Sale 56: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2552    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, mostly huge margins, tied by "Charleston, S.C., Apr 18" cds on brown cross-hatched wallpaper cover with wallpaper design on the outside of cover, addressed to Scuffletown, S.C., Extremely Fine, one of only a few known wallpaper covers with the wallpaper design on the outside of the cover; with 2001 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,350

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Lot 2553    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, irregular margins, tied by "Columbus Ga. Dec 23" cds on wallpaper cover with gray, tan, dark tan and mauve floral pattern, addressed to Milledgeville Ga., opened for display, couple small flaws; also accompanied by C.S.A. 10¢ Bank Note issued by the Bank of Columbus issued in Jan. 1862, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $850

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Lot 2554    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ dark blue, large margins, tied by "Charleston, S.C./Dec. 23, 1864" cds on wallpaper cover to Mrs. William Goldsmith, Greenville S.C., Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 11b    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $280

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Lot 2555    

Confederacy, State of Georgia, Quartermaster-General's Office, Official Business, imprinted semi-official cover bearing 10¢ blue, four margins with rich color, tied by "Columbus Ga. Mar 1" cds and addressed to Capt. J. A. R. Hanks in Ga.; couple tiny edge tears, some wear at right, flap partly torn away and replaced, Very Fine appearance; with 2002 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 12    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $300

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Lot 2556 o   

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ green, right margin single, Macon, Ga. town cancel, full well balanced margins, rich color, Extremely Fine; with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 13    $400.

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Lot 2557    

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ green, right margin single, four margins, large on three sides and close at bottom, tied by "Richmond, Va./June 2" cds to homemade cover to Robt. B. Shaw, Buckingham C.H., Va., Very Fine and choice, a beautiful cover and stamp; with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 13    $1,250.

Realized: $400

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Lot 2558    

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ dark green, diagonal bisect, upper right half with deep color and wide margins at side, tied by "Charleston, S.C., Jul 29" cds on cover to Manchester, S.C., Very Fine and choice, a choice bisect usage of the 1863 20¢ Washington in the dark green shade; with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 13d    $2,000.

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Lot 2559 E   

Confederacy, 1862, 1¢ black, unissued, progressive die essay on glazed card, cut to size, no inscriptions and partly completed portrait, slight surface scuffing, otherwise Very Fine, an extremely rare progressive die essay with only a few known, C.S.A. catalog 14-DPP valued at $2,500.
Scott No. 14E    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $800

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