Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Confederate States Stamps and Covers continued...

**Postmasters' Provisionals (New Orleans to Petersburg):**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
418		New Orleans La., 2c Blue (62X1). Large even margins, deep shade and clear impression, tied by "New Orleans La. 21 Oct." (1861) circular datestamp on buff cover to Judge Howell of the 6th District Court in New Orleans EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE NEW ORLEANS 2-CENT BLUE USED TO PAY THE DROP-LETTER RATE. Ex Green (Image)	3,500.00	4,250.00
419		New Orleans La., 5c Ocher (62X3b). Three huge margins including part of imprint at top, just touched at bottom, incredibly rich color, tied by "Paid" straightline, "New Orleans La. 14 Aug." (1861) circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Memphis Tenn., docketed on back, stamp has tiny corner margin crease, still a Very Fine and choice example of the rare Ocher shade on cover, ex Seybold (Image)	2,250.00	1,350.00
420		New Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Three huge margins, ample to clear at bottom, rich color, tied by "New Orleans La. 7 Sep." (1861) circular datestamp on small oblong cover with red and blue 10-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic design, to Donaldsonville La., slightly reduced at top, piece of backflap missing, vertical crease clear of stamp VERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE NEW ORLEANS PROVISIONAL ON A CONFEDERATE 10-STAR FLAG PATRIOTIC. We are aware of eight patriotic covers with the 5c New Orleans provisional stamp, including red and blue Flag and Cannon designs and the unique "Soldier" design in black. The 10-Star Flag on this cover has a distinctive pattern of stars, another example used from Evergreen La. is shown in the Wishnietsky book on Confederate patriotics (p. 56). The design was modified by adding an eleventh star to the center. Two different imprints are recorded: 10-Star with "J. K. Sutterley, Bookseller, under the St. Charles Hotel, N.O." (Grant collection, John A. Fox sale, Mar. 11, 1959, lot 137) and 11-star with "R. Coburn, Bookseller, N.O." (Wishnietsky, p. 69). Ex Emerson. (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	10,000.00
421		New Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Enormous margins all around, deep rich color on strongly blued paper, tied by "Southern Express Co. New Orleans Oct. 27" (1861) double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Memphis Tenn., City Hotel embossed oval corner card, ms. "Important, Paid 2/-" express charge (two bits, or 25c), blue pencil express notation, with original enclosure from a merchant in New Orleans on business, opened a bit irregularly along top EXTREMELY FINE. VERY RARE USE OF THE NEW ORLEANS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON A SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY COVER. Due to the disruption of rail lines and mail service, and the absence of a Confederate registration system, merchants turned to expresses for urgent or valuable letters. However, examples of postmasters' provisionals used to pay the required postage on express letters are rare. Ex Emerson (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	5,750.00
422		New Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Large even margins, intense color, tied by "New Orleans La. 30 Aug." (1861) circular datestamp on orange cover to Laurel Hill La., mostly clear red "Bayou Sara & Coast Pkt./Sallie Robinson/ -- Master" oval handstamp EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FEW KNOWN NEW ORLEANS PROVISIONAL COVERS WITH A NAME-OF-BOAT MISSISSIPPI RIVER PACKET MARK. While Confederate riverboat mail was prolific prior to Federal control of the Mississippi River, examples of the provisionals with name-of-boat markings are extremely rare. We are aware of three different: "Packet Mary E. Keene", "Steamer Genl. Quitman" and the "Sallie Robinson" offered here. Ex Blaisdell (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	6,000.00
423		New Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Huge margins all around, distinctive impression from later printing in Brown shade (not the Red Brown or impression of 62X4), tied by "New Orleans La. 20 Oct." (1861) circular datestamp on orange cover to Plain's Store La., Extremely Fine and fresh (Image)	400.00	600.00
424		New Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish, Printed on Both Sides (62X4a). Full to large margins, nearly full impression on back, New Orleans circular datestamp EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE PRINTED-ON-BOTH-SIDES VARIETY. PROBABLY FEWER THAN A DOZEN EXAMPLES EXIST ON EITHER WHITE OR BLUISH PAPER. Ex Hind (Image)	2,750.00	3,250.00
425		Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Complete reconstruction of pane of ten from eight singles and one pair, includes nine cancelled by blue Petersburg circular datestamp and one cancelled by blue "5": Pos. 1 top left corner sheet margin, ample to touching on other two sides, early state showing "C" for "G" in "Petersburg" but no broken letters and "e" of "Office" still present, Pos. 2 full to slightly in at sides, Pos. 3 ample margins to just touching, Pos. 4 full to large margins except touched at bottom left, Pos. 5 top right corner sheet margin, others clear to ample, Pos. 6-7 in horizontal pair, large margins to just touching, Pos. 8 ample margins to barely in, Pos. 9 three huge margins to clear at left, "5" cancel, and Pos. 10 bottom right corner sheet margin, others ample to slightly in, ms. at right -- a few stamps have tiny corner crease in margin well clear of design VERY FINE TO EXTREMELY FINE. ONLY THREE OR FOUR RECONSTRUCTED SHEETS OF THE PETERSBURG PROVISIONAL ARE KNOWN. Ex Walcott (Image)	4,950.00	2,500.00
426		Petersburg Va., 5c Red, "C" for "G" in "Petersburg" and Missing "e" in "Office" (65X1 var). Position 1, late state showing break in letters "burg" of "Petersburg" and "e" of "Office" almost completely missing -- these type flaws are proven by at least three other examples and should be listed in Scott -- the top margin shows part of the adjoining stamp from a second impression of the plate of ten, huge left sheet margin, large to touching at right and bottom, tied by blue "Petersburg Va. Jan. 17" (1862) circular datestamp on folded letter to Weldon N.C., lightly soiled, Very Fine, a fascinating variety deserving full catalogue recognition (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,100.00
427		Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 2, light shade from late printing, huge margins showing bits of adjoining stamps, touching at upper left, tied by blue "Petersburg Va. Mar. 21" (1862) circular datestamp on cover to Hillsboro N.C., slightly reduced at left, Extremely Fine, ex Emerson (Image)	2,500.00	1,200.00
428		Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 2, deep shade from early printing, ample margins to just touching ornaments, tied by blue "Petersburg Va. Nov. 5" (1861) circular datestamp on small oblong cover to Scuppernong N.C., couple light vertical folds, stamp has wrinkles from application, still Very Fine, ex Brown and Brooks (Image)	2,500.00	950.00

