Lot 3697 o
Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ brown red, neat town cancel, large margins to close, lovely rich fresh color, Very Fine; with 2002 C.S.A. certificate.Scott No. 8 $350.
Realized: $150
Lot 3698 o
Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ brown red, neat town cancel, ample to mostly large margins, rich color, slight margin thin at right, otherwise Very Fine, a lovely used stamp.Scott No. 8 $350.
Realized: $90
Lot 3699 o
Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ brown red, town cancel, margins clear to just shaving at top, strong color, Fine; with photocopy of 1981 P.F. certificate for strip.Scott No. 8 $350.
Realized: $170
Lot 3700 o
Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ brown red, left margin strip of 5, target cancels, mostly large margins, natural paper inclusion in margin between 2nd and 3rd stamp, Very Fine; with 2005 C.S.A. certificate giving no opinion regarding target cancels.Scott No. 8 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $450
Lot 3701
Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ brown red, two singles + 1862 5¢ blue local print tied on cover by two strikes of "Charleston, S.C. July 14, 1863" double circle cancel on cover to Newbern, So.Ca., underpaid by 1¢, stamps with small faults and cover with back flap missing and several small edge repairs/restorations, Fine and rare, Very unusual cover, possibly unique; with 2006 C.S.A. Certificate.Scott No. 8 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $3,500
Lot 3702
Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ brown red, horizontal strip of five, position 16-20L, full margins to just into upper left corner, tied by "Laurens C.H., S.C., Jun 1" cds and manuscript cancels on ladies cover Pendleton, S.C., box charge notation at upper right, F.-V.F., a rare multiple usage paying the regular 10¢ rate.Scott No. 8 $5,000.
Realized: $1,600
Lot 3703
Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ brown red, large margins to just shaving at bottom, tied by gorgeous bold Richmond, Va. Sep 23, 1863 cds on blue commercial cover, drop use, Extremely Fine, Choice beauty! with 1986 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 8 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $950
Lot 3704
Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ brown red, four margins, tied grid on pristine turned cover, local drop use to/from Staunton, Va; inside is printed but unused business envelope addressed to Richmond; sealed cover tear at upper right which runs behind stamp, but does not affect it, Extremely Fine; with 2001 C.S.A. certificate.Scott No. 8 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $900
Lot 3705
Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ brown red, single with mostly large margins to just in at upper left, showing opened pre-printing paper fold in lower right corner, tied by "Richmond, Va., Jun 2" cds on local drop rate cover with manuscript "Via Flag truce" endorsement at top; couple light cover tone spots at top, Very Fine, an unusual and rare Flag of Truce drop rate usage sent in care of Waldo Johnson who was the Missouri senator from March 17, 1861 to January 10, 1862 when he was expelled from the Senate for disloyalty to the government.Scott No. 8 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,500
Lot 3706
Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ pale red, clear to large margins, late impression, tied by partial "Richmond, Va., Sep 1, 1863" cds on Office of the Commissioner of Taxes imprint cover, Very Fine, a lovely drop rate usage.Scott No. 8a Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $1,150