St. Louis, Missouri, 5c Black on Greenish (11X1). Type III, Position 5, large margins to just clear, without pen cancellation, light strike of red St. Louis circular datestamp, upper half thinned

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

Scott Retail for normally pen-cancelled stamp -- Scott pricing note states: "Values for used off-cover stamps are for pen-cancelled copies. Handstamp cancelled copies sell for much more."

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