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Lot 2159 |
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Soldier's Letter / 141 N.Y. / U.S.P.M., bold strike of fancy handstamp in brown on multicolor patriotic envelope (Walcott #2464) to Townsend, N.Y., "Washington City Feb 7" duplex with "due 3" in circle; tiny sealed cover tear at bottom, still Very Fine, rare and choice.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2160 |
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Confederacy, Canton, Miss. Feb 4, 1861, clear strike of circular datestamp on 3¢ red on buff entire (U10) with matching strike of fancy Lyre cancel (Skinner-Eno PO-LH1), to Handsboro, Miss., routing instructions at top left "Via New Orleans", Very Fine.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
STRIKING EXAMPLE OF THE FIRST DAY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES.
Provenance: Simon, Myerson, Corwin
The Conferate States of America was formed on Feb 4, 1861 during the organizing convention in Montgomery, Alabama. Mississippi was one of the original charter members.
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Lot 2161 |
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Confederacy, Atlanta, Ga., 1861, 5¢ black (6XU2), on advertising cover featuring the masthead of the Southern Confederacy, published by Hanleiter & Adair, an intricate illustration in brown red with themes of Agriculture, Industry and Railroads, postmarked June 5, 1861 Atlanta c.d.s.; small sealed tears at the top which has been just a bit reduced removing flap, otherwise Very Fine and unique. Addressed to Alexander Stephens, vice president of the Confederacy, at Crawfordville, Ga.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Expertization: 2002 C.S.A. Certificate.
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Lot 2162 |
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Confederacy, Macon, Ga., 1861, 5¢ black on light blue green (53X1), position 5, ample to huge margins including right sheet margin, tied by "Macon, Ga. Nov 11" c.d.s. on small white envelope to Cedar Spring, Ga. with embossed cameo corner card of Wesleyan Female College in rich green, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
THE FINER OF TWO REPORTED EXAMPLES ON A COLLEGE COVER.
Provenance: Brown, Myerson, Corwin
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Lot 2163 |
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Confederacy, Mobile, Ala., 1861, 2¢ black (58X1), full margins to just touching at top, tied by bold strike of "Mobile Ala. Jan 19, 1862" c.d.s. on blue printed stockholders notice for the Mobile Omnibus Co., used locally, Extremely Fine and fresh.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
A GEM USAGE PAYING THE 2¢ LOCAL RATE.
Provenance: Moody, Myerson, Corwin
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Lot 2164 |
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Confederacy, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ violet brown (61X5), large marings to just clear, tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Oct 29, 1861" c.d.s. on an orange cover to New Market, Tenn., matching "PAID" handstamp at center, signed Ashbrook; slight cover reduction at left, Very Fine and fresh.
Scott $4,500
Expertization: 1998 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Emerson, Brooks, Caspary, Muzzy, Simon, Corwin
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Lot 2165 |
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Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ black (62XU3), clear strike "PD2CTS/ N.O.P.O." on unsealed buff envelope to Memphis, Tenn., clear "New Orleans, La., Jan 24 1862" postmark, neat pencil docketing "Crescent Sugar Refinery" at right, fresh and choice, Extremely Fine.
Scott $9,500
THE FINEST OF THE FOUR RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE CIRCULAR RATE PROVISIONAL HANDSTAMP.
Expertization: 2002 C.S.A. Certificate.
Provenance: Judd, Skinner
The recorded examples of the 2¢ black handstamped provisional are:
1. Jan 21, 1862, circular rate to Mebanesville N.C., Ex-Walcott, cover creases
2. Jan 21, 1862, turned circular rate to Pendleton S.C., inside with Pendleton "Paid 5", Ex-MacBride
3. Jan 24, 1862, circular rate to Memphis Tenn., Ex-Judd, the cover offered here
4. Apr 7, 1862, circular rate to San Antonio Tx.
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Lot 2166 |
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Confederacy, Uniontown, Ala., 1861, 5¢ green (86X4), position 3, margins clear to just touching, tied by weak Uniontown c.d.s. on cover to Montgomery, Ala., Cobb correspondence, slightly reduced at top, Fine and rare, only 13 covers are recorded in the crown census.
Scott $7,000
Expertization: 2002 C.S.A. and P.S.E. Certificates.
Provenance: Carnahan
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Lot 2167 |
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Confederacy, 1862, 2¢ green (3), horizontal strip of four plus single rejoined by sender to a strip of five, large margins except left stamp of strip cut in from separation, bright shade, worn stone at bottom clearly evident in right pair with most of the "Two Cents" label missing, tied by three bold strikes of "Richmond, Va. Mar 13" c.d.s. on a homemade cover to Jeffress Store, Va., Extremely Fine usage.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
STUNNING WORN STATE SHOWPIECE OF THE 2¢ LITHOGRAPH PAYING THE 10¢ RATE.
Provenance: Frazier, Meroni, Johnson, Nunnelley, Corwin
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Lot 2168 |
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Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing (6), horizontal pair, full to close margins, tied by bold strike of "Dorn's Gold Mines S.C. 24 Dec 1862" c.d.s. on cover to Carrollton, Ga.; minor edge wear, Very Fine, unusual Christmas Eve usage.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS POSTMARK.
Expertization: 1986 P.F. Certificate.
Dorn's Gold mine was an area located in the present day town of McCormick, where sometime between 1847 and 1852 gold was first taken after a local planter, William Burkhalter Dorn discovered a gold vein. The settlement that developed alongside and above the mines was initially known as Dorn's Gold Mines and later as Dorn Mine Post Office. During the Civil War, it was claimed that Dorn used his gold-mining profits to outfit an entire regiment of Confederate Soldiers.
The two recorded covers are from the same correspondence:
1. Dec 24, 1862, franked with a pair of 5¢ light blue (6) to Carrollton, Ga.
2. Nov 16, 1863, franked with 10¢ greenish blue (11c) to Carrollton, Ga.
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Lot 2169 |
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Lot 2170 |
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Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, printed on both sides (7b), horizontal pair tied by blue "Franklin Depot, Va." c.d.s. on cover to Childress Store, Va., right stamp folded over to clearly showcase the variety; stamps hinged in place, minor scissor cut, couple minor cover faults, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED PAIRS ON COVER AND ONE OF SIX OVERALL.
Provenance: Brooks, Nunnelley
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Lot 2171 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ brown red (8), horizontal strip of five, large margins all around except close at right, tied by two strikes of "Mocksville, N.C. Sep 11" cds on homemade envelope to a Captain of the 46th N.C. Regiment, Hoke's Brigade at Richmond, Va., Extremely Fine, a choice strip on cover with sheet margin at left.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: McCarren
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Lot 2172 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "frame lines" (10), unused block of four. Full frame line (and bit of next stamp) at left, nearly full line at bottom. Upper left stamp thinned, very faint stain in right margin of lower right stamp. Otherwise Fine.
Scott $27,500
AN ATTRACTIVE AND VERY RARE MULTIPLE.
Expertization: 1979 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2173 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "frame lines" (10), horizontal pair with bottom sheet margin (position 93-94), frame lines visible on all four sides, virtually full on three, light Mobile, Ala. c.d.s.s. Very Fine.
Scott $5,500
AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF A VERY SCARCE MULTIPLE.
Expertization: 1997 C.S.A. Certificate for a strip of four.
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Lot 2174 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "frame lines" (10), large margins with framelines at sides and bottom, tied on a demonitized 3¢ red Star Die envelope by Madison C. H. Va. c.d.s. to Gordonsville, Va., minor cover restoration at bottom corners, Extremely Fine appearance.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Expertization: 1982 C.S.A Certificate.
Provenance: Moody
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Lot 2175 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "frame lines" (10), vertical pair with portion of frameline at top and sides, tied by "Richmond, Va. Apr. 1863" c.d.s. on cover to Wadesborough, N.C., manuscript "By Salisbury"; sealed cover tear at upper center, slight toning, Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2176 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, perf'd (11e), pair tied by partial strike of "Demopolis, Ala. Jul 19" c.d.s. on legal size cover to Col. John Duncan in Jackson, Miss., manuscript "mail" at lower right, couple minor stamp faults, light file fold at left, Fine and extremely rare usage of a pair.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Provenance: Walcott
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Lot 2177 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue (12), large margins to just in at bottom, tied by "Fayetteville, N.C. May 1, 1863" c.d.s. on homemade cover to Lumberton, N.C., slight gum toning, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THIS IS THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE AS LISTED IN THE DIETZ AND SCOTT CATALOGS.
Expertization: 1985 P.F. Certificate.
The Archer and Daly printing of type II was made from plates 3 and 4 on white wove paper of strong texture.
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Lot 2178 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ green, short transfer (13 var), full to large margins, deep color, short transfer at bottom, tied by "Woodstock, Va. Jul 24" c.d.s. on buff cover to Williamanuscriptboro, N.C., straightline "MISSENT" handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
EXTREMELY RARE USE OF AN AUXILIARY MARKING ON THIS ISSUE.
Provenance: Myerson, Corwin
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Lot 2179 |
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Canal Zone, 1906, 10c violet & black, overprint reading up (26b), left sheet margin single with "ZONE" printed in the selvage, beautifully centered. Original gum. Couple small thin spots. Fresh, Very Fine appearance.
Scott $4,000
ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED, ALL OF WHICH HAVE THIN SPOTS.
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2180 |
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Canal Zone, 1962, 4¢ Thatcher Ferry Bridge, silver (bridge) omitted (157a), right sheet margin single, perfectly centered and post office fresh, small penciled position number "30" on reverse. Original gum, never hinged. A Superb example of this famed error.
Scott $7,500
Accompanied by a letter dated June 17, 1970 from legendary Boston dealer H.E. Harris to the original owner in which Harris states that this is his "only remaining copy" and "The speed with which all 50 copies have disappeared surprises and disconcerts me. Am sorry, in retrospect, I did not place a much higher price on these stamps at the very beginning." Also included is Harris' original invoice for $2,500.
One pane of 50 was discovered by H.E. Harris in a shipment of new issues from the Canal Zone philatelic agency. When the error was announced U.S. Postmaster General J. Edward Day made plans to intentionally reproduce millions of similar errors, just as he had done earlier when the Dag Hammarskjold inverted background error was discovered. In a landmark case Harris successfully sued to prevent the post office from ever reproducing errors in order to destroy collector value. All known examples are from this pane, which Harris broke up and sold beginning in 1969. The other three panes from the original sheet of 200 were discovered by Canal Zone postal inspectors; two were laminated and presented to the National Postal Museum, and the third was destroyed.
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Lot 2181 |
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Hawaii, C. Brewer & Co., three-page folded letter datelined "Port of Mazaltan 17th Nov 1844" and "Pr 'Perry' via Sandwich Isls" to Samuel Comanuscripttock in Canton, manuscript "Fwd. by C. Brewer & Co." and bold strike of "Forwarded by Bush & C. Hong Kong" large oval handstamp, pencil "Rec'd 17 January", Very Fine.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
EXTREMELY RARE EARLY FORWARDER COVER FROM MAZATLAN TO CANTON, CHINA VIA THE SANDWICH ISLANDS AND HONG KONG.
Provenance: Advertiser
G.W.P. Bissell begins the letter, "The U.S. brig 'Perry' leaves today for the Sandwich Islands and I embrace the chance to write a few lines with the hope that some vessel may be going to China from the Islands." The writer also mentions that the 'Perry' has just completed a short passage of 64 days.
Brewer & Co. of Honolulu found passage for the letter to Hong Kong where the letter was handled by Bush & Co. to Canton, China. Later in 1850, Bush & Co. would open an office in Lahaina, Sandwich Islands.
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Lot 2182 |
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Hawaii, 1851-52, 5¢ blue "Missionary" (2), wide margins, fresh and bright. Small faults and neatly restored lower right corner and bit of upper right. Fresh Very Fine appearance.
Scott $45,000
ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE AND DESIRABLE OF THE TWELVE RECORDED UNUSED EXAMPLES, ELEVEN OF WHICH ARE DEFECTIVE AND/OR REPAIRED WITH THE ONLY SOUND ONE HAVING NO MARGINS.
Expertization: 1944 A.P.S., 2004 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 2183 |
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Hawaii, 1853, 5¢ blue, thick white paper (5), small corner crease, tied by red "Honolulu, Hawaiin Island, Nov 3" c.d.s. on cover to "Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory", handstamped "SHIP 5" with clear December 1 San Francisco transit c.d.s. at left; stamp has been removed, to allow for restoration of the envelope, and replaced, Very Fine appearing and very rare.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
A MARVELOUS USAGE TO UTAH TERRITORY.
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate notes "extensively cleaned and repaired cover of origin".
This cover left Honolulu on November 11, 1854 on the steamer Lady Jane, arriving in San Francisco on December 1st.
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Lot 2184 |
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Philippines, 1939, 2c booklet pane with "WEALTH COMMON-" error (433b), complete 50c booklet containing four error panes, crisp and fresh, with covers choice as well. Original gum, never hinged. Very Fine. A unique booklet.
Scott $16,000 ++ (individual panes)
THIS IS THE ONLY SURVIVING INTACT BOOKLET OF THE SIX ERROR BOOKLETS (24 PANES) ISSUED.
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