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Lot 4252 Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals
- Scott53X1
Description
Macon Ga., 5c Black on Light Blue Green Wove (53X1). Three large margins, clear to just touching at left, tied by "Macon Ga. Sep. 18" (1861) double-circle datestamp on small lady's cover to Cedar Spring Ga. with beautiful Wesleyan Female College green corner card with embossed Book and Lamp design, small mended nick at top clear of stamp VERY FINE AND BEAUTIFUL COVER. ONLY FIVE EXAMPLES OF THIS WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGE CORNER CARD DESIGN ARE KNOWN WITH THE MACON PROVISIONAL. Wesleyan Female College was founded in 1836 as the Georgia Female College with “an expressed aim of granting the power to confer all such honors, degrees, and licenses as are usually conferred in colleges or universities.” The name was changed in 1843 by an act of the state legislature. In 1917 the word “female” was dropped, and it continues to operate today. Wikipedia notes it is the birthplace of the first sororities in the United States. The Macon provisional with “Post Office, Macon, Ga.” added to the setting is very rare on cover. The Crown census lists five Wesleyan Female College covers with a cameo at left (one is reduced into the design). Ex Antrim. Scott value for a normal cover is $6,500
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Estimated price
5000.00 - 7500.00 USD
Price (no guarantee)
4750.00 USD
(app. 4418 EUR)
End date of bidding:
Thursday June 27th, 2024, 08:30 EDT
