The Civil War Sale
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Lot | 1861 5¢ Jefferson Davis | Estimate | |
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4201 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Full even margins, canceled by manuscript 5 on fresh with to Atlanta, Ga. with light "Greenville C.H., S.C., Jan 11" cds alongside, with shield J.A. David, Commission, Receiving and Forwarding Agent, Greenville, S.C. corner card, 1862 docketing at left, Very Fine. Scott No. 1; Estimate $300 - 400. | 2 | $300 |
4202 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Tied in combination with 1862 5¢ Light Blue, De La Rue (6) by "Richmond Va. Aug. 16, 1862" cds on blue envelope to Col. Blow in Littleton, Va., adhesives first with four margins, other slightly cut in, Very Fine a wonderful and very rare combination usage, the ideal frontispiece for a study of the 5¢ London Print. Scott No. 1; Estimate $300 - 400. The stamps quite possibly chosen to underscore a comment the sender has written in manuscript on the inside backflap: "The small new stamp is a perfect likeness of Jeff. Davis". | 2 | $300 |
4203 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Ample to large margins, canceled by Army field grid handstamp on adversity cover made from illustrated maritime shipping licence showing sailing ship design, addressed to Gen. Howell Cobb in Tallahassee, Fl., manuscript "Official Business" endorsement at top; cover wear and soiling, F.-V.F. Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. | 2 | $200 |
4204 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Full margins to barely touched, tied by "Charleston, S.C., Mar 21, 186(2)" cds on yellow S. Wyatt & Co. Tobacco Commission Merchant oval corner card cover to Petersburg Va.; minor toning affects stamp, reduced slightly at right, F.-V.F. Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. | $200 | |
4205 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Margins large to a bit in at right, tied by partial Natchez, Miss. cds on cover to Flowery Mount, La., with gray illustrated allover shaded Meyer, Deutsch & Co., Wholesale & Retail Dealer, Natchez advertising design showing Building View with Carriage Horses at Front; sealed cover opening tear at top, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. | $200 | |
4206 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Clear to large margins, tied by blue "Norfolk, Va., Nov 12, 1861" cds on Rowland & Brothers, Norfolk, Va. corner card cover to Hillsboro, N.C., with two original sale account letterhead enclosures, accompanied by second cover with different boxed corner card to Graham, N.C. with "Norfolk, Va., Jun 22, 1861" cds and matching "5" and "Paid" in circle handstamps (sealed opening tear at top), F.-V.F. Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. | $200 | |
4207 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Margins large to slightly in at right, tied by blue "Petersburg, Va., May 8" cds on cover to Nutt Bush P.O., N.C., with brown embossed Peebles, Plummer & Co., Commission Merchants & Grocers, Petersburg, Va. cameo corner card; cover fold at right edge, F.-V.F. Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. | 2 | $200 |
4208 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ Green. Horizontal pair, margins ample to just touching, tied by "New Orleans, La., Jan 11" cds on 1862 cover to Memphis, Tenn., reverse with embossed oval Giffen, Smedes & Co., New Orleans corner card on backflap; most of bottom flap missing, Very Fine. Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. | $200 | |
4209 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Margins large to in at bottom left, manuscript canceled on cover to Crawfordville, Ga. with manuscript "Richmond Factory, Ga., June 4/62" postmark along, with fancy boxed Printed Circular, Free., A.K. Holt, Agent. corner card, Very Fine. Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. | $200 | |
4210 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Ample to large margins, tied by light Columbia, S.C. cds on cover to Chester, S.C., with illustrated Brennen & Carroll, Coach Makers, Columbia, S.C. advertising corner card showing Carriage, reverse with embossed "J. Alexander & Co., Congaree Iron Works, Columbia S.C." oval corner card; cover missing bottom flap and reduced at bottom, Fine. Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. | $200 | |
