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| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 358° |
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 Memphis Tenn., 5c Pale
Rose (56X2). Large margins to just in at bottom scalloped border, tied
by bold "Memphis Ten. Nov. 21 (1861) circular datestamp on buff cover to
Hollow Springs Miss., Very Fine, ex Knapp and Kilbourne (Image) |
1,750.00
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 359° |
|
 Memphis Tenn., 5c Red
(56X2). Horizontal strip of four, large to huge margins except where a
bit uneven at bottom, tied by "Memphis Ten. Nov. 9, 1861" circular
datestamp on yellow cover to Petersburg Va., repaired at upper left and
significantly reducedFINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE
MEMPHIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. THIS IS THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE ON
COVER. Ex Kilbourne (Image) |
7,000.00
SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 360° |
|
 Nashville Tenn., 5c Gray
(61X4). Deep Brownish Gray shade, horizontal pair, small faults, tied
by blue "Nashville Ten. Oct. 25, 1861" circular datestamp, matching "Paid"
handstamp on small cover to Lieut. Col. William Preston Johnston, 1st Ky.
Regt., Genl. Jones' Brigade, Camp near Centerville Va., light soiling,
small opening tear at topFINE APPEARANCE. TWO COVERS WITH PAIRS OF
THE RARE NASHVILLE 5-CENT GRAY ARE RECORDED -- THIS IS THE ONLY TIED
EXAMPLE. Ex Gallagher and Kilbourne.
(Image) |
7,250.00
SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 361° |
|
 Nashville Tenn., 5c Violet
Brown (61X5). Horizontal pair, large margins to just touching at upper
right, rich color, small tear at left, tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Sep.
20, 1861" circular datestamp with matching "Paid" on yellow cover to
Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond Va., sealed opening tear in coverVERY
FINE PAIR ON AN ATTRACTIVE COVER. ONLY THREE PAIRS OF THE VIOLET BROWN ON
COVER ARE RECORDED IN THE CROWN CENSUS. Ex Gallagher and Kilbourne (Image) |
6,000.00
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 362° |
|
 New Orleans La., 2c Red
(62X2). Full to large margins except where frameline just shaved at
upper right, tied by "New Orleans La. 25 Jan." (1862) circular datestamp on
manila wrapper to Memphis Tenn. with original printed circularVERY
FINE. AN OUTSTANDING CIRCULAR-RATE USE OF THE RARE NEW ORLEANS 2-CENT RED
PROVISIONAL. ONLY TEN COVERS RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS. The New Orleans
postmaster, J. L. Riddell, prepared provisional stamps in June 1861 and
advertised them for sale on June 12th. The 2c Red stamps were printed
without the marginal inscription "Usable exclusively in the New Orleans
Post Office". The 5c and subsequent 2c Blue printings all have the imprint.
It is the accepted theory that the 2c Red stamps were printed first, before
Riddell added the imprint, and were withheld from use until January 1862
when the supply of 2c Blue stamps was exhausted. The Crown book lists six
2c Red covers, while Dr. Hubert C. Skinner (The Congress Book, 1978)
recorded eight covers. We record ten. Ex Kilbourne. (Image) |
25,000.00
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 363 |
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 New Orleans La., 2c Blue
(62X1). Large margins to just touched, tied by "New Orleans La. 31
Aug." circular datestamp on unsealed orange cover to Hopkins Turnout S.C.,
trivial edgewearVERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT BLUE NEW ORLEANS
POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL PAYING THE CIRCULAR RATE. Approximately 30
covers are known with the 2c Blue (27 in Crown census), including circular
rates and drop-rate usages. More than half of the covers have stamps
without four margins or faults in the stamp or cover. With 1990 C.S.A.
certificate (Image) |
4,250.00
SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 364° |
|
 New Orleans La., 5c Red
Brown on Bluish (62X4). Vertical pair, large to enormous margins
including part imprint and sheet margin at bottom, each stamp
cancelled by "Paid", tied by "New Orleans La. 9 Oct." (1861) circular
datestamp on folded letter to Augusta Ga., vertical file fold with small
break in paper, clear of pair, otherwise Extremely Fine, ex Caspary and
Kilbourne, with 1996 P.F. certificate
(Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 365 |
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 New Orleans La., 5c Black
entire (62XU1). Mostly clear strikes of "J. L. RIDDELL, P.M." and "PD 5
CTS/N.O.P.O." two-line handstamps, very clear "New Orleans La. Sep. 1,
1861" river-mail double-circle datestamp on E. J. Hart & Co. corner
card cover to Atlanta, lightly cleaned, vertical fold at
rightVERY FINE AND CHOICE STRIKE OF THIS RARE PROVISIONAL HANDSTAMP
ON A CORNER CARD COVER. Ex Green
(Image) |
4,500.00
SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 366° |
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 Tellico Plains Tenn.,
5c-10c Red, Se-Tenant Pair (81X1-81X2). Unused (no gum), large margins
to just into frameline at top right, bright and fresh, left stamp tiny
surface scrape at bottom leftVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE SE-TENANT
PAIR OF THE TELLICO PLAINS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. The Rheatown and
Tellico Plains provisionals were printed by the same printer, using a
typeset form of three subjects. With 2006 C.S.A. certificate (Image) |
4,000.00
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 367° |
|
 Uniontown Ala., 5c Green
on Gray Blue (86X4). Position 2, large margins all around, tied by
usual lightly-struck "Uniontown Ala. 6 Sep." (1861) circular datestamp on
brown cover to Mardon Ala., very slight wear, slight diagonal wrinkle in
stampEXREMELY FINE STAMP AND ATTRACTIVE COVER. ONLY NINE COVERS WITH
THE UNIONTOWN 5-CENT ON GRAY BLUE PAPER ARE RECORDED IN THE CROWN
CENSUS. Ex Brown, Brooks, Grant and Kilbourne.
(Image) |
6,500.00
SOLD for $9,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 368° |
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 2c Green (3). Block of
four, original gum, large even margins all around, bright color, right
stamps diagonal creaseVERY FINE APPEARING ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR
OF THE 2-CENT JACKSON. With 2001 P.S.E. certificate (Image) |
4,000.00
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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