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

Postmasters Provisionals: Baton Rough La. thru Cartersville Ga.

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Lot Description

3044

Baton Rouge La., 2c Green (11X1). Calhoun Type B, small pen strokes cancel, ample to full margins all around, bright shade, non-obvious flaws including tiny pinholes and faint thin spots

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY FIVE USED OFF-COVER EXAMPLES OF THE RARE BATON ROUGE 2-CENT PROVISIONAL ARE RECORDED.

Of No. 11X1 we record three unused, five used off cover or on piece, and five used on covers. Of No. 11X1a ("McCcrmick" error) we record three examples, including one unused, one used off cover and one used on cover.

Ex Weill Brothers' Stock. With clear 1990 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

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$ 5,000.00

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3045

Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine (11X2). Position 9, huge margins to just touched, light Baton Rouge circular datestamp, couple tiny thin spots and small repair at lower right, otherwise Fine and attractive (Image)

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$ 1,400.00

SOLD for $650.00
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3046

Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, Maltese Cross Border, "McCcrmick" Error (11X2a). Position 7, full margins to just touching design elements at top, lightly cancelled by rim of datestamp, fresh and Fine example of this major Confederate Provisional rarity, with 1974 P.F. certificate showing the stamp in larger size on piece and mentioning edge faults -- which were eliminated by removal from the piece and slightly trimming the stamp's margins -- this is only the third off-cover example we have offered since keeping computerized records (Image)

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$ 3,250.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
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3047

Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, Criss-Cross Border (11X3). Large margins three sides, just clear at left, deep rich colors, light circular datestamp cancel, faint diagonal bend

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A LOVELY OFF-COVER EXAMPLE OF THE BATON ROUGE POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL WITH CRISS-CROSS BORDER.

Ex Weill Brothers' Stock. With clear 1990 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

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$ 2,750.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
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3048

Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, Criss-Cross Border, McCcrmick” Error (11X3a). Position 7, ample margins three sides, barely in at top with slightly rounded corner at top right, tied to small piece by Baton Rouge Nov. 1861 circular datestamp, the piece has kept the fragile stamp paper free of defects.

FINE. THIS IS THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THE BATON ROUGE 5-CENT CRISS-CROSS BORDER STAMP WITH McCCRMICK” ERROR. OFFERED TO THE MARKET FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 1989 WEILL BROTHERS' SALE. A GREAT RARITY OF CONFEDERATE POSTMASTERS’ PROVISIONALS.

The McCcrmick” error is found on the 2c and both 5c Baton Rouge stamps (none of the three recorded examples of the 10c stamp contain the error). The 2c error is very rare with only three known. The 5c Maltese Cross border error is the most common, though still rare. This 5c Criss-Cross border error is the only recorded example. Despite the relative supply, Scott Retail for this unique error is only one-sixth that of the price for the 2c error (perhaps because this has been off the market for so long).

Ex Caspary and Weill Brothers' Stock. With 1989 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

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$ 6,000.00

SOLD for $26,000.00
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3049

Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, Criss-Cross Border (11X3). Margins to in, tied by light strike of "Baton Rouge La. Dec. 24, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Miss Kittie Mort, care of Dr. Blackburn, Vernon Miss., neat manuscript "5" at left of stamp, missing part of top flap and small piece out at top left, vertical file fold at left well away from stamp, some overall wear, stamp with minor soiling

FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY ELEVEN COVERS WITH THE BATON ROUGE 5-CENT CRISS-CROSS BORDER STAMP ARE RECORDED.

Both the Crown survey and the Calhoun census record only 11 covers with criss-cross border stamps, all single frankings. No covers are known with the "McCcrmick" error (see lot 3048 in this sale for the only recorded off-cover 11X3 "McCcrmick" error). Only two covers have four-margin stamps and almost all covers have minor faults or flaps removed.

Ex Walcott. (Image)

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$ 10,000.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
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3050

Camden S.C., 10c Black Entire (125XU2). Unused buff cover with Paid 10 in circle, struck in top right corner, carried privately to Greenville C.H. S.C., note on back indicates this originally contained an enclosure dated Apr. 3, 1865, Fine, ex Kohn, with 1977 C.S.A. certificate identifying this as a provisional, Dietz Type I, footnote in Scott refers to this unused example as the identifiable provisional and states that when these are used (with postal markings) they are indistinguishable from handstamped Paids (Image)

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$ 750.00

SOLD for $300.00
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3051

Camden S.C., 10c Black Entire (125XU2). Clear strike of provisional handstamp (CAM-SC-E04a) underneath pair 5c Blue, Local (7), tied by "Camden S.C. Jan. 13" (1863) circular datestamp on green cover to Pocotaligo S.C., pair moved to left and hinged to reveal the provisional marking, right stamp tiny stain, two small repairs on backflap, Fine and scarce General Issue use on an obsolete provisional, C.S.A. Catalog value (Image)

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$ 2,000.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
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3052

Camden S.C., 10c Black Entire (unlisted). Strikes of "Paid" and "10" provisional markings (CAM-SC-E03a) underneath 10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig (2b), three large margins, light pen cancel, faint strike of red Camden double-circle datestamp on cover to Collingsburgh La., stamp moved to left and hinged to reveal the provisional markings, Very Fine and scarce General Issue use on an obsolete provisional, with 1989 P.S.E. certificate stating "genuine usage of 10c on unused, possibly provisionally prepared, Camden, SC 'Paid 10' envelope", this variety of the Camden Postmaster's Provisional is unlisted in Scott, C.S.A. Catalog value (Image)

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$ 1,500.00

SOLD for $400.00
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3053

Camden S.C., 10c Red Entire (unlisted). Strikes of "Paid" and "10" provisional markings in red (CAM-SC-E03a var.) underneath 10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig (2b), stamp defective, tied by pen "X" cancel, faint strike of red Camden double-circle datestamp on cover to Manassas Junction Va., stamp moved to left and hinged to reveal the provisional markings, Fine appearance and scarce General Issue use on an obsolete provisional, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate as genuine usage including the comment "cover prepared as a provisional," this variety of the Camden Postmaster's Provisional is unlisted in Scott and the C.S.A. Catalog lists it only in black, C.S.A. Catalog value as black (Image)

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$ 1,500.00

SOLD for $425.00
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3054

Canton Miss., 5c Black entire (14XU1). Clear strike of PAID/5/P” Star in Circle provisional handstamp, Canton Miss. Jan. 17, 1862” circular datestamp on cover to Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, usual filing pinholes, Extremely Fine and a late use (the latest listed in Power Search), the "P" in center of the star is the initial of Postmaster William Priestly, from our 1983 Rarities sale (Image)

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$ 4,000.00

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction