Sale 37: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1513    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing. Horiz. pair (large margins including bottom sheet margin), tied by bold "Charleston, S.C., July 24, 186_" cds on blue commercial cover to J. Berkley Grimball of Spartanburg, S.C., Superb.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $525

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Lot 1514    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, London print. Horizontal pair with full corner sheet margin, lightly tied by mostly complete "Calhoun, Ga." cds on cover to Shoal Creek, Ga., Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $290

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Lot 1515    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, London print. Horizontal pair, margins except just in at left, tied by light Warrington Fla. cds on cover to Selma, Ala. with manuscript instruction "Via Montgomery"; minor opening tears at top, fresh and otherwise Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $450

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Lot 1516    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, London print. Horizontal pair, margins except just touching at right, tied by neat "Demopolis, Ala./Nov 3 " cds on narrow homemade envelope to Columbus, Miss. and apparently forwarded to Demopolis (very faint cds at lower left could possibly be Columbus but is completely unreadable), fresh and otherwise fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $180

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Lot 1517    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, London print. Four-margin pair tied by clear "Company Shops, N.C./Aug 2 "cds with manuscript day on cover to Greensboro, N.C., Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $150

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Lot 1518    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, London print. Four margin single tied by "Mobile, Ala./Jun 28" cds on small homemade envelope to Enon, Miss., manuscript "Due 5 cts." and handstamped Mobile type B "5" in circle, Very Fine.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $210

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Lot 1519    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing. Horiz. pair, four margin except right stamp with small nick, tied by blue "Montgomery Springs, Va./Nov." cds with manuscript "13" date on cover to Georgia, cover with light stains, Very Fine.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $85

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Lot 1520    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing. Upper pane of 33, full o.g. (usual gum wrinkles and creases), bright color, small hole in selvage at right, Fine, a very large multiple.
Scott No. 7    $702 for blocks and singles.

Realized: $180

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Lot 1521    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, "White Tie" Variety. In pair with normal, affixed over another pair of 5¢ local print and tied by incomplete "Chattanooga, Ten." cds, paying forwarding postage to Winchester, Ten. on a cover first mailed to Chattanooga with "Richmond, Va." cds tying original pair; manuscript "From G.W. Jones M.C." and "Forwarded by H.L. Claiborne, Feb 23. 1863"; sealed opening tear at top and most of flap missing, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $200 - 300.

George Washington Jonas was a U.S. and later a C.S.A. congressman from Tennessee. After the war he was pardoned by his friend and former political ally, President Andrew Johnson.

Realized: $400

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Lot 1522    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing. Tied by manuscript "Spring Garden, Va., 1 April, 1863" postmark on U.S. 1860, 3¢ Star Die entire affixed over indicia; stamp flaws and missing backflap, Fine; with 2000 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $140

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