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The Gordon G. Bleuler Collection of Confederate States and Civil War Postal History continued...

General Issues on Cover continued...
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1241 c 6 image#6, 5c Light blue, London printing, horizontal pair, large margins all around showing portion of adjoining stamp at left, fresh pastel blue shade with detailed impression, tied by two centrally struck blue circular grid cancels and a blue "Raleigh, N.C./Aug 1 186(?)" c.d.s. to brown cover, addressed to Fentsip P.O., Guilford Co., N.C., reduced at left with minor natural paper wrinkles, a very fine and attractive usage. (Image) Est. 100-150

SOLD for $50.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1242 c 6 image#6, 5c Light blue, London printing, four ample to large margins, just touching at upper right, tied by a superb bold "Charleston, S.C./May 29 186(2)" c.d.s. to light brown cover, addressed to Miss M.E. Phillips, Marion C.H., S.C. about a month before the letter rate was increased to 10c on July 1, 1862, trivial wear to cover edges, very fine. (Image) Est. 100-150

SOLD for $65.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1243 c 6 image#6, 5c Light blue, London printing, horizontal pair with mostly large margins, just cut in at bottom left, fresh pastel shade with clear crisp impression, canceled by pen stroke with "Providence, S.C., Sept 30th" manuscript postmark at left, addressed to Mr. Benjamin Clements, Fannin, Mississippi, docketed "missent and forwarded" with stamps being tied to cover by postmaster's manuscript "due 10 cents", a very fine and attractive forwarded item. (Image) Est. 100-150

SOLD for $190.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1244 c 7 image#7, 5c Blue, Local printing by Archer & Daly, vertical pair with upper stamp (pos. 30) displaying the "white necktie" variety, mostly large to ample margins, cut in at top and lower left, tied by unobtrusive "Montgomery, Ala./Apr 2 18(63)" c.d.s. to yellow cover, addressed to Mobile, Ala. then forwarded to Wetumpka, Ala. with an additional vertical pair, large to ample margins, cut in at lower right, tied by "Mobile, Ala./Apr 4 (1863)" c.d.s., tear to flap on back, still extremely fine; a wonderfully attractive and desirable forwarded usage. (Image) Est. 500-600

SOLD for $600.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1245 c 7a image#7a, 5c Deep blue, Local printing by Archer & Daly, roughly margined on all sides, tied by partial "Mobile, Ala." c.d.s. to blue folded letter overpaying the 2c drop letter rate, locally addressed to Jas G. Stewart of the Mobile Cadets; organized in 1846, this local military company played a significant role in the defense of Mobile in 1864-65; insignificant sealed tear on back of letter, very fine; a scarce usage to a historically significant Mobile, Alabama organization. (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1246 c 7 image#7, 5c Blue, Local printing by Archer & Daly, horizontal pair with ample well balanced margins, just cut into at upper left corner, warm rich color, cancelled by pen stroke and tied by manuscript "Sebastapol/Wilcox Co. Ala/Nov 25 1862" to petite pink ladies cover, addressed to Mrs. T.W. Smith, Prattville, Ala., slightly reduced at left, still very fine; an absolutely delightful little cover from a tiny community southwest of Montgomery. (Image) Est. 100-150

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1247 c 7 image#7, 5c Blue, Local printing by Archer & Daly, horizontal pair with mostly large to just touching margins all around, tied by light discernible "Camden, Ark./Feb 12 (1863)" c.d.s. to military dispatch written on partial W. Sells & ___ , dry goods shipping form, addressed to Dr. E.R. McCrary, Lewisville, Ark., message is datelined "Hd Qtrs 4 Div/Camden/Feb 9/63" and requests information on the location of the doctor's assistants, insignificant edge repair, very fine and attractive Arkansas usage. (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $550.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1248 c 7 image#7, 5c Blue, Local printing by Archer & Daly, horizontal pair with ample to large margins all around, usual aging spots due to usage on the homemade brown envelope, tied by circular grid cancellation with "Natchitoches, La./May 16 1864 (year inverted)" at left and addressed to Miss R.H. Mann, San Antonio, Texas, natural paper wrinkles, flap on back has been replaced, still a very fine central Louisiana usage and routing. (Image) Est. 100-150

SOLD for $80.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1249 c 7 image#7, 5c Blue, Local printing by Archer & Daly, vertical lower sheet-margin pair with clear to enormous margins, warm rich shade, tied by "Jackson Miss./May 20/3 Paid" c.d.s. to cover, addressed to Dr. Minor, Confederate States Navy, Mobile, Alabama, docketed "Office in Custom House" at left, interesting 1954 C.S.A. article accompanies, some small file folds not affecting stamps or appearance, very fine for this; an attractive and desirable Confederate Navy item. (Image) Est. 150-200

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1250 c 7a image#7a, 5c Deep blue, Local printing by Archer & Daly, a very attractive lower sheet-margin vertical pair, immense to ample margins all around, strong deep blue color, cancelled by pen stroke on lovely petite mourning cover, "Rossville, S.C./Jan 26th" manuscript postmark at upper left, addressed to Rev. J.R. Pickett, Chesterville, S.C., small piece of flap at back missing, still extremely fine. (Image) Est. 100-150

