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| Scott Number | 11X2 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 14, 1846 |
| From City | St Louis |
| From State | MO |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | Charnley & Whelen |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 401865 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 2 |
| Plate Position | 4, 6 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
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Lot 50 St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish (11X2), vertical pair, types II-III, position 4/6, mostly large margins, ample at top, cancelled by pen strokes and tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Feb. 14" c.d.s. on double rate 1846 folded letter to Charnley & Whelen in Philadelphia, matching "Paid" and manuscript "20", additionally struck by straightline "MISSENT" and "New-York Feb. 24" c.d.s., both in a bright orange red, Extremely Fine, a beautiful showpiece.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
A UNIQUE AND COLORFUL USAGE, THIS WAS THE FIRST COVER OF THE NEW CHARNLEY & WHELEN FIND TO BE ILLUSTRATED (PHILADELPHIA STAMP NEWS, OCTOBER 1912).
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
The only recorded Bear cover with an auxiliary marking of any kind as well as the only Bear cover cancelled on Valentine's Day.
Realized $62,500
Matthew Bennett International sale 267 (Faiman)
PF # 401865
11X2 1845 10¢ black on greenish
VERTICAL PAIR, TYPES II/III, POS.4/6, MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & RED ST. LOUIS MO. TOWN CANCEL, ON 1846 FL "MISSENT" TO NEW YORK (RED PMK) FORWARDED TO PHILADELPHIA.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Number 65 in the Faiman / Bennett census.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
A UNIQUE AND COLORFUL USAGE, THIS WAS THE FIRST COVER OF THE NEW CHARNLEY & WHELEN FIND TO BE ILLUSTRATED (PHILADELPHIA STAMP NEWS, OCTOBER 1912).
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
The only recorded Bear cover with an auxiliary marking of any kind as well as the only Bear cover cancelled on Valentine's Day.
Realized $62,500
Matthew Bennett International sale 267 (Faiman)
PF # 401865
11X2 1845 10¢ black on greenish
VERTICAL PAIR, TYPES II/III, POS.4/6, MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & RED ST. LOUIS MO. TOWN CANCEL, ON 1846 FL "MISSENT" TO NEW YORK (RED PMK) FORWARDED TO PHILADELPHIA.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Number 65 in the Faiman / Bennett census.
