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 Canton Miss., 5c Black entire (14XU1). Clear
strike of PAID/5/P” Star in Circle provisional handstamp, "Canton Miss. Nov. 6, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, usual filing pinholes, Very Fine example of this scarce fancy provisional handstamp, the "P" in
center of the star is the initial of Postmaster William Priestly (Image)Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
$ 4,000.00
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Iuka Miss., Jackson Miss., 5c Black entires (42XU1,
43XU1). First with clear strike of provisional handstamp with bold "Iuka Miss. Nov. 5, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Athens Geo., some staining and minor edgewear, Fine and rare, only approximately ten are known, ex Boshwit, with 1978 P.F.
certificate, Jackson Provisional also clearly struck, with Sep. 15 circular datestamp, some soiling, Fine (Image)Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
$ 2,500.00
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Spartanburg S.C., 5c Black (78X1). Cut to shape
well clear of outer rim of design, tied by "PAID" straightline handstamp, "Spartanburg S.C. June 27" (1861) double-circle datestamp with manuscript date on buff cover to "Corp. Edw. J. Dean, 'Spartan Rifles', 5th Regt. South Carolina Volunteers,
Col. Jenkins, Commanding, Richmond Va., care of Capt. Jos. Walker", sender's instructions at top "P.M. at Richmond will please forward to Col. Jenkins Head Quarters", stamp with diagonal crease at top right, cover with few edge flaws and
missing bottom flapEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE APPROXIMATELY TWENTY KNOWN COVERS BEARING THE SPARTANBURG POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. 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. 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 Hessel.
Signed E. Stern. With 2016 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
$ 20,000.00
SOLD for $9,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
