Lot 1553 o
St. Louis, Mo., 1846, 10¢ black on gray lilac, types I, II & III, positions 2-4-6, vertical strip of three, pen stroke cancellation, mostly large margins to just shaving outer frameline at three corners, leaving middle stamp with large margins and extremely fine, sharp impression on bright fresh paper, top stamp with minor wrinkle and small surface rub which is neither are mentioned in certificate, otherwise F.-V.F., ex Faiman; with 1965 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 11X5 $40,000.
ONE OF TWO OFF COVER VERTICAL STRIPS OF THREE OF THE 10¢ ST. LOUIS PROVISIONAL ON GRAYISH LILAC PAPER SHOWING ALL THREE TYPES.
Realized: $23,000