4211 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Bottom margin single, margins ample to slightly in at top and full sheet selvage, tied by blue "Columbia, S.C., Dec 18" cds on cover to Pendleton, S.C., with blue oval United States Hotel, By A.M. Hunt, Columbia, S.C. cameo corner card; cover with repaired nick at top and partial backflap, F.-V.F. Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. | $200 | |
4212 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Margins clear to just in, tied by blue Columbia, S.C. cds on cover to the postmaster in Abbeville, S.C., with fancy scroll South Carolinian and Columbia Banner, Columbia, S.C. corner card; cover with central vertical file fold, F.-V.F. Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. | $200 | |
4213 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Four clear to large margins including bottom sheet margin, tied on yellow cover to Evergreen, Va. by "Richmond, Va. Feb. 13, 1862" cds, cover with orange "shield" type embossed cameo corner card for "Samuel Ayres & Son, General Commission and Forwarding Merchants", partial backflap, Very Fine and attractive, signed Kimbrough. Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. | $200 | |
4214 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Large margins, crisp impression, left margin slightly irregular, tied in combination with 1862 5¢ blue (London print, defective) on cover by two strikes of "Richmond, Va. May 31, 1862 31, 1862" cds, reduced at right, Fine, a very scarce combination. Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. | $200 | |
4215 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Top sheet margin single, irregular at right and bottom slightly into design, tied on local cover by "Richmond, Va. Jun 2, 1862" cds, additionally struck by "Advertised 2" in ribbon and "Richmond, Va. Jun 6, 1862" cds, missing backflap, F.-V.F. usage, a scarce "Advertised 2" marking on cover, ex-Wiseman, Zimmerman. Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. | $200 | |
4216 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Four mostly large margins, tied on cover to Rutledge, Tenn. by bold and complete "Richmond, Va. Feb. 27, 1862" cds, plus "Due 5" straightline, missing backflap, Very Fine and unusual. Scott No. 1; Estimate $150 - 200. | $150 | |
4217 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Four large even margins, unusual plate flaw at left, tied on small cover to Perry, Va. by "Richmond, Va. Feb 12, 1862" cds, manuscript "Due 5", Very Fine and choice, signed Kimbrough. Scott No. 1; Estimate $150 - 200. | $150 | |
4218 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Tied in combination with 1862 5¢ blue (4) on small cover to Slabtown P.O., S.C. by 1862 Richmond, Va. cds, 5¢ with minor gum staining, F.-V.F., scarce combination. Scott No. 1+4; Estimate $150 - 200. | $150 | |
4219 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ light green, Stone 1. Positions 24-25/34-35, block of 4, o.g., large to clear margin, vibrant color, F.-V.F. and attractive. Scott No. 1a; $1,650. | $1,650 | |
4220 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ light green, Stone 2. Socked-on-the-nose 1862 New Orleans, La. town cancel, ample to large margins, Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. 1a; $175. | $175 | |
Lot | 1861-62 10¢ Thomas Jefferson | Estimate | |
4221 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ dark green, Stone 1. Neat Richmond, Va. town cancel, ample to large margins, intensely rich color, Very Fine and quite striking. Scott No. 1b; $250. | $250 | |
4222 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ dark green, Stone 1. Tied on piece by Griffin, Ga. town cancel, ample to large margins, deep color, Very Fine. Scott No. 1b; $250. | $250 | |
4223 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ olive green, Stone 1. Tied on piece by blue Norfolk, Va. town cancel, ample to large margins, deep color, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 1c; $225. | $225 | |
4224 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ olive green, Stone AB. Neat circle of wedges fancy cancel, clear to ample margins, F.-V.F. Scott No. 1c; $200. | $200 | |
4225 | Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ olive green. Large nice balanced margins, tied by light blue Columbus, S.C. cds on fresh homemade cover to Leesville S.C., Very Fine and attractive, with 1998 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1c; Estimate $200 - 300. | $200 | |
4226 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, Patterson printing. O.g., lightly hinged, ample to mostly large margins, strong bright color, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 2; $275. | $275 | |
4227 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, Patterson printing. O.g., lightly hinged, ample to large margins, bright and fresh, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 2; $275. | $275 | |
4228 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, Patterson printing. Bottom margin block of 8 with J.T. Paterson & Co., Augusta, Ga. imprint, o.g., clear to large margins and deep color; flaws with creasing and thin mostly in bottom selvage and lower portion of bottom stamps, separation crease in right margin, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 2; $4,750. A VERY RARE BLOCK OF EIGHT OF THE 1861 10¢ PATTERSON PRINTING WITH FULL IMPRINT. | $4,750 | |
4229 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, Patterson printing. Neat full green Monticello, Ga. town cancel, ample to huge margins; slight thinning, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 2; $380. | $380 | |
4230 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, Patterson printing. Partial "Estell Springs, N.&C.R.R." railroad oval date stamp cancel, clear to mostly ample margins, F.-V.F. Scott No. 2; $180. | $180 | |
4231 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue. Exceptional stamp with four large margins including large bottom sheet margin, tied by "Richmond, Va. Jul. 28, 1862" cds on neat cover to New Market P.O., S.C., endorsed at bottom left "Please forward by Mill Way Carrier", Chiles correspondence, Extremely Fine and choice. Scott No. 2; Estimate $500 - 750. The "Millway Carrier" endorsement was assigned to envelopes intended for delivery to the New Market P.O. in Virginia, ensuring that the official government mail route was utilized. | $500 | |
4232 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue. Four margins, on cover to Atlanta, Geo. in combination with two 5¢ blue (7) tied by two strikes of partial "Richmond, Va. Apr. 19, 1863" cds, F.-V.F., a rare and unusual franking. Scott No. 2; Estimate $300 - 400. | $300 | |
4233 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light blue, Patterson printing. Left margin single, full o.g., large margins, bright vivid color, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 2a; $300. | $300 | |
4234 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light blue, Patterson printing. Socked-on-the-nose Richmond, Va. town cancel, large to mostly huge margins, deep color, Superb, a remarkably large stamp. Scott No. 2a; $200. | $200 | |
4235 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light blue, Patterson print. Ample to mostly huge margins, manuscript canceled and just tied by manuscript "Chula Depot, Sept 29" postmark on cover to Richmond, Va., with gray all-over Richmond Female Institute, Richmond, Va. illustrated advertising design showing College Building & Street Scene, addressed to the president of the institute; some light ink offset at lower left, Very Fine. Scott No. 2a; Estimate $400 - 600. | $400 | |
4236 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light blue, Patterson print. Margins large to slightly in at bottom, bright color, tied by "Harrisonburgh, Va., Sep 20" cds on fresh turned cover addressed to the postmaster of Scottsville, Va., inside addressed to Gravel Hill, Va. with manuscript "Scottsville, Va., Oct 11" postmark and matching "Paid 10" rating, with original 1862 enclosure with interesting content…My object is to say that you can buy the following nice little Bill for the amount annex M. & which were brought through the blockade., Very Fine and choice, a nice turn cover and enclosure. Scott No. 2a; Estimate $400 - 600. | $400 | |
4237 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light blue, Patterson print. Huge margins except barely touching bottom frame line, tied by "Spartanburg S.C., Nov 17, 1863" cds on J.N. Robson, Commission Merchant, Charleston S.C. oval printed corner card cover to Cartersville Ga.; two cover edge tears and edge nick, Very Fine, ex-Knapp & Kohn. Scott No. 2a; Estimate $300 - 400. | 2 | $300 |
4238 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light blue, Patterson print. Full margins and bright color, tied by "Charleston, S.C., Oct 24" cds on Evans & Cogswell, Stationers & Printers, Charleston S.C. corner card cover to Columbia, S.C.; backflap skillfully reattached, Very Fine. Scott No. 2a; Estimate $300 - 400. The Evans & Cogswell Company are known for producing the 1861 Charleston, S.C. Postmaster Provisional typographed entires on envelopes of various colors (16UX1-16UX6) and placed on sale August 15th 1861. | $300 | |
4239 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light blue, Patterson print. Clear to mostly large margins, tied by "Laurens C.H., S.C., Jun 10" cds on cover addressed to Adj. & Inspector General in Columbia, S.C., inside with blue cameo F.G. Blum, Lumber and Timber Factor, Charleston, S.C. corner card, minor cover edge nick at top left, Very Fine. Scott No. 2a; Estimate $100 - 150. | 2 | $100 |
4240 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light blue, Patterson print. Ample to large margins, small margin tear at left, tied by "Richmond, Va., Nov 7, 1862" cds on turned cover to Laurenceville, Va., with figural leaf McKinney & Dupuy, Commission Merchants, Richmond, Va. handstamp corner card, inside addressed to Richmond with 1861, 10¢ light blue pair (6, mostly torn away) and canceled by Richmond cds, F.-V.F., a very rare ad unlisted in the C.S.A. catalog. Scott No. 2a; Estimate $200 - 300. | $200 | |
Lot | 1862 2¢ Andrew Jackson | Estimate | |
4241 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, Patterson printing, malformed "O" of "POSTAGE". Left stamp in horizontal pair with normal (positions 25-26), full o.g. (light horizontal gum bend), large margins and rich color, Extremely Fine, a choice mint multiple. Scott No. 2; $700 for singles. | $700 | |
4242 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, Patterson printing. Top margin pair, o.g., large margins, fresh with rich color, Extremely Fine and choice. Scott No. 2; $650. | $650 | |
4243 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, Hoyer printing. Top left corner margin block of 4, o.g., strong bright color, full margins; slight creasing and small thin in bottom right stamp, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 2b; $2,750. | $2,750 | |
4244 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ dark blue, Hoyer printing. Large margins, tied by red circular grid handstamp with matching "Sparta, Ga., Mar 24" cds on 1862 folded letter to to Alexander Stephens in Richmond, Va., Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 2b; Estimate $300 - 400. | $300 | |
4245 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, Patterson printing. Margin irregular large to slightly in at lower right, pre-use horizontal crease, tied by "Winchester, Va., Sep 18" cds on cover to Ashland, Va., with brown oval Rawlings & Dickinson, Attorneys at Law, Grove Hill, Alabama, C.S.A. corner card; cover edge nick at top and missing backflap, F.-V.F., an extremely rare advertising corner card noting "C.S.A." in address. Scott No. 2b; Estimate $300 - 400. | $300 | |
4246 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ dark blue, Hoyer printing. showing double transfer of "OF AMERICA" tablet. Large margins, small top right corner scuff, manuscript canceled on cover to Drewry's Bluff, Va., bold dark blue "Kenansville, N.C., Sept 20" cds with manuscript date, Very Fine. Scott No. 2b; Estimate $200 - 300. | $200 | |
4247 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ dark blue. Nearly four margins (somewhat irregular & just touched at left), on Adversity Cover made from Unused Va. Court Document, addressed to Stony Point, N.C. and tied by "Richmond, Va. Feb 5, 1863" cds, Very Fine and attractive, a scarce adversity cover, the adhesive with deep color borders on the rare indigo shade, signed Kimbrough. Scott No. 2b; Estimate $200 - 300. | $200 | |
4248 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ dark blue, Patterson printing. Margins large to slightly into frameline at bottom right, intense color, tied by light Culpepper C.H., Va. cds on fresh small butcher paper cover to Sparta, Ga., Very Fine. Scott No. 2b; Estimate $150 - 200. | $150 | |
4249 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light blue, Stone Y. O.g., ample to large margins, bright color, Very Fine and choice, very scarce in mint condition. Scott No. 2e; $1,250. | $1,250 | |
4250 | Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light blue, Stone Y. Washington, Ga. town cancel, ample to huge margins, brilliant color, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 2e; $325. | $325 |