SOLD for $200.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1251 c 7,4 image#7, 4, 5c Blue, local printing by Archer & Daly and 5c Blue, Stone 2, each with trivial faults, both cancelled by pen stroke sealing the backflap of a homemade cover, left stamp placed over original wax seal, front is docketed "Stamp on Back" with manuscript "Afton Va/Aug 21st" postmark, addressed to James A. Pannel, Johnson Light Artillery, Richmond, Va., slightly reduced at left, very fine for this; a superb example of the occasional primitive means by which letters were addressed and stamped. (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1252 c 7 image#7, 5c Blue, Local printing by Archer & Daly, horizontal pair, margins range from enormous to just cut in, showing a substantial portion of the adjoining stamp at left, delightful pastel shade with clear impression for a local printing, manuscript "Columbia Va/Nov 25 1862" postmark to left on brown cover, addressed to Edward Brown, Sunnyside P.O., Cumberland C(oun)ty, Va., letter accompanies which discusses the sale of land and slaves, "I am anxious to have the sale of the land before Christmas and also a division or sale of the negroes as the Court may direct.", insignificant reduction to cover at left, very fine and fresh. (Image) Est. 100-150

SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1253 c 7 image#7, 5c Blue, Local printing by Archer & Daly, horizontal pair, ample to large margins all around, warm rich color with clear impression, cancelled by pen stroke on homemade soldier's cover, manuscript "Junction Va./May 20 63" at left, addressed to Miss Martha Payne, Pittsylvania C.H., Virginia, interesting soldier's letter accompanies datelined "Camp near Hanover Junction, May 19th 1863", correspondence discusses the forced "march for sometime from Suffolk", details concerning "Yankee prisoners", and general information on camp life and rations, extremely fine for this; enclosure gives an insightful look into the day to day life of a Confederate soldier. (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $250.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1254 c 7 image#7, 5c Blue, Local printing by Archer & Daly vertical lower sheet-margin pair, huge to ample margins on three sides, cut in at top, tied to an unusually fresh and clean mourning cover to Pittsboro, Chatham Co., North Carolina by a legible "Richmond, Va./Jan 26 18(?)" c.d.s., insignificant tear to flap at back, very fine. (Image) Est. 100-150

SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1255 c 7 image#7, 5c Blue, Local printing by Archer & Daly, impeccable horizontal pair with large balanced margins, showing portion of adjoining stamp at left, warm rich color, cancelled by multiple pen strokes with manuscript "Stony Creek W.H. (Warehouse) Va./Jan 24 1863" postmark to left on fresh brown cover, addressed to Alexander Donnan, Petersburg, Va., light fold far away from stamps, extremely fine with a very scarce town cancel. (Image) Est. 100-150

SOLD for $60.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1256 c 7a image#7a, 5c Deep blue, Local printing by Archer & Daly, two singles, each with close margins, stamp at right has preaffixing tears, tied light but legible "VA C.R.R./Keswick" railroad handstamp to bright yellow cover, addressed to Miss Mattie Trevillian, Trevillian's Depot, Louisa County, Virginia, slightly reduced at left, still very fine and fresh; a scarce Virginia Central Railroad marking from the scene of bloody fighting northwest of Richmond during June of 1864. (Image) Est. 100-150

SOLD for $120.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1257 c 7 image#7, 5c Blue, Local printing by Archer & Daly, horizontal pair, just touching at right to large margins showing adjoining stamp at left, rich blue shade with rather crisp impression for the local printing, tied by "Winchester, Va./Sep 29" c.d.s. to petite embossed ladies envelope, addressed to Miss Julia Smith, Hickory Station, Catawba County, N.C., trivial overall toning, very fine and attractive. (Image) Est. 100-150

SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1258 c 8a image#8a, 2c Pale red, just cut in to large margins, warm rich shade, trivial gum stain upper right, tied by "Montgomery Ala./Jul 31" c.d.s. to brown homemade cover which carried a mailed circular, addressed to Col. C.W. Binford, Camden, Wilcox Co., Ala., reduced at right with some trivial surface scrapes and repairs, still very fine and attractive; a scarce rate to find with a contemporaneous circular docket. (Image) Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1259 c 8 image#8, 2c Red brown, select left sheet-margin single with ample to enormous margins, deep rich color, cancelled by enclosed circular grid on a stunning adversity cover made from a blue printed C.S.A. legal brief, addressed to L.D. Cherry, Wilmington, N.C., original Wilmington, August 19, 1863 enclosure on blue lined stationery accompanies, front has been opened for display, extremely fine; a very scarce drop letter with exceptional visual appeal; 2001 CSA certificate. (Image) Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $700.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM
1260 c 8 image#8, 2c Red brown, vertical strip of four and single, the large strip with huge margins to just cut in at left, showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at bottom right, the single (stamp at right), which is not contemporary, has large margins all around, tied by multiple strikes of a "Richmond Va./Oct 26" c.d.s. to orange cover addressed to Lynchburg, Va., flap at back has been replaced, very fine appearance despite the addition of one stamp. (Image) Est. 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

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