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| Scott Number | 11X1, 11X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 8, 1846 |
| From City | St Louis |
| From State | MO |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | Pa |
| Addressee | Charnley & Whelen |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 28142 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 2 |
| Plate Position | 5,5 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
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St. Louis, Mo. 5c Black on Gray Lilac (11X4). Two singles, Both Type III, Large margins nearly all around, each partly touched at one point, usual ms. cancel tying right stamp. Remarkably sharp impression & fine color. A Fine & Handsome "Charnley & Whelan" cover to PhiI'a. with P.F. Certificate
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 409 (1772 Rarities) lot 19 realized 2,200
St. Louis, Mo., 5c Black on Gray Lilac (11X4). Two Copies, Large Margins to barely in, tied by ms., Clear Red St. Louis, Mo. pmk, matching "Paid", "10" in ms. on Neat 1846 Charnley & Whelan cover, a Rare and Beautiful Cover
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 330 (1968 Rarities) lot 13 realized 2,200
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 596 lot 551
Robert A. Siegel sale 1383 lot 3052 realized 17,000 notes "The St. Louis Bear stamps were printed from a single plate of six subjects (two horizontal by three vertical) that was modified twice to change the denominations of two positions. The original plate (First State) contained three 5c stamps at left and three 10c stamps at right. All stamps from the First State plate were printed on Greenish paper. The plate was then altered by burnishing out the "5" on Positions 1 and 3 and engraving a new "20" denomination (Second State). A small printing on Greenish paper was made from this Second State altered plate. 5c stamps (Position 5) and 10c stamps (Positions 2/4/6) on Greenish Paper cannot usually be identified as First State or Second State impressions (the 20c on Greenish paper is a great rarity).
This cover was offered in our 1968 and 1972 Rarities sales as the Gray Lilac paper, Scott 11X4, based on the accompanying 1960 P.F. certificate identifying the paper as Gray Lilac. In addition to our visual interpretation of the color of the paper for these two stamps as Greenish, the date this was mailed (May 8, 1846) and the fact that two 5c stamps from the same position were used point to these stamps coming from the early printing of the Second State of the plate. A small printing from the Second State was made on some Greenish paper left over from the earlier printing— we know this based on the existence of five 20c stamps on Greenish (11X3). In the Second State, the only 5c stamp available was from Position 5, as the two positions above that had been changed to 20c. The use of two Position 5 stamps on this cover makes sense in these circumstances." (image)
PF 28142 genuine use
Number 89 in the Faiman / Bennett census.
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 409 (1772 Rarities) lot 19 realized 2,200
St. Louis, Mo., 5c Black on Gray Lilac (11X4). Two Copies, Large Margins to barely in, tied by ms., Clear Red St. Louis, Mo. pmk, matching "Paid", "10" in ms. on Neat 1846 Charnley & Whelan cover, a Rare and Beautiful Cover
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 330 (1968 Rarities) lot 13 realized 2,200
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 596 lot 551
Robert A. Siegel sale 1383 lot 3052 realized 17,000 notes "The St. Louis Bear stamps were printed from a single plate of six subjects (two horizontal by three vertical) that was modified twice to change the denominations of two positions. The original plate (First State) contained three 5c stamps at left and three 10c stamps at right. All stamps from the First State plate were printed on Greenish paper. The plate was then altered by burnishing out the "5" on Positions 1 and 3 and engraving a new "20" denomination (Second State). A small printing on Greenish paper was made from this Second State altered plate. 5c stamps (Position 5) and 10c stamps (Positions 2/4/6) on Greenish Paper cannot usually be identified as First State or Second State impressions (the 20c on Greenish paper is a great rarity).
This cover was offered in our 1968 and 1972 Rarities sales as the Gray Lilac paper, Scott 11X4, based on the accompanying 1960 P.F. certificate identifying the paper as Gray Lilac. In addition to our visual interpretation of the color of the paper for these two stamps as Greenish, the date this was mailed (May 8, 1846) and the fact that two 5c stamps from the same position were used point to these stamps coming from the early printing of the Second State of the plate. A small printing from the Second State was made on some Greenish paper left over from the earlier printing— we know this based on the existence of five 20c stamps on Greenish (11X3). In the Second State, the only 5c stamp available was from Position 5, as the two positions above that had been changed to 20c. The use of two Position 5 stamps on this cover makes sense in these circumstances." (image)
PF 28142 genuine use
Number 89 in the Faiman / Bennett census.
