Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ blue, large margins except in at right, natural internal tear in left margin between designs, bright fresh color, tied by partial strike of "New Orleans, La./Oct. 15" (1861) cds to orange cover addressed to Charles E. Schmidt, Box 3461, New Orleans, LA., included is original letter (legal matters and references to "the cause" and to "military matters") dated Oct. 13, 1861, Very Fine and attractive, ex-Weill; with 1993 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 62X1  $4,250. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ blue, three singles, two with ample to large margins, other with large margins to just into frameline, each with deep rich color, all tied by two neat strikes "New Orleans, La., Dec 1" cds on 1861 folded letter and prices current to Woodville, Miss.; trivial tiny sealed cover nick at top center, Extremely Fine, one of the two finest multiple franking usages of the New Orleans 2¢ Blue Provisional issue, ex-Emerson, Caspary, Kilbourne and Gross; with 1967 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 62X1  $20,000. AN EXCEPTIONAL MULTIPLE USAGE AND ONE OF FOUR RECORDED COVERS BEARING THREE OR MORE NEW ORLEANS 2¢ BLUE PROVISIONAL STAMPS. This multiple franking of six cents, is a one cent overpayment of the five cent rate. $0 (Image)