Danville Va., 5c Red on Wove
(21X1). Rectangular margins slightly into tips of ornaments, bottom
right corner clipped very slightly, "Danville Ga. Oct. 4" (1861) circular
datestamp -- not tied and possibly not originating on this cover --
additional strike of circular datestamp on back of homemade cover to
Petersburg Va., backflap and large part of Danville backstamp have been
removed, folds and light waterstains in coverA FINE AND IMPORTANT CONFEDERATE PROVISIONAL RARITY. ONLY EIGHT EXAMPLES OF THE DANVILLE ADHESIVE ARE RECORDED -- OF THESE ONLY FOUR HAVE RECTANGULAR MARGINS.
Our records of the rare Danville provisional stamp include eight examples, as follows. Rectangular-cut margins: 1) on piece dated Oct. 3, ex Ferrary, Caspary, 2) off-cover with bottom right corner clipped, ex Hind, reported to be on laid paper, 3) the stamp offered here, dated Oct. 4, affixed to a cover, ex Hessel, 4) tied on cover, Oct. 9, ex Caspary, Lilly, Octagonal margins or cut to shape: 5) off cover, dated Oct. 3, ex Caspary, 6) tied on cover, Oct. 29, ex Emerson, 7) tied on cover, Oct. 30, ex Kimmel, and 8) cut to small oval shape, dated Oct. 11, ex Deats (P.F. photo files).
The stamp offered here is affixed to a cover, but the absence of a tying postmark and position of the stamp raise doubt in our mind as to whether it originated. Mr. Kilbourne believed that the stamp was removed from the back and placed on the front. In any case, it is the third finest rectangular-cut example of the Danville provisional stamp and one of the rarest of all Confederate provisionals, not to be confused with its more numerous counterpart from Pittsylvania Court House.
Ex Hessel. Scott Retail off cover (Image)
Danville Va., 5c Black on Dark
Buff entire (21XU3). Style with "SOUTHERN" curved, press-printed
illustrated design on dark buff cover to Halifax C.H. Va., "Danville Va.
Sep. 1" (1861) circular datestamp and second Sep. 2 strike, small stain
spot at bottom left, light wrinkles and small piece of flap missing, Very
Fine, considered one of the finest of fewer than 20 examples recorded,
which include a number of late invalid usages with General Issue stamps, ex
MacBride, Wiseman (Image) 
Danville Va., 10c Red entire
(unlisted). Prepared for use but not sold as provisional postage,
addressed to Newberry C.H. S.C. with traces of stamp removed from upper
right and part of faint tying circular datestamp, slight wear and tiny edge
tears, Very Fine, one of the two finest of the 12-15 known examples of the
Danville 10c Red entire, about half of which are complete, ex Freeland (Image)