Census of Saint Louis Mo. Postmaster's Provisional, Se-Tenant Multiples

11X4-5-PR-CAN-01

Notes:

• Both Type III, Positions 5-6, from the bottom of the sheet
• Each with “W.H.C.” backstamp applied by Warren H. Colson

Provenance:

• Tyler & Rutherford Find Collection, C. H. Mekeel, ca. 1895-1902
• Frederick Wellington Ayer Collection, Part of reconstruction
• George H. Worthington Collection
• Henry G. Lapham Collection
• Raymond Lapham Collection
• Warren H. Colson Collection
• Benjamin D. Philips Collection, Bought from Colson, Dec. 1948
• 4/11/1978, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1978 Rarities of the World, Sale 528, Lot 17, Part of reconstruction
• 10/31/2003, Margie and Robert Faiman Collection, Bennett, Sale 267, Lot 96, Realized $67,500
• 6/14/2024, William H. Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps Complete, Sale 1323, Lot 10, Realized $194,700

Certificates:

• PF 401866 (2003) It is genuine, the left stamp with a faint diagonal crease at top left
• PF 602296 (2024) It is genuine with a light natural crease at bottom right