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| Scott Number | 11X5, 11X6, 11X6 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 28, 1846 |
| From City | St Louis |
| From State | MO |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | Pa |
| Addressee | Charnley & Whelen |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 415634 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 3 |
| Plate Position | 4, 1, 3 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
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St. Louis, Mo. 10c Black on Gray Lilac (11X5, 11X6, two). Margins cut at places, ms. cancels and tied by Red St. Louis pmk., matching "Paid", "50" in ms. on neat folded 7-1/2" X3-1/2" Charnley & Whelan Cover, May 28, 1846 usage, A Very Rare & Desirable Cover
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 283 (1965 Rarities) lot 23 realized 4,000
H R Harmer sale 503 Dec 13, 1848 (Charnley & Whelen original catalog) lot 42 realized 1300
Lot 94 St. Louis, Mo., 1846, 20¢ black on gray lilac (11X6, 11X5), two singles of first, types I & II, positions 1 & 3, single 10c type II, position 4, each with large margins to cutting, each has matching pen stroke and nicely tied together by red "St. Louis Mo. May 28" c.d.s. on five times rate 1846 folded letter to Charnley & Whelen in Philadelphia, matching red "Paid" and manuscript "50" rate, lettersheet with minor wrinkling not affecting stamps, Fine and very rare showpiece, the 20¢ stamps were most likely a pair- one of only three 50¢ rate covers recorded.
Estimate 75,000 - 100,000
THE UNIQUE 50¢ RATE COVER WITH THE 20¢ ON GRAY LILAC.
The 50¢ rate is the highest known Bear franking. There are three surviving 50¢ rate covers, all from the Charnley & Whelen correspondence:
1) a November 16, 1845 cover with five 10¢ stamps
2) a May 21, 1846 cover with a 10¢ and two 20¢ on greenish that was part of the Weill stock
3) the present cover.
Matthew Bennett International sale 267 (Faiman) Realized $57,500
PF 415634
11X5 1846 10¢ black on gray lilac
11X6 1846 20¢ black on gray lilac
SINGLE 10¢, TYPE II POS. 4, TWO SINGLE 20¢, TYPE I, POS 1 & TYPE II, POS 3, PEN CANCELS & RED ST. LOUIS MO TOWN CANCEL, ON 1846 DATED L TO PHILADELPHIA, MS "50" RATE.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Number 94 in the Faiman / Bennett census.
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 283 (1965 Rarities) lot 23 realized 4,000
H R Harmer sale 503 Dec 13, 1848 (Charnley & Whelen original catalog) lot 42 realized 1300
Lot 94 St. Louis, Mo., 1846, 20¢ black on gray lilac (11X6, 11X5), two singles of first, types I & II, positions 1 & 3, single 10c type II, position 4, each with large margins to cutting, each has matching pen stroke and nicely tied together by red "St. Louis Mo. May 28" c.d.s. on five times rate 1846 folded letter to Charnley & Whelen in Philadelphia, matching red "Paid" and manuscript "50" rate, lettersheet with minor wrinkling not affecting stamps, Fine and very rare showpiece, the 20¢ stamps were most likely a pair- one of only three 50¢ rate covers recorded.
Estimate 75,000 - 100,000
THE UNIQUE 50¢ RATE COVER WITH THE 20¢ ON GRAY LILAC.
The 50¢ rate is the highest known Bear franking. There are three surviving 50¢ rate covers, all from the Charnley & Whelen correspondence:
1) a November 16, 1845 cover with five 10¢ stamps
2) a May 21, 1846 cover with a 10¢ and two 20¢ on greenish that was part of the Weill stock
3) the present cover.
Matthew Bennett International sale 267 (Faiman) Realized $57,500
PF 415634
11X5 1846 10¢ black on gray lilac
11X6 1846 20¢ black on gray lilac
SINGLE 10¢, TYPE II POS. 4, TWO SINGLE 20¢, TYPE I, POS 1 & TYPE II, POS 3, PEN CANCELS & RED ST. LOUIS MO TOWN CANCEL, ON 1846 DATED L TO PHILADELPHIA, MS "50" RATE.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Number 94 in the Faiman / Bennett census.
