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Confederate States Stamps and Covers, United States Postal History, General Foreign Stamps and Cover continued...

Confederate States: Postmasters Provisionals: Mobile thur Victoria continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
643 c ImageTuscumbia Ala., 5c Black entire (84XU1). Clear strike with "Tuscumbia Ala. Nov. 22" circular datestamp on cover to Richland Ark., endorsed "Via Little Rock" at bottom left, Very Fine and rare, ex Brown and Gunter, only eight are recorded in the Crown survey (Image)

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 2,250.00

SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
644 c ImageUniontown Ala., 5c Green on Gray Blue (86X3). Position 2, the only one of four positions with Lobe ornaments at top and Loop ornaments at bottom, close margins all around, tied by usual light strike of Uniontown Ala. circular datestamp on brown cover to Montgomery Ala., slight edge wear

A VERY FINE AND ATTRACTIVE COVER FROM THE COBBS CORRESPONDENCE. ONLY NINE COVERS WITH THE UNIONTOWN 5-CENT GREEN ON GRAY BLUE PAPER ARE RECORDED IN THE CROWN CENSUS.

Although the Scott Catalogue does not distinguish between types, the distinctive typography of Position 2 should qualify it as a major variety of Uniontown provisionals.

Ex Ferrary, Hind, Hall and Gross. (Image)

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 10,000.00

SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
645 ng ImageVictoria Tex., 5c Red Brown on Green (88X1). Unused (no gum), huge margins at bottom and right -- presumably from the corner of the sheet -- clear to touching at top and left, bright color, some light chipping of the surface coating and small natural paper bubble at right, neither of which are mentioned on the accompanying certificate

VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE VICTORIA 5-CENT POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. WE RECORD ONLY FIVE EXAMPLES, ALL UNUSED.

The five recorded examples of the 5-cent Victoria include: 1) Extremely Fine original gum copy with top right margins, ex Hall, Ferrary and Hind, currently in the D.K. Collection, 2) top-left margin stamp described as having original gum, ex Hessel ("small faults"), 3) original-gum stamp with vertical crease, ex Kilbourne, Lilly and Caspary, 4) left-margin uncancelled stamp, ex Steves (P.F. photo files), and 5) the stamp offered here, from a recent find. No cancelled Victoria 5c stamps or on-cover examples are known.

Illustrated in Linn's Stamp News article in 2008. With 2007 C.S.A. certificate as "Genuine" (Image)

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 17,500.00

SOLD for $11,500.00
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646 ng ImageVictoria Tex., 10c Red Brown on Green (88X2). Unused (no gum), tight but clear margins to just touched at left, bright paper and clear impression, thinned at center and horizontal crease ending in small tear at left

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE VICTORIA 10-CENT POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL, OF WHICH THREE ARE UNUSED.

Our records contain five examples of the Victoria 10c Type I (large thin numerals): 1) Mar. 30, 1863 cover to J. San Roman, ex Kilbourne, Brooks, Weatherly, 2) Jun. 23 (1863) cover to C. Hellenkamp, ex Caspary and Muzzy, 3) Unused stamp with small repair, ex Hessel, 4) a severely damaged stamp with one third of lower right missing when discovered by A. Steves (P.F. photo files), and 5) unused from a recent find, the stamp offered here.

Illustrated in Linn's Stamp News article in 2008. With 2007 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

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 22,500.00

SOLD for $11,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

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