Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Confederate and Civil War: Postmasters' Provisionals (New Orleans La. thru Tellico Plains Tenn.)

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Lot Description

261

New Orleans La., 2c Blue (62X1). Position 35, large bottom sheet margin with part three-line imprint, clear margins other sides, unused (no gum), small thin spot near top, Very Fine appearance and extremely rare, this and the unused pair offered in our Sale 1104 (lot 2232) are the only two recorded examples of the 2c Blue with bottom imprint, ex Grant, Caspary, Skinner and Pegram, with 2006 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

262

New Orleans La., 2c Blue (62X1). Ample margins to touching frameline at lower left, bold strike of New Orleans circular datestamp cancel, fresh and Fine (Image)

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$ 800.00

SOLD for $275.00
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263

New Orleans La., 2c Blue (62X1). Large margins to clear at top, New Orleans circular datestamp cancel, Fine (Image)

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$ 800.00

SOLD for $225.00
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264

New Orleans La., 2c Red (62X2). Original gum, large margins to full, bright color, Very Fine, with 2000 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

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$ 190.00

SOLD for $425.00
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265

New Orleans La., 2c Blue (62X1). Ample margins to touching frameline at upper left, tied by "New Orleans La. 31 Aug." (1861) circular datestamp on buff circular-rate cover to Acona Miss., part of one side flap missing

VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE NEW ORLEANS 2-CENT BLUE PROVISIONAL ON A CIRCULAR-RATE COVER.

Approximately 30 covers are known with the 2c Blue (27 in Crown census), including circular rates and drop-rate uses. More than half of the covers have stamps without four margins or faults in the stamp or cover.

Ex Cipolla. With 2006 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 5,000.00

CLOSED
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266°

New Orleans La., 2c Red (62X2). Full to large margins except where frameline just shaved at upper right, tied by "New Orleans La. 25 Jan." (1862) circular datestamp on manila wrapper to Memphis Tenn. with original printed circular

VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING CIRCULAR-RATE USE OF THE RARE NEW ORLEANS 2-CENT RED PROVISIONAL. ONLY TEN COVERS ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.

New Orleans postmaster J. L. Riddell prepared provisional stamps in June 1861 and advertised them for sale on June 12th. The 2c Red stamps were printed without the marginal inscription "Usable exclusively in the New Orleans Post Office". The 5c and subsequent 2c Blue printings all have the imprint. It is the accepted theory that the 2c Red stamps were printed first, before Riddell added the imprint, and were withheld from use until January 1862 when the supply of 2c Blue stamps was exhausted. The Crown book lists six 2c Red covers, while Dr. Hubert C. Skinner (Congress Book, 1978) recorded eight covers. We have located ten covers.

Ex Kilbourne. (Image)

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$ 25,000.00

SOLD for $20,000.00
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267

New Orleans La., 5c Ocher (62X3b). Position 10, ample to large margins, horizontally creased and folded over, then tied by "Paid" cancel and "New Orleans La. 3 Sep." (1861) circular datestamp on yellow cover to Gaines Landing Ark., cover with repaired opening tears clear of stamp and postmarks, stamp has sealed tear (not surprising considering half of it has been dangling off the cover for 152 years), still Very Fine and quite remarkable, ex Dr. Skinner, with 2012 P.S.A.G. certificate (Image)

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$ 2,750.00

SOLD for $300.00
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268

New Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Large to huge margins, neat strike of "PD 5 CTS./N.O.P.O." two-line handstamp (which was also used to make provisional envelopes), small corner crease at top right, Very Fine appearance and wonderful strike of the two-line handstamp (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $250.00
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269

New Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Horizontal pair, Positions 35-36, huge to large margins including part imprint at bottom, neat New Orleans circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, a handsome pair and scarce with bottom imprint, with 1953 Miro certificate (Image)

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$ 475.00

SOLD for $550.00
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270

New Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Horizontal strip of three, large margins to in, neat strikes of "Paid" handstamps, few flaws including left stamp sealed tear at top, Fine appearance, ex Boshwit, Scott Retail as pair and a single (Image)

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$ 675.00

SOLD for $200.00
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271

New Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Horizontal pair, ample to large margins, rich color on deeply blued paper, tied by "New Orleans La. 22 Oct." (1861) circular datestamp on fresh cover to Griffin Ga., two flaps with small pieces out, still Very Fine, ex Caspary, Kilbourne and Gimelson, with 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 700.00

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction