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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 347 |  |
 3c Red on Buff, Star Die
entire (U27). Cancelled by "New-York Mar. 30" circular datestamp to
Portsmouth N.H., with hand-drawn "The Presidential Hobby Horse, For The
Next Four Years - Seats to Let" Lincoln Railsplitter caricature,
wonderful design with split leg labelled "Secession" and with flag attached
to an axe labelled A. Lincoln, Proprietor", barely reduced at right, fresh
and Very Fine, a phenomenal and unique hand-drawn cartoon lampooning
Lincoln's "Railsplitter" election campaign
(Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,600.00 |
| 348° | |
 Athens Ga., 5c Purple
(5X1). Types I-II in horizontal pair, obviously from the top right
corner of the sheet with huge rough-cut margins at left and bottom (touches
at bottom right) and evenly-cut margins at top and right, beautiful deep
shade on bright paper, tied by grid cancels, part strike of "Athens Ga.
Paid Oct. 14" (1861) circular datestamp on cover to Lieut. John B. Cobb of
Cobb's Georgia Legion at Yorktown Va., negligible corner crease at bottom
right, light fold in cover at rightVERY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN COVERS BEARING A PAIR OF THE ATHENS POSTMASTER PROVISIONAL. The Crown census lists 21 pairs on cover. Ex Ferrary, Emerson, Brooks, Duckworth, Wulfekuhler and Kilbourne. Signed Ashbrook (Image) |
4,750.00 | 0.00 |
| 349° | |
 Canton Miss., 5c Black entire
(14XU1). Absolutely perfect bold strike of provisional handstamp with
clear "Canton Miss. Jul. 24" (1861) circular datestamp on cover to Carroll
Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, usual filing pinholes, Extremely Fine example of
this fancy provisional handstamp -- the "P" at center of star is the
initial of Postmaster William Priestly, ex Wiseman, Hart and Kilbourne (Image) |
2,750.00 | 0.00 |
| 350° | |
 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
missingVERY FINE. CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE FEW KNOWN DANVILLE PROVISIONAL ENTIRES. Fewer than 20 examples are recorded, of which a number are late invalid usages with General Issue stamps. Ex MacBride, Wiseman and Kilbourne (Image) |
5,250.00 | 0.00 |
| 351° | |
 Fredericksburg Va., 5c Blue on
Thin Bluish (26X1). Position 3, huge margins all around including top
sheet margin, one wide-positioned ornament touched at lower right, tied by
"Fredericksburgh Va. Paid Oct. 10" (1861) circular datestamp on light buff
homemade cover to Lieut. Robert D. Minor, Confederate Navy Department,
Richmond, faint stain spots and vertical fold clear of stamp, most of
backflap removedEXTREMELY FINE STAMP AND ATTRACTIVE COVER WITH CONFEDERATE NAVAL ADDRESS IN THE HAND OF FAMED CONFEDERATE NAVAL OFFICER, MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY. In October 1861, Matthew F. Maury, the famous "Pathfinder of the Seas", was working closely with Lieut. Robert D. Minor in waging experimental torpedo warfare against Federal gunboats off Newport News, which occurred on October 10, the day this cover was postmarked. Ex Ferrary, MacBride and Kilbourne. (Image) |
5,000.00 | 4,250.00 |
| 352° | |
 Galveston Tex., 5c Black
entire (98XU1). Remarkably bold strikes of provisional "Paid" and "5"
handstamps, clear "Galveston Tex. Jun. 6" (circa 1861) circular datestamp
on yellow cover to Yorkville S.C., three corners repaired, otherwise Very
Fine, one of the clearest strikes known, ex Kilbourne
(Image) |
1,500.00 | 3,500.00 |
| 353° | |
 Galveston Tex., 10c Black
entire (98XU2). Boldly-struck provisional handstamps with faint
"Galveston Tex. May 4, 186-" double-circle datestamp on small envelope made
from printed form, to Anderson Tex., tear at top, opened to show printed
interior, Very Fine strike, from the Neblett correspondence, ex Kohn and
Kilbourne (Image) |
2,000.00 | 1,200.00 |
| 354° | |
 Knoxville Tenn., 5c Blue on
Orange entire (47XU2). Uncancelled as usual, addressed to McMinnville
Tenn. and evidently carried thru the mails, Very Fine and rare,
approximately 15 are known genuinely used (none have postmarks), ex
Shenfield and Kilbourne (Image) |
2,250.00 | 2,100.00 |
| 355° | |
 Lenoir N.C., 5c Blue & Orange
(49X1). Margins showing two full framelines and traces of a third at
right, ms. "X" cancel, blurry blue "Lenoir N.C." circular datestamp on blue
folded letter datelined "Palmyra Jan. 17th '62" to R. L. Patterson,
Salem N.C., routed thru the Lenoir post officeFRESH AND FINE. ONE OF THE MORE COLORFUL AND ATTRACTIVE OF THE APPROXIMATELY 29 LENOIR PROVISIONAL COVERS EXTANT. Ex MacBride and Kilbourne (Image) |
7,000.00 | 7,500.00 |
| 356° | |
 Lynchburg Va., 5c Blue
(52X1). Three large margins showing bit of adjoining stamp at left,
slightly in at top, tied by "Lynchburg Va. Oct. 7" (1861) circular
datestamp on buff cover to Indian Valley Va., merchant's embossed corner
card, slightly reduced at leftVERY FINE. A HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THE LYNCHBURG POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL USED ON COVER. Ex Shenfield, Wiseman and Kilbourne (Image) |
5,000.00 | 4,250.00 |
| 357° | |
 Macon Ga., 5c Black on Light
Blue Green Wove (53X1). Large margins, very choice except for faint gum
stains, tied by "Macon Ga. Nov. 12" (1861) double-circle datestamp on cover
to Vice-President A. H. Stephens at Augusta, redirected to Crawfordville
Ga. with ms. "Ford 5c" forwarding charge, backflap removed as usual
for the Stephens correspondence, neatly docketed on backVERY FINE. ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT OF THE CONFDERATE PROVISIONAL ADHESIVES TO FIND ON COVER IN SUCH CHOICE CONDITION. The stamp on this cover is printed on bluish paper, as opposed to the brighter green paper. Ex Caspary and Kilbourne (Image) |
4,000.00 | 4,750.00 |