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United States Confederate Postmasters' Provisionals
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 95
Symbol: Cat No: 5X1
5X1, Athens, GA, 1861 5c Purple, single with four enormous margins including portions of adjoining stamps at both sides, grid of open bars cancel on cover to Savannah, Georgia, faint "Athens Ga" postmark at left, stamp with small margin tear at bottom right which does not detract from the appearance of this spectacular cover, extremely fine, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $2,250)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956) (Image)
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Opening US$ 1,300.00
Sold...US$ 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:02:40 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 96
Symbol: Cat No: 6XU2
6XU2, Atlanta, GA, 1861 5c Black entire, hand-held 11-star flag patriotic envelope with "Fast Colors...warranted not to run" (F11-9, Slogan 33), addressed to McKinley, Alabama, "Atlanta Ga. Sep 18 1861" datestamp, cover lightly toned at top left, very fine and scarce provisional use of a patriotic envelope, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $3,500) (Image)
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Opening US$ 900.00
Sold...US$ 900.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:03:48 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 97
Symbol: Cat No: 13X1
13X1, Bridgeville, AL 5c Black & red, horizontal pair with pen cancels on neat 1862 folded letter to Columbia, South Carolina, light July 31 Bridgeville postmark at top left, horizontal crease away from stamp, right stamp with a pre-use vertical crease, very fine, described in the Caspary sale as "one of the outstanding Confederate items known" and illustrated in that catalogue's full-color frontispiece, this pair are the only two recorded examples of the Bridgeville Provisional either on- or off-cover, an extraordinary cover, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $20,000, an outdated value)
Provenance: Count Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert Sale 4, 1922)
Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956)
Josiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 317, 1967)
David Carnahan (Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1978) (Image)
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Opening US$ 7,500.00
Sold...US$ 7,500.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:04:31 EST
Sold For 7500
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 98
Symbol: Cat No: 14XU1
14XU1, Canton, MS, 5c Black entire, clear strike at upper right of cover addressed to New Orleans (Carroll Hoy correspondence), matching "Canton Mi. Oct 26 1861" datestamp at left, pinholes typical of this correspondence, a very fine example of this marking which ranks amongst the most attractive of all handstamped Confederate Provisionals (Scott $3,500)
Provenance: A. Murl Kimmel (R.A. Siegel Sale 492, 1976)
John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction) (Image)
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Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:05:18 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 99
Symbol: Cat No: 18XU1
18XU1, Columbia, SC, 5c Blue entire, Type I, extraordinarily clear strike of provisional handstamp on orange cover to Charleston, South Carolina, matching "Columbia S.C. 27 Nov" datestamp and straightline "Paid", manuscript "In haste" at bottom left, very fine and choice, when sold in the Caspary sale in 1956 this cover realized $95 against a Scott catalogue value of $40 (Scott $900)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956) (Image)
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Opening US$ 1,700.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:07:42 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 100
Symbol: Cat No: 20XU1
20XU1, Dalton, Georgia 5c Black entire, provisional handstamp at upper right of homemade cover to Cleveland, Tennessee, with matching "Dalton Ga May 20 1862" datestamp at left, very fine, M. Hubert Judd pencil notation on reverse calls it a "lovely example...the strikes being unusually neat + clear" (Scott $750)
Provenance: George Walcott (Robert Laurence, 1935)
A. Murl Kimmel (R.A. Siegel Sale 492, 1976)
John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction) (Image)
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Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 600.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:09:53 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 101
Symbol: Cat No: 20XU2
20XU2, Dalton, GA, 5c Black entire, provisional marking at upper right with "Dalton Ga. Aug 14 1862" datestamp at left, cover addressed to Anderson Court House, South Carolina, docketing at top center reads "Rec'd Aug'st 17, Sunday, enclosed is Edward's first letter to Lucy", extremely fine (Scott $1,250)
Provenance: "Atlanta" (John W. Kaufmann, 1981)
John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction) (Image)
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Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:11:14 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 102
Symbol: Cat No: 21X1
