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
New Orleans, Louisiana, 2c Red (62X2). Large margins to clear, radiant color, tied by "New Orleans La. 7 Feb." (1862) circular datestamp on blue folded printed circular to members of the Southwestern Bible Society and addressed to Blossom Hill La., wonderful content datelined "Bible House, 163 Camp Street New Orleans, Jan. 27, 1862" and soliciting donations to provide bibles to Confederate soldiers, few minor age spots, stamp with light diagonal crease at top right and tiny surface scrapesVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN OUTSTANDING USE OF THE RARE NEW ORLEANS 2-CENT RED PROVISIONAL ON A NEW ORLEANS "BIBLE HOUSE" CIRCULAR. ONLY TWELVE COVERS ARE RECORDED IN THE CROWN CENSUS.
New Orleans postmaster J. L. Riddell prepared provisional stamps in June 1861 and advertised them for sale on June 12th. The 2c Red stamps were printed without the marginal inscription "Usable exclusively in the New Orleans Post Office". The 5c and subsequent 2c Blue printings all have the imprint. It is the accepted theory that the 2c Red stamps were printed first, before Riddell added the imprint, and were withheld from use until January 1862 when the supply of 2c Blue stamps was exhausted. The Crown census at the Civil War Philatelic Society lists 12 2c Red covers.
Ex Freeland, Hill and Wall. 2005 P.F. certificate no longer accompanies. With 2016 P.S.E. certificate not mentioning any stamp faults. Scott value $25,000.00.
