Lot
2378 
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue (four margins, clipped corner & some staining), tied indistinct cds on cover addressed to Surgeons - McDowell/ -- Gillespie, Medical Examining Board, Grenada Hospital, Grenada Miss[issippi], bit reduced at left, small tear at right, and file crease across top faintly through stamp, Fine, Featured in Terry Hambrecht's article in the March-April 1987 Confederate Philatelist, page 9 where he points out that examining boards helped elevate the quality of medical care but often left something to be desired, upon which he expounds in more detail. Detailed bio on Gillespie included from the unpublished biographical register of physicians who served the Confederacy in a medical capacity., ex-Hambrecht (no photo). Scott No. 11 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $40
Lot
2379
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue (four large margins, tiny chips at lower corners) tied bold socked on the nose Charleston, S.C./Jun. 3 cds on homemade cover to Dr. J.H. Furman, Manchester, So. Ca., Very Fine, Detailed bio included from the unpublished biographical register of physicians who served the Confederacy in a medical capacity, ex-Hambrecht (no photo). Scott No. 11 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $40
Lot
2380 
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Milky Blue, bottom right plate #2 block of twelve with "Archer & Daly" imprint, large margins all around, couple natural ink smears, trace o.g., trivial tone spots, Very Fine. Scott No. 11a $450.
Realized: $350
Lot
2381 ()
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Milky Blue, plate number "2" block of ten, beautiful color on bright paper, full to large margins, unused, fresh and Very Fine, This was the first state lacking the imprint. Scott No. 11a Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $350
Lot
2382
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Greenish Blue, vertical pair, four margins all around, tied by the "Richmond, Va Jan 1" (Powell Type 5f) on light coarse paper cover addressed to Mrs. Capt J. J. Allen, Waskey's Mills Botetourt Co., Va., Very Fine double rate cover. Scott No. 11c Estimate $150 - 200.
John James Allen (b1831) enlisted as a private in Co K 57th Va Inf 6/10/1861 and was promoted Capt 7/20/1861. He was wounded at Malvern Hill 7/1/1862 losing an arm. He resigned 8/23/1862 on account of his wound. After the war, he was a lawyer, judge, and a legislator for Botetourt County.
Realized: $100
Lot
2383
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Green, four margins, tied by Eatonton, Ga double-circle cds on homemade buff cover addressed to Wm A. Nelson Esq. in Americus, Ga., Very Fine. Scott No. 11d Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $95
Lot 2384 o
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue, Die A, Perforated, Block of Four, dark shade and fine impression, each stamp cancelled by open grid, possibly an army field office grid, but also similar to the device used at Brookhaven Miss. where perforated stamps are known to have originated, Fine and extremely rare used block; with 2006 C.S.A. certificate.Scott No. 11e Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED USED BLOCK OF THE PERFORATED 1863 10¢ BLUE DIE A.
Realized: $4,250
Lot
2385
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue, Die A, Forsyth Ga. Serpentine Roulette, original gum, shallow thin and some light creases, Fine, an exceedingly rare unused example of this private perf, ex-Hulme; with 2009 C.S.A. certificate. Scott No. 11 var. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $200
Lot
2386 ()
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue, Harrisonburg Va. Roulette, roulettes on three sides, straight edge at right, deep shade, unused, light vertical crease ends in tiny tear, Fine, a very rare Harrisonburg roulette pair.; with 2009 C.S.A. certificate. Scott No. 11 var. Estimate $300 - 400.
The Harrisonburg Va. roulettes were used from post offices in the surrounding Shenandoah Valley area and are known as the "Shenandoah Separations".
Realized: $210