Sale 1208 — The Clovis Collection of Confederate States Illustrated Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday, 25 September, 2019
Category — Corner Card Covers
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
239
5c Green, Stone 1 (1). Full margins to just in, deep shade, tied by bold "Richmond Va. Oct. 23, 1861" circular datestamp on "Johnson, Truehart & Vaughan Wholesale Grocer's Richmond Va." yellow lithographed advertising cover to New Plymouth Va., backflap tear barely extends to front and is partly detached, Very Fine, a scarce and desirable first-month use on a grocer's corner card, signed Brian Green, who noted it as the earliest known use of Stone 1 (Scott Catalogue now lists Oct. 18 as EDU)
E. 1,000-1,500
900