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The Brandon Collection, Part 1: Postmasters' Provisionals continued...

Mobile Ala. thru New Orleans La. continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
311 c ImageNashville Tenn., 5c Violet Brown (61X5). Full margins to slightly in at bottom, unusually intense shade, affixed over U.S. 3c Red on Buff Nesbitt entire (U10) and tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Oct. 14, 1861" circular datestamp, matching "Paid" straightline, printed address to David Cleage in Athens Tenn., embossed Planter's Bank return card on back

VERY FINE COVER BEARING THE 5-CENT VIOLET BROWN NASHVILLE PROVISIONAL AFFIXED OVER AN OBSOLETE 3-CENT UNITED STATES ENTIRE.

Dietz backstamp (Image)

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 $ 4,250.00

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
312   ImageNashville Tenn., 10c Green (61X6). Large top and bottom margins, full at left and slightly irregular but clear at right, intense color, tied to small piece of cover by unusually clear strike of "Nashville Ten. Jul. 27, 1861" circular datestamp

VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT NASHVILLE PROVISIONAL WITH A CLEAR JULY 27, 1861 NASHVILLE TOWN CANCEL. THIS IS THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE OF THE 10-CENT.

Only approximately 25 examples of the 10c Nashville are known, most of which are faulty. A review using Power Search and our Levi records reveals how rare this stamp is with any sort of identifiable dated cancel. We located only one other off-cover example with a recognizable date (also July 27). The six recorded full covers with 61X6 are all dated in August or September.

Ex Caspary (Image)

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 $ 7,500.00

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
313 c ImageNashville Tenn., 5c Blue entire (61XU1). Clear strike of provisional handstamp with bold strike of blue "Nashville Ten. Jul. 7, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Lenoir N.C., scattered toning spots and slightly reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine and rare, only approximately twelve are known (Image)

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 $ 900.00

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
314 c ImageNashville Tenn., 10c on 5c Blue entire (61XU2). Blue "Nashville T. Paid 5" in circle with matching "10" struck over value on red and blue 11-Star Confederate Flag patriotic cover to Austin Tex., Nashville stationer's imprint, mostly clear blue "Nashville Ten. Jul. 2, 1861" circular datestamp, slightly reduced at right, tiny soiled spot at top

VERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED CONFEDERATE PATRIOTIC WITH THE RE-RATED NASHVILLE PROVISIONAL MARKINGS.

Ex Rudy and Boshwit (Image)

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 E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
315 c ImageNew Orleans La., 2c Blue (62X1). Margins all around, deep rich color, tied by "New Orleans La. 31 Aug." (1861) circular datestamp on dark buff cover to Pleasant Hill La., with "New Orleans Commercial Intelligencer and Merchant's Transcript" prices current dated Aug. 31, slight cover wrinkling and missing backflap

VERY FINE. A CHOICE FOUR-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT BLUE NEW ORLEANS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON A CIRCULAR RATE COVER.

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

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 $ 4,250.00

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
316 c ImageNew Orleans La., 2c Blue (62X1). Five singles arranged as a horizontal strip, mostly clear margins, small flaws which accompanying certificate states are from being lifted and replaced, left stamp small repair at bottom but all stamps originate, bold strikes of "Paid" straightline handstamp tie stamps together and to cover (between stamps and at left), "New Orleans La. 26 Jul." (1861) circular datestamp on yellow cover to Hartsville Tenn., paying the 10c over-500 miles rate, edgewear and small cover repair at lower right

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED COVERS WITH FIVE NEW ORLEANS 2-CENT BLUE PROVISIONAL STAMPS. AN EXCEPTIONAL RARITY.

Our records contain four covers franked with three or more 2c Blue New Orleans Provisional stamps -- two with five stamps, one with three stamps and a 5c Red Brown provisional, and one with three stamps, as follows:

1) Horizontal strip of five, tied by Oct. 12 (1861) New Orleans circular datestamp to Augusta Ga., paying over-500 miles 10c rate, ex Caspary and Meroni

2) Five singles, tied by "Paid" straightlines, Jul. 26 (1861) New Orleans circular datestamp, to Hartsville Tenn., paying over-500 miles 10c rate, the cover offered here, ex Hessel

3) Three singles and 5c Red Brown (62X4), tied by "Paid" straightlines, New Orleans Oct. 1 (1861) circular datestamp, to Orange C.H. Va., paying over-500 miles 10c rate (1c overpayment), ex Seybold, Needham, Grant, Dr. Skinner and D.K. collection (Siegel Sale 1022, lot 1078)

4) Three singles, tied by Dec. 1 (1861) New Orleans circular datestamp, to Woodville Miss., paying 5c under-500 miles rate (1c overpayment), ex Emerson, Caspary, Muzzy, Siegel 1970 Rarities and Kilbourne (Siegel Sale 815, lot 110)

Ex Hessel. With 1976 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $11,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
317 ng ImageNew Orleans La., 2c Red (62X2). Horizontal pair, unused (no gum), ample to large margins, right stamp vertical crease and Very Fine appearance, left stamp Extremely Fine Gem, ex Hessel (Image)

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 $ 475.00

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
318   ImageNew Orleans La., 2c Red (62X2). Deep shade, tied by part strike of New Orleans circular datestamp on drop cover front only to Miss. Susanne Bein in New Orleans

VERY FINE. A RARE USE OF THE 2-CENT RED NEW ORLEANS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON A DROP COVER FRONT. WE RECORD ONLY TEN FULL COVERS.

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 plus this front.

Ex Worthington, Shenfield and Weatherly. "New England Stamp Company, 3/9/07" notation on back. With 1972 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail for full cover $25,000.00 (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
319 c ImageNew Orleans La., 5c Brown on White (62X3). Four singles, margins essentially all around, tied by two strikes of "New Orleans La. 7 Dec." (1861) circular datestamp on blue cover to Bonham Tex., original thick letter enclosure datelined Nov. 30, reduced at left, couple tiny stamp flaws and right stamp corner crease from heavy enclosure, Very Fine appearing and scarce double-weight over-500 miles use to Texas (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
320 c ImageNew Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Two singles, both with large left margins, ample to touched other sides, tied by "New Orleans La. 23 Sep." (1861) circular datestamp and between stamps by two strikes of "Paid" straightline on orange-buff cover to Liberty Hill S.C., reduced at left, slight gum staining at left edges of stamps, otherwise Very Fine over-500 miles use (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
321 c ImageNew Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Enormous margins all around, deep rich color on strongly blued paper, tied by "Southern Express Co. New Orleans Oct. 27" (1861) double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Memphis Tenn., City Hotel embossed oval corner card, manuscript "Important, Paid 2/-" express charge (two bits, or 25c), blue pencil express notation, with original enclosure from a merchant in New Orleans on business, opened a bit irregularly along top

EXTREMELY FINE. A VERY RARE USE OF THE NEW ORLEANS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON A SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY COVER.

Due to the disruption of rail lines and mail service, and the absence of a Confederate registration system, merchants turned to expresses for urgent or valuable letters. However, examples of postmasters' provisionals used to pay the required postage on express letters are rare.

Ex Emerson and Hall. Illustrated in Special Routes book (p. 190) (Image)

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 E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

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