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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Civil War: Confederate Postmasters Provisionals, cont. continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1623 c ImagePetersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 6 with missing comma after "Petersburg," ample to clear margins, completely sound, tied by blue "Petersburg Va. Oct. 9" (1861) circular datestamp on cover to Paul C. Cameron at Company & Shops P.O. N.C., Very Fine, from an original correspondence and never offered to the market before, for information on the Cameron family see http://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00133/ (Image)

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 $ 2,500.00

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
1624 c ImagePetersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 4, ample margins to cut in at top left, small flaws including light pre-use diagonal crease and tiny tear at top, tied by blue "Petersburg Va. Jan. 18" (1862) circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Paul C. Cameron at "N.C.R.R. Company 'Shops' P.O. No. Carolina", appears Fine, interesting use to a railroad address, from an original correspondence and offered to the market for the first time, for information on the Cameron family see http://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00133/ (Image)

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 $ 2,500.00

SOLD for $600.00
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1625 c ImageRaleigh N.C., 5c Red entire (68XU1). Clear strike of provisional handstamp, blue "Raleigh N.C. Sep. 17, 1861" double-circle datestamp on illustrated Thomas Carter's Garden and Nursery advertising cover to Brinkleyville N.C., wonderful detailed illustration of farmer with plow and bountiful vegetables, original letter enclosure dated Sep. 16 mentions blockade, back and top edge repaired but design is essentially intact, light toning, otherwise Very Fine, one other Raleigh provisional on this advertising cover is contained in our Levi records (ex Kilbourne, Siegel Sale 795, lot 468) (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
1626 c ImageRinggold Ga., 5c Blue Black entire (71XU1). Unusually clear strike of the provisional marking, "Ringgold Geo. Aug. 30" (1861) circular datestamp on cover to Summerville Ga., expertly repaired along edges and thru circular datestamp (parts painted in)

VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE RINGGOLD CONFEDERATE POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL.

The Crown survey and our own records of the Ringgold provisional contain five full entires, one of which is a late use with 5c Local Prints paying postage. A piece is also recorded and there may be a sixth entire.

Ex Emerson, Baldwin (H.R. Harmer Feb. 18, 1963 auction) and Powell. (Image)

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 $ 9,000.00

CLOSED
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1627 c ImageSalem N.C., 5c Black entire (73XU1). Clear 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 Haw River N.C., "Salem N.C. Feb. 18" (1862) circular datestamp, repaired at sides, Very Fine appearance, ex Judd and Dr. Brandon (Image)

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 $ 2,000.00

SOLD for $600.00
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1628 c ImageSelma Ala., 5c Black entire (77XU1). Clear strike of provisional handstamp and postmaster William H. Eager signature on cover with "J. M. Clay & Co. Dealers in Dry Goods & C." green embossed cameo corner card, addressed to Wenokaville Ala., partly clear strike of "Selma Ala. Jun. 12, 1861" circular datestamp with year in manuscript, back with soiling

VERY FINE AND RARE. ONE OF ONLY FOUR EXAMPLES OF THE SELMA, ALABAMA, PROVISIONAL ON A CORNER CARD COVER RECORDED IN CROWN.

The Crown Survey contains only fifteen examples in total, four of which are on corner card covers (this example illustrated on p. 324).

Ex Hessel, Buchanan and Dr. Brandon (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1629 c ImageSpartanburg S.C., 5c Black, Ruled Lines (78X1 var). Three clear light blue ruled lines, cut circular with large margins to clear at bottom, uncancelled, "Spartanburg S.C. June 18, 1861" double-circle datestamp with complete date in manuscript, "Paid" straightline on orange-buff cover to "Corpl. Edward J. Dean, 'Spartan Rifles', 5th Palmetto Regt. So. Car. Volunteers, Col. M. Jenkins, Commanding, Richmond Virginia., Care Capt. Jos. Walker", slightly rough opening at top with sealed tears just touching markings

VERY FINE ON-COVER EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE SPARTANBURG POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON RULED WHITE PAPER. APPROXIMATELY TWENTY COVERS ARE KNOWN .

John A. Lee was a prominent merchant who served as postmaster of Spartanburg from 1850 through the end of the war. Residents of Spartanburg remembered him as the "Wartime Postmaster" (John B. O. Landrum, History of Spartanburg County, available at Google Books -- thanks to Vince King for this citation).

