3X1, Baltimore, MD, 1845 5c Black on white, single, full left and partial top framelines, pen squiggle and tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Jun 7" datestamp, matching "Paid" and "5" in oval, on 1847 folded letter to Annapolis, Maryland, very fine and choice, particularly scarce with a sound stamp tied by a Baltimore datestamp, illustrated in Muriel Hayes's "The 1845 Provisional Postage Stamps of James H. Buchanan" (Collectors Club Philatelist Vol...
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Lot #2 - Postmaster Provisionals Baltimore (Md.)
3X4, Baltimore, MD, 1845 10c Black on Blue, three full framelines, tied by two strikes of blue "Paid" and "10" in oval to January 5, 1846 folded letter to Annapolis, Maryland, red "Barnum's City Hotel" oval and light blue Baltimore postmark at left, stamp with a trivial vertical file crease at far right (mentioned for strict accuracy only), unique on cover with only one other known off cover, Hays census #1, USPCS census #20166 2022...
Lot #3 - Postmaster Provisionals Brattleboro (Vt.)
5X1, Brattleboro, VT, 1846 5c Black on Buff, position 10, nearly full margins, canceled by red "Paid" on 1847 folded cover to New York, matching second strike and "Brattleboro Vt 27 Mar" datestamp, address panel enhanced (not mentioned on certificate) and horizontal filefold well away from stamp, extremely fine and attractive, only 19 covers are known bearing the Brattleboro stamp, as these stamps were printed on very soft paper many...
Lot #4 - Postmaster Provisionals St. Louis (Mo.)
11X2, St. Louis, MO, 1845 10c Black on Greenish, vertical pair (positions 2, 4), margins all around, tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Jan 28" datestamp to 1846 folded letter to Philadelphia (Charnley & Whelan correspondence), manuscript "20" and red "Paid" handstamp at right, top stamp diagonal crease at top left and stamps lifted and re-affixed (not mentioned on certificate), extremely fine appearance, one of the most attractive St. Louis...
Lot #95 - Postmaster Provisionals Athens (Ga.)
5X1, Athens, GA, 1861 5c Purple, single with four enormous margins including portions of adjoining stamps at both sides, grid of open bars cancel on cover to Savannah, Georgia, faint "Athens Ga" postmark at left, stamp with small margin tear at bottom right which does not detract from the appearance of this spectacular cover, extremely fine, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $2,250)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer...
Lot #96 - Postmaster Provisionals Atlanta (Ga)
6XU2, Atlanta, GA, 1861 5c Black entire, hand-held 11-star flag patriotic envelope with "Fast Colors...warranted not to run" (F11-9, Slogan 33), addressed to McKinley, Alabama, "Atlanta Ga. Sep 18 1861" datestamp, cover lightly toned at top left, very fine and scarce provisional use of a patriotic envelope, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $3,500)
Lot #97 - Postmaster Provisionals Bridgeville (Ala.)
13X1, Bridgeville, AL 5c Black & red, horizontal pair with pen cancels on neat 1862 folded letter to Columbia, South Carolina, light July 31 Bridgeville postmark at top left, horizontal crease away from stamp, right stamp with a pre-use vertical crease, very fine, described in the Caspary sale as "one of the outstanding Confederate items known" and illustrated in that catalogue's full-color frontispiece, this pair are the only two...
Lot #98 - Postmaster Provisionals Canton (Miss)
14XU1, Canton, MS, 5c Black entire, clear strike at upper right of cover addressed to New Orleans (Carroll Hoy correspondence), matching "Canton Mi. Oct 26 1861" datestamp at left, pinholes typical of this correspondence, a very fine example of this marking which ranks amongst the most attractive of all handstamped Confederate Provisionals (Scott $3,500)
Provenance: A. Murl Kimmel (R.A. Siegel Sale 492, 1976)
John R. Hill, Jr. (...
Lot #99 - Postmaster Provisionals Columbia (S.C.)
