Lot
1500 
Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ green, diagonal bisect, lower right portion of stamp tied by light strike of "Selma, Ala., Oct. 31" cds on 1864 cover to Canton, Miss., with bold oval "Quartermasters Dept., Selma, Ala., S. Hillyer Maj. & Q.M., C.S.A." semi-official handstamp (WD-QM-15), with original enclosure Quartermaster's Office letterhead from Edward Hillyer and signed "Boy of Maj. S. Hillyer"; cover missing backflap, Very Fine; with 1976 P.F. certificate and 1934 August Dietz letter of attest. Scott No. 13d Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE 1863 20¢ DIAGONAL BISECT USAGE ON A QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT SEMI-OFFICIAL COVER.