Auction Detail
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.
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very nearly four margins, tied by "Marion Va. Sep 24" datestamp to 1861 cover to Emory, Virginia, pencil docketing at left ("Wm. M Johnson, Marion"), stamp with small repair at lower right and light stain along right edge, cover slightly irregularly reduced at right, very fine appearance, one of just seven covers bearing a 10c Marion provisional according to the Crown census with this being the earliest known use, an extraordinary rarity, 2022 Civil War Philatelic Society certificate (Scott $30,000)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 990, 1956)
provisional "Paid 5" marking at upper right with control marking at left, matching "Milledgeville Ga. Jul 13" datestamp at lower left on 1861 cover to Spring Place, Georgia, slightly reduced at top, very fine strikes and cover (Scott $500)
Provenance: John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction)
provisional handstamp at upper right of oatmeal cover to "Capt. Renshaw, Drafting Department, Macon, Georgia", matching "Milledgeville Ga. Apr 5" datestamp at left, small nick at lower left, very fine, one of 13 examples recorded in the Crown census (Scott $800)
Provenance: John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction)
margins full to grazing, tied by blue "Nashville Ten Sep 9 1861" datestamp to cover addressed to Thomas B. Lynch in Charleston, South Carolina, partial strike of matching "Paid" handstamp, part of top backflap missing, cover professionally cleaned but light soiling remains with faded address, trimmed at the sides and bottom and original back professionally reattached, contemporary pencil notation on reverse, still fine appearance, one of two recorded Nashville tête-bêche pairs on cover, 2022 Civil War Philatelic Society certificate (Scott $25,000)
tied by black "New Orleans La. 14 Mar" datestamp, on cover to local post office box, vertical filefold away from stamp, very fine and attractive, according to the Crown census just 12 covers recorded with the New Orleans 2c Red provisional, 2022 Civil War Philatelic Society certificate (Scott $25,000)
Provenance: Dr. Hubert C. Skinner (R.A. Siegel Sale 832, 2000)
Dr. Karl Agre (R.A. Siegel 850, 2002)
unused block of six, positions 2-4 of both rows, full margins except just in at bottom right, faint horizontal crease in bottom row, few negligible wrinkles and toned specks, very fine, an extraordinary item, only 22 Pleasant Shade stamps are recorded in total, this being the only multiple larger than a pair (an unused pair and a pair on cover exist, the latter of which realized $75,000 in the Erivan Collection Part VI), one of the greatest and most iconic rarities of Confederate States, this block represents over a quarter of all surviving examples of this stamp (Scott $42,500)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 991, 1956)
Josiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 317, 1967)
provisional handstamp at upper left of yellow envelope to Yorktown, Virginia, matching "Atlanta Ga. Nov 14 1861" datestamp at right, extremely fine and fresh (Scott $500)
Provenance: John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction)
cut square with sharp strike of provisional marking alongside "Ringgold Geo. Sep 11" datestamp, very fine and scarce, the Crown census records just three used cut squares and four used entires (Scott $8,500 for entire)
Provenance: Arthur Hind (Charles J. Phillips Sale 1, 1933)
"Paid" in oval and "5" handstamps on paper with blue ruled lines, tied by black "Unionville SC Jun 12" datestamp to 1861 cover to Mt. Tabor, South Carolina, light contemporary gum staining around stamp, otherwise very fine, only four covers with the Unionville provisional are known, this being the only single tied by a datestamp (a pair of stamps on a patriotic cover is also tied), an extraordinary and rare cover, 2022 Civil War Philatelic Society certificate (Scott unpriced tied, $17,500 for uncanceled)
Provenance: Sidney A. Hessel (H.R. Harmer Sale 2291, 1975)
provisional handstamp at upper left of envelope to Mount Holly, South Carolina, "Winnsborough S.C. 1 Aug" datestamp at top right, 1861 docketing at top, very fine, one of three recorded examples in the Crown census (Scott $2,000)
Provenance: David Kohn (John W. Kaufmann, 1973)
John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction)
four margins including sheet margin at left, used alongside 1861 5c Green, Stone 2 (1), both tied by "Pensacola Fla Jan 13" datestamp to large-sized cover to "Col. D.W. Adams, Commdg. 1st Reft. La. Infty., Mobile, Ala.", light overall wear and small tears along top edge, very fine cover bearing the two first issues of the Confederacy paying triple-rate postage
Brigadier General Daniel Weisiger Adams was shot in the head at the Battle of Shiloh and, being thought dead, was thrown overboard from an ambulance to lighten the load. He was rescued by passing soldiers and upon recovery served for the rest of the war before surrendering to Union forces on May 9, 1865.
four margins, tied by "Atlanta Ga. Sep 13" to locally-addressed cover, refolded and franked with 1862 5c Blue Archer & Daly tied by "Atlanta Ga. Oct 6" datestamp, very fine, an extremely rare use of the 2c Green issue on a turned cover with the second use paying the 5c rate