Robert A Siegel is going to conduct one of the most important sales of Postmasters' Provisionals. The auction will take place on September 9. At this philatelic event, you can purchase a great variety of rare items such as the only recorded sample of Madison Court House on cover, the only recorded Courtland Alabama provisional, the only recorded block of the Uniontown etc. The unique Mount Lebanon will also appear during this sale.
Mount Lebanon 5c Red Brown is a remarkable stamp. It represents a mirror image of the intended design, which was created by hammering printer’s type into a wood block. It has been shown in the Aristocrats of Philately display, alongside major philatelic rarities of the world, at Interphil 1976, Ameripex 1986, Anphilex 1996, and World Stamp Show-NY 2016. The stamp is widely regarded as the most valuable item in confederate philately.
The auction house described this lot as follows: “Fine impression that shows all of the lettering and reveals the wood grain of the printing block, neatly cancelled with small pen stroke, affixed upside down on bright white cover to "Mr. D. Ripley, care Adol. Hamilton Esq., New Orleans, La." with printed corner card for "C. G. Thurmond, Dealer in Staples & Fancy Dry Goods, Hardware, Groceries, &c., &c., Mt. Lebanon, La.", stamp has huge margins cleanly cut at top and bottom and roughly separated at sides (causing a tiny tear), cover opened roughly at left, which effectively ties the stamp, a piece of backing paper affixed behind left edge of cover purely for cosmetic purposes”.
Siegel expects to sell Mount Lebanon 5c Red Brown for $255,000.
