Confederacy, (Prize Court Mail) Pendleton, S.C., Sep 11. Blue cds with matching straight line Paid and manuscript 10 rated on folded letter datelined "Pendleton, 10 Setiembre 1861" and addressed to "Emilio Puig, Care of Spanish Consul, Charleston S.C.", red New York Prize Court docketing at right; some fold splitting, Very Fine, ex-Kohn, Dr. Green & S. Walske. C.S.A. Catalog No. PC-01 $3,500.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

A RARE COVER TAKEN FROM A CAPTURED VESSEL EN ROUTE FROM CHARLESTON TO HAVANA, THEN USED AS EVIDENCE IN THE NEW YORK PRIZE COURT.

In late 1861, a new Spanish steam ferry boat "Nuestra Senora de Regla", enroute from the builder in New York to its owner in Cuba, put into Charleston S.C. for repair of damages incurred during a hurricane. The repaired ferry boat left Charleston at the end of November 1861 with Mr. Puig aboard as a passenger. The ferry boat was stopped by U.S. blockaders near Port Royal S.C. and Mr. Puig's sack of Confederate mail was found aboard. Consequently, the "Nuestra Senora de Regla" was claimed as a prize and was sent, along with Mr. Puig, to New York to be processed by the New York prize court. This case, adjudicated in favor of the blockaders, was appealed by the Spaniards all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court that reversed the findings in favor of the Spaniards, a very rare occurrence. The red manuscript "F" and "No. 16" are case number and evidence number docketing with the "H.H.E." initials below of H.H. Elliott, the New York Prize Court Commissioner. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Confederacy, 1864 Inbound Blockade cover to Savannah Ga. via Charleston. Mourning cover addressed to "Arthur Huger, Esq., 1st Lieut. Marion Light Artillery, Camp John's Island, Charleston, South Carolina", with manuscript "Due" and blue manuscript "12" rate including 2¢ ship fee, bold "Steam-Ship" oval handstamp and "Charleston, S.C., Jul 20" cds, forwarded to Robert Habersham & Son in Savannah Ga. with 1863, 10¢ blue (12) tied by "Charleston, S.C., Jul 30" cds, additional forward addressing on reverse; lightly cleaned and some minor improvements, Extremely Fine, ex-Emerson, Antrim, Haas, Shenfield, Hill & Walske.
Estimate; $5,000 - 7,500.

A WONDERFUL INBOUND BLOCKADE COVER FORWARDED WITH THE 1863 10¢ DAVIS ISSUE TO SAVANNAH, GA. Est. $5,000-7,500 (Image)

Est. $5,000-7,500

Confederacy, Camp Lookout, Point Lookout, Md. Cover with blue allover Liberty, Flag and Globe patriotic design addressed "Mr. Andrew Cochrist, Prisoner of War, Camp Lookout, Md., Care Maj A.G. Brady, Provost Mars.", franked with 1861, 3¢ rose cancel by grid handstamp, matching partial Annapolis, Ind., Dec 21 cds, examiner's initials at top, magenta archive docketing indicating sent in 1864, reverse with large purple "Record Division, Rebel Archives, War Department" double-oval handstamp; slightly reduced at right.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A RARE PATRIOTIC USE DURING THE CIVIL WAR TO A CONFEDERATE PRISONER AT POINT LOOKOUT MD. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Confederacy, Danville Prison, Danville, Va. Pristine unsealed cover sent by Doctor Tarbell to W. Willoughby Esq. in Alexandria Va., pencil "Examined R. C. Smith, Lt. Col. Commdg." censor endorsement at lower left, entered U.S. mails with U.S. 1863, 2¢ black, horizontal pair (US #73) tied by segmented cork cancels and "Old Point Comfort, Va., Jun 17" cds (likely in error for "Jan."), Very Fine, censored by the prison commander, R. C. Smith, who is known at Danville from Oct. 1864 to Jan. 1865, Harrison reports only seventeen total covers known from all Danville prisons, illustrated in Harrison (page 73).
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.

ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN USAGES FROM THE DANVILLE PRISON - BEARING A PAIR OF THE U.S. 2¢ BLACKJACK ISSUE.

Doctor (actually his first name) Tarbell was captured by Confederate cavalry on September 21, 1864 near Winchester Va. He was taken to Libby Prison in Richmond, then transferred to Salisbury, N.C., then to Danville Prison and then back to Libby again on Feb. 18, 1865 before being paroled a few days later. The major portion of the Tarbell correspondence is at the University of Michigan Library. Doctor Tarbell enlisted May 1st, 1861 as a sergeant in Co. A NY 32nd Infantry. He rose through the ranks to Brevet Major and was a Commissary of Subsistence. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Confederacy, Salisbury Prison, N.C. Incoming folded cover addressed to "Capt. J. T. Drew, Prisoner of War, Salisbury, North Carolina, via N York" bearing U.S. 3¢ rose (65) nicely centered, tied by blue "Hinesburgh Vt., Jul 3" cds, pencil censor mark, sent through Old Point Comfort Va., entered C.S.A. mails with "Petersburg Va. Jul. 29" cds and matching "10" cent due handstamp for C.S.A. postage; small part of flap missing, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

A CHOICE VERMONT FLAG-OF-TRUCE COVER THROUGH PETERSBURG, WHICH WAS OPEN AS AN EXCHANGE POINT FOR ONLY FOUR MONTHS IN 1862.

John Theophilus Drew, UVM Class of 1863 was born in Danville Vt. on June 8th 1834. On the breaking out of the rebellion in April 1861, at the first public call in Burlington for volunteers, he enlisted, threw his whole energies into the work of enlisting others, was chosen and commissioned as captain of Company G, Second regiment. The regiment arrived in Washington and was ordered across the Potomac just in season to take part in the first battle of Bull Run. Capt. Drew was suffering from illness but could not be kept in camp. In endeavoring to follow the retreating rabble of the Union army he was taken prisoner, carried to Richmond, Libby Prison, Salisbury, Columbia and Charleston, whence he was exchanged in the summer of 1862 after fourteen months imprisonment. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Confederacy, Cannon and 12-Star Flag. Patriotic design with verse below and W. & J. Bonitz imprint at left (imprint 17), on cover to Westland, N.C., clear "Warrenton, N.C., Jul 15" cds and matching "Paid 10" rate handstamp, Extremely Fine, rarely encountered so choice, ex-Judd & Oswald.
C.S.A. Catalog No. CN-3, verse 5; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Confederacy, Jefferson Davis Medallion. Blue medallion only patriotic design with verse split at top and bottom of design, on cover to Dahlonega, Ga., partial "Columbus, Ky., Aug 8" cds with matching "Paid" in oval handstamp and "10" rate below, with manuscript "missent & ford" notation and "Danburg, Ga., 11th Nov." postmark; some light soiling, Very Fine, illustrated in Wishnietsky Confederate Patriotic Covers and Their Usages (page 124), ex-Gallagher.
C.S.A. Catalog No. JD-3, verse 26; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

AN EXTREMELY RARE CONFEDERATE OCCUPIED KENTUCKY USAGE OF THIS JEFFERSON DAVIS MEDALLION PATRIOTIC DESIGN AND VERSE.

Only a handful of examples are known of the Jefferson Davis "Medallion Only" patriotic design. We known of only two examples bearing this split verse with the other being a handcarried usage. Est. $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Est. $3,000-4,000

Confederacy, Jefferson Davis Medallion. Rare unlisted patriotic design in violet showing 12 Stars in Sunburst (instead of 11 Stars), 11 Star Flags and verse below, on cover to Jenkins Depot, Tenn. with Columbus, Ky. cds and matching "Paid" in oval handstamp with manuscript "5" rate below; slightly reduced at right, Very Fine.
C.S.A. Catalog No. JD-1C var., verse 28; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A RARE USAGE OF THIS UNLISTED JEFFERSON DAVIS MEDALLION DESIGN USED IN CONFEDERATE OCCUPIED KENTUCKY. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Confederacy, Jefferson Davis Medallion. Red and blue patriotic design design with verse below, on cover to Algiers, La., partial Columbus, Ky. cds and matching "Paid" in oval handstamp with "10" rate below; slightly reduced at right.
C.S.A. Catalog No. JD-1C, verse 28; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

THE ONLY KNOWN USAGE OF THE BICOLOR JEFFERSON DAVIS MEDALLION PATRIOTIC DESIGN USED FROM CONFEDERATE OCCUPIED KENTUCKY.

This letter was mailed prior to February of 1862. At this time four Louisiana regiments occupied Kentucky, including the Shreveport Rebels. Est. $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Est. $3,000-4,000

Confederacy, Jefferson Davis Medallion. Blue patriotic design with verse below and rare "Natchez Rifles, Capt. A.V. Davis" regimental imprint at top (slogan 59), on fresh cover to Natchez, Miss., light "Richmond, Va., Sep 23, 1861" cds struck over design, matching "Paid 10" in circle handstamp; some mounting remnants on reverse, Extremely Fine, a choice example of the Jefferson Davis Medallion patriotic bearing the extremely rare "Natchez Rifles" regimental imprint.
C.S.A. Catalog No. JD-1B, verse 26; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Capt. Alfred Vidal Davis, Sr. commanded the Natchez Rifles, Company E, 4th Louisiana Battalion. He enlisted at age 34 as a captain on March 8, 1861. He was born September 7, 1926, in Vidalia, La., and died May 13, 1899, in Pass Christian, and was buried in Natchez. Davis owned the only fully colonnaded house (Dunleith) now remaining in Mississippi, which he bought from Confederate Brigadier General (to be) Charles Dahlgren. Davis owned a slave, John Roy Lynch, who spent his childhood as a house slave at Dunleith. Following the arrival of Union troops, Lynch went on to become quite wealthy through trading land and was also one of the first African-American congressmen, serving four terms and advocating for civil rights legislation and against racial violence in Mississippi. Lynch also served as temporary chair of the Republic National Convention in 1884 and in 1898 was appointed by President McKinley to be a major in the US Army and paymaster of volunteers during the Spanish American War. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Confederacy, Charleston S.C., Dec. 23, 1860. Clear cds with matching grid handstamp tying U.S. 1857, 3¢ dull red on cover to Greenville, S.C., with brown embossed "Geo. W. Williams & Co., Wholesale Grocers, Charleston, S.C." cameo corner card; stamp with some perf flaws, Very Fine, a lovely cameo corner card cover usage and Independent State use just three days after South Carolina seceded.
Scott No. U.S. 26; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Confederacy, Charleston S.C. May 7, 1861. Neat strike of double-circle datestamp ties U.S. 3¢ dull red (26) on red and blue 7-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic cover from the Winsmith correspondence to Glenn Springs P.O. S.C.; missing part of bottom flap, Extremely Fine, ex-Calhoun.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000.

A BEAUTIFUL CONFEDERATE FLAG PATRIOTIC COVER WITH UNITED STATES POSTAGE USED IN THE CONFEDERATE POSTAL SYSTEM.

Captain Winsmith was wounded at Sharpsburg (Antietam) in 1862 and again at Fort Harrison in 1864, but did survive the war and continued his career as a lawyer. He was appointed to Brigadier General of the South Caroline State Militia in 1865 and served for one year. Est. $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Est. $3,000-4,000

Confederacy, Boyton, Va., May 7 (First Day of Virginia in the Confederacy). Complete bold strike of cds canceling on fresh U.S. 1860, 3¢ Star Die entire to Church Wentzville, Va.; slightly reduced at left, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Thayer.
Scott No. U.S. U27; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

AN OUTSTANDING MAY 7TH FIRST DAY OF VIRGINIA IN THE CONFEDERACY USAGE. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Confederacy, Mesilla N.M. Feb 16. Cds and manuscript "Due 10c" rating at left on buff cover with soldier's endorsement "A.M. Jackson esq., Asst Adjt. Genl., P.A. C.S." at bottom left and addressed to T.J. Word, Palestine, Texas; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine.
Estimate; $10,000 - 15,000.

