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January 2023
Our January 2023 sales include the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part VIII, as well as a general sale of United States and worldwide stamps, covers, and collections.
LOT# : 93
Date: January 17, 2023
Demopolis, AL
black handstamp "Paid" with manuscript "5cts" and "J.T. Hall", matching "Demopolis Ala Nov 27" datestamp at top right, addressed to "Hon Moses McGuire, Probate Judge, Tuskaloosa", very fine, the unique Demopolis provisional with manuscript rate and the earliest recorded provisional envelope from Demopolis (Scott lists the three varieties out of chronological order), illustrated by M. Clinton McGee in his 1960 Confederate Philatelist article (Vol. 5, No. 11) which explains the discovery and history of these rare envelopes (Scott $4,000)
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Starting Price: $750
Hammer Price: $1,000