US Stamp Price Scott Cat. 11X1 – 5c 1845 St Louis Postmasters Provisional. Page 2

St. Louis Mo., 5c Black on Greenish (11X1). Position 1, large even margins, cancelled only by the orange-red “St. Louis Mo. Feb. 27” circular datestamp, deep impression on bright greenish paper, faint vertical crease ending in a small tear at bottom EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. THE 5-CENT FIRST PRINTING ON GREENISH PAPER IS EXTREMELY RARE IN THIS CHOICE USED CONDITION. ONLY 20-25 OFF-COVER EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN CANCELLED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE RED DATESTAMP. Illustrated in Luff book as Position 1 of the plate reconstruction. Lightly backstamped “SS&CCO” (Scott Stamp & Coin Co.). With 1999 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 1000, Lot 1002

St. Louis Mo., 5c Black on Greenish (11X1). Type I, Position 1, two large margins, ample at left to slightly in along left part of bottom frameline, without pen cancellation, tied by red “St. Louis Mo. Feb. 15” circular datestamp on small piece, crease in piece but does not affect stamp FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER. RARE CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED ST. LOUIS DATESTAMP. There are a half-dozen pieces known to us with the 5c stamp tied by the red St. Louis datestamp and without any pen cancellation. Ex Col. E. H. R. Green. Scott Retail $8,000.00 for normally pen-cancelled stamp off cover (footnote states: “Values for used off-cover stamps are for pen-cancelled copies. Handstamp cancelled copies sell for much more.”)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 993, Lot 7

St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type III, position 5, large margins except just in at bottom, bright with a detailed impression, faint pressed file fold, tied on small piece by partial “St. Louis Mo. Feb 23” c.d.s. in red without the usual pen cancel, fresh and Very Fine appearance. Scott $8,000 AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 5¢ GREENISH CANCELLED SOLELY BY A RED ST. LOUIS C.D.S. Provenance: Hessel, Klein, Faiman.

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2010, Sale 331, Lot 295

St. Louis Mo., 5c Black on Greenish (Scott 11X1). Type I, Position 1, large margins to full, without the ususal pen cancel and tied solely by a well-struck red “St. Louis Mo. Feb. 1” circular datestamp on 1846 folded letter to St. Charles Mo., ms. “Paid 5”, light vertical file fold well clear of stamp VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING COVER WITH THE 5-CENT ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER. A RARE SINGLE 5-CENT FRANKING AND ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED CIRCULAR DATESTAMP. From the famous Pettus correspondence. Ex Faiman. With 2003 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2009, Sale 973, Lot 10

St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), vertical strip of three, types I-II-III, positions 1/3/5, large margins to touching, plus single, type I, position 5, full to mostly large margins, each with strong color and cancelled with matching two pen strokes on 1846 folded letter from the Charnley and Whelan correspondence to Philadelphia Pa., red “St. Louis Mo. May 2” c.d.s. and matching “Paid” handstamp, manuscript “20” double rating; cover with small edgetear at bottom, bottom stamp creased from horizontal file fold, a Very Fine usage. Scott price $42,500 THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THE 20¢ RATE MADE UP BY FOUR 5¢ STAMPS, AS WELL AS, THE ONLY 5¢ GREENISH STRIP OF THREE USED ON COVER. Expertization: 1985 P.F. Certificate. Provenance: Pope, Faiman. There is one other 20¢ cover where the rate is made up solely by 5¢ stamps (ex-Faiman, lot 95). However that cover has five 5¢ singles and was therefore overpaid. There is one other strip of three recorded of the 5¢ on greenish that is off-cover (ex-Faiman, lot 18). Census No. 88 from the Bennett listing of St. Louis Bears used on cover in the Faiman catalog.

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 324, Lot 1015

St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type I, position 1, large margins all around, intense color with a razor sharp impression, tied by bold pen strokes and matching large “5” rating on 1846 folded letter to William Pettus in St. Charles Mo., red “St. Louis Mo. Jan. 16” c.d.s. and matching “Paid” handstamp, minor soiling and file fold at center, a Very Fine usage. Scott $16,000 A RARE USE OF A CHOICE 5¢ GREENISH ON A COVER. Provenance: Faiman. Census No. 48 from the Bennett listing of St. Louis Bears used on cover in the Faiman catalog.

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 324, Lot 1014

o St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type III, position 5 on piece, full to large margins. Ms cancel. Very Fine. Scott $6,500 Expertization: 1980 A.P.S. Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Jun 2007, Sale 319, Lot 1016

o St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish (11X1), type I, position 1, margins to just in a bit at upper left and upper right. Ms cancel. Slight creases, tiny thin. Fresh and Fine appearance. Scott price $6,500

Matthew Bennett International, Jun 2007, Sale 319, Lot 1015