ST. LOUIS, MO., POSTMASTER PROVISIONAL
TEN CENTS BLACK ON GREENISH
USED ON COVER
cover St. Louis, Mo., 10c Black on greenish (11X2), pos. 4, an absolutely gorgeous stamp with large to huge margins all around, very fresh and bright with an exceptionally sharp clear impression, well-tied by usual ms. penstroke cancel and red 'St. Louis Mo. Nov 27' c.d.s. on exceptionally fresh and clean 1845 Charnley & Whelan correspondence gray folded letter to Philadelphia, red 'Paid' h.s. with black ms. '10' rate, usual light horizontal cover file fold,
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cover St. Louis, Mo., 10c Black on greenish (11X2), pos. 4, an absolutely gorgeous stamp with large to huge margins all around, very fresh and bright with an exceptionally sharp clear impression, well-tied by usual ms. penstroke cancel and red 'St. Louis Mo. Nov 27' c.d.s. on exceptionally fresh and clean 1845 Charnley & Whelan correspondence gray folded letter to Philadelphia, red 'Paid' h.s. with black ms. '10' rate, usual light horizontal cover file fold,
AN EXTREMELY FINE 'GEM', QUITE RARE IN THIS EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY, A VERY SCARCE FIRST MONTH USAGE, WORTHY OF THE CONNOISSEUR AND DESTINED FOR THE VERY FINEST COLLECTION, Scott retail $5,000.00 (completely irrelevant for a cover in this extraordinary 'gem' quality) photo
AN EXTREMELY FINE 'GEM', QUITE RARE IN THIS EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY, A VERY SCARCE FIRST MONTH USAGE, WORTHY OF THE CONNOISSEUR AND DESTINED FOR THE VERY FINEST COLLECTION, Scott retail $5,000.00 (completely irrelevant for a cover in this extraordinary 'gem' quality) photo
Further details
Expertization: 1989 P.F. certificate