Lot
487 
Confederacy, Montgomery, Ala., 1861, 10¢ Black, provisional circular handstamp and indistinct "Montgomery Ala. Jan 10"on light brown homemade cover to Dr. R.H. Duggar at Talladega Ala., "Ch. Box No. 200" notation at top left, Very Fine. Scott No. 59XU9 $3,250.
ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE MONTGOMERY 10¢ BLACK TYPE 3 PROVISIONAL ENTIRE.
Even though cover has a charge box notation, the ink in the provisional circular handstamp is distinctly different than the Montgomery cds, which was applied later at the time of sending. The addressee, Dr. Reuben Henry Duggar (1837-1921) of Marengo Co. Ala. served in the Alabama Hospital Service during the War. The hospital service disbanded at Talladega Ala. in April 1865.
The four 59XU9 examples we have recorded:
1. 1861, Dec. 18th, Montgomery Ala. to Central Institute Ala., illustrated in Crown book, 1978 C.S.A. certificate, ex-Murphy.
2. 1864, Dec. 27th, Montgomery Ala. to Opelika Ala., with original enclosure, 1956 P.F. certificate, ex-Judd, Emerson.
3. 1865, Mar. 26th, Montgomery Ala. to Faunsdale Station, near Union Town, Ala. 1990 C.S.A. certificate, ex-Agre.
4. Unknown, Jan. 10th, Montgomery Ala. to Talladega Ala. The cover offered here.
Realized: $1,150
Lot
488 (
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Confederacy, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ Brick Red, without gum, margins large to touching at top left corner, brilliant color, Very Fine. Scott No. 61X3 $1,000.
Realized: $475
Lot
489
Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ Brown, Top Margin Vertical Strip of Three with Part Imprint, Vertical Pair and Top Margin Part Imprint Single, Positions 4/12/20, 19/11 and 3, respectively, single and top stamp in strip show part imprint, tied by "New Orleans La. 19 Jun." (1861) cds on buff triple-rate cover to Hon. Henry Marshall, Louisiana Delegate to Confederate Congress at Richmond, light gum soaks in bottom stamp of strip and faint gum soiling on others, Extremely Fine, ex-Knapp, Brown, Brooks, Grant, Weatherly and Kilbourne; signed S. Ashbrook, with 2008 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 62X3 Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.
ONE OF THE LARGEST KNOWN FRANKINGS OF THE NEW ORLEANS PROVISIONAL AND WITH RESPECT TO CONDITION, PERHAPS THE CHOICEST EXTANT.
Illustrated in Ashbrook article on the Brooks collection (Stamp Specialist, 1945 Black Book).
Realized: $11,500
Lot
490
Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ Brown, vertical strip of five, positions 8/16/24/32/40, huge margin at left, other sides close to touching, tied by multiple strikes of "New Orleans La. 28 Jun" cds on 1861 cover to Sixth District Court Parish of St. Helena, Greensburgh La., manuscript receipt docketing, red wax seal affixed over, cover reduced at left and slightly at top, top stamp with small tear, Very Fine, ex-Grant, Skinner, Warren. Scott No. 62X3 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED VERTICAL STRIP OF FIVE ON COVER AND THE SECOND LARGEST ON-COVER MULTIPLE OF THE 5¢ PROVISIONAL.
The largest known multiple used on cover is a horizontal strip of six. There is also one other strip of five known on cover, a horizontal strip with end stamp badly cut in.
Realized: $2,400
Lot
491 
Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ Yellow Brown on Off-White, complete plate reconstruction of 40, consisting of four blocks of twelve overlapping and four singles (a total of 52 stamps), with nearly complete margin imprints at top and bottom, nearly all with large margins, o.g., lightly hinged, few small flaws to be expected with choice overall condition, ex-Hill. Scott No. 62X5 $8,320 for singles.
AN EXCEPTIONAL PLATE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ORLEANS 5¢ POSTMASTERS' PROVISIONAL ISSUE.
Realized: $2,800
Lot
492
Confederacy, Petersburg, Va., 1861, 5¢ Red, vertical pair, positions 2/7, pair just cut in on three sides, top stamp with tiny tear, vibrant fresh Post Office color, tied on immaculate orange cover from the Carroll Hoy & Co. correspondence to New Orleans by blue "Petersburg, Va. Dec 8" cds with integral "5 cts" rate, fresh and Very Fine; with clear 2010 C.S.A. certificate. Scott No. 65X1 Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
ONE OF ONLY ABOUT A HALF DOZEN COVERS FRANKED WITH PAIRS ARE RECORDED.
Lot
493
Confederacy, Petersburg, Va., 1861, 5¢ Red, position 3, large margins to just in along tips of ornaments at left and bottom, tied by blue "Petersburg, Va., Nov. 19" cds on cover to Townesville N.C., with blue Martin, Tannahill & Co., Grocers & Commission Merchants cameo corner card; cover with small opening tear at top center, Very Fine. Scott No. 65X1 $2,500.
AN ATTRACTIVE USAGES OF THE PETERSBURG 5¢ POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ISSUE ON A MERCHANTS CORNER CARD COVER.
Realized: $1,300
Lot
494
Confederacy, Rutherfordton, N.C., 1861, 5¢ Black, cut-round adhesive prepared by handstamping an undated office postmark on white paper and separately adding "Paid / 5 cts" in manuscript at the center of the postmark, affixed on cover addressed "To George J. Sheppard, Esq, Longmire's Store P.O., Edgefield Dist, So. Ca.", with manuscript "Decr 27th 1861" date in same hand as the rate on adhesive; cover with small corner stain at top left and small piece of backflap missing, Very Fine, ex-Brown, Caspary and Haas; with 2015 C.S.A. certificate. Scott No. 72X1 $35,000.
THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THE RUTHERFORDTON 5¢ POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL AND ONE OF THE GREAT TREASURES OF CONFEDERATE PHILATELY.
This is a unique provisional, one of the classics of Confederate philately and was last offered 30 years ago at auction in a Richard Frajola sale where it sold for $29,700. Listed but priced with a dash in the CSA Catalog, evidence of how infrequently rarities of this magnitude change hands and how difficult they are to value. The Scott Catalog value of $35,000 is based on a thirty-year-old auction realization and the price in italics attests to similar difficulty of valuation in today's market.
The addressee, George J. Sheppard, was a merchant in Liberty Hill, South Carolina, after the war. His motto was "A Quick Penny is Better than a Slow Shilling." (Edgefield Advertiser, Edgefield, S.C., September 18, 1867). He was listed as the postmaster of Kirksey's X-Roads, Edgefield District, in 1849.
Realized: $52,500
Lot
495
Confederacy, Spartanburg, S.C., 1861, 5¢ Black, cut-to-shape with ample to large margins around, tied by two strikes of straight line "Paid" handstamp with additional strike alongside on cover addressed to "Corpl. Edwd J. Dean, "Spartan Rifles", 5th Regt. So. Car Volunteers, Col. M Jenkins Commander, Richmond, Virginia", matching "Spartanburg, S.C., June 22" cds with manuscript date, manuscript "Care, Capt. Jos Walker, Richmond, Va." endorsement at lower left, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 78X1 $20,000.
ONE OF THE FINEST COVERS BEARING THE SPARTANBURG POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ISSUE - OF WHICH ONLY TWENTY EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED.
Of the 20 recorded on cover examples, only one example is recorded in pair format. All known on cover examples of the Spartanburg provisional stamp have the stamp or stamps to cut to shape.
Realized: $16,000
Lot
496
Confederacy, Tellico Plains, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ Red + 10¢ Red, Se-Tenant, full o.g., margins large to just touching frameline at top left, thin spot in margin between stamps and tiny thin speck in right stamp, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 81X1-81X2 $7,000.
A VERY RARE SE-TENANT PAIR OF THE TELLICO PLAINS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ISSUES.
Realized: $1,600