classicphil
Lot 4502
SC
1
1861, 5c, green, Jefferson Davis, imperf, LPOG, CV$300, small
rubbing ...more 1861, 5c, green, Jefferson Davis, imperf, LPOG, CV$300, small rubbing near E of CENTS, still interesting and desirable, VF! Estimate 300€.
rubbing ...more 1861, 5c, green, Jefferson Davis, imperf, LPOG, CV$300, small rubbing near E of CENTS, still interesting and desirable, VF! Estimate 300€.
classicphil
Lot 4504
SC
4
1862, 5c, blue, Jefferson Davis, imperf, used blue ...more
1862, 5c, blue, Jefferson Davis, imperf, used blue cancel
(GETTY)SBURG APR 25, CV$125, good to large margins, very
interesting and desirable, VF-XF! Estimate 600€.
classicphil
Lot 4404
SC
9x1
1845-46, 5C., black, imperforate, NG, initialed ACM in magenta ...more
1845-46, 5C., black, imperforate, NG, initialed ACM in magenta ink,
very rare and desirable, VF-XF! Estimate 1.200€.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 4247
SC
26X1
Fredericksburg Va., 5c Blue on Thin Bluish (26X1). Position 7,
three ...more Fredericksburg Va., 5c Blue on Thin Bluish (26X1). Position 7, three huge margins showing tips of adjoining ornaments at left, just touched at right, deep shade, tied by partly clear "Fredericksburg Va. Paid Oct. 23" (1861) circular datestamp on oatmeal cover to Hazen Va., neat docketing, some scattered spots not affecting stamp, cover slightly reduced at left with small sealed tear VERY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST ON-COVER EXAMPLES OF THE 5-CENT FREDERICKSBURG POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. Reuben Triplett Thom (1782-1868) was 78 when he was appointed to be Confederate postmaster of Fredericksburg on July 20, 1861. Thom had been postmaster since 1840, when he received his first appointment from President Martin Van Buren. Fredericksburg, a Virginia town with an 1860 population of 4,000, was situated on the Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad between the capital cities of Washington D.C. and Richmond. The town changed hands eleven times and was essentially destroyed during the Civil War, but Postmaster Thom performed his postal duties throughout the conflict. The Fredericksburg stamps on covers are more often seen with brown gum toning and deeply cut into the design. This example ranks among the finest recorded examples. Ex Caspary and "Clovis". With 2002 C.S.A. certificate. SCV $5,000
three ...more Fredericksburg Va., 5c Blue on Thin Bluish (26X1). Position 7, three huge margins showing tips of adjoining ornaments at left, just touched at right, deep shade, tied by partly clear "Fredericksburg Va. Paid Oct. 23" (1861) circular datestamp on oatmeal cover to Hazen Va., neat docketing, some scattered spots not affecting stamp, cover slightly reduced at left with small sealed tear VERY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST ON-COVER EXAMPLES OF THE 5-CENT FREDERICKSBURG POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. Reuben Triplett Thom (1782-1868) was 78 when he was appointed to be Confederate postmaster of Fredericksburg on July 20, 1861. Thom had been postmaster since 1840, when he received his first appointment from President Martin Van Buren. Fredericksburg, a Virginia town with an 1860 population of 4,000, was situated on the Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad between the capital cities of Washington D.C. and Richmond. The town changed hands eleven times and was essentially destroyed during the Civil War, but Postmaster Thom performed his postal duties throughout the conflict. The Fredericksburg stamps on covers are more often seen with brown gum toning and deeply cut into the design. This example ranks among the finest recorded examples. Ex Caspary and "Clovis". With 2002 C.S.A. certificate. SCV $5,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 4248
SC
45XU1
Jonesboro Tenn., 5c Black entire (45XU1). Clearly struck
provisional ...more Jonesboro Tenn., 5c Black entire (45XU1). Clearly struck provisional handstamp, cancelled by "Jonesboro Tenn. Dec. 24" (1861) circular datestamp on bright buff cover to Rutledge Tenn., sealed backflap tears EXTREMELY FINE. THE JONESBORO PROVISIONAL IN BLACK, SCOTT 45XU1, IS SIGNIFICANTLY RARER THAN ITS BLUE COUNTERPART. ONLY FIVE EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN THE CROWN SURVEY, AND THIS IS AMONG THE FINEST. Jonesboro (also spelled Jonesborough) is Tennessee’s oldest town and was originally part of North Carolina. It was one of the towns in eastern Tennessee that joined to form the State of Franklin, which never received congressional approval. Jonesboro was the source of abolitionist activity before the war, and many residents remained pro-Union even after Tennessee joined the Confederate States. Ex Dr. Brandon. The Crown census lists 19 examples of the Jonesboro provisional entire, including 5 struck in Black (45XU1) and 14 in Dark Blue (45XU2). Some of these do not have any town datestamp. SCV $6,000