A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE "MESILLA N.M." DATESTAMP USED ON THE FIRST DAY OF MAIL SERVICE FROM THE NEWLY-FORMED CONFEDERATE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.

In July 1861, Lt. Col. John Baylor raised the Confederate flag at Fort Bliss, later occupying Fort Fillmore and the town of Mesilla. On August 1st, he issued a proclamation establishing the Confederate Territory of Arizona, naming Mesilla as its capital. In January 1862, the Confederate Congress passed a bill establishing the Territory of Arizona. President Davis signed the bill in January and issued his presidential proclamation shortly thereafter.

Alexander M. Jackson (1823-1889) was on the staff of Henry Hopkins Sibley as Assistant Adjutant General during the disastrous New Mexico campaign. He practiced law in Mississippi until the outset of the Mexican War in 1846, when he joined the 2nd Regiment of the Miss. Vols. under command of Col. Rueben Davis and served as Captain of Company E. He resumed the practice of law after the war and later became involved in politics. In 1857, he was appointed by President Buchanan as Secretary of New Mexico Territory. At the outbreak of the Civil War he resigned and joined the Confederate Army. He Served as Adjutant-General of the Sibley Brigade and participated in the New Mexico and Arizona campaign. His health became poor, so in 1864 President Davis appointed him Chief Justice of Arizona. Jackson never assumed that post since the Confederacy lost control of the Territory.

According to specialists in Arizona and New Mexico postal history, there are fewer than ten examples known of the Mesilla, N.M. occupation marking. The Mesilla post office operated during the Independent Period of March 16, 1861 to February 13, 1862. On September 25, 1861, the CSA Postmaster General appointed William D. Skillman as postmaster at Mesilla. The Post Office Dept. entered into a contract with George H. Giddings for carriage of mail, effective Nov. 1, 1861, over CSa Route 8076 twice weekly between San Antonio and Mesilla, and weekly between El Paso and Messila, and fortnightly between Mesilla and San Diego. President Davis approved an act to organize the Territory of Arizona on February 14, 1862. This cover was sent on the first mail service after the formation of the Territory. Est. $10,000-15,000 (Image)

Est. $10,000-15,000

Confederacy, Mobile, Ala., Jul 2, 1861. Clean bold strike of double circle datestamp with matching boxed "Paid 5" handstamp on cover to Belmont, Ala. with allover blue shaded "O. Mazange & Co., Importers and Dealers in Iron, Hardware, Guns & Cutlery" lithographed ad design showing the O. Mazange building at center, "Wm. Murphy, New York" imprint at bottom and on flap, Extremely Fine, an exceptional allover shaded illustrated advertising design, ex-Hughes & Schopp.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Confederacy, Southⁿ. Letter Unpaid. Two-line blue handstamp on 1861 cover to Mount Sterling, Ky., with blue "Richmond, Tex." cds and red "Paid" and "10" rate handstamps, matching blue "Louisville, Ky, Jun 27" transit cds and large perfectly struck "Due 3" handstamp; small edge nick at right, Very Fine, one of 30 covers recorded with Southern Letter Unpaid marking, only three are from Texas and each is from a different city, Census #SLU-27, ex-Semsrott & Haub, with 1963 (signed Louise Boyd Dale) & 2016 P.F. certificates.
Estimate; $10,000 - 15,000.

A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE "SOUTHERN LETTER UNPAID" HANDSTAMP USED ON COVER FROM RICHMOND, TEXAS.

Steven C. Walske's recently published analysis of mail service at the onset of the Civil War provides new information about circumstances surrounding the use of the coveted "Southern Letter Unpaid" marking. Postmaster General Blair's May 27 suspension order prohibited post offices from forwarding southbound mail to disloyal Southern states. However, northbound mail continued to be sent via Louisville. Through June 6, northbound mails were forwarded to Louisville from Memphis or Nashville. From June 7 through 12, only the Nashville post office forwarded mail to Louisville, and Louisville continued to forward mail north. With the resignation of W. D. McNish as Nashville's Federal postmaster on June 12, "Louisville held the mails still being sent north by the discontinued post office at Nashville. This held mail later became the well-known 'Southern Letter Unpaid' mail" (Walske).

United States postage stamps affixed in the South (and entires used from the South) were regarded as contraband and were refused as prepayment. On June 24, Dr. J. J. Speed, the postmaster at Louisville, was advised to forward letters from the South to the loyal states after removing postage. With approximately 5,000 such letters accumulating at Louisville by this date, Postmaster Speed employed a more practical means of invalidating postage by creating the "Southern Letter Unpaid" handstamp.

Immediately after receiving instructions from Washington to forward the held mail, the Louisville post office began marking letters. Some of these have circular datestamps (June 27, 28 and 29 being the most common dates), while others have no Louisville datestamp. The Louisiana office continued to use the June 29 datestamp until the end of the Southern Letter Unpaid period on July 12. Est. $10,000-15,000 (Image)

Est. $10,000-15,000

Confederacy, Adams Express Co., Augusta, Ga., May 21. Blue oval date stamp on U.S. 1860, 3¢ Star Die entire to Ithaca, N.Y., in conjunction with "Adams Express Co., Nashville, May 23" oval date stamp, manuscript directive at lower left "Express / GB" and "Paid 2/-" bit express rating (25¢) at top center, entered the U.S. mails with "New-York, May 27" cds and grid duplex canceling; reduced at left and a few letter in the Nashville handstamp lightly pencil enhanced, Very Fine, a possibly unique combination of express office markings, ex-Gallagher & Haub, with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. U.S. U27; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

AN EXTREMELY RARE ADAMS EXPRESS CO. USAGE BEARING DATE STAMPS FROM BOTH THE AUGUSTA, GA. AND NASHVILLE, TENN. EXPRESS OFFICES. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Confederacy, Canton, Miss., 1861, 5¢ black. Sharp bold strike of provisional handstamp and with matching neat "Canton Miss., Jan 9, 1862" cds on fresh light buff cover from the Carroll Hoy & Co. correspondence to New Orleans La., usual light file holes, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott No. 14XU1; $4,000; Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

A EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF THE 5¢ CANTON MISSISSIPPI POSTMASTER PROVISIONAL ENTIRE. Scott $4,000
Est. $4,000-6,000 (Image)

Scott $4,000
Est. $4,000-6,000

Confederacy, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue. Type J. Margins full to a bit in at lower left corner, tied by "Charleston, S.C., Jun 19, 1862" cds on red and blue 8-Star Flag Patriotic cover (unlisted design, similar to C.S.A. F7-19 with star added at center), addressed to Mrs. Martha Warner, Pleasant Lane, Edgefield Dist. S.C.; cover lightly cleaned and sealed flap tears, F.-V.F., ex-Holleman.
Scott No. 16X1; $11,500; Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 5¢ CHARLESTON POSTMASTER PROVISIONAL USED ON A PATRIOTIC COVER.

This late use of the Charleston postmaster provisional stamp was used just 11 days prior to the general postage rate increase to a standard 10¢ regardless of distance. Apparently due to a temporary shortage of Confederate stamps in Charleston at this time, Postmaster Huger brought out supplies of the now obsolete Provisional's and placed them on sale. Scott $11,500
Est. $4,000-6,000 (Image)

Scott $11,500
Est. $4,000-6,000

Confederacy, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue. Huge margins all around showing complete framelines on all four sides and part of adjacent stamp at left, tied by "Charleston Nov 8, 1861" cds on orange cover to Cross Hill S.C.; reduced slightly at left, Extremely Fine, with 1989 & 2013 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 16X1; $2,000.

A CHOICE 5¢ CHARLESTON ADHESIVE PROVISIONAL STAMP ON COVER.

These lithographed stamps were printed on white wove paper by Walker, Evans & Co. of Charleston in August 1861, per order of Postmaster Huger. Scott $2,000
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Scott $2,000

Confederacy, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue. Woodcut press-printed provisional at upper right corner of envelope cancelled by bold strike of "Charleston S.C. Aug 22, 1861" double-circle datestamp to Hon. R. F. W. Allston, Georgetown S.C.; backflap tear not mentioned on certificate, ex-Walcott, Hall, Sharrer, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 16XU1; $1,750.

ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE CHARLESTON 5¢ PROVISIONAL ENVELOPE. Scott $1,750
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Scott $1,750

Confederacy, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue on orange. Woodcut press-printed provisional at upper right corner of envelope, clear strike of "Charleston S.C. Oct. 27, 1861" double-circle datestamp addressed to Dr. T. G. Croft at Aiken S.C. single pinhole at bottom, fresh and pristine condition, Extremely Fine, ex-Caspary, Lilly and "D.K." Collection., Weill backstamp, with 2012 P.F. certificate as 16XU4.
Scott No. 16XU3; $2,250.

ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE CHARLESTON S.C. 5¢ BLUE ON BUFF PROVISIONAL ENVELOPE. Scott $2,250
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Scott $2,250

Confederacy, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue on orange. Press-printed provisional entire cancelled by "Charleston S.C. Sep 23, 1861" cds addressed to Bryce Smith Esq. at Greenville, South Carolina; minor erosion spot, still Extremely Fine, ex-"Beverly Hills" collection.
Scott No. 16XU3; $2,250. Scott $2,250
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Scott $2,250

Confederacy, Columbia, S.C., 1861, 10¢ blue. Entire with clear strike of blue oval control seal on left flap, matching blue "Columbia S.C. Aug 27" cds with "Paid" and "10" rating handstamps (Dietz type IG), addressed to C. F. Vance at Memphis Tenn., Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Ferrary, Warren, with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 18XU10; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

THE FINEST OF ONLY SIX RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 10¢ COLUMBIA PROVISIONAL ENTIRE. THIS IS THE UNIQUE TYPE IG EXAMPLE AND WAS FORMERLY LISTED AS SCOTT #18XU5 WITH A CATALOGUE VALUE OF $6,000.

The six recorded 10¢ entires are as follows:
1. July 12, type IIH, addressed to Capt. Allen J. Green at Fairfax C.H., Va., ex-Emerson
2. July 15, type IIH, addressed to Capt. Allen J. Green at Fairfax C.H., Va., ex-Walcott, Matz, Weatherly
3. July 16, type IIH, addressed to Capt. Allen J. Green at Fairfax C.H., Va., ex-Caspary, Kohn
4. July 24, type H, addressed to James M. Reid at Mayesville S.C.
5. Aug. 27, type IG, addressed to C.F. Vance at Memphis Tenn., ex-Ferrary, Warren, offered here.
6. Undated, type IIH, addressed to Capt. Allen J. Green near Manassas Junction, Va., ex-Walcott. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Confederacy, Greenville, Ala., 1861, 5¢ red & blue. Unused, ample margins to touched, rich colors and strong impressions of the blue ornamental border and red town name and denomination, without gum as usual, trivial small corner creases at top and bottom left, Very Fine, ex-Brandon, with 1952 and 2006 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 33X1; $28,000.

ONE OF ONLY SIX RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 5¢ GREENVILLE PROVISIONAL. ONE OF THE FIRST BI-COLORED POSTAGE STAMPS TO APPEAR IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

There are only four off-cover stamps and two covers recorded. None of the stamps are cancelled, including the two covers that bear uncancelled singles.

The Greenville adhesive stamp is one of only three bicolored provisionals issued by Southern postmasters (the others were issued at Lenoir N.C. and Baton Rouge La.). Scott $28,000
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Scott $28,000