Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Confederate States: C.S.A. Patriotic Covers and Captured Union Patriotics continued...

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4583

5c Blue, Stone 2 (4). Ample margins to just touching, lightly struck grid cancel, matching "Spartanburg S.C. May 10, 1862" double-circle datestamp on small cover to Glenn Springs S.C. with blue General P. G. T. Beauregard Three-Quarter Portrait in Oval design, from the McArthur correspondence

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT BLUE LITHOGRAPH USED TO PAY THE PRE-JULY 1, 1862 RATE ON A SMALL GENERAL BEAUREGARD PATRIOTIC COVER -- A LOVELY "BLUE ON BLUE" COMBINATION.

Signed Brian Green. Ex Murphy (Image)

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E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

4584

5c Blue, Stone 2 (4). Bottom sheet margin single, manuscript "X" cancel, no town postmark, on brown cover to Moffitt's Mills N.C. with Single Soldier with verse, uniform in the style of 1820's, Bonitz imprint, small cover nick behind top of stamp, Fine and very rare, reported to be one of two recorded examples, both with the 5c Blue Lithograph, ex Everett and Bischel, listed in C.S.A. Catalogue as SN-2 with $2,500.00 value (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

4585

5c Blue, Stone 2 (4). Tied by "Gordonsville Va. Aug. 2, 1862" circular datestamp on narrow cover to Louisa C.H. Va. with red General P. G. T. Beauregard Three-Quarter Portrait in Oval Patriotic design, "Due 5" handstamp for deficiency in 10c rate, Gordonsville datestamp struck over Beauregard's portrait, perhaps reflecting the postmaster's opinion (by August 1862 Beauregard's reputation had faltered badly), backflap added, stamp has been expertly repaired with margins added, estimate adjusted accordingly (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

4586

5c Light Blue, De La Rue (6). Large margins, tied by blue "Richmond Va. Jun. 4, 1862" circular datestamp on cover to Salisbury N.C. with Mounted Dragoon and Verse Patriotic design, backflap replaced, cleaned and cosmetic edge improvements, Very Fine appearance, scarce use of single 5c Typograph on a patriotic before July 1 rate change -- the blue Richmond datestamp is an added element of scarcity (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

4587

5c Light Blue, De La Rue (6). Horizontal pair, large margins to slightly in, tied by "Richmond Va. May 30, 1862" circular datestamp on brown cover to Wrightsboro Ga. with 12-Star Confederate Flag, Cannon and Verse Patriotic design, a bit worn around edges, Fine (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

4588

5c Blue, Local (7). Vertical pair, full margins to slightly in at bottom, dark shade, faint brown stain on top stamp, tied by "Richmond Va. Feb. 13" circular datestamp on brown cover to Athens Ga. with 11-Star Confederate Flag and Verse Patriotic design, Very Fine, ex Brown and Wiseman (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

4589

5c Blue, Local (7). Vertical pair, large margins to in, tied by "Richmond Va. Oct. 8, 1862" circular datestamp on top flap of bronze General Beauregard Patriotic cover to Allen P.O. Va., some expert edge restoration but the stamps remarkably intact given their placement, Very Fine, a pretty cover (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

4590

Confederate Patriotic Cover Balance. 30 used Patriotics, mostly with Nos. 1 and 2 or 6 and 7 but also one with No. 5, wonderful range of themes, all are severely defective, most have been expertly restored, a few are missing stamps, an outstanding group of Confederate patriotic covers despite the masked condition problems, if sound these covers would be worth more than ten times the estimate (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

4591

5c Green, Stone 1-2 (1). Huge margins, faint gum toning at edges, tied by neat "Winchester Va. Feb. 24" (1862) circular datestamp on captured multicolored Union Zouave patriotic cover faintly addressed to Etna Va., neat Mar. 1, 1862 docketing at left

EXTREMELY FINE AND COLORFUL CONFEDERATE USE OF UNION ZOUAVE PATRIOTIC COVER.

Ex Brown, Matthies, Haas, Tara and Murphy (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $6,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

4592

5c Blue, Stone 2 (4). Full margins except slightly irregular at sides, deep rich color, tied by perfect strike of "Richmond Va. Jun. 16, 1862" circular datestamp on red General George B. McClellan Captured Union Patriotic cover to Richmond post office box, addressed in pencil so probably mailed from the field, overpaid drop rate but presumably prepaid for whichever post office would be used, backflap removed, lightly cleaned and small repaired nick at top, Very Fine appearance, extremely scarce and unusual use, ex Telep (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $800.00
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4593

5c Blue, Stone 2 (4). Horizontal pair, ample margins to just touched, dark shade, tied by bold strikes of "Richmond Va. Jul. 12, 1862" circular datestamp on captured blue General McClellan Mounted on Horse Union Patriotic cover to Big Island Va., edge tears, some cosmetic improvements and address strengthened in pencil, still appears Fine, rare, ex Murphy (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction