Sale 1010 — 2011 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Saturday, 18 June, 2011

Category — Confederate States

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
184
c
Sale 1010, Lot 184, Confederate States10c Blue, Die A (11). Horizontal strip of four, mostly large margins except in at points where separated unevenly, tied by four clear strikes of 7-Bar Grid cancel on cover to Clinton La., some overall wear and corner flaws

VERY FINE. ONE OF FIVE RECORDED TRANS-MISSISSIPPI EXPRESS COVERS WITH ARMY FIELD OFFICE CANCELLATIONS AND THE ONLY ONE OF THESE ORIGINATING WITH THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA.

Listed in Krieger as E53 (p. 53). Four of the five covers recorded by Krieger with army field cancellations come from the Army of Tennessee. Only this cover has the grids used by the Army of Northern Virginia in the field. Three other covers have targets or grids of uncertain origin.

Ex Simon. With 1983 P.F. certificate

E. 7,500-10,000
3,750