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EXTREMELY FINE AND IMMACULATE. ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING CONFEDERATE POSTMASTER PROVISIONAL COVERS AND A HIGHLIGHT OF THE WISHNIETSKY COLLECTION. THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF THE GALVESTON HANDSTAMPED PROVISIONAL USED WITH A UNITED STATES STAMP.
U.S. Postmaster General Montgomery Blair ordered the suspension of mail service in the seceded states, effective May 31, 1861, but northbound mail was allowed to enter until June 7, when all mail exchange between the North and South was banned. This cover was posted at Galveston on June 4, 1861 -- the 1860 year in the datestamp is in error, which is consistent with other Galveston postmarks of the period. It reached the exchange office (either in western Tennessee or at Nashville) before northbound mail forwarding was completely discontinued. The cover was franked with the 3c 1857 Issue to pay the U.S. rate. The Galveston Provisional paid the over-500 miles C.S.A. rate from Texas, which was effective June 1.
Ex Hollowbush. Accompanied by a photocopy of another cover from the same correspondence ("27th") without the Galveston provisional markings. With 1973 P.F. certificate (Image)
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VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE HARRISBURGH TEXAS 5-CENT POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ENTIRE.
Both the Scott and C.S.A. catalogs list the Harrisburgh Texas handstamped provisionals in 5c and 10c denominations (unpriced). The C.S.A. catalog states that the 10c is known only as a single cover front dated Oct. 28, 1863. This unused entire is the only recorded example of the 5c (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE REVALUED 10-CENT ON 5-CENT RED HOUSTON TEXAS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL.
A Power Search review failed to find another example. With 1978 P.F. certificate as the old catalog designation 40XU6 (Image)
VERY FINE. AN UNUSUALLY FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE KNOXVILLE PROVISIONAL ENVELOPE ON ORANGE PAPER.
Harris served as governor of Tennessee from 1857-62 and as a U.S. Senator for 20 years after the war until his death in 1897, rising to the position of President pro tem (Image)