Postmaster Lee created his provisional stamps by applying the "5" numeral rate marking inside the "Spartanburg S.C." double-circle datestamp on a sheet of paper. The stamps are known cut square and cut to shape. As one might imagine, the stamps come on a variety of papers. Two types of "5" markings were used, and one example is known with the denomination omitted. Most of the paper and numeral varieties are listed separately in the C.S.A. and Scott catalogues. However, the ruled paper variety is not listed in Scott (although it was in 1967 when this cover was last certified). It is mentioned in the C.S.A. Catalog as "unconfirmed with conflicting auction descriptions."

Spartanburg S.C. takes its name from the "Spartan Rifles," a group of militia soldiers during the Revolutionary War. The name was adopted by Confederate soldiers from Spartanburg during the Civil War.

Corporal Edward J. Dean and the Dean correspondence were the subjects of an article by the late Daniel M. Gilbert, published in the Confederate Philatelist.

Joseph Walker was enrolled as captain of the Spartan Rifles on April 13, 1861. Micah Jenkins, a resident of Yorkville, South Carolina, was mustered into service as colonel of the 5th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment in June 1861. He was elected colonel of the Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, on April 13, 1862, and promoted to brigadier general in July 1862.

Ex Meroni, Lilly and Dr. Brandon. Raymond H. Weill backstamp. With 1967 P.F. certificate as Scott 78X1a, which at the time was the Scott listing for "with blue ruled lines" (Image)

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 $ 20,000.00

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1630 c ImageStatesville N.C., 5c Black entire (79XU1). Neat strike of boxed "Paid 5" provisional handstamp, "Statesville N.C. Nov. 14" circular datestamp on folded letter to Hillsborough N.C., small piece of signature line of letter clipped and reattached but front of cover is unaffected, Very Fine and scarce, only 19 are recorded in the Crown survey, ex Lilly and Dr. Brandon, Raymond H. Weill backstamp (Image)

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 $ 1,000.00

SOLD for $375.00
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1631 c ImageTalbotton Ga., 10c Black entire (94XU2). Bold strike of provisional handstamp with "Talbotton Ga. May 30, 1864" double-circle datestamp on cover to Warren County Ga., charge box notation at top, two small faint waterstains at top, Very Fine and rare, ex Emerson, Walcott and Dr. Brandon (Image)

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 $ 1,000.00

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1632 c ImageUniontown Ala., 5c Green on Gray Blue (86X3). Position 3, even margins mostly clear of ornaments all around, excellent impression on deeply blued paper, tied by Uniontown Ala.” circular datestamp on blue cover to Mrs. R. A. Cobbs, care of Rev. J. M. Mitchell in Montgomery Ala.

VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE COVER FROM THE COBBS CORRESPONDENCE. ONLY 13 ON-COVER EXAMPLES OF THE UNIONTOWN POSTMASTER’S 5-CENT PROVISIONAL ON GRAY BLUE PAPER ARE RECORDED BY CROWN.

The Cobbs correspondence was found by R. S. Nelson of Birmingham, Alabama. According to reports at the time of the discovery, Mrs. Cobbs had been ill in a Montgomery hospital, and her husband wrote to her from Uniontown daily, and sometimes twice a day, for some three weeks” (Crown book, page 344).

Ex Caspary, Hart, Telep, Dr. Maffeo and Sharrer. With 1990 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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 $ 15,000.00

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1633 c ImageUniontown Ala., 5c Green on Gray Blue (86X3). Position 2, the only one of four positions with Lobe ornaments at top and Loop ornaments at bottom, close margins all around, tied by usual light strike of Uniontown Ala. circular datestamp on brown cover to Montgomery Ala., slight edgewear

A VERY FINE AND ATTRACTIVE COVER FROM THE COBBS CORRESPONDENCE. ONLY 13 COVERS WITH THE UNIONTOWN 5-CENT GREEN ON GRAY BLUE PAPER ARE RECORDED IN THE CROWN CENSUS.

Although the Scott Catalogue does not distinguish between types, the distinctive typography of Position 2 should qualify it as a major variety of Uniontown provisionals.

Ex Ferrary, Hind, Hall, Gross, Felton and Warren. (Image)

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 $ 15,000.00

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