11X1, Baton Rouge, LA, 2c Green, bright and fresh single with three clear margins, barely touched at bottom, tied by bold black "Paid" to orange drop letter addressed to "Mrs. Eliza L. McGinsey, Baton Rouge, La.", vertical crease away from stamp, missing backflap and other small faults confined to reverse, Very Fine appearace,...

16XU4, Charleston, SC, 5c Blue on buff entire, used to Greenville, SC, "Charleston S.C. Sep 6 1861" datestamp, missing backflap, Very Fine, one of the most attractive Charleston provisional envelopes we have handled (Scott $2,250)"Erivan" Collection Part VI

33X2, Greenville, AL, 10c Red & blue, uncancelled as always on 1861 cover addressed to "Mr. D.B. Taylor, Care of Capt E.A. Perry, Pensacola Rangers, Florida Volunteers, Richmond, Virginia", black "Greenville Ala. Oct 13" datestamp, cover with small tear at top and backflap faults, Very Fine, one of only two 10c Greenville...

102XU1, Griffin, GA, 5c Black entire, provisional handstamp at upper right and "Griffin Ga Jun 5" (1862) datestamp at upper left, addressed to "J.W. Lester, Zollicoffer Rifles, Macon, Georgia", original contents included (datelined June 4th), barely reduced at right, minor soiling, Fine and rare with only five examples recorded...

38X2, Helena, TX, 10c Black on gray, four full margins, closed interior tear and thinning, the finer of the two known examples of this stamp, Very Fine appearance, one of the gems of Confederate philately (Scott $40,000)rnProvenance: Count Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert Sale 4, 1922)rnAlfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956...

45XU2, Jonesboro, TN, 5c Dark blue entire, bold strike on orange cover addressed to "Mess MM Wagner & Sons, Taylorsville, Johnson Cty, Ten", no postmark, slightly reduced at left, fresh and Very Fine, a rare provisional with an excellent provenance, the Crown census only records 14 covers with this marking in blue (Scott $5...

53X4, Macon, GA, 5c Black on yellow, Type 3, huge-margined single uncancelled on orange cover to Savannah, GA, "Macon GA Jun 1" 1861 double circle datestamp (the first day the Confederacy administered its own postal service), black "Paid" and "5", vertical crease well away from stamp, Very Fine and fresh, according to the Crown...

59XU1, Montgomery, AL, 5c Red entire, Type 1, provisional handstamp at upper right, "Montgomery Ala. Jun 24 1861" datestamp, cover addressed to Mobile, AL, light tone spots and edge wear along top, still Very Fine and scarce (Scott $1,100)"Erivan" Collection Part VI

59XU2, Montgomery, AL, 5c Blue entire, Type 1, provisional handstamp at top right with "Montgomery Ala. Nov 4 1861" datestamp at left, addressed to Shoal Ford, Alabama, cover expertly restored with several backflaps added, Very Fine appearance (Scott $1,000)"Erivan" Collection Part VI

59XU3, Montgomery, AL, 10c Red entire, Type 1, perfect strike of provisional handstamp at top right, black "Montgomery Ala. Oct 14 1861" datestamp, cover addressed to Hick's Ford, VA, Extremely Fine, an immaculate example of this provisional (Scott $900)"Erivan" Collection Part VI

59XU8, Montgomery, AL, 5c Black entire, Type 2, provisional handstamp at upper left, "Montgomery Ala. Jun 13 1861" datestamp at top right, addressed to "Hon. A.H. Stephens, Crawfordville, Georgia" (Confederate States Vice President), "Bank of Montgomery" cornercard, upper right corner added and part of backflap out, Very Fine...

62X4, New Orleans, LA, 5c Red brown on bluish, two singles with margins huge to clear (right stamp small scissor cut), two strikes of straightline "Paid" and left stamp tied by "New Prelans La. 1? Sep" (1861) datestamp on folded outer lettersheet to Memphis, Tennessee, light soiling away from stamps, Very Fine and attractive (...