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Sale 60: The Westpex Auction

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Postmasters' Provisionals

Lots 3037-3046 Lots 3047-3054

Lot 3047 o   

Confederacy, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ violet brown, blue Nashville town cancel, margins large to just shaving frameline at upper left, couple small tears, F.-V.F. appearance; with 1995 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 61X5    $750.

Realized: $250

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Lot 3048    

Confederacy, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ violet brown, clear to large margins, tied by blue "Nashville, Ten., Oct 7, 1861" cds on cover to Cornersville; cover a bit reduced at right, Very Fine; with 1991 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 61X5    $4,500.

ONE OF THE FINER EXAMPLES OF THE NASHVILLE 1861 5¢ VIOLET BROWN PROVISIONAL ON COVER.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 3049    

Confederacy, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ blue, blue provisional handstamp with matching "Nashville, Ten., Jul 20, 1861" cds, on cover to Winchester, Tenn.; cover with small edge flaws, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 61XU1    $900.

Realized: $170

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Lot 3050 o   

Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ blue, large margins except cut in at right, lightly cancelled by indistinct New Orleans La. Sep. 4 cds; with 2014 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 62X1    $550.

Realized: $130

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Lot 3051    

Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ Brown, four singles, two light shades (large margins) flanked by two darker shades (originally pair but separated irregularly), all tied by three strikes of "New Orleans La. Jul." cds without day slug on circa 1861 cover to Walterboro S.C. at double the 10¢ rate; top backflap replaced and cover lightly cleaned, Very Fine appearance, a spectacular double weight franking.
Scott No. 62X3    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $725

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Lot 3052    

Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown, Vertical Pair, tied by "Paid" cancels, to Montgomery, Ala., New Orleans La. cds at left, backflap missing and very slightly reduced at left, Very Fine and handsome; signed Ashbrook, with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 62X3    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

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Lot 3053    

Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ Red Brown, four large even margins, bright fresh color, tied by "New Orleans, La./27 Sep." cds on orange cover with "Paid" handstamp at left, Very Fine and choice, a lovely cover (Pictured in Monroe Book, pg. 6); with 1990 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 62X4    $425.

Realized: $300

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Lot 3054    

Confederacy, Sumter, S.C., 1861, 10¢ black, clear strike of "Paid" and circled "10" rating handstamps on homemade cover with military address to Corp. E.E. Durban, Beauford Volunteer Artillery, Care of Capt. T. Elliott, Pocotaligo S.C., Very Fine, offered on it's own merits, ex-Bogg; with 1974 P.F. certificate for 80XU2 and 2015 P.F. certificate for stampless.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Although used examples of this entire are indistinguishable from handstamped "Paid" covers, this cover clearly have a town cds in a different cancelling ink than the "Paid 10" rate markings.

Realized: $150

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