Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Clear to large margins, slight gum toning, tied by indistinct cds on cover with 11-Star Flag patriotic with imprint and verse (F11-16, verse 30, imprint 31), to Winchester, Va., with original enclosure dateline "Camp Longstreet, Oct 2nd, 1861" with interesting content from soldier in the front line…"The Yankees had & now have possession of Annandale and Falls Church & of course Mason's and Munson's hill.", Very Fine, with 2018 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Full to huge margins, tied by neat "Charleston S.C., Dec 21, 1861" cds on blue folded letter to Adams Run S.C., business content of business nature mentioning the blockade and runners, "The fleet at No. Edisto has blocked the inland navigation south, for the present; but we hope the coasters will be able to get home by x-mas, tho there is no telling" and "P.S. Genl. Ripley returned last evening from No. Edisto. We got a permit for Jimmy to return…", Very Fine, this letter portrays an excellent picture of the situation presented to Charleston businessmen by the Union blockade.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, Stone 2. Margins to in at top, light gum toning, tied by "Gordonsville, Va, Apr 20" cds on small lady's cover to Henderson N.C. for single rate under 500 miles, endorsed "Care Dr. T. G. Ward"; partial flap, F.-V.F., signed Kimbrough.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue. Large margins on crisp paper, tied by "Staunton Va., Jul 13" cds on orange cover to Richard Parker, Winchester, Va.; reduced at left with tiny nick, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 2; Estimate $200 - 300.

Richard Parker (1810-1893) was a 19th century politician, Lawyer and Judge from Virginia. During his capacity as Judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit of Virginia from 1851 to 1869, he pronounced the death sentence for abolitionist John Brown, who was captured at Harpers Ferry after his unsuccessful attempt to raise an insurrection in 1859. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue. Full to mostly huge margins, strong color, tied by blue "Greenwood S.C., Sep 10, 1862" cds on blue cover to Bachmanville S.c., Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 2; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light blue, Paterson Stone Y. Faulty, tied by fancy Cross Roads cancel (AC-09), matching "Mount Crawford Va., Dec 25" cds on circa 1862 brown cover to Leatherwood Va.; top flap missing, Fine and rare, One of only Five Recorded examples of this Fancy Cancel, ex-Wiseman.
Scott No. 2a; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light milky blue, Stone Y. Clear to large margins, light diagonal crease, tied by neat "Charleston, S.C., Nov 13" cds on cover to Newberry, S.C., Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 2e; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2, spur on top left scroll. Top left stamp in a block of 8, without gum, clear to large margins, bright color; couple small scuffs in lower right stamp, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 4; $2,600 for blocks of four. Scott $2,600 for blocks of four
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Scott $2,600 for blocks of four

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. Position 9, four margins, cancelled by partial Tuscaloosa Star fancy cancel, matching partial "Tuscaloose, Cal., Jun 11" cds on all-over University of Alabama college cover (AL-07b) to Doctor S.P. Smith at Prattville Ala.; partial flap, Very Fine and attractive use, ex-Tate.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. three pairs, strong color, middle pos. 5-6 and right pos. 8-9, each tied by strikes of "Mobile Ala., Jul 26, 1862" cds on orange cover front to Montgomery Ala. at triple rate for 1-1½ ounces, faults including right edge repaired and one 5¢ scuffed, Fine and rare large 5¢ franking for the triple-rate.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Confederacy, 1862, 10¢ rose. Ample to large margins, small scuff at bottom left, beautifully tied by blue "Albany, Ga., Oct. 13, 1862" cds on small buff cover to Nebraska, Ga., Extremely Fine appearance, ex-Ballard.
Scott No. 5; $750. Scott $750
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Scott $750

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing. Block of 6, 1862 Richmond, Va. town cancels, full margins, scissor cut in upper left margin between stamps and corner wrinkle at lower right, Very Fine appearance, a very scarce multiple.
Scott No. 6; $365. Scott $365
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Scott $365

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, vertical pair. Four margins, on buff cover to Mrs. E.H. Hardin, care of Mrs. C.H. Richmond of Milton N.C., perfect bold and sharp strike "Proctor's Creek Va. Sep 13 1862" cds; cover with light stain at left, Very Fine, a gem strike of this townmark, with 2018 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 6; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing. Four margins all around, left stamp with solid left frameline variety, tied by "Charleston S.C., Dec 21, 186" cds on adversity cover made from "Lindsay's Ten Shot Revolver" printed circular, addressed to Miss Janey A.A. Smythe at Pendleton S.C.; couple small flaws, Very Fine.
Scott No. 6; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing. Vertical pair, top with white tie variety (Pos. 30UR), close to large margins, tied by "Wartrace, N & C R.R., May 21, 1863" oval postmark on small piece, Very Fine.
Scott No. 7; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing. Horizontal pair, four margins, cancelled by partial "Goodson" Virginia straight-line (SL-03C) postmark on cover to Miss Margaret F. Foglesong at Sharon Va., Fine and scarce Goodson straightline use.
Scott No. 7; Estimate $300 - 400.

The likely sender was Private Crockett Foglesong, the addressee's cousin, of Co. B. 29th Va Inf. In late 1863 and early 1864, the unit was assigned to the Department of the Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee and was therefore in the Goodson area at the time of the straightline use. The SL-03C without the month is third state known used from Nov. 1863 into 1864. The three states of the Goodson straightline cancel was published in the Confederate Philatelist Jan-Feb 1994. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing. Large margins to touched at right, vertical crease, tied by indistinct town cds on red and blue "Union" and Lady Liberty with Flag patriotic design upside down on rebacked cover front to Hallow Square Ala., design upside down possibly due to anti-Union sentiment; reduced slightly, Fine and scarce captured Union patriotic front.
Scott No. 7; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing. Horizontal pair, large margins to shaving right frameline, tied by "Richmond Va., Sep 11, 1862" cds on cover to Orange C.H. Va., forwarded upon arrival with partial Orange C.H. Va. Sep. 11th cds and manuscript "Ford 10" rating back to Richmond, content docketing "B.E. Adams, Richmond, 10 Sepr 62" at top left, Very Fine forwarded cover, signed Kimbrough.
Scott No. 7; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ brown red. Horizontal gutter pair, o.g., never hinged, full margins, rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 8; $325 for hinged. Scott $325 for hinged
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Scott $325 for hinged

Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ brown red. Reunited strip of five (pair and strip of three) mounted on gray card stock, large margins except pair touched at bottom, cancelled by six strikes of "Army of Tenn" straightline army field cancel; flaws incl. small tone spot at bottom on joining stamps, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 8; $2,350+; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

THE ONLY RECORDED "ARMY OF TENN" STRAIGHTLINE CANCELS ON THE 2¢ BROWN RED.

Sometime in the past, the strip of five was removed from cover and cut into two and dispersed to different collectors. Conrad Bush discovered these at separate times and reunited them to its original form as described in a Confederate Philately Sep-Oct 2003 article. Scott $2,350+
Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Scott $2,350+
Est. $1,000-1,500

Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ brown red, right margin horizontal strip of five. Positions 16-20L. Margins large to just touching, tied by "Laurens C.H., S.C., Jun 1" cds and manuscript cancels on cover to Pendleton, S.C., manuscript "Chge Box 77" notation at upper right, F.-V.F., ex-Kohn.
Scott No. 8; $4,500. Scott $4,500
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Scott $4,500

Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ brown red. Ample to large margins, tied by partial Richmond, Va. cds on cover to Amherst Court House, Va. with "Flag of Truce" endorsement at left, cover readdressed to Cool Well with "Missent" and "Forwarded" directives and "Due 8" rating, cover turned with inside franked with manuscript canceled 1863, 10¢ blue (11) and matching "Cool Well, Dec 14" postmark, addressed to Somerset, Va.; cover expertly restored at top with backflap reattached, Very Fine appearance, a very unusual usage.
Scott No. 8; $1,500. Scott $1,500
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Scott $1,500

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "frame lines". Margins showing framelines at top and bottom, bright color, o.g., F.-V.F.
Scott No. 10; $5,500. Scott $5,500
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Scott $5,500

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "frame lines", preprint paper fold. Margins close showing part framelines at top and left, large horizontal preprint fold, tied by "JACKSON" straightline cancel and manuscript "June the 9" dating on buff cover to Pendleton S.C.; bit of flap missing and some wrinkling, Very Fine and scarce use, signed Deitz on reverse.
Scott No. 10 var.; $4,000.

A RARE 10¢ "FRAME LINES" USE WITH THE "JACKSON" STRAIGHTLINE. Scott $4,000
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Scott $4,000

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Strip of four with mostly huge margins with scissor cut between last two stamps, tied by two strikes of "Canton Miss., Jan 19" on 1864 homemade brown cover to Lake Village, Arkansas, original Nov. 20th 1863 letter with some war content "…we heard yesterday of another battle in Virginia…we have had quite a battle below Canton…the roar of cannon all over the country was terrific…", letter was apparently held for posting due to the heavy fighting around Canton; third stamp scuff, some light overall toning and wear, Fine and rare 40¢ Trans-Miss. rate use.
Scott No. 11; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

A RARE WESTBOUND TRANS-MISSISSIPPI EXPRESS COVER BEARING A 10¢ ENGRAVED STRIP OF FOUR.

The Walske-Trepel Special Routes book states fewer than 50 westbound Trans-Mississippi express covers are known, making them about three-times scarcer than eastbound covers. This cover is from a new Trans-Mississippi Express find in 2002 and is the subject of a Confederate Philatelist article by Bush-Jaronski in Jul-Aug 2002 issue that details the full research on the cover and family. Illustrated on p. 260 of "The Collector's Guide to Confederate Philately, Second Edition". Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000