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**Postmaster's Provisionals continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
349		Nashville Tenn., 5c Carmine (61X2). Large even margins, rich color, tied by blue "Nashville Ten." circular datestamp, date unclear but appears to be Aug. 1861, on light green overall lithographed grocer's advertising cover, imprint on flap of W. Eaves, a New York City printer, addressed to Centre Ala. via Rome Ga., crossed out and marked "Miss & for'd" (missent and forwarded), interesting pencil note from addressee "Notice they had mailed my letter to Wm. Drew", Extremely Fine and most attractive use of this scarce provisional, ex Everett (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
350		Nashville Tenn., 5c Carmine (61X2). Margins to in, affixed over U.S. 3c Pink entire (U35) and tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Sep. 16, 1861" circular datestamp with matching "Paid" handstamp, to Fayetteville N.C., some slight wear, Very Fine usage of the provisional on a U.S. entire, Scott Retail as on normal cover (Image)	3,000.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
351		Nashville Tenn., 5c Brick Red (61X3). Horizontal pair, margins to in, tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Sep. 7, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Mobile Ala., some soiling affects stamp and cover, minor edgewear FINE. A RARE PAIR OF THE NASHVILLE 5-CENT BRICK RED PROVISIONAL ON COVER. Ex Manning and Hart. The Crown survey reports only six pairs for all of the Red shades (61X2 and 61X3), there are probably two or three pairs known on cover (Image)	7,500.00 SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
352		Nashville Tenn., 5c Violet Brown (61X5). Large margins to clear incl. part of adjoining stamp at top, unusually intense shade, affixed over U.S. 3c Red Nesbitt entire (U10) and tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Oct. 3, 1861" circular datestamp, printed address to David Cleage in Athens Tenn., embossed Planter's Bank return card on back VERY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT VIOLET BROWN NASHVILLE PROVISIONAL AFFIXED OVER AN OBSOLETE 3-CENT UNITED STATES ENTIRE. ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL USAGES OF THIS PROVISIONAL IN EXISTENCE. Ex Caspary. (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000 SOLD for $5,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
353		Nashville Tenn., 5c Violet Brown (61X5). Large margins to in incl. part of adjoining stamp at left, tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Sep. 22, 1861" circular datestamp on foreign and domestic dry goods merchant's illustrated building corner card cover to Shelbyville Tenn., large and detailed depiction with horses and wagons on street, stamp has tiny sealed pre-use tear at lower right, cover has small stain at bottom FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT VIOLET BROWN NASHVILLE PROVISIONAL USED ON AN ILLUSTRATED ADVERTISING COVER. Our records of Nashville provisionals contain only four advertising covers bearing singles, and two with pairs. (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500 SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
354		Nashville Tenn., 5c Violet Brown (61X5). Large margins to just touched, tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Oct. 13, 1861" circular datestamp with matching "Paid" straightline on gray all-over lithographed State of Tennessee Executive Department cover to Chatanooga Tenn., docketed at left, stamp with flaw at top right, barely reduced at top and some slight wear VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SPECTACULAR STATE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT COVER BEARING THE RARE NASHVILLE 5-CENT VIOLET BROWN PROVISIONAL STAMP. Ex Seybold. A similar cover bearing two singles of the provisional realized $21,000 hammer in our Sale 810. (Image)	4,500.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
355		Nashville Tenn., 5c Violet Brown, Vertical Tete-Beche Pair (61X5a). Large margins to just touched, rich color nicely complemented by blue "Nashville Ten. Sep. 2?, 1861" circular datestamp, partly rebacked, otherwise Very Fine, only three or four Violet Brown tete-beche pairs are known to us, this is only the second example we have offered in over ten years (Image)	2,500.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
356		Nashville Ten., 5c Gray (61X4). Beautiful shade, large margins to just in at frameline, tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Oct. 30, 1861" circular datestamp and matching "Paid" handstamp on fresh cover to Macon Miss., expertly repaired opening tears along top VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE GRAY SHADE IS FAR RARER THAN ANY OF THE OTHER 5-CENT NASHVILLE PROVISIONAL SHADES. Only seven on-cover examples of the 5c Gray are recorded in Crown. Ex Everett (Image)	5,500.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
357		Nashville Tenn., 5c Carmine, 10c Green (61X2, 61X6). 5c deep rich color, large margins all around, 10c intense shade, large margins to just barely in along upper right frameline, both stamps tied by bold blue "Nashville Ten. Aug. 21, 1861" circular datestamp on reduced and repaired legal-size cover to Athens Tenn., from the Cleage correspondence, three-times 5c rate (1 to 1-1/2 ounces), part of embossed seal at top center VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED COVER WITH BOTH DENOMINATIONS OF THE NASHVILLE POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ISSUE. ONLY TWO CONFEDERATE STATES COVERS ARE KNOWN WITH DIFFERENT PROVISIONAL ADHESIVES USED TOGETHER, THIS BEING THE ONLY COMBINATION WITH A 10-CENT. A SPECTACULAR COVER AND OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE IN CONFEDERATE PHILATELY. Combination frankings involving two different stamps are extremely scarce in Confederate philately. Even among the General Issues, covers showing 2c, 5c and 10c stamps used in any kind of combination are elusive, and those involving 10c stamps are exceedingly rare. We know of only two Confederate provisional combination covers: the Nashville Tenn. 5c and 10c combination offered here, ex Caspary, and the New Orleans 2c and 5c combination, ex Dr. Hubert C. Skinner (Siegel Sale 832, lot 3060). This Nashville cover is a three-times 5c rate and has been skillfully reduced and restored. The New Orleans cover was prepaid at the 10c rate, with a 1c overpayment. Ex Caspary, Lightner and Freeland. (Image)	E. 75,000-100,000 SOLD for $85,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
358		Nashville Tenn., 5c Blue entire (61XU1). Readable strike of provisional marking with well-struck "Nashville Ten. Jul. 3, 1861" circular datestamp on orange cover to Clifton Tenn., missing top flap, Very Fine (Image)	900.00 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
359		Nashville Tenn., 5c Blue entire (61XU1). Clear strike with equally clear "Nashville Ten. Jul. 18, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Clarksville Tenn., some staining, otherwise Very Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)	900.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction

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