Sale 956 — The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 8-9 May, 2008
Category — Postmasters
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5
St. Louis Mo., 10c Black on Gray Lilac (11X5). Type II, Position 4, large margins to well clear at bottom, without pen cancellation, cancelled solely by lightly-struck red circular datestampVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A SCARCE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT ST. LOUIS "BEARS" CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED CIRCULAR DATESTAMP.
With 2000 P.S.E. and 2002 P.F. certificates. Scott Retail $7,000.00 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.")
7,000
7,500
