Lot
322 
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Four large margins, tied by "Savannah, Ga., Paid, Mar. 24" cds on adversity cover to Summerville, Ga., made from unused cover with printed address inside, Extremely Fine, ex Myerson. Scott No. 1 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $425
Lot
323
Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light blue. Large margins to just into frameline at top right, placed over U.S. 1857, 1¢ blue, type V on cover to Curdsville, Va., tied by bold "Richmond, Va., Oct 13, 1862" cds, docketing at top, Very Fine and choice, an unusual usage; with 1997 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 2a Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $1,000
Lot
324
Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light blue. Large to huge margins including sheet margin at right, neatly tied by "Pittsboro, N.C." cds on yellow cover to St. Lawrence, N.C., an Extremely Fine gem. Scott No. 2a Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $300
Lot
325
Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ dark blue, Hoyer printing, malformed "T" of "TEN". Position 4, deep color, large margins except close at top right corner, tied by unusual grid on 1862 folded letter with matching "Greensborough, Ga., Mar 11" cds at left, addressed to Vice President Alexander Stephens in Richmond Va., letter with interesting content from N.G. Foster who argues for the withholding of cotton from the European market, fight for control of the Mississippi, Manassas, etc., Extremely Fine, a lovely example of the so called "Zen" Cents variety. Scott No. 2b Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,800
Lot
326
Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ dark blue, Hoyer printing. A gem single with enormous margins, tied by "Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 10, 1862" on cover to Yorktown, Va. with "T.R.R. Cobb's Ga. Legion" endorsement at lower left, Extremely Fine and choice, a gorgeous item, ex-Cole, Hill. Scott No. 2b Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $400
Lot
327
Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ dark blue, Hoyer printing, malformed "T" of "TEN". Position 4, huge margins, tied by "Norfolk, Va., Jan. 3, 1862" blue double circle postmark on tiny cover to Lowndeston, Ala., Extremely Fine and choice, a lovely example of this scarce plate variety, ex-Myerson. Scott No. 2b Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $675
Lot
328
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. Position 21, left margin single, large margins and rich color, tied by "Gordonsville, Va." cds on cover to Brinkleyville, N.C., minor cover flyspecking, Extremely Fine, a gorgeous stamp & cover; with 1984 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 4 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $450
Lot
329
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light milky blue. Four large margins all around, neatly tied by "Charleston, S.C., May 5, 1863" cds on clean cover to Camden, Extremely Fine and choice, a stunning pair and cover. Scott No. 4b Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $625
Lot
330
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing. Four ample to large margins, bottom stamp with light crease, tied by bold "Warrington, Fla./Oct. 17" townmark used as a military field cancel on cover to Selma, Alabama, Extremely Fine and choice, a very rare usage. Scott No. 6 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Warrington, Florida fell into Union hands on May 10, 1862, but the retreating Confederate forces managed to evacuate the contents of the post office including the town's circular datestamp. From that date until at least November 1862 the device was used as an army field cancellation, although surviving examples are quite rare.
Realized: $1,200
Lot
331
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing. Large margins and fresh rich color, tied by gorgeous strike of the Patterson, N.C. Paid 10 in Outlined "C" with Masonic Links, matching town postmark at lower left, an Extremely Fine gem, one of the most beautiful Fancy Cancellations used in the Confederacy, a stunning cover of the highest exhibition quality, ex-Haas, Dietz. Scott No. 7 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $2,900