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Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
81 Cover imageRunning Fox (Hockanum, CT), type 1 (facing right between rows of small squares), just 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Watertown, Connecticut, "Hockanum Con Jun 17" datestamp alongside, cover lightly cleaned, very fine, this isone of 11 Hockanum fox covers of all types recorded by William Duffney and one of only five type 1 covers, a beautiful rarity, 2022 William T. Crowe certificate (Skinner-Eno PA-D 6) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $25,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 04:49 PM
82 Cover imageAll-Seeing Eye (Washington, IN), bold strike in blue ties 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, matching "Washington Ind. Oct 2" datestamp alongside, stamp with light toned spot not mentioned on certificate, a very fine strike of this rare and attractive fancy cancel, 2022 William T. Crowe certificate (Skinner-Eno FR-NMb 6) Provenance: Ryohei Ishikawa (Christie's, 1993) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $5,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 04:51 PM
83 Cover imageSkull (Cambridge, MA), complete strike on 1861 3c Rose (65), matching "Cambridge Mass. Nov 19" datestamp alongside, on cover to New York City, postmark slightly enhanced, fine and attractive (Skinner-Eno PA-H 4) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 04:52 PM
84 Cover imageWitchmark (Salem, MA), crisp strike ties 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Tunbridge, Vermont, "Salem Mass Oct 16" datestamp alongside, very fine example of this distinctive fancy cancellation which is said to represent a Pagan fertility symbol, 2022 William T. Crowe certificate (Skinner-Eno PH-F 44) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 04:54 PM
85 Cover imageArrow and Crescent (West Point, MS), bold strike ties 1861 3c Rose (65, top right corner added and small tear at left) to ca. 1868 cover to Poquonock, Connecticut, matching "West Point Miss Mar 31" datestamp alongside, very fine example of this rare cancellation, 2022 William T. Crowe certificate (Skinner-Eno PO-CR 13) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $20,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 04:57 PM
86 Cover imageMasonic Square and Compass (Nashua, NH), bold strike ties 1869 3c Ultramarine (114) to all-over embossed Valentine cover to Manchester, New Hampshire, matching "Nashua N.H. Feb 18" datestamp alongside, very fine and attractive (Skinner-Eno FR-M3b 37) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 04:59 PM
87 Cover imageNegative Masonic Compass (Painted Post, NY), strike in blue ties 1869 3c Ultramarine (114) to cover to New York City, matching "Painted Post N.Y. Sep 17" datestamp, very fine strike and cover (Skinner-Eno FR-M3b 54) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 05:00 PM
88 Cover imageMY in Heart (Dayton, OH), bold, perfect strike on 3c Pink entire (U58) addressed to Ellington, New York, "Dayton O. Jul 5" datestamp alongside, barely reduced at right into cornercard, an extremely fine strike of this wonderful cancel (S-E PH-H 68) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 05:00 PM
89 Cover imageHorse's Head (Knoxville, TN), bold strike ties 1861 1c Blue (63) to 1868 locally-addressed cover, matching "Knoxville Tenn Sep 15" datestamp, original enclosure (invitation to "Grand Coronation Ball"), stamp barest trace of gum toning on perforation tips, very fine and attractive(Skinner-Eno PA-H 4) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 05:03 PM
Confederate States of America Confederate States 1861 3c Postmasters' Provisionals Hillsboro, NC
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
90 Cover image1AX1, Hillsboro, NC, 3c Bluish black, stamp tied by "Hillsboro N.C. May 27 1861" double circle datestamp to cover to "Priestly H. Magnum, Raleigh, No. Ca.", cover expertly restored and repaired with pencil notations on the front erased, very fine appearance, one of two Hillsboro provisionals known and the unique example used at the 3c United States letter rate, 2022 Civil War Philatelic Society certificate(Scott listed but unpriced)
This cover was first described in a 1984 article by Patricia A. Kaufmann describing the 1861 United States 3c Postmaster Provisionals used in the Confederacy (Confederate Philatelist Vol. 29, No. 5). Although the Confederacy was formed on February 4, 1861, the act prescribing the rates of postage in the CSA did not go into effect until June 1. As Kaufmann explains:
"Postmasters from seceded states which joined the Confederacy found themselves in a very difficult position. While most postmasters were sympathetic to the South and intended subsequently to accept Confederate postmaster commissions, they still were technically under oath to the United States Post Office Department until June 1, 1861. The United States demanded a confirming oath from these southern postmasters be (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $9,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 05:04 PM
Confederate States of America Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals Albany, GA
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
91 Cover image3XU1, Albany, GA, 5c Greenish blue entire, Type I, perfect strike of provisional handstamp at upper left of cover to Dawson, Georgia, matching "Albany Ga Feb 8 1862" datestamp at right, extremely fine strikes and cover(Scott $1,000)
Provenance: John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 05:05 PM
Confederate States of America Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals Baton Rouge, LA
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
92 Cover image11X2, Baton Rouge, LA, 5c Green and carmine, Maltese cross border, full margins including sheet margin at top and right,tied by black "Baton Rouge La Dec 18" datestamp to cover to Donaldsville, Louisiana, cover with vertical and horizontal creases away from stamp, very fine and attractive, 2022 Civil War Philatelic Society certificate(Scott $5,000)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956)
