Lot Details

14XU1, Canton, MS, 5c Black entire, clear strike at upper right of cover addressed to New Orleans (Carroll Hoy correspondence), matching "Canton Mi. Oct 26 1861" datestamp at left, pinholes typical of this correspondence, a very fine example of this marking which ranks amongst the most attractive of all handstamped Confederate Provisionals (Scott $3,500) Provenance: A. Murl Kimmel (R.A. Siegel Sale 492, 1976) John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction)