Confederacy, Columbia, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue. Clear bold strike of provisional oval handstamp and matching "Columbus, S.C., 18 Oct" cds and "Paid" straightline on orange cover addressed to Concord N.C., Very Fine.
Scott No. 18XU1; $900. Scott $900
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Scott $900

Confederacy, Iuka, Miss., 1861, 5¢ black. Provisional handstamp on cover with Jefferson Davis Medallion patriotic design with verse below (JD-1C, verse 28), addressed to Artesia, Mississippi; cover soiling and fly specking, Fine, very rare with only two other patriotic usage recorded by Crown, ex-Judd.
Scott No. 42XU1; $4,000. Scott $4,000
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Scott $4,000

Confederacy, Knoxville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ blue. Uncancelled as usual, addressed to Chattanooga Tenn., docketing at left indicates origin of July 31st 1861 and answered Aug. 18th 1861; expertly cleaned and top flap added, Very Fine appearance, ex-Caspary, Hill, signed Weill backstamp.
Scott No. 47XU1; $2,500.

ONE OF ONLY FOURTEEN RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE KNOXVILLE 5¢ BLUE ON WHITE PROVISIONAL ENTIRE IN THE CROWN CENSUS. Scott $2,500
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Scott $2,500

Confederacy, Memphis, Tenn., 1861, 2¢ blue. Large margins to just into frameline at bottom, tied by bold strike of "Memphis Ten. May 6, 1862" cds on blue folded part printed insurance policy addressed locally; vertical file fold, few faults only apparent, when the notice is opened, Very Fine, ex-Pratt, MacBride, Hart, Dr. Graves, Boshwit, with 2007 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 56X1; $12,500.

AN EXTREMELY RARE AND DESIRABLE 2¢ MEMPHIS PROVISIONAL USAGE PAYING THE 2¢ DROP RATE. THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST OF ONLY FIFTEEN COVERS RECORDED BY CROWN.

Samuel Mosby is believed to have been co-owner of the Mosby & Anderson Storage, listed in the 1859 Memphis City Directory. The business was located on Union between Second and Third streets (where the Hotel Peabody is today).

The census by Billy Matz (Confederate Philatelist, Mar. 1967) identified twelve 2c Memphis provisional covers, and the Crown book reported an additional three covers. The cover offered here has a clipping of the Mozian auction description from 1941 affixed on the reverse, "…Mr. Pratt who plated this stamp and examined most of the known copies, mentioned it is the finest he has ever seen…". Scott $12,500
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Scott $12,500