The Deane R. Briggs, M.D. Collection of Florida in the Civil War continued...

VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ENTIRE. A GREAT RARITY OF CONFEDERATE STATES AND FLORIDA CIVIL WAR POSTAL HISTORY.

Both the Scott and C.S.A. Catalogs illustrate the markings on this cover, the latter stating it is the only known example.

Ex McNeal. With 1986 and 1996 C.S.A. certificates. Unpriced in Scott or C.S.A. Catalog. See also lot 2042. (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF THE RARE LAKE CITY, FLORIDA, 10-CENT POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL.

Edward R. Ives served as the Lake City postmaster from Mar. 11, 1859, until he was replaced by Arthur S.T. Wright on Sep. 25, 1860. White was then appointed the Confederate postmaster from July 25, 1861, until Ives was re-appointed sometime prior to Nov. 26, 1863 (based on the letter offered in lot 2086, which Ives signed as postmaster).

There are two types of Lake City Provisional control marks -- the "E. R. Ives" postmaster straightline as seen on this cover and the undated circular handstamp. Only eight examples of any Lake City Postmaster's Provisional are recorded in the Briggs census, including six with the postmaster straightline and two with the circular control mark. The covers are split between two correspondences, the other addressed to Sparta Ga.

C.S.A. Catalog value for either control mark $5,000.00. Scott Retail for either control mark $3,500.00 (Image)

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VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE LAKE CITY, FLORIDA, 10-CENT POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL.

Edward R. Ives served as the Lake City postmaster from Mar. 11, 1859, until he was replaced by Arthur S.T. Wright on Sep. 25, 1860. White was then appointed the Confederate postmaster from July 25, 1861, until Ives was re-appointed sometime prior to Nov. 26, 1863 (based on the letter offered in lot 2086, which Ives signed as postmaster).

There are two types of Lake City Provisional control marks -- the "E. R. Ives" postmaster straightline as seen on this cover and the undated circular handstamp. Only eight examples of any Lake City Postmaster's Provisional are recorded in the Briggs census, including six with the postmaster straightline and two with the circular control mark. The covers are split between two correspondences, the other addressed to Sparta Ga.

C.S.A. Catalog value for either control mark $5,000.00. Scott Retail for either control mark $3,500.00 (Image)

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VERY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF THE RARE LAKE CITY, FLORIDA, 10-CENT POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL -- PARTICULARLY ELUSIVE WITH THE CIRCULAR CONTROL MARK.

Edward R. Ives served as the Lake City postmaster from Mar. 11, 1859, until he was replaced by Arthur S. T. Wright on Sep. 25, 1860. White was then appointed the Confederate postmaster from July 25, 1861, until Ives was re-appointed sometime prior to Nov. 26, 1863 (based on the letter offered in lot 2086, which Ives signed as postmaster).

There are two types of Lake City Provisional control marks -- the "E. R. Ives" postmaster straightline and the undated circular handstamp as seen on this cover. Only eight examples of any Lake City Postmaster's Provisional are recorded in the Briggs census, including six with the postmaster straightline and two with the circular control mark. The covers are split between two correspondences, the other addressed to Thomasville Ga.

Ex Weatherly, Spelman, Wiseman (with his backstamp) and Bogg. C.S.A. Catalog value for either control mark is $5,000.00 despite the greater rarity of the circular mark offered here. Scott Retail for either control mark $3,500.00 (Image)

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FINE APPEARANCE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF A LAKE CITY POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ENTIRE USED FROM ANOTHER TOWN WITH REGULAR CONFEDERATE POSTAGE PAYING THE ENTIRE RATE.

There are two types of Lake City Provisional control marks -- the "E. R. Ives" postmaster straightline and the undated circular handstamp as seen on this cover. Of the two, the circular mark is rarer.

Ex Weatherly and Myerson. Illustrated in Crown Survey, C.S.A. Catalog value for normal use $5,000.00 (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE OF THE FOUR RECORDED OFF-COVER MADISON COURT HOUSE, FLORIDA, POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONALS.

The Madison Court House Provisional was the subject of a definitive article by Patricia A. Kaufmann in the American Philatelist and the Confederate Philatelist (the article, with updates, can be viewed at http://www.trishkaufmann.com/madison.php ). The Madison Provisional is one of six stamps that the Scott Catalogue now lists separately as "3c 1861 Postmasters' Provisionals". They are distinct from the 5c and 10c Confederate Provisionals in that the postmasters who issued the stamps were still technically under the control of the U.S. Post Office Department, and were remitting postal receipts to the Department (and were avoiding ordering new U.S. stamps in anticipation of a final change in administrative control of their offices). The 1861 Provisionals are all 3c adhesives or handstamps, reflecting the then-current U.S. letter rate. One of the recorded Madison Court House examples bears a manuscript "(P)aid in (Money)" in the handwriting of Postmaster Samuel J. Perry.

Only five examples of Scott 3AX1 are recorded, including the unique "CNETS" error offered in the following lot, and the only recorded on-cover example offered in lot 2094. There is also the unique Madison 5c Provisional press-printed entire, listed in the regular C.S.A. Provisional section (137XU1) and offered in lot 2095.

Ex Judge Philbrick, Sir William Avery, Ferrary, Lapham and Moody. With 1996 C.S.A. certificate. (Image)

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SOUND AND FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE MADISON COURT HOUSE, FLORIDA, POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL WITH THE "CNETS" ERROR -- ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PHILATELIC VARIETIES IN CONFEDERATE PHILATELY.

The Madison Court House Provisional was the subject of a definitive article by Patricia A. Kaufmann in the American Philatelist and the Confederate Philatelist (the article, with updates, can be viewed at http://www.trishkaufmann.com/madison.php). The Madison Provisional is one of six stamps that the Scott Catalogue now lists separately as "3c 1861 Postmasters' Provisionals". They are distinct from the 5c and 10c Confederate Provisionals in that the postmasters who issued the stamps were still technically under the control of the U.S. Post Office Department, and were remitting postal receipts to the Department (and were avoiding ordering new U.S. stamps in anticipation of a final change in administrative control of their offices). The 1861 Provisionals are all 3c adhesives or handstamps, reflecting the then-current U.S. letter rate. One of the recorded Madison Court House examples bears a manuscript "(P)aid in (Money)" in the handwriting of Postmaster Samuel J. Perry.

Only five examples of Scott 3AX1 are recorded, including one with the normal "CENTS" spelling offered in the previous lot, the unique "CNETS" error offered here, and the only recorded on-cover example, offered in the following lot. There is also the unique Madison 5c Provisional press-printed entire, listed in the regular C.S.A. Provisional section (137XU1) and offered in lot 2095.

Ex Judge Philbrick, Ferrary, Duveen, Lapham and Moody. Small "W.H.C." mark of Warren H. Colson on back. With 1996 C.S.A. certificate. (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE MADISON COURT HOUSE, FLORIDA, POSTMASTER'S 3-CENT PROVISIONAL STAMP USED ON COVER. AN EXTRAORDINARY 1861 PROVISIONAL WITH UNITED STATES RATE, USED FROM THE CONFEDERATE STATE OF FLORIDA TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THIS IS THE EARLIEST DATE OF ANY PROVISIONAL USED IN THE CONFEDERACY.

The Madison Court House Provisional was the subject of a definitive article by Patricia A. Kaufmann in the American Philatelist and the Confederate Philatelist (the article, with updates, can be viewed at http://www.trishkaufmann.com/madison.php). The Madison Provisional is one of six stamps that the Scott Catalogue now lists separately as "3c 1861 Postmasters' Provisionals". They are distinct from the 5c and 10c Confederate Provisionals in that the postmasters who issued the stamps were still technically under the control of the U.S. Post Office Department, and were remitting postal receipts to the Department (and were avoiding ordering new U.S. stamps in anticipation of a final change in administrative control of their offices). The 1861 Provisionals are all 3c adhesives or handstamps, reflecting the then-current U.S. letter rate. One of the recorded Madison Court House examples bears a manuscript "(P)aid in (Money)" in the handwriting of Postmaster Samuel J. Perry.

Only five examples of Scott 3AX1 are recorded, including one with the normal "CENTS" spelling offered in the lot 2092, the unique "CNETS" error offered in the previous lot, and the only recorded on-cover example, offered here. This unique cover with the Madison 3c provisional, and its dated contents -- February 13, 1861 -- place it within nine days of the formation of the seven original Confederate States, which included Florida. It is the earliest of all Postmasters' Provisionals used in the Confederate States.

Ex Ferrary, Duveen, Hind, Caspary and Gross. Small "W.H.C." mark of Warren H. Colson at lower right. With 1996 C.S.A. certificate. (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE MADISON COURT HOUSE, FLORIDA, POSTMASTER'S 5-CENT PROVISIONAL ENTIRE. ONE OF THE GREATEST RARITIES IN CONFEDERATE PHILATELY.

There are seventeen unique Confederate postmasters' provisional adhesives (A) or press-printed entires (E): Austin Miss. (E), Beaumont Tex. (A--large 10c), Bridgeville Ala. (A--pair), Charleston S.C. (E--10c), Fincastle Va. (E), Franklin N.C. (E), Hallettsville Tex. (A), Hillsboro N.C. (A), Jetersville Va. (A--pair), Kingston Tenn. (E), Knoxville Tenn. (A--10c), Madison C.H. Fla. (E, offered here), Mt. Lebanon La. (A), New Smyrna Fla. (A), Port Lavaca Tex. (A), Rutherfordton N.C. (A) and Salisbury N.C. (E--damaged).

Ex Ferrary, Lapham and Moody. Small "W.H.C." mark of Warren H. Colson at lower right. With 1988 P.F. and 1999 C.S.A. certificates. (Image)

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