Auction Detail
June 2023
"Erivan" Collection Part IX and Canal Zone Stamps and Covers
Our June sales include Part IX of the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History and a catalogue of Canal Zone stamps and covers featuring the collections of James W. Crumpacker and Paul F. Ammons.
top left margin single with four huge margins tied by "Tudor Hill Va Dec 22 1861" datestamp to cover to Nicholson's Store, Alabama, cover repaired at right and backflap replaced, very fine appearance (Scott $1,000)
Provenance: Marc Haas
left margin single with margins huge to full at bottom right, tied by Tudor Hall, Virginia datestamp to cover to Greenville, North Carolina, very fine, a beautiful marginal example of this rare stamp (Scott $1,000)
mint block of 12, original gum, margins large to clear at bottom, light creasing mostly in the second row, very fine and attractive block (Scott $16,200 as singles)
bottom margin horizontal pair with selvage so wide it is folded over the bottom edge, other margins large to clear, tied by "Dalton Ga Oct 13 1862" datestamp to cover to Selma, Alabama with second strike at top left, an extremely fine gem (Scott $450)
Provenance: Howard Lehman
Marc Haas
bottom right corner margin single, portions of adjacent stamps at top and left, tied by blue "Columbia S.C. Apr 5" datestamp to cover to Chester, South Carolina, docketing at top left, an extraordinary gem stamp on a fresh cover, extremely fine, 1981 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Provenance: John R. Boker, Jr. (Private transaction)
Marc Haas
four large margins, tied by blue "Petersburg Va Aug 3" datestamp to cover to Lexington, North Carolina, slightly reduced at left, very fine and choice (Scott $750)
pretty pale shade with large margins, used alongside two 5c Blue (6), all tied by "Richmond Va. Aug 3 1862" datestamps to cover to Mattox Depot, Virginia, backflap reattached and with faults, very fine
horizontal pair tied by green "Chester C.H. S.C. May 8 1863" double circle datestamp to wallpaper cover to Eagle Mills, North Carolina, refolded to show inside of cover, very fine, a rare combination of a colored cancel with an adversity use (Scott $1,350)
horizontal pair with large margins, deep shade and sharp impression, tied by "Charleston S.C. Sep 10" datestamp to folded letter to Cheraw, South Carolina, manuscript "Due 6" indicating the stamps were accepted as partial prepayment of the 10c rate, extremely fine gem, pairs of the "Red Jack" are extremely rare on cover and this partial prepayment is believed to be unique, letter is addressed to the President of the Cheraw & Darlington Railroad from the Wayside Home in Charleston requesting a charitable donation, pictured in Brian M. Green's The Confederate States Two-Cent Red-Jack Intaglio Stamp
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 1114, 1957)
Marc Haas
"Tara" (Dr. Paolo Bianci) Collection (Christie’s Robson Lowe, 1986)
four huge margins, tied by "Harrisonburg Va. Jun 12" datestamp to cover to Sangerville, Virginia, 1863 dated enclosure, extremely fine and choice (Scott $1,500)
mint strip of seven, original gum and bright color, full frame lines on all sides except at extreme right, two light vertical creases and two negligible thin spots, extraneous black ink on four stamps (believed to be cancellation ink from the fingers of a Confederate postmaster), very fine, an extraordinary Confederate States multiple, one of two mint strips of seven of the Frameline issue which are the largest known multiples of the issue (Scott $47,500)
The Frameline issue is the rarest Confederate issue in unused condition (particularly with original gum). A small handful of strips of four, plus a single block of four, are the only other large multiples recorded. The other strip of seven (ex-Lilly and Kilbourne) shows full frame lines at top and left, but is very slightly in at bottom and right. The strip offered here has been widely recognized as one of the greatest Confederate States rarities since its appearance in the Ferrary Collection over a century ago.
Provenance: Count Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert, 1922)
horizontal pair tied by indistinct violet cancel to cover to street address in Charleston, South Carolina, endorsed "Care of Penny Post" at lower left, light wear and just reduced at left, otherwise, fine, the Charleston Penny Post originated in 1849 and continued to operate in a limited capacity after the outbreak of the Civil War