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Postmaster's Provisionals - 3c Nashville & Albany to Canton
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1121 |
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4AX1 |
 Confederacy, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 3¢ carmine. Position 2, without gum as usual, clear to large margins, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott No. 4AX1; $350. (Image1) |
Scott $350
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1122 |
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3XU1 |
 Confederacy, Albany, Ga., 1861, 5¢ greenish blue. Excellent strike on amber cover to Savannah with clear Albany, Ga./Feb 10, 1862 cds in matching greenish blue ink, includes a short business
letter; small repair at lower left, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 3XU1; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1123 |
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5X1 |
 Confederacy, Athens, Ga., 1861, 5¢ purple. Type II, clear margins to touched at bottom, deep rich color, without gum, Fine, with 1961 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 5X1; $1,000. (Image1) |
Scott $1,000
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1124 |
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5X1 |
 Confederacy, Athens, Ga., 1861, 5¢ purple. Type II, huge margins except clear at bottom right, beautiful color and impression, tied by circular grid cancel on orange piece, Very Fine.
Scott No. 5X1; $1,750. (Image1) |
Scott $1,750
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1125 |
o |
5X1 |
 Confederacy, Athens, Ga., 1861, 5¢ purple. Type I, four full margins, lightly cancelled, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 5X1; $1,750. (Image1) |
Scott $1,750
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1126 |
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5X1 |
 Confederacy, Athens, Ga., 1861, 5¢ purple. Horizontal pair, Types I-II, margins to touched, tied by grid cancel and "Athens Ga., Paid, Oct 15" 1861 cds, additional strike at left on pink
lavender cover addressed to Lamar Cobb, Sergt. Major, 16th Regt Ga. Vol., care Howell Cob at Richmond Va., pencil "Athens, Oct 14th 1861" docketing at left, Very Fine and choice, ex-Hart, Walske, with 1982 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 5X1; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
ONE OF THE FINEST COVERS BEARING A PAIR OF THE ATHENS GA. POSTMASTERS PROVISIONAL. THIS TYPE I-II COMBINATION REFLECTS THE TWO-SUBJECT WOODCUT ENGRAVING.
The Athens two-subject
woodcut engraving showing the small "Paid" at left and large "Paid" at right. Lamar was a son of Howell Cobb (1815-1868). Howell married Mary Ann Lamar, daughter of Colonel Zachariah Lamar of Milledgeville Ga., by whom he had
12 children. (Image1) |
Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1127 |
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5X1 |
 Confederacy, Athens, Ga., 1861, 5¢ purple. Type I, huge margins to full, tied by open grid, matching "Athens Ga. Dec." cds on 1861 cover to Savannah Ga., docketed "Dr. R.D. Moore,
Decr. 17th 1861" at left; cover expertly repaired, Very Fine appearance, ex-John R. Hill Jr.
Scott No. 5X1; $2,500. (Image1) |
Scott $2,500
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1128 |
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5X2 |
 Confederacy, Athens, Ga., 1861, 5¢ red. Type II, large margin at left to barely touched, bright color, neat open grid cancel; tiny surface scuff to the left of the "C" in
"Crawford", Fine appearance and rare, with 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 5X2; $5,750.
ONE OF ONLY TWELVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE ATHENS 5¢ RED PROVISIONAL, ONLY THREE OF WHICH ARE OFF-COVER USED EXAMPLES.
According to the Crown census, there are seven recorded covers and an additional half-cover bearing the 5¢ red, which are all dated in March or April 1862. In addition to these 8, there is one mint original gum example and three used
off-cover examples. (Image1) |
Scott $5,750
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1129 |
o |
5X2 |
 Confederacy, Athens, Ga., 1861, 5¢ red. Type I, clear to large margins except touched at left, strong bright color and impression, neat open grid cancel, Fine and rare, ex-Ferrary,
Felton, with 1989 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 5X2; $5,750.
ONE OF ONLY TWELVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE ATHENS 5¢ RED PROVISIONAL, ONLY THREE OF WHICH ARE OFF-COVER USED EXAMPLES.
According to the Crown census,
there are seven recorded covers and an additional half-cover bearing the 5¢ red, which are all dated in March or April 1862. In addition to these 8, there is one mint original gum example and three used off-cover examples. (Image1) |
Scott $5,750
SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1130 |
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6XU2 |
 Confederacy, Atlanta, Ga., 1861, 5¢ black. Handstamp with "Augusta, Ga., Jun 3, 1861" cds on cover to Miss Jennie Griffin in Bainbridge, Georgia, care Capt. Griffin; slightly reduced at
left and few edge nicks, Fine, a very early use.
Scott No. 6XU2; $1,000. (Image1) |
Scott $1,000
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1131 |
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11X1 |
 Confederacy, Baton Rouge, La., 1861, 2¢ green. Full margins to just touched, bright color; sealed diagonal tear at left touches the word "Baton", without gum, Very Fine appearance,
ex-Ferrary (purple trefoil on back).
Scott No. 11X1; $8,250.
A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 2¢ BATON ROUGE POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL, ONLY FOUR EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED.
None of the four unused examples of
the Baton Rouge 2¢ provisional are sound, including one with the "McCcrmick" error (11X1a). (Image1) |
Scott $8,250
SOLD for $5,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1132 |
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11X2 |
 Confederacy, Baton Rouge, La., 1861, 5¢ green & carmine. Border type A, Position 3, three huge margins including portion of adjacent stamp at bottom and top sheet margin, right margin added and
portions of design drawn in, tied by "Baton Rouge La." cds on small buff piece, Very Fine appearance, with 2002 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11X2; $1,400. (Image1) |
Scott $1,400
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1133 |
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11X2 |
 Confederacy, Baton Rouge, La., 1861, 5¢ green & carmine. Border Type C, Pos. 5, huge margins including top right corner sheet margins, tied by "Baton Rouge La. Oct. 10, 1861" cds on light
yellow cover to New Orleans La.; 5¢ with trivial margin nick at bottom right, minor cosmetic cover restoration, an Extremely Fine stamp and usage, ex-Caspary, Freeland, Hill, featured in the 1986 Dietz catalogue.
