Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Four margins, tied on homemade buff cover to Madison, Ga. by unusual "Atlanta, Ga./Jany. 10" manuscript postmark, Very Fine; signed Kimbrough. Scott No. 11  Estimate $400 - 600. On September 1, 1864, Confederate General John Bell Hood evacuated Atlanta, after a four-month siege mounted by Union General William Sherman and ordered all public buildings and possible Union assets destroyed.On September 2, the City was surrendered to Genl. Sherman, who sent a telegram to Washington reading, "Atlanta is ours, and fairly won". He established his headquarters there on September 7, where he stayed for two months. That same day, Sherman ordered the civilian population to evacuate. His forces occupied the city for several months, and he then ordered Atlanta burned to the ground on November 11 in preparation for his punitive march south. After a plea by Father Thomas O'Reilly of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Sherman did not burn the city's churches or hospitals. However, the remaining war resources were then destroyed in the aftermath and in Sherman's March to the Sea. General Sherman departed Atlanta at 7:00 a.m. on November 15.This use is probably after the Confederate re-occupation of Atlanta in 1865 as the Atlanta handstamps had been destroyed. . $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Large margins to touched at bottom, tied by vivid green "Monticello, Ga./Jun. 2" cds on immaculate cover to Athens, Ga., Extremely Fine, A stunning Color Cancel. Scott No. 11  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Four margins including large bottom sheet margin showing Plate "No. 1", tied by "Atlanta, Ga./Nov. 12" (1863) cds on cover to a Lieutenant in the "Commanding Co. D, 38th Reg. Ga. Vols, Ewells Corp" in Richmond, included is original enclosure datelined "Blackie Hospital, Atlanta, Nov. 11th, '63" and reads in part, "…since the late Battle of Chicamauga, for I have to remain all the time, night & day right in the room which contains 25 to 30 sick and wounded men. I have to sit up each night from 12 o'clock till day. ", adhesive slightly overlapping cover edge at top, cover slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, a very rare Plate Number single on cover. Scott No. 11  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Large margins, tied by "Palmetto, S.C." cds on cover to Atlanta, stamp affixed over "I.O.O.F." (International Order of Odd Fellows) corner card with linked rings & arrows, stamp moved to show full corner card design, Very Fine. Scott No. 11  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Sheet margin single with large margins, small scored line lightly impressed on stamp, tied by brown "Resaca, Ga." cds on cover to Florence, Ga., Very Fine; signed Dietz. Scott No. 11  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Four ample to large margins, clipped corner at top left, not affecting design, tied by bold "Albany, Ga./Feb. 11, 1864" cds on an overpaid drop cover used locally, flap missing, Very Fine. Scott No. 11  Estimate $75 - 100. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Four large margins, tied by "Milledgeville, Ga./Aug. 28" (1864) cds on Executive Dept. Broadside addressed to the Inferior Court in Cuthbert County asking that the broadside be posted in the Courthouse, the broadside is a warning to local Policemen who are neglecting there duties to the Community, "…are neglecting their duties and giving their attention exclusively to their own private affairs. This cannot be tolerated. The details were not granted to them as a matter of personal favor but as a matter of public interest. They are required to give their whole time to the business of traveling through the county from plantation to plantation, under such regulations as the Courts may prescribe, and in seeing that the negroes on all plantations, left without overseers, are kept in subjection, and property protected.", plus more, Very Fine, a wonderful & historic item. Scott No. 12  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Four margins (3 irregular) including large bottom sheet margin showing Plate Imprint, tied by "Savannah, Ga./Sep. 27/Paid" (1864) cds on cover to a Capt. Hanks, A.Q.M (Assistant Quartermaster) in Macon, adhesive with hint of water staining, Very Fine, a very rare Imprint single on cover. Scott No. 12  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Four large margins, tiny scuff, tied by vivid red "Social Circle, Ga./May 2" cds on immaculate cover to Greensboro, Ga., Extremely Fine. Scott No. 12  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Large even margins, tied by bold "Warrenton, Ga./May 18" cds on Adversity cover made from a Sheet of East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad Tickets to Madison, Ga., some reinforced edge splits, Extremely Fine, a lovely & unusual adversity usage, ex-MacBride. Scott No. 11  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Large margins, tied by "Isabella, Ga./Sep. 4" cds on Adversity cover made from a Map to Albany, Ga., small erosion hole at left, Very Fine, a lovely cover. Scott No. 11  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Close at left otherwise huge margins, tied by "Newnan, Ga./Aug. 9" cds on Adversity cover made from an unused Army Subsistence Form, used to Choctaw Agency, Miss., Extremely Fine. Scott No. 11  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Four large margins, neatly tied by "Thomasville, Ga./Nov. 21" (1864) cds on lovely Wall Paper cover with floral design in red, green & gray, addressed to Jackson Miss., one side flap held in place by hinges, Very Fine. Scott No. 11  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. 10 covers, two with army target cancels, various towns including Richmond, Va. and Charleston, S.C., manuscript Junction (Va.) postmark, few flaws, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 11  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Balance of 11 covers; five #11's all with color cancels, including indistinct red, blue Petersburg, Va., two greenish Lynchburg, Va. and two red Lynchburg, Va. cancels, three #12's with color cancels, including red and greenish "Lynchburg, Va." cds's, one is a K&B copy, and red "Petersburg, Va." postmark, separate #11 & #12 pair usages; few flaws, generally F.-V.F. Scott No. 11-12  Estimate $600 - 800. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. upper left corner sheet margin single (large margins other sides, light corner creases in sheet margin), tied by neat Richmond, Va. cds on outer folded lettersheet, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 12  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)