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| Scott Number | 11X6, 11X5 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 1, 1846 |
| From City | St Louis |
| From State | MO |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | Pa |
| Addressee | Charnley & Whelen |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 401932 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 2 |
| Plate Position | 1,2 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
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Lot 93 St. Louis, Mo., 1846, 20¢ black on gray lilac (11X6, 11X5), single of each, type I, position 1, and type I, position 2 respectively, ample to large margins, slightly overlapping, without the usual pen cancel, tied together by red "St. Louis Mo. Apr. 1" c.d.s. on 1846 Charnley & Whelen folded letter to Philadelphia paying a triple rate, matching "Paid" handstamp opposite manuscript "30", latter with tiny ink erosion in "3" of "30", still Very Fine.
Scott $37,500
AN OUTSTANDING 30¢ RATE COVER AND THE ONLY 10¢-20¢ COMBINATION WITH BOTH STAMPS BEING FOUR MARGIN SINGLES AND CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED TOWN CANCEL.
Expertization: 2003 P.F. ertificate.
Provenance: Caspary, Haas.
his is the only 30¢ rate cover with a 10¢ and 20¢, where neither stamp is cancelled by pen and both stamps have four margins.
Realized $40,000
Matthew Bennett International sale 267 (Faiman)
H R. Harmer sale 967 Nov 15, 1955 (Alfred H. Caspary) lot 145
PF 401932
11X6 1846 20¢ black on gray lilac
11X5 1846 10¢ black on gray lilac
SINGLES, RED ST LOUIS MO TOWN CANCEL, ON 1846 DATED FL TO PHILADELPHIA, RED S/L "PAID" HANDSTAMP WITH MS "30" RATE.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, THE FOLDED LETTER WITH A SMALL HOLE FROM INK EROSION AT TOP RIGHT
David Feldman SA sale May 1982 lot 15583
Number 80 in the Faiman / Bennett census.
Scott $37,500
AN OUTSTANDING 30¢ RATE COVER AND THE ONLY 10¢-20¢ COMBINATION WITH BOTH STAMPS BEING FOUR MARGIN SINGLES AND CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED TOWN CANCEL.
Expertization: 2003 P.F. ertificate.
Provenance: Caspary, Haas.
his is the only 30¢ rate cover with a 10¢ and 20¢, where neither stamp is cancelled by pen and both stamps have four margins.
Realized $40,000
Matthew Bennett International sale 267 (Faiman)
H R. Harmer sale 967 Nov 15, 1955 (Alfred H. Caspary) lot 145
PF 401932
11X6 1846 20¢ black on gray lilac
11X5 1846 10¢ black on gray lilac
SINGLES, RED ST LOUIS MO TOWN CANCEL, ON 1846 DATED FL TO PHILADELPHIA, RED S/L "PAID" HANDSTAMP WITH MS "30" RATE.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, THE FOLDED LETTER WITH A SMALL HOLE FROM INK EROSION AT TOP RIGHT
David Feldman SA sale May 1982 lot 15583
Number 80 in the Faiman / Bennett census.
