Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ Brown Red. Horizontal Gutter Pair, full o.g., large margins and without usual crease in gutter, rich color; tiny thin speck affecting left stamp, Very Fine and scarce. Scott No. 8  $325. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ Brown Red. five singles, mostly all with large margins, right stamp with faint hint of stain and wear, tied by three strikes of "Charleston S.C. Oct 4" cds on cover to Lynchburg S.C., Very Fine and attractive, a most unusual franking with five singles. Scott No. 8  Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ Brown Red. Large margins to just shaving at bottom right, light crease, tied by red "Chester C.H., S.C./Feb. 7" double circle postmark on blue drop rate cover, Very Fine and choice, a lovely cover, ex-Judd; with 2007 C.S.A. certificate. Scott No. 8  Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ Brown Red. Tied on blue legal size cover by a partial strike "Richmond, Va./May" cds, cover contained court documents and is addressed to "Clerk of the Hasting Court, Staunton, Va.", manuscript "Due 8cts" added to make up the 10¢ rate (quite scarce thus) "State of Virginia Executive Department" semi-official imprint at the lower left, embossed imprint of Waterlow & Sons London under the backflap, cover slightly re-folded to make more presentable due to edge wear, still Very Fine, a wonderful usage with the 2¢ Red Jack in combination with "Due 8" postage to make up the proper 10¢ rate, Ex-Weill, Cipolla. Scott No. 8  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ Brown Red. Tied by "Richmond/Va./Nov. 4" (1864) cds on part of homemade wrapper (most of back missing) to Leatherwood, Va.; made from a letter with significant historical content regarding the governor of Georgia, piece of lower left corner restored, Fine, Great historical content, Ex-Cipolla. Scott No. 8  Estimate $750 - 1,000. Rare adversity use to create a newspaper wrapper made from a portion of a handwritten letter that reads in part, "[we learned] this morning that Governor Brown has deserted the Confederate cause and gone with the Federals calling upon all Georgia Soldiers to throw down their arms and follow him. Of course I do not credit this in the least; but just mention it for the purpose of illustrating the great demoralization which has so recently & so unnecessarily seized the people …". $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ Brown Red. Large to huge margins except left margin barely nicked, tied by bold "Charleston S.C. Apr. 1, 186-" cds on yellow cover, address in attractive script to surgeon at 1st Louisiana Hospital in Charleston S.C., with matching endorsement "Med: Purveyor's Office, Charleston S.C. O.B.", note on backflap regarding supplies, Very Fine, a scarce drop rate usage, ex-Kohn. Scott No. 8  Estimate $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ Brown Red. Locally used on reused (turned) envelope in Lexington, VA; "Bank of Rockridge" envelope; stamp with four ample margins, light grid cancel, Very Fine and choice; with 2004 A.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 8  $1,500. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ Brown Red. Large margins to slightly in at bottom, tied by blue Columbia, S.C. cds's on fresh drop rate cover to the Comptroller General's Office; cover missing backflap, F.-V.F. and attractive; with 2006 C.S.A. certificate. Scott No. 8  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ Brown Red. Full even margins, light crease, tied by "Charleston S.C. Jan 20" cds on drop letter, docketed 1864; creased at center, Fine and scarce drop letter rate. Scott No. 8  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)