Sale 1025 — 2012 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Tuesday, 26 June, 2012

Category — Confederate States

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
299°
c
Sale 1025, Lot 299, Confederate StatesBaton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, Criss-Cross Border (11X3). Margins to in, tied by light strike of "Baton Rouge La. Dec. 24, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Miss Kittie Mort, care of Dr. Blackburn, Vernon Miss., neat manuscript "5" at left of stamp, missing part of top flap and small piece out at top left, vertical file fold at left well away from stamp, some overall wear, stamp with minor soiling

FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY ELEVEN COVERS WITH THE BATON ROUGE 5-CENT CRISS-CROSS BORDER STAMP ARE RECORDED.

Only two of the eleven examples on covers have four margins.

Ex Walcott.

10,000
1,800