21X1, Danville, VA, 1861 5c Red, single with rectangular margins tied by "Danville Va Oct 9" datestamp to cover to Richmond, Virginia, manuscript "4th Texas Volunteers, Col. Hood" at bottom, cover with edge faults including slight reduction at left, still fine, extraordinarily rare with just five examples recorded in the Crown census of this stamp on cover (two of which may not originate), an important Confederate States cover, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $32,500)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956)
Josiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 317, 1967) (Image)
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Opening US$ 10,000.00
Sold...US$ 10,000.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:11:59 EST
Sold For 10000
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 103
Symbol: Cat No: 30X1
30X1, Gonzales, Texas 5c Gold on Dark blue, vertical pair tied by light strikes of Gonzales postmarks on large part of buff cover with military address in Corinth, Mississippi, manuscript "Paid 10" at top right, pair with vertical crease prior to use, cover roughly opened at bottom, just three covers are known with the 5c Gold on blue Gonzales Provisional, each with a pair and to the same addressee, these three covers were first announced and illustrated in Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News in February of 1898, a great Confederate rarity, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $15,000)
In his 2012 book, The Great Texas Stamp Collection, Charlie Deaton describes the history of the Gonzales Provisionals in detail. Gonzales, Texas used advertising labels from the firm of Coleman & Law as provisional stamps twice during the Civil War (first in 1861 and later in 1864-65). John V. Law, co-owner of the firm, also served as the town's postmaster. As these labels were also attached to the insides of books (and perhaps medicine bottles) there have been counterfeit covers produced over the years, and genuine uses on cover remain exceedingly scarce. (Image)
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Opening US$ 4,500.00
Sold...US$ 4,500.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:13:21 EST
Sold For 4500
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 104
Symbol: Cat No: 32XU1
32XU1, Greensboro, NC 10c Red entire, mostly clear strike on cover to Hillsboro, North Carolina with matching "Greensboro N.C. Mar 27" datestamp at left, some light toning and slightly reduced at top, small repairs, very fine appearance, only nine examples recorded of this provisional stamped envelope (Scott $1,250)
Provenance: Alex Hall (R.A. Siegel Sale 795, 1997) (Image)
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Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:13:55 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 105
Symbol: Cat No: 32XU1
32XU1, Greensboro, North Carolina 10c Red entire, mostly clear strike of provisional marking at upper right with matching "Greensboro N.C. Feb 22" datestamp at left, cover addressed to Raleigh, North Carolina, fine and rare, just nine examples of this envelope recorded (Scott $1,250)
Provenance: Alex Hall (R.A. Siegel Sale 795, 1997) (Image)
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Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 210.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:14:22 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 106
Symbol: Cat No: 43XU1
43XU1, Jackson, MS 5c Black entire, provisional marking at upper right, matching "Jackson Miss Jun 25" datestamp at center of cover addressed to "His Exc'y Isham G. Harris, Governor, Nashville", backflap and tiny nick at top expertly repaired, extremely fine appearance, sent during the short window during which Tennessee was an independent state after having seceded from the Union but before it was admitted into the Confederate States of America (Scott $900)
Provenance: D. Scott Gallagher (Christie's-Robson Lowe, 1987)
John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction) (Image)
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Opening US$ 240.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:14:49 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 107
Symbol: Cat No: 43XU2
43XU2, Jackson, Mississippi 10c Black entire, bold strike of provisional handstamp at upper right of cover to Richmond, Virginia, matching "Jackson Miss Jul 16" postmark at left, slightly reduced at right into handstamp, otherwise very fine, one of just six used examples recorded in the Crown census, much rarer than its 5c counterpart (Scott $2,000)
Provenance: Rarities of the World (R.A. Siegel Sale 708, 1989)
John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction) (Image)
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Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:15:09 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 108
Symbol: Cat No: 48XU1
48XU1, La Grange, TX, 5c Black entire, bold strike of provisional handtamp at upper right of cover to Webberville, Texas, matching "La Grange Tex. Jan 31 1862" datestamp at left, very fine and fresh, one of just eight examples of the La Grange 5c Provisional envelope in the Crown census (Scott $3,250)
Provenance: Judge Robert S. Emerson (Private transaction)
John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction) (Image)
