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Confederate States Stamps and Postal History continued...

Postmasters' Provisionals, New Orleans La. continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2070   ImageNew Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Margins clear to just touching frame in two corners, clear strike of Baton Rouge "STEAM" straightline (4mm height), Fine and scarce (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $275.00
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2071 c ImageNew Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Position 37, full to huge margins incl. "(N)ew Orlean(s)" portion of imprint at bottom, cancelled by bold "Paid" handstamp and tied by "New Orleans La. 19 Sep." (1861) circular datestamp on buff cover to Osyka Miss., some minor left side flap erosion from opening where barely reduced, Very Fine, scarce with the imprint on cover, with 2006 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $275.00
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2072 c ImageNew Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Two, large margins to just touched incl. one with "(usa)ble exclusive(ly)" portion of imprint at top, tied by bold "Paid" handstamps, "New Orleans La. 11 Sep." (1861) circular datestamp on cover to Natchez Miss., some wear incl. ink erosion spot at bottom left, otherwise Fine, scarce with the imprint on cover, with 1997 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $325.00
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2073 c ImageNew Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Full to clear margins, tied by "New Orleans La. 23 Nov." (1861) circular datestamp on cover to Terry Depot Miss., endorsed "Mail" at top, forwarded with red "Terry Miss. Nov. 25" circular datestamp (day in manuscript) and "Fwd Due 5cts" which also ties stamp, mended hole and tear on backflap, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
2074 c ImageNew Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Full to clear margins, tied by "New Orleans La. 24 Nov." (1861) circular datestamp on cover to Terry Depot Miss., endorsed "Mail" at top, forwarded with red "Terry Miss. Nov. 25" circular datestamp (day in manuscript) and "Fwd Due 5cts", cover faults incl. tears and part of backflap missing, flaw in top right corner of stamp, appears Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $190.00
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2075 c ImageNew Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Two, both with full margins, tied together by clear strike of "New Orleans La. 13 Oct. (1861)" circular datestamp on yellow corner card cover to Abbeville C.H. S.C., slightly reduced at left, couple small tears on back, otherwise Very Fine, with 2006 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

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 $ 700.00

SOLD for $170.00
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2076 c ImageNew Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Large margins to cut in deeply at top, tied by partly clear strike of "PD 5 CTS/N.O.P.O." two-line provisional handstamp with "J. L. RIDDELL, P.M." straightline and part strike of New Orleans river-mail double-circle datestamp on cover to Port Gibson Miss., clear "Grand Gulf Miss. Sep. 23" (1861) circular datestamp, manuscript "Lafourche" steamboat identification at lower left, cover stained and repaired, still presentable, rare use of provisional handstamp to cancel 5c adhesive, only 12-15 are known, of which four have the Grand Gulf datestamp, this cover was mailed at the New Orleans wharfside post office and was carried up river to Grand Gulf Miss., where it was postmarked again and carried inland to Port Gibson (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,200.00
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2077   ImageNew Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish, Printed on Both Sides (62X4a). Full margins, reverse with split impression in same orientation as front, cancelled by "PD 5 CTS/N.O.P.O." two-line handstamp applied at wharf office, cancelled side with minor scuff at top

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE OF THE RARE PRINTED-ON-BOTH-SIDES VARIETY CANCELLED WITH THE PROVISIONAL HANDSTAMP APPLIED AT THE WHARFSIDE POST OFFICE.

Probably fewer than a dozen examples of the printed on both sides variety exist on either White or Bluish paper. In addition, only 12-15 examples of the 5c adhesive are known cancelled with the provisional handstamp. The combination of the two makes this an important Confederate States and New Orleans rarity.

Ex Dr. Graves and D.K. Collection (Image)

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 $ 3,250.00

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
2078   ImageNew Orleans La., 5c Yellow Brown on Off-White (62X5). Jumbo margins three sides with "ely in the" portion of imprint at bottom, ample at top, cancelled by bold "New Orleans La. 11 Dec." circular datestamp, tiny edge tears and couple shallow thins, Extremely Fine appearance, with 2009 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

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 $ 250.00

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
2079 c ImageNew Orleans La., 5c Yellow Brown on Off-White (62X5). Large margins to ample at bottom, tied by "New Orleans La. 3 Dec." (1861) circular datestamp on yellow cover to Wilmington N.C., manuscript "due 5" and "5" handstamps for over-500 miles rate, Very Fine, Dec. 3 is the earliest recorded date of use of the Third Printing, ex Hall, with 2009 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $650.00
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2080   ImageNew Orleans La., 5c Red-and-Brown on White (62X6). Large margins, mixture of Red and Brown inks, bold strike of New Orleans circular datestamp, torn in half and thinned (repaired)

VERY FINE AND ATTRACTIVE APPEARANCE DESPITE REPAIRS. THIS IS THE DISCOVERY COPY OF THE HYBRID RED AND BROWN ERROR, WHICH PROVES THAT THE 5-CENT RED COLOR ERRORS RESULTED FROM COMPLICATIONS IN MIXING INKS.

There is only one true color error among all Southern Postmasters' Provisionals: the New Orleans 5c Red, which is found on both White and Bluish papers.

In his 1978 Congress Book article, Dr. Hubert C. Skinner theorized that either "too much red ink was introduced onto the platen in blending the brown ink or the components of the ink separated while the press was idle for a time." This, he speculated, "produced a mottled impression on a very few sheets" and "would have been corrected as soon as the rollers passed across the platen a few times re-mixing or blending the ink." The discovery of the hybrid Red-and-Brown stamp (the stamp offered here) confirmed Dr. Skinner's theory. The ink mixture error had to have occurred more than once, because the stamps on White paper were printed in June, and the stamps on Blue paper were printed in August.

Our records contain the following examples of the 5c Red error: White Paper (62X6): 1) Unused with traces of gum, ex Ferrary, Hind, Brooks (not seen publicly since 1943), 2) "DUE (3cts)" straightline, partly rebacked over thins, ex Caspary, Lilly, Kilbourne and D.K., 3) Cut in at bottom, tied by "Paid" straightline on part of cover to Mrs. Wm. Reynaud, Baton Rouge, photo by Hiram Deats in P.F. files, 4) Mixture of Red and Brown, corner strike of circular datestamp, partly rebacked over thins and tear, ex D.K., the stamp offered here, Blue Paper (62X7): 5) Dec. 4 circular datestamp, thin spots and small repair, ex Crocker, Felton and D.K., 6) Sep. 17 circular datestamp, small faults, ex Ferrary, Hind, Lilly and D.K., 7) Position 1, "Paid" and part datestamp, thinned with small nicks at left, ex Caspary, Dr. Skinner and D.K.

Ex D.K. Collection. Scott value as the normal 62X6 (Image)

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 $ 14,000.00

CLOSED
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