Lot 1628 o
St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on greenish, type II, position 3, light red town cancel, margins ample to huge, tiny tear and thin, small pre-printing paper wrinkle at bottom left which certificate calls a crease, Very Fine appearance, Scott catalog value for pen cancelled, ex-Consul Klep; with 2012 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 11X1 $8,000.
A VERY ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 5¢ ST. LOUIS POSTMASTERS' PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER BEARING A TOWN HANDSTAMP CANCELLATION.
Realized: $3,250