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Opening US$ 3,500.00
Sold...US$ 3,500.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:16:50 EST
Sold For 3500
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 109
Symbol: Cat No: 48XU2
48XU2, La Grange, TX, 10c Black entire, provisional handstamp at top right with matching "La Grange Tex. Dec 30 1862" datestamp at left on cover to Sabine Pass, Texas, docketed "By Courier from Beaumont" at lower left, addressee's name removed, choice very fine, one of just six 10c La Grange Provisional envelopes recorded in the Crown census (Scott $3,250)
Provenance: John R. Hill, Jr. (Image)
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Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 950.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:17:55 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 110
Symbol: Cat No: 53X1
53X1, Macon, GA 5c Black on Light blue green, single tied by Macon postmark on cover to Bellwood, Georgia, margins large (with sheet margin at right) to just clear at top left, small sealed tears at top, fine and rare, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $6,000) (Image)
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Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:18:41 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 111
Symbol: Cat No: 56X2
56X2, Memphis, Tennessee 5c Red, single with three full margins (just touching at bottom) tied by red "Southern Express Co. Memphis Tenn. Dec 18" double circle datestamp, on 1861 cover to Columbia, Tennessee, similar postmark in blue from Nashville dated December 19, manuscript "2/- CP" (two bits) at top center, stamp with corner creases at top left and bottom left, cover with light toning and small tears at top, very few express covers are known with the Memphis Provisional and this combination of Memphis and Nashville markings is almost certainly unique, an extraordinary and important cover carried outside of the regular Confederate mails, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Provenance: Charles and Lucy Kilbourne (R.A. Siegel Sale 815, 1999) (Image)
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Opening US$ 5,000.00
Sold...US$ 5,000.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:19:51 EST
Sold For 5000
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 112
Symbol: Cat No: 1
Montgomery, AL, 1862 5c Red and black on Buff, prepared but unused and unlisted provisional adhesive consisting of a black dateless postmark on a buff square, red pencil "5" and indistinct signature, on upper right corner of cover with left margin CSA 5c Green, Stone 2 (1) placed over it and tied by matching "Montgomery Ala. Mar 5 1862" datestamp, 5c Green removed and now placed at top center, provisional also tied by horizontal cover crease, very fine, one of just two recorded examples of this unlisted provisional whose purpose is unknown as Montgomery had government postage stamps as early as October 1861, a great rarity, Warren H. Coulson backstamp, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Provenance: Count Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert Sale 4, 1922)
Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 990, 1956)
Charles F. Meroni (John A. Fox, 1961)
Rev. Paul B. Freeland (Private transaction) (Image)
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Opening US$ 5,000.00
Sold...US$ 5,000.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:20:56 EST
Sold For 5000
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 113
Symbol: Cat No: 61X2
61X2, Nashville, TN, 1861 5c Carmine, single applied to uncancelled US 3c Nesbitt entire (U10) to Athens, Tennessee (Cleage correspondence), tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Aug 9 1861" datestamp, docketing in two different inks, «From Planters Bank, Nashville» embossed oval on flap, certificate notes indentation at right from the indicia beneath (barely perceptible and not worth mentioning in our opinion), very fine provisional use on a demonetized United States envelope, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $3,500)
Provenance: George H. Worthington (Private transaction)
Charles and Lucy Kilbourne (R.A. Siegel Sale 815, 1999) (Image)
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Opening US$ 1,500.00
Sold...US$ 1,500.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:21:41 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 114
Symbol: Cat No: 62X4
62X4, New Orleans, Louisiana 5c Red brown on bluish, horizontal pair, margins large to just grazing with frameline at top, tied by "New Orleans La 21 Sep" datestamp and straightline "Paid" to cover to Charleston, South Carolina, very fine and fresh, Seybold's purple handstamp and Molesworth notations on reverse (Scott $700) (Image)
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Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:22:40 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 115
Symbol: Cat No: 101XU1
101XU1, Savannah, GA 5c Black entire, Type I, "Paid 5" in circle with matching control mark on "Sav. Vol. Guards." (FG-1) patriotic cover to Quitman, Georgia, "Savannah Paid 2 1861" datestamp at top right (month illegible), professionally cleaned and large piece black construction paper adhered to reverse, extremely fine and fresh appearance, a beautiful Savannah Provisional on a patriotic envelope (Scott $8,000) (Image)
