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| Scott Number | 11X7 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 4, 1847 |
| From City | St Louis |
| From State | MO |
| To City | Saint Charles |
| To State | MO |
| Addressee | Mrs C. R. Pettus |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 401869 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 5 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
Notes
St. Louis Mo., 5c Black on Bluish (11X7). Type III, Position 5, large margins incl. huge bottom left corner sheet margins, tied by ms. cross strokes and "5" and also by red "Paid" handstamp, matching "St. Louis Mo. Mar. 4" circular datestamp on 1847 folded letter to St. Charles Mo., stamp with a small sealed tear at top right
EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE UNIQUE CORNER-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON BLUISH PAPER. A MAGNIFICENT COVER FROM THE FAMOUS PETTUS CORRESPONDENCE.
Pelure paper was used for the last printing after the 20c denomination on Positions 1 and 3 was burnished out and the 5c values were re-engraved. At the time of this modification to the plate, Position 5 was slightly altered by adding a dot within the bottom ball of the figure "5", as visible on this example. Pelure stamps are almost always faulty and often seriously defective. The Bennett census of St. Louis provisional covers lists six 11X7 covers, of which this is by far the finest. It was unavailable to collectors until the Pettus correspondence reached the market during the 1980's.
Ex Faiman. With 2004 P.F. certificate
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 973 (2009 Rarities) lot 13 realized 40,000
Matthew Bennett International sale 267 (Faiman) lot 88 realized 40,000
PF # 401869
11X7 1846 5¢ black on bluish
BOTTOM LEFT CORNER MARGIN SINGLE, TYPE III, POS.5, SECOND RETOUCH, PLATE III, MANUSCRIPT AND RED S/L "PAID" CANCELS, ON 1847 DATED FL O ST. CHARLES MO, RED ST. LOUIS PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, The Stamp With A Tear At Top Right*
Number 126 in the Faiman / Bennett census.
EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE UNIQUE CORNER-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON BLUISH PAPER. A MAGNIFICENT COVER FROM THE FAMOUS PETTUS CORRESPONDENCE.
Pelure paper was used for the last printing after the 20c denomination on Positions 1 and 3 was burnished out and the 5c values were re-engraved. At the time of this modification to the plate, Position 5 was slightly altered by adding a dot within the bottom ball of the figure "5", as visible on this example. Pelure stamps are almost always faulty and often seriously defective. The Bennett census of St. Louis provisional covers lists six 11X7 covers, of which this is by far the finest. It was unavailable to collectors until the Pettus correspondence reached the market during the 1980's.
Ex Faiman. With 2004 P.F. certificate
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 973 (2009 Rarities) lot 13 realized 40,000
Matthew Bennett International sale 267 (Faiman) lot 88 realized 40,000
PF # 401869
11X7 1846 5¢ black on bluish
BOTTOM LEFT CORNER MARGIN SINGLE, TYPE III, POS.5, SECOND RETOUCH, PLATE III, MANUSCRIPT AND RED S/L "PAID" CANCELS, ON 1847 DATED FL O ST. CHARLES MO, RED ST. LOUIS PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, The Stamp With A Tear At Top Right*
Number 126 in the Faiman / Bennett census.
