Sale 47: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1861 ()   

Confederacy, 1862, 2¢ green, unused, bright and fresh with full to mostly large margins, Very Fine.
Scott No. 3    $300.

Realized: $270

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Lot 1862    

Confederacy, 1862, 2¢ green, right margin strip of 3, tied by grid handstamps on 1862 folded letter to the Central Committee of Relief in Seguin, Guadalupe City, matching "New Braunfels, Tex., Dec 5" cds, letter giving information regarding distribution of relief funds to aid familes of newborn children and other charitable purposes; cover with stamp missing at right and natural paper wrinkle in right stamp, Very Fine appearance, accompanied by transcript and historical background; with 1998 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 3    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

The Confederacy had nothing as organized as the Union's U.S. Sanitary Commission or other related organizations to aid soldiers, widows and war-torn families. Locally formed committees were the only Confederate organizations that provided aid to war torn families residing within the Confederacy. Correspondences such as this provide the only remaining glimpses into the operations of these organizations.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 1863    

Confederacy, 1862, 2¢ green, four margins, tied by light Savannah, Geo./Sep. 26 cds on drop cover addressed to Lt. Col. Mitchell, 29th Regt, Savannah; few light "bleached" spots, reduced a bit at right, otherwise Very Fine; with 1994 PSE certificate.
Scott No. 3    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $525

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Lot 1864    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2, bottom margin part sheet of 40 stamps, o.g., faults including creases and tears, bottom right stamp cut out and hinged back, Fine appearance, still an impressive multiple.
Scott No. 4    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,800

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Lot 1865    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged (bottom pair n.h.), four margins including partial sheet margin at left, thin spots affecting top stamps, light horizontal crease between stamps, just touching lower left stamp; fresh, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 4    $1,200.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1866    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, corner sheet margin vertical pair, huge sheet margin slightly overlapping cover at top, tied by "Richmond, Va., Apr 21, 1862" cds's on small cover to Kingston, La.; sealed internal cover tear which just affects bottom stamp, otherwise Very Fine, a spectacular sheet margin pair on cover.
Scott No. 4    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $600

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Lot 1867    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, two singles, both with full margins, tied by red grid handstamps on small cover to Washington, Ga., light matching "Augusta, Ga., Jul 3" cds additionally tying left stamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 4    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $425

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Lot 1868    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, horizontal pair, virtually four full margins, canceled Fayetteville, N.C./Jul.21 cds across the flap of a turned cover to Salem, N.C.; original use (stamp removed) was an advertising cover with blue cameo-type Auctioneer's corner card; minor edge tears, Fine, Fine and unusual.
Scott No. 4    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $230

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Lot 1869    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, pair with large margins to just touching at bottom right, on cover postmarked Water Valley, Miss., addressed to Lynchburg, Virginia; small tear at top and reverse with crudely repaired backflap, still F.-V.F.
Scott No. 4; $450    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $230

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Lot 1870    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, two four-margin singles tied by one of two strikes blue Raleigh, N.C. cds, Jan 18, 1864, on cover to Hillsboro, N.C., some minor staining, Very Fine.
Scott No. 4    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $250

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