The ERIVAN Collection - Part VII continued...
Fancy Cancels continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 81 |
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 Skull & Crossbones Type III (Rohloff R-3), perfect strike ties 1869 3c Ultramarine to cover to Washington, Connecticut, "Waterbury Ct. Feb 10" datestamp alongside, 1870 docketing, extremely fine and fresh, one of the most
attractive examples of this popular cancel showing exceptional detail, Rohloff rarity "RRRR", 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 06:22 PM |
| 82 |
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 "AJ" on Tombstone (Rohloff R-5), nice strike ties 1868 3c F Grill (94) to cover to Wolcott, Connecticut, "Waterbury Ct. Apr 3" datestamp also ties, reduced at left and a bit ragged along top edge, still very fine strike,
Rohloff rarity "RRRR"
The Waterbury "AJ" on tombstone fancy cancel was used only between March 26 and April 8, 1869. Postmaster John W. Hill created this marking to commemorate (perhaps celebrate?) the termination of Andrew Johnson's presidency, which ended March 4, 1869.
After a battle regarding the attempted firing of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, Johnson faced impeachment by Congress. Athough the House of Representatives approved the articles of impeachment, the Senate came one vote short of the necessary
two-thirds majority to drive Johnson from office. Regardless, his presidency was seen as a failure by many, and his opposition of the 14th Amendment has marred his reputation to this day. (Image 1)
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SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 06:23 PM |
| 83 |
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 All-Seeing Eye (Washington, IN), perfect strike in blue ties 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Dillsburgh, Pennsylvania, matching "Washington Ind. Jul 24" datestamp, cover lightly cleaned and stamp with a faint stain,
extremely fine appearance, one of the more attractive fancy cancel covers we have handled recently, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Skinner-Eno FR-NMb 6) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 06:24 PM |
| 84 |
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 Eagle & Thunderbolts (Boston, MA), 2c Bureau tied by perfect strike of "Boston, Mass Jan 2 5-PM 1895" machine cancel with eagle and thunderbolts killer, cornercard for the National Shoe and Leather Exchange, addressed to
Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, extremely fine, a perfect example of the most celebrated machine cancel which Michael Laurence once called in Linn's the "Post Office Mauritius of U.S. machine cancellations"
On the afternoon of January 2, 1895, from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m., the eagle and thunderbolt was placed into service in Boston. Produced by the American Postal Machines Company, the stylized eagle and thunderbolt design was essentially an experiment to
see whether the public would prefer that design or a waving American flag. The flag won handily, and only about 10,000 pieces of mail were ever cancelled with the eagle and thunderbolt. Only a few complete covers survive today. Articles about the
cancel were written by George T. Turner (Bureau Specialist, April 1964) and Robert L. Markovits (Machine Cancel Forum, January 2002). (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 06:26 PM |
| 85 |
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 "Union" and Flag in Patriotic Star (Washoe City, NV), sharp strike ties 1867 3c Red, "F" Grill (94) to cover to Defiance, Ohio, "Washoe City Nev Apr 27" datestamp also ties, barely reduced at right and some wear along top
edge, backflap small repair, very fine strike of this rare patriotic fancy cancel (S-E ST-C 13) (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $2,750.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 06:27 PM |
| 86 |
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 "Paid 3" in Circle (Hopkinton, NH),crisp strike on 1857 3c Dull red (26) on cover to Hanover Village, New Hampshire, matching "Hopkinton N.H. Apr 30" datestamp, very fine and attractive (Skinner-Eno PM-PNc 17) (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 06:28 PM |
| 87 |
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 Negative "US" (Saratoga Springs, NY), ties 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Succasunna, New Jersey, double circle "Saratoga Springs N.Y Sep 13" datestamp alongside, 1866 docketing at left, very fine and choice in every
respect (S-E PT-US 33) (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 06:28 PM |
| 88 |
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 Six-Bar Shield in Eagle (Corry, PA), crisp strike perfectly centered on 1861 3c Rose (65) on cover to Warren, Ohio, "Corry Pa Jul 6" datestamp alongside, attractive "Steam Forge & Iron Works Union Iron Company"
cornercard, extremely fine, this early version of the Corry eagle shows every detail, probably the finest example of this popular cancel on cover (S-E PT-E 1) (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 06:30 PM |
| 89 |
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 Horse's Head (Knoxville, TN), perfect strike ties 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Baltimore, Maryland, matching "Knoxville Tenn. Jun 30" datestamp alongside, extremely fine, a gem in every respect, illustrated in
Skinner-Eno page 143, Philatelic Foundation certificate 158835 no longer accompanies (S-E PA-H 3)
Henry C. Gibson (Philip H. Ward Sale 12, 1944)
