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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 3227 |
 Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 9, large bottom margin and clear to touching on other sides, blue Petersburg circular datestamp, Fine (Image Magnifier) |
750.00 | 600.00 | |
| 3228 |
 Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 1, early state with "G" of "Petersburg" intact and mostly complete "e" of "Office", ample to large margins, cancelled by blue datestamp,
thin spots, Very Fine appearance (Image Magnifier) |
750.00 | 350.00 | |
| 3229 |
 Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 10, three large margins and just barely in along tips of ornaments at top, tied by blue
"Petersburg Va. 5cts Dec. 8" integral-rate circular datestamp on large corner of orange-brown lithographed advertising cover, Very Fine, with 1965 C.S.A. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
750.00 | 800.00 | |
| 3230 |
 Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 7, huge margins at top and right showing traces of adjoining stamps, large at left and
bottom, tied by blue Petersburg circular datestamp on yellow piece, Extremely Fine Gem, a fabulous example of this postmaster's provisional (Image Magnifier) |
750.00 | 1,000.00 | |
| 3231 |
 Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 4, full margins to just slightly in along ornaments at lower left, tied by blue "Petersburg Va. Jan. 11" circular datestamp on piece, Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
750.00 | 450.00 | |
| 3232 |
 Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 10, full margins to barely touched along tips of ornaments, tied by clear strike of blue
"Petersburg Va. 5cts Oct. 19" integral-rate circular datestamp on piece, minor faint stained spots, otherwise Very Fine, with 1965 C.S.A. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
750.00 | 375.00 | |
| 3233 |
 Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 2, large margins to just slightly in at top left and upper right, tied by unusually clear
strike of blue "Petersburg Va. 5cts Nov. 8" integral-rate circular datestamp on large piece of yellow cover with Townesville N.C. address, Fine, Weill Co. backstamp (Image Magnifier) |
750.00 | 425.00 | |
| 3234 |
 Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Positions 4-5, horizontal pair, full margins virtually all around (tops of a few ornaments barely
touched at top right), tied by blue "Petersburg Va. 5cts Oct. 24" integral-rate circular datestamp on piece, lifted and hinged in place, faint toned spot and corner crease on right stamp which would barely be visible if the pair had not been
liftedEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. PAIRS OF THE PETERSBURG POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ARE RARE. THIS IS THE FINEST OF THE THREE OFF-COVER PAIRS KNOWN TO US. Our Levi records contain three pairs off cover (this is the finest), and we record six pairs on cover. Ex Caspary (Image Magnifier) |
1,850.00 | 1,700.00 | |
| 3235 |  |
 Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 1, large top sheet margin, large at left and bottom and clear to just barely in along
tips of ornaments at right, tied by sharp strike of blue "Petersburg Va. 5cts Nov. 26" (1861) circular datestamp on yellow cover to Hillsboro N.C.VERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE PETERSBURG POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON A FRESH AND EXTREMELY FINE COVER. This is an early state of Position 1 with the "e" of "Office" very complete and the "G" of "Petersburg" fully formed. (Image Magnifier) |
2,500.00 | 2,100.00 |
| 3236 |
 Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 1 with large top left corner sheet margins, other sides clear to slightly in along tips
of ornaments, distinctive printing variety with "C" instead of "G" in "Petersburg" and mostly missing "e" of "Office" (both due to defects in the hand-set type), tied by bold blue "Petersburg Va. Jan. 30" (1862) circular datestamp on front
only to Norfolk Va., Very Fine, this type variety is rare (it evidently occurred in a later printing) (Image
Magnifier) |
750.00 | 1,400.00 | |
| 3237 | |
 Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 4, huge margins on three sides including top sheet margin, right side ample to just
barely into tips of ornaments, bright shade, tied by neat strike of blue "Petersburg Va. Jan. 12" circular datestamp on small 1862 folded letter to Summit N.C., reinforced split along one fold at top, side panels at left removed (possibly by sender),
Very Fine, an exceptionally choice example of the Petersburg Postmaster's Provisional on cover (Image
Magnifier) |
2,500.00 | 1,200.00 |