St. Louis Mo., 5c Black on Greenish (11X1). Type I, Position 1, two large margins, ample at left to slightly in along left part of bottom frameline, without pen cancellation, tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Feb. 15" circular datestamp on small piece, crease in piece but does not affect stamp

FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER. RARE CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE RED ST. LOUIS DATESTAMP.

There are a half-dozen pieces known to us with the 5c stamp tied by the red St. Louis datestamp and without any pen cancellation.

Ex Col. E. H. R. Green. Scott Retail $8,000.00 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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