Pleasant Shade Va., 5c Blue
(67X1). Unused (no gum), large margins to just touching tips of
ornaments, minute thin speck, Very Fine appearance, ex Kilbourne, signed
Charles Coster, a well-known 19th century dealer in U.S. locals and
Confederate provisionals (Image)
Ringgold Ga., 5c Blue Black
entire (71XU1). Bold strike of triple-ring provisional handstamp with
matching "Ringgold Geo. Sep. 7" (1861) circular datestamp on small blue
folded cover to Hamilton Ga., tiny bleached spotsVERY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE FIVE OR SIX KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE RINGGOLD PROVISIONAL.
The Crown survey and our own records of the Ringgold provisional contain five full entires, one of which is repaired and another of which is a late usage with 5c Local Prints paying postage. A piece is also recorded and there may be a sixth entire. (Image)
Raleigh N.C., 5c Red entire
(68XU1). Mostly clear strike of provisional handstamp, blue "Raleigh
N.C. Aug. 6" double-circle datestamp on cover to Holet N.C., fresh and
Fine, with 1991 C.S.A. certificate (Image) 
Richmond Tex., 10c Red entire
(70XU2). Provisional marking at right with blue "Richmond Tex. Aug. 15"
circular datestamp on orange cover, cleaned removing the addess and new
address applied, expertly repaired along top edge, Fine appearance, scarce,
with 1991 C.S.A. certificate (Image) 
Salem N.C., 5c Black entire
(73XU1). Perfect strike on yellow cover to Haw River N.C., neat "Salem
N.C. Jan. 24" circular datestamp, slightly reduced at right affecting
provisional marking, otherwise Very Fine and scarce, ex Brooks, Wiseman and
Weatherly, with 1991 Green certificate
(Image) 
Salem N.C., 10c on 5c Black
entire (73XU4). Bold strike of provisional marking obliterated by grid
and with "Paid" handstamp struck twice and "10" struck once on cover
addressed to General Patterson at Patterson N.C., neat "Salem N.C. Nov. 19"
circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, the only recorded revalued Salem
provisional entire, illustrated in Crown, ex Hart, with 1998 C.S.A.
certificate. (Image) 
Savannah Ga., 5c Black entire
(101XU1). Clear strikes of "Paid 5" in oval and control mark
provisional markings, light strike of "Savannah Ga. Sep. 28" circular
datestamp on blue cover to Mary Ann Cobb at Athens Ga., slightly reduced at
right, fresh and Fine, with 1991 Green certificate
(Image) 
Selma Ala., 5c Black entire
(77XU1). Neat strike of provisional handstamp on cover with dry
goods dealer's green advertising corner card, to Wenokaville Ala.,
matching "Selma Ala. Jun. 26" circular datestamp, with original 1861-dated
enclosure which states in part "The weather has been very warm here for
several days, the thermometer standing 105 deg...good rains now would be
equal to many victories on the battlefield"EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE. ONE OF ONLY FOUR EXAMPLES OF THE RARE SELMA ALABAMA PROVISIONAL ON CORNER CARD COVER RECORDED IN CROWN.
Crown notes only fifteen examples recorded in total, four of which are on corner card covers. This example, from a known correspondence, is unlisted in the census (Image)
Selma Ala., 5c Black entire
(77XU1). Clear strike of provisional handstamp with signature above,
neat "Selma Ala. Jun. 16" circular datestamp on brown cover to Jacksonville
Ala., with 1862 Southern Telegraph enclosure, missing small part of top
flap and some slight wear, Very Fine, only fourteen examples are recorded
in Crown (Image) 
Sparta Ga., 5c Red entire
(93XU1). Clear strike of provisional marking with "Sparta Ga. Jan. 10"
circular datestamp on cover to Waynsville Ga., slightly reduced at top and
left, Very Fine and very rare, this is probably the finest example of the
four recorded in Crown survey, with 1986 C.S.A. certificate (Image) 
Spartanburg S.C., 5c Black
(78X1). Cut circular with huge margins all around, tied by "Paid"
straightline, "Spartanburg S.C. Jul. 11, 1861" double-circle datestamp on
orange-buff cover to Edwd. J. Dean, Spartan Rifles, 5th Regt. S.C. Vol.,
Col. M. Jenkins, Commanding, Tudor Hall P.O. near Manassas Junction Va.,
care of Capt. Walker, missing top flap and small repair at top right not
affecting provisionalEXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE APPROXIMATELY TWENTY KNOWN COVERS BEARING THE SPARTANBURG POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL.
Most of the recorded Spartanburg Type I provisionals (thin numeral at center) are cut in a circular shape. Some varieties exist, including Scott 78X1a (value omitted). Only one pair is known, used on a cover from the Dean correspondence.
Corporal Edward J. Dean and the Dean correspondence were the subjects of an article by the late Daniel M. Gilbert, published in The Confederate Philatelist (No. 235, p. 28). We have record of an 1899 letter to N. P. Strauss of Henderson N.C., which identifies him as the original purchaser and the Dean family as the source of the correspondence.
Ex Emerson, Brooks and Weatherly. (Image)