Lot 4336
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue, "T-E-N", vertical pair, huge margins except cut in at bottom, tied by two strikes of "Winchester Va. Feb 7" cds on clean orange cover addressed to Miss Margaret Stuart, care of Lt. Chas. Carwood, Signal Office at Richmond Va.; small part of flap missing, Very Fine, Ex-DuPuy.Scott No. 9 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE MULTIPLE OF THE 1863 "T-E-N" ISSUE USED ON DOUBLE-WEIGHT COVER, WITH LESS THAN HALF A DOZEN RECORDED.
Charles H. Cawood enlisted as a private in Company A of the 17th Virginia Infantry on August 29, 1861 before transferring to the Signal Corps and receiving a commission as a Lieut. on June 26, 1863.
Realized: $1,250
Lot 4337
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue, "T-E-N", three full to large margins, just in at bottom, tied by "Wytheville Va. May 30" cds on cover addressed to Miss Mary Bell Prince at Saltville Va., endorsed "Care Wm. A. Stuart Esq.", clean and Very Fine use, ex-DuPuy.Scott No. 9; $1,600 Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot 4338
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue, "T-E-N", four large margins, light pre-use crease, cancelled by manuscript cross-hatch with matching "Marion Va. Nor. 22nd" manuscript postmark on turned cover to Miss Lucy G. Shelton, Gum Spring, Louisa, Va., original inside use with manuscript "Stanardsville, Va. 2 Nov '64" postmark to Macon Va., with uncancelled 1862, 5¢ blue, stone 2, pos. 45 that does not belong; F.-V.F., a scarce turned use of the "T-E-N" issue, ex-Thayer.Scott No. 9; $1,600 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $375