman) lot 25 realized 32,500
PF # 405449
11X1 1846 5¢ Black on greenish
SINGLE, RED ST.LOUIS TOWN CANCEL, ON 1846 DOCKETED FOLDED ADDRESS SHEET TO ST.CHARLES MO, MS "PAID 5" AT RIGHT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Number 60 in the Faiman / Bennett census.
