Sale 1139 — U.S. Treasures of Philately from The Irwin Weinberg Inventory

Sale Date — Wednesday, 9 November, 2016

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Category — Confederate States

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169
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Sale 1139, Lot 169, Confederate StatesRinggold Ga., 5c Blue Black entire (71XU1). Clear strike of triple-ring provisional handstamp with "Ringgold Geo. Aug. 15" (1861) circular datestamp on buff cover to Augusta Ga., with original enclosure datelined Aug. 14th, 1861, mended erosion spots and some waterstaining

FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE RINGGOLD, GEORGIA, PROVISIONAL ENTIRE. ONLY FIVE OR SIX ARE KNOWN.

The Crown survey and our own records of the Ringgold provisional contain five full entires, one of which is a late use with 5c Local Prints paying postage. A piece is also recorded and there may be a sixth entire.

Ex Meroni, Kimmel and Dr. Brandon. Illustrated in Crown Survey on p. 313

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