Sale 1244 — The Arthur S. Przybyl Collection of United States, Confederate States and Hawaii
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 9-10 November, 2021
Category — Confederate States, Postmasters' Provisionals
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
536
Macon, Georgia, 5c Black on Yellow Wove (53X4). Huge margins all around, small indentation at left, tied by light strike of Macon Ga. "PAID" circular datestamp (June 1861) on small cover to Clinton Ga., missing most of backflapEXTREMELY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE MACON PLAIN BORDER 5-CENT PROVISIONAL ON A SMALL COVER.
Based on dated examples, it is certain that the 5c with plain border was the first stamp issued in Macon, despite its Scott listing as 53X4. Almost all of the recorded covers are dated during the first half of June 1861, including an uncancelled stamp on a cover dated June 1, the first day of the Confederate postal system.
Scott value $7,500.00
E. 2,000-3,000
2,400