Sale 1208 — The Clovis Collection of Confederate States Illustrated Covers

Sale Date — Wednesday, 25 September, 2019

Category — Adversity Use—Turned Covers

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
266
c
Sale 1208, Lot 266, Adversity Use—Turned Covers10c Blue, Die B (12). Huge margins all around, tied by partly struck "Macon Ga." double-circle datestamp on U.S. House of Representatives, Washington D.C. brown overall lithographed cover with illustration of the Capitol, addressed to Athens Ga. and forwarded back to Macon with manuscript "Frwd 10", stamp is placed over the Capitol building no doubt to make a political statement, missing backflap, still Extremely Fine and very unusual cover, with 1998 C.S.A. certificate

E. 750-1,000
1,000