Sale 1205 — 2019 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Wednesday, 26 June, 2019

Category — Confederate States

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2181
c
Sale 1205, Lot 2181, Confederate States5c Light Green, Stone 1 (1a). Large margins all around, rich color, tied by perfect strike of "Atlanta Ga. Feb. 24, 1862" circular datestamp on bright yellow cover with "Salmons & Simmons, Dealers in Staple & Fancy Goods, Atlanta Ga." green embossed cameo corner card, beautiful ornate design, addressed to the care of McWilliams & Roberts in Griffin Ga.

EXTREMELY FINE GEM STAMP ON A BEAUTIFUL AND IMMACULATE CONFEDERATE CORNER CARD COVER. ABSOLUTE PERFECTION.

The sender of this as well as the recipients must have been fastidious as we have offered another example from the same correspondence which is just as beautiful (an Atlanta Postmaster's Provisional entire). The matching color of the cameo corner card and the stamp on this cover adds to its beauty.

With 2002 P.F. certificate

E. 2,000-3,000
22,000