St. Louis, Missouri, 5c Black on Greenish (11X1). Type III, Position 5, large margins to just touched, without pen cancellation, tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Mar. 6" circular datestamp on small piece

VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT ST. LOUIS "BEARS" POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER. RARE CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED ST. LOUIS DATESTAMP.

Ex LeBow and Wall. Colson's small "W.H.C." backstamp. With 2008 P.F. certificate. 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.")

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