Auction Detail
Spring 2022
June 22-24, 2022 in New York City
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LOT# :109 - La Grange, TX
48XU2, La Grange, TX, 10c Black entire
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
48XU2, La Grange, TX, 10c Black entire, provisional handstamp at top right with matching "La Grange Tex. Dec 30 1862" datestamp at left on cover to Sabine Pass, Texas, docketed "By Courier from Beaumont" at lower left, addressee's name removed, choice very fine, one of just six 10c La Grange Provisional envelopes recorded in the Crown census (Scott $3,250)
Provenance: John R. Hill, Jr.
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Starting Price: $500
Hammer Price: $950
LOT# :110 - Macon, GA
53X1, Macon, GA 5c Black on Light blue green
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
SHARE:
53X1, Macon, GA 5c Black on Light blue green, single tied by Macon postmark on cover to Bellwood, Georgia, margins large (with sheet margin at right) to just clear at top left, small sealed tears at top, fine and rare, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $6,000)
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Starting Price: $500
Hammer Price: $800
LOT# :111 - Memphis, TN
56X2, Memphis, Tennessee 5c Red
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
SHARE:
56X2, Memphis, Tennessee 5c Red, single with three full margins (just touching at bottom) tied by red "Southern Express Co. Memphis Tenn. Dec 18" double circle datestamp, on 1861 cover to Columbia, Tennessee, similar postmark in blue from Nashville dated December 19, manuscript "2/- CP" (two bits) at top center, stamp with corner creases at top left and bottom left, cover with light toning and small tears at top, very few express covers are known with the Memphis Provisional and this combination of Memphis and Nashville markings is almost certainly unique, an extraordinary and important cover carried outside of the regular Confederate mails, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Provenance: Charles and Lucy Kilbourne (R.A. Siegel Sale 815, 1999)
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Starting Price: $5,000
Hammer Price: $5,000
LOT# :112 - Montgomery, AL
Montgomery, AL, 1862 5c Red and black on Buff
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
SHARE:
Montgomery, AL, 1862 5c Red and black on Buff, prepared but unused and unlisted provisional adhesive consisting of a black dateless postmark on a buff square, red pencil "5" and indistinct signature, on upper right corner of cover with left margin CSA 5c Green, Stone 2 (1) placed over it and tied by matching "Montgomery Ala. Mar 5 1862" datestamp, 5c Green removed and now placed at top center, provisional also tied by horizontal cover crease, very fine, one of just two recorded examples of this unlisted provisional whose purpose is unknown as Montgomery had government postage stamps as early as October 1861, a great rarity, Warren H. Coulson backstamp, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Provenance: Count Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert Sale 4, 1922)
Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 990, 1956)
Charles F. Meroni (John A. Fox, 1961)
Rev. Paul B. Freeland (Private transaction)
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Starting Price: $3,000
Hammer Price: $5,000
LOT# :113 - Nashville, TN
61X2, Nashville, TN, 1861 5c Carmine
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
SHARE:
61X2, Nashville, TN, 1861 5c Carmine, single applied to uncancelled US 3c Nesbitt entire (U10) to Athens, Tennessee (Cleage correspondence), tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Aug 9 1861" datestamp, docketing in two different inks, «From Planters Bank, Nashville» embossed oval on flap, certificate notes indentation at right from the indicia beneath (barely perceptible and not worth mentioning in our opinion), very fine provisional use on a demonetized United States envelope, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $3,500)
Provenance: George H. Worthington (Private transaction)
Charles and Lucy Kilbourne (R.A. Siegel Sale 815, 1999)
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Starting Price: $1,000
Hammer Price: $1,500
LOT# :114 - New Orleans, LA
62X4, New Orleans, Louisiana 5c Red brown on bluish
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
SHARE:
62X4, New Orleans, Louisiana 5c Red brown on bluish, horizontal pair, margins large to just grazing with frameline at top, tied by "New Orleans La 21 Sep" datestamp and straightline "Paid" to cover to Charleston, South Carolina, very fine and fresh, Seybold's purple handstamp and Molesworth notations on reverse (Scott $700)
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Starting Price: $200
Hammer Price: $375
LOT# :115 - Savannah, GA
101XU1, Savannah, GA 5c Black entire, Type I
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
SHARE:
101XU1, Savannah, GA 5c Black entire, Type I, "Paid 5" in circle with matching control mark on "Sav. Vol. Guards." (FG-1) patriotic cover to Quitman, Georgia, "Savannah Paid 2 1861" datestamp at top right (month illegible), professionally cleaned and large piece black construction paper adhered to reverse, extremely fine and fresh appearance, a beautiful Savannah Provisional on a patriotic envelope (Scott $8,000)
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Starting Price: $1,500
Hammer Price: $14,000
LOT# :116 - Liberty, VA
74X1, Liberty, Virginia 5c Black
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
SHARE:
74X1, Liberty, Virginia 5c Black, uncancelled single on cover to Fincastle, Virginia, with "Liberty Va. 10 Jul" postmark at center, cover and stamp with some water stains, sealed tear at top left and slightly reduced at left, stamp tiny bit of blue ink at bottom right, still fine and rare, one of just two recorded examples of this stamp used from Liberty and one of the great Confederate States rarities, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $25,000)
The Liberty, Virginia provisional stamp is something of an anomaly. Only three examples are known, all used on cover: two from Liberty, Virginia (July 7 and July 10), and a cover from Salem, Virginia (December 6, last sold in the "Erivan" Collection Sale 3). As all three stamps are identical it appears they were made individually by impressing printers type by hand. Liberty is the historic name for Bedford, Virginia (the name was changed in 1890), which sits approximately halfway between Salem and Lynchburg, a distance of about 60 miles. Construction on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, which extended westward from Lynchburg, began in 1850, and service to Bristol, Virginia (in the western part of the state) began in 1856. During the Civil War the line was extremely important to the movement of troops and supplies. The fact that two cities linked by the railroad both used this stamp seems unlikely to be coincidental; it has been suggested that "the provisional stamps were available briefly to persons who sent their letters to the Liberty (or Salem) offices from outlying areas, as a means to indicate prepayment in the absence of coins or government stamps" (R.A. Siegel Sale 815, Kilbourne Collection, 1999).
Provenance: Count Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert Sale 4, 1922)
Arthur Hind (Charles J. Phillips Sale 1, 1933)
Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 991, 1956)
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Starting Price: $5,000
Hammer Price: $8,500
LOT# :117 - Uniontown, AL
86X1, Uniontown, AL 2c Dark gray on Gray blue
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
SHARE:
86X1, Uniontown, AL 2c Dark gray on Gray blue, top left margin single uncancelled on local cover, February 14, 1862 pencil docketing at right, manuscript "Drop letter" next to stamp, cover with a small piece missing at top left and stamp small scissor cut at bottom right well away from design, extremely fine, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $65,000)
In his 2016 monograph on the Uniontown Postmaster Provisionals, Francis J. Crown, Jr. notes the existence of only two examples of this stamp on cover. In addition to the two covers a sheet of four was discovered by the Weill Brothers in 1938; unlike the stamps on cover, the sheet is printed on white paper and is listed separately in Scott (86X2). Only six municipalities in the Confederacy issued provisional 2c postage stamps to pay the drop-letter rate: Baton Rouge, Macon, Memphis, Mobile, New Orleans, and Uniontown. Of these the Macon and Uniontown are by far the scarcest. The second recorded cover was sold in our first sale of the Erivan Collection (June 2019) where it realized $55,000 hammer (at the time it was unpriced in the Scott catalogue). With only two stamps recorded the 2c Uniontown on gray blue paper ranks amongst the greatest rarities of American philately.
Provenance: Count Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert Sale 4, 1922)
Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 991, 1956)
Josiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 317, 1967)
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Starting Price: $20,000
Hammer Price: $30,000
LOT# :118 - Victoria, TX
88X2, Victoria, Texas 10c Red brown on Green
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
SHARE:
88X2, Victoria, Texas 10c Red brown on Green, single with nearly full margins tied by brown "Victoria Tex. Jun 23" datestamp and matching "Paid" handstamp on 1863 cover to La Grange, Texas, very fine in every respect, one of just two covers recorded with any Victoria Provisional, an extraordinary cover and without a doubt one of the gems of Confederate philately, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $115,000)
The Victoria, Texas provisional postage stamps were created by postmaster James A. Moody, who served in that position from 1838 to 1865. The stamps were printed by the Victoria Advocate newspaper, and were unknown to the philatelic world until 1893. Today, with only 14 total stamps known from Victoria, these are amongst the most poorly-known of all Confederate provisional stamps. As with all Texas provisionals, we refer you to Charles W. Deaton's 2012 book, The Great Texas Stamp Collection, for much more information about these attractive stamps.
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 991, 1956)
H. Gray Muzzy (H.R. Harmer Sale 1764, 1967)
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Starting Price: $50,000
Hammer Price: $65,000
LOT# :119 - Confederate States General Issues
2, 1861 10c Blue, Paterson
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
SHARE:
2, 1861 10c Blue, Paterson, upper right corner margin single with four enormous margins, tied by October 1, 1862 Jackson, Mississippi datestamp to cover to Natchez, Mississippi, endorsed "Via Brookhaven", extremely fine and choice (Scott $325)
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Starting Price: $100
Hammer Price: $425
LOT# :120 - Confederate States General Issues
2, 1861-62 10c Blue, Patterson
Date: 24.06.2022 - 17:00
SHARE:
2, 1861-62 10c Blue, Patterson, horizontal pair, large margins all around, neat complete strike of "Mobile Ala Sep 6 1862" double circle datestamp with second partial strike at right, very fine and choice (Scott $360 as singles)
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Starting Price: $50