Confederacy, 8-Star Confederate Flag. hand-painted on turned cover postmarked "Salem, N.C." cds & with "Paid/10" handstamp (type IB); original usage is to Salem, franked with a pen-canceled four margin 1861 5¢ light green, stone 1 with no town marking; very light water stain at left, one side flap rejoined, F.-V.F. and completely unique. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 8-Star Confederate Flag. In red and blue (Dietz F8-7) on cover franked with U.S. 1857 3¢ type III tied by blurry grid cancel with light Athens, Ga. (FEB?) 6 cds to Thomasville, Ga.; small opening tears at bottom and right, Very Fine. Estimate  $500 - 750. An exceedingly rare usage—said to be the only recorded example of a U.S. 3¢ 1857 on an 8-Star Flag Patriotic. $0 (Image)