Sale 1315 — The Eugene L. Grace Collection of United States and Confederate States Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 12-14 March, 2024
Category — Postmasters' Provisionals
New York N.Y., 5c Black, "ACM" Initials (9X1). Large margins to full, intense shade and impression, neat blue brush strokes cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1991 and 1999 P.F. certificates
New York N.Y., 5c Black, "ACM" Initials (9X1). Positions 26-27, horizontal pair, full to large margins, tied by Boston red circular grid on small piece, deep shade and sharp impression on bright paper, Extremely Fine used from Boston, ex Sweet and Hall, with 2000 P.F. certificate
New York N.Y., 5c Black, "A.C.M." Initials (9X1b). Large and even margins all around, crisp impression, neat black manuscript cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1993 P.F. certificate
New York N.Y., 5c Black, "ACM" Initials (9X1). Position 32, large margins to clear, tied by two strikes of red "PAID" arc handstamp and also by matching "New-York 5cts 23 Dec." (1846) integral-rate circular datestamp on folded letter to Longmeadow Mass., fresh and Very Fine, ex Haub, Scott value $640
New York N.Y., 5c Black, "AC M" Initials (9X1a). Horizontal pair, large even margins all around, tied by horizontal blue pen strokes, paying over-300 miles rate on blue folded letter to Oregon Ill., red "New York 10 cts. 27 Mar." (1846) integral-rate circular datestamp and matching "PAID" arc handstamp, vertical file fold clear of pair, Extremely Fine and scarce use of the New York provisional, with 2001 P.F. certificate, Scott value $2,200
New York N.Y., 5c Black, "A.C.M." Initials (9X1b). Large even margins, cancelled by three blue penstrokes on printed questionnaire (probably from insurance company) asking about health-related issues, to Suckasunny Plains N.J., red "New-York 5cts. 25 Aug." (1845) integral-rate circular datestamp, matching "PAID" arc handstamp, light file folds, none of which affect stamp, Extremely Fine use of the scarce A.C.M. initials with periods, ex Hall, with 2020 P.F. certificate, Scott value $825
New York N.Y., 5c Black, "RHM" Initials (9X1d). Position 6, large to huge margins all around, tied to small piece by blue manuscript cancel
fresh and very fine. ONE OF THE FINEST OF the rare 5-cent new york provisional signed "RHM" by postmaster ROBERT H. MORRIS.
Ex Zoellner. With 1973 and 1998 P.F. certificates.
New York N.Y., 5c Black, Without Signature (9X1e). Position 16, large to huge margins, fine impression, unusual six-stroke blue pen cancel, small purple backstamp, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Grunin and Zoellner, with 1986 and 1998 P.F. certificates
Providence, Rhode Island, 5c Gray Black (10X1). Position 10 with bottom left corner sheet margin, original gum, lightly hinged, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate, accompanied by reprint with right sheet margin
Providence, Rhode Island, 5c & 10c Gray Black, Se-Tenant (10X2a). Positions 3-4, Mint N.H. horizontal pair with top right corner sheet margin, fresh and Extremely Fine, this is the first Mint N.H. pair we have offered since keeping computerized records, with 1998 and 2004 P.F. certificates, Scott value as hinged
Providence R.I., 5c Gray Black (10X1). Full to large margins, manuscript check mark cancel, tied by red circular datestamp on small piece, lifted to examine condition and hinged in place
EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE PROVIDENCE POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL TIED BY THE CIRCULAR DATESTAMP.
Virtually all known Providence Provisionals are not cancelled or tied by the town datestamp. Scott value for an example tied by the town marking on a full cover is $21,500. Ex Caspary, Stollnitz and Dr. Morris. Realized $1,200 in our 500th Sale in 1976. With 1966 and 1996 P.F. certificates.