Lot
2953 
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. Pair and single, pair has large margins, single cut in, tied by blue "Richmond Va./Jun. 4, 1862" cds (Powell type 3c) on cover to member of Rockbridge Artillery, 1st Brigade Army of Valley, "4-1/2 miles above Winchester, Va.", pair has tiny scuff & margin cut, backflap removed & tear in bottom flap, light soiling, otherwise Very Fine, scarce three-times 5¢ rate, the blue Richmond datestamp is also rare as it was used only for two days (June 3-4, 1862), ex-Hall. Scott No. 4 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $950
Lot
2954
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. Large margins, tied in combination with 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue (some creasing) by bold "Nottaway C.H., Va./Dec. 26" cds on buff cover to Richmond, some minor cover wrinkles & trivial small cover tear at left, Extremely Fine, a lovely combination. Scott No. 4a+6 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,000
Lot
2955
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Horizontal Gutter Pair. Large margins, small flaws, tied by bold "Weldon, N.C., May 31, 1862" cds on homemade cover to Stanfordville, Ga., with original enclosure datelined "Camp near Weldon" with contents regarding troop movements around Goldsboro by train; cover tone spots and flap missing, F.-V.F., a very rare Position Piece; with 2009 C.S.A. certificate. Scott No. 4 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,300
Lot
2956
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue. Manuscript cancelled horiz. pair (large margins) with matching manuscript "Chula Depot (Va.)/July 3" (1862) postmark on cover with Richmond Female Institute all over shaded advertising design in gray showing College Building & Street Scene, addressed to Richmond, trivial edge wear at top left corner, Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. 4 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $625
Lot
2957
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue. Horizontal pair, large margins, tied by manuscript cancel on small ladies cover to "Capt. A.H. Boykin, Jeff Davis Legion" in Richmond with red "Camden, S.C./Jul. 30" (1862) double circle postmark at left, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 4 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $525
Lot
2958
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. (position. 8), large margins to clear at left, tied by "Charleston S.C. Apr. 8" double-circle datestamp on yellow cover to Gen. Pettigrew at Fredericksburg Va., "Due 5" handstamp and also in red crayon, 1862 docketing at left, Very Fine and attractive; with 2004 C.S.A. certificate. Scott No. 4 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $350
Lot
2959
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue. Defect at left, tied by "Charleston, S.C., May 19" cds on cover to addressed to Mrs. John H. Chiles, New Market P.O., Abbeville District, South Carolina with manuscript endorsement at lower left "Please send by Millway Carrier.", F.-V.F. and rare. Scott No. 4 Estimate $400 - 600.
The "Millway Carrier" notation has always been somewhat of a mystery. Even though the cover originates in Charleston, the mark is associated with the Millway S.C. post office. Pre-war and C.S.A. covers are both known with the "Millway Carrier" notation. "Millway" was also the name of a plantation in that area. Noted C.S.A. Philatelist Dick Krieger wrote a two-part article on the "Millway Carrier" notation which appeared in the May-June and July-August 1988 issues of the Confederate Philatelist. In his article, he outlines the very confusing mail routes in the Millway region of the Abbeville District and points out that the "Millway Carrier" notation is seen only on covers addressed to New Market S.C. New Market was a depot on the Greenville and Columbia Railroad some 15-20 miles distant from Millway. Neither New Market nor Millway appear on a current map of South Carolina. He further concluded that the notation was a routing instruction applied by the sender to make certain that the letters were carried on to Millway by the official government mail routes. In other words, this was not a private carrier service. There has been some speculation among SC Postal Historians that a slave from the plantation may have been used at least part of the time to bring the mail from New Market to Millway, but this remains as speculation and has not been proven.
Realized: $250
Lot
2960
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue. Huge margins at touched at top right, small tear & hint of edge toning, tied by "Charleston, S.C./Apr. 25" cds on cover to Hon. W.H. Gist, Chief Dept. Con. & Man., Columbia, S.C. and endorsed "Ordnance Bureau" at top right, light wear & part of flap missing, F.-V.F. Scott No. 4 Estimate $300 - 400.
Interesting docketing on reverse, W.G. Eason answered and promised to make 5 Battery Wagons. Must consult Mr. D.L. as to the forge. Lopez has no drawings for Battery Wagons. William Henry Gist was Governor of South Carolina during the war.
Realized: $230
Lot
2961
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue. Clear to ample margin, trivial gum soak at edge, tied by "Richmond, Va., Apr 10, 1862" cds on gilt edge folded letter to Danville, Va., 3-page letter of April 9th with fascinating content…I do not except a direct attack (on Yorktown) which of course will prolong our expense…the advance of Buell's Army had compelled Beauregard to retire to his old position without having time to reap all the fruits of his victory…the enemy has retaken all the prisoners, stores, etc.…what it does not mean…that Buell has even crossed the river, but only that Beauregard's fall back was necessary to put this enemy in fighting trim after a ten hours battle…5,000 prisoners sent to the rear as fast as taken, etc., Very Fine, a wonderful letter. Scott No. 4 Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $475
Lot
2962
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue + 5¢ blue, London Print. Tied together by blue "Lynchburg, Va./Aug. 5" (1862) cds on folded cover (Tobacco Bill of Lading) to Richmond, 5¢ London Print defective, Very Fine, a scarce combination franking. Scott No. 4 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $525