Keywords: United States postmasters provisional St Louis 1845-46 10 cent postage stamp.jpg Provisional postal stamp issued by the postmaster of St Louis Missouri in 1845-46 valued at ten cents and printed in black on pale green paper It shows the Coat of arms of Missouri supported by two bears with the motto Salus populi suprema lex esto the will of the people shall be the supreme law The stamp has been used and has been cancelled with two pen strokes Held and digitised by the British Library 1845-46 Institution British Library object history exhibition history credit line accession number British Library image http //www bl uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/philrar/u/010us0001845s46u00001003 html PD-old PD-US Postmaster provisional stamps of the United States 1845 stamps of the United States 1846 stamps of the United States Tapling Collection Stamps on green paper |