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.
- (-) Remove United States of America filter United States of America
- (-) Remove Confederate States of America filter Confederate States of America
- (-) Remove Confederate States Postmasters’ Provisionals filter Confederate States Postmasters’ Provisionals
- Albany, GA (1) Apply Albany, GA filter
- Atlanta, GA (1) Apply Atlanta, GA filter
- Baton Rouge, LA (1) Apply Baton Rouge, LA filter
- Demopolis, AL (1) Apply Demopolis, AL filter
- Gainesville, AL (1) Apply Gainesville, AL filter
- Goliad, TX (2) Apply Goliad, TX filter
- Grove Hill, AL (1) Apply Grove Hill, AL filter
- Kingston, GA (1) Apply Kingston, GA filter
- Limestone Springs, SC (1) Apply Limestone Springs, SC filter
- Lynchburg, VA (1) Apply Lynchburg, VA filter
- Macon, GA (1) Apply Macon, GA filter
- Marion, VA (1) Apply Marion, VA filter
- Milledgeville, GA (2) Apply Milledgeville, GA filter
- Nashville, TN (1) Apply Nashville, TN filter
- New Orleans, LA (1) Apply New Orleans, LA filter
- Pleasant Shade, VA (1) Apply Pleasant Shade, VA filter
- Ringgold, GA (1) Apply Ringgold, GA filter
- Unionville, SC (1) Apply Unionville, SC filter
- Winnsborough, SC (1) Apply Winnsborough, SC filter
- (-) Remove Confederate States Postmasters’ Provisionals filter Confederate States Postmasters’ Provisionals
- (-) Remove Confederate States of America filter Confederate States of America
perfect strike of provisional handstamp at upper left of cover to Dawson, Georgia, matching "Albany Ga Feb 8 1862" datestamp at right, extremely fine strikes and cover (Scott $1,000)
Provenance: John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction)
full margins including sheet margin at top and right, tied by black "Baton Rouge La Dec 18" datestamp to cover to Donaldsville, Louisiana, cover with vertical and horizontal creases away from stamp, very fine and attractive, 2022 Civil War Philatelic Society certificate (Scott $5,000)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956)
Alexander S. Kirkman (H.R. Harmer Sale 1423, 1962)
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)
double-circle provisional handstamp at top right with matching "Gainsville Ala. Jan 2" datestamp at left on 1862 cover to Lauderdale Station, Mississippi, extremely fine and fresh, one of just seven examples of this envelope recorded in the Crown census (Scott $4,500)
Provenance: Alexander Hall (R.A. Siegel Sale 795, 1997)
four large margins, light cancel, couple trivial thins, extremely fine appearance, one of the most attractive of the few recorded examples of this stamp (Scott $12,000)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956)
(Alexander S. Kirkman Sale 1423, 1962)
essentially four margins with portion of adjacent stamp at right, tied by black "Paid" handstamp to folded letter (blue lined paper), additional red pen cancel, endorsed "O.B." and addressed to Captain William Headen in Corpus Christi, Texas, contents dated August 18, 1864, very fine, by far the finer of the two examples of the 10c "Goilad" error on cover and in our opinion one of the most desirable items of Confederate States postal history (Scott $30,000)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956)
Josiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 317, 1967)
on rebacked cover front, large margins, magenta pen cancel, affixed over blue "Paid 5" marking, "Grove Hill Ala Sep 10" datestamp alongside, addressed to Jackson, Alabama, cover front stained and faulty but stamp very fine and attractive, one of two recorded examples of the Grove Hill provisional, the other of which was one of the highlights of the first sale of the "Erivan" Collection in June 2019 and realized $110,000 hammer, 2022 Civil War Philatelic Society certificate (Scott $125,000)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956)
Josiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 317, 1967)
bold impression of provisional handstamp at upper right of cover addressed to Floyd Springs, Georgia, matching "Kingston Ga Jun 19" datestamp alongside, small piece added at top left away from handstamps, very fine strikes and cover, one of just three recorded examples of the Type II Kingston provisional in the Crown census (Scott $3,250)
Provenance: Harold C. Brooks (Laurence & Stryker Sale 123, 1943)
John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction)
single with rectangular margins, uncanceled on cover to Miss Lucy E. Simpson at Laurens Courthouse, South Carolina, address in the hand of Lizzie Dean as are all known covers with this stamp, expertly cleaned, extremely fine, one of just six recorded Limestone Springs provisional covers and the only example with a single rectangular stamp, a great rarity of Confederate States postal history, 2022 Civil War Philatelic Society certificate (Scott $10,000)
Provenance: A. Earl Weatherly (R.A. Siegel Sale 420, 1972)
Rarities of the World (R.A. Siegel Sale 824, 2000)
Dr. Karl Agre (R.A. Siegel Sale 850, 2002)
full margins at right and bottom, close at other two sides (owing to tight spacing on the plate), tied by "Lynchburg Va. Oct 30" datestamp to folded lettersheet to Curdsville, Virginia, very fine and fresh, the Crown census records 28 covers with single Lynchburg provisionals (Scott $4,000)
Provenance: Sidney A. Hessel (H.R. Harmer Sale 2291, 1975)
margins huge to clear with sheet margin at top, tied by "Macon Geo. Paid 5" handstamp (Scott type E1) to cover to Thomasville, Georgia, repaired backflap, very fine, the Crown census records 18 covers with the large 5c Macon provisional with a period after "Office", 2022 Civil War Philatelic Society certificate (Scott $6,000)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 990, 1956)
H. Gray Muzzy (H.R. Harmer Sale 1764, 1967)
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)