Sale 1291 — United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2023
Category — Florida in the Civil War: Confederate General Issues, cont. (6-13)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
515
5c Blue, Local (7). Horizontal pair, mostly ample margins, small faults, lifted and reaffixed, tied by bold strike of "Tampa Fla. Dec. 28, 1862" circular datestamp on oatmeal cover to Houston Fla., reduced at left, still Fine and extremely rare Tampa circular datestamp, ex Murphy, signed Brian Green who notes "unique", but there is one other example known (see Confederate Philatelist Nov.-Dec. 1991), ex Murphy, illustrated in Briggs book on p. 240
E. 400-500
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