Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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The Frelinghuysen Collection, Part One: United States Postmasters' Provisionals continued...

St. Louis, Missouri (Scott 11X2, 11X1)

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St. Louis, Missouri, 10c Black on Greenish (11X2). Type III, Position 6, large part original gum, enormous bottom right corner sheet margins and large margins on other two sides, sharp impression on bright greenish paper, faint diagonal crease at lower right in sheet margin (4mm clear of printed design), small translucent spot touches bottom frameline, these trivial imperfections are mentioned only to emphasize the sound and superb condition of this stamp

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A REMARKABLE ORIGINAL-GUM CORNER SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE ST. LOUIS 10-CENT "BEARS" POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. WITHOUT QUESTION THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THIS RARITY IN EXISTENCE, AND COMPLETELY ABSENT FROM THE RECORDS OF ST. LOUIS "BEARS" MAINTAINED BY SPECIALISTS OVER THE YEARS. THIS IS THE FIRST ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF ANY ST. LOUIS PROVISIONAL EVER ENCOUNTERED OR NOTED IN THE RECORDS.

With 2011 P.F. certificate which states "It is genuine, unused, with part O.G. and a tiny translucent spot at bottom" (the margin crease is not mentioned on certificate, because it lies so far from the printed stamp).

History of the St. Louis provisionals: http://siegelauctions.com/enc/pdf/StLouis.pdf (Image)

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E. 30,000-40,000

SOLD for $150,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

St. Louis, Missouri, 5c Black on Greenish (11X1). Type I, Position 1, full to large margins on three sides, touched along top frameline, cancelled by light manuscript horizontal line, intense shade and impression on deep green paper, faint vertical crease

A FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT ST. LOUIS "BEARS" PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER.

Small "W.H.C." (Warren H. Colson) backstamp (Image)

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8,000.00

SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

St. Louis, Missouri, 5c Black on Greenish (11X1). Type I, Position 1, large margins to clear at upper left corner, cancelled by red "Paid", lightened pen cancel, tiny thin specks, small tear in bottom margin

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT ST. LOUIS "BEARS" PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER.

Scott value is for a normal pen-cancelled stamp (Image)

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8,000.00

SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction