Lot
467 
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Blue, Stone 2. O.g., never hinged, full well balanced margins, rich vibrant color and wonderful freshness, Very Fine and choice, a lovely mint stamp. Scott No. 4 $225 for hinged.
Realized: $350
Lot
468
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Blue. Horizontal pair, o.g., lightly hinged, large even margins, some light tone spots mostly at right, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 4 $625.
Realized: $200
Lot
469 
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Blue. Block of 4, o.g., never hinged, bottom stamps showing plate guide mark at lower left, full even margins, bright vibrant color and remarkably fresh, Very Fine, a beautiful multiple. Scott No. 4 $1,300 for hinged.
Realized: $575
Lot
470
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Blue. block of 4 showing unusual spacing and narrow gutter between right vertical pair, o.g., never hinged, four ample to large margins and strong color, small thin spots affecting top pair, Very Fine, a wonderful position piece. Scott No. 4 $1,300 as o.g.
Realized: $650
Lot
471
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Blue. Block of 30, large margins to just touching at bottom right and left center, very fresh with rich color, light creases mostly in margins between stamps and thins in top and bottom corner stamps at right, otherwise Very Fine, a remarkable large multiple. Scott No. 4 $6,750 for singles.
Realized: $2,300
Lot
472 
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Blue, Stone 2 (Pos. 8). Large margins to clear at left, tied by "Charleston, S.C./Apr. 8" double-circle datestamp on yellow cover to "Gen. Pettigrew, 1st Brigade, Acquia District at Fredericksburg Va.", "Due 5" handstamp and also in red crayon, "Gen. James J. Pettigrew/April '62" docketing (in his hand?) at left, Very Fine and attractive, with 2004 C.S.A. certificate. Scott No. 4 Estimate $400 - 600.
The addressee, Brig. Genl. James J. Pettigrew, during the Peninsula Campaign (March - July 1862) in the summer of 1862, Pettigrew was severely wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines. He was hit by a mini ball that damaged his throat, windpipe, and shoulder. Pettigrew nearly bled to death, and while lying wounded, he received another bullet wound in the arm and was bayoneted in the right leg. Believing his wounds mortal, Pettigrew didn't permit any of his men to leave the ranks to carry him to the rear. Left for dead on the field, he recovered consciousness as a Union prisoner of war. Exchanged two months later, the general recovered from his wounds, spent the fall commanding a brigade in Maj. Gen. Daniel Harvey Hill's division around Richmond, and the winter commanding a brigade in North Carolina and southern Virginia. He returned to his North Carolina brigade just in time to begin the Gettysburg Campaign in June 1863.
On July 3, Lee selected Pettigrew's division to march at the left of Maj. Gen. George Pickett's in the famous infantry assault now known as Pickett's Charge. This was an error on Lee's part. He did not consult with Pettigrew to find out the terrible condition of the division.
As the division advanced, it received murderous fire. Pettigrew's horse was shot out from under him, and he continued on foot. Reaching within 100 yards of the stone wall on Cemetery Ridge partially held by his cousin John Gibbon, he was severely wounded in the left hand by canister fire. Despite the great pain he was in, Pettigrew remained with his soldiers until it was obvious that the attack had failed. Holding his bloody hand, the despondent officer walked toward Seminary Ridge and encountered General Lee. Pettigrew attempted to speak, but Lee, seeing the horrible wound, spoke first: "General, I am sorry to see you are wounded; go to the rear." With a painful salute, Pettigrew said nothing but continued to the rear.
General Pettigrew continued to command the division during the retreat to the Potomac River until Heth recovered. Stopped by the flooded Potomac River at Falling Waters, West Virginia, Pettigrew's brigade was deployed in a dense skirmish line on the Maryland side protecting the road to the river crossing. Union cavalry probed the southern defenses throughout the night as Lee's army crossed the pontoon bridges into West Virginia. On the morning of July 14, Pettigrew's brigade was one of the last Confederate units still north of the Potomac River, when the Union troopers closed in. On foot and in the front line, Pettigrew was directing his soldiers when he was shot by a Union cavalryman from the Michigan Brigade at close range, the bullet striking him in the abdomen. He was immediately carried to the rear and across the Potomac, having refused to be left in federal hands. He died three days later near Bunker Hill, West Virginia. His brigade, which lost an estimated 56% casualties, had been ruined as an effective combat organization.
Realized: $900
Lot
473
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Blue. Tight margins, used with 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, both tied by blue "Petersburg Va." cds on homemade oatmeal cover addressed to "Mrs. Anne P. Hopkins, Hampden Sidney P.O., Prince Edward County, Va."; couple stain spots, F.-V.F. Scott No. 4+6 Estimate $300 - 400.
This letter was from Abner C. Hopkins, who was commissioned in the 2nd Virginia Infantry and served as Chaplain of the Stonewall Brigade. He married Anne P. Atkinson.
Realized: $350
Lot
474
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Blue. Horiz. pair (four nice margins), tied by "Campobella, S.C." postmark tying on long literate folded letter to Montgomery, Ala., mainly family chat, Extremely Fine and attractive, Scarce town cancel. Scott No. 4 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $300
Lot
475
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Blue. Stone 3, horizontal pair (Pos. 16-17), four margins (minor defects), lightly pen cancelled on cover to "Gap Civil, N.C., C.S.A." with matching manuscript "Mt. Airy, N.C./Aug 29" postmark; small cover tear at top, Very Fine; with 1980 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 4 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $120
Lot
476
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Blue. Margins to just touching at bottom, used in combination with 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing (small fault), both tied by "Abbeville, C.H., S.C., Jan 16" cds on fresh homemade cover to Augusta, Ga., Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. 4+6 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170