Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Jeanette C. Rudy Collection of Tennessee Postal History continued...

**Confederate Postmasters' Provionals**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
105		Jonesboro Tenn., 5c Dark Blue entire (45XU2). Mostly clear strike of provisional handstamp on cover to Knoxville, some toning and erosion at left, reduced at right and top FINE. ONLY TEN EXAMPLES OF THE JONESBORO PROVISIONAL ARE RECORDED IN BLUE. The Crown survey counts fifteen examples of the Jonesboro provisional entire, including five struck in Black and ten in Dark Blue. Some of these, such as the example offered here, do not have any town datestamp. Ex Matz (Image)	7,000.00	3,500.00
106		Knoxville Tenn., 5c Carmine on Grayish Laid (47X2). Irregular margins, large to just in, ms. "X" cancel, used on orange cover to Ringold Ga., ms. "Ringold Ga" at bottom, slightly reduced at left, Fine (Image)	2,100.00	575.00
107		Knoxville Tenn., 5c Black entire (47XU5). Partly clear provisional handstamp on greenish blue University of East Tennessee illustrated college cover to Washington Tenn., cleaned and minor repairs, reduced at right, Very Fine appearance, rare use of provisional handstamp on college cover, ex Gallagher (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,700.00
108		Knoxville Tenn., 5c Black entire (47XU5). Partly clear strike of provisional handstamp on cover to Kingsport Tenn., pencil Jul. 30, 1861 date, lightly soiled, Fine, with 1983 C.S.A. certificate stating "applied at time of mailing, not in advance" (Image)	1,500.00	210.00
109		Memphis Tenn., 2c Blue (56X1). Large margins to just touched, tied by "Memphis Ten." circular datestamp on buff drop-rate cover locally addressed to Letitia Austin, ms. "1", right edge repaired where reduced slightly into corner of stamp, which has been added to improve appearance, stamp also creased FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND DESIRABLE 2-CENT MEMPHIS PROVISIONAL USAGE. ONLY FIFTEEN COVERS RECORDED BY CROWN. The census by Billy Matz (Confederate Philatelist, Mar. 1967) identified twelve 2c Memphis provisional covers, and the Crown book reported an additional three covers. Ex Matz (Image)	10,000.00	5,000.00
110		Memphis Tenn., 5c Red (56X2). Two, one has about a third cut away, other with large margin at bottom and barely in on other sides, tied by "Memphis Ten. Aug. 20, 1861" circular datestamp on pale orange Cotton Factors' advertising cover to Fayetteville N.C., reduced at top and a few sealed edge tears, otherwise Fine, scarce use of provisional on cotton-related ad cover (Image)	E. 750-1,000	650.00
111		Memphis Tenn., 5c Red (56X2). Ample margins to cut in, tied by "Memphis Ten." circular datestamp (date unreadable) on small cover to Natchez Miss., stamp creased and gum toned, otherwise Fine (Image)	1,750.00	450.00

Confederate Postmasters' Provionals

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

105

Jonesboro Tenn., 5c Dark Blue entire (45XU2). Mostly clear strike of provisional handstamp on cover to Knoxville, some toning and erosion at left, reduced at right and top

FINE. ONLY TEN EXAMPLES OF THE JONESBORO PROVISIONAL ARE RECORDED IN BLUE.

The Crown survey counts fifteen examples of the Jonesboro provisional entire, including five struck in Black and ten in Dark Blue. Some of these, such as the example offered here, do not have any town datestamp. Ex Matz (Image)

7,000.00

3,500.00

106

Knoxville Tenn., 5c Carmine on Grayish Laid (47X2). Irregular margins, large to just in, ms. "X" cancel, used on orange cover to Ringold Ga., ms. "Ringold Ga" at bottom, slightly reduced at left, Fine (Image)

2,100.00

575.00

107

Knoxville Tenn., 5c Black entire (47XU5). Partly clear provisional handstamp on greenish blue University of East Tennessee illustrated college cover to Washington Tenn., cleaned and minor repairs, reduced at right, Very Fine appearance, rare use of provisional handstamp on college cover, ex Gallagher (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,700.00

108

Knoxville Tenn., 5c Black entire (47XU5). Partly clear strike of provisional handstamp on cover to Kingsport Tenn., pencil Jul. 30, 1861 date, lightly soiled, Fine, with 1983 C.S.A. certificate stating "applied at time of mailing, not in advance" (Image)

1,500.00

210.00

109

Memphis Tenn., 2c Blue (56X1). Large margins to just touched, tied by "Memphis Ten." circular datestamp on buff drop-rate cover locally addressed to Letitia Austin, ms. "1", right edge repaired where reduced slightly into corner of stamp, which has been added to improve appearance, stamp also creased

FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND DESIRABLE 2-CENT MEMPHIS PROVISIONAL USAGE. ONLY FIFTEEN COVERS RECORDED BY CROWN.

The census by Billy Matz (Confederate Philatelist, Mar. 1967) identified twelve 2c Memphis provisional covers, and the Crown book reported an additional three covers.

Ex Matz (Image)

10,000.00

5,000.00

110

Memphis Tenn., 5c Red (56X2). Two, one has about a third cut away, other with large margin at bottom and barely in on other sides, tied by "Memphis Ten. Aug. 20, 1861" circular datestamp on pale orange Cotton Factors' advertising cover to Fayetteville N.C., reduced at top and a few sealed edge tears, otherwise Fine, scarce use of provisional on cotton-related ad cover (Image)

E. 750-1,000

650.00

111

Memphis Tenn., 5c Red (56X2). Ample margins to cut in, tied by "Memphis Ten." circular datestamp (date unreadable) on small cover to Natchez Miss., stamp creased and gum toned, otherwise Fine (Image)

1,750.00

450.00