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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Civil War: Confederate Postmasters Provisionals
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1593 c ImageAthens Ga., 5c Purple (5X1). Two, both Type I, large to huge margins, rich color (one with reddish ink), grid cancels, "Athens Ga. Paid Jan. 3" (1862) circular datestamp on cover to Yorktown Va., Cobb correspondence, left stamp light corner crease, some light toning at top left

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A SUPERB DOUBLE-RATE FRANKING WITH THE ATHENS PROVISIONAL.

Ex Hall. With 2007 P.F. certificate. Scott value for a pair on cover is $7,500.00 (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1594 c ImageAthens Ga., 5c Purple, Tete-Beche Pair (5X1a). Types I and II in foot-to-foot vertical pair, large margins to in at right of one where piece out, unusual dark line of printing color towards top of the left stamp, cancelled by grid, "Athens Ga. Paid Nov. 14" circular datestamp with high "a" of "Ga." on cover to Capt. George Hillyer, 9th Regiment Georgia Vol., Manassas Va., cover professionally restored and cleaned, stamps professionally cleaned

FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE ATHENS PROVISIONAL TETE-BECHE VARIETY. THIS IS THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE ON COVER.

Only four post offices are known to have produced tete-beche provisional varieties: Athens, Macon, Memphis and Nashville. In each case the tete-beche multiple was created by the work-and-turn printing method, as opposed to an inverted cliche among subjects on the plate. All are extremely rare. Of the Athens 5c tete-beche, our records contain four covers, three of which are listed in Crown

1) Nov. 14 (1861) to Capt. George Hillyer, the cover offered here

2) Nov. 25 (1861) to Dr. E. D. Newton, ex Brooks, Jack Solomon, and D.K. Collection (Siegel Sale 1022, lot 1005, realized $15,000 hammer)

3) Dec. 2 (1861) to Capt. Porter King, ex Brooks, Weatherly, Kilbourne and D.K. Collection (Siegel Sale 1022, lot 1005, realized $17,500 hammer)

4) Jan. 6 (1862) to A. H. Stephens, ex Ferrary

There are three additional off-cover tete-beche pairs: 1) large margins, ex Caspary; 2) severely cut into (Siegel Sale 280); and 3) top of Type II clipped off down to oval, originally on a cover to Dr. E. D. Newton, ex Walcott, the pair was removed and offered off cover in the Meroni sale.

With 2013 C.S.A. certificate. (Image)

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 $ 20,000.00

CLOSED
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1595 c ImageBaton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine (11X2). Large margins to just touched, tied by light strike of "Baton Rouge La. Jan. 30" (1862) circular datestamp on cover to a member of the Delta Rifles, 4th Regiment La. Volunteers at Berwick City La., missing top flap, stamp with some translucencies from gum, vertical file fold well away from stamp, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

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 $ 5,000.00

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1596 c ImageCharleston S.C., 5c Blue (16X1). Ample to large margins showing large part of dividing lines, tied by "Charleston S.C. Dec. 11, 1861" circular datestamp on small cover to Abbeville C.H. S.C., closed cover tear at right edge, otherwise Very Fine, ex Warren (Image)

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 $ 2,500.00

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
1597 c ImageCharleston S.C., 5c Blue entire (16XU1). Bold "Charleston S.C. Sep. 14, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Flat Rock N.C., expert repaired tears at top left corner and at top barely into datestamp, backflap reattached, Extremely Fine appearance, a remarkably fresh and attractive example of this rare press-printed provisional entire, ex Felton (Image)

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 $ 1,750.00

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1598 c ImageCharleston S.C., 5c Blue on Amber entire (16XU2). Woodcut press-printed provisional at upper right, bold strike of "Charleston S.C. Oct. 11, 1861" circular datestamp and used to Greenville S.C., some slight wrinkling and staining not affecting the indicia or datestamp, Fine (Image)

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 $ 2,250.00

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1599 c ImageColumbia S.C., 5c Blue entire (18XU1). Clear strike of the provisional marking, "Columbia S.C. 15 ?" circular datestamp and "Paid" handstamp on cover to Anderson C.H., large sealed tear on front and slightly cleaned, Very Fine appearance (Image)

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 $ 900.00

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1600 ng ImageFredericksburg Va., 10c Red on Thin Bluish (26X2). Unused (no gum), large margins all around, few small flaws often associated with this fragile paper, Very Fine appearance, only approximately 35 copies known and most have faults, none are known genuinely used (Image)

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 $ 2,250.00

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1601 c ImageJackson Miss., 5c Black entire (43XU1). Beautifully bold strike of provisional handstamp, "Jackson Miss. Jun. 5" (1861) circular datestamp on buff cover to New Orleans, Carroll Hoy correspondence, couple staple holes as typical for this correspondence including one in datestamp, Very Fine, ex Dr. Brandon (Image)

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 $ 750.00

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1602 c ImageKnoxville Tenn., 5c Black entire (47XU5). Provisional handstamp with "5" above "Paid", pencil manuscript "Due 5" on homemade cover to Christianburg Va., no town postal markings as almost always, original Oct. 4, 1861 enclosure a notarized demand for payment from Exchange & Deposit Bank Knoxville, some minor soiling and missing backflap, otherwise Very Fine example of this rare provisional entire, the Crown survey contains only five examples and there are probably not more than a half-dozen more, with 1987 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

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 $ 1,500.00

CLOSED
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1603 c ImageLake City Fla., 10c Black entire (96XU1). Provisional handstamp with "E. R. Ives" straightline handstamp on bottom flap, "Lake City Fla. Apr. 14" circular datestamp, on cover to Sparta Ga., minor wear. Fine and rare, only six are recorded in Crown (four from this correspondence). Ex Dr. Agre and Dr. Brandon, with 1987 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

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 $ 3,500.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

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