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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS STAMP IS ONE OF ELEVEN RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE LIVINGSTON POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL, ON OR OFF COVER. A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS AND DESIRABLE OF ALL CONFEDERATE POSTMASTERS' PROVISIONALS.
Livingston is the county seat of Sumter County, Alabama, lying on the Selma and Meriden Railroad line about 130 miles north of Mobile, near the state's western border. Official records name Stephen W. Murley as the Livingston postmaster in 1861, while other sources attribute the provisional stamp to another postmaster, Robert F. Houston. The Livingston provisional is known used in November-December 1861 and again in March 1862.
Our records contain a total of 11 stamps, including the famous and unique pair on cover (Nov. 12, 1861), 6 singles on separate covers (1861--Nov. 15, Nov. 15, Nov. 25, Dec. 10, 1862--Mar. 17 and Mar. 21), and 3 off-cover stamps. One of the single frankings, a corner-margin stamp (Nov. 25 date, ex Caspary, Antrim and Cole), was severely damaged through negligent restoration.
Only two Confederate post offices, Livingston and Mobile, issued stamps with a pictorial design. It is almost certain that the same printer was responsible for both, whose imprint "W. R. Robertson Mobile" appears on the Mobile lithographic stones. The composition of the Livingston plate is not known, but a pane of 20 subjects may be reasonably conjectured.
Ex Ferrary, Hind, Tyler and Freeland. With 1982 P.F. certificate (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY SEVEN EXAMPLES OF THE MACON 5-CENT FLORAL-BORDERED PROVISIONAL ON YELLOW LAID PAPER (SCOTT 53X6) ARE RECORDED. THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN UNUSED EXAMPLE.
Our records contain seven examples of the 5c Floral-Bordered design on Yellow Laid paper: 1) unused (no gum), tiny corner crease, the stamp offered here, "W.H.C." (Colson) backstamp, ex Lilly, 2) tied by Jul. 2 datestamp on piece, ex Caspary, 3) tied on cover to Edward Atkinson, Flemington Fla., Siegel Sale 546, lot 581, 4) tied by Jun. 21 datestamp on cover to Martha Nesbitt, Marietta Ga., Siegel 1981 Rarities sale, lot 483, 5) tied by Jun. 24 datestamp on cover to Mrs. Judd King, Marion Ala., ex Emerson, Brooks, Siegel 1982 Rarities sale, lot 36, 6) tied by Jul. 2 datestamp on cover to Montfort & Co., Butler Ga., ex Caspary, Siegel 1983 Rarities sale, lot 315, and 7) tied on cover to A.H. Grier, Oglethorpe Ga., Siegel 1984 Rarities sale, lot 35.
Ex Lilly. With 1967 P.F. certificate. (Image)
VERY FINE. A SCARCE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT VIOLET BROWN NASHVILLE POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON COVER.
Ex Emerson and Brooks. Ashbrook backstamp. With 1998 P.F. certificate. (Image)