Confederate states Confederate Postmasters’ Provisionals
State Capitol in Austin
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9X1, Austin, TX, 10c Black on white, stamp tied by light Austin double circle datestamp (second strike at left), cover with cornercard for “J.T. Hallett, Land and General Collecting Agent”, addressed to “Doctor Clark, Hempstead, Austin Co., Texas”, light edge wear and small breaks, stamp Very Fine, one of four recorded Austin 10c adhesive covers, two of which are on white paper and two of which are tied, a rarity of Confederate States philately (Scott $18,000 for untied on cover) The Austin “cut-and-paste” provisionals were created and used by postmaster William Rust in mid-tolate 1862. Their discovery was first announced in the philatelic press in the July 1939 issue of the Texas Philatelist; for a more detailed discussion of these and other Texas provisionals, we recommend as always Charles W. Deaton’s The Great Texas Stamp Collection. $ 10,000
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