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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Confederate and Civil War: Postmasters' Provisionals (Albany Ga. thru Houston Tex.)
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
223 c ImageAlbany Ga., 5c Greenish Blue entire (3XU1). Clear strike on cover to Savannah Ga., "Albany Ga. Sep. 7, 1861" circular datestamp at right, some small edge improvements and lightly cleaned, attractive and Very Fine, approximately 18 are known, ex Green, with 2001 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

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 $ 1,000.00

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
224° c ImageAthens Ga., 5c Red (5X2). Type II recut, large even margins all around, beautiful rich color and fine impression, lightly tied by grid cancel, "Athens Ga. Paid Mar. 31" (1862) circular datestamp on fresh white envelope (Washington D.C. stationer's embossing on back) to Mrs. Howell Cobb, in care of Col. John B. Lamar, Macon Ga., stamp slightly roughened at upper right corner, lifted to apply tiny reinforcement in margin, corner of envelope neatly mended (prior to Caspary sale and noted in that auction description)

EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE SEVEN RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE RARE ATHENS 5-CENT RED PROVISIONAL STAMP.

Our census contains one half-cover and seven genuine covers with the 5c Red (a suspect ninth cover has since been certified as having the stamp added). This count accords with the Crown census. All genuine examples are dated in March or April 1862. In addition, we record fewer than six off-cover examples of the 5c Red. Based on margins and overall condition, this cover ranks among the three or four finest.

Pencil note on back "May 6, 1896" (prior sale date). Ex Caspary, Kilbourne and Gross (Image)

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 $ 17,500.00

SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
225 c ImageAtlanta Ga., 5c Black entire (6XU2). Bold strike of provisional handstamp with "Atlanta Ga. Sep. 13, 1861" circular datestamp on buff cover to member of Cobb's Legion at Richmond Va., manuscript "Due 5", original contents with some good war references, Very Fine, ex Gimelson (Image)

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 $ 1,000.00

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
226 c ImageAtlanta Ga., 10c Black entire (6XU6). Incredibly bold strikes of provisional handstamp and "Atlanta Ga. Dec. 8, 1861" circular datestamp on buff cover to Vice President Stephens in Richmond Va., notes on back state that the father of P.B. Simms, of the 7th Georgia Regiment, has died and his mother wants him discharged to return home, flap removed as usual for this correspondence, Extremely Fine, the 10c provisional is rarely struck so well, ex Birkinbine, Hill and Gimelson (Image)

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 $ 550.00

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
227 E ImageCharleston S.C., 2c Brown, 10c Blue Green, Essays on Wove (Dietz E-11, E-12). Large even margins, fresh colors, 2c similar to design used for the entires and issued stamp, 10c also similar but with Palmetto tree at center as on the 1862 10c provisional entire, both with trivial thin spots

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE PAIR OF THE 2-CENT AND 10-CENT CHARLESTON S.C. PROVISIONAL ESSAYS.

Little is known about these designs, except that they are printed on the same paper as the issued 5c stamps. The Calhoun book notes it seems likely the postmaster originally considered the idea of 2c, 5c and 10c stamps and that the 2c and 10c may have been discarded due to the cost of printing.

Ex Krieger and Felton. With 1988 P.F. certificates (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
228 c ImageCharleston S.C., 5c Blue (16X1). Huge margins including left sheet margin and two outer framelines, other sides clear, tied by "Charleston S.C. Sep. 24, 1861" double-circle datestamp on buff J.N. Robson commission merchant's corner card cover to Concord N.C., minor edge flaws expertly restored

VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT CHARLESTON PROVISIONAL ADHESIVE ON AN ADVERTISING COVER.

The Calhoun census lists approximately fourteen examples on corner card covers. However, many are embossed and do not clearly show the design. The example offered here, with sheet margin and clear corner card, is especially desirable.

Ex Calhoun (illustrated in his book on p. 74) and Gimelson (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
229 c ImageCharleston S.C., 5c Blue (16X1). Full margins, tied by bold "Charleston S.C. Sep. 18, 1861" circular datestamp on buff cover to Athens Tenn., fresh and Very Fine, ex Gimelson (Image)

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 $ 2,500.00

SOLD for $1,000.00
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230 c ImageCharleston S.C., 5c Blue (16X1). Clear margins to just touched, rich color, tied by "Charleston S.C. Nov. 28, 1861" double-circle datestamp on cover with embossed Commission Merchants design at left, to Walkins P.O. S.C., slightly reduced at left, gently cleaned and few sealed tears, otherwise Very Fine, ex Hill (Image)

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 $ 2,500.00

SOLD for $700.00
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231 c ImageCharleston S.C., 5c Blue entire (16XU1). Bold "Charleston S.C. Sep. 28, 1861" double-circle datestamp and addressed to Mt. Holly S.C., docketing at top, Very Fine, ex Caspary, Kohn, Dr. Agre and Gimelson (Image)

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 $ 1,750.00

SOLD for $600.00
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232 c ImageCharleston S.C., 5c Blue entire (16XU1). Bold "Charleston S.C. Oct. 7, 1861" circular datestamp, addressed to Pendleton S.C., reduced at left, faint soiling and light horizontal crease near bottom, Fine and scarce (Image)

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 $ 1,750.00

SOLD for $700.00
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233 c ImageCharleston S.C., 5c Blue on Blue entire (16XU5). Woodcut press-printed provisional at upper right corner of envelope, clear "Charleston S.C. Oct. 8 1861" double-circle datestamp and addressed to Sumter S.C., pencil "Due 5", magenta docketing at top left

EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE CHARLESTON S.C. 5-CENT BLUE ON BLUE PROVISIONAL ENVELOPE. ONLY TWELVE COMPLETE ENVELOPES ARE RECORDED.

The census published by Richard L. Calhoun (Confederate Philatelist, Jan.-Feb. 1989) lists twelve Blue on Blue envelopes, including one front only. Another envelope was offered in the sale of the James E. Hughes collection (Schuyler Rumsey, Apr. 22, 2010, lot 1393), bringing the total of complete Blue on Blue envelopes to twelve. The total number of provisional envelopes on any kind of paper is approximately 70.

Ex Weill Brothers, Carroll, Karrer and Gimelson. With 2015 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 2,250.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

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