Lot
4166 
Confederacy, Fort Valley Ga., 3¢ Black Entire, clear strikes of "Fort Valley Ga." control circle and "Paid 3" rate handstamps, entered mails with "Fort Valley Ga. Apr 12" cds on 1861 cover to New Orleans La., backflap removed, rough opening at top and slightly toned, Fine, ex-Hall, Agre; with 2002 C.S.A. certificate. C.S.A. No. A-FTV-GA-E01. Scott No. unlisted Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE FORT VALLEY 3¢ PROVISIONAL ENTIRE.
This cover is dated April 12, 1861, the day the first guns of war were fired on Fort Sumter.
The 3¢ provisionals were issued by postmasters in Confederate States prior to the establishment of the Confederate postal system. This Fort Valley entire was originally acquired by the Halls in 1924 for $5 from Nassau Stamp Co. and initialed "JAK" by John A. Klemann on the reverse. Another example of the "Paid 3" entire (without control mark) was offered in the Kohn CSA collection (Siegel Oct. 29, 1970, lot 35), dated Mar. 19, 1861, to the same addressee. A third 3¢ entire recently surfaced with original letter dated July 6, 1861 with control circle and revalued with 5¢ ratemarker.
Lot
4167 (
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Confederacy, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 3¢ Carmine, horizontal strip of five showing all varieties, large margins, bright and fresh, unused, light corner crease at top right, Very Fine; with clear 1999 C.S.A. certificate. Scott No. 4AX1 $2,250.
A SCARCE STRIP OF FIVE SHOWING ALL FIVE VARIETIES OF THIS NASHVILLE 3¢ 1861 PROVISIONAL.
This was originally listed by Scott as 61X1 and has since been added to the new 3¢ 1861 postmasters' provisional section.
Realized: $1,350
Lot
4168
Confederacy, Fort Valley Ga., 5¢ on 3¢ Black, clear strikes of "Paid 3" U.S. rate and "Fort Valley Ga." provisional control circle and revalued with a "5" rate handstamp on orange cover to Eufala Ala., with contents datelined "Fort Valley July 6th 1861", light stain at left, some edge wear with corner flaw, F.-V.F.; with 2012 C.S.A. certificate. C.S.A. No. FTV-GA-E01a Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE FORT VALLEY 3¢ PROVISIONAL ENTIRE REVALUED TO 5¢.
This revalued 5¢ provisional entire was recently listed in the new CSA handbook. There are two known Fort Valley 3¢ provisional entires: April 12, 1851 offered in the Hall sale and a third without the control mark dated March 19, 1861 was offered in the Kohn sale.
Lot
4169
Confederacy, Savannah S.C., "Paid 10", orange entire with rating handstamps in bold black and backstamped Savannah Geo. Nov 22", front with different larger "Savannah Ga. 'Paid' Nov 22, 1861" cds and matching oval "Paid 10" handstamp addressed to Major J. F. Gilmer C.S.A., Care Genl. A. S. Johnston at Bowling Green Ky., upon arrival forwarded with faint strike of "Bowling Green Ky" blue cds to St. Cloud Hotel in Nashville Tenn., apparently no rating for the 5¢ under 500 miles; opened at top just into "10" handstamp, Very Fine, ex-Hart, MacBride, Kohn, Everett, Gallagher, Powell. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
AN OUTSTANDING FORWARDED USAGE THRU KENTUCKY ON A POTENTIALLY UNLISTED POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ENTIRE.
In previous auction descriptions, the "Paid 10" straightline marking has been attributed to Bowling Green, but Bowling Green did not use a rate marking such as this and in addition the forwarding rate would be 5¢ for under 500 miles. The single rate from Savannah to Bowling Green is 10¢ for over 500 miles; to Nashville is well under the 5¢ limit at 100 miles. We feel the only logical explanation is that the "Paid 10" straightline was applied as a provisional marking and the cds on back may be a control mark if issued at Savannah, or a receiving datestamp if the cover was sent from outside Savannah.; an outstanding usage and.
Realized: $1,050