Lot 2018 o
Confederacy, 1862, 10¢ rose, mostly large margins except close at right, bright color, cancelled by bold "Warrington Fla. Aug 28" cds, faulty, Very Fine appearance, a rare Florida town cancel unpriced in Scott.Scott No. 5 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $200
Lot 2019 o
Confederacy, 1862, 10¢ rose, clear to large margins, cancelled by partial strike of dark red "Buck Eye Ga." cds with manuscript "Sept 16" dating, F.-V.F.; with 1985 A.P.S. certificate.Scott No. 5 $525.
Realized: $325
Lot 2020
Confederacy, 1862, 10¢ rose, Sperati Reproduction, target cancel, large even margins, Extremely Fine to Superb; with 2011 P.S.A.G. and 2013 P.S.E. certificates for genuine Scott 5, Graded (XF-Sup 95).Scott No. 5R Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $260
Lot 2021
Confederacy, 1862, 10¢ rose, large margins all around, bright color, tied by "Calhoun Ga., Jul" cds on brown cover to La Grange Ga., reduced slightly at left, Very Fine.Scott No. 5 $800.
Realized: $200
Lot 2022
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, horizontal pair, tied by indistinct Whitesville, N.C. cds on multicolored floral wallpaper cover to Salem, N.C., F.-V.F.; with 2017 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 6 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $375
Lot 2023
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, four margins, tied by manuscript postmarked "Raleigh, N.C., May 9" (1862) on cover sent to Hillsboro, N.C., cover with corner nicks, Fine, There are 2 known manuscript Raleigh, N.C. postmarks used during May, 1862. The other manuscript usage is a stampless folded letter. This is the only recorded Raleigh manuscript usage on a CSA General Issue.Scott No. 6 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $50
Lot 2024
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horiz. pair, ample to mostly large margins, tied by blue "Petersburg, Va., Feb 11" cds on cover with light green all over advertising design of Wesleyan Female College in Murfreesboro, N.C., cover addressed to Lynchburg, Va., Very Fine and attractive.Scott No. 7 Estimate $500 - 750.
Wesleyan Female College in Murfreesboro, N.C. was founded and constructed between 1852 and 1855 by the Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church to give the "fair daughters [of Virginia and North Carolina] advantages equal to any in the land.'" During the War between the States, classes were suspended and school facilities were used as stables and barracks by Confederate cavalry. After the war, the college reopened in 1865.
Realized: $500
Lot 2025
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, vert. pair, virtually four margins, tied by "Richmond, Va., Apr, 6" cds on US 1853-57 Nesbitt entire (U10) with Semi-Official Imprint "Confederate States of America/Post Office Department/Official Business/Chief of the Appointment Bureau" partially covered by the pair, addressed to Warrenton, North Carolina. trivial nick at left, Very Fine and attractive, This cover was used for personal use so the free frank privilege was not valid.Scott No. 7 Estimate $200 - 300.
After the outbreak of the war, the CSA postal authorities had a variety of official envelopes prepared by overprinting; "Confederate States of America/Post Office Department /Official Business" followed by an open space for the signature and then the printed rank or office of the authorized official on US Nesbitt envelopes. CSA post office officials can send mail free of postage when endorsed "Official Business" over their signatures.
Realized: $400