Postmasters' Provisionals
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 6° |
 |
 Baltimore Md., 5c Red Entire (3XU2). Usual lightly struck provisional hs, mostly complete and readable, with blue "Baltimore Md. Apr. 27" cds on brown cover from the Mayer correspondence, lightly cleaned to
remove wax seal staining and reduce wrinkles around edges, Very Fine appearance, extremely rare provisional, signed Colson (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
10,000.00 |
3,750.00 |
| 7° |
|
 Brattleboro Vt., 5c Black on Buff (5X1). Position 3, ample to large margins except frameline just touched at upper left, part red "Paid" cancel, tiny thin, extreme tip of bottom left corner repaired,
Very Fine appearance, a great rarity and almost always with faults, with 1993 P.F. certificate (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
6,000.00 |
5,500.00 |
| 8° |
|
 New York, N.Y., 5c Black on Bluish, Signed "RHM" (9X1d). Position 20, ample to large margins, tied by ms. strokes, red "New-York 5 cts. 21 Jul" cds and "Paid" hs on 1845 greenish folded cover to Philadelphia,
Very Fine, choice example of this rare stamp on cover, only thirteen recorded by Philip T. Wall (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
3,000.00 |
2,100.00 |
| 9° |
|
 New York, N.Y., 5c Black on Bluish, Without Signature (9X1e). Horizontal pair, ample even margins, fine impression, lightly creased and a nearly invisible sealed tear in top of lefthand stamp, tied by blue
ms., red "New-York 10cts 8 Jun." cds, matching "Paid" arc on mostly complete folded cover to Marshall Mich., a bit worn, lower right corner with faint cellophane tape stain, Very Fine appearance, extremely rare pair od the unsigned provisional on
cover, with 1980 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
2,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
| 10° |
|
 New York, N.Y., 5c Black on Bluish, ACM (9X1). Clear to large margins, tied by red crayon, red "Boston 5cts 26 Jul" cds on folded cover to New York, from the Howland & Aspinwall correspondence with
typical address cut-out and repaired, handsome and rare usage, signed Colson, with 1966 P.F. certificate (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
575.00 |
| 11° |
 |
 Providence R.I., 5c, 10c
Gray Black (10X1-10X2). Complete unused sheet incl. eleven 5c and one 10c, light creasing at lower left corner, otherwise Very Fine, with 1980 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
3,850.00 |
1,900.00 |
| 12° |
|
 Providence R.I., 5c Gray Black (10X1). Large margins mostly all around, just clear at bottom right, ms. check cancel, not tied as usual, red "Providence R.I. Feb. 9" cds, matching "Paid" and "5" hs on blue 1847
folded letter to Boston, Very Fine, illustrated in Slater book, with 1986 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
4,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 13° |
|
 St. Louis Mo., 5c
Black on Greenish (11X1). Ty. II, Pos. 3, ample to large margins, fresh, fine impression, neat ms. cancel, faint creasing, Very Fine appearance, with 1976 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
2,750.00 |
1,900.00 |
| 14° |
|
St. Louis Mo., 10c Black on Greenish (11X2). Ty. II, Pos. 4, large margins all around, without pen cancellation, tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Nov. 29" cds on piece, Extremely Fine, a superb example of the St. Louis "Bears" and especially
rare canceled only by the handstamp, with 1993 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as normal pen-canceled stamp Search for
comparables |
2,500.00 |
4,750.00 |
| 15° |
|
 St. Louis Mo., 5c Black on Greenish (11X1). Ty. III, Pos. 5, close but clear margins, slight wrinkling at top, ms. cancel, tied by bold "St. Louis Mo. Jan. 5" cds, matching "Paid" and "5" ms. rate on 1847 folded
letter to Jefferson City Mo., faint toning on file fold and on back, Fine and very rare single use of 5c provisional on cover, with 1976 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
7,500.00 |
3,750.00 |
