Confederate States of America Postal History - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 54 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals - H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IV1XU1, Aberdeen, Mississippi, 5c Black, provisional handstamp "Aberdeen Mi." with "5" in the center and "Paid" at the left side, "Aberdeen Miss. Sep 13" cds at lower left, addressed to Macon Mississippi, cover small tear and minor stains, trivially reduced at the top, no backflap and repairs to reverse, still Very Fine, only two examples of the Aberdeen 5c provisional are recorded (the other dated January 20 and ex-Ferrary, Knapp, Hall, and Gross), and only three total Aberdeen provisionals known (one 10c manuscript revalued cover, Scott 1XU1a), one of the rarest of all Confederate provisionals, pictured in Crown "Surveys of Confederate Postmasters' Provisionals" (Quarterman edition, page 11) (Scott $7,000)rnProvenance: Judge Robert S. Emerson (Private Transaction)rnDavid Carnahan (Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1978)rnJay Richards (Richard Frajola Sale 54, 1994)Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IVConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals |
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 Lot 70 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals - H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IV47X1, Knoxville, Tennessee, 5c Brick red, tied on an envelope addressed to "James A. Coffin, Esq./ Madisonville/ E. Tenn." by light strike of Knoxville Ten 1862 cds, with enclosure datelined "Knoxville Jan 17th 1862", stamp clear to full margins, envelope opened and slightly reduced at left, Very Fine and choice; it is thought perhaps no more than 10 of the 5c Knoxville provisionals, of any shade, are tied by a postal cancel (Scott $8,000)rnProvenance: Col. E.H.R. Green (Doane Sale, 1942)rnHarold C. Brooks (Laurence & Stryker, 1945) Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IVConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals |
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 Lot 86 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals - H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IV62X3, New Orleans, Louisiana, 5c Brown on white, large margins all around (particularly wide at sides), cancelled but not tied by black straight line "Paid," matching "New Orleans La. 4 Aug" cds, on a cover with embossed merchant cc, cover with light edge toning and reduced at the bottom (small part out in address and portion bottom backflap missing), still Very Fine and attractive; signed Jakubek (Scott $450)Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IVConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals |
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 Lot 65 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals - H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IV98XU1, Galveston, Texas, 5c Black, Type I, delightful and crisp strike of this intricate cancel that is so often blurry and indistinguishable, with handstamped "5" alongside and somewhat faint strike of February 25, 1862 double circle date stamp, addressed to "Miss Ada Le Pert, Richmond, Texas," neat undated "Galveston Tex." handstamp on backflap, tiny repaired tears, Very Fine, one of the nicer examples of this desirable provisional we can recall (Scott $1,500)rnProvenance: A. Murl Kimmel (R.A. Siegel Sale 492, 1976)Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IVConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals |
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 Lot 81 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals - H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IV61X2, Nashville, Tennessee, 5c Carmine, rich shade, three clear to ample margins with a huge margin and portion of adjacent stamp at left, blue "Nashville Aug 13 1861" cds, Very Fine (Scott $650)Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IVConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals |
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 Lot 60 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals - H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IV26X1, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 5c Blue on bluish, mint sheet of 20 comprised of the two settings of ten, original gum with eight of the stamps NH, others l.h., h.r. or some gum disturbance, thin fragile paper with typical light bends and wrinkles, tiny edge nick pos 17, hinge sealed break in pos 4, still a Very Fine and impressive sheet and one of the few extant (Scott $19,000)Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IVConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals |
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 Lot 76 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals - H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IV55X1, Marion, Virginia, 5c Black on white, tied on mourning cover addressed to Saltville Va by bold "PAID" handstamp with a corresponding "Marion Va Jan 24" (1862) cds at left, stamp with full well-balanced margins except just clear of the frame at upper left, envelope some light edge wrinkling with a few small edge breaks and a pinhole in the bottom black area, mounting remains on back side, Fine and rare; a mere four covers with the Marion 5c franking are recorded with one residing in the British Library's Tapling collection (Scott $20,000)rnrnIllustrated in Crown, "Survey of Confederate Postmasters' Provisionals", 1982 Quarterman reprint, page 200rnProvenance: Sidney A. Hessel (H.R. Harmer Sale 2291, 1975)Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IVConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals |
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 Lot 92 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals - H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IV86X4, Uniontown, Alabama, 5c Green, horizontal bottom sheet margin pair, Type III-IV, ted on a homemade envelope by light strike of Uniontown Jun 13 (inverted "3") 1862 cds, addressed to "Col A P Calhoun/ Pendleton Village/ South Carolina", left stamp small faults, envelope repaired at top, Very Fine appearance; unique pair on cover from the Calhoun correspondence and described in the Caspary sale as "one of the most outstanding Confederate items in existence" (Scott $22,500)rnIllustrated in Crown, "Surveys of the Confederate Postmasters' Provisionals", Quarterman 1982 reprint, page 346-47rnrnProvenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 991, 1956)rnJosiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 317, 1967)Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IVConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals |
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 Lot 55 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals - H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IV2XU2, Abingdon, Virginia, 5c Black entire, largely-complete strike of provisional handstamp at the top left of a yellow envelope with "Abingdon Va. 1861 Oct 20" cds, addressed to Nashville, Tennessee, some light creasing and backflap slightly torn, still Very Fine and attractive example of this scarce provisional (Scott $1,750)rnProvenance: John Birkinbine II (Private Transaction, 1992)rnJohn R. Hill, Jr. (Private Transaction)Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IVConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals |
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 Lot 71 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals - H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IV49X1P, Lenoir, North Carolina, 5c Blue "Proof," heavily-inked impression on off-white paper, accompanied by May 20, 1911 notarized statement reading: "This impression was made on the fly leaf of an old account book used in the Post Office at Lenoir, N.C. from the original die of the Lenoir, N.C. 5 cent stamp engraved by myself in the summer of 1861 and is one of two such impressions now in existance [sic] so far as I know. My father was Postmaster at the time and I kept the Post office for him. (signed) G.W. Harper," certainly not a "proof" in the traditional sense but an interesting historical curiosity nonetheless, Very Fine and presumed to be uniqueConfederate States Postmasters' Provisionals H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3039: The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part IVConfederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals |
