Sale 1230 — U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 15-18 December, 2020
Category — Confederate Postmasters' Provisionals
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1491
Houston Tex., 10c Red entire (40XU2). Full and unusually well-struck provisional handstamp, equally clear "Houston Tex. Jul. 28, 1862" circular datestamp on small white cover to Columbia Tex., from the Adriance correspondence, missing part of backflap, Extremely Fine, an outstanding quality example of the Houston 10c provisional entire, of which fewer than a dozen are known, a Power Search review shows that most of the examples we have offered are in far inferior condition to this example, ex Birkinbine and Myerson, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate, Scott value $2,000.00
E. 1,500-2,000
1,600
