Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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294°

Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, Maltese Cross Border, "McCcrmick" Error (11X2a). Calhoun Position 7, large margins to just in including part of adjoining stamp at right, tied by light strike of "Baton Rouge Feb. 3" (1862) circular datestamp which leaves the error clearly visible, on yellow cover to Rosedale La., cover opened and refolded, repair at top left

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY SEVEN EXAMPLES OF THE 5-CENT "McCCRMICK" ERROR ARE RECORDED ON COVER.

Our records contain seven on-cover examples of the 5c "McCcrmick" error (11X2a):

1) Dec. 26, 1861, to Capt. Favrot, Berwick City La., ex Caspary, Lilly, Graves and D.K.,

2) Date? (possibly the Oct. 24 cover in Phillips census), George A. Pike return card cover to Mt. Lebanon, ex Meroni, Green,

3) Feb. 20, 1862, to Miss Jeanie Mort, Vernon Miss., ex Hessel (incorrectly listed in Phillips census as Feb. 26),

4) Feb. 3, 1862, to Henry Johnson, Rosedale La., ex Walcott and Agre, the cover offered here,

5) Oct. 15, 1861, to Miss Kittie Mort, Vernon Miss., ex Duveen, offered in lot 295.

6) Aug. 29, 1861, to Capt. Favrot, Ocean Springs Miss., ex Caspary,

7) Feb. 4, 1862, to C.R. Collins, Bayou Sara La., Siegel 1991 Rarities sale.

Ex Walcott and Dr. Agre. (Image)

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7,000.00

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

295°

Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, Maltese Cross Border, "McCcrmick" Error (11X2a). Calhoun Position 7, large margins to just in including part of sheet margin at bottom, tied by neat strike of "Baton Rouge Oct. 15, 1861" circular datestamp which leaves the error clearly visible, on cover to Miss Kittie Mort, care of Dr. Blackburn, Vernon Miss., missing top flap, slight edgewear, light horizontal file fold affects stamp which has tiny part of design touched up at upper left

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY FIVE EXAMPLES OF THE 5-CENT "McCCRMICK" ERROR ARE RECORDED ON COVER.

Our records contain seven on-cover examples of the 5c "McCcrmick" error (11X2a):

1) Dec. 26, 1861, to Capt. Favrot, Berwick City La., ex Caspary, Lilly, Graves and D.K.,

2) Date? (possibly the Oct. 24 cover in Phillips census), George A. Pike return card cover to Mt. Lebanon, ex Meroni, Green,

3) Feb. 20, 1862, to Miss Jeanie Mort, Vernon Miss., ex Hessel (incorrectly listed in Phillips census as Feb. 26),

4) Feb. 3, 1862, to Henry Johnson, Rosedale La., ex Walcott and Agre, offered in lot 294,

5) Oct. 15, 1861, to Miss Kittie Mort, Vernon Miss., ex Duveen, the cover offered here,

6) Aug. 29, 1861, to Capt. Favrot, Ocean Springs Miss., ex Caspary,

7) Feb. 4, 1862, to C.R. Collins, Bayou Sara La., Siegel 1991 Rarities sale.

Ex Duveen (Image)

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7,000.00

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

296°

Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, Criss-Cross Border (11X3). Large part original gum, two large margins, green ornaments slightly cut in at right and bottom but well clear of red criss-cross border, remarkably fresh and rich colors, small tear at upper right corner reinforced with hinge

VERY FINE DESPITE TINY TEAR. THE ONLY RECORDED BATON ROUGE 5-CENT CRISS-CROSS BORDER (SCOTT 11X3) WITH ORIGINAL GUM. ONLY ONE OTHER UNUSED COPY KNOWN (AND IT IS REPAIRED). A GREAT CONFEDERATE PROVISIONAL RARITY.

Ex Crocker, Caspary, Lilly and Dr. Graves (Image)

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4,500.00

SOLD for $8,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

297°

Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, Criss-Cross Border (11X3). Position 6, three huge margins including bottom left sheet margin, slightly in along top border, tied by faint "Baton Rouge La. Dec. 2, 1861" circular datestamp on light yellow cover to New Orleans

FRESH AND VERY FINE. EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE 5-CENT CRISS-CROSS BORDER, WHICH WE BELIEVE TO BE A SECOND PRINTING CIRCA NOVEMBER 1861. CROWN RECORDS ONLY ELEVEN COVERS (ALL SINGLE FRANKINGS).

Ex Caspary, Kilbourne (who acquired it in the Caspary sale) and Dr. Agre. (Image)

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10,000.00

SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

298°

Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, Criss-Cross Border (11X3). Large margins to in, rich colors, tied by light strike of Baton Rouge circular datestamp, second strike of "Baton Rouge La. Dec. 12, 1861" circular datestamp at left on cover to Miss Jeanie Mort, care of Dr. Blackburn, Vernon Miss., date in postmark strengthened in manuscript (may be contemporary), top flap replaced

FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY ELEVEN COVERS WITH THE BATON ROUGE 5-CENT CRISS-CROSS BORDER STAMP ARE RECORDED.

Only two of the eleven examples on covers have four margins.

Ex Judd and Myerson. With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

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10,000.00

SOLD for $5,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

299°

Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, Criss-Cross Border (11X3). Margins to in, tied by light strike of "Baton Rouge La. Dec. 24, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Miss Kittie Mort, care of Dr. Blackburn, Vernon Miss., neat manuscript "5" at left of stamp, missing part of top flap and small piece out at top left, vertical file fold at left well away from stamp, some overall wear, stamp with minor soiling

FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY ELEVEN COVERS WITH THE BATON ROUGE 5-CENT CRISS-CROSS BORDER STAMP ARE RECORDED.

Only two of the eleven examples on covers have four margins.

Ex Walcott. (Image)

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10,000.00

SOLD for $1,800.00
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300

Charleston S.C., 5c Blue entire (16XU1). Bold "Charleston S.C. Sep. 14, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Flat Rock N.C., expert repaired tears at top left corner and at top barely into datestamp, backflap reattached, Extremely Fine appearance, a remarkably fresh and attractive example of this rare press-printed provisional entire (Image)

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4,000.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

301

Goliad Tex., 10c Black (29X4). Type I without Clark's name printed at left and signed "Clarke P M", full margins to just in, blue wash cancel, few flaws including surface scuffs, thins causing small hole, small nick and some toning

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE 10-CENT TYPE I GOLIAD POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL POSTMASTERS' PROVISIONALS. ONLY FOUR ARE RECORDED, INCLUDING TWO ON ROSE PAPER AND TWO ON WHITE PAPER.

The Goliad provisionals were printed from typeset forms in denominations of 5c and 10c. The Type I setting, without Clarke's name, was used to print stamps issued prior to the Type II setting, probably in 1861 and 1862. The Type II setting was probably made in 1863. For the first setting the stamps were signed by hand in either red or black ink.

August Dietz reported that the Goliad provisional stamps and the similar stamps of Helena, Texas, were printed at the offices of the Goliad Messenger. The editor of this newspaper was Reverend Alexander F. Cox (his middle initial was incorrectly stated as "M." by Dietz). The publisher was R. W. Peirce. The November 12, 1864, edition of the Goliad Messenger is available on-line at http://texashistory.unt.edu. Reverend Cox died on April 5, 1897, and his obituary appeared in the Weekly Picayune (April 9, 1897).

Ex Colonel Edward H. R. Green. Our census of Goliad provisionals is available at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/29X1-29X9/29X1-29X9.pdf (Image)

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12,000.00

SOLD for $8,000.00
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302°

New Orleans La., 2c Blue (62X1). Three huge margins including parts of framelines from two adjoining stamps, clear to ample at right, rich color, tied by bold "New Orleans La. 2 Oct." (1861) circular datestamp on buff drop-rate cover

VERY FINE. AN EXCEPTIONAL HIGH-QUALITY EXAMPLE OF THE NEW ORLEANS 2-CENT BLUE PROVISIONAL ON A CIRCULAR-RATE COVER.

Approximately 30 covers are known with the 2c Blue (27 in Crown census), including circular rates and drop rates. More than half of the covers have stamps without four margins or faults in the stamp or cover.

Ex Hill and Kilbourne. (Image)

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4,250.00

SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

303°

5c Green, Stone 2, 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) circular datestamp on small cover to Richmond, backflap removed and slightly reduced at top

FINE. 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.

With 2007 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail for pair on cover (Image)

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3,750.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

304

10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig (2b). Horizontal pair, huge margins, bright shade, right stamp malformed star at top left, neat strike of dark green "Monticello Feb. 3" circular datestamp Extremely Fine, a beautiful pair, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction