Sale 1185 — 2018 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Wednesday, 27 June, 2018
Category — St. Louis Postmaster's Provisional, 1847 Issue and Reproduction
St. Louis Missouri, 10c Black on Greenish (11X2). Type III, Position 6, unused (no gum), full to large margins all around, some non-obvious faults including small thin in margin, couple toned spots removed at left and not visible, small corner crease at bottom left entirely in marginVERY FINE APPEARNCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT ST. LOUIS PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER WITH FULL TO LARGE MARGINS. THIS IS ONLY THE FIFTH UNUSED EXAMPLE WE HAVE OFFERED AND THE FIRST SINCE 2014.
We have offered four unused examples of the 10c on Greenish paper in our sales since 1993 and in our Rarities sales since 1964, 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); a no-gum copy with a large repair and margin tear in our 2014 Rarities sale; and a no-gum copy with margins into the frameline at top right and small sealed tear in our 2014 sale of the Fekete collection.
Ex Hind and traced by us to a 1957 Greg Mozian sale. With 2018 P.F. certificate
