Census of St. Louis, Missouri, 20c Black on Greenish, Postmaster's Provisional (11X3)

11X3-COV-01

Notes:

• Both stamps are 11X3 and originally formed a vertical pair
• Used with 10c Black on Gray Lilac (11X5) to Charnley & Whelen in Philadelphia
• Signed Colson

Provenance:

• Warren H. Colson Collection
• John R. Boker, Jr. Collection
• 10/12/1989, Weill Brothers Collection, Christie's, Postmasters' Provisionals from the Weill Brothers Stock, Lot 647, Realized $154,000
• 6/21/2023, Erivan Haub Collection, H.R. Harmer, The Erivan Collection, Part 9, Sale 3066, Lot 5, Realized $271,400

Certificates:

• PF 216477 (1989) They Are Genuinely Used On Cover With the left 20c stamp having slight wrinkling at bottom
• PF 594707 (2023) It is a genuine use