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Confederate States and Civil-War Related continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1561 c ImageAthens Ga., 5c Purple (5X1). Horizontal pair, left stamp Ty. I, right stamp Ty. II, full to large margins except right stamp just touched at top, tied by grids with "Athens Ga. Paid Dec. 17" circular datestamp on cover to Howell Cobb as Col. of the 16th Ga. Regiment at Camp Bryan in Yorktown, Va., we mentioned a small skillful repair at right center of right stamp when we offered this cover in 1997 but it is all but impossible to detect and is not mentioned on accompanying certificate, which does mention a replaced backflap

VERY FINE DOUBLE-RATE FRANKING WITH A PAIR OF THE ATHENS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL.

The Athens provisionals issued by Postmaster Crawford were printed from two woodcut typographic engravings. An impression from the plate normally shows the small "Paid" (Type I) at left and the large "Paid" (Type II) at right.

Ex Judd. With 1997 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

 $ 7,500.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1562 c ImageAtlanta Ga., 5c Black entire (6XU2). Bold strike of provisional handstamp with "Atlanta Ga. Jul. 24, 1861" circular datestamp struck partly off edge of buff cover to Georgia town, with J. H. Lovejoy Wholesale Dealer in Groceries, Liquors, Cigars & Tobacco corner card, Jul. 23 datelined original contents, slightly reduced at left into chain link border of corner card, Fine and rare, only six or seven Atlanta Provisional entires are recorded with corner cards (Image) $ 1,000.00

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
1563 c ImageAtlanta Ga., 5c Black entire (6XU2). Clear strikes of provisional handstamp and "Atlanta Ga. Jul. 4, 1861" circular datestamp on red and blue 11-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic cover (F11-1) to Dawson County Ga., T. S. Reynolds Atlanta imprint at left, manuscript "in hast" at bottom, couple small tears at top and missing most of backflap, Fine and rare, fewer than a dozen Patriotic covers are known with the Atlanta Postmaster's Provisional handstamp and most we have seen have the hand-held flag design (F11-9), we have encountered only one other with this design, from the Dr. Brandon collection (Image) $ 3,500.00

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1564 c ImageBaton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine (11X2). Position 4, large margins to touched at right with top sheet margin, tied by "Baton Rouge La. Dec. 16, 1861" circular datestamp on folded letter to New Orleans, stamp very slightly gum toned at bottom, couple minor bleached spots on letter

EXTREMELY FINE. A CHOICE TOP SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE BATON ROUGE 5-CENT PROVISIONAL WITH MALTESE CROSS BORDER ON COVER.

Signed Dietz. With 2002 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

 $ 5,000.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
1565 c ImageBluffton S.C., 5c Black entire (124XU1). Clear strike of provisional handstamp with "Bluffton S.C. Oct. 8" (1861) circular datestamp on yellow cover to Col. E. M. Seabrook in Charleston S.C., manuscript "To the care of George Bryan" at bottom, cover tears into both handstamps

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THE BLUFFTON S.C. POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ENTIRE.

The Crown survey, C.S.A. and Scott catalogs all state that this is the only recorded example of the Bluffton Postmaster's Provisional.

Ex Mueller, Bogg and Dr. Brandon. Accompanied by a handstamped Paid rebacked cover front from Bluffton to Charleston dated Nov. 2 with "5" rate handstamp. Both covers with 1995 C.S.A. certificates (Image)

 $ 4,250.00

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1566 c ImageCanton Miss., 5c Black entire (14XU1). Absolutely perfect bold strike of PAID/5/P” Star in Circle provisional handstamp, light strike of "Canton Miss. Aug. 8, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, usual filing pinholes, expertly restored at bottom, still an Extremely Fine strike of this fancy provisional handstamp, the "P" in center of the star is the initial of Postmaster William Priestly, ex Matz (Image) $ 4,000.00

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1567 c ImageCanton Miss., 5c Black entire (14XU1). Bold strike of PAID/5/P” Star in Circle provisional handstamp, Canton Miss. Nov. 30, 1861” circular datestamp on cover to Carroll, Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, usual filing pinholes, Very Fine with a darker strike than many we have seen, the "P" in center of the star is the initial of Postmaster William Priestly, with 1997 C.S.A. certificate (Image) $ 4,000.00

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
1568 c ImageChapel Hill N.C., 5c Black entire (15XU1). Bold strikes of provisional handstamp, "Paid" and "Chapel-Hill N.C. Sep. 26" (1861) circular datestamp on buff cover to Raleigh N.C., minor corner wrinkling

VERY FINE. FEWER THAN TEN EXAMPLES OF THE CHAPEL HILL POSTMASTER'S 5-CENT PROVISIONAL ENTIRE ARE RECORDED -- A MUCH UNDERRATED RARITY.

Our records contain only seven examples of Scott 15XU1, including three on patriotic covers. (Image)

 $ 4,000.00

SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1569 c ImageCharleston S.C., 5c Blue (16X1). Large margins to just in at bottom left, tied by partly clear strike of "Charleston S.C. Jan. 3, 1862" double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Petersburg Va., opened at bottom with small corner tear at bottom right, still Very Fine and attractive use (Image) $ 2,500.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
1570 c ImageCharleston S.C., 5c Blue on Orange entire (16XU3). "Charleston S.C. Sep. 5, 1861" double-circle datestamp, addressed to Camden S.C., half of bottom flap removed, tiny erosion holes in address, still Very Fine, ex Dr. Brandon (Image) $ 2,250.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1571 c ImageCharleston S.C., 5c Blue on Buff entire (16XU4). Bold strike of "Charleston S.C. Aug. 28, 1861" circular datestamp, addressed to Columbia S.C., missing backflap, fresh and Extremely Fine, ex Hollowbush, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate, C.S.A. Catalogue value $4,000.00 (Image) $ 1,500.00

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

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