Lot 399
Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ Red Brown. Four large margins, tied by "New Orleans, La./30 Nov." cds on cover addressed to "Francis Moreno, Spanish Vice Consul in Pensacola, Florida", reverse with blue oval handstamp of the Spanish Consulate in Washington, D.C. reduced at right, Very Fine and unusual, ex-Meroni.Scott No. 62X4 Estimate $500 - 750.
Carried through the lines by courier and then placed in the Confederate States mails in New Orleans.
Realized: $500