Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ Brown, vertical strip of five, positions 8/16/24/32/40, huge margin at left, other sides close to touching, tied by multiple strikes of "New Orleans La. 28 Jun" cds on 1861 cover to Sixth District Court Parish of St. Helena, Greensburgh La., manuscript receipt docketing, red wax seal affixed over, cover reduced at left and slightly at top, top stamp with small tear, Very Fine, ex-Grant, Skinner. Scott No. 62X3  Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED VERTICAL STRIP OF FIVE ON COVER AND THE SECOND LARGEST ON-COVER MULTIPLE OF THE 5¢ PROVISIONAL. The largest known multiple used on cover is a horizontal strip of six. There is also one other strip of five known on cover, a horizontal strip with end stamp badly cut in. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ Brown, margins to just touching, tied by clear strike of "PD 5 CTS/N.O.P.O." two-line provisional handstamp with "J. L. RIDDELL, P.M." straightline and "New Orleans La. Aug 14 1861" river-mail double-circle datestamp on small cover to Woodville Miss., some age spots, missing part of top flap, Very Fine. Scott No. 62X3  Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE USAGE SHOWING THE COMBINATION OF PROVISIONAL HANDSTAMP TO CANCEL THE NEW ORLEANS 5¢ PROVISIONAL STAMP AND THE RIVER MAIL CDS AS POSTMARK. The "provisional" handstamp was also used at the New Orleans wharf office to cancel mail put on board steamboats where the small double-circle datestamp was used to postmark the mails. $0 (Image)