Lot
1854 
Confederacy, "Our Homes" Patriotic, the penultimate of all Confederate patriotics next to the Hanging Lincoln; elaborate allegorical scene over entire left end of envelope: Confederate soldier defending home, family and 11-Star Flag with "Our Homes" in upper panel and Northern pointing the way to a negro carrying a bundle and flag in the lower panel with broken bust of Lincoln, horn-of-plenty and "Protection"; slightest tone specks of no consequence, otherwise Superb, ex Malpass. C.S.A. Catalog No. MS-3 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
This was the New Dietz type MS-2 and catalog $5,000 over 20 years ago for a used example when the "Hanging Lincoln" cataloged $6,000 - the second largest catalog value by a long shot, one of only four known unused examples, this exceptional example sold in our February 16, 2008 sale and realized $2,600 hammer, previously accompanied by a 1959 letter from George Malpass stating he knew of only one specimen changing hands in the past ten years.
Realized: $4,750
Lot
1855
Confederacy, Palmetto State Flag, blue design on cover addressed to Capt. T.B. Patrick at Arsenal Academy, Columbia S.C., partial "Orangeburg S.C." cds and matching "Paid" handstamp; reduced at right, top right corner repaired, Fine, ex-Kohn. C.S.A. Catalog No. FSC-3B $3,500. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $475
Lot
1856
Confederacy, Small Mounted Dragoons, patriotic design (Dietz SM2, verse 24, imprint 17) on cover to Gibbsville, Geo., franked with 1862, 5¢ blue + 5¢ light blue tied by Richmond, Va. cds; cover and stamp flaws with cover back separation, Fine appearance. Scott No. 4+6 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
1857
Confederacy, Tent & 11-Star Flag, red and blue design (C.S.A. TF-1) on unused cover, with matching folded letterhead enclosure with T.S. Reynolds imprint (Imprint 5), with manuscript "Marietta, Ga." heading; slight aging, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170