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Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 113
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 118XU1
118XU1, Carolina City, NC, 5c Black entire, provisional "Paid 5" in circle handstamp at top center, matching "Carolina City, N.C. Oct 7" datestamp and straightline "Carolina City, N.C." control marking, addressed to Sandy Grove, North Carolina, very fine, the earlier of just two recorded provisional entires from Carolina City (Scott $5,000)Provenance: Judge Robert S. EmersonMorris Everett (R.A. Siegel Sale 754, 1993)Alexander Hall (R.A. Siegel Sale 795, 1997) (Image)
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Opening US$ 4,000.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 16:43:57 EST
Sold For 4000
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 114
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 16X1
16X1, Charleston, SC, 5c Blue, two singles, margins mostly full to just into frameline on left stamp, tied by "Charleston S.C. Sep 25 1861" datestamp to cover to "Charles J.C. Hutson, Capt. Haskell's Company, Greggs Regiment, Suffolk, Va", backflap repaired, very fine, just three covers are recorded with two singles of the Charleston provisional (Image)
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Opening US$ 750.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 16:45:04 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 115
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 17XU2
17XU2, Chattanooga, TN, 5c Black entire, "Chattanooga Ten. Paid 5" in circle provisional handstamp alongside "Chattanooga Ten. Jul 17 1861" datestamp on cover to Athens, Tennessee, Ferrary label affixed at bottom left, light stain at left edge, otherwise very fine, just 11 examples recorded in the Crown census (Scott $1,900)Provenance: Count Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert, 1922)George Walcott (Robert Laurence, 1935)Morris Everett (R.A. Siegel Sale 754, 1993) (Image)
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Opening US$ 900.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 16:45:52 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 116
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 99XU1
99XU2, Christiansburg, VA, 5c Blue entire, provisional "Paid 5 Cents." handstamp at upper right with matching "Christiansburgh Va. Aug 13" datestamp at left, on cover addressed to Lacey's Spring, Virginia, very fine and attractive, signed Ashbrook (Scott $2,250) (Image)
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Opening US$ 950.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 16:46:50 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 117
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 21X1
21X1, Danville, VA, 5c Red on wove, cut square with four huge margins, tied to piece by "Danville Va. Oct 3 1861" datestamp, extremely fine, the Crown census records just nine examples of this stamp (four used and five on cover), nearly all of which are either cut to shape or cut in on one or more sides, this is by far the finest known example of the Danville 5c provisional (Scott $7,500) Provenance: Count Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert Sale 4, 1922) Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956) Josiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 317, 1967) (Image)
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Opening US$ 3,250.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 16:47:24 EST
Sold For 3250
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 118
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 25XU1
25XU1, Franklin, NC, 5c Blue on buff entire, typeset framed design at upper right of 1862 envelope addressed to Waynesville, North Carolina, black "Franklin N.C. Jan 21" datestamp with manuscript date, backflap missing, very fine, the unique example of the Franklin provisional envelope, one of the great rarities of Confederate States philately which has not been offered publicly since 1980 (Scott $30,000)The story of the discovery of the Franklin Provisional was recounted by August Dietz himself in the September 1934 issue of his Stamp and Cover Collecting magazine. Rather than paraphrase, we think it is important to defer to the man's own words (reprinted thanks to the Civil War Philatelic Society):It was in the Spring of 1899. I was in the employ of the J. L. Hill Printing Co. in Richmond, holding the post of foreman, and at the same time publishing, in association with my friends the late Franklin Stearns, Jr. and Frank L. Kerns (the “Uncle Larry'' of Mexican Missionary fame), The Virginia Philatelist, which I edited. The Hill Company printed “The Southern Almanac,” a publication that enjoyed a widespread circulation among the farmers of Virginia and North Carolina. I had inserted a small advertisement in this almanac, offering to buy Confederate postage stamps.On one memorable day there drove up to the shop a middle-age farmer, perched on the board-seat of his canvas-covered, mule-drawn watermelon cart. With a “Whoa!” he alighted, verified the shop number by his copy of the Almanac, and came into the office. By mere chance I had come down-stairs from the composing-room to consult Mr. Hill about an order. “Whar de man what wanta buy old stamps?” Mr. Hill pointed to me, and the following dialog took place.“You de man disher almanac tells ’bout?”“Yes, sir. Have you got anything to show me?”Without reply he drew from his hip-pocket a bundle of envelopes folded in a newspaper, and laid them on the counter. Mr. Hill, curious to see what was going on, stood by.I unfolded the wrapper and began to assort the covers. There were the usual London and Local Fives and the ’63 10-cents, with here and there a green Hoyer & Ludwig five—just the usual crop, plentiful in those days. While assorting I told the visitor “These are worth twenty-five cents a piece; these fifty cents; and”—I stopt suddenly, for I had come to an envelope that bore no adhesive stamp, but instead, the cover, of buff-colored paper, showed on its upper right-hand corner a type-set, press-printed Provisional. It was new to me. It was not listed or illustrated ·in Scott’s Catalog. The postmark was that of Franklin, N.C., manuscript-dated “Jan. 21.” The envelope was in a comparatively good state of preservation. What can this be?…We were not well-informed on Confederate Provisionals thirty-five years ago. Few collectors paid attention to these stamps, particularly in the South. True, Hiram E. Deats and a few others “up North” had taken a fancy to Confederates and even devoted time and means to an investigation—but down here it was more a matter of sentiment that led us to collect them.Slowly the fact dawned on me: this is a new provisional, and promptly I came to a decision.“My friend, I don't know what this envelope is worth, but I’ll offer you twenty-five dollars for it. Leave me your name and address''—as I handed him a small pad and pencil —“and as soon as I find out more about it, I’ll let you hear from me.”“You say you gwine give me twenty-fi’ dollars—shore-nuff money?”“Yes.”“Giftyer!”Turning to Mr. Hill, I asked if he would loan me that amount until tomorrow? “I’ll need what cash I have to buy the other envelopes.” Mr. Hill motioned to me to come into his private office. Placing his hands on my shoulders, he said “Boy, are you crazy? Twenty-five dollars for an old envelope!…Of course, I will let you have the money, but”—shaking his head—“I would have given you credit for better sense.”I remember it distinctly. There were two ten-dollar bills, one two and three ones. I counted the money into the farmer’s hand. There was a strange, doubtful, suspicious and pitying look in his eyes. He had written a name and address on the pad and left it, with my pencil, on the counter. As soon as he held the bills in his hands he literally darted for the door, crossed the street, and swung himself to the seat of his cart and, giving that mule one stinging crack of the whip, he yelled: “Gittup hyer! Gittup hyer!” That was all I heard as I followed him to the door, calling at the top of my voice: “Wait a minute! I haven't paid you for the rest of the stamps!”—but mule and driver were lost in the dust of the distance. I never saw that farmer again.The next day I wrote to my friend, William S.F. Pierce, a prominent lumber dealer of Camden, N.J., enclosing the envelope, and asking what he thought of it. Pierce was one of the earlier collectors of Confederate stamps and Provisionals.Three days later I opened a telegram that read “Offer six hundred dollars—wire reply collect. Pierce.”I beat the time of that farmer’s get-away with my reply: “Your stamp—send check. Dietz.” And I paid for the wire.In due time the remittance came. I showed the telegram and the certified check to Mr. Hill. He was dumbfounded. “Well, Dietz, I’ll take back half of what I said about your sanity, but tell me, are there any lunatic asylums in New Jersey?”…And then my conscience (?) began to trouble me. Looking back across the years I believe I intended to give that farmer another twenty-five. I addressed a letter to the name and place written on that pad of paper, requesting my visitor to call on me the next time he came to town, as I had something interesting to tell him. After thirty days my note was returned from the Dead Letter Office with the notation: “No such party known at this address.” He had been shrewd enough to give me a fictitious name and location, reasoning, I am sure, that: when this fellow sobers up, he’ll want his twenty-five dollars back. And he wasn't taking any chances…But there is a denouement to this story. About three months later I had another letter from Pierce in which he enclosed a well-known British Colonial rarity, cataloged forty dollars at that time, and confessed that his conscience was troubling him, and since he had sold that Franklin, N.C. to Ferrary for one thousand dollars, he wanted to make this offering by way of “easing his mind.”That stamp is still in my collection. And I replied about as follows: “Dear Pierce: I absolve you from all sin. The Franklin cost me twenty-five dollars. You bought it for six hundred. That’s five hundred and seventy-five profit for me. You sold it for one thousand. That’s four hundred profit for you—less this forty-dollar gift stamp—six hundred and fifteen for me and three hundred and sixty for you. If you are satisfied—I am. Go forth and sin some more.”I learned later that Pierce had sold the Franklin to Ferrary through a well-known dealer, sharing the profit.In the Ferrary sale the Franklin brought seven hundred dollars, and is again in a collection in this country. It is the only specimen of its kind in existence and one of the greatest rarities among the press-printed Provisionals of the Confederacy.Provenance: Count Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert Sale 4, 1922)Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956)Josiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 317, 1967)"Stonewall" (Edgar Kuphal) Collection (Mohrmann, 1980) (Image)
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Opening US$ 40,000.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 16:49:26 EST
Sold For 40000
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 119
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 30X2
30X2, Gonzales, TX, [10c] Gold on garnet, stamp cancelled with three pen strokes on 1864 folded lettersheet to Houston, Texas, tied by horizontal filing crease, "Gonzales Tex. 1" datestamp, datelined "Gonzales Texas, Nov. 1st 1864", stamp with small corner crease, reverse with typewritten notarized affidavit from T.W. House in 1899 confirming the cover's authenticity, very fine, one of three recorded covers with the Gonzalez provisional stamp on garnet paper (Scott $80,000)Charles Deaton in his 2012 book, The Great Texas Stamp Collection, notes the existence of only three covers bearing this stamp and one additional example off cover. The stamp on all three of the covers is pen cancelled. Gonzales, Texas used advertising labels from the firm of Coleman & Law as provisional stamps twice during the Civil War (first in 1861 and later in 1864-65). John V. Law, co-owner of the firm, also served as the town's postmaster. As these labels were also attached to the insides of books (and perhaps medicine bottles) there have been numerous counterfeits produced over the years, and genuine uses on cover remain exceedingly scarce.Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956)A. Earl Weatherly (Private transaction)Charles E. and Lucy Kilbourne (R.A. Siegel Sale 815, 1999) (Image)
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 16:50:57 EST
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Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 120
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 33X1
33X1, Greenville, AL, 5c Blue & red, uncancelled as always, fresh colors and mostly large margins, on cover to Talladega, Alabama with "Greenville Ala. Nov 1" datestamp at left, very fine, one of just two covers recorded with this beautiful stamp, a remarkable Confederate States rarity (Scott $47,500) Greenville was one of three Confederate municipalities to issue bicolored provisional stamps, alongside Lenoir and Baton Rouge, all of which were among the first bicolored stamps in the Western Hemisphere. In the case of both Lenoir and Baton Rouge, the secondary color was used as a background; Greenville is the one instance in which both colors are fundamental parts of the design. The 5c has a blue frame around red text, while the 10c stamp features an inverted color scheme. Only eight stamps are recorded from Greenville in either denomination: four off-cover 5c stamps, two 5c covers, and two 10c covers. Their combination of beauty and rarity places them amongst the most prized of all Confederate provisional issues. (Image)
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 16:52:22 EST
Sold For 20000
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 121
Symbol:
Cat No: 112XU1
112XU1, Hamburgh, SC, 5c Black entire, "Hamburgh S.C. 5" in circle provisional handstamp alongside straightline "Paid" and "Hamburgh S.C. Paid Jul 20" datestamp on cover to Atlanta, Georgia, 1861 enclosure, slightly reduced at top just affecting markings and missing backflap, otherwise very fine, fewer than five known examples (Scott $8,000) (Image)
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 16:53:08 EST
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Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 122
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 47X1
47X1, Knoxville, TN, 5c Brick red, upper right corner margin, just touching on other two sides, tied by manuscript cancel to cover to London, Tennessee, very fine, an extraordinary example of this stamp with such enormous margins, this cover is not listed in the Crown census but it is evident that any marginal examples are very rare (Scott $2,100) (Image)
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 16:54:25 EST
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Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 123
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 47X1
47X1, Knoxville, TN, 5c Brick red, three full margins, just clear at left, pen cancel on cover to Atlanta, Georgia, fine and scarce (Scott $2,100) (Image)
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Opening US$ 650.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 16:55:40 EST
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Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 124
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 49X1
49X1, Lenoir, NC, 5c Blue & orange, tied by blue "Lenoir N.C. Oct 17" datestamp to 1861 cover to "Dr. James M. Abernethy Private, Co K. 1st. Regt. N. Carolina Volunteers, Care of Genl. D.H. Hill, Yorktown, Virginia, C.S.A.", very fine and remarkably attractive, one of just six Lenoir covers with the provisional tied by handstamp (Scott $17,500)Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 990, 1956) H. Gray Muzzy (H.R. Harmer Sale 1764, 1967)John R. Boker, Jr. (Private transaction) (Image)
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Opening US$ 11,000.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 16:56:55 EST
Sold For 11000
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 125
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 53X3
53X3, Macon, GA, 5c Black on yellow, Type II, full margins, uncancelled on cover to "Lieut. S.H. Washington, Company "F" 3r Ga. Regiment of Volunteers, Portsmouth, Va.", postmarked "Macon Geo 20" at upper left, two strikes of "Paid 10" over "Paid 5" at upper right, given the "Paid" markings and the fact that the stamp is not cancelled (very unusual for Macon) there is a chance the stamp does not originate and is therefore being offered "as-is", stamp is very fine and attractive in any regard (Scott $1,250 for used single, $6,000 on cover)Provenance: Count Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert, 1922)Sidney A. Hessel (H.R. Harmer Sale 2291, 1975) (Image)
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Opening US$ 475.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 16:59:36 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 126
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 58X2
58X2, Mobile, AL, 5c Blue, full margins, tied by "Mobile Ala Aug 21 1861" double circle datestamp to cover to Jackson, Mississippi, very fine and attractive (Scott $1,750)Provenance: A. Earl Weatherly (R.A. Siegel Sale 420, 1972) (Image)
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Opening US$ 425.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 17:00:20 EST
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Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 127
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 58X2
58X2, Mobile, AL, 5c Blue, margins full to clear, tied by "Mobile Ala. Sep 13 1861" double circle datestamp to cover to Choctaw Agency, Mississippi, very fine and attractive (Scott $1,750) (Image)
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Opening US$ 475.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 17:00:48 EST
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Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 128
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 61X3
61X3, Nashville, TN, 5c Brick red, margins large to clear at left, tied by blue numeral "10" handstamp to cover to Shelbyville, Tennessee with second strike alongside, matching "Nashville Ten. Sep 5 1861" datestamp and straightline "Paid", illustrated advertisement for "Morgan & Co., Importers and Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods", cover small faults along top edge, otherwise very fine and rare, only six advertising covers are known with a Nashville provisional (Scott $3,500) (Image)
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 17:01:34 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 129
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 62X4
62X4, New Orleans, LA, 5c Red brown on bluish, margins large to full with partial imprint at top, tied by "New Orleans La. Oct 26 1861" river mail double circle datestamp to locally addressed cover (Carroll Hoy correspondence), endorsed "by the S.B. Diana" at top left, repaired along top edge and small filing holes as always, very fine appearance, this cover was cancelled at the wharf office upon arrival in New Orleans (Scott $475) (Image)
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Opening US$ 425.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 17:02:31 EST
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Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 130
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 62X3
62X5, New Orleans, LA, Yellow brown on off white, three large margins and just grazing at top, partial imprint at bottom, tied by "New Orleans La. 13 Dec" datestamp to 1861 cover to Woodville, Mississippi, very fine and scarce on cover, one of just three singles with imprint on cover (Scott $850)Provenance: Stephen D. Brown (Harmer, Rooke & Co., 1939)Frederic J. Grant (John A. Fox, 1959) (Image)
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Opening US$ 850.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 17:03:09 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 131
Symbol: Ungeb
Cat No: 62X6
62X6, New Orleans, LA, 5c Red on white, unused single, four full margins, traces of original gum, very fine, the unique unused example of the New Orleans 5c Red error of color, of which just six or seven are recorded (on either white or blue paper), this stamp is the only true error for color in all of Confederate States philately, widely considered to be one of the most important Confederate Provisionals in existenceA thorough discussion of the New Orleans Provisionals was published by Hubert C. Skinner in the 1978 44th American Philatelic Congress Book. With regards to the 5c Red error of color, he writes:These are among the rarest of all Confederate postmasters' provisionals with only five copies known to exist, three on white wove paper, and two on bluish paper. It has been suggested that they are an error of color, but their rarity would indicate that very few were printed in red, and the existence of impressions on two different papers indicates that the "error" happened twice. It seems much more likely that either too much red was introduced onto the platen in blending the brown inks or the components of the ink separated while the press was idle for a time, producing a mottled impression on a very few sheets, a condition which would have been corrected as soon as the rollers passed across the platen a few times re-mixing or blending the ink. Further, one copy of the five cent red upon close examination reveals that there are a few tiny areas of the design printed in the normal brown color though the majority of the impression is unquestionably printed in red ink. This fact lends support to the mottled inking explanation. Whatever their origin may be, these are fascinating and most desirable rarities.Since this article, an example of the 5c stamp (ex-D.K. Collection) has been identified which shows a hybrid red-brown color, proving Skinner's hypothesis to be correct.Provenance: Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert Sale 4, 1922)Arthur Hind (Charles J. Philips Sale 1, 1933)Harold C. Brooks (Laurence & Stryker, 1943) (Image)
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Opening US$ 15,500.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 17:04:06 EST
Sold For 15500
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 132
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 106XU1
106XU1, Pensacola, FL, 5c Black entire, provisional "Paid 5" surrounding star in circle handstamp with "Pensacola Fla. Jul 26" datestamp on 1861 cover to Camden, Mississippi, expertly restored at upper right not affecting the marking, very fine and rare, one of just four recorded examples of the 5c Pensacola provisional envelope (Scott $5,000)Provenance: Morris Everett (R.A. Siegel Sale 754, 1993) (Image)
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 17:05:10 EST
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Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 133
Symbol: Ungeb
Cat No: 21X1
66X1, Pittsylvania Court House, VA, 5c Dull red on wove, uncancelled single with original gum, Type II (gap between "T" and "S" of "Cents"), cut rectangular just touching tips of designs, previously uncancelled on a November 11 cover to Mrs. Ruth Hairston in Cascade, Virginia, steamed from cover with original gum intact, very fine, the unique "unused" example of the Pittsylvania Court House provisional (the basis for the catalogue listing) and one of just 13 examples on either wove or laid paper, a great Confederate rarity (Scott $7,500)Provenance: Hiram E. Deats (as cover)Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 991, 1956)Josiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 317, 1967) (Image)
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Opening US$ 5,500.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 17:06:51 EST
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Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 134
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 68XU2
68XU2, Raleigh, NC, 5c Blue entire, blue rimless "Raleigh N.C. Paid 5" provisional handstamp with "Raleigh N.C. Jun 4 1861" double circle datestamp on 1861 cover to Camp Call, North Carolina, letter details daily life as a solider on a base discussing his daily tasks and responsibilities, pay, and working conditions, reduced at left, very fine and rare with as few as four examples recorded in blue (Scott $4,000) (Image)
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Opening US$ 4,250.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 17:09:13 EST
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Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 135
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 71XU1
71XU1, Ringgold, GA, 5c Blue black entire, clear strike of provisional marking at top right of cover to Atlanta, Georgia, at top left two 5c Blue (7) tied by "Ringgold Geo. Jan 20" datestamp, stamps creased before use and cover small faults, still fine, probably an early 1862 use of an unused provisional envelope, just four cut squares and five entires of the Ringgold provisional are recorded, with this being the unique example used with general issuesProvenance: Arthur Hind (Phillips, 1933)David Carnahan (Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1978) (Image)
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Opening US$ 3,500.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 17:11:14 EST
Sold For 3500
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 136
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 101UX1
101UX1, Savannah, GA, 5c Black entire, Type I, octagonal control mark and "Paid 5" in oval at upper left of cover addressed to Milledgeville, Georgia, "Savannah Ga Paid Aug 2 1861" datestamp at upper right, repaired backflap, very fine (Scott $450) (Image)
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Opening US$ 325.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 17:12:18 EST
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Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 137
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 93XU1
93XU1, Sparta, GA, 5c Red entire, provisional handstamp at upper right with matching "Sparta Ga. Dec 16" datestamp on 1861 cover to "Lieut Lafayette Powell, Waynesville, Wayne Co., Geo.", docketed "Care of Capt J. H. Corley", piece of backflap missing, fine and scarce, the earliest recorded of seven recorded Sparta 5c provisionals (Scott $2,250) (Image)
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Opening US$ 700.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 17:13:15 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 138
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 78X3
78X3, Spartanburg, SC, 5c Black on brown, Type II, cut square, margins clear on all four sides, tied by straightline "Paid" to cover to "Mr. John Minter, Mount Tabor, Union District, S.C.", "Spartanburg S.C Jan 28 1862" double circle datestamp at left, portion at top of cover expertly replaced with "RTANBU" of postmark painted in, very fine appearance, the only recorded example of the Spartanburg 5c provisional on brown, additionally this is one of two Spartanburg provisionals cut square in sound condition, an extraordinary rarity (Scott $18,000, it is illogical that the Scott catalogue prices this stamp used as no off-cover examples are known) Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 991, 1956) (Image)
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Opening US$ 9,000.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 17:14:29 EST
Sold For 9000
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 139
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 82XU2
82XU2, Thomasville, GA, 5c Black entire, Type II, provisional handstamp at upper left with "Thomasville Ga. Jul 26" datestamp on 1861 cover to Tallahassee, Florida, very fine and choice (Scott $1,000)Provenance: Arthur Hind (Phillips, 1933)A. Murl Kimmel (R.A. Siegel Sale 492, 1976) (Image)
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Opening US$ 1,200.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 17:15:39 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 140
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 108XU2
108XU2, Walterborough, SC, 10c Carmine entire, fancy "Paid 10" provisional handstamp at top right with matching "Walterborough S.C. Mar 18" datestamp at left on 1864 cover to Green Pond, South Carolina, very fine, just six examples of this provisional envelope recorded (Scott $4,000) (Image)
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Opening US$ 2,300.00
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Closed..Jun-21-2023, 17:16:37 EST
Sold For 2300
Sale No: 3066
Lot No: 141
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 114XU VAR
114XU var, Wytheville, VA, 5c Black entire, Type II, "5 Paid" provisional marking at upper right and circular undated control mark at upper left on 1861 cover to Salem, Virginia, "Wytheville Va. Jun 11" datestamp, docketing at left, very fine, the "5" in this provisional handstamp does not match the example listed in the Scott Catalogue and in our opinion deserves its own listing, the unique example of this marking (Image)
