Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — Confederate States (Independent and C.S.A. Uses of U.S. Stamps)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1698
3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). Tied by "Twin Sisters Tx. March 19 1861" manuscript postmark on buff cover to Blanco County Tex., small piece out of top of stamp and short perfs at right, cover with small opening tears, appears Fine, an extremely rare Confederate Texas use of a U.S. stamp from this small town, the only known example, ex Camina and illustrated in Texas Postal History Handbook by Deaton on p. 20
350
425