Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, Stone Ic. A lovely vert. pair with large even margins, tied by "Tudor Hall, Va./Dec. 17" cds on neat cover to Charleston, S.C., Extremely Fine and choice, a pretty cover paying the 10¢ rate for over 500 miles. Scott No. 1  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, Stone Ic. Four large margins, tied by "Fredericksburg, VA./Paid/Dec. 22" cds on 1861 cover to "L.M. Blackford, 1st Brigade, Army of the Potomac, Corps No. 2, Winchester, Va.", period docketing in pencil at top, "The last letter ever recd from my dear uncle.", some trivial cover wear, Very Fine and scarce, a very scarce postmark with mixed normal & raised font, Conrad Bush illustrates this cover in his book of Fancy and Unusual Cancels and indicates that less than a dozen covers are known with this cancel tying the stamp, also illustrated in the Collector's Guide to Confederate Philately. Scott No. 1  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, Stone Ic. Close at bottom & otherwise huge margins, tied by "Greenville, Ten./Dec. 29" cds on buff 1861 cover to Atlanta, Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. 1  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)