Private Perforations:
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Realized |
| 2282 |
C |
 5c Green, Stone 1, Baton
Rouge Roulette (1 var). Horizontal pair, full clear roulettes on three
sides (trimmed at top), bright color, tied by "Baton Rouge La. Apr. 15"
(1862) cds on small cover to Richmond, backflap removed and slightly
reduced at topFINE. ONE OF FIVE UNSEVERED PAIRS OF THE 5-CENT BATON
ROUGE ROULETTE KNOWN ON COVER. AN OUTSTANDING GENERAL ISSUE
RARITY. This cover dates from the first Confederate occupation period,
prior to evacuation on May 7, 1862, and re-occupation by Confederates on
August 21, 1862. Scott Retail for pair on cover $2,500.00 (Image) |
$ 4,000 |
| 2283 |
C |
 10c Dark Blue, Hoyer &
Ludwig, Unofficially Rouletted (2b var). Full and well-defined Baton
Rouge roulette on left, also shows at top, tied by "Baton Rouge La. Mar.
15, 1862" cds on cover to Richmond Va. with pink lining, folded over for
displayVERY FINE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED COVERS WITH THE 10-CENT
LITHOGRAPH UNOFFICIAL BATON ROUGE PERFORATION -- ALSO THE EARLIEST KNOWN
DATE OF ANY BATON ROUGE ROULETTED STAMP. A MAJOR RARITY OF THE CONFEDERATE
STATES. Two Baton Rouge roulettes and five other private perforation
varieties are all that are known on the 10c Lithographed stamp. Ex Keeling.
(Image) |
$ 5,000 |
| 2284 |
C |
5c Green, Stone 1, Baton Rouge Roulette (1 var). Horizontal pair,
roulettes at sides and bottom, trimmed well clear of design at top, large
ms. "X" cancel, matching "Baton Rouge La. Nov. 4th, 1862" manuscript
postmark used during Confederate re-occupation on cover to Greensburg
("East Baton Rouge") La., embossed flower on flap, envelope trimmed at top
and bottom (slightly into dateline of postmark), a bit soiled ONE OF
TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE MANUSCRIPT BATON ROUGE POSTMARK APPLIED DURING
THE SECOND CONFEDERATE OCCUPATION PERIOD. A REMARKABLE USE OF THE BATON
ROUGE ROULETTE. After Federal troops evacuated Baton Rouge on August
21, 1862, the Confederates operated the post office on a restricted basis.
The old handstamp town marking was not available, thus the necessity to
cancel mail in manuscript. |
$ 800 |
| 2285 |
(S) |
5c Green, Stone 1, Baton Rouge Roulette (1 var). Unused (no gum,
affixed to piece), roulettes on all sides, toned, otherwise Very Fine, from
the group of envelopes prepared in advance by a local merchant and left
unmailed -- acquired by the Weills |
$ 325 |
| 2286 |
(S) |
5c Green, Stone 1, Baton Rouge Roulette (1 var). Unused on original
envelope with "New Orleans, La." printed address, toned as usual, Fine and
scarce, from the "desk find" group acquired in 1938 by Raymond H. Weill --
when Baton Rouge was occupied by Federal forces early in the war, a small
quantity of envelopes prepared in advance by a local merchant was left
unused, Scott Retail $325.00 as unused |
$ 475 |
| 2287 |
(S) |
5c Green, Stone 1, Baton Rouge Roulette (1 var). Unused on original
envelope with "New Orleans, La." printed address, a bit more toned than
usual, still Fine and scarce, from the "desk find" group acquired in 1938
by Raymond H. Weill, with original Dietz letter, Scott Retail $325.00 as
unused |
$ 150 |
| 2288 |
C |
5c Green, Stone 2, Shuqualak Miss. Sewing Machine Perf (1 var).
Mostly ample to large margins showing complete row of pin-perfs along right
side, gum stains, tied by "Shuqualak Miss." cds on yellow cover to
Gainesville Ala., multicolored 7-Star Confederate Flag and "SC"
Patriotic Label die-cut and affixed at left, Very Fine, extremely rare
sewing-machine private perf, with 1988 C.S.A. certificate stating stamp and
perfs are genuine but declining opinion on use of label, Scott Retail
$1,600.00 |
$ 1,800 |
| 2289 |
C |
5c Green, Stone 1, Tudor Hall Va. Sewing Machine Perforations (1
var). Large margins showing sewing machine holes at right and bottom,
as well as two holes at upper right corner, tied by "Tudor Hall Va. Feb. 7,
1862" cds on brown cover to Richmond, Extremely Fine and very rare -- we
name this the Tudor Hall roulette, but it is likely that a soldier at Tudor
Hall brought the stamp from another location -- with 1998 P.S.E.
certificate |
$ 700 |
| 2290 |
|
10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig, Chattanooga Tenn. Roulette (2b var).
Large margins all around, full roulette at right, tied by "Chattanooga Ten.
Jul. 12, 1862" cds on piece with Shiloh Ala. address, Extremely Fine,
extremely rare unofficially perforated 10c Lithograph -- only seven known
in total, including two from Baton Rouge (almost identical to this perf) --
with 1989 P.F. certificate |
$ 260 |
| 2291 |
|
10c Blue, Paterson, Unofficial Roulette (2 var). Rough edges give
appearance of roulette, but this cannot be guaranteed -- in any case, huge
margins, "Richmond Va. Sep. 6, 1862" cds, faint offset on back, Extremely
Fine |
$ 180 |
| 2292 |
C |
5c Light Blue, De La Rue, Martinsville Va. Sewing-Machine Perf (6
var). Horizontal pair, tied by "Martinsville Va." cds (date unclear) on
homemade brown cover to "Camp Cames near Raliza" (Raleigh), minor
gum stains, usual edge wear, still Very Fine, extremely rare -- only three
De La Rue rouletted stamps are recorded -- probably mailed in
February-March 1865 when Confederate troops were massing near Raleigh for
the Battle of Bentonville in March, with 1983 P.F. certificate |
$ 800 |
| 2293 |
C |
5c Light Blue, De La Rue, Oxford N.C. Roulete (6 var). Horizontal
pair, roulette at right, large margins all around, tied by "Oxford N.C.
Jan. 2" cds on red-brown homemade cover to Clarksville Va., reduced at
left, the manuscript box-charge notation indicates that the postmaster
affixed the pair of stamps, Very Fine, the De La Rue printing is
exceedingly rare with private perfs -- only two or three known |
$ 525 |
| 2294 |
|
5c Blue, Local, Private Perf 12-1/2 (7 var). Horizontal pair,
well-centered, tied by "Gainesville Ala. Jan. 24" cds on small piece, Very
Fine, although this rare perf gauges 12-1/2 -- the same as the official
perf -- it was most likely produced unofficially |
$ 550 |
| 2295 |
C |
5c Blue, Local, Mobile Ala. Roulette (7). Horizontal pair, left
stamp "Popeye" variety, full well-defined roulette at left, tied by bold
"Mobile Ala. May 8, 1863" double-circle ds on brown cover to Greenville
Ala., Extremely Fine, the only recorded example, with 1994 C.S.A.
certificate |
$ 1,050 |
| 2296 |
|
10c Blue, Die B, Harrisonburg Va. Roulette (12 var). Exceptionally
well-centered with roulettes on all sides, deep shade, tied by
"Harrisonburg Va. Jan. 26" cds on piece, Extremely Fine, with 1990 C.S.A.
certificate (misidentifying stamp as Die A) |
$ 260 |
| 2297 |
C |
10c Greenish Blue, Die A, Harrisonburg Va. Roulette (11c var). Tall
copy with roulettes on three sides, tied by "Harrisonburg Va. Oct. 22"
(1863) cds on buff cover with good military address -- "Camp near
Warrenton" etc. -- interesting note on back "This letter came to me
enclosed in another envelope and had been opened before it reached me",
Very Fine and scarce |
$ 400 |
| 2298 |
C |
10c Green, Die A, Harrisonburg Va. Roulette (11d var). Roulettes on
all four sides, rich color, tied by "Harrisonburg Va. Feb. 19" (1864) cds
on cover to Woodstock Va., some light staining, still Very Fine, rare Green
shade with roulette, with Brian M. Green certificate |
$ 300 |
| 2299 |
C |
10c Dark Blue, Die A, Harrisonburg Va. Roulette (11b var). Deep
shade, roulettes on three sides, s.e. at left, gum toning, tied by
"Harrisonburg Va. Jul. ?" (1864) cds on cover to a surgeon with
"Receiving & Forwarding Hspt A.N.V." (Army of Northern
Virginia), tiny edge tear at upper right, otherwise Very Fine, with 1994
C.S.A. certificate |
$ 300 |
| 2300 |
|
10c Greenish Blue, Die A, Harrisonburg Va. Double Roulette Variety (11c
var). Wide margins, roulettes on four sides plus roulettes thru the
stamp at top and right, tied by "Harrisonburg Va. Oct. 31" (1863) cds on
cover front only, Extremely Fine, only two examples of the Harrisonburg
double roulette are known |
$ 550 |
| 2301 |
C |
10c Greenish Blue, Die B, Harrisonburg Va. Roulette (12c var).
Roulettes on three sides, in at top, tied by military field office
target on yellow cover to Harrisonburg Va., Very Fine, rare use
of Harrisonburg Roulette on incoming mail from a military location |
$ 300 |
| 2302 |
C |
10c Blue, Die B, Bentivoglio Va. Roulette (12 var). Roulettes on all
four sides, ms. cancel, matching "Bentivoglio Va. Dec. 11th 1863" pmk. on
cover to Edge Hill Va., slightly reduced and small nick at left, opening
tear at top, otherwise Fine, one of two recorded examples of the
Bentivoglio roulette |
$ 190 |
| 2303 |
C |
10c Greenish Blue, Die A, Lexington Va. Roulette (11c var).
Roulettes on all four sides, centered to left, tied by "Lexington Va. Apr.
5" (1864) cds on brown cover to Richmond, Very Fine and extremely rare --
only two rouletted stamps on covers recorded from Lexington |
$ 675 |
| 2304 |
C |
10c Greenish Blue, Die A, "Shenandoah Separations" (11c var).
Roulettes on four sides, faint gum toning, tied by "Mount Crawford Va.
Sep. ?" (1863) cds on cover to Richmond, arithmetic notations mostly on
back,, backflap partly removed, faint stain spots, still Very Fine, the
Harrisonburg roulettes were used from post offices in the surrounding
Shenandoah Valley area -- these rarities are known as the Shenandoah
Separations, this being the only example recorded from Mount Crawford -- ex
Knapp, with 1993 C.S.A. certificate |
$ 900 |
| 2305 |
C |
10c Dark Blue, Die B, Keatinge & Ball, Unofficial Roulette (12d
var). Intense shade, bottom margin shows full distinct roulette, tied
by military field office target on gray cover to Parnassus Va.,
Extremely Fine, the K & B printing was issued too late for the official
1863 perforations -- it is extremely rare with private perfs, with C.S.A.
"no opinion" |
$ 325 |
| 2306 |
C |
10c Blue, Die A, Forsyth Ga. Serpentine Roulette 8 (11 var).
Well-centered, dark shade, tied by "Forsyth Ga. Mar. 9" (1865) cds on cover
to Barnesville Ga., beneath stamp is framed PAID 10/FORSYTH" two-line
provisional handstamp, evidently an unused entire used late in the war,
vertical crease in stamp where partly lifted to show handstamped
provisional marking VERY FINE. NOT ONLY AN EXTREMELY RARE PRIVATE
ROULETTE, BUT THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE OF FORSYTH PROVISIONAL
MARKING. A different style of provisional marking is listed in Scott
as No. 120XU1. Ex Ferrary, Walcott |
$ 1,700 |
| 2307 |
C |
10c Blue, Die A, Forsyth Ga. Serpentine Roulette 8 (11 var).
Well-centered for this perforation, tied by "Forsyth Ga. Mar. 20" (1865)
cds on cover to Elleville Ga., slightly reduced at left, Very Fine,
extremely rare -- a total of eight Forsyth covers are recorded, including
four Serpentine Roulettes, all from this correspondence |
$ 750 |
| 2308 |
|
10c Blue, Die B, Forsyth Ga. Serpentine Roulette 8 (12 var). Dark
shade, town cds, repaired at upper right, Very Good appearance, with 1986
P.F. certificate (does not mention repair) |
$ 160 |
| 2309 |
|
10c Blue, Die A, Oxford N.C. Roulette (11 var). Imperforate top and
bottom, rouletted at sides -- the Oxford roulettes are usually perforated
in one direction -- deep shade, bold strike of cds, Extremely Fine, with
1985 P.F. certificate |
$ 280 |
| 2310 |
C |
10c Blue, Die B, Charleston S.C. Roulette (12 var). Three huge
margins incl. part of right sheet margin, shows traces of what could be
roulettes, faint gum stains, tied by "Charleston S.C. Jan. 29" cds on cover
to Bishopville S.C., Very Fine |
$ 270 |
| 2311 |
C |
 10c Blue, Die A, Navasota
Tex. Pin-Perf (11 var). Top right corner sheet margin with perfs
complete at left and bottom, usual gum soaks, tied by "Navasota Tex."
dateless circle on blue enamel cover to Capt. G. H. Love at Wheelock Tex.,
sender's routing "By Courier Q.A.M. Dec. 2/64" and "O.B." official
business endorsement, minor wear and chips in enamelVERY FINE. THE
ONLY RECORDED PRIVATE PERFORATION FROM NAVASOTA, TEXAS, AND ONE OF THE MOST
STRIKING PERFORATED GENERAL ISSUE COVERS KNOWN. The officially
perforated stamps were also used at Navasota (see lot ??). Ex Brooks,
Freeland (Image) |
$ 2,100 |
| 2312 |
|
The Norton Reference Collection. Two genuine stamps, Nos. 11e and
12f, both used, one affixed to cover to which it does not belong, included
as part of small reference collection of perforation fakes and probably
fakes, a couple "maybe OK" items noted among definite turkeys, interesing
and worthwhile lot |
$ 200 |