Alexander S. Kirkman (H.R. Harmer Sale 1423, 1962) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 05:07 PM
Confederate States of America Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals Demopolis, AL
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
93 Cover image22XU3, Demopolis, AL, 5c (ms.) Black entire, "J.T. Hall" control, black handstamp "Paid" with manuscript "5cts" and "J.T. Hall", matching "Demopolis Ala Nov 27" datestamp at top right, addressed to "Hon Moses McGuire, Probate Judge, Tuskaloosa", very fine, the unique Demopolis provisional with manuscript rate and the earliest recorded provisional envelope from Demopolis (Scott lists the three varieties out of chronological order),illustrated by M. Clinton McGee in his 1960Confederate Philatelistarticle (Vol. 5, No. 11) which explains the discovery and history of these rare envelopes (Scott $4,000) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 05:08 PM
Confederate States of America Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals Gainesville, AL
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
94 Cover image27XU1, Gainesville, AL, 5c Black entire, Type I, double-circle provisional handstamp at top right with matching "Gainsville Ala. Jan 2" datestamp at left on 1862 cover to Lauderdale Station, Mississippi, extremely fine and fresh, one of just seven examples of this envelope recorded in the Crown census (Scott $4,500) Provenance: Alexander Hall (R.A. Siegel Sale 795, 1997) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 05:09 PM
Confederate States of America Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals Goliad, TX
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
95 used image29X7, Goliad, TX, 10c Black on bluish gray, four large margins, light cancel, couple trivial thins, extremely fine appearance, one of the most attractive of the few recorded examples of this stamp (Scott $12,000)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956)
(Alexander S. Kirkman Sale 1423, 1962) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $8,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 05:10 PM
96 Cover image29X7a, Goliad, TX, 10c Black on bluish gray, "Goilad" error, essentially four margins with portion of adjacent stamp at right, tied by black "Paid" handstamp to folded letter (blue lined paper), additional red pen cancel, endorsed "O.B." and addressed to Captain William Headen in Corpus Christi, Texas, contents dated August 18, 1864, very fine,by far the finer of the two examples of the 10c "Goilad" error on cover and in our opinion one of the most desirable items of Confederate States postal history(Scott $30,000) Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956) Josiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 317, 1967) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $27,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 05:12 PM
Confederate States of America Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals Grove Hill, AL
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
97 Cover image36X1, Grove Hill, AL, 5c Black, on rebacked cover front, large margins, magenta pen cancel, affixed over blue "Paid 5" marking,"Grove Hill Ala Sep 10" datestamp alongside, addressed to Jackson, Alabama, cover front stained and faulty but stamp very fine and attractive,one of two recorded examples of the Grove Hill provisional, the other of which was one of the highlights of the first sale of the "Erivan" Collection in June 2019 and realized $110,000 hammer, 2022 Civil War Philatelic Society certificate(Scott $125,000) Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956) Josiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 317, 1967) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $20,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 05:13 PM
Confederate States of America Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals Kingston, GA
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
98 Cover image46XU2, Kingston, GA, 5c Black entire, Type II, bold impression of provisional handstamp at upper right of cover addressed to Floyd Springs, Georgia, matching "Kingston Ga Jun 19" datestamp alongside, small piece added at top left away from handstamps, very fine strikes and cover,one of just three recorded examples of the Type II Kingston provisional in the Crown census (Scott $3,250)
Provenance: Harold C. Brooks (Laurence & Stryker Sale 123, 1943)
John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 05:16 PM
Confederate States of America Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals Limestone Springs, SC
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
99 Cover image121X1, Limestone Springs, SC, 5c Black on light blue, single with rectangular margins, uncanceled on cover to Miss Lucy E. Simpson at Laurens Courthouse, South Carolina,address in the hand of Lizzie Dean as are all known covers with this stamp, expertly cleaned, extremely fine, one of just six recorded Limestone Springs provisional covers and the only example with a single rectangular stamp, a great rarity of Confederate States postal history, 2022 Civil War Philatelic Society certificate (Scott $10,000) Provenance: A. Earl Weatherly (R.A. Siegel Sale 420, 1972) Rarities of the World (R.A. Siegel Sale 824, 2000) Dr. Karl Agre (R.A. Siegel Sale 850, 2002) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 05:17 PM
Confederate States of America Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals Lynchburg, VA
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
100 Cover image52X1, Lynchburg, VA, 5c Blue, full margins at right and bottom, close at other two sides (owing to tight spacing on the plate), tied by "Lynchburg Va. Oct 30" datestamp to folded lettersheet to Curdsville, Virginia, very fine and fresh, the Crown census records 28 covers with single Lynchburg provisionals(Scott $4,000)
Provenance: Sidney A. Hessel (H.R. Harmer Sale 2291, 1975) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jan-17, 05:18 PM

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