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**CONFEDERATE STATES POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONALS continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
541		61X3	#61X3, Nashville, Tenn., 5c Brick red on gray blue ribbed paper, fresh right margin single possessing three huge margins showing the frame line of the next stamp at left, just along the frame at bottom, tied to lovely importer's illustrated advertising cover of Morgan & Co. by blue "Nashville/Ten./Sep 14, 1861" c.d.s., illustration features the company's building with commercial activity in front showing horses with two-wheel farm carts being loaded, posted to Shelbyville,Tennessee, trivial spot of discoloration not affecting any of the elements of the cover, very fine; an exceedingly choice illustrated building advertising cover with this scarce Nashville Postmaster Provisional; 1976 PF certificate. (Image)	Est. 7,500-10,000 SOLD for $10,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
542		61X3	#61X3, Nashville, Tenn., 5c Brick red on gray blue ribbed paper, ample to extra-large margins on three sides, just into frame at bottom right, bright color, tied to impressive gray all-over front State of Tennessee Executive Department illustrated cover, to Clarksville, Tennessee, stamp tied by "Nashville/Ten./Sep 28,1861" c.d.s. with matching straight line "Paid" handstamp at left, mounting marks on the reverse and a few flecks of toning at right, a very fine usage on an extremely rare and handsome all-over illustrated cover; ex-Gallagher. (Image)	Est. 7,500-10,000 SOLD for $11,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
543		61X4	#61X4, Nashville, Tenn., 5c Gray on gray blue ribbed paper, single in the distinctive gray shade, three large margins, just in at right, tied to attractive seven-star Confederate flag in colors patriotic cover with Jas. L. Gow imprint (Dietz #F7-16), to Shelbyville, Tennessee, clear strikes of blue "Nashville/Ten./Oct. 12, 1861" c.d.s. and matching "Paid" straight line handstamp, both tie the stamp to the cover, soiling on the reverse but very fresh and attractive on the front, a very fine and rare usage; the gray provisionals are the scarcest of the 5c values, frequently coming faulty or cutting the designs, they are particularly rare on cover and patriotic covers are not even listed in Scott or Dietz for this stamp, a wonderful and extraordinarily rare cover for the Nashville collector. (Image)	Est. 7,500-10,000 SOLD for $10,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
544		61X4	#61X4, Nashville, Tenn., 5c Gray brown on gray blue ribbed paper, a very brown shade that falls within the various shades of the so-called gray stamps, margins clear to into the frames in varying degrees, applied over imprint of United States 3c Red on buff Nesbitt postal entire (#U10), this being used as an envelope since U.S. postage was no longer valid in the Confederate States, tied by blue "Nashville/Ten./Oct. 14, 1861" c.d.s. with matching straight line "Paid" at left, printed address to David Cleage in Athens, Tennessee, embossed imprint of Planter's Bank of Nashville on the back flap, fine and nice usage of this scarce stamp. (Image)	Est. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
545		61X5	#61X5, Nashville, Tenn., 5c Violet brown on gray blue ribbed paper, bright reddish violet shade, mostly clear to large margins, tied to marvelous blue shield cameo illustrated corner card cover for McClure, Buck & Co. metal fabricators and stove manufactures, stamp tied by clear "Nashville/Ten./Dec 6, 1861" blue c.d.s., to Memphis, Tennessee, cover is exceptionally clean and attractive, especially when compared with the majority of provisional covers, very fine; a stunning advertising cover that is particularly rare with this provisional issue; ex-Gallagher. (Image)	Est. 5,000-7,500 SOLD for $10,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
546		61X5	#61X5, Nashville, Tenn., 5c Violet brown on gray blue ribbed paper, magnificent quality horizontal pair in a bright red brown shade, being exceptionally fresh on strongly blued paper, just clear to mostly enormous margins all around, this exceptional and rare pair is tied to a spectacular blue cameo illustrated advertising cover of John Morrow and Son, Nashville merchant in saddlery and coach-ware, posted to Murfreesboro, North Carolina, stamps tied by central unobtrusive strike of a single "Nashville/Ten./Oct. 17, 1861" blue c.d.s., tiny bit of addressee's name partly eradicated, extremely fine; Nashville Postmaster provisional covers with this marvelous eye appeal are of the greatest rarity; 1980 PF certificate; ex-Caspary, Haas. (Image)	Est. 10,000-15,000 SOLD for $16,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
547		62X4	#62X4, New Orleans, La., 5c Red brown on bluish, wonderfully choice four-margin single with deep color on strongly blued paper, tied to cover that originated in Nashville with blue "Nashville/Ten./Oct. 9, 1861" c.d.s. at left, light blue "Paid" straight line handstamp plus stamp affixed over matching "10" rate marking, stamp applied in payment of forwarding to Woodville, Mississippi and tied by "New Orleans/LA/29 Oct" black c.d.s. (stamp lifted and hinged in place to reveal the rate marking), cover has docketing at top making note of the content of the enclosure, which is included, cover with staining and edge wear with large portion of back flap missing, stamp is extremely fine; this New Orleans Provisional on cover is readily available but the usage is decidedly rare as we have never seen another where a New Orleans Postmaster Provisional was used to pay forwarding postage. (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction

**CONFEDERATE STATES GENERAL ISSUES**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
548		1, 2	#1, 2, 5c Green and 10c Blue, four general issue covers from Nashville, these two values being the only general issue Confederate stamps used in Nashville before it was occupied by Union troops in February 1862, we note a 5c Green single franking on local cover being 3c overpaid, another with 5c Olive green on light gray overall advertising cover, then two 10c Blue covers, one on double rate "Official Business" cover to Camp Cheatham (stamp is attractive four margin example), the other is on a folded letter to Petersburg, Virginia, datelined "London (England), 28th November, 1861", no other markings than the Nashville c.d.s. tying the stamp and apparently carried covertly across the lines, all covers and stamps, except as noted above, with faults, but fine and interesting usages. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction

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