Lot 1919
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, two bottom corner Keating & Ball imprint and plate no. blocks of 12 (one each from plates 1 & 2), both with full margins, plate 1 no gum, minor toning, light creasing & small colored-in scrape; plate 2, which shows a large plate crack in the bottom margin, is o.g., few tone spots, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 11 $850.
Realized: $450
Lot 1920
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ light blue, die I, bottom margin plate block of 14 with plate "No. 2" only, o.g., never hinged, large margins, light vertical crease between 4th & 5th column, small gum tone spot barely shows through, otherwise fresh and Very Fine.Scott No. 11 $450 for hinged.
Realized: $900
Lot 1921
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, lower left plate "No. 1" block of 12 with full Archer & Daly imprint, o.g., never hinged, large margins, lightly toned, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 11 $450 for hinged.
Realized: $375
Lot 1922
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, lower right plate "No. 2" block of 12 with full Archer & Daly imprint, o.g., lightly hinged, large margins, couple small tone spots, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 11 $450.
Realized: $220
Lot 1923
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, lower left plate "No. 2" block of 12 with "& Daly" crossed out, dry, toned o.g., large margins, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 11 $450.
Realized: $325
Lot 1924
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, lower left plate "No. 1" block of 12 with "& Daly" removed, o.g. (stamps n.h.), large margins, light vertical creases, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 11 $450.
Realized: $300
Lot 1925
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, tied by two strikes of "Lynchburg, Va., May 26" slightly oily brown cds on cover to Pickett's Divison in Richmond, Va., Extremely Fine, a very scarce color cancel.Scott No. 11 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $950
Lot 1926
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, four margins, canceled blue grid on wallpaper cover with a scarce gold & red "leaf" design, postmarked matching blue Raleigh, N.C. cds, Very Fine and attractive.Scott No. 11 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $1,150
Lot 1927
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, tied by Richmond, Va./Mar. 19, 1863 cds on overpaid drop letter to Col. H.C. Cahill, then forwarded to "Cabell's Battalion, near Port Walthall Junction" with pair of 5¢ local print (7) tied by Richmond cds the next day, Very Fine and unusual, a lovely combination.Scott No. 11 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $425
Lot 1928
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, bottom margin single with plate "No. 1", uncancelled on locally addressed cover with partial Augusta, Geo. cds; cover with wrinkles and vertical crease through stamp due to the legal documents originally enclosed (not present), otherwise a Very Fine and scarce; additionally, plate no. singles are quite rare on cover.Scott No. 11 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $200