Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ Red Brown, large margins, tied on cover to Natchez, Miss. by small "New Orleans, La., Oct 9, 1861" river mail postmark as well as an additional large bold "Oct 10" cds applied at the regular Post Office, stamp lifted and hinged in place with evidence underneath of a coin having been affixed by sender for the payment of postage and removed before postage being applied, Extremely Fine, a wonderful and rare incoming packetboat usage, ex Knapp, Emerson, Silver, Simon and Myerson. Scott No. 62X4  Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. ONE OF TWO KNOWN USAGES OF A NEW ORLEANS PROVISIONAL ADHESIVE BEING TIED BY BOTH A RIVER MAIL AND REGULAR POST OFFICE CDS. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ Red Brown, vertical pair, positions 16/24, enormous margins with sheet margin at right, full at bottom, each cancelled by neat strike of "Paid" cancel, matching neat "New Orleans La. 22 Aug" cds on 1861 cover to Morristown East Tenn.; no backflap, light vertical file fold clear of stamps, a Very Fine and early use, ex-Skinner. Scott No. 62X4  Estimate $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ Red Brown, Printed on Both Sides, large margins all around, tied by "New Orleans La. Dec 3" cds on folded cover to East Baton Rouge La., stamp has a vertical crease and a second part impression on back, evidently due to printing, stamp lifted and hinged in place to show reverse; minor cover faults and edge wear, Fine, ex-Caspary, Skinner. Scott No. 62X4a  $9,000. THE ONLY RECORDED COVER BEARING THE 5¢ PRINTED-ON-BOTH-SIDES ERROR. The Scott Catalogue lists the brown on white printed on both sides (62X3a) error on cover, but the listing is apparently based on this cover. This is believed to be the only cover extant with the 5¢ printed-on-both-sides error. $0 (Image)