Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Dr. Karl Agre Collection of Confederate States continued...

**Postmasters' Provisionals (Barnwell C.H. to Beaumont Tex.)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
5666		Barnwell C.H. S.C., 5c Black, entire (123XU1). Provisional marking at left with boxed "Paid" on cover to Hillsboro Ga., with 1862 enclosure from addressee, some slight edgewear, Fine and rare (Image)	1,500.00	525.00
5667		Baton Rouge La., 2c Green (11X1). Calhoun Type B, huge margins all around including bottom sheet margin and part of adjoining stamp at top, bright shade on fresh white paper, still affixed to piece and cancelled by "Paid" straightline EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE FINEST OF THE SIX RECORDED OFF-COVER BATON ROUGE 2-CENT PROVISIONAL STAMPS. AN OUTSTANDING 2-CENT PROVISIONAL RARITY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. Of No. 11X1 we record 3 unused, 5 used off cover or on piece, and 5 used on covers. Of No. 11X1a ("McCcrmick" error) we record 1 unused, 1 used off cover and 1 used on cover. This sound stamp with enormous margins is the finest of the off-cover examples. Ex Worthington, Hind and Hall. (Image)	4,000.00	6,250.00
5668		Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine (11X2). Large margins incl. part of adjoining stamp at bottom, tied by light strike of Baton Rouge La. circular datestamp on yellow cover to Miss Katie Mort at Vernon Miss., missing small piece of top flap, light vertical file folds well clear of stamp, Very Fine and choice, with 1991 C.S.A. certificate (Image)	2,750.00	2,000.00
5669		Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, "McCcrmick" (11X2a). Large margins to just in incl. part of adjoining stamp at right, tied by light strike of "Baton Rouge Feb. 3" circular datestamp which leaves the error clearly vissible, on yellow cover to Rosedale La., cover opened and refolded, repair at top left VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY FIVE EXAMPLES OF THE 5-CENT "McCCRMICK" ERROR ARE RECORDED ON COVER IN THE CROWN SURVEY Ex Walcott. (Image)	6,500.00	5,750.00
5670		Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, Criss-Cross Border (11X3). Position 6, three huge margins including bottom left sheet margin, slightly in along top border, tied by faint "Baton Rouge La. Dec. 2, 1861" circular datestamp on light yellow cover to New Orleans FRESH AND VERY FINE. EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE 5-CENT CRISS-CROSS BORDER, WHICH WE BELIEVE TO BE A SECOND PRINTING CIRCA NOVEMBER 1861. CROWN RECORDS ONLY ELEVEN COVERS (ALL SINGLE FRANKINGS). Ex Caspary and Kilbourne, who acquired the cover in the Caspary sale. (Image)	10,000.00	6,000.00
5671		Beaumont Tex., 10c Black on Pink (12X2). Dark Pink paper, upper right position with left frame pieces in long-short-long configuration, margins slightly in but framelines show on all four sides, typical pen stroke cancel (no tied), matching "June 28" ms. postmark on fresh buff cover to Mrs. S. L. Lloyd, Houston Tex., small piece of flap torn away FINE STAMP AND CHOICE ATTRACTIVE COVER. ONE OF SIX SOUND EXAMPLES OF THE BEAUMONT 10-CENT PINK PROVISIONAL KNOWN ON COVER. AN IMPORTANT AND DESIRABLE CONFEDERATE RARITY. Of the 14 recorded 10c Pink examples, only 12 are known on cover and 6 of the stamps on covers have faults or serious repairs. Two of the covers with sound stamps are defective, leaving just four covers available to collectors who desire a sound stamp on a sound cover. Ex Moody and Kilbourne. (Image)	27,500.00	16,000.00

Postmasters' Provisionals (Barnwell C.H. to Beaumont Tex.)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

5666

Barnwell C.H. S.C., 5c Black, entire (123XU1). Provisional marking at left with boxed "Paid" on cover to Hillsboro Ga., with 1862 enclosure from addressee, some slight edgewear, Fine and rare (Image)

1,500.00

525.00

5667

Baton Rouge La., 2c Green (11X1). Calhoun Type B, huge margins all around including bottom sheet margin and part of adjoining stamp at top, bright shade on fresh white paper, still affixed to piece and cancelled by "Paid" straightline

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE FINEST OF THE SIX RECORDED OFF-COVER BATON ROUGE 2-CENT PROVISIONAL STAMPS. AN OUTSTANDING 2-CENT PROVISIONAL RARITY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES.

Of No. 11X1 we record 3 unused, 5 used off cover or on piece, and 5 used on covers. Of No. 11X1a ("McCcrmick" error) we record 1 unused, 1 used off cover and 1 used on cover. This sound stamp with enormous margins is the finest of the off-cover examples.

Ex Worthington, Hind and Hall. (Image)

4,000.00

6,250.00

5668

Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine (11X2). Large margins incl. part of adjoining stamp at bottom, tied by light strike of Baton Rouge La. circular datestamp on yellow cover to Miss Katie Mort at Vernon Miss., missing small piece of top flap, light vertical file folds well clear of stamp, Very Fine and choice, with 1991 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

2,750.00

2,000.00

5669

Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, "McCcrmick" (11X2a). Large margins to just in incl. part of adjoining stamp at right, tied by light strike of "Baton Rouge Feb. 3" circular datestamp which leaves the error clearly vissible, on yellow cover to Rosedale La., cover opened and refolded, repair at top left

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY FIVE EXAMPLES OF THE 5-CENT "McCCRMICK" ERROR ARE RECORDED ON COVER IN THE CROWN SURVEY

Ex Walcott. (Image)

6,500.00

5,750.00

5670

Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, Criss-Cross Border (11X3). Position 6, three huge margins including bottom left sheet margin, slightly in along top border, tied by faint "Baton Rouge La. Dec. 2, 1861" circular datestamp on light yellow cover to New Orleans

FRESH AND VERY FINE. EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE 5-CENT CRISS-CROSS BORDER, WHICH WE BELIEVE TO BE A SECOND PRINTING CIRCA NOVEMBER 1861. CROWN RECORDS ONLY ELEVEN COVERS (ALL SINGLE FRANKINGS).

Ex Caspary and Kilbourne, who acquired the cover in the Caspary sale. (Image)

10,000.00

6,000.00

5671

Beaumont Tex., 10c Black on Pink (12X2). Dark Pink paper, upper right position with left frame pieces in long-short-long configuration, margins slightly in but framelines show on all four sides, typical pen stroke cancel (no tied), matching "June 28" ms. postmark on fresh buff cover to Mrs. S. L. Lloyd, Houston Tex., small piece of flap torn away

FINE STAMP AND CHOICE ATTRACTIVE COVER. ONE OF SIX SOUND EXAMPLES OF THE BEAUMONT 10-CENT PINK PROVISIONAL KNOWN ON COVER. AN IMPORTANT AND DESIRABLE CONFEDERATE RARITY.

Of the 14 recorded 10c Pink examples, only 12 are known on cover and 6 of the stamps on covers have faults or serious repairs. Two of the covers with sound stamps are defective, leaving just four covers available to collectors who desire a sound stamp on a sound cover.

Ex Moody and Kilbourne. (Image)

27,500.00

16,000.00