Lot
2157 
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, margins large to in at right, manuscript canceled on cover to Bilmead Mills., Va., manuscript "Bremo Bluff, Va., Jul 25" postmark, reverse with "Rum and Tobacco Twins" temperance & anti-tobacco propaganda testimonies listing a variety of tracts, Very Fine.Scott No. 1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Current Opening Bid: $375
Lot
2158
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, full even margins, canceled by fancy "X" handstamp on cover to Marion, Ala., with green "C.M. Foster, Shoe & Leather Dealer & Manufacturer, Tuscaloosa, Ala." cameo corner card, with "Tuscaloosa, Al., Dec 28" cds alongside; cover slightly reduced at left a bit into corner card, F.-V.F., this fancy Tuscaloosa cross cancel was more often used as a receiving mark on incoming covers than as a cancellation device.Scott No. 1 Estimate $400 - 600.
Current Opening Bid: $200
Lot
2159
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, full margins, manuscript canceled on folded letter to Kingsport, Tenn., bold "Mount Jackson, Va., Dec 22" cds with manuscript day, 1861 dated enclosure mentions marching in the direction of Winchester, railroad passing through this place and…The people here treat us like "white folks" and we feel that we can willingly die for such a country & such a people., Very Fine, a rare letter sent by a black Confederate soldier.Scott No. 1 Estimate $400 - 600.
Current Opening Bid: $200
Lot
2160
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, full margins, tied by "Charleston, S.C., Mar 18, 1861" cds on fresh blue, yellow & gray floral wallpaper cover to Spartanburg, S.C., Very Fine and attractive.Scott No. 1 Estimate $400 - 600.
Current Opening Bid: $200
Lot
2161
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, horizontal pair, irregular margins with corner defect at top right, tied by "Macon, Ga., Jan 5" cds on cover addressed to "Asst. Surgeon Charles M. Morfit, C.S. Navy, C.S. Steamer "Joy", Columbus, Kentucky", cover forwarded to New Orleans with "due 10" handstamp struck upon arrival, reverse with "Recd Jany 14th, 1862" docketing, Very Fine.Scott No. 1 Estimate $300 - 400.
Dr. Charles McLean Morfit (1838-1925) received his medical degree from the University of Maryland in Baltimore and became an Asst. Surgeon in the U.S. Navy in 1861 but resigned the same year to join the C.S. Navy in the same capacity. He served on numerous vessels - CSS Ivy, CSS Arkansas, CSS Stono, CSS Albemarle, CSS Oconee, and CSS Chickamauga. He was also captured and imprisoned at Old Capitol Prison and Fort McHenry.
Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot
2162
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, two singles, right stamp showing "white shirt" variety, manuscript canceled on folded letter to University of Virginia, with "Leesburg, Va., Mar 5" cds at left, letter datelined "Leesburg, March 4, 1862" with interesting content…the enemy are still at Lovettsville (north of Leesburg) but are making no advances in this direction…bodies of Calvary as near as 12 miles to this place & from Harpers Ferry., Very Fine.Scott No. 1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
2163
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, two singles (mostly large margins), manuscript cancelled on cover to Bell's Station, Tenn. with matching "Ivy Depot (Va.) Dec. 19/61" manuscript postmark, small cover tear at right, Very Fine and attractive.Scott No. 1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
2164
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, nearly four margins, tied by "Tudor Hall, Va, Feb 14, 1862" Valentine's Day cds on embossed ladies envelope to Williamsburg N.C.; couple small tone spots, Very Fine and attractive.Scott No. 1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
2165
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, full margins, tied by sharp "Georgetown, S.C., Mar 1" cds on cover to Charleston, S.C., Extremely Fine.Scott No. 1 Estimate $150 - 200.
Current Opening Bid: $80
Lot
2166
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ dark green, horizontal pair, four large margins, tied by "Richmond, Va. Oct. 24, 1861" cds on orange cover to Hamburg, S.C., turned use with inside showing "Keachie, La. Oct 12" postmark with matching "PAID" in oval and "5" handstamps, opened for display, with original contents from second use (and a typed transcript), Very Fine, very attractive, only one day later than earliest known use of this stamp.Scott No. 1b Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150