Lot
111 
St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish, Type III, Position 6, large margin at top, stamp repaired by adding left margin and frame lines and much of right margin and frame line, tied by manuscript cancel on 1846 folded letter with red "St. Louis Mo. Jan 26" cds and matching "Paid" handstamp to Galena Ill., Very Fine appearance, USPCS census #21144. Scott No. 11X2 $14,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED ST. LOUIS BEAR PROVISIONAL COVER TO GALENA ILLINOIS.
Realized: $3,250