18XU1, Columbia, SC, 5c Blue entire, Type I, extraordinarily clear strike of provisional handstamp on orange cover to Charleston, South Carolina, matching "Columbia S.C. 27 Nov" datestamp and straightline "Paid", manuscript "In haste" at bottom left, very fine and choice, when sold in the Caspary sale in 1956 this cover realized $95 against a Scott catalogue value of $40 (Scott $900)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989,...
Lot #100 - Postmaster Provisionals Dalton (Ga)
20XU1, Dalton, Georgia 5c Black entire, provisional handstamp at upper right of homemade cover to Cleveland, Tennessee, with matching "Dalton Ga May 20 1862" datestamp at left, very fine, M. Hubert Judd pencil notation on reverse calls it a "lovely example...the strikes being unusually neat + clear" (Scott $750)
Provenance: George Walcott (Robert Laurence, 1935)
A. Murl Kimmel (R.A. Siegel Sale 492, 1976)
John R. Hill, Jr. (...
Lot #101 - Postmaster Provisionals Dalton (Ga)
20XU2, Dalton, GA, 5c Black entire, provisional marking at upper right with "Dalton Ga. Aug 14 1862" datestamp at left, cover addressed to Anderson Court House, South Carolina, docketing at top center reads "Rec'd Aug'st 17, Sunday, enclosed is Edward's first letter to Lucy", extremely fine (Scott $1,250)
Provenance: "Atlanta" (John W. Kaufmann, 1981)
John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction)
Lot #102 - Postmaster Provisionals Danville (Va.)
21X1, Danville, VA, 1861 5c Red, single with rectangular margins tied by "Danville Va Oct 9" datestamp to cover to Richmond, Virginia, manuscript "4th Texas Volunteers, Col. Hood" at bottom, cover with edge faults including slight reduction at left, still fine, extraordinarily rare with just five examples recorded in the Crown census of this stamp on cover (two of which may not originate), an important Confederate States cover, 2022...
Lot #103 - Postmaster Provisionals Gonzales (Tex.)
30X1, Gonzales, Texas 5c Gold on Dark blue, vertical pair tied by light strikes of Gonzales postmarks on large part of buff cover with military address in Corinth, Mississippi, manuscript "Paid 10" at top right, pair with vertical crease prior to use, cover roughly opened at bottom, just three covers are known with the 5c Gold on blue Gonzales Provisional, each with a pair and to the same addressee, these three covers were first announced and...
Lot #104 - Postmaster Provisionals Greensboro (N.C.)
32XU1, Greensboro, NC 10c Red entire, mostly clear strike on cover to Hillsboro, North Carolina with matching "Greensboro N.C. Mar 27" datestamp at left, some light toning and slightly reduced at top, small repairs, very fine appearance, only nine examples recorded of this provisional stamped envelope (Scott $1,250)
Provenance: Alex Hall (R.A. Siegel Sale 795, 1997)
Lot #105 - Postmaster Provisionals Greensboro (N.C.)
32XU1, Greensboro, North Carolina 10c Red entire, mostly clear strike of provisional marking at upper right with matching "Greensboro N.C. Feb 22" datestamp at left, cover addressed to Raleigh, North Carolina, fine and rare, just nine examples of this envelope recorded (Scott $1,250)
Provenance: Alex Hall (R.A. Siegel Sale 795, 1997)
Lot #106 - Postmaster Provisionals Jackson (Miss)
43XU1, Jackson, MS 5c Black entire, provisional marking at upper right, matching "Jackson Miss Jun 25" datestamp at center of cover addressed to "His Exc'y Isham G. Harris, Governor, Nashville", backflap and tiny nick at top expertly repaired, extremely fine appearance, sent during the short window during which Tennessee was an independent state after having seceded from the Union but before it was admitted into the Confederate States of...
Lot #107 - Postmaster Provisionals Jackson (Miss)
43XU2, Jackson, Mississippi 10c Black entire, bold strike of provisional handstamp at upper right of cover to Richmond, Virginia, matching "Jackson Miss Jul 16" postmark at left, slightly reduced at right into handstamp, otherwise very fine, one of just six used examples recorded in the Crown census, much rarer than its 5c counterpart (Scott $2,000)
Provenance: Rarities of the World (R.A. Siegel Sale 708, 1989)
John R. Hill, Jr. (...
Lot #108 - Postmaster Provisionals La Grange (Tex)
48XU1, La Grange, TX, 5c Black entire, bold strike of provisional handtamp at upper right of cover to Webberville, Texas, matching "La Grange Tex. Jan 31 1862" datestamp at left, very fine and fresh, one of just eight examples of the La Grange 5c Provisional envelope in the Crown census (Scott $3,250)
Provenance: Judge Robert S. Emerson (Private transaction)
John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction)
Lot #109 - Postmaster Provisionals La Grange (Tex)
48XU2, La Grange, TX, 10c Black entire, provisional handstamp at top right with matching "La Grange Tex. Dec 30 1862" datestamp at left on cover to Sabine Pass, Texas, docketed "By Courier from Beaumont" at lower left, addressee's name removed, choice very fine, one of just six 10c La Grange Provisional envelopes recorded in the Crown census (Scott $3,250)
Provenance: John R. Hill, Jr.
Lot #110 - Postmaster Provisionals Macon (Ga.)
53X1, Macon, GA 5c Black on Light blue green, single tied by Macon postmark on cover to Bellwood, Georgia, margins large (with sheet margin at right) to just clear at top left, small sealed tears at top, fine and rare, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $6,000)
Lot #111 - Postmaster Provisionals Memphis (Tenn.)
56X2, Memphis, Tennessee 5c Red, single with three full margins (just touching at bottom) tied by red "Southern Express Co. Memphis Tenn. Dec 18" double circle datestamp, on 1861 cover to Columbia, Tennessee, similar postmark in blue from Nashville dated December 19, manuscript "2/- CP" (two bits) at top center, stamp with corner creases at top left and bottom left, cover with light toning and small tears at top, very few express covers are...
Lot #112 - Postmaster Provisionals Montgomery (Ala)
Montgomery, AL, 1862 5c Red and black on Buff, prepared but unused and unlisted provisional adhesive consisting of a black dateless postmark on a buff square, red pencil "5" and indistinct signature, on upper right corner of cover with left margin CSA 5c Green, Stone 2 (1) placed over it and tied by matching "Montgomery Ala. Mar 5 1862" datestamp, 5c Green removed and now placed at top center, provisional also tied by horizontal cover crease...
Lot #113 - Postmaster Provisionals Nashville (Tenn.)
61X2, Nashville, TN, 1861 5c Carmine, single applied to uncancelled US 3c Nesbitt entire (U10) to Athens, Tennessee (Cleage correspondence), tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Aug 9 1861" datestamp, docketing in two different inks, «From Planters Bank, Nashville» embossed oval on flap, certificate notes indentation at right from the indicia beneath (barely perceptible and not worth mentioning in our opinion), very fine provisional use on a...
Lot #114 - Postmaster Provisionals New Orleans (La.)
62X4, New Orleans, Louisiana 5c Red brown on bluish, horizontal pair, margins large to just grazing with frameline at top, tied by "New Orleans La 21 Sep" datestamp and straightline "Paid" to cover to Charleston, South Carolina, very fine and fresh, Seybold's purple handstamp and Molesworth notations on reverse (Scott $700)
Lot #115 - Postmaster Provisionals Savannah (Ga)
101XU1, Savannah, GA 5c Black entire, Type I, "Paid 5" in circle with matching control mark on "Sav. Vol. Guards." (FG-1) patriotic cover to Quitman, Georgia, "Savannah Paid 2 1861" datestamp at top right (month illegible), professionally cleaned and large piece black construction paper adhered to reverse, extremely fine and fresh appearance, a beautiful Savannah Provisional on a patriotic envelope (Scott $8,000)
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