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Rheatown Tenn., 5c Red (69X1). Position 2 in setting, Type II with distinctive inverted ornament at top right, huge margins all around, deep shade, neat manuscript "X" cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THE RHEATOWN POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL.
Our records of the Rheatown provisional list one unused single, one unused pair, five singles on covers, one pen-cancelled single on a dated piece, and three used singles. Only two are cancelled by the town datestamp. All of the other used stamps are cancelled by pen.
Ex Hessel
Rheatown Tenn., 5c Red (69X1). Position 1 in setting, huge margins all around, deep shade, cancelled by part of “Rheatown Ten.” circular datestamp, without pen cancel, two minor thin spots that do not detract from appearanceEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE RHEATOWN POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL CANCELLED BY THE TOWN MARKING.
Our records of the Rheatown provisional list one unused single, one unused pair, five singles on covers, one pen-cancelled single on a dated piece, and three used singles. Only this stamp and one on cover are cancelled by the town datestamp. All of the other used stamps are cancelled by pen. This is by far the finest stamp off cover, none of which is sound.
Ex Deats and Hall (acquired from Warren H. Colson in 1934). With 2000 P.F. certificate.
Rheatown Tenn., 5c Red (69X1). Position 1 in setting, full margins to touching at top left and lower left, small ms. cancel and trace of what may be handstamp cancel, light soiling and tiny sealed edge tear at topFINE APPEARING AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE THE RHEATOWN POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL.
The 5c provisional stamps issued by Postmaster D. Pence were printed by the same printer who produced the Tellico Plains Tenn. provisional. The June dates recorded for the Rheatown suggest that it came first, and the postmaster's own recollections place the issue in "midsummer 1861" (see Crown book, p. 307). Although dated examples show usage into April 1862, a relatively long period of time, the issue is extremely rare.
The same basic type form containing three subjects was used for the Rheatown and Tellico Plains Tenn. provisionals. For the Rheatown, all three were 5c denominations. The inside border at the top of each stamp is made up of seven ornaments; the unique arrangement of the ornaments in each subject enables philatelists to identify the position of any stamp.
Our records contain at least a half-dozen off-cover examples the Rheatown 5c, including an unused pair, the only known multiple, as well as five covers and one dated piece
Rheatown Tenn., 5c Red (69X1). Position 1 in setting, ample margins to just touched, neat pen cancel, Fine, an extremely rare Confederate provisional, our records contain a half-dozen off-cover examples of the Rheatown 5c (including an unused pair), five covers and one dated piece
Rheatown Tenn., 5c Red (69X1). Position 1 in setting, huge margins all around, deep shade, cancelled by part of Rheatown Ten. circular datestamp, without pen cancel, two thins that do not detract from appearanceEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE RHEATOWN POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL CANCELLED BY THE TOWN MARKING.
The 5c provisional stamps issued by Postmaster D. Pence were printed by the same printer who produced the Tellico Plains Tenn. provisional. The June dates recorded for the Rheatown suggest that it came first, and the postmaster's own recollections place the issue in "midsummer 1861" (see Crown book, p. 307). Although dated examples show usage into April 1862, a relatively long period of time, the issue is extremely rare.
The same basic type form containing three subjects was used for the Rheatown and Tellico Plains Tenn. provisionals. For the Rheatown, all three were 5c denominations. The inside border at the top of each stamp is made up of seven ornaments; the unique arrangement of these ornaments in each subject enables philatelists to identify the position of any stamp.
Our records contain at least a half-dozen off-cover examples the Rheatown 5c, including an unused pair, the only known multiple. There are five recorded covers and one dated piece. Of the known examples, only this off-cover stamp and one cover are cancelled by the town datestamp -- all others are pen cancelled.
Ex Deats (acquired from Warren H. Colson in 1934). Scott value for usual pen cancel
Rheatown Tenn., 5c Red (69X1). Three full margins, small piece missing at top and top left into design, light pen cancels, Fine, very rare provisional, with 1996 C.S.A. certificate
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