The D.K. Collection of Southern Postmasters' Provisionals of the American Civil War continued...

**Knoxville, Tennessee**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1029		Knoxville Tenn., 5c Brick Red on Grayish Laid (47X1). Three huge margins, touched at upper left, distinctive light shade, tied by typically blurry but legible "Knoxville Ten. Paid 5" circular provisional handstamp (listed as Scott 47XU5) on cover to Kingston Tenn., neat receipt docketing dated Nov. 29, 1861 VERY FINE. ONE OF THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE KNOXVILLE PROVISIONAL HANDSTAMP USED TO CANCEL THE PROVISIONAL ADHESIVE. Charles W. Charlton (1825-1889), a Methodist minister and newspaper journalist, was Knoxville's Confederate postmaster. He issued adhesive stamps and envelopes in 5c and 10c denominations. Charlton's stamps were nearly identical to the stamps issued by his close acquaintance, William D. McNish, the postmaster of Nashville. It is possible that both the Nashville and Knoxville adhesives were engraved by a Nashville resident, Dan Adams, and printed in the offices of the Nashville Daily Gazette. When the Knoxville engraving was made, Charlton's name was misspelled: the letters "C.H." appear instead of "C.W." or "CH." (for Charles). The woodcut engraving was used to make stereotype plates. There was more than one printing, including reprints made after the war (the printings and papers are described in Confederate Philatelist articles by Richard Graham and Peter W. W. Powell). Shortly before U.S. forces occupied Knoxville in September 1863, Postmaster Charlton sent the stamps on hand and post office effects to the postmaster at Dalton, Georgia. The stamps were never seen again (J. L. Poklis, "C. W. Charlton Comments on His Confederate Postage Stamps," Confederate Philatelist, Apr.-Jun. 2008). After the war Charlton became editor of the Knoxville Whig. There are probably no more than ten covers extant with the Knoxville 5c provisional (either shade) tied by a handstamped marking -- more than half of the known covers are manuscript cancelled. The Knoxville cancellations -- the double-circle and large-circle town datestamps, and the "Paid 5" in circle -- are rarely struck clearly. Ex Seybold, Emerson, Brooks, MacBride and Hill. With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $5,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1030		Knoxville Tenn., 5c Carmine on Grayish Laid (47X2). Intense shade and impression, two full margins, touched at bottom and in at lower left where roughly separated, tied by full clear strike of "Knoxville Ten. 5 Paid" circular provisional handstamp (listed as Scott 47XU5) on bright yellow cover to Nashville Tenn., neatly docketed with Oct. 28, 1861 reply date VERY FINE COVER. THE FINEST KNOWN STRIKE OF THE KNOXVILLE "PAID 5" HANDSTAMP ON THE 5-CENT PROVISIONAL STAMP. A COLORFUL COVER IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. Charles W. Charlton (1825-1889), a Methodist minister and newspaper journalist, was Knoxville's Confederate postmaster. He issued adhesive stamps and envelopes in 5c and 10c denominations. Charlton's stamps were nearly identical to the stamps issued by his close acquaintance, William D. McNish, the postmaster of Nashville. It is possible that both the Nashville and Knoxville adhesives were engraved by a Nashville resident, Dan Adams, and printed in the offices of the Nashville Daily Gazette. When the Knoxville engraving was made, Charlton's name was misspelled: the letters "C.H." appear instead of "C.W." or "CH." (for Charles). The woodcut engraving was used to make stereotype plates. There was more than one printing, including reprints made after the war (the printings and papers are described in Confederate Philatelist articles by Richard Graham and Peter W. W. Powell). Shortly before U.S. forces occupied Knoxville in September 1863, Postmaster Charlton sent the stamps on hand and post office effects to the postmaster at Dalton, Georgia. The stamps were never seen again (J. L. Poklis, "C. W. Charlton Comments on His Confederate Postage Stamps," Confederate Philatelist, Apr.-Jun. 2008). After the war Charlton became editor of the Knoxville Whig. There are probably no more than ten covers extant with the Knoxville 5c provisional (either shade) tied by a handstamped marking -- more than half of the known covers are manuscript cancelled. The Knoxville cancellations -- the double-circle and large-circle town datestamps, and the "Paid 5" in circle -- are rarely struck clearly. Ex Caspary, Gallagher and Hill. With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $4,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1031		Knoxville Tenn., 5c Blue entire (47XU1). Typographic press-printed provisional at upper right corner of envelope, uncancelled as always, addressed to Arcadia Tenn. with sender's routing "via Bristol" and instructions to Arcadia postmaster "Mr. Fain will please send this over to Esq. (P?)aine's by the first opportunity", additional sender's note on inside of backflap "I have concluded to try Mr. Fain's Post Office a while. I will have the Whig changed & perhaps the Register, too -- the former certain", making reference to the Arcadia post office operated by the Fain family and to two newspapers, the Whig and Register, an additional note is written on back, evidently by the person who was instructed to take the letter from the Arcadia post office to the addressee -- "Dear Friend, how do you do this morning, Farewell, I must think of starting home soon" -- cleaned to remove stain at top which is not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Extremely Fine appearance, this entire (on White or Orange) is rare, and the mailing instructions on this example are of special significance considering the difficulties in transporting mail within Tennessee at this time, ex Dr. Green, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,000.00 SOLD for $2,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1032		Knoxville Tenn., 5c Blue on Orange entire (47XU2). Typographic press-printed provisional at upper right corner of envelope, uncancelled as always, addressed to D. Morris & Co. at Morristown Tenn., light vertical fold at left VERY FINE. AN UNUSUALLY FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE KNOXVILLE PROVISIONAL ENVELOPE ON ORANGE PAPER. Ex Worthington (with his source code on back "12/21/04 New England HISS"), Caspary and Lilly (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,000.00 SOLD for $2,600.00 Will close during Public Auction

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