Sale 1082 — The William Fekete Collection

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 21-22 October, 2014

Category — Postmasters Provisionals

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
316
ng
Sale 1082, Lot 316, Postmasters ProvisionalsSt. Louis Missouri, 10c Black on Greenish (11X2). Type I, Position 2, unused (no gum), large to huge margins three sides, just into frameline at top right, tiny 1.5mm sealed tear at top right

FINE APPEARING AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT ST. LOUIS PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER. THIS IS ONLY THE FOURTH UNUSED EXAMPLE WE HAVE OFFERED.

We have offered three other unused examples of the 10c on Greenish paper in our sales since 1993 and in our Rarities sales since 1964 -- all within the last three years -- including the incomparable original-gum corner-margin copy from the Frelinghuysen collection, a no-gum copy with top sheet margin in our 2012 Rarities sale (pre-printing creases) and a no-gum copy with a large repair and margin tear in our 2014 Rarities sale

50,000
8,000