Lot
1889 
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing (large margins, nick at top) tied on back flaps of large magnificent silver gilt embossed valentine cover by blue "Columbia, S.C./Feb. 16" (1862) cds with matching (due) "5" as it was clearly overweight; addressed to Mrs. Emma Craig, Sumterville, So Ca; stamp torn in half upon opening, Very Fine, a spectacular & seldom seen item, Valentine uses in the Confederacy are quite scarce due to only a handful of opportunities as well as the exigencies of war, ex-Engel and Everett (his ME on back flap). Scott No. 7 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $700