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
240
5c Olive Green, Stone A-B (1c). Ample margins to clear at top, deep rich color which matches the Stone A-B shades but not plated and not returnable for a certificate stating Stones 1 or 2, tied by bold blue "Nashville Ten. Dec. 7" double-circle datestamp on cover to Knoxville Tenn. railroad office with "Maxwell, Saulpaw & Co. Bridge Builders Nashville Tenn." fancy corner card, lovely ornate frame surrounding the advertisement, slightly reduced at right and stamp with very faint margin toning, still Very Fine and most unusual, we have seen Confederate corner cards for grocers, importers, lawyers, machine dealers, hotels, etc., but we do not recall seeing a bridge builder's corner card, ex Walcott and Hughes
E. 500-750
1,000