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Opening US$ 14,000.00
Sold...US$ 14,000.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:25:07 EST
Sold For 14000
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 116
Symbol: Cat No: 74X1
74X1, Liberty, Virginia 5c Black, uncancelled single on cover to Fincastle, Virginia, with "Liberty Va. 10 Jul" postmark at center, cover and stamp with some water stains, sealed tear at top left and slightly reduced at left, stamp tiny bit of blue ink at bottom right, still fine and rare, one of just two recorded examples of this stamp used from Liberty and one of the great Confederate States rarities, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $25,000)
The Liberty, Virginia provisional stamp is something of an anomaly. Only three examples are known, all used on cover: two from Liberty, Virginia (July 7 and July 10), and a cover from Salem, Virginia (December 6, last sold in the "Erivan" Collection Sale 3). As all three stamps are identical it appears they were made individually by impressing printers type by hand. Liberty is the historic name for Bedford, Virginia (the name was changed in 1890), which sits approximately halfway between Salem and Lynchburg, a distance of about 60 miles. Construction on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, which extended westward from Lynchburg, began in 1850, and service to Bristol, Virginia (in the western part of the state) began in 1856. During the Civil War the line was extremely important to the movement of troops and supplies. The fact that two cities linked by the railroad both used this stamp seems unlikely to be coincidental; it has been suggested that "the provisional stamps were available briefly to persons who sent their letters to the Liberty (or Salem) offices from outlying areas, as a means to indicate prepayment in the absence of coins or government stamps" (R.A. Siegel Sale 815, Kilbourne Collection, 1999).
Provenance: Count Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert Sale 4, 1922)
Arthur Hind (Charles J. Phillips Sale 1, 1933)
Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 991, 1956) (Image)
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Opening US$ 8,500.00
Sold...US$ 8,500.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:26:19 EST
Sold For 8500
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 117
Symbol: Cat No: 86X1
86X1, Uniontown, AL 2c Dark gray on Gray blue, top left margin single uncancelled on local cover, February 14, 1862 pencil docketing at right, manuscript "Drop letter" next to stamp, cover with a small piece missing at top left and stamp small scissor cut at bottom right well away from design, extremely fine, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $65,000)
In his 2016 monograph on the Uniontown Postmaster Provisionals, Francis J. Crown, Jr. notes the existence of only two examples of this stamp on cover. In addition to the two covers a sheet of four was discovered by the Weill Brothers in 1938; unlike the stamps on cover, the sheet is printed on white paper and is listed separately in Scott (86X2). Only six municipalities in the Confederacy issued provisional 2c postage stamps to pay the drop-letter rate: Baton Rouge, Macon, Memphis, Mobile, New Orleans, and Uniontown. Of these the Macon and Uniontown are by far the scarcest. The second recorded cover was sold in our first sale of the Erivan Collection (June 2019) where it realized $55,000 hammer (at the time it was unpriced in the Scott catalogue). With only two stamps recorded the 2c Uniontown on gray blue paper ranks amongst the greatest rarities of American philately.
Provenance: Count Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert Sale 4, 1922)
Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 991, 1956)
Josiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 317, 1967) (Image)
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Opening US$ 30,000.00
Sold...US$ 30,000.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 19:28:19 EST
Sold For 30000
Sale No: 3057
Lot No: 118
Symbol: Cat No: 88X2
88X2, Victoria, Texas 10c Red brown on Green, single with nearly full margins tied by brown "Victoria Tex. Jun 23" datestamp and matching "Paid" handstamp on 1863 cover to La Grange, Texas, very fine in every respect, one of just two covers recorded with any Victoria Provisional, an extraordinary cover and without a doubt one of the gems of Confederate philately, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $115,000)
The Victoria, Texas provisional postage stamps were created by postmaster James A. Moody, who served in that position from 1838 to 1865. The stamps were printed by the Victoria Advocate newspaper, and were unknown to the philatelic world until 1893. Today, with only 14 total stamps known from Victoria, these are amongst the most poorly-known of all Confederate provisional stamps. As with all Texas provisionals, we refer you to Charles W. Deaton's 2012 book, The Great Texas Stamp Collection, for much more information about these attractive stamps.
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 991, 1956)
H. Gray Muzzy (H.R. Harmer Sale 1764, 1967) (Image)