Postmasters' Provisionals (New Orleans to Petersburg):

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

418

New Orleans La., 2c Blue (62X1). Large even margins, deep shade and clear impression, tied by "New Orleans La. 21 Oct." (1861) circular datestamp on buff cover to Judge Howell of the 6th District Court in New Orleans

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE NEW ORLEANS 2-CENT BLUE USED TO PAY THE DROP-LETTER RATE.

Ex Green (Image)

3,500.00

4,250.00

419

New Orleans La., 5c Ocher (62X3b). Three huge margins including part of imprint at top, just touched at bottom, incredibly rich color, tied by "Paid" straightline, "New Orleans La. 14 Aug." (1861) circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Memphis Tenn., docketed on back, stamp has tiny corner margin crease, still a Very Fine and choice example of the rare Ocher shade on cover, ex Seybold (Image)

2,250.00

1,350.00

420

New Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Three huge margins, ample to clear at bottom, rich color, tied by "New Orleans La. 7 Sep." (1861) circular datestamp on small oblong cover with red and blue 10-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic design, to Donaldsonville La., slightly reduced at top, piece of backflap missing, vertical crease clear of stamp

VERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE NEW ORLEANS PROVISIONAL ON A CONFEDERATE 10-STAR FLAG PATRIOTIC.

We are aware of eight patriotic covers with the 5c New Orleans provisional stamp, including red and blue Flag and Cannon designs and the unique "Soldier" design in black. The 10-Star Flag on this cover has a distinctive pattern of stars, another example used from Evergreen La. is shown in the Wishnietsky book on Confederate patriotics (p. 56). The design was modified by adding an eleventh star to the center. Two different imprints are recorded: 10-Star with "J. K. Sutterley, Bookseller, under the St. Charles Hotel, N.O." (Grant collection, John A. Fox sale, Mar. 11, 1959, lot 137) and 11-star with "R. Coburn, Bookseller, N.O." (Wishnietsky, p. 69).

