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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Confederate and Civil War: Postmasters' Provisionals (Jonesboro Tenn. thru Nashville Tenn.)
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
242 c ImageJonesboro Tenn., 5c Dark Blue entire (45XU2). Marvelously well-defined strike of the provisional handstamp on buff cover to Cumberland Gap P.O. Tenn., missing top flap and part of left flap

EXTREMELY FINE STRIKE. ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE RARE JONESBORO HANDSTAMPED PROVISIONALS. ONLY TEN EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN BLUE.

Jonesboro (also spelled Jonesborough) is Tennessee’s oldest town and was originally part of North Carolina. It was one of the towns in eastern Tennessee that joined to form the State of Franklin, which never received congressional approval. Jonesboro was the source of abolitionist activity before the war, and many residents remained pro-Union even after Tennessee joined the Confederate States.

The Crown survey counts fifteen examples of the Jonesboro provisional entire, including five struck in Black (45XU1) and ten in Dark Blue (45XU2). Some of these, such as the example offered here, do not have any town datestamp.

Ex Hart and Boshwit (Image)

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$ 5,000.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
243   ImageJonesboro Tenn., 5c Dark Blue, Cut Square (45XU2). 41 x 25mm with small portion of address, just into the handstamp at top, paper crease thru handstamp and thinning at left not affecting design (which could be trimmed), Fine and scarce, only ten full entires are recorded, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate, Scott Retail $5,000.00 as full entire (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
244 c ImageLa Grange Tex., 10c Black entire (48XU2). Mostly complete strike of provisional handstamp, "La Grange Tex. Apr. 5" circular datestamp on buff cover to San Antonio Tex., slightly reduced at right, still Fine and extremely rare, only three or four examples of this entire are known, ex Seybold, Walcott, Moody, Telep and Everett (Image)

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$ 3,250.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
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245   ImageLenoir N.C., 5c Blue & Orange (49X1). Margins to just in at left, small neat "X" cancel, thin spot and small corner crease

FINE APPEARING USED EXAMPLE OF THE BI-COLORED PROVISIONAL STAMP OF LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA.

James Harper (1799-1879) served as postmaster of Lenoir from 1841 until sometime in 1862 or 1863. His son, George Washington Finley (G. W. F.) Harper (1834-1921), was the assistant postmaster and, according to the written affidavits, was responsible for carving the woodcut die used to make the provisional stamps and envelopes (see Crown book, pp. 172-178, 651-652). In 1862, G. W. F. Harper enlisted as a private in Co. H, 8th Regiment, N.C. Infantry, and eventually earned the rank of major.

The Lenoir adhesive stamp is one of three bi-colored provisionals issued by Southern postmasters (the others were issued at Baton Rouge La. and Greenville Ala.). Approximately 29 covers bearing the Lenoir adhesive stamp are known. The same woodcut device was applied directly to envelopes, as evidenced by the one recorded cut square with the single 5c impression (Scott 49XU1) and the unique 5c plus 5c entire (Scott 49XU2).

Ex Weill Brothers' Stock. With 1990 C.S.A. certificate stating "with added rebacking" (Image)

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$ 6,750.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
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246   ImageLenoir N.C., 5c Blue on Wove with Blue Vertical Lines (49X1 var). Printed on wove paper with closely spaced blue vertical lines -- distinctly different from the listed Lenoir adhesive -- which was printed on paper with more widely spaced cross-ruled orange lines, margins showing the framelines all around, usual manuscript "X" cancel, thins and repaired tear

FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE -- PERHAPS UNIQUE -- VARIETY OF THE 5-CENT LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA, PROVISIONAL STAMP, PRINTED ON BLUE-LINED PAPER.

The Scott and C.S.A. Catalog listed 5c adhesive from Lenoir is printed on white wove paper with cross-ruled orange lines. The vertical lines number 20-21 per stamp and the horizontal lines number 3-4, depending on where the stamp originated on the sheet. The example offered here has blue vertical lines only, and they are spaced much closer together (we count more than 50 lines). Other defining characteristics of the design are the same as the listed stamp.

James Harper (1799-1879) served as postmaster of Lenoir from 1841 until sometime in 1862 or 1863. His son, George Washington Finley (G. W. F.) Harper (1834-1921), was the assistant postmaster and, according to the written affidavits, was responsible for carving the woodcut die used to make the provisional stamps and envelopes (see Crown book, pp. 172-178, 651-652). The stamp offered here demonstrates that more than one type of paper was used by Harper to print the stamps. Perhaps he used whatever was on hand and others on this paper have simply been lost to philately.

The normal Lenoir adhesive stamp is one of three bi-colored provisionals issued by Southern postmasters (the others were issued at Baton Rouge La. and Greenville Ala.). Approximately 29 covers bearing the Lenoir adhesive stamp are known. The same woodcut device was applied directly to envelopes, as evidenced by the one recorded cut square with the single 5c impression (Scott 49XU1) and the unique 5c plus 5c entire (Scott 49XU2).

With 1956 P.F. certificate issued to Laurence & Stryker stating "without the usual cross lines" but failing to mention the closer spaced blue lines rather than orange lines. With 2017 C.S.A. certificate stating "genuine on variant vertical lined paper".

Illustrated and discussed in an article in the Confederate Philatelist (Vol. 63, No. 1). Scott Retail as normal 49X1 (Image)

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$ 6,750.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
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247 c ImageLenoir N.C., 5c Blue & Orange (49X1). Margins showing two full framelines and traces of a third at right, manuscript "X" cancel, blurry blue "Lenoir N.C." circular datestamp on blue folded letter datelined "Palmyra Jan. 17th '62" to R. L. Patterson, Salem N.C., routed thru the Lenoir post office

FRESH AND FINE. ONE OF THE MORE COLORFUL AND ATTRACTIVE OF THE APPROXIMATELY 29 LENOIR PROVISIONAL COVERS EXTANT.

James Harper (1799-1879) served as postmaster of Lenoir from 1841 until sometime in 1862 or 1863. His son, George Washington Finley (G. W. F.) Harper (1834-1921), was the assistant postmaster and, according to the written affidavits, was responsible for carving the woodcut die used to make the provisional stamps and envelopes (see Crown book, pp. 172-178, 651-652). In 1862, G. W. F. Harper enlisted as a private in Co. H, 8th Regiment, N.C. Infantry, and eventually earned the rank of major.

The Lenoir adhesive stamp is one of three bi-colored provisionals issued by Southern postmasters (the others were issued at Baton Rouge La. and Greenvile Ala.). Approximately 29 covers bearing the Lenoir adhesive stamp are known. The same woodcut device was applied directly to envelopes, as evidenced by the one recorded cut square with the single 5c impression (Scott 49XU1) and the unique 5c plus 5c entire (Scott 49XU2).

Ex MacBride and Kilbourne (Image)

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$ 15,000.00

SOLD for $5,250.00
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248 c ImageMarietta Ga., 5c Black entire (54XU1). Perfectly struck provisional handstamp on cover to Savannah Ga., neat "Marietta Geo. Sep. 9" circular datestamp, 1861 docketing at left, faint waterstain at center, Extremely Fine strike of this provisional handstamp (Image)

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$ 500.00

SOLD for $325.00
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249 c ImageMemphis Tenn., 5c Red (56X2). Top sheet margin with large to ample margins on other sides, tied by bold strike of "Memphis Ten. Sep. 3, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Monticello Ark, Very Fine, ex Matz and Gimelson (Image)

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$ 2,000.00

SOLD for $550.00
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250 c ImageMemphis Tenn., 5c Red (56X2). Two, large margins to in, tied by "Memphis Ten. Nov. 28, 1861" circular datestamp on Meacham & Calbreath Wholesale Grocer's blue cameo corner card cover to Lynchburg Va., missing top and most of right flaps, repaired cover tear at right, stamps with few flaws, otherwise Fine, scarce, ex Pope and Boshwit (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $550.00
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251 c ImageMobile Ala., 5c Blue (58X2). Vertical pair, large margins to in at left, rich color, tied by two strikes of "Mobile Ala. Jul. 31, 1861" double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Lookout Mountain P.O. Tenn., manuscript "Missent & Forwarded" at top, with "Tenesaw Ala. Aug. 6" circular datestamp, slightly reduced at left, minor edgewear, Fine, this is the only reported missent and forwarded example of this provisional, ex Powell, with 1983 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

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$ 2,000.00

SOLD for $650.00
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252 og ImageNashville Tenn., 3c Carmine (4AX1). Horizontal strip of five, complete setting showing all five varieties, unused (without gum as issued), bright color, ample to large margins, light horizontal crease, appears Very Fine, ex Boshwit, printed by Postmaster McNish using the old 3c U.S. rate, but never issued (Image)

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$ 2,250.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

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