Civil War and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History continued...

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FINE APPEARING USED EXAMPLE OF THE BI-COLORED PROVISIONAL STAMP OF LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA.

James Harper (1799-1879) served as postmaster of Lenoir from 1841 until sometime in 1862 or 1863. His son, George Washington Finley (G. W. F.) Harper (1834-1921), was the assistant postmaster and, according to the written affidavits, was responsible for carving the woodcut die used to make the provisional stamps and envelopes (see Crown book, pp. 172-178, 651-652). In 1862, G. W. F. Harper enlisted as a private in Co. H, 8th Regiment, N.C. Infantry, and eventually earned the rank of major.

The Lenoir adhesive stamp is one of three bi-colored provisionals issued by Southern postmasters (the others were issued at Baton Rouge La. and Greenville Ala.). Approximately 29 covers bearing the Lenoir adhesive stamp are known. The same woodcut device was applied directly to envelopes, as evidenced by the one recorded cut square with the single 5c impression (Scott 49XU1, offered in the following lot) and the unique 5c plus 5c entire (Scott 49XU2).

Ex Weill Brothers' Stock. With 1990 C.S.A. certificate stating "with added rebacking" (Image)

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VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA WOODUCT HANDSTAMP FROM AN ENTIRE.

James Harper (1799-1879) served as postmaster of Lenoir from 1841 until sometime in 1862 or 1863. His son, George Washington Finley (G. W. F.) Harper (1834-1921), was the assistant postmaster and, according to the written affidavits, was responsible for carving the woodcut die used to make the provisional stamps and envelopes (see Crown book, pp. 172-178, 651-652). In 1862, G. W. F. Harper enlisted as a private in Co. H, 8th Regiment, N.C. Infantry, and eventually earned the rank of major.

This cut square is the only example we have encountered of the single-strike 5c Lenoir from an entire. The only other example we have offered is the unique double-strike (10c rate) on a Patriotic entire (ex Kilbourne, Siegel Sale 815, lot 54).

Ex Caspary and from our 1981 Rarities sale. With 1980 P.F. certificate (Image)

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