Sale 29: The Confederate Sale

Lot 3723 o   

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ greenish blue, Oxford, N.C. roulette, bold town cancel, rich color, Extremely Fine and scarce; with 1985 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11 var    $500.

Realized: $450

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Lot 3724    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, two singles, both with large to huge margins tied by "Eagle Pass, Tex" cds on 1864 folded letter from Piedras Negras, Mexico to San Antonio, Texas; couple small cover tears, Very Fine, a spectacular land blockade usage from Mexico to San Antonio entering the C.S.A. mails at Eagle Pass.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

Realized: $17,000

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Lot 3725    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, large margin single tied by Staunton, Va. cds on ladies cover to surgeon at hospital in Danville, Va., forwarded to Way Side Hospital in Lynchburg with "Danville, Va., Jun 14" cds and matching "FREE" straight line handstamp, Very Fine, a rare free forwarding usage.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $300 - 400.

Notation on reverse of cover from Peter Powell stating "One of only 3 free forwarded marks I have seen. 2 are Lynchburg. This is the only Danville." .

Realized: $600

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Lot 3726    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, huge jumbo margins, tied by exquisite red "Crawfordville, Miss July 14" cds on lemon cover to Aberdeen, Miss., expert repairs across top of cover that are invisible except to very careful inspection, Superb appearance, with 1998 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $550

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Lot 3727    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, large margin single manuscript canceled on homemade turned cover to Aspinwall, Va., manuscript "Gary's Store, April 4th" origin postmark, inside sent back to Gary's Store franked with 1863-63, 10¢ blue with blue manuscript cancel (may not be contemporary) and "Aspen Wall Va., July 11" manuscript postmark; cover stains and flyspecking effectively tying stamps to cover, Fine, a rare adversity usage from these small towns.
Scott No. 11+12    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $95

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Lot 3728    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, types I and II, two four margin copies of slightly different shades paying double rate and tied together by neat Selma, Ala. Mar 21 cds on pristine blue laid paper commercial cover, Superb, a wonderful combination.
Scott No. 11+12    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $700

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Lot 3729    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, great right sheet margin example (huge margins other sides), tied by bold Columbus, Miss. Nov 23 cds on immaculate homemade cover to "Supt. Inst. For Blind, Jackson, Mi", Superb.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $280

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Lot 3730    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, large even margins, uncanceled as is frequently the case with this particular correspondence, on wonderful blue embossed cameo corner card of "Richmond & Petersburg R.R. Co." with powerful address of "Capt Powhatan Ellis, A.A. General, Care Gen Cleburne's Armey of the Mississippi", couple edge tears at left which do not detract, Very Fine, a pristine, handsome use.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $525

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Lot 3731    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, touched at left, tied Athens, Ga. cds on turned cover to Atlanta; inside use franked with pen canceled 1862 5¢ blue horizontal pair with town cancel of "Edgefield, S.C. Jul 21" at lower left which turns back to nicely display, Very Fine.
Scott No. 11+7    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $125

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Lot 3732    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, two copies on turned cover, inside use tied "Greensborough, Ga" to Madison, outside use "Madison, Ga" to Greensboro, Very Fine, ex-Kohn.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $125

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