Lot 1205 o
New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish, double transfer at bottom, position 2, faint red town cancel, ample margins all around, Very Fine.Scott No. 9X1a var. $700.
Realized: $1,050
Lot 1206 o
New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish, black pen cancel, clear to large margins, deep color, Very Fine.Scott No. 9X1a $600.
Realized: $280
Lot 1207 o
St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 10¢ black on greenish, type III, red St. Louis, Mo. town cancel, large to huge margins, deep color and sharp impression, few small thins, still Extremely Fine; with 1999 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 11X2 $8,000.
A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THE ST. LOUIS, MO., 10¢ BLACK ON GREENISH POSTMASTERS' PROVISIONAL, PARTICULARLY WITHOUT MANUSCRIPT CANCEL.
Realized: $9,000
Lot 1208 o
St. Louis, Mo., 1846, 10¢ black on gray lilac, type II, position 4, manuscript and red town cancels, ample to large margins, sharp crisp impression on fresh gray lilac paper, faint horizontal crease barely discernible from reverse, otherwise Very Fine; with 1982 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 11X5 $8,000.
A HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THE 10¢ ST. LOUIS PROVISIONAL ON GRAYISH LILAC PAPER.
Realized: $3,250