Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ Green, block of 4, o.g., top left stamp very lightly hinged, others never hinged, ample to large margins, bright and fresh, gum skip affecting bottom right stamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 13  $200. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ Green, four margins, bright and fresh, o.g., gum skip at bottom, Very Fine. Scott No. 13  $200. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ Green, top margin horizontal pair, neatly cancelled by "Chattanooga Tenn. Jul 19 1863" cds, rich color, couple small flaws including small thin in left stamp, Extremely Fine appearance, a remarkable use pair, ex-Caspary. Scott No. 13  $1,900. As a sign of rarity, the Scott catalog premium for a used stamp used from Tennessee is +$1,000. This top margin pair originally formed a used block of six with a block of four offered in Siegel Sale 980 lot 2926. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ Green, "20" Doubled, horizontal pair, positions 35R-36R, left stamp showing variety, large margins all around, particularly fresh and Very Fine. Scott No. 13 var., 13  $345. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ Green, Diagonal Bisect, full margins, bright and fresh, tied by crisp strike of "Montgomery Ala. Aug 30" cds on turned cover to Rev. Dr. B. Manley Jr. at 96 Depot P.O., S.C., second inside use bearing 1863, 10¢ blue, large to huge margins all around, cancelled by manuscript and with matching "96 Sepr 30" postmark to Rev. James P. Boyce at Greenville S.C., 1864 docketing; sealed backflap tear, cover with small cut near stamp for display but mostly resealed, Very Fine appearance, ex-DuPuy; with clear 1988 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 13d + 12  Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE TURNED CONFEDERATE BISECT USE. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ Green, Horizontal Bisect, lower half, tied by sharp strike of "Tyler, Tex." cds on orange turned cover to Monroe La. in care of Col. Wadley, inside use handcarried to Tyler Texas, manuscript "1865" docketing; minor edge strengthening and flap tears repaired, still Extremely Fine, a gorgeous cover, ex-Hill; signed by Dietz. Scott No. 13e  $3,500. A CHOICE HORIZONTAL BISECT USE FROM TYLER TEXAS. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ Green, Used As Fractional Currency, block of six with red manuscript "Houston Tex, July 13, 1864, Paid $120"; faults including creasing, Fine, the only recorded Texas $1.20 Fractional Currency use, ex-Bleuler. Scott No. 13 var.  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Stamp Money: stamps were sold for cash or given in change at the post office, in small fractional currency form by the postmaster, would thus become a medium of exchange and receivable for stamps at the post office where they were issued or endorsed. Some Confederate postmasters issued small size, printed fractional currency notes that were redeemable at their post office. $0 (Image)