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U.S. and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Confederate States: General Issues, Scott 6-13

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Lot Description

4530

5c Light Blue, De La Rue (6). Vertical pair, large margins, bright color, cancelled by penstrokes, "Zeno S.C. 6/?" manuscript postmark on marron and ultramarine geometric pattern wallpaper cover to Mechanicsburg N.C., turned use, inside with "Hazlewood S.C. August 21" and "Paid 10" manuscript postmarks, vertical file fold affects top stamp, opened for display, Very Fine, this is an extraordinary wallpaper cover with the printed pattern on the outside, because it was turned and re-used, one of the few "inside out" wallpaper covers in existence, ex Kohn (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

4531

5c Blue, Local (7). Vertical pair, large margins to full, tied by neat strike of "Mobile Ala. Aug. 4" double-circle datestamp on all-over green lithographed Independent Packet James Battle steamboat advertising cover, beautiful sidewheeler illustration, below which is the captain's name and sailing times between Mobile and Montgomery, to Macon Ga., routed "Care of Macon Arsenal" at lower left, possibly carried by packet from Mobile to Montgomery on the Alabama River, and from there by train on the Montgomery & West Point R.R. to Macon - weeks later Federal forces would take complete control of the Southern waterways, slightly reduced at left, professionally cleaned to remove waterstain

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A COLORFUL AND RARE CONFEDERATE STEAMBOAT COVER.

The Confederate packet James Battle advertised service on the Alabama River from Mobile and Montgomery. It was captured as a blockade runner in November 1863 and put into service for the North. (Image)

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E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $5,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

4532

5c Blue, Local (7). Horizontal pair, full to large margins, right stamp light toning at right, cancelled by two penstrokes, matching "Chula Depot Va. Nov. 3" (1863) manuscript postmark on Richmond Female Institute illustrated corner card cover to Richmond, trivial toned Very Fine, a beautiful cover college cover (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

4533

5c Blue, Local (7). Vertical pair, large margins, rich color, tied by light strike of circular datestamp on adversity cover made from 1847 annual report from a Bible society to San Marino Va., some slight toning and edgewear, Very Fine (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

4534

5c Blue, Local (7). Mostly large margins to clear, tied by "Tuscaloosa Ala. May 6" circular datestamp on turned U.S. 3c Red Star Die entire (U27), embossed stamp cancelled "Montgomery Ala. May 19, 1861" Confederate use of U.S. stamps, used first to Tuscaloosa, then to Sgt. John Snow in Palmers Brigade in Estelle Springs Tenn., small tear at bottom of cover, folded over for display, Very Fine, an extremely rare turned-cover combination of U.S. postage used in the Confederacy and a Confederate General Issue (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

4535

5c Blue, Local (7). Vertical pair, huge margins to just in incl. part of adjoining stamp at bottom, cancelled by unusual 7-bar grid, "H. Tavern" (N.C.) rimless handstamp on homemade cover to Greensboro N.C., Very Fine strikes of this unusual cancel from Hickory Tavern N.C. (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

4536

5c Blue, Local (7). Block of six, cancelled by "Abingdon Va. Jul. 1" circular datestamps on cover to Fincastle Va. and forwarded to Waskey's Mills Va., manuscript "Ford. 30" at top and "Fincastle Va. Jul. 3" circular datestamp, turned use with inside bearing bottom sheet margin block of six of 5c Blue, Local (7), cancelled by "Waskey's Mills, July 6th, 1863" manuscript postmark and addressed to Abingdon Va., reduced at one side, opened for display, some faults, a rare turned use franked with two blocks of six and one side forwarded (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

4537

2c Brown Red (8). Large margins to clear, tied by clear "Richmond Va. Apr. 2" circular datestamp on semi-official cover addressed locally, manuscript "Office Comm. of Taxes" at top right, file fold at bottom of little consequence, Very Fine, a handsome cover, ex White, signed Dietz and with 1982 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 1,500.00

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

4538

2c Brown Red (8). Horizontal block of eight and pair, large margins almost all around, tied by manuscript cross strokes, matching "Wahalok Sept. 14th" Mississippi manuscript postmark on brown legal-size cover to Brig. Gen. J.V. Harris at Columbus Miss., left hand vertical pair with ink stain and faults, ink erosion affects most other stamps, the cover is without one backflap and has been reduced all around (flaps held in place), nonetheless an extremely rare and presentable cover, bearing one of the largest multiples of the 2c Engraved, ex Antrim, Nielsen and Keeling, illustrated in Brian Green's The Confederate States Two-Cent Red Jack Intaglio Stamp, with 1997 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

4539

10c Blue, "TEN" (9). Margins huge to just clear at left, tied by bold "Madison C.H., Va. Nov. 4, 1863" circular datestamp on cover to Yellow Branch Va., stamp with trivial small toned spot, cover with small part of backflap missing, otherwise Fine (Image)

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$ 1,600.00

SOLD for $450.00
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4540

10c Blue, "TEN", Sperati Reproduction. Large margins, target cancel, signed on reverse by Sperati, Very Fine (Image)

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E. $ 150-200

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction