Sale No: 111
Lot No:3283
Symbol:Cat No:30a

Confederacy, (Adams Express Across-the-Lines) 1861 (Jun. 16) New Orleans La. to Bordeaux, France. Blue folded cover with part letter and origin docketing, embossed Rochereau New Orleans corner card to Bordeaux, France, carried north by Adam's Express to New York City, entered mails with U.S. 5¢ brown (30A) and 10¢ green (35), straddle-line margin, minor perf toning, tied by New York foreign mail grid cancels, red "New York 'Paid 12' Jun 25" credit datestamp, carried by Cunard Line Arabia from Boston Jun. 26th to Queenstown arriving Jul. 6th, red "Etats-Unis Serv. Br. Pkt., Calais, 9 Juil. 61" transit datestamp and matching "P.D." in frame, Paris (6.9) and Bordeaux (6.10) backstamps, Very Fine and colorful, ex-Noel, Walske, signed Ashbrook.
Estimate; $2,500 - 3,500.

A CHOICE COVER SENT FROM CONFEDERATE NEW ORLEANS TO FRANCE USING ADAMS EXPRESS TO CROSS THE LINES.

This letter was from Albin Rochereau, a merchant and battalion chief in the French Legion. The Legion was an organization of French citizens in New Orleans who defended the city during the Civil War.

Although Adams Express Company typically put mail into the post office at Louisville, there are examples of mail that was carried by Adams all the way to New York City. This cover does not have express markings since it was carried inside another envelope. US$2,500-3,500 (Image)

Est. $2,500-3,500

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3284
Symbol:

Est. $1,000-1,500

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3285
Symbol:Cat No:58X1

Confederacy, Mobile, Ala., 1861, 2¢ black. Clear to large margins, tied by "Mobile, Ala., Aug 10, 1861" double circle postmark on cover to Knoxville, Ala.; some light cover soiling, still Very Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 58X1; $6,000; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A VERY RARE 2¢ MOBILE PROVISIONAL USAGE PAYING THE 2¢ CIRCULAR RATE RATHER THAN THE USUAL 2¢ DROP RATE.

The Crown census records only 23 covers with the 2¢ Mobile provisional. US$2,000-3,000 (Image)

Scott $6,000
Est. $2,000-3,000

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3286
Symbol:Cat No:61X2

Confederacy, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ carmine, horizontal strip of three and single. Single with minute corner flaw of little consequence, strip with margin large to a bit into frameline at bottom of center stamp, on cover to Little Rock, Ark. tied by blue "Nashville, Tenn., Aug 7, 1861" cds's with year date inverted; cover repaired along the top left edge, F.-V.F., with 2019 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 61X2; Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

THE LARGEST KNOWN ON COVER FRANKING OF THE NASHVILLE, TENN. 5¢ CARMINE POSTMASTER PROVISIONAL. US$4,000-6,000 (Image)

Est. $4,000-6,000

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3287
Symbol:Cat No:2b

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ dark blue, Hoyer printing, malformed "T" of "TEN", right stamp in horizontal pair. Positions 3-4. Large margins all around and strong bold color, on refolded cover to Mobile, Ala. tied by "Tudor Hall, Va., Dec 22, 1861" cds; cover with backflap missing, Extremely Fine and choice, a choice on cover example of this major plate variety, ex-Caspary, J. Hill & E. Haub.
Scott No. 2b; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. US$1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Sale No: 111
Lot No:3288
Symbol:Cat No:3

Confederacy, 1862, 2¢ green. O.g., never hinged, large to huge margins, deep color and a beautiful detailed impression on fresh pristine paper, Extremely Fine and choice, a truly outstanding mint gem example and exceptionally rare in never hinged condition, with 1979 & 2023 P.F. certificates, the latter (Graded XF 90, SMQ $2,900).
Scott No. 3; $1,000 for hinged. US$0 (Image)

Scott $1,000 for hinged