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Civil War and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History continued...

Postmasters Provisionals: Lexington Va. thru Millidgeville Ga. continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
3143 c ImageMarietta Ga., 5c Black entire (54XU4). Clear strikes of all provisional markings including "Marietta Ga." double-circle control, "Paid" in oval and "5", as well as "Marietta Geo. Jul. 19" circular datestamp on cover Montgomery Ala., stained at left far from the markings which are Extremely Fine, a rare entire, Power Search does not list another example (Image)

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 $ 2,000.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
3144   ImageMarion Va., 5c Black (55X1). Large margins to in at right, tied to small piece by bold strike of "PAID" straightline handstamp, small toned spot on piece does not affect the stamp in any way

FRESH AND FINE EXAMPLE OF THE MARION, VIRGINIA, 5-CENT POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL.

The Marion Va. 5c and 10c provisional stamps, with their distinctive "Check" label at top, were issued by Postmaster James H. Francis in 1861. The stamps were printed in two steps: first, the typeset form containing the border and words "P. Office, Marion, Va., Check. Paid" was impressed; then the value, "5" or "10" was handstamped on the blank center. Postmaster Francis described his stamps in a January 1880 letter to August Dietz, and he offered to make more from the "die" which he still possessed. Various "reprints" made from the typeset form were made by John W. Scott, including 2c, 15c and 20c values that have never been seen genuinely used.

Genuine Marion provisional stamps are extremely rare. Our records and the Calhoun census contain a total of 11 examples of the 5c, including 4 covers (one of which is in the British Library's Tapling collection), 3 stamps remaining on pieces, 3 used off cover and an unused example on bluish paper (of uncertain status, but counted in our census)

Illustrated in Crown survey on p. 200. With 1956 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 7,500.00

SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
3145   ImageMemphis Tenn., Postmaster's Provisionals (56X1-56X2, 56XU1-56XU3). Group of eight items, 2c Blue including single and cracked plate pair, two singles of 5c Red stamp in different shades, also an additional example on large full corner of cover tied by Memphis circular datestamp, 56XU1-56XU3 present as cut squares, some minor flaws but overall Fine group, Scott Retail for the stamps alone $1,500.00, the envelope items priced at $9,000.00 as full entires (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
3146   ImageMemphis Tenn., 2c Blue (56X1). Three ample margins, clear at left, bright color, neat Memphis circular datestamp cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 1,250.00

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
3147   ImageMemphis Tenn., 2c Blue (56X1). Large margins to in, tied by Memphis circular datestamp on small piece, some slight wrinkling, Fine, scarce used stamp, ex Dr. Brandon (Image)

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 $ 1,250.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
3148 c ImageMemphis Tenn., 5c Red (56X2). Horizontal pair, large margins to just in, showing part of adjacent stamps at left and bottom, tied by "Memphis Ten. Oct. 2, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Georgetown S.C., small repair at top right edge of cover and some overall soiling, otherwise Fine, only eight pairs recorded on cover, ex Hall, with 1993 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

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 $ 4,000.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
3149 c ImageMemphis Tenn., 5c Red (56X2). Two, slightly different shades, each with margins to slightly in, tied together by "Memphis Ten. Sep. 1, 1861" circular datestamp on folded letter from London, England, to Petersburg Va., datelined "London 9 Aug. 1861" and in same hand at top left is the sender's ship-name directive "Canada" (Cunard Line steamship)

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE ACROSS-THE-LINES COVER FROM ENGLAND TO PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, VIA MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. PROBABLY CARRIED BY ADAMS EXPRESS FROM BOSTON TO MEMPHIS.

This letter from London, England, was carried by the Cunarder Canada, which left from Liverpool on August 10, 1861, and arrived at Boston August 23. All express mail between the North and South was banned after August 26, 1861, but this arrived in time to cross the lines. Our theory is that a bundle of letters addressed to the South, including this one, was sent in a package from England to the Adams office in Boston, thereby avoiding individual ship postage charges. At Boston, the package or individual letters under cover were sent south to Memphis and posted there as normal C.S.A. mail. Only three express covers with Adams Boston markings are recorded, an oddly small number, which leads us to speculate that the Boston office packaged multiple letters and shipped them south, rather than individually.

Ex Caspary. With 1983 P.F. certificate identifying the origin as London England. Scott Retail for pair on cover $4,000.00 (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3150 c ImageMemphis Tenn., 5c Red entire (56XU1). Rich color, cancelled by "Memphis Ten. Jan. ?" (1862) circular datestamp to Arkansas, two flaps added, some soiling, otherwise Fine, ex Seybold and Boshwit (Image)

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 $ 3,000.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
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3151 c ImageMemphis Tenn., 5c Red entire (56XU1). Rich color, cancelled by "Memphis Ten. Jul. 11, 1861" circular datestamp, addressed to Friars Point Miss., edge faults including small repair at top right corner which does not affect the indicia (nearly all we have seen are faulty to some degree), Fine appearance, ex Kaplan (Image)

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 $ 3,000.00

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
3152 c ImageMilledgeville Ga., 5c, 10c Black entires (57XU1, 57XU5). Four covers, two of each including unused 57XU5 (both Ty. I), typical faults including tears or flaps missing and one with repair into town datestamp, overall Fine and scarce group, one P.F. certificate accompanies (Image)

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 $ 1,925.00

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

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