Lot 2046 o
U.S. 1860, 24¢ gray lilac. Blue grid tying on small piece with matching "Louisville, Ky." 1861 postmark alongside and "Paid 10" in circle Confederate rate handstamp underneath stamp (stamp lifted and hinged back in place), rich color, Very Fine, a very rare thru-the-lines express usage to England; with 2000 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. U.S. 37 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $650
Lot 2047 ()
Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 3¢ carmine. Horiz. pair, without gum, ample margins, Fine and attractive; with 2001 C.S.A. certificate.Scott No. 4AX1 $300.
Realized: $425
Lot 2048
Fredericksburg, Va., 1861, 5¢ blue on bluish. Horiz. pair, o.g., mostly large margins to just touching ornament at top left, 2001 CSA cert. mentions "Stamps with creases", in our opinion they are trivial natural gum wrinkles, which are inherent with this type of thin paper, Very Fine.Scott No. 26X1 $500.
Realized: $675
Lot 2049 ()
Fredericksburg, Va., 1861, 5¢ blue on bluish. Without gum, large margins to slightly touched, small faults, lovely Fine appearance; with 2000 C.S.A. certificate.Scott No. 26X1 $250.
Realized: $160
Lot 2050 ()
Knoxville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ brick red. Left sheet margin vertical strip of 3, without gum, full sheet margins at left top and bottom, clear margins to just touch bottom stamp at right, rich color, light horizontal crease affecting center stamp and trivial hint of soiling affecting top two stamps, Very Fine appearance, a magnificent and unique 5¢ Knoxville, Tenn. provisional multiple, ex Caspary; with 1997 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 47X1 Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.
Realized: $9,500
Lot 2051 ()
Memphis, Tenn., 1861, 2¢ blue. Vert. pair showing Cracked Plate variety (Pos. 10, 15), without gum, ample margins to just touched, light creases, Fine and attractive.Scott No. 56X1 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $150
Lot 2052 ()
Memphis, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ red. Cut to shape with large natural Pre-Printing Paper Fold, without gum, faults including stain, Fine appearance, a most unusual item.Scott No. 56X2 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $70
Lot 2053 o
Memphis, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ red on pelure paper. Distinctive dark shade on very thin semi-translucent paper, large margins, cancelled by "Memphis" circular datestamp, Extremely Fine and rare.Scott No. 56X2c Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $525
Lot 2054
New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ blue. Touched at right otherwise large margins, full o.g., fresh and Fine; with 2000 C.S.A. certificate.Scott No. 62X1 $150.
Realized: $120
Lot 2055
New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ blue. Horiz. pair tied on piece by New Orleans cds, which appears to have been severed between the stamps and rejoined, left stamp touched with corner crease & toning, Fine; with 2001 C.S.A. certificate.Scott No. 62X1 $1,000.
Realized: $200