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Confederate Provisionals and Adhesives

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 81		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Postmasters' Provisionals, Austin, 1862, 10¢ Black Used to San Augustine, #9XU1, PAID 10 handstamp in black, Austin Aug 14, 1862 cds in black, part of back flap missing, scarce item, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,500. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 82		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Postmasters' Provisionals, Galveston, 1861, 5¢ Black Used to Richmond, TX, #98XU1, strong strike of ornate PAID 5, indistinct 1861 Galveston cds at lower left, cover partially restored at left, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott $1,500. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 83		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Postmasters' Provisionals, Galveston, 1861, 10¢ Black on Hand Illustrated Patriotic, #98XU2, Oct 30 cds in black, to Helena, faint ornate PAID 10 (with 10 outside oval) at upper right, cover repaired at upper left, "States Rights" ms. above illustration showing CSA soldier and drawn sword, a wonderful hand drawn Patriotic, Fine. Ex. Bleuler. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,415
Lot 84		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Postmasters' Provisionals, Galveston, 1861, 10¢ Black Used to Anderson, #98XU2, May 8 cds, worn strike of ornate PAID 10 on folded adversity cover, Fine. Scott $2,000. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 85		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Postmasters' Provisionals, Galveston, 1861, 10¢ Black Used to Anderson and Re-Used to Galveston, #98XU2, Oct 26, 1863 cds in black, PAID 10 (10 outside oval) hs., to Anderson, turned cover with 2 four margin singles (tear in left copy) of #11, Feb 16 cds in black, nice item, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott $2,000. Estimate $750-100. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 86		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Postmasters' Provisionals, Galveston, 1861, 10¢ Black Used to Columbia, #98XU3, Nov 24 cds in black, PAID 10 hs. at right, Fine to Very Fine, CSA (2002) cert. Scott $2,750. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details and photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 87		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Postmasters' Provisionals, Harrisburgh, Tex, 1861, 10¢ Black Used to Houston, #130XU2, on cover front, circular hs. PAID in oval with 10 below, Harrisburg Oct 28 cds in black at left, created from a pre-war Harrisburgh circular date stamp, a key item for a CSA exhibit, Fine to Very Fine. Handstamp was used to prepare envelopes in advance for over the counter sales to postal patrons. Only recorded example, listing copy, illustration in CSA and Scott catalogs . Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,185
Lot 88		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Postmasters' Provisionals, Houston, 1861, 5¢+10¢ Red, Used to Bexar County, #40XU4, Paid 5 and 10 at left, Houston, Oct 19, 1862 cds in black, cover slightly reduced at left and right, re-rated cover after the July 1st single letter rate increase, scarce item, Fine to Very Fine appearance, CSA (1994, 2009) certs. Scott $2,500. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 89		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Austin, 1862, 5¢ Dark Blue, Stone 2 Usage to Houston, #4a, 3 margin copy tied by July 1, 1862 cds in black, to Houston, first day of 10¢ single rate, underpaid and endorsed ms. "due 5", unusual, Fine. Ex. Bleuler. Scott $625. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 90		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Austin, 1863, 20¢ Diagonal Bisect, Usage to Weatherford, #13d, faint cds in black, nice item, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Bleuler. Scott $2,000. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 91		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Bastrop, 1861, 5¢ Usage to Hollendale, #1, 4 margin copy tied to small ladies cover by Feb 24 cds and black grid cancel, to Hollendale, small fault bottom right, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Bleuler. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 92		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Beaumont, 1862, 10¢ Usage to Liberty, #5, 4 margin copy with ms. cancel, Beaumont, TX Dec 22 ms. at left, roughly opened at left, Fine. From the Duncan correspondence. Scott $950+. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 93		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Beaumont, 1862, 5¢ Pair, Usage to Liberty, #4, clear to large margins, Oct 10 ms. cancel, Beaumont, Tex at left, light soiling, Fine. Ex. Camina, from the Duncan correspondence. Scott $750+. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 94		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Beaumont, 1862, 5¢ Pair, Usage to Liberty, #7, close to right marginal copy with ms. Feb 10 cancel, Beaumont, Tex rimless circle cancel in red, scarce cancel, staining at lower left, Fine. From the Duncan correspondence. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 95		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Beaver, 1863, 5¢ Pair, Usage to Collinsburgh, #7, close to large margins, ms. cancel, Beaver, Tex July 13 (1863), Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 96		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Eagle Pass, 1862, 5¢ Pair Usage to San Antonio, #6, close margins around, tied by May 19 cds in black, extremely rare piece, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 97		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Huntsville, 1864, 10¢ Usage to Houston, #12, cutting to large margins, tied by faint Jan 6 (1864) cds in black, addressed to W. P. Ballinger (prominent attorney), contains CSA depository receipt, Fine. Scott $260+. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 98		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Jefferson, 1861, 10¢ Dark Blue, Usage With A. Dapremont Patriotic Sticker, #2b, genuine usage tied to "reduced and repaired" envelope by Jefferson Apr. 6 cds in black, 4 wide margins (small tear top center), to New Orleans, sticker 7 star flag with "Our Flag" slogan, "no opinion regarding GENUINE Patriotic sticker originating on this envelope", still lovely item, Very Fine appearance. Ex. Warren, Groten;. CSA (2002) cert. A very scarce use from Texas . Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 99		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Jefferson, 1862, 5¢ Light Milky Blue, Stone 3 Usage to Rusk, #4b, 3 margin copy tied to folded letter by June 18 (1862) cds in black, Fine. Scott $800. Early Texas use of this adhesive . Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 100		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Liberty, 1862, 5¢ Pair on Turned Cover, #4, cutting to large margins, tied by indistinct Liberty cds in black, to Capt. W.B. Duncan with Spaight's Battalion in Louisiana, inside is Liberty cds and "paid 10" marking, cover reduced at right, Fine. Ex. Camina, from the Duncan correspondence. Scott $750+. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 101		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Linden, 1862, 5¢ Dark Green Usage to Jefferson, #1b, top margin copy with ms. cancel, Linden, Texas June 6th (1862) ms. cancel, some soiling, Fine. Scott $335. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 102		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Nacogdoches, 1863, 5¢ Pair on Turned Cover, #6, 7, #6 (slightly damaged) tied by Cypress Top, TX Dec 12, 1862 ms. cancel, pair of #7 (soiled and scuffed), reused from Nacogdoches, May 11, 1863 cds in black, to Rusk, Fine appearance. Ex. Bleuler. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 103		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Nacogdoches, 1863, 20¢ on Trans-Mississippi Turned Cover, #13, pair of #7 tied by indistinct Nacogdoches, TX cds in black, to Homer, LA, reused with pair of 20¢ (damaged at left) and ms. cancel Homer, La Feb 28/65, to Lafayette, MS, scarce usage, Fine appearance. Ex. Bleuler. Scott $3,000+. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 104		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Richmond, 1861, 5¢ Usage to Chapel Hill, #1, damaged copy tied by Nov 29 cds in black, to "near" Chapel Hill, "Due 5" ms. at top, Fine. Scott $335. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 105		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Rusk, 1861, 5¢ Usage to Arkansas, #1, 4 margin copy with ms. cancel, Rusk Dec 3 cds in black, to Little Rock AR, endorsed "Answd Dec 16/61", Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Bleuler. Only a handful of covers known before February 1862 . Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 106		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, San Antonio, 1863, 10¢ Usage to Goliad, #11, 4 margin copy tied to envelope made from printed CSA conscript from, lovely item, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 107		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Tyler, 1862, 5¢ Dark Blue Stone 2 and 5¢ Light Blue, Usage to Corsicana, #4a, 6, 4 margin copies tied by Tyler 5 Nov, 1862 cds in black, cover slightly reduced, Fine to Very Fine, extremely rare combination cover from Texas . Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 108		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, General Issues, Weatherford, 1863, 5¢ 2 Singles, Usage to Beaumont, #7, ms. cancels on folded letter, margins around, Weatherford, Apr 22 (1863) cancel, strong religious content, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 109		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Civil War Group, 28 covers, stampless and CSA frankings, noted usages from Washington, Velasco, Shelbyville, San Marcos, San Augustine, Mason, Rock Hill and Houston with #1, Hockley, Brenham/Marshall on turned cover, Caldwell, etc., interesting group, owners retail $5800, mixed condition. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $978

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