Auction Detail
January 2023
Our January 2023 sales include the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part VIII, as well as a general sale of United States and worldwide stamps, covers, and collections.
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vertical pair, types II and III, margins ample to huge, tied by single pen stroke to 1845 folded letter to Philadelphia (Charnley & Whelen correspondence), red "St. Louis Mo. Dec 4" datestamp with matching "Paid", manuscript "20" rate, extremely fine, a wonderfully attractive cover with a sound pair of stamps with full margins, USPCS census #21105, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $22,500)
Provenance: Charnley & Whelen Find (H.R. Harmer Sale 503, 1948)
type II single, margins to just touching, tied by two pen strokes on partial 1847 folded letter to New York City, red "St. Louis Mo. Feb 19" datestamp and matching "Paid", cover with two vertical file folds and stamp minute faults, very fine and scarce example of a 10c Pelure St. Louis Bear on cover from the "J&J Stuart" find, USPCS census #21222, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (incorrectly identifying stamp as 11X2) (Scott $20,000)
Provenance: Arthur Hind (Charles J. Phillips Sale 1, 1933)
Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 967, 1955)