Confederate States of America Postal History - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 134 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate States General Issues - H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VI7, 1862 5c Blue, Archer & Daly printing, rejoined blocks of four on piece, mostly large margins including sheet margin at bottom, several partial strikes of Savannah, Georgia datestamp, description on reverse indicates this block was sold in a Bartels sale in 1917 before being severed by a philatelic vandal, Very Fine, an attractive and important multiple (Scott $1,600 as two blocks of four)"Erivan" Collection Part VI H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VIConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate States General Issues |
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 Lot 105 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals - H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VI53X4, Macon, GA, 5c Black on yellow, Type 3, huge-margined single uncancelled on orange cover to Savannah, GA, "Macon GA Jun 1" 1861 double circle datestamp (the first day the Confederacy administered its own postal service), black "Paid" and "5", vertical crease well away from stamp, Very Fine and fresh, according to the Crown census this is the earliest recorded use of a 5c Macon provisional (Scott $7,500)rnProvenance: Rarities of the World (R.A. Siegel Sale 313, 1967)"Erivan" Collection Part VI H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VIConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals |
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 Lot 121 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate States General Issues - H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VIUS 26, 1857 3c Dull red, single tied by indistinct Richmond datestamp, green embossed cornercard for "Davis, Deupree & Co., Sell Slaves Publicly and Privately, Odd Fellows Hall, Corner Mayo & Franklin Sts., Richmond, Va.", cover addressed to Montgomery, Alabama, extensive edge staining to cover and stamp, still a rare cover and a sobering reminder of the realities of the Civil War"Erivan" Collection Part VI H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VIConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate States General Issues |
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 Lot 129 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate States General Issues - H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VI3, 1862 2c Green, block of four with top pair (pos 4-5) showing the "dash between stamps" variety, ample to large margins, typical uneven o.g., Very Fine and choice, this variety appears just once in the pane of 50 (Scott $4,300+; CSA Handbook 3, 3-v1, $4,750)"Erivan" Collection Part VI H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VIConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate States General Issues |
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 Lot 145 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate States Patriotic Covers - H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VI
11-Star Flag Patriotic Cover, red and blue design (F11-5, no verse or imprint) on 1861 cover to Mobile, Alabama, "Pensacola Fla Sep 4" datestamp with matching "Paid" in circle and "5", original enclosure on matching flag letterhead datelined "Camp Continental, Pensacola, Sept. 6 [sic] 1861", interesting contents about the scarcity of provisions and a mysterious fire, cover just reduced at right and letter with archival tape reinforcement, Very Fine and rare to find both envelope and letter still together
Provenance: Earl Antrim (Green backstamp)
John Birkinbine II (R.A. Siegel Sale 795, 1997)
Rarities of the World (R.A. Siegel Sale 846, 2002)
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 Lot 116 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals - H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VI65X1, Petersburg, VA, 5c Red, position 4, ornaments slightly touched at left, otherwise large margins including portions of three adjacent stamps, tied by bold blue "Petersburg Va Oct 18" datestamp to buff cover, blue "R.A. Young & Bro Grocers & Genl. Commission Merchants" cameo cornercard, Very Fine and choice (Scott $2,250)rnProvenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 991, 1956)rnEarl Antrim (Green backstamp)"Erivan" Collection Part VI H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VIConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals |
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 Lot 140 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate States General Issues - H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VI13, 1863 20c Green, bottom margin block of eight with "Archer & Daly. Richmond.Va." full imprint and ample to large margins the other sides, rich color, typical dry o.g., two pinholes in margin, Very Fine and attractive (Scott $1,050; CSA Handbook $1,850)"Erivan" Collection Part VI H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VIConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate States General Issues |
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 Lot 111 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals - H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VI59XU3, Montgomery, AL, 10c Red entire, Type 1, perfect strike of provisional handstamp at top right, black "Montgomery Ala. Oct 14 1861" datestamp, cover addressed to Hick's Ford, VA, Extremely Fine, an immaculate example of this provisional (Scott $900)"Erivan" Collection Part VI H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VIConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals |
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 Lot 127 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate States General Issues - H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VI2b, 1861-62 10c Dark blue, Hoyer and Ludwig printing, large-margined single (small crease/tear at lower left), tied by Tudor Hall, Virginia datestamp to cover to Stone Mountain, Georgia, red and blue 11-Star flag and tent patriotic design (TF-1) with "Walton Infantry" inscription (74) and Reynolds imprint (5), original enclosure from soldier to his aunt datelined "Camp Center Ville Virginia, January the 1 1862", Very Fine, a wonderful patriotic envelopernProvenance: Morris Everett (R.A. Siegel Sale 754, 1993)rnRex Felton (Private transaction)"Erivan" Collection Part VI H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VIConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate States General Issues |
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 Lot 135 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate States General Issues - H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VI7, 1862 5c Blue, Archer & Daly printing, block of 20 (complete top two rows, margins in at bottom) and strip of five on large cover to Richmond, Virginia, stamps with neat strikes of March 19 Wilmington, North Carolina datestamp, righthand stamp in the strip of five contains the "white tie" variety, Very Fine and extraordinary in every regard, this cover carried military reports from Captain Wm. D. Muller in Wilmington, North Carolina, the largest known multiple of this stamp on cover and quite simply a gem of Confederate philately"Erivan" Collection Part VI H. R. Harmer Inc January 26, 2022: “Erivan” Collection Part VIConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate States General Issues |
