The Buck Boshwit Collection of Confederate States continued...

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A STRIKING EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT MEMPHIS PROVISIONAL ENTIRE ON AMBER. VERY UNUSUAL WITH BOTH THE MISPRINTING AND THE "DUE 5" MARKINGS.

The distance between Memphis and Gaines Landing is under 500 miles, so this was charged the extra 5c for excess weight, or perhaps the misprinted provisional was not accepted.

Ex Pope (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. RARE IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION.

Ex Green (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. THE MEMPHIS 5-CENT PROVISIONAL ENVELOPES ARE RARELY FOUND IN THIS CHOICE CONDITION.

Accompanied by original enclosure, a bill of sale for bales of cotton. (Image)

FINE APPEARANCE. MEMPHIS IS THE ONLY POST OFFICE REPRESENTED BY COVERS COMBINING THE POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ADHESIVE AND PRINTED ENTIRE.

Three Confederate post offices issued provisional adhesive stamps and printed entires concurrently: Charleston S.C., Lynchburg Va. and Memphis Tenn. Of the three, only a few Memphis entires are known with an additional 5c provisional stamp for the 10c rate. In this case, the distance between Memphis and Clarksville (near Nashville) is approximately 200 miles, well under the 500-mile limit for 5c. Therefore, the weight must have exceeded one-half ounce.

Ex Pope. Scott Retail for this combination with 56XU1 is $5,000.00 (Image)

VERY FINE. A RARE USAGE OF A CONFEDERATE GENERAL ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN AFFIXED TO THE MEMPHIS PROVISIONAL ENTIRE.

This is an August 1863 usage from Chattanooga just before Confederate forces evacuated the city in September 1863. Memphis had fallen in June 1862, and this envelope was probably carried out by a civilian fleeing the city.

With 2002 C.S.A. certificate (Image)