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2945 (
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Confederacy, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 3¢ carmine, no gum, full margins, fresh and Very Fine.Scott No. 4AX1 $400.
Lot
2946 
Confederacy, Atlanta, Ga., 1861, 10¢ black, Postmaster's Provisional handstamp with matching "Atlanta, Ga. Oct 1 1861" cds on cover addressed to "Capt. B. C. Yancey, Fulton Dragoons, Yorktown, Va.", some discoloration in top right corner, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 6XU6 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
2947
Confederacy, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue, canceled by "Charleston S.C. Sep 16 1861" cds and addressed to Newberry C.H. S.C., forwarded to Greenville with manuscript "Ford 5" due rating, some docketing at left; invisible cover edge tear at right, Very Fine and choice, ex-Karrer; with 2015 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 16XU1 Estimate $500 - 750.
A RARE FORWARDED EXAMPLE OF THE CHARLESTON S.C. 5¢ ON WHITE PROVISIONAL ENTIRE.
Lot
2948
Confederacy, Charlottesville, Va., 1861, 10¢ blue, blue straight line "Paid" and "10" rate handstamp on cover to Newberry, S.C. with matching "Charlottesville, Va., Sep 1, 1861" cds, with "10" handstamp revalued to "20" and again to "30" in manuscript, postmaster's manuscript "Wm M K" control initials in upper right corner; small sealed tear at top, Very Fine, the Crown census lists only one other 10¢ usage (not revalued) as well as only one 5¢ usage, this example is certainly the finest of the three; with 2023 C.S.A. certificate.Scott No. 127XU2 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
AN EXTREMELY RARE 10¢ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL USAGE WITH THE UNIQUE 30¢ REVALUATION.
Lot
2949
Confederacy, Columbia, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue, oval control on back, exceptionally fresh entire with crisp strikes of provisional control oval on back and matching "Paid" and "5" rating handstamps, blind embossed James G. Gibbs & Co. corner card, addressed to Pickens C.H., S.C., Very Fine, ex-Ferrary (purple handstamp).Scott No. 18XU4a Estimate $400 - 600.
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Confederacy, Goliad, Tex., 1861, 10¢ black on gray, light town cancel, large even margins, couple trivial thins, Extremely Fine appearance, ex-Caspary, Kirkman & Haub.Scott No. 29X7 $12,000.
ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLES OF THE GOLIAD 10¢ TYPE II PROVISIONAL - WITH ONLY SEVEN EXAMPLE ARE KNOWN IN PRIVATE HANDS.
Goliad Postmaster, John A. Clarke, was tired of customer complaints about the lack of stamps for sale. So he contacted the local newspaper the Goliad Messenger to print some for him. Newspaper owner, Rev. A.F. Cox, set the type and printed some very simple 5¢ and 10¢ stamps that are now among the rarest of all the world's postage stamps with only seven now known, including three on cover, to be in private hands.
Lot
2951
Confederacy, Greensboro, N.C., 1861, 10¢ red, red Provisional handstamp on cover to Greensboro, N.C., with matching "Greensborough, N.C., Nov 26" cds alongside, Very Fine, one of the finer of only nine recorded examples.Scott No. 32XU1 $1,250.
Lot
2952
Confederacy, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ carmine, margins large to just in at upper left, tied by faint blue "Postage Paid" handstamp and bold strike of "Adams Ex. Co., Louisville, Ky., Aug. 4, 1861" cds on cover from Joseph Knowles in Nashville, Tenn. to his daughter Annie Knowles in Warren R.I., cover with fancy script "The Adams Express Company" imprint at top, in combination U.S. 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) tied by blue Louisville, Ky., Aug 5, 1861 cds and grid duplex, with franking placed over blue oval "Adams Express Co. Nashville Aug. 3" origin date stamp, pencil "2" bit rating at center for the 25¢ express fee; 5¢ stamp with vertical pre-use tear and 3¢ flaws at top right corner, F.-V.F.Scott No. 61X2 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
THIS IS ONE OF SIX RECORDED 1861 5¢ CARMINE NASHVILLE PROVISIONALS USED IN COMBINATION WITH UNITED STATES POSTAGE.
Adams Express Company was required to ensure the prepayment of government postage (Federal and Confederate), although the letter was carried outside the regular mails. The letters never actually entered the mails at Nashville, and instead, the blue "Postage Paid" marking was used to indicate prepayment. Very few covers are recorded with Confederate provisional stamps or markings used in conjunction with thru-the-lines express service.
Of the Nashville provisional express combination covers, seven are known with the 5¢ and three with the 10¢.
Lot
2953
Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown, large margins to just in at left, tied by "New Orleans, La., July 11" (1861) cds on cover addressed to Douglas L. Rivers, Natchez, Miss., most of flap missing & cover repair at upper right, Fine.Scott No. 62X3 Estimate $100 - 150.
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2954 /()
Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ blue & 2¢ red, 2¢ blue o.g., 2¢ red without gum, clear to large margins, strong colors, F.-V.F.Scott No. 62X1-62X2 $415.