Lot 2873
Confederacy, The Adams Express Company. Imprint on cover to Moore's Store, Va. franked with 1861 5¢ green (four margins) with manuscript cancel, postmarked "Mount Jackson, Va." cds at left, cover open on two sides, Very Fine; with 1984 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 1 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $550
Lot 2874
Confederacy, The Adams Express Company. Imprint on cover to Liberty, Va. franked with 1861 5¢ green (in at left) tied by bold blue "Lynchburg, Va./Jun. 10" cds, cover with small nick at bottom, Very Fine.Scott No. 1 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $400
Lot 2875
Confederacy, The Adams Express Company, August, Ga. Blue embossed corner card on fresh orange cover to Chester, S.C., franked with clear to large margin 1861, 5¢ green tied by neat "August, Ga., Jan 30" cds, 1862 docketing, Extremely Fine and choice.Scott No. 1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A lovely cover with "Adams" crossed out by pen due to the fact that the Adams firm was now under the control of the Southern Express Company.
Realized: $1,000
Lot 2876
Confederacy, Adams Southern Express. Imprint at top of orange cover to Leesvile, S.C., franked with large margin 1861, 5¢ green tied by neat blue "Columbus, S.C., Jan 9" cds, Extremely Fine; with 2000 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. 1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A lovely cover with "Adams" crossed out and "Co." added by pen due to the fact that the Adams firm was now under the control of the Southern Express Company.
Realized: $900
Lot 2877
Confederacy, Adams Southern Express. Imprint (crossed out in pen) at top of cover to Griffin, Ga., franked with four margin 1861, 5¢ green tied by central "Montgomery, Ala., Jun 26, 1862" cds, fresh and Extremely Fine.Scott No. 1 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $625
Lot 2878
Confederacy, Adams Southern Express. Imprint at top of fresh cover to Winsboro, S.C., franked with 1862, 5¢ blue tied by bold "Charleston, S.C., May 3, 1862" cds, Very Fine and choice.Scott No. 4 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $525
Lot 2879
Confederacy, Southern Express Co./Montgomery, Ala./Nov. 29. Blue double circle handstamp on 1861 cover franked with 1861 5¢ olive green, horiz. pair (four large margins) tied by partial strike of black "Southern Express Co." handstamp & blue "Montgomery, Ala./Dec. 2" cds, addressed to "Col. Lomax, 3rd Regt. Ala. Volunteers, Norfolk, Virginia", small margin tear (not mentioned on accompanying 2000 P.S.E. cert.), Extremely Fine, ex-Hall, Shenfield, illustrated in the Walske, Trepel Book.Scott No. 1c Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
An extremely rare express usage with Confederate postage prepaid, carried outside the mails to Colonel Lomax's regiment in proximity to Norfolk. The blue circle tying pair is not recorded and evidently pre-dates the smaller circular handstamp found on other covers from this correspondence.
Realized: $3,250
Lot 2880
Confederacy, Southern Express Co./Savannah, Ga./Mar. 24. Red double circle handstamp tying manuscript cancelled 1861 5¢ dark green (deep color, margins to just touching design) on cover to Macon, Ga., Very Fine, a striking cover & a very rare usage from Savannah, ex-Brown; with 1976 P.F. certificate.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $2,200
Lot 2881
Confederacy, (Southern Express Company). Buff cover addressed to Vicksburg, Miss. & franked with two 1862 5¢ blue (both with four margins), cancelled by blue manuscript crayon with matching "Pd - CHP" manuscript endorsement of Charles H. Phelps, the Southern Express agent in Augusta, Extremely Fine and rare, a lovely cover.Scott No. 4 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $900