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The Peter Sharrer Collection of Confederate Postmasters' Provisionals continued...

Petersburg Va. To Victoria Tex.
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
78   ImagePetersburg Va., 5c Deep Red (65X1). Position 10, enormous margins all around including bottom right corner sheet margins, intense shade and sharp impression, neatly tied by blue Petersburg Va. 5 cts. Dec. 20” (1861) integral-rate circular datestamp on piece, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Hall, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 750.00

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
79   ImagePetersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 5, three large margins including top sheet margin, full at left with every tip of the ornamental frame intact, cancelled by bold blue Petersburg Va. Jan. 19” (1862) circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, ex Weill Brothers’ Stock and Dr. Graves (Argentum”), with 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 750.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
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80 c ImagePetersburg Va., 5c Deep Red (65X1). Position 5, huge margins showing part of adjoining stamp at bottom and right sheet margin, left margin well clear of ornaments, tied by blue Petersburg Va. Oct. 20” circular datestamp with second strike at left on yellow cover with Patterson & Co. (grocer and commission merchant) blue oval cameo corner card, addressed to McFarlands Va.

EXTREMELY FINE STAMP. A BEAUTIFUL CORNER CARD COVER WITH THE PETERSBURG 5-CENT PROVISIONAL.

Ex McCarren. With 1999 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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 E. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $23,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
81 c ImagePetersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 2, large margins to just barely touched, bright color, tied by well-struck Petersburg Va. 5cts. Dec. 20” integral-rate circular datestamp on 1861 folded letter to Blacks & Whites Va.

VERY FINE. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE PETERSBURG POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL TIED BY THE SCARCE DROPPED 5 CTS” INTEGRAL-RATE DATESTAMP.

The Petersburg integral-rate datestamp on this cover is the Dropped 5 cts” variety, in which the value extends below the rim of the circular datestamp.

Ex Caspary and Dr. Green. With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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 2,500.00

SOLD for $3,750.00
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82   ImagePleasant Shade Va., 5c Blue (67X1). Position 4, ample to large margins all around, part of clearly-struck blue Pleasant Shade circular datestamp

EXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS THE FINEST RECORDED OFF-COVER USED EXAMPLE OF THE PLEASANT SHADE POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL.

The Pleasant Shade provisional is far rarer in used condition than unused. There are three singles known on covers (one in the British Library collection) and the unique pair on cover. We record only two examples used off cover: a stamp tied on piece, ex Caspary and Weatherly, and this sound stamp.

Ex Nassau Stamp Company Stock, Weill Brothers’ Stock and Dr. Graves (Argentum”). With 1999 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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 20,000.00

SOLD for $21,000.00
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83 c ImageRaleigh N.C., 5c Red entire (68XU1). Clear strikes of red provisional handstamp and blue Raleigh N.C. Nov. 2” (1861) double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Hillsboro N.C., fresh and Extremely Fine, beautiful cover, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 600.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
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84   ImageRheatown Tenn., 5c Red (69X1). Position 1 in setting, huge margins all around, deep shade, cancelled by part of Rheatown Ten.” circular datestamp, without pen cancel, two minor thin spots that do not detract from appearance

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE RHEATOWN POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL CANCELLED BY THE TOWN MARKING.

Our records of the Rheatown provisional list one unused single, one unused pair, five singles on covers, one pen-cancelled single on a dated piece, and three used singles. Only this stamp and one on cover are cancelled by the town datestamp. All of the other used stamps are cancelled by pen. This is by far the finest stamp off cover, none of which is sound.

Ex Deats and Hall (acquired from Warren H. Colson in 1934). With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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 7,500.00

SOLD for $21,000.00
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85   ImageSalem N.C., 5c Black entire (73XU1). Bold strike of Post Office, Salem, N.C. O. A. Keehln, P.M.” circular handstamp with manuscript Paid 5” C.S.A. rate on yellow cover to Julius A. Lineback, Haw River N.C., full clear strike of Salem N.C. Dec. 2” (1861) circular datestamp

EXTREMELY FINE. THIS IMMACULATE COVER IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL EXTANT.

The addressee, Julius A. Lineback of Haw River and Winston-Salem, N.C., was a member of the marching band attached to the 26th North Carolina Regiment during the Civil War. His papers are located at the University of North Carolina Library (www.lib.unc.edu ).

Illustrated in the Crown book (page 318). This strike is also illustrated in the Scott Catalogue. Signed Colson and Weill. Ex Emerson, Caspary and Lilly. With 2006 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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 1,750.00

SOLD for $5,000.00
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86   ImageSpartanburg S.C., 5c Black (78X1). Square margins, full to large margins, sharp strikes of double-circle and 5” rate handstamps, neat (PA)ID” cancel at right

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS SUPERB STAMP IS THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE RARE SPARTANBURG 5-CENT POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON OR OFF COVER.

We know of only one other cut-square example of the 5c 78X1 provisional, a stained and defective copy on cover. There is also a cut-square copy of 78X3 on cover, ex Caspary.

The footnote to the Scott Catalogue listing states: Most examples of Nos. 78X1- 78X3 are cut round. Cut square examples in sound condition are worth much more.” The only cut-square Spartanburg provisionals in sound condition are this stamp (78X1) and the 78X3 stamp on cover, ex Caspary.

Illustrated in Crown book (page 325). Ex Caspary. With 1956 and 2004 P.F. certificates. Unpriced off cover in Scott. (Image)

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 E. 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $24,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
87 c ImageTalbotton Ga., 10c Black entire (94XU2). Bold strike of large Talbotton Ga. Paid 10” provisional handstamp, clear Talbotton Ga. Jun. 16, 1862” double-circle datestamp on small black-bordered mourning envelope addressed to Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, Vice President of C.S.A., Richmond, Virginia”, docketed on back Susan H. Owen, Talbotton Ga., June 15th/62 Requests a loan of $100 which she desires to have her brother’s remains bro’t home.”, backflap removed as usual for Stephens correspondence, Extremely Fine, an unusually clear strike of the Talbotton provisional marking and an attractive mourning cover to Vice President Stephens, the distance between Talbotton and Richmond is well over the 500-mile limit for the 5c rate, ex Ballard, with 2009 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 1,000.00

SOLD for $2,800.00
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88   ImageUniontown Ala., 5c Green on Gray Blue (86X3). Position 3, large margins all around, sharp impression on deeply blued paper, cancelled by Uniontown Ala. circular datestamp

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE UNIONTOWN POSTMASTER’S 5-CENT PROVISIONAL ON GRAY BLUE PAPER.

Ex Hind and Hall. With 2002 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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 3,250.00

SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

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