Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Confederate States Postal History continued...

**Postmasters' Provisionals continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2638	E	Charleston S.C., 2c Brown Essay on Wove (Dietz E-11). Large margins, trivial corner crease, otherwise Very Fine, extremely scarce essay for Charleston postmaster's provisional, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
2639	E	Charleston S.C., 10c Blue Green Essay on Wove (Dietz E-12). Large margins, Very Fine, extremely scarce essay for Charleston postmaster's provisional, showing the Palmetto Tree design that was adopted for the 1862 10c provisional entire, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
2640		Charleston S.C., 5c Blue (16X1). Part original gum, full margins, small thin spot, slight indentation on back, few trivial toned specks, appears Fine (Image)	900.00
2641		Charleston S.C., 5c Blue entire (16XU1). Bold "Charleston S.C. Oct. 7, 1861" circular datestamp to Pendleton S.C., reduced at left, some wear, Fine, scarce (Image)	3,500.00
2642		Charleston S.C., 5c Blue on Orange entire (16XU3). Oct. 3, 1861 circular datestamp on cover to Abeeville, small opening tears at top, one slightly affecting postmark, otherwise neat and Fine, ex Dietz, Judd (Image)	3,500.00
2643		Chattanooga Tenn., 5c Black entire (17XU2). Clearly struck provisional handstamp and "Chattanooga Ten. Sep. 4, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Athens Tenn., some slight wear, Very Fine, only five recorded in Crown (Image)	1,600.00
2644		Christiansburgh Va., 5c Blue entire (99XU2). Well-struck provisional handstamp on orange-buff entire to Wytheville Va., bold "Christiansburgh Va. Sep. 24" circular datestamp, negligible flap tears, otherwise Extremely Fine, only four recorded in Crown, perhaps six are known, ex Emerson, Everett and Hill (Image)	1,400.00
2645		Columbia S.C., 5c Blue entire (18XU1). Clearly struck provisional handstamp, faint Dec. 2 circular datestamp and "Paid" handstamp on blue United States Hotel corner card cover to Grindal Shoals S.C., reduced at right, tiny tear into provisional handstamp, otherwise Very Fine, attractive use of the "United States" hotel corner card in the newly formed Confederate States (Image)	900.00
2646		Columbia S.C., 5c Blue entire (18XU1). Bold strike, matching "Columbia S.C. 3 Sep." circular datestamp on cover to Bivingsville S.C., Very Fine, ex Stonewall (Image)	900.00
2647		Columbia S.C., 5c Blue entire (18XU1). Remarkably clear strike with "Paid" and partly clear "Columbia S.C. 10 Oct." (1861) circular datestamp on cover to Richmond Va., backflap removed and slightly reduced at top, otherwise Fine (Image)	900.00
2648		Columbia S.C., 5c Blue entire (18XU1). Clear strike with blue "Paid" and "Columbia S.C. Oct. 5" circular datestamp with day changed to "6" in ms. on cover to Charlotte N.C., expertly repaired with top flap added, otherwise Very Fine, ex Caspary and Hill (Image)	900.00

Postmasters' Provisionals continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

2638

Charleston S.C., 2c Brown Essay on Wove (Dietz E-11). Large margins, trivial corner crease, otherwise Very Fine, extremely scarce essay for Charleston postmaster's provisional, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2639

Charleston S.C., 10c Blue Green Essay on Wove (Dietz E-12). Large margins, Very Fine, extremely scarce essay for Charleston postmaster's provisional, showing the Palmetto Tree design that was adopted for the 1862 10c provisional entire, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2640

Charleston S.C., 5c Blue (16X1). Part original gum, full margins, small thin spot, slight indentation on back, few trivial toned specks, appears Fine (Image)

900.00

2641

Charleston S.C., 5c Blue entire (16XU1). Bold "Charleston S.C. Oct. 7, 1861" circular datestamp to Pendleton S.C., reduced at left, some wear, Fine, scarce (Image)

3,500.00

2642

Charleston S.C., 5c Blue on Orange entire (16XU3). Oct. 3, 1861 circular datestamp on cover to Abeeville, small opening tears at top, one slightly affecting postmark, otherwise neat and Fine, ex Dietz, Judd (Image)

3,500.00

2643

Chattanooga Tenn., 5c Black entire (17XU2). Clearly struck provisional handstamp and "Chattanooga Ten. Sep. 4, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Athens Tenn., some slight wear, Very Fine, only five recorded in Crown (Image)

1,600.00

2644

Christiansburgh Va., 5c Blue entire (99XU2). Well-struck provisional handstamp on orange-buff entire to Wytheville Va., bold "Christiansburgh Va. Sep. 24" circular datestamp, negligible flap tears, otherwise Extremely Fine, only four recorded in Crown, perhaps six are known, ex Emerson, Everett and Hill (Image)

1,400.00

2645

Columbia S.C., 5c Blue entire (18XU1). Clearly struck provisional handstamp, faint Dec. 2 circular datestamp and "Paid" handstamp on blue United States Hotel corner card cover to Grindal Shoals S.C., reduced at right, tiny tear into provisional handstamp, otherwise Very Fine, attractive use of the "United States" hotel corner card in the newly formed Confederate States (Image)

900.00

2646

Columbia S.C., 5c Blue entire (18XU1). Bold strike, matching "Columbia S.C. 3 Sep." circular datestamp on cover to Bivingsville S.C., Very Fine, ex Stonewall (Image)

900.00

2647

Columbia S.C., 5c Blue entire (18XU1). Remarkably clear strike with "Paid" and partly clear "Columbia S.C. 10 Oct." (1861) circular datestamp on cover to Richmond Va., backflap removed and slightly reduced at top, otherwise Fine (Image)

900.00

2648

Columbia S.C., 5c Blue entire (18XU1). Clear strike with blue "Paid" and "Columbia S.C. Oct. 5" circular datestamp with day changed to "6" in ms. on cover to Charlotte N.C., expertly repaired with top flap added, otherwise Very Fine, ex Caspary and Hill (Image)

900.00