Lot
2748 
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Large margins, tied by "Palmetto, S.C." cds on cover to Atlanta, stamp affixed over "I.O.O.F." (International Order of Odd Fellows) corner card with linked rings & arrows, stamp moved to show full corner card design, Very Fine. Scott No. 11 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $550
Lot
2749
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Sheet margin single with large margins, small scored line lightly impressed on stamp, tied by brown "Resaca, Ga." cds on cover to Florence, Ga., Very Fine; signed Dietz. Scott No. 11 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $170
Lot
2750
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Four ample to large margins, clipped corner at top left, not affecting design, tied by bold "Albany, Ga./Feb. 11, 1864" cds on an overpaid drop cover used locally, flap missing, Very Fine. Scott No. 11 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $95
Lot
2751
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ milky blue. Four nice margins, tied by blue dateless "Charlotte, N.C." postmark on small cover addressed to "Commodore Barron, C.S. Navy, Savannah, Georgia", the cover was then forwarded to Charleston, S.C. with "Savannah, Ga." cds & straight line "Forwarded" handstamp & red "10" rate handstamp, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 11a Estimate $500 - 750.
Samuel Barron was born 28 November 1809 in Hampton, Virginia. His father, who died in 1810, was a commodore in the US navy stationed there. As a tribute to his father Barron was appointed a midshipman on 1 January 1812. He was only two at the time. He entered active service with the navy in 1820. By 1855 he was a captain. By 1860 he was chief of the Bureau of Detail and one of the most powerful men in the navy. After Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated in 1861 there is evidence that Barron was actively attempting to take control of the Navy Department. Once Virginia left the Union he tendered his resignation. Gideon Welles, the Secretary of the Navy, refused to accept the resignation and instead dismissed Barron on 22 April 1861.
Offering his services to his native state, Barron was named a captain and head of the Office of Naval Detail and Equipment. When Virginia's navy became part of the Confederate navy he was given a commission as commander dated 10 June 1861 and appointed head of the Office of Orders and Details. He held this position only until 20 July 1861 when he convinced the Confederate Secretary of the Navy, Stephen R. Mallory, to give him command of the coastal defenses of Virginia and North Carolina. Barron chose to administer his duties from Fort Hatteras, North Carolina. He arrived at the fort 28 August 1861; the day after a Union fleet began a bombardment and was forced to surrender the following day. He was held as a prisoner of war until exchanged 11 months later.
In November 1862, Barron was briefly reassigned command of naval forces in Virginia before he was sent to Great Britain to take command of the two ironclad rams, CSS North Carolina and CSS Mississippi (also known as the 'Laird Rams'), that were being built under the direction of Commander James D. Bulloch for the Confederacy. After the ships were seized by British authorities the following year, Barron traveled to France, remaining in Paris as "Flag Officer" commanding Confederate States Naval Forces in Europe acting as a contact for Confederate naval officers as well as blockade runners and privateers until February 25, 1865 when he resigned his commission returning to the United States shortly before the Confederacy's surrender a month later. Retiring to his home in Essex County, Virginia, Barron took up farm life until his death on February 26, 1888.
Realized: $1,050
Lot
2752
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, Officially Perforated 12½. Full perforations, trivial corner crease & tiny bit of discoloration in bottom left corner, tied by "Atlanta, Ga." cds on cover to Talladega, Ala., sent by "W.J. Rhodes, Army of Tennessee", Very Fine, ex-Dietz, Brown & Brooks. Scott No. 11e Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $525
Lot
2753
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, Forsyth Ga. Sawtooth Roulette. Full perforation except on small perf fault, printed on horiz. ribbed paper, tied by "Forsyth, Geo./Mar. 21" cds on cover to Griffin, Ga., Very Fine, extremely rare -- a total of eight Forsyth covers are recorded, ex-Judd. Scott No. 12 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $675
Lot
2754
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Four large margins, tied by "Milledgeville, Ga./Aug. 28" (1864) cds on Executive Dept. Broadside addressed to the Inferior Court in Cuthbert County asking that the broadside be posted in the Courthouse, the broadside is a warning to local Policemen who are neglecting there duties to the Community, "…are neglecting their duties and giving their attention exclusively to their own private affairs. This cannot be tolerated. The details were not granted to them as a matter of personal favor but as a matter of public interest. They are required to give their whole time to the business of traveling through the county from plantation to plantation, under such regulations as the Courts may prescribe, and in seeing that the negroes on all plantations, left without overseers, are kept in subjection, and property protected.", plus more, Very Fine, a wonderful & historic item. Scott No. 12 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $350
Lot
2755
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Four margins (3 irregular) including large bottom sheet margin showing Plate Imprint, tied by "Savannah, Ga./Sep. 27/Paid" (1864) cds on cover to a Capt. Hanks, A.Q.M (Assistant Quartermaster) in Macon, adhesive with hint of water staining, Very Fine, a very rare Imprint single on cover. Scott No. 12 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $500
Lot
2756
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Four large margins, tiny scuff, tied by vivid red "Social Circle, Ga./May 2" cds on immaculate cover to Greensboro, Ga., Extremely Fine. Scott No. 12 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $160
Lot
2757
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, Dry Print. Large margins single showing unusual Dry Print, tied by "Augusta, Ga." cds on pristine cover to Macon, Extremely Fine and choice. Scott No. 12 Estimate $50 - 75.
Realized: $230