Sale 1155 — United States and Confederate States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday, 9 May, 2017
Category — Confederate States, General Issues on-Cover
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3047
Southern Express Lynchburg, Nov. 10, 1865. Clear strike of blue oval handstamp on 3c Pink on Buff entire (U59) to Staunton Va., manuscript "Per Southern Express Paid" at top, Very Fine and scarce, it took some time for mail in the post-war period to return to normal service, this use, which never entered U.S. mails, demonstrates the role express companies played during early Reconstruction, with 1973 P.F. certificate
E. 400-500
450