provisional ...more Jonesboro Tenn., 5c Black entire (45XU1). Clearly struck provisional handstamp, cancelled by "Jonesboro Tenn. Dec. 24" (1861) circular datestamp on bright buff cover to Rutledge Tenn., sealed backflap tears EXTREMELY FINE. THE JONESBORO PROVISIONAL IN BLACK, SCOTT 45XU1, IS SIGNIFICANTLY RARER THAN ITS BLUE COUNTERPART. ONLY FIVE EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN THE CROWN SURVEY, AND THIS IS AMONG THE FINEST. Jonesboro (also spelled Jonesborough) is Tennessee’s oldest town and was originally part of North Carolina. It was one of the towns in eastern Tennessee that joined to form the State of Franklin, which never received congressional approval. Jonesboro was the source of abolitionist activity before the war, and many residents remained pro-Union even after Tennessee joined the Confederate States. Ex Dr. Brandon. The Crown census lists 19 examples of the Jonesboro provisional entire, including 5 struck in Black (45XU1) and 14 in Dark Blue (45XU2). Some of these do not have any town datestamp. SCV $6,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 4249
SC
47X1
Knoxville Tenn., 5c Carmine on Grayish Laid (47X2). Intense shade
and ...more Knoxville Tenn., 5c Carmine on Grayish Laid (47X2). Intense shade and impression, three full to large margins, slightly into frameline at left, tied by partly clear strike of "Knoxville Ten. 5 Paid" circular rate handstamp (listed as Scott 47XU5) on cover to Richmond Va., "Richmond Va. Oct. 23, 1861" circular datestamp and "Advertised 2" in ornately framed handstamp VERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE KNOXVILLE "PAID 5" HANDSTAMP ON THE 5-CENT PROVISIONAL STAMP AND THE ONLY "ADVERTISED" COVER WITH A KNOXVILLE PROVISIONAL. There are probably no more than ten covers extant with the Knoxville 5c provisional (either shade) tied by a handstamped marking -- more than half of the known covers are manuscript cancelled. Only three recorded Knoxville provisional stamps are known tied by the "Paid 5" in circle, and only one, this cover, has an "Advertised" marking. Ex Worthington, Caspary, Weatherly, Kilbourne and Powell. With 2015 P.F. certificate. SCV $7,500 with no premium for the auxiliary marking
and ...more Knoxville Tenn., 5c Carmine on Grayish Laid (47X2). Intense shade and impression, three full to large margins, slightly into frameline at left, tied by partly clear strike of "Knoxville Ten. 5 Paid" circular rate handstamp (listed as Scott 47XU5) on cover to Richmond Va., "Richmond Va. Oct. 23, 1861" circular datestamp and "Advertised 2" in ornately framed handstamp VERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE KNOXVILLE "PAID 5" HANDSTAMP ON THE 5-CENT PROVISIONAL STAMP AND THE ONLY "ADVERTISED" COVER WITH A KNOXVILLE PROVISIONAL. There are probably no more than ten covers extant with the Knoxville 5c provisional (either shade) tied by a handstamped marking -- more than half of the known covers are manuscript cancelled. Only three recorded Knoxville provisional stamps are known tied by the "Paid 5" in circle, and only one, this cover, has an "Advertised" marking. Ex Worthington, Caspary, Weatherly, Kilbourne and Powell. With 2015 P.F. certificate. SCV $7,500 with no premium for the auxiliary marking
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 4251
SC
52X1
Lynchburg Va., 5c Blue (52X1). Ample to large margins, showing
