The Alan Geisler Collection of United States and Possessions Stamps

A FINE TO VERY FINE AND SCARCE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER.

With 1980 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A HANDSOME FOUR-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER.

Despite the small faults, this stamp is a most attractive copy with four full even margins. (Image)

A FINE TO VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER.

Scott does not assign a premium for St. Louis provisionals showing the red town datestamp. (Image)

FINE APPEARANCE. THE 5-CENT ON GRAY LILAC PAPER IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONALS.

The layout of the plate was altered just before the paper was changed from Greenish to Gray Lilac paper. The original layout contained three 5c stamps and left and three 10c stamps at right. The plate was altered, and the top two 5c stamps were converted to 20c stamps. Only one position, the bottom left position of the plate, yielded 5c stamps. The new plate layout, combined with limited production from the altered plate before it was converted back again to its original format, accounts for the rarity of the 5c on Gray Lilac paper.

This stamp was offered in 1953 Heiman and 1955 Fifield sales as Scott 11X4. (Image)