Scott No.
11X2; $5,000.
A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE CORNER MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 5¢ BATON ROUGE POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL WITH MALTESE CROSS BORDER.
This corner margin copy is significant, as it shows the wide dimensions of the printed
background border in the sheet margin. (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Scott $5,000
SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1134 |
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11X3 |
 Confederacy, Baton Rouge, La., 1861, 5¢ green & carmine. Large margins three sides, just clear at left, deep rich colors, light cds town cancel, faint diagonal crease, Very Fine appearance,
ex-Weill Brother's Stock, with clear 1990 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 11X3; $4,000.
A RARE OFF-COVER EXAMPLE OF THE BATON ROUGE POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL WITH CRISS-CROSS BORDER. (Image1) |
Scott $4,000
SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1135 |
|
11X3 |
 Confederacy, Baton Rouge, La., 1861, 5¢ green & carmine. Large even margins all around, tied by partial "Baton Rouge La. Dec 9, 1861" cds on orange buff cover to L. H. Reynaud of New
Orleans La.; cover has minor scuff spots and small edge tears, vertical folds well clear of stamp, most of backflap removed, an Extremely Fine stamp, ex-Hussman, Worthington, Caspary, Skinner and D.K. Collection, with 2001 P.F.
certificate.
Scott No. 11X3; $10,000.
ONE OF ONLY 11 RECORDED ON COVER USAGES OF THE BATON ROUGE 5¢ CRISS-CROSS BORDER STAMP, THIS BEING ONE OF ONLY TWO WITH A FOUR-MARGIN STAMP.
The Crown census records only eleven
covers, all of which are single frankings. Only two covers have four-margin stamps with almost all covers having minor faults or flaps removed. The addressee, L. H. Reynaud, was a member of the prominent Reynaud-Favrot family of New Orleans. (Image1) |
Scott $10,000
SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1136 |
|
14XU1 |
 Confederacy, Canton, Miss., 1861, 5¢ black. Bold strike of "PAID, 5, P" star in circle provisional handstamp and "Canton Miss. Oct 5, 1861" cds on cover to Fulton Miss.; some edge
restoration and overall wear, still Very Fine strike of, Fine and scarce Canton Star in Circle provisional entire, with 1992 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 14XU1; $4,000.
The "P" in center of the star is the initial
of Postmaster William Priestly. (Image1) |
Scott $4,000
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Postmaster's Provisionals - Charleston to Milledgeville
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1137 |
o |
16X1 |
 Confederacy, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue. Type E, neat "Charleston S.C., Oct 27, 1861" town cancel, large margins with outer frame lines all around; light horizontal creases, Very
Fine appearance, very few of the Charleston Provisionals extant are sound.
Scott No. 16X1; $800. (Image1) |
Scott $800
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1138 |
|
16X1 |
 Confederacy, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue. Margins large to just in at lower right and top, tied by neat strike of "Charleston, S.C., Oct 11, 1861" cds on cover to Camden, S.C., with
red "Office of the Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph, Main Guard House, Charleston, S.C." imprint; cover with expertly restoration mostly along top edge, Very Fine appearance, illustrated in Calhoun book (page 76).
Scott
No. 16X1; Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
A WONDERFUL CHARLESTON POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL USAGE ON COVER WITH A FIRE ALARM AND POLICE TELEGRAPH IMPRINT.
The Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph system was installed in Charleston by
John Nelson Gamewell, a Camden S.C. postmaster and telegraph operator who purchased rights to the system in 1855 (the Gamewell Fire Alarm Company still exists). The first city to use a telegraph system to transmit fire and police alarms was
Boston in 1852, followed by Philadelphia in 1855, and St. Louis, Baltimore and New Orleans between 1858 and 1860. The city of Charleston started discussions about using Gamewell's system as early as 1855, but apparently decided against it. In
August 1860, the Charleston Courier reported that Gamewell was visiting the city again to demonstrate his product. On September 4th, the city council reviewed a detailed proposal from Gamewell, specifying the locations of the telegraph alarms
(Charleston Courier, September 6, 1860), and shortly thereafter the city entered into a contract with him. Then in April 3, 1861, Charleston Courier reported that the system was operational. Exactly two months after this cover was mailed to
Camden S.C., a fire broke out at a window blind and sash factory located at East Bay and Hasell Streets. It was reported to have been caused by a group of slaves who were gathered around a campfire. The fire quickly spread southwest and destroyed
about 15% of the city before it was finally extinguished. Some sources say that efforts to control the fire were impeded by the fact that so many firemen had left to fight in the Confederate army. Robert E. Lee was in Charleston that night and
observed the conflagration from the balcony of the Mills House hotel before its proximity forced him to leave. (Image1) |
Est. $4,000-6,000
SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1139 |
|
16X1 |
 Confederacy, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue. Group of three, one unused and two used, later with one cancelled by part of cds and other by double-circle datestamp, unused large margins, used with
large margins to touched; each with faults, Fine and scarce trio.
Scott No. 16X1; $3,000. (Image1) (Image2)
|
Scott $3,000
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1140 |
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18XU1 |
 Confederacy, Columbia, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue. Clear bold strike of provisional oval handstamp and matching "Columbus, S.C., 18 Oct" cds and "Paid" straightline on orange cover
addressed to Concord N.C., Very Fine.
Scott No. 18XU1; $900. (Image1) |
Scott $900
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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