Raleigh, N.C.:
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Realized |
| 139 |
 |
 Raleigh N.C., 5c Red entire
(68XU1). Mostly clear strike of provisional handstamp, blue "Raleigh
N.C. Jul. 5, 1861" double-circle datestamp on cover to Hillsboro N.C. with
banker's embossed corner card, slightly toned, reduced at top and small
piece of backflap missing, ex MacBride and Wiseman
(Image) |
$ 300 |
| 140 |
|
 Raleigh N.C., 5c Blue entire
(68XU2). Unusually clear strike of provisional handstamp with blue
"Raleigh N.C. Jul. 2, 1861" double-circle datestamp on small cover to
Morganton N.C., lightly cleaned, Very Fine and extremely rare -- Crown
records only one, but our Levi records contain at least four in blue (Image) |
$ 2,100 |
| 141 |
|
 Raleigh N.C., 5c Blue entire
(68XU2). Mostly clear strike of provisional handstamp with blue
"Raleigh N.C. Jun. 4, 1861" double-circle datestamp on cover to Maple
Springs N.C., slightly toned, still Very Fine and extremely rare -- Crown
records only one, but our Levi records contain at least four in blue, this
being the earliest known use, only days after the Confederate postal system
began, ex Brooks and MacBride (Image) |
$ 2,300 |