Sale 1090 — United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History

Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 17-19 December, 2014

Category — Confederate States: General Issues on-Cover

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2459
c
Sale 1090, Lot 2459, Confederate States: General Issues on-Cover10c Blue, Die A (11). Two, different shades, ample to large margins, tied by blue "Petersburg Va. Jul. ?" circular datestamp on homemade cover to Lynchburg Va., receipt docketing "July 30, 1864", one stamp has ink smear, both slightly wrinkled, otherwise Very Fine example from the Blackford correspondence, the notorious Battle of the Crater occurred on July 30, 1864

E. 200-300
120