Lot 563
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Deep Blue, Keatinge & Ball Printing. Corner margin plate block of 12 with "Keatinge & Ball" imprint and "No. 3" plate, full o.g., full margins, bold color, Very Fine.Scott No. 12 $425.
Realized: $500
Lot 564 /
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Deep Blue, Keatinge & Ball Printing. Corner margin plate block of 18 with plate "No. 3" and Keatinge & Ball imprint, o.g., two stamps hinged, other never hinged, intensely rich color, large margins, crease between 4th and 5th vertical rows and light margin tone spots at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, a handsome plate block.Scott No. 12 $555.
Realized: $240
Lot 565
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue. Large margins, small surface abrasion, tied by bold "Charleston S.C. Dec 4" cds on adversity cover made from printed ledger form, addressed "Lt. Col. Wilmot G. de Saussure" at Columbia S.C., forwarded upon arrival back to Charleston with horizontal pair of 1862, 5¢ light blue, Archer & Daly (large margins), affixed over 10¢ and tied by blue "Columbia S.C. Dec 24" cds, Very Fine and attractive.Scott No. 12 Estimate $400 - 600.
After the U. S. Army evacuated Fort Moultrie in 1861, Gen. DeSaussure was placed in charge of the abandoned fortress. At the time of the bombardment of Fort Sumter by Confederate military forces, he was in command of artillery on Cummings Point. He later took command of the Fourth Brigade, South Carolina Militia, and held this position to the close of the War. He commanded the force of reserves, which engaged in the defense of Charleston, and was appointed Adjutant General of South Carolina.
Realized: $375
Lot 566
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue. Huge margins, tied by "Quincy Flor./Sep 2" cds on Cobb correspondence cover to Athens Ga., fresh and Extremely Fine.Scott No. 12 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $350
Lot 567
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue. Margins to slightly cut in, tied by "Thomasville, Ga." cds on turned cover to Albany with "Advertised" straightline handstamp and "Albany, Ga./Apr. 1, 1865" cds for forwarding to Macon Geo. with straight line "Due 10" handstamp, reverse with 2nd Albany cds & manuscript forwarding instructions, inside franked with 1863, 10¢ milky blue (#12a, large margins), tied by "Macon, Ga." cds on reverse & used to Decatur, small cover repair at right edge, Very Fine, a wonderful & interesting usage, ex-Finney.Scott No. 12 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $325
Lot 568
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue. Large margins, except irregular at left, tied by "Greenville C.H., S.C." cds on cover to Pickens, S.C., cover with red & blue advertising corner card of "The Patriot & Mountaineer, One Dollar a Year", manuscript changed to "Two Dollars a Year", flap missing & slightly reduced at top, Very Fine and attractive.Scott No. 12 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $600
Lot 569
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue. Large margins, tied by "Charleston S.C. Nov 12" cds on adversity cover made from printed form with illustrated female design, addressed to Orangeburg, S.C., Very Fine and choice.Scott No. 12 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $675
Lot 570
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue. Two large margins, clear at bottom and in at left, tied by blue "Charlotte C.H. Va." cds on cover addressed to Captain E. R. Baird in care of Major Gen. Pickett at Richmond Va.; light toning, F.-V.F.Scott No. 12 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200
Lot 571
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue. Horiz. pair with enormous margins, minor margin staining, tied "Savannah, Ga./Oct. 7" cds on legal size envelope "To Judge Probate, Columbia County, Fl[orid]a" with handstamped "Paid" and red crayon "20", large docketing across center of cover "B.F. Allen, Tallahassee, Fla" and "Camp Muhlins Company", docketing indicates contents were Election Returns, part of back flap missing, edge faults, Fine (no photo).Scott No. 12 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $100
Lot 572
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue. Large margins, except just clear at bottom, tied by violet "Pendleton S.C., Oct 14" cds on buff cover addressed to Mr. A. J. Smith, Chief Signal Officer at Palmetto State in Charleston S.C., file fold at left, clean and Very Fine.Scott No. 12 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $250