St. Louis, Missouri, 5c Black on Greenish (11X1). Type III, Position 5, mostly large margins to clear at bottom left, without pen cancellation, unobtrusive red cancel at bottom

FRESH AND VERY FINE. A HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL FIRST PRINTING ON GREENISH PAPER. VERY RARE AS SOUND WITH FOUR MARGINS AND CANCELLED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE RED DATESTAMP.

With 1964 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail 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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