Sale 1185 — 2018 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Wednesday, 27 June, 2018

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Category — St. Louis Postmaster's Provisional, 1847 Issue and Reproduction

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Sale 1185, Lot 7, St. Louis Postmaster's Provisional, 1847 Issue and ReproductionSt. Louis, Missouri, 5c Black on Greenish (11X1). Type III, Position 3, unused (no gum), large margins to clear at left, bit of faint toning at top right called "minor stains" on accompanying certificate (barely noticeable)

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE FULL-MARGIN UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER.

The St. Louis "Bears" provisionals are rare in unused (or uncancelled) condition. Only a few of the 5c value are known unused and almost all are on Greenish paper. This is only the second with four margins we have offered since 2010.

With 1985 P.F. certificate

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