Sale 1291 — United States Postal History

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2023

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Category — Confederate General Issues (1-5)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
649
c
Sale 1291, Lot 649, Confederate General Issues (1-5)5c Blue, Stone 2 (4). Tied by bold strike of "Richmond Va. Jun. 4, 1862" circular datestamp on oatmeal cover, written in the hand of Brigadier General Joseph Reid Anderson to his wife in Mount Joy Va., stamp with small nick at right, still Very Fine, accompanied by a bio of General Anderson, who in addition to serving the Confederacy as a general was the owner of the Tredegar Iron Company, the South's largest and most significant iron works and a vital source of munitions and ordnance for the Army

E. 400-500
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