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
 
Sale 956, Lot 5, PostmastersSt. 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 datestamp

VERY 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