Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing (large margins, nick at top) tied on back flaps of large magnificent silver gilt embossed valentine cover by blue "Columbia, S.C./Feb. 16" (1862) cds with matching (due) "5" as it was clearly overweight; addressed to Mrs. Emma Craig, Sumterville, So Ca; stamp torn in half upon opening, Very Fine, a spectacular & seldom seen item, Valentine uses in the Confederacy are quite scarce due to only a handful of opportunities as well as the exigencies of war, ex-Engel and Everett (his ME on back flap). Scott No. 7  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair on De la Rue paper, tied by mostly clear undated "Bristol (V. &) T.R.R." circular handstamp on cover to Orange C.H., Va.; light toning, top flap missing, otherwise Fine and scarce. Scott No. 7  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Blue, Archer & Daly Printing, horiz. pair, large margins, tied by "Augusta, Ga./Jun 13" double circle postmark on turned United States 1860-61 3¢ Star Die (U27) entire addressed to Eatonton Ga., interior addressed to Warrenton, Ga. & uncancelled with colorless embossed corner card of Warehouse & Commission Merchant in Augusta, part of flap torn off, Very Fine and unusual. Scott No. 7  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair, tied by "Vicksburg, Miss." cds on cover to Greenville, E. Tenn., with original enclosure datelined "Camp near Vicksburg, Miss., Jan 22, 1863" which mentions another fight in a few days…The Yankees, it is reported, is landing three miles lower down than where they landed before…Their gunboats have been in sight for 2 or 3 days, Very Fine, accompanied by transcript and historical background. Scott No. 7  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair, tied by bold Army of Northern Virginia field target handstamp on cover to Aiken, S.C.; some light cover toning, otherwise Very Fine; with 1999 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 7  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, vertical pair, clear to large margins, tied by blue "Dublin, Va., Oct 3" cds on cover with blue illustrated Emory & Henry College cameo corner card, to Peters Creek, Va.; cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine. Scott No. 7  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)