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| Scott Number | 11X5 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 20, 18xx |
| From City | St Louis |
| From State | MO |
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| No. of Stamps | 2 |
| Plate Position | 2,4 |
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Notes
Lot 5 St. Louis Mo., 10c Black on Gray Lilac (11X5). Positions 2/4, vertical pair, full to large margins all around, tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Mar. 20" circular datestamp on small piece, top stamp has a few natural wrinkles at lower left
EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN MULTIPLES OF THE 10-CENT SECOND PRINTING ON GRAY LILAC PAPER. ONLY A FEW EXIST CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED DATESTAMP.
By the time of the Second Printing on Gray Lilac paper, St. Louis almost always used a pen cancellation. Therefore, without a pen cancel, the 10c No. 11X5 is even rarer than its counterpart on Greenish paper, No. 11X2. This pair is one of the three or four finest multiples cancelled only by the town datestamp.
Ex Hind and Caspary. Scott Retail $5,750.00 as a pair with usual pen cancellation
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 807 realized 8,500
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 745 lot 290 realized 2,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 632 lot 149 realized 7,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 579 lot 16 realized 11,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 428 lot 13 realized 4,750
H R. Harmer sale 967 Nov 15, 1955 (Alfred H. Caspary) lot 139
Phillips - Kennett sale 1 Nov 20-24, 1933 (Arthur Hind) lot 80
EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN MULTIPLES OF THE 10-CENT SECOND PRINTING ON GRAY LILAC PAPER. ONLY A FEW EXIST CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED DATESTAMP.
By the time of the Second Printing on Gray Lilac paper, St. Louis almost always used a pen cancellation. Therefore, without a pen cancel, the 10c No. 11X5 is even rarer than its counterpart on Greenish paper, No. 11X2. This pair is one of the three or four finest multiples cancelled only by the town datestamp.
Ex Hind and Caspary. Scott Retail $5,750.00 as a pair with usual pen cancellation
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 807 realized 8,500
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 745 lot 290 realized 2,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 632 lot 149 realized 7,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 579 lot 16 realized 11,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 428 lot 13 realized 4,750
H R. Harmer sale 967 Nov 15, 1955 (Alfred H. Caspary) lot 139
Phillips - Kennett sale 1 Nov 20-24, 1933 (Arthur Hind) lot 80
