Sale No: 757
Lot No:1216
Symbol:Cat No:56X2

Confederate States, Memphis, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ red (Scott 56X2), two vertical pairs, one with huge margins on three sides the other cut in on two sides, tied by "Memphis, Ten. Dec. 3, 1861" c.d.s.'s on a large part of a Courthouse cover front only to Helena, Ark; stamps with heavy gum soaks, "cover" with two small corner repairs, otherwise Fine and very rare, ex Caspary, Matz, Meroni, "Stonewall" & Boshwith, signed Kimbrough.
Scott $9,000 strip of 4 on cover
Estimate $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Scott $9,000 strip of 4 on cover

Sale No: 757
Lot No:1217
Symbol:Cat No:67X1

Confederate States, Pleasant Shade, Va., 1861, 5¢ blue (Scott 67X1), barest trace of toning, Very Fine, an exceptionally attractive example of this very rare provisional, one of only two known used off-cover stamps, illustrated in Crown's Surveys of Confederate Postmasters' Provisionals (Quarterman edition, page 300) (Scott $15,000; CSA Handbook #PLE-VA-01, $10,000), position 4, margins huge to just touching at the upper right, tied on a small piece by a Very Fine blue "Pleasant Shade, Va, Apr 23" c.d.s., Very Fine, ex Caspary, Weatherly, Erivan, with a 2020 P.F. certificate.
Scott $15,000
Estimate $10,000-15,000 (Image)

Scott $15,000
Estimate $10,000-15