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Confederate States, 1861, 10¢ light blue (Scott 2a), clear to mostly large margins, tied by a nearly complete GREENBOROUGH, ALA. c.d.s., Dec 16 (1862), on an exceptionally clean cover to Chattanooga, Tenn.; neatly reduced a bit at the left, Extremely Fine, signed Kimbrough. Scott $350. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Confederate States, 1861, 10¢ light blue (Scott 2a), four huge, nicely balanced margins, tied by a light Richmond c.d.s., Sep 24, 1862, on a clean cover to Petersburg (Va.); horizontal crease near the top passes through the stamp, top flap missing, Extremely Fine appearance, signed Kimbrough. Scott $350. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Confederate States, 1861, 10¢ light blue (Scott 2a), "clear to large margins, sealed pre-use tear at bottom, neatly pen-canceled on a cover postmarked with a faint blue LENOIR/ N.C. c.d.s., Dec 16 (1862), to Raleigh, N.C.; includes the original 4-page letter, datelined Fairfield, with interesting content including "Cousin B. says they have a good deal of small-pox about Salisbury, also scarlet fever…" and "We heard of the fights last night - heard Kinston was taken [the Battle of Kinston occurred two days earlier] - hope tho' tisn't true", and "They had another smash up on the Western Road the other day…". The letter, which is very readable, is on a good quality paper with a "C.S.A., Loncolnshire, N.C." paper maker's embossed imprint, Very Fine, signed Kimbrough. Scott $350+. Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Confederate States, 1861, 10¢ dark blue (Scott 2b), a four-margin single neatly pen-canceled on a postmarked manuscript "Thorn Hill Ala, My 23d 1862" and "Paid 10" on a cover to Lynchburg, Va., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $475. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Confederate States, 1861, 10¢ dark blue (Scott 2b), a four-margin single tied by a partial TUDOR HALL/ VA. c.d.s (date sideways) on a cover to Reynolds, Taylor County, Ga., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $475. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Confederate States, 1861, 10¢ light milky blue, Stone Y (Scott 2e), three margins, tied by clear Chester C.H., S.C. Sept 20, 1862 double circle on turned cover to Mrs. Isabella Woodruff, "Equality P.Office, Anderson Dst.So.Ca."; missent to Anderson C.H., S.C., where it was postmarked on Oct 5 and redirected to Equality with a manuscript "10 ford" crossed out; original inside use was hand carried to Chester C.H, Very Fine, Ex-Wm. A. Fox, signed P.A. Kaufmann. Scott $400+. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Confederate States, 1861, 10¢ light milky blue (Scott 2e), four nice margins lightly tied by a partial bold Richmond c.d.s., Nov 12, 1862, on a small, pristine cover to Columbia, S.C.; docketed Nov 14, Extremely Fine. Scott $475. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Confederate States, 1861, 10¢ pale milky blue, Stone Y (Scott 2e), clear to oversize margins, tied by light Dec 1 Amherst C.H., Va. c.d.s. on a small cover to Richmond, Care of Major Bushrod Hunter; light, insignificant vertical file fold, Very Fine, signed Kimbrough. Scott $400. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Confederate States, 1862, 5¢ blue (Scott 4), a pretty horizontal pair in the light blue shade, just touching on two sides, tied by a nearly complete TUPLO/ MISS. c.d.s. on a small cover to "Tryon PO, Ala.", Very Fine. Scott $450. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Confederate States, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2 (Scott 4), horizontal pair with 3+ margins pen-canceled on a cover with a manuscript "Hamley S.C., 5 July 1862" postmark, to "Co. I 24th Regt, S.C.V., Charleston (James Island), South Carolina"; neatly reduced slightly at left, minor damp stain at lower right, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $450. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Confederate States, 1862, 5¢ blue (Scott 4), horizontal pair with slight faults, pen-canceled on a cover postmarked manuscript "Farmer's Grove [Va.], Sept 2nd", to Jerusalem [now Courtland], Southampton County, Va.; missing top flap, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $400. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Confederate States, 1862, 5¢ blue (Scott 4), a pretty 3-margin single tied by a light blue HILLSBOROUGH/ N.C. on a small, exceptionally clean cover to Columbia, S.C., Extremely Fine. Scott $295. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Confederate States, 1862, 5¢ blue (Scott 4), a lovely 4-margin single tied by a SAVANNAH Ga./ PAID c.d.s. on a small, neat cover to Strawberry Plains, Tenn.; reduced just a tad at the right, Very Good. Scott $275. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Confederate States, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2 (Scott 4), clear to large margins, tied by lovely (inverted) strike Apr 30 Pittsylvania C.H., Va. c.d.s., on a small cover to Edward S. Joynes at the War Dept. in Richmond (Joynes was the Chief Clerk of the department); reduced slightly at top with part of flap missing, otherwise Very Fine, signed Kimbrough. Scott $275. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Confederate States, 1862, 5¢ light milky blue (Scott 4b), an attractive horizontal pair with margins all around except barely shaved at the left, grid canceled, with a partial RALEIGH/ N.C. c.d.s. alongside, on a handmade cover to Bean's Station, Tenn.; folded out and "refreshed", Fine to Very Fine. Scott $450 ++. Estimate $350 - 500. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Confederate States, 1862, 10¢ rose (Scott 5), large margins except just touching at the top, neatly pen-canceled, with a manuscript "Enon Ala, Oct 22" postmark alongside, on a small, clean handmade cover to Thomaston, Upson County, Ga., Very Fine. Scott $750. Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Confederate States, 1862, 10¢ rose (Scott 5), four margins (huge at top & bottom) but small piece missing at lower left, tied by clear TAWBORO/ N.C. c.d.s., Jul 16 (1862), on a folded letter to Rocky Mount, N.C.; the letter, datelined "Tarboro'", includes excellent slavery content, including "I carried the negroes up to Greensboro' and hired them out, the men for $10 pr. missing only…except two of the girls, which I brought home as I found it difficult to hire them…" and "Marshall says the negroes with few exceptions had behaved very badly. The Yankee officer in command at Havelock seems to be a little more of a gentleman than the most of them & had prevented much depredation on our place…". Scott $750+. Estimate $400 - 600
The name of the originating town is actually Tarboro, after the Tar River, but it was often referred to as Tawboro, a name supposedly derived from Taw, the Tuscaroran word for "river of health". Tarboro was originally chartered as Tarborough in 1760, thus the writer's Tarboro' in the dateline. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Confederate States, 1862, 10¢ rose (Scott 5), three large margins, just touching at the right, tied by partial Richmond c.d.s., Sep 1, 1862, on a clean handmade cover to Fincastle, Va., Very Fine. Scott $750. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Confederate States, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing (Scott 6), a F-VF horizontal pair tied by incomplete (EVAN)sVILLE/ Va. c.d.s. on a turned cover to Coles Ferry, Charlotte Co., Va.; original use to Evansville with blue handstamped PAID but no other markings; reduced slightly at the left, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Confederate States, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing (Scott 6), a 4-margin single tied by an illegible c.d.s. with an manuscript "Due 5" on an adversity cover made from an unused U.S. 3¢ stamped envelope (U9) to Kosciusko, Atala [Attala] Co., Miss., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
