Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — Confederate States (General Issues)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1715
E
1861, 10c Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig Lithographed Essay (Dietz E-10a). Huge margins to in at bottom, thinning which is typical of this soft porous paper, otherwise Fine, rare, we have offered only four singles since 1997
E. 200-300
350
1716
10c Blue, Paterson (2). Huge margins incl. portion of adjoining stamp at left, tied by "Charleston S.C. Oct. 28 186?" circular datestamp on small piece, Extremely Fine, with 2011 P.F. certificate
200
120
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10c Blue, Die A (11). Two panes of 100 with Archer & Daly imprint and No. 2 at bottom right and left respectively, wrinkling and disturbed gum, toning which is more evident on first pane than second, second pane also with defective corner stamp at top, Fine appearance
3,660
800
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Confederate States General Issues (1-8, 11-14). Group of singles, pairs and blocks on stock cards, all but five unused, incl. used singles of Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, unused Nos. 3 (original gum, crease), 6 (original gum block of 16, "around the clock" four corner-margin singles), 7 (block of four and single), 8 (gutter margin block of four, block of four and single), 11 (bottom Keatinge & Ball imprint strip of seven, bottom left corner Archer imprint and plate no. block of 12), 12 (bottom right corner block of 16), 12f perforated single, 13 gutter margin pair (also block of four and two singles), 14 (block of four and two singles), a few flaws to be found and some without gum but most are Very Fine with some Extremely Fine, a nice group showing a large range of issues and formats, Scott Retail more than $5,000.00
E. 1,000-1,500
1,400
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5c Green, Stone 1-2 (1). Huge even margins and vivid color, tied by central strike of "Richmond Va. Jan. 3" circular datestamp on "Bank of Commonwealth" printed address cover to Lynchburg Va., Extremely Fine Gem, rarely found in this pristine condition, with 2011 P.F. certificate
400
650
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5c Green, Stone 1 (1). Full to large margins, tied by neat strike of target cancel, matching "Selma Ala. Feb. 21" circular datestamp on "Commercial Bank of Alabama" corner card cover to Marion Ala., light fold near top of cover slightly bends stamp at top, still Extremely Fine, a pretty cover, ex McCarren
E. 300-400
600
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5c Green, Stone 1-2 (1). Large margins, tied by "Macon Ga. ? 28" circular datestamp on small cover to Chunenuggee Ala., with "Wesleyan Female College, Macon Ga." corner card, stamp with light toning and cover repaired at top left slightly affecting corner card, part of top flap missing, otherwise Very Fine
E. 300-400
425
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5c Light Milky Blue, Stone 2 (4). Large margins, tied by "Laurens C.H. S.C. Jun. 30" circular datestamp on 1862 folded letter to Carnsville Ga., tear at bottom and top left, some splitting along folds, stamp with horizontal file fold and some slight soiling, still Very Fine, scarce use on last day of 5c rate, from June 1, 1861 to June 30, 1862 the rate was 5c for distances under 500 miles and 10c for distances over 500 miles, after June 30, 1862 this was changed to a flat rate of 10c irrespective of distance
E. 300-400
275
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10c Rose (5). Large margins to full, brilliant color, tied by neat "Chattanooga Ten. Aug. 10, 1862" circular datestamp on orange cover to Crawford Station Miss., endorsed "Via Mobile" at bottom left, opening tear at top barely extends to front, Very Fine, a beautiful cover, ex Emerson, Knapp, Dukeshire, Myerson and Boshwit, with 2007 P.F. certificate
E. 1,000-1,500
2,400
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5c Light Blue, De La Rue (6). Horizontal pair, large margins to barely touched at top right, bright shade, tied by "Richmond Va. ? 1862" circular datestamp on brown cover to Arnold's Mills S.C. with Mounted Dragoon, Sword, Verse and "Forti et Fideli nil Difficile" Slogan (Nothing is difficult to the brave and faithful), fresh and Extremely Fine, a particularly choice example of this scarce design, with 1981 P.F. certificate
E. 1,000-1,500
1,700
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5c Blue, Local (7). Large margins to clear, tied by "Fayetteville N.C. May 10, 1863" circular datestamp on homemade overpaid drop rate cover, Very Fine
E. 200-300
350
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5c Blue, Local (7). Horizontal pair, large even margins, tied by "Richmond Va. Jun. 7, 1863" circular datestamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire with Confederate States Official imprint, to Alexander Stephens in Crawfordville Ga., missing top flap as usual for this correspondence and with docketing on back, Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
E. 400-500
400
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2c Brown Red (8). Margins to cut in at right, affixed over flap of brown wrapper and tied by two unclear strikes of N.C. double-circle datestamp, used locally, stamp torn in half when opened, still Fine appearing and scarce wrapper use
1,500
190
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10c Blue, "TEN" (9). Huge margins incl. sheet margin at right, tied by "Culpeper C.H. Va Oct.?." circular datestamp on light yellow cover to Charlottesville Va., some minor edge wear and small hole on back, stamp with lightly toned spot upper left margin, otherwise Extremely Fine
1,600
600
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10c Blue, "TEN" (9). Large margins at sides, just clear at top and bottom, deep rich color, tied by brownish "Tunnel Hill Tenn.?" circular datestamp on cover to Richmond Va., cover with some light soiling and repaired at bottom where piece was apparently missing, appears Very Fine
1,600
650
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10c Blue, Frameline (10). Two + clear framelines, stamp faulty from rough separations at sides, pen-cancelled, matching ms. "Red Sulphur Springs June 10/63" postmark on cover to Berger's Store Va., Very Good appearing and an acceptable example of this scarce issue on cover, plating notation on back "#44 SA '41" (probably Stanley Ashbrook)
3,000
800
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10c Blue, Die A (11). Large margins to just clear at left, tied by "Newnan Ga. Aug. 9" circular datestamp on Army subsistence form adversity cover to Choctaw Agency Miss., Extremely Fine
E. 200-300
275
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20c Green (13). Clear to full margins, tied by "Charleston S.C. Oct. 3, '63" circular datestamp on brown cover to Columbia S.C., stamp lifted and reaffixed slightly out of position, otherwise Very Fine
1,250
550
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20c Green (13). Ample margins to slightly in, creased, tied by "Richmond Va." circular datestamp on blue cover to Ballsville Va., 1864 docketing, Fine
1,250
275
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20c Green (13). Large to ample margins, tied by indistinct Richmond Va. circular datestamp on lady's cover to Tredegar Iron Works at Richmond Va., probably originated outside of Richmond and posted as a drop letter, Dec. 1864 docketing, small flaws in stamp and cover, Very Fine appearance, signed Dietz, with 1993 A.P.S. and 2001 C.S.A. certificates
1,250
350
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20c Green, Diagonal Half Used as 10c (13d, formerly 13c). Bottom left diagonal half, tied by "Mobile Ala. Dec. 13" double-circle datestamp on yellow cover to Monticello Ala., some minor corner wear, otherwise Very Fine and scarce
2,000
1,500
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