lot # 69 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals
31XU2, Greensboro, Alabama, 10c Black, Type I, complete strike of 10c double circle provisional handstamp with "Greensborough Ala. Sep 26" cds alongside on cover addressed to Richmond, Virginia, expertly repaired tear along the top, still Very Fine, the Crown book lists this as the unique example of the Greensboro 10c Type I provisional and our research has failed to discover another, extremely rare and in all likelihood unique, pictured in Crown "Surveys of Confederate Postmasters' Provisionals" (Quarterman edition, page 130), a lovely cover with an exceptional provenance (Scott $2,750)rnProvenance: George Walcott (Private Transaction, 1935)rnJudge Robert S. Emerson (Private Transaction, 1939)rnHarold C. Brooks (Laurence & Stryker Sale 123, 1943)rnJere Farrington (Private Transaction, 1995)Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals
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