St. Louis, Missouri, 10c Black on Bluish Pelure (11X8). Type III, Position 6, three full margins, in at bottom, sharp impression on deeply blued paper, without pen cancellation, cancelled only by a red handstamp, trivial paper wrinkling at top but none of the usual faults found on this thin paper

FINE. AN ESSENTIALLY SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON PELURE PAPER, CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED HANDSTAMP. THE STAMPS ON PELURE PAPER ARE THE RAREST OF THE ST. LOUIS "BEARS".

A survey of our Levi records and auction catalogues produced a total of approximately 35 examples of the 10c Pelure off and on cover. The vast majority of these stamps have faults or margins cutting into the design.

Ex Hoffman. With 1990 P.S.E. certificate. Scott value $15,000.00 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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