Dr. John Robertson (Private transaction) (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 06:33 PM |
| 90 |
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 "A.J" (Brattleboro, VT), two bold strikes in blue tie a pair of 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Boston, matching double circle "Brattleboro Vt Oct 8" datestamp, extremely fine, a rare political fancy cancel referring to
Andrew Johnson, these strikes appear intermediate between the two designs illustrated in Skinner-Eno (S-E LC-A 2) (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 06:35 PM |
| 91 |
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 Masonic Square and Compass (Brattleboro, VT), bold strike in blue on 1861 3c Rose (65) with matching double circle "Brattleboro Vt Feb 20" datestamp at left, cover with printed address to Philadelphia, choice extremely
fine, Philatelic Foundation certificate #242585 no longer accompanies (S-E FR-M1a 6)
Provenance: Rarities of the World (R.A. Siegel Sale 745, 1992)
Dr. John Robertson (Private Transaction, 1994) (Image 1)
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1
SOLD for $11,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 06:37 PM |
Civil War Covers - Military Markings & Corner Cards
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 92 |
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 "Adams Express Co. Baltimore, Md. Jul. 11, 1861", attractive strike on 3c Red Star Die entire (U27), "Baltimore, Md." unobscured, two strikes of straightline "Paid" alongside, southbound cover to "Mr. W.W. Fife, Newbern,
North Carolina", endorsed "per Express" at top left, blue "Adams Express Co Augusta, Ga Jul 18" oval, entered the Confederate mails with "Augusta Ga. Jul 18" double circle postmark and straightline "Paid 10", small sealed tears do not detract,
lightened stained spot at lower left, very fine appearance, one of seven examples of the Adams Baltimore office handstamp and one of just three datestamped at the Augusta office, a spectacular combination of markings, Special Routes Census No.
S-AD-20 and illustrated on page 43, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Provenance: Steven C. Walske (R.A. Siegel Sale 988, 2010) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 06:57 PM |
| 93 |
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 "Cannot Be Forwarded", framed straightline handstamp with on cover to Bayou Goula, Louisiana, 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by segmented cork, red "Boston Mass. Sep 28" double circle postmark, additional "Mails Suspended" in
oval applied at the Dead Letter Office in Washington, DC, reverse with receiving occupation postmark "New Orleans La. Free Oct 23, 1862", small tear at right, very fine, atttractive cover with a rare combination of markings, see previous lot for
further discussion, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Provenance: Milton Mitchell (R.A. Siegel 859, 2003) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 06:58 PM |
| 94 |
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 "No Mail Service", crisp strike of straightline handstamp from Memphis, Tennessee, with additional "Mails Suspended" in oval applied at the Washington, DC Dead Letter Office, "New-York Nov 20 1862" double circle datestamp
on cover to Holly Springs, Mississippi, sender's "via Memphis Tenn." at top, "Memphis Tenn. Dec 2" duplex backstamp, small tear at left edge due to opening, otherwise very fine, the only recorded example of the Memphis "No Mail Service" handstamp,
2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Specific handstamps were used by the post offices in Memphis, Nashville, and New Orleans to indicate the suspension of mail service during and after the Civil War. Mail was then sent to the Dead Letter Office in Washington, DC, where an additional
"Mails Suspended" handstamp was sometimes applied. These markings are discussed in more detail in Benjamin Wishnietsky's 1983 article "Thoughts On 'Mails Suspended'" in the Confederate Philatelist (Vol. 28, No. 4).
Provenance: Rarities of the World (R.A. Siegel 596, 1982)
Milton Mitchell (R.A. Siegel 859, 2003) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 07:00 PM |
Confederate Postmasters' Provisionals
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 95 |
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 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 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 07:02 PM |
| 96 |
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 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 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 07:03 PM |
| 97 |
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 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 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 07:04 PM |
| 98 |
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 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 1)
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SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 07:05 PM |
| 99 |
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 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 1)
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SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 07:07 PM |
| 100 |
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 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 1)
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SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 07:09 PM |
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