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
317
St. Louis Missouri, 10c Black on Greenish (11X2). Type I, Position 2, large even margins, sharp impression, cancelled solely by red "Paid" handstamp, offset of a 5c St. Louis stamp on back, two thin spotsEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER, CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED 'PAID" HANDSTAMP AND WITHOUT ANY PEN CANCELLATION.
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."
8,000
4,000
