Confederacy, 11-Star Waving Flag With Large Spearhead on Flagstaff, full color design on small cover bearing 1861, 5¢ green, large margins except bottom touched and top folded over edge, tied by bold strike of "New Orleans La. 22 Feb" cds to Isaac Perkins at Baloes Ferry La.; Very Fine. Scott No. 1. C.S.A. No. F11-18  Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. A SCARCE PATRIOTIC FLAG DESIGN USED FROM NEW ORLEANS. There is a January 1862 use to the same addressee in Beloes Ferry from his son, but the handwriting is different and this most likely comes from another relative. There were three young men named Perkins who enlisted together on Dec. 15, 1861 in Company K of the 19th Louisiana Infantry: Oliver, Reuben and S.P. Perkins. $0 (Image)