Ex Emerson. (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

10,000.00

421

New Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Enormous margins all around, deep rich color on strongly blued paper, tied by "Southern Express Co. New Orleans Oct. 27" (1861) double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Memphis Tenn., City Hotel embossed oval corner card, ms. "Important, Paid 2/-" express charge (two bits, or 25c), blue pencil express notation, with original enclosure from a merchant in New Orleans on business, opened a bit irregularly along top

EXTREMELY FINE. VERY RARE USE OF THE NEW ORLEANS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON A SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY COVER.

Due to the disruption of rail lines and mail service, and the absence of a Confederate registration system, merchants turned to expresses for urgent or valuable letters. However, examples of postmasters' provisionals used to pay the required postage on express letters are rare.

Ex Emerson (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

5,750.00

422

New Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Large even margins, intense color, tied by "New Orleans La. 30 Aug." (1861) circular datestamp on orange cover to Laurel Hill La., mostly clear red "Bayou Sara & Coast Pkt./Sallie Robinson/ -- Master" oval handstamp

EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FEW KNOWN NEW ORLEANS PROVISIONAL COVERS WITH A NAME-OF-BOAT MISSISSIPPI RIVER PACKET MARK.

While Confederate riverboat mail was prolific prior to Federal control of the Mississippi River, examples of the provisionals with name-of-boat markings are extremely rare. We are aware of three different: "Packet Mary E. Keene", "Steamer Genl. Quitman" and the "Sallie Robinson" offered here.

Ex Blaisdell (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

6,000.00

423

New Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Huge margins all around, distinctive impression from later printing in Brown shade (not the Red Brown or impression of 62X4), tied by "New Orleans La. 20 Oct." (1861) circular datestamp on orange cover to Plain's Store La., Extremely Fine and fresh (Image)

400.00

600.00

424

New Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish, Printed on Both Sides (62X4a). Full to large margins, nearly full impression on back, New Orleans circular datestamp

EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE PRINTED-ON-BOTH-SIDES VARIETY. PROBABLY FEWER THAN A DOZEN EXAMPLES EXIST ON EITHER WHITE OR BLUISH PAPER.

Ex Hind (Image)

2,750.00

3,250.00

425

Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Complete reconstruction of pane of ten from eight singles and one pair, includes nine cancelled by blue Petersburg circular datestamp and one cancelled by blue "5": Pos. 1 top left corner sheet margin, ample to touching on other two sides, early state showing "C" for "G" in "Petersburg" but no broken letters and "e" of "Office" still present, Pos. 2 full to slightly in at sides, Pos. 3 ample margins to just touching, Pos. 4 full to large margins except touched at bottom left, Pos. 5 top right corner sheet margin, others clear to ample, Pos. 6-7 in horizontal pair, large margins to just touching, Pos. 8 ample margins to barely in, Pos. 9 three huge margins to clear at left, "5" cancel, and Pos. 10 bottom right corner sheet margin, others ample to slightly in, ms. at right -- a few stamps have tiny corner crease in margin well clear of design

VERY FINE TO EXTREMELY FINE. ONLY THREE OR FOUR RECONSTRUCTED SHEETS OF THE PETERSBURG PROVISIONAL ARE KNOWN.

Ex Walcott (Image)

4,950.00

2,500.00

426

Petersburg Va., 5c Red, "C" for "G" in "Petersburg" and Missing "e" in "Office" (65X1 var). Position 1, late state showing break in letters "burg" of "Petersburg" and "e" of "Office" almost completely missing -- these type flaws are proven by at least three other examples and should be listed in Scott -- the top margin shows part of the adjoining stamp from a second impression of the plate of ten, huge left sheet margin, large to touching at right and bottom, tied by blue "Petersburg Va. Jan. 17" (1862) circular datestamp on folded letter to Weldon N.C., lightly soiled, Very Fine, a fascinating variety deserving full catalogue recognition (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,100.00

427

Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 2, light shade from late printing, huge margins showing bits of adjoining stamps, touching at upper left, tied by blue "Petersburg Va. Mar. 21" (1862) circular datestamp on cover to Hillsboro N.C., slightly reduced at left, Extremely Fine, ex Emerson (Image)

2,500.00

1,200.00

428

Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 2, deep shade from early printing, ample margins to just touching ornaments, tied by blue "Petersburg Va. Nov. 5" (1861) circular datestamp on small oblong cover to Scuppernong N.C., couple light vertical folds, stamp has wrinkles from application, still Very Fine, ex Brown and Brooks (Image)

2,500.00

950.00