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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1260° |  |
 U.S. Penny Post, St. Louis
Mo., 2c Black, Type II (8LB2). Unused (no gum), usual close margins but
framelines clear on all sides, sharp impression, thinned at bottom right
cornerVERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF NINE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE ST. LOUIS 2-CENT BLACK TYPE II CARRIER STAMP, RECENTLY GIVEN A MAJOR SCOTT NUMBER AS 8LB2. Scott recently reclassified the St. Louis 2c Black Types I and II as 8LB1 and 8LB2 (previously listed together under 8LB1). Our census of this rare carrier issue contains 11 unused and 3 used stamps (none is known on cover) of both types. 9 of the 14 stamps are Type II. (Image) |
6,000.00 | 2,800.00 |
| 1261° |
 U.S. Penny Post, St. Louis
Mo., 2c Blue (8LB3). Ample to large margins except touched at top,
cancelled by "1 ct" in frame, tiny thin spot and small diagonal corner
creaseFINE APPEARANCE. THE ONLY OFF-COVER STAMP AMONG THE FIVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE ST. LOUIS 2-CENT BLUE CARRIER (8LB3). A REMARKABLE CARRIER STAMP THAT WAS MODELED UPON THE ONE-CENT 1851 FRANKLIN DESIGN AND THE 3-CENT SILVER "TRIME". Elliott Perry theorized that the design of this stamp was a cross between the 1851 1c stamp (ornamental border) and the 1852 3c silver coin known as a "fish-scale" or "trime", which had the shield in six-point star design (see Pat Paragraphs, reprint, pp. 263-264). The concept was "something between" 1c and 3c. Although previous reports date the stamp and covers to 1857, one of the Valentine covers has an enclosure that appears to have originated with the cover and is clearly dated 1853 (Siegel Sale 920). Our records contain just five examples of 8LB3: 1) "1 ct" cancel, off cover, the stamp offered here, ex Golden (Siegel Sale 817, lot 425, realized $20,000 hammer), 2) tied by "1 ct" in frame on cover to Edwin Harrison, ex Middendorf, 3) used on large Valentine cover to Mrs. Scoot, dated Feb. 13, 1857, ms. "X" cancel (not tied) and "Paid" straightline, ex Bulger, Siegel Sale 846, lot 2403, 4) tied by "1 ct" in frame on cover to Miss St. Denis, Siegel Sale 846, lot 2404, and 5) cut to oval shape, tied by "Paid" in arc on large Valentine cover to Mrs. Scoot, Siegel Sale 920, lot 273. Ex Golden. With 1999 P.F. certificate. (Image) |
22,500.00 | 0.00 |