St. Louis Mo., 5c Black on Greenish (11X1). Type I, Position 1, large margins to full, without the ususal pen cancel and tied solely by a well-struck red "St. Louis Mo. Feb. 1" circular datestamp on 1846 folded letter to St. Charles Mo., ms. "Paid 5", light vertical file fold well clear of stamp

VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING COVER WITH THE 5-CENT ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER. A RARE SINGLE 5-CENT FRANKING AND ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED CIRCULAR DATESTAMP.

From the famous Pettus correspondence. Ex Faiman. With 2003 P.F. certificate

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