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| Scott Number | 11X8 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 27, 1847 |
| From City | St Louis |
| From State | MO |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | J & J Stuart & Co. |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 193297 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 2 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 92 St. Louis, Mo., 1846, 10¢ black on bluish pelure (11X8), type I, position 2, ample margins to barely touching frame line at top right and bottom left, cancelled by manuscript "10", tied by neatly pressed-out vertical file fold on large portion of folded cover to J. & J. Stuart & Co., New York, red "St. Louis Mo. Mar. 27" c.d.s. and matching "Paid" handstamp; cover still retains left side flap and part of top flap which displays 1847 docketing, Fine and rare, exceptionally fresh appearance.
Scott $10,000
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
The use of the manuscript rate marking as the sole cancel is very unusual.
Realized $8,000
Matthew Bennett International sale 267 (Faiman)
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 257 lot 7 realized 1500
PF 193297
11X8 1846 10¢ bluish
MS. CANCELLATION, ON FOLDED LETTER FRONT TO NYC. RED ST. LOUIS MARCH 27 PMK. & MATCHING RED ARCED "PAID".
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover
Number 128 in the Faiman / Bennett census.
Scott $10,000
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
The use of the manuscript rate marking as the sole cancel is very unusual.
Realized $8,000
Matthew Bennett International sale 267 (Faiman)
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 257 lot 7 realized 1500
PF 193297
11X8 1846 10¢ bluish
MS. CANCELLATION, ON FOLDED LETTER FRONT TO NYC. RED ST. LOUIS MARCH 27 PMK. & MATCHING RED ARCED "PAID".
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover
Number 128 in the Faiman / Bennett census.