short ...more Lynchburg Va., 5c Blue (52X1). Ample to large margins, showing short transfer at bottom, tied by "Lynchburg Va. Sep. 20" (1861) circular datestamp on orange-buff cover to Blacksburg Va. with "John H. Bailey, Carriage & Waggon Manufacturer. Lynchburg Va." cameo corner card with illustration of a carriage, stamp with faint gum staining, top flap removed, small mend at top does not affect stamp VERY FINE APPEARING AND EXTREMELY RARE USE OF A LYNCHBURG PROVISIONAL STAMP ON AN ILLUSTRATED ADVERTISING COVER. Major Robert Henry Glass (1822-1896) was Lynchburg's Confederate postmaster and the father of Carter Glass, a prominent U.S. congressman and senator who co-sponsored both the 1913 Glass-Owen Act, which created the Federal Reserve System, and the 1933 Glass–Steagall Act, which enforced the separation of investment banking and commercial banking, and established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. R. H. Glass was the patriarch of a Virginia family that owned the Lynchburg Daily Republican newspaper. An incident with some postal relevance occurred in 1860, when Glass's associate editor killed a rival newspaperman who had accused Glass of using his position as postmaster to prevent the delivery of his competitor's papers. The dispute nearly resulted in a duel, but was diffused by Glass's wife. An exchange of letters between Postmaster Glass and Horace Greeley, publisher of the anti-slavery New York Tribune, proves that Glass would refuse to deliver newspapers he considered "incendiary" (Leon Whipple, The Story of Civil Liberty in the United States). According to The Confederate Postmaster Provisionals of Virginia by Richard L. Calhoun, the U.S. Post Office appointed Alexander McDonald to be Lynchburg's postmaster on March 27, 1861. Glass's appointment as C.S.A. postmaster was recommended in the C.S. Senate on July 20 and 30, and confirmed on September 6, but he probably replaced McDonald after Virginia seceded in April. The Lynchburg typeset provisional envelope was issued very close to the June 1, 1861, inaugural date of the Confederate postal system. The earliest recorded date of use is June 4. The envelopes were press-printed from a stock "5" engraving used in bank note production and the typeset word "Paid." The subsequent adhesive provisionals, issued in August, were a step up from the envelopes and closely resemble the Memphis provisional. Postmaster Glass stated that he copied the Memphis design after seeing the stamps on incoming mail. The Lynchburg plate was stereotyped from a master woodcut engraving. The size and layout of the plate are not yet known. The production has been attributed to Glass' newspaper office, but no documentary evidence has been located. Of the 30 Lynchburg provisional covers recorded in the Calhoun census, only three have advertising designs; the other two depict a fireman's water pump. Two with embossed corner cards are also recorded. Ex Haas and Dr. Brandon
short ...more Lynchburg Va., 5c Blue (52X1). Ample to large margins, showing short transfer at bottom, tied by "Lynchburg Va. Sep. 20" (1861) circular datestamp on orange-buff cover to Blacksburg Va. with "John H. Bailey, Carriage & Waggon Manufacturer. Lynchburg Va." cameo corner card with illustration of a carriage, stamp with faint gum staining, top flap removed, small mend at top does not affect stamp VERY FINE APPEARING AND EXTREMELY RARE USE OF A LYNCHBURG PROVISIONAL STAMP ON AN ILLUSTRATED ADVERTISING COVER. Major Robert Henry Glass (1822-1896) was Lynchburg's Confederate postmaster and the father of Carter Glass, a prominent U.S. congressman and senator who co-sponsored both the 1913 Glass-Owen Act, which created the Federal Reserve System, and the 1933 Glass–Steagall Act, which enforced the separation of investment banking and commercial banking, and established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. R. H. Glass was the patriarch of a Virginia family that owned the Lynchburg Daily Republican newspaper. An incident with some postal relevance occurred in 1860, when Glass's associate editor killed a rival newspaperman who had accused Glass of using his position as postmaster to prevent the delivery of his competitor's papers. The dispute nearly resulted in a duel, but was diffused by Glass's wife. An exchange of letters between Postmaster Glass and Horace Greeley, publisher of the anti-slavery New York Tribune, proves that Glass would refuse to deliver newspapers he considered "incendiary" (Leon Whipple, The Story of Civil Liberty in the United States). According to The Confederate Postmaster Provisionals of Virginia by Richard L. Calhoun, the U.S. Post Office appointed Alexander McDonald to be Lynchburg's postmaster on March 27, 1861. Glass's appointment as C.S.A. postmaster was recommended in the C.S. Senate on July 20 and 30, and confirmed on September 6, but he probably replaced McDonald after Virginia seceded in April. The Lynchburg typeset provisional envelope was issued very close to the June 1, 1861, inaugural date of the Confederate postal system. The earliest recorded date of use is June 4. The envelopes were press-printed from a stock "5" engraving used in bank note production and the typeset word "Paid." The subsequent adhesive provisionals, issued in August, were a step up from the envelopes and closely resemble the Memphis provisional. Postmaster Glass stated that he copied the Memphis design after seeing the stamps on incoming mail. The Lynchburg plate was stereotyped from a master woodcut engraving. The size and layout of the plate are not yet known. The production has been attributed to Glass' newspaper office, but no documentary evidence has been located. Of the 30 Lynchburg provisional covers recorded in the Calhoun census, only three have advertising designs; the other two depict a fireman's water pump. Two with embossed corner cards are also recorded. Ex Haas and Dr. Brandon
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 4252
SC
53X1
Macon Ga., 5c Black on Light Blue Green Wove (53X1). Three ...more
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
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 4253
SC
53X4
Macon Ga., 5c Black on Yellow Wove (53X4). Huge top right ...more
Macon Ga., 5c Black on Yellow Wove (53X4). Huge top right corner
sheet margins, full to barely touched other sides, tied by partly
clear strike of “Macon Ga. ? 11” (likely June 1861) double-circle
datestamp on orange-buff cover to Tennville Ga., light file fold
near bottom and minor soiling VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL CORNER-MARGIN
COPY OF THE MACON PLAIN BORDER 5-CENT PROVISIONAL ISSUE ON COVER.
The person most likely to be the Macon postmaster who issued the
provisional stamps is Dr. Edward L. Strohecker, a graduate of the
Medical College of South Carolina, who was elected three times as
Macon's mayor. He helped to organize the Georgia Medical
Association, and travelled to visit and treat Confederate troops
during the war. Another postmaster and possible stamp issuer is
Washington Poe, a relative of the poet, who also served a term as
mayor and was elected as a Union delegate to the Georgia Secession
Convention in Milledgeville. Based on dated examples, it is certain
that the 5c with plain border was the first stamp issued in Macon,
despite its Scott listing as 53X4. Almost all of the recorded
covers are dated during the first half of June 1861, including an
uncancelled stamp on a cover dated June 1, the first day of the
Confederate postal system. Ex Col. Green, Meroni and Dr. Brandon.
Small Dietz backstamp. With 1960 P.F. certificate. SCV $7,500
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 4254
SC
56X1
Memphis Tenn., 2c Blue (56X1). Large even margins, bright shade,
tied ...more Memphis Tenn., 2c Blue (56X1). Large even margins, bright shade, tied by bold strike of "Memphis Ten. Dec. 1, 1861" circular datestamp on folded part-printed notice of license expiration from the "Mayor's Office" dated Dec. 1, 1861, addressed to Sam Mosby in Memphis, docketed Jan. 10, 1862, stamp with inconsequential tiny margin tear at top right, notice separated and hinge rejoined EXTREMELY FINE. ARGUABLY THE FINEST OF THE fifteen 2-CENT MEMPHIS PROVISIONAL COVERS in the crown census. A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE EXAMPLE OF THIS QUINTESSENTIAL SOUTHERN POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. Matthew Campbell Gallaway (1820-1898), a colorful newspaper editor and aide-de-camp to General Nathan Bedford Forrest, was the Memphis Confederate postmaster who issued adhesive stamps and press-printed envelopes until Memphis fell to Federal forces in June 1862. Gallaway was often referred to as "Colonel," but military records show that he was paroled on May 10, 1865, as a 1st Lieutenant and Acting A.D.C. on General Forrest's staff (www.fold3.com). In August 1866 Gallaway, after resuming his position as editor of the Avalanche, was shot through the hand in a murder attempt by a United States tax collector named G. W. Wood (New York Times, Aug. 26, 1866). Gallaway survived and continued working as a newspaper editor until his retirement in 1887. He lived another decade, almost long enough to experience the arrival of the 20th century. Samuel Mosby is believed to have been co-owner of Mosby & Anderson Storage, listed in the 1859 Memphis City Directory. The business was located on Union between Second and Third Streets (where the Hotel Peabody is today). (http://msgw.org/desoto/bios/mosby.html). The Crown census of Memphis 2c provisionals lists 15 covers, including two from the Street correspondence, which we have examined but remain in private hands. Ex Richey, Brooks, Judd, Matz, Dr. Simon and "D.K." collection. With 2013 P.F. certificate. SCV $12,500
tied ...more Memphis Tenn., 2c Blue (56X1). Large even margins, bright shade, tied by bold strike of "Memphis Ten. Dec. 1, 1861" circular datestamp on folded part-printed notice of license expiration from the "Mayor's Office" dated Dec. 1, 1861, addressed to Sam Mosby in Memphis, docketed Jan. 10, 1862, stamp with inconsequential tiny margin tear at top right, notice separated and hinge rejoined EXTREMELY FINE. ARGUABLY THE FINEST OF THE fifteen 2-CENT MEMPHIS PROVISIONAL COVERS in the crown census. A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE EXAMPLE OF THIS QUINTESSENTIAL SOUTHERN POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. Matthew Campbell Gallaway (1820-1898), a colorful newspaper editor and aide-de-camp to General Nathan Bedford Forrest, was the Memphis Confederate postmaster who issued adhesive stamps and press-printed envelopes until Memphis fell to Federal forces in June 1862. Gallaway was often referred to as "Colonel," but military records show that he was paroled on May 10, 1865, as a 1st Lieutenant and Acting A.D.C. on General Forrest's staff (www.fold3.com). In August 1866 Gallaway, after resuming his position as editor of the Avalanche, was shot through the hand in a murder attempt by a United States tax collector named G. W. Wood (New York Times, Aug. 26, 1866). Gallaway survived and continued working as a newspaper editor until his retirement in 1887. He lived another decade, almost long enough to experience the arrival of the 20th century. Samuel Mosby is believed to have been co-owner of Mosby & Anderson Storage, listed in the 1859 Memphis City Directory. The business was located on Union between Second and Third Streets (where the Hotel Peabody is today). (http://msgw.org/desoto/bios/mosby.html). The Crown census of Memphis 2c provisionals lists 15 covers, including two from the Street correspondence, which we have examined but remain in private hands. Ex Richey, Brooks, Judd, Matz, Dr. Simon and "D.K." collection. With 2013 P.F. certificate. SCV $12,500
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 4255
SC
56X2
Memphis Tenn., 5c Red (56X2). Two, large margins to clear, ...more
Memphis Tenn., 5c Red (56X2). Two, large margins to clear, slightly
overlapping and tied by light strike of Memphis Ten. circular
datestamp on Gayoso House hotel corner card in blue to Hickory Fork
Va., barely reduced at right, lightly cleaned to remove stained
spots at bottom VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE HOTEL CORNER CARD COVER
WITH TWO EXAMPLES OF THE 5-CENT MEMPHIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL.
We have offered this corner card design in green and brown, but
never in blue. Ex Matz and "Tara"
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 4256
SC
58X1
Mobile Ala., 2c Black (58X1). Large margins to just touched at ...more
Mobile Ala., 2c Black (58X1). Large margins to just touched at top
right, tied by bold "Mobile Ala. Jan. 18, 1862" double-circle
datestamp on locally addressed yellow cover, slightly reduced at
left VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT MOBILE PROVISIONAL PAYING THE
DROP RATE. The Crown census lists 36 covers with the 2c Mobile
provisional, including 30 with a single stamp. With 2015 P.F.
certificate. SCV $6,000
Cherrystone Auction
Lot 239
SC
58X2
1861 Mobile, Ala. 5c blue, ample margins all around, tied by
Mobile, ...more 1861 Mobile, Ala. 5c blue, ample margins all around, tied by Mobile, Ala Oct.21, 61 pmk on cover to Louisville, with "Hudson Byram & Co. Commission Merchants Mobile Ala" handstamp at upper left, cover stains and tears, ex-Judge Emerson, (Catalog value $2,000)
Mobile, ...more 1861 Mobile, Ala. 5c blue, ample margins all around, tied by Mobile, Ala Oct.21, 61 pmk on cover to Louisville, with "Hudson Byram & Co. Commission Merchants Mobile Ala" handstamp at upper left, cover stains and tears, ex-Judge Emerson, (Catalog value $2,000)
Kelleher Auctions
Lot 2543
SC
62X2
New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ red (Scott 62X2), o.g., small
hinge ...more New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ red (Scott 62X2), o.g., small hinge remnant, bright and fresh, three good margins, close, but clear at the left, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $190.
hinge ...more New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ red (Scott 62X2), o.g., small hinge remnant, bright and fresh, three good margins, close, but clear at the left, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $190.
Kelleher Auctions
Lot 2544
SC
62X2
New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ red (Scott 62X2), unused without
gum, ...more New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ red (Scott 62X2), unused without gum, nice margins and color, Very Fine.
Scott $190.
gum, ...more New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ red (Scott 62X2), unused without gum, nice margins and color, Very Fine.
Scott $190.
Kelleher Auctions
Lot 2545
SC
62X2
New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ red, group of seven (Scott 62X2),
plus a ...more New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ red, group of seven (Scott 62X2), plus a 2¢ blue (62X1), unused without gum, mixed condition, mostly minot flaws; two are poor, the rest appear Fine, or Fine to Very Fine. A useful lot for plating.
Scott $1,555 for o.g.
plus a ...more New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ red, group of seven (Scott 62X2), plus a 2¢ blue (62X1), unused without gum, mixed condition, mostly minot flaws; two are poor, the rest appear Fine, or Fine to Very Fine. A useful lot for plating.
Scott $1,555 for o.g.
Kelleher Auctions
Lot 2546
SC
62X3
New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown (Scott 62X3), unused
without gum, ...more New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown (Scott 62X3), unused without gum, bright and fresh with huge side margins and ample to just clear at the top & bottom, Very Fine.
Scott $300.
without gum, ...more New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown (Scott 62X3), unused without gum, bright and fresh with huge side margins and ample to just clear at the top & bottom, Very Fine.
Scott $300.
Kelleher Auctions
Lot 2547
SC
62X3
New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown (Scott 62X3), unused
without gum, ...more New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown (Scott 62X3), unused without gum, exceptionally fresh with ample to oversize margins, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $300.
without gum, ...more New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown (Scott 62X3), unused without gum, exceptionally fresh with ample to oversize margins, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $300.
Kelleher Auctions
Lot 2548
SC
62X3
New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown (Scott 62X3), deep shade,
ample to ...more New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown (Scott 62X3), deep shade, ample to large margins, partial New Orleans town cancel, Very Fine.
Scott $275.
ample to ...more New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown (Scott 62X3), deep shade, ample to large margins, partial New Orleans town cancel, Very Fine.
Scott $275.
Kelleher Auctions
Lot 2549
SC
62X3/4
New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown, group of eight (Scott
62X3/4), ...more New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown, group of eight (Scott 62X3/4), includes one unused & four used 62X3 (one possibly chocolate), and three used 62X4; small faults or poor margins, but useful for plating.
Scott $2,000.
62X3/4), ...more New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown, group of eight (Scott 62X3/4), includes one unused & four used 62X3 (one possibly chocolate), and three used 62X4; small faults or poor margins, but useful for plating.
Scott $2,000.
Kelleher Auctions
Lot 2550
SC
62X4
New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ red brown (Scott 62X4), bright
and fresh ...more New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ red brown (Scott 62X4), bright and fresh with large, beautifully balanced margins and a partial Sept New Orleans town cancel, Very Fine.
Scott $200.
and fresh ...more New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ red brown (Scott 62X4), bright and fresh with large, beautifully balanced margins and a partial Sept New Orleans town cancel, Very Fine.
Scott $200.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 4258
SC
86X4
Uniontown Ala., 5c Green (86X4). Position 1, full margins to
slightly ...more Uniontown Ala., 5c Green (86X4). Position 1, full margins to slightly in, tied by typically unclear “Uniontown Ala.” circular datestamp on blue cover to Mrs. R. A. Cobb, care of Rev. J. Mitchell in Montgomery Ala. VERY FINE. ONLY 19 ON-COVER EXAMPLES OF THE UNIONTOWN POSTMASTER’S 5-CENT PROVISIONAL ON WHITE PAPER ARE RECORDED IN THE CROWN CENSUS. The Cobb correspondence was found by R. S. Nelson of Birmingham, Alabama. According to reports at the time of the discovery, Mrs. Cobb 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). Note on back indicates Economist Stamp Co. Jan. 25, 1923 sale and from our 1964 Rarities sale. With 1986 C.S.A. certificate. SCV $15,000
slightly ...more Uniontown Ala., 5c Green (86X4). Position 1, full margins to slightly in, tied by typically unclear “Uniontown Ala.” circular datestamp on blue cover to Mrs. R. A. Cobb, care of Rev. J. Mitchell in Montgomery Ala. VERY FINE. ONLY 19 ON-COVER EXAMPLES OF THE UNIONTOWN POSTMASTER’S 5-CENT PROVISIONAL ON WHITE PAPER ARE RECORDED IN THE CROWN CENSUS. The Cobb correspondence was found by R. S. Nelson of Birmingham, Alabama. According to reports at the time of the discovery, Mrs. Cobb 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). Note on back indicates Economist Stamp Co. Jan. 25, 1923 sale and from our 1964 Rarities sale. With 1986 C.S.A. certificate. SCV $15,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 4250
Lenoir N.C., 5c Blue & Orange (49X1). Unused, full margins ...more
Lenoir N.C., 5c Blue & Orange (49X1). Unused, full margins with
framelines all around, beautiful rich colors and clear impressions,
affixed to square piece of paper cut from the diary of the Lenoir
postmaster's son, assistant and creator of the provisional stamp,
G. W. F. Harper, the slip is dated September 19, 1861—the date of
issue—and attached to a signed and notarized statement by G. W. F.
Harper, attesting to the origin of the stamp and diary entry, dated
August 11, 1887, the statement reads (in part): "that he retained
and pasted in his Diary at the time, the first good impression made
from the die, that he had said Diary and the stamp attached in his
possession since Sept 19/1861...", some negligible splits along
folds in document EXTREMELY FINE STAMP AND A REMARKABLE TESTIMONIAL
FROM G. W. F. HARPER, WHO CARVED THE WOODCUT DEVICE USED TO PRINT
THE LENOIR PROVISIONAL STAMP. ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LENOIR
ITEMS IN EXISTENCE. Based on sworn testimony from James Harper and
his son, G. W. F. Harper, the Lenoir provisional was impressed from
a pear-wood device carved by Postmaster Harper's son and used on
September 19, 1861 (see Crown book, pp. 172-178, 651-652).
Approximately 29 covers bearing the Lenoir adhesive stamp are
known. The same woodcut device was applied directly to envelopes,
as evidenced by an entire and cut square. We know of two notarized
documents from James Harper, the postmaster, with stamps affixed,
in addition to this document from his son, the actual creator of
the stamp. Illustrated in the Crown book (p. 171). Ex Caspary,
Muzzy and Birkinbine. With 2009 P.F. certificate. Scott value as an
unused stamp without regard to the document and provenance is
$7,250
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 4246
Atlanta Ga., 5c Black entire (6XU2). Perfect bold strikes ...more
Atlanta Ga., 5c Black entire (6XU2). Perfect bold strikes of
provisional handstamp and "Atlanta Ga. Nov. 18, 1861" circular
datestamp on Clarke & Lewis hardware blue embossed cameo corner
card cover to Griffin Ga., illustrations of circular saw blade,
plow and a rifle and pistol, W. Eaves N.Y. imprint, inconsequential
backflap tear from opening EXTREMELY FINE. AN IMMACULATE AND
BEAUTIFUL EAVES CAMEO DESIGN USED WITH THE ATLANTA POSTMASTER’S
PROVISIONAL HANDSTAMP. ONLY SIX OR SEVEN ATLANTA PROVISIONAL COVERS
HAVE CORNER CARDS. THIS IS ALSO AN EXTREMELY RARE CONFEDERATE GUN
COVER. A review of the Levi records did not reveal another example
of this distinct Clarke & Lewis design. Ex Kimmel and Dr. Brandon.
Illustrated in Crown Survey on p. 27
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lot 4257
Nashville Tenn., 5c Brick Red (61X3). Large margins to clear,
radiant ...more Nashville Tenn., 5c Brick Red (61X3). Large margins to clear, radiant color, tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Sep. 14, 1861" circular datestamp on green all-over advertising cover for wholesale grocers and dealers in liquors and tobacco, M'spedon & Baker of N.Y. imprint on top flap, to Athens Tenn., stamp lifted and replaced, backflap repaired VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT BRICK RED NASHVILLE PROVISIONAL USED ON AN ATTRACTIVE ALL-OVER ADVERTISING COVER. Our records of Nashville provisionals contain only four advertising covers bearing singles, and two with pairs. Signed Ashbrook. With 2001 P.F. certificate
radiant ...more Nashville Tenn., 5c Brick Red (61X3). Large margins to clear, radiant color, tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Sep. 14, 1861" circular datestamp on green all-over advertising cover for wholesale grocers and dealers in liquors and tobacco, M'spedon & Baker of N.Y. imprint on top flap, to Athens Tenn., stamp lifted and replaced, backflap repaired VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT BRICK RED NASHVILLE PROVISIONAL USED ON AN ATTRACTIVE ALL-OVER ADVERTISING COVER. Our records of Nashville provisionals contain only four advertising covers bearing singles, and two with pairs. Signed Ashbrook. With 2001 P.F. certificate
David Feldman S. A. Geneva
Lot 30902
1861 Knoxville, TN, 5c brick red with slightly touched margin
bottom ...more 1861 Knoxville, TN, 5c brick red with slightly touched margin bottom left and tiny wrinkle at top, otherwise fine, cancelled in ms on clean envelope with endorsement 14 Nov 1861, sent to Kingston, TN. According to Crown only 18 letters of Scott 47X1 and 47X2, ex Dr Carl Agre
bottom ...more 1861 Knoxville, TN, 5c brick red with slightly touched margin bottom left and tiny wrinkle at top, otherwise fine, cancelled in ms on clean envelope with endorsement 14 Nov 1861, sent to Kingston, TN. According to Crown only 18 letters of Scott 47X1 and 47X2, ex Dr Carl Agre
David Feldman S. A. Geneva
Lot 30903
1861 Knoxville, TN, 5c carmine on grayish laid paper with ...more
1861 Knoxville, TN, 5c carmine on grayish laid paper with only
slightly touched margin at top right, otherwise with wide margins
and tied by pen obliteration on cover to Athens, TN, the carmine
shade is a scarce stamp on cover, signed Calves
David Feldman S. A. Geneva
Lot 30904
New Orleans 5c brown a very fine pair with full to wide margins ...more
New Orleans 5c brown a very fine pair with full to wide margins (a
little close at bottom but not touching), cancelled and tied by New
Orleans circular datestamp (date indecipherable), on attractive
little buff envelope sent to Richmond, VA; some minor damage to
back flap, but very scarce in this fine quality
Auction Galleries Hamburg
Lot 380 D
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1 II c, Scott 1 b
1860, Jefferson Davis, 5 C. dunkelgrün, Type II (Stone ...more
1860, Jefferson Davis, 5 C. dunkelgrün, Type II (Stone 1),
farbfrisch und einwandfrei, entwertet mit Gitterstempel auf kleinem
Damenbrief aus Staunton nach Honey Hill, beide Virginia.
Nebengesetzt Einkreisstempel "STAUNTON"
Automatically generated translation:
1860, jefferson Davis, 5 C. Dark green, type II (stone 1), fresh colours and perfect, cancelled by grid cancel on small women's letter from Staunton to Honey Hill, both Virginia. Alongside single circle postmark "STAUNTON"
Automatically generated translation:
1860, jefferson Davis, 5 C. Dark green, type II (stone 1), fresh colours and perfect, cancelled by grid cancel on small women's letter from Staunton to Honey Hill, both Virginia. Alongside single circle postmark "STAUNTON"
Cherrystone Auction
Lot 263
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1861 5c green, two singles, used, one with faint thin spot,
otherwise ...more 1861 5c green, two singles, used, one with faint thin spot, otherwise v.f., (Catalog value $350)
otherwise ...more 1861 5c green, two singles, used, one with faint thin spot, otherwise v.f., (Catalog value $350)
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