Lot 1542
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Clear to large margins, tied by blue Charlotte, N.C. cds on inside of turned cover to Gold Hill, N.C., cover turned and addressed to Rowan Mills, franked on reverse with 1863, 10¢ blue tied by "Gold Hill, N.C., Sept 21" cds, Very Fine.Scott No. 11, 12 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $135
Lot 1543
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Right margin single with huge margins around, neatly tied by "Pocotalico, S.C., Jul 23" cds on neat homemade cover to Gen S. McGoven at Abbeville C.H., S.C., Extremely Fine and choice.Scott No. 11 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $270
Lot 1544
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Four margins, tied by 5-Bar in Circle Grid Army of Northern Virginia Field handstamp (Dietz ANV 5EG) on cover to Wytheville, Va., addressed by Gen. William Terry to his wife, some light toning & reduced at left, Very Fine; signed B. Green.Scott No. 11 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $130
Lot 1545
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die A. Large margins except just touching at left, tied by "Wilmington, N.C./Aug 28 " cds on cover to Summerville, N.C. with neat handstamped "WAY" marking; reduced slightly at left with small piece of lower left corner missing on front, otherwise Very Fine, a rare auxiliary marking.Scott No. 11 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $1,700
Lot 1546
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Central horizontal crease, tied by "Wilmington, N.C., May 26" cds on turned cover to Richmond, Va., inside usage to Wilmington with "Richmond, Va./May 31" cds (Powell type 5g) with matching straight line "Due 10" handstamp, soldier endorsement at top; light corner wear, Very Fine.Scott No. 11 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $150
Lot 1547
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ greenish blue. Huge margins including part top sheet margin, tied by "Oct/30/1863" datetamp alongside clear 19mm semi-circle "Chicamauga" on cover to Rev. Thos. R. Markham, 1st Miss. Regt. Light Artly., Enterprise, Miss., Very Fine and attractive, A marvelous example of this rare Army of Tennessee Field Post marking that was in use for less than three weeks from October 25 to November 14, 1863.Scott No. 11c Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $5,500
Lot 1548
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ greenish blue. Large margins, tied by "Sumter, S.C., Dec 29" cds over a blue embossed J.J. Miller, Auction and Commission Merchant scroll corner card, on soldier addressed cover to Evan's Brigade in Charleston, S.C., cover turned and franked with 1863, 10¢ blue tied by "Charleston, S.C., Jan 2, 1864" cds, addressed back to Sumter, Very Fine, an unusual adversity usage.Scott No. 11c, 11 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $850
Lot 1549
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ greenish blue. Large even margins, tied by "Selma, Ala./Jan. 13" cds on turned cover, first usage carried battlefield order & is endorsed "E.T. Ligon's order", some staining around adhesive & two small insect holes, large part of side flap torn away, F.-V.F., a most unusual item.Scott No. 11c Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $80
Lot 1550
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ greenish blue, die A. Four margin pair tied by "Goldsboro, N.C./Oct 13 " cds on turned cove to Chapel Hill, N.C., second usage inside franked with a four margin 10¢ blue, die B tied by "Chapel Hill, N.C./Oct 16 " cds to Raleigh, N.C.; top flap rejoined, Extremely Fine and choice.Scott No. 11c Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $115
Lot 1551
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die B. Huge margins including bottom margin with part imprint, tied by "Columbus, Ga./5/Dec 1" integral rate cds on cover to Brandon, Miss.; minor opening tear at top, Very Fine.Scott No. 12 Estimate $150 - 200.
This Columbus datestamp with the integral "5" is noted in the 1986 Dietz Catalog [page 50] as a pre-war marking, not to be confused with Confederate usage.
Realized: $135