Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, two bottom corner Keating & Ball imprint and plate no. blocks of 12 (one each from plates 1 & 2), both with full margins, plate 1 no gum, minor toning, light creasing & small colored-in scrape; plate 2, which shows a large plate crack in the bottom margin, is o.g., few tone spots, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 11  $850. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, lower left plate "No. 1" block of 12 with full Archer & Daly imprint, o.g., never hinged, large margins, lightly toned, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 11  $450 for hinged. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, lower right plate "No. 2" block of 12 with full Archer & Daly imprint, o.g., lightly hinged, large margins, couple small tone spots, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 11  $450. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, lower left plate "No. 2" block of 12 with "& Daly" crossed out, dry, toned o.g., large margins, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 11  $450. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, lower left plate "No. 1" block of 12 with "& Daly" removed, o.g. (stamps n.h.), large margins, light vertical creases, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 11  $450. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, four margins, canceled blue grid on wallpaper cover with a scarce gold & red "leaf" design, postmarked matching blue Raleigh, N.C. cds, Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. 11  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, tied by Richmond, Va./Mar. 19, 1863 cds on overpaid drop letter to Col. H.C. Cahill, then forwarded to "Cabell's Battalion, near Port Walthall Junction" with pair of 5¢ local print (7) tied by Richmond cds the next day, Very Fine and unusual, a lovely combination. Scott No. 11  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, bottom margin single with plate "No. 1", uncancelled on locally addressed cover with partial Augusta, Geo. cds; cover with wrinkles and vertical crease through stamp due to the legal documents originally enclosed (not present), otherwise a Very Fine and scarce; additionally, plate no. singles are quite rare on cover. Scott No. 11  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, large margins single including sheet margin at right, tied by light strike of oval "Wartrace, N. & S.R.R., Jun 8, 1863" on cover to Palmetto, Ga., F.-V.F. Scott No. 11  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, huge margins including full top sheet margin, tied by blue Petersburg, Va. cds on small cover to Loretto, Va., Very Fine, includes original letter datelined Petersburg, Sept 13, 1863 with news of battles around Chattanooga and the area around Culpeper C.H.; also includes a small drawing of "Major Andrews (?) of the Signal Corps". Scott No. 11  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, clipped corners, tied by Cold Springs, Tex. cds on yellow cover to Rusk P.O., Tex.; slight toning at top, still Very Fine. Scott No. 11  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, three huge margins, just touching at right, tied by neat Staunton, Va. cds on tiny mourning cover to Whyneboro, Va.; small, insignificant tear at right, Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. 11  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, mounted balance of seven covers (one unmounted) and 19 stamps from the Keatinge & Ball printings; stamps include an imprint & plate no. 2 strip of 6, two mint blocks, a used imprint single and an unused pair with "a pair from a rebel boy" written on the back; a generally Fine group (no photo). Scott No. 11  Estimate $300 - 400. $0

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, mounted balance of twelve covers (plus one unmounted) bearing stamps from the Archer & Daly printings including a turned U.S. entire (originally used in 1856), a Lake City, Fla., an Army of Northern Virginia, two red Petersburg Va., a blue Charlotte C.H., Va. and a mourning cover; the Lake City is stained, otherwise F-VF (no photo). Scott No. 11  Estimate $600 - 800. $0

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, large margins, tied by Kinston, N.C. cds on Flag of Truce cover from a "Galvanized Yankee" soldier (a former Confederate soldier and Union P.O.W., turned Union soldier) to Marleys Mills, N.C. with both U.S. and C.S.A. examiners' markings; slightly reduced and repaired at left, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 11  Estimate $300 - 400. This cover was sent by Private Rains who was captured by Union forces at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. He was confined at Point Lookout, Md.until Jan. 21, 1864 at which time he took the oath of allegiance and joined the United States Service. Rains was then assigned to Norfolk, Va. on June 21, 1864. There are five known cover from Rains to Mr. John Straley (evidently his father-in-law) sent while Rains was in Norfolk on provost duty, probably guarding some of his former countrymen.Includes a copy of an article on this very correspondence by Galen Harrison that appeared in the Nov-Dec 1987 "Confederate Philatelist". $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I & II, perf'd, first dry o.g., second h.r., both Fine. Scott No. 11e, 12f  $675. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, perf'd, tied by indistinct town cancel on cover to Troupe County, Geo., Very Fine; with 1983 C.S.A. certificate. Scott No. 11e  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die I, Private "Sawtooth" Perforations, tied by clear Forsyth, Geo./Apr. 12 cds on cover to Barnesville Ga., Extremely Fine and quite rare; with 1997 C.S.A. certificate. Scott No. 11 var.  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die II, two bottom corner Keating & Ball imprint and plate no. blocks of 12 (one each from plates 3 & 4), both with ample margins and o.g., Very Fine. Scott No. 12  $850. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die II, large margins, tied by light blue Petersburg, Va. on advertising cover with Petersburg Evangelical Tract Society corner card, Very Fine. Scott No. 12  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die II, tied by blue Petersburg Va. cds on the inside of turned Official Business cover with Head Quarters, Department of South Carolina and Georgia imprint (Dietz type 2) addressed to Capt. & Mrs Blake in Charleston, S.C., second use was Petersburg to Charleston, Very Fine and unusual usage. Scott No. 12  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die II, horizontal pair (four large margins), tied by violet Lynchburg, Va. cds on legal size cover to Marysville Va., cover slightly reduced at top, F.-V.F., Double rate cover with a scarce violet postmark. Scott No. 12  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die II, clear to large margins, tied by bold blue Petersburg, Va. cds on adversity cover made from a printed legal form, fresh and Very Fine. Scott No. 12  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die II, four margins, tied by Forsyth, Geo.Sep. 7 cds on adversity cover made from a blank Soldier's Voucher form, to Knoxville Ala.; F-VF, F.-V.F. Scott No. 12  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die II, sheet margin single, tied by bold Union Springs, Ala. cds on adversity cover made from a printed legal form, small cover tear at top, Very Fine. Scott No. 12  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)