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lot # 71 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals

Thursday Jun 24, 2021 10:00 America/New_York

53X5, Macon, GA, 2c Black on gray green, margins on all sides, tied by black straightline "Paid" to buff cover, locally-addressed to "Col. Jno. B. Lamar," light vertical fold mentioned for strict accuracy only as it does not detract from the marvelous cover, Extremely Fine, the 2c Macon is one of the rarest of all Confederate provisionals with only four examples known (three covers and a piece), described in both the Caspary and Lilly catalogues as "by far the finest known" example of this stamp although the ex-Kilbourne cover is equally-attractive, a world-class rarity and certainly one of the highlights of the entire "ERIVAN" Collection (Scott $50,000)rnProvenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 990, 1956)rnJosiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 317, 1967)Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals

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