Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. Large even margins, cancelled by dark red Crawfordville Ms. cds; small thin specks, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 4; $225. Scott $225
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Scott $225

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. block of 30, positions 5-10 / 15-20 / 25-30 / 35-40 / 45-50, large margins to just touching at bottom right and left center, very fresh with rich color, light creases mostly in margins between stamps and thins in top and bottom corner stamps at right, o.g., some never hinged, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 4; $9,675.

A REMARKABLE LARGE MULTIPLE OF THE 5¢ BLUE LITHOGRAPH ISSUE. Scott $9,675
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Scott $9,675

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. gutter block of four showing unusual spacing and narrow gutter between horizontal pairs, pos. 43-44 (upper pane) and pos. 3-4 (lower pane), top stamps with "clipped" short transfer varieties, o.g., never hinged, some gum toning, Very Fine, a wonderful position block, with 2014 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 4; $1,300 as normal o.g. block.

Position 43R is the minor clip variety (4-2-v5) and 44R is the major clip variety (4-2-v4). The horizontal alignment also shows skewed placement. Scott $1,300 as normal o.g. block
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Scott $1,300 as normal o.g. block

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. Left margin block of 9 (positions 21-23/31-33/41-43), full o.g., position 21 showing the spur in upper left scroll variety, rich color; flaws including small thin spots and some light creasing, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 4; $2,775. Scott $2,775
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Scott $2,775

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. Position 36, large margins, intense color and impression, cancelled by green Castroville Texas town cds, Extremely Fine and rare green Texas town cancel, with 1989 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. Horizontal pair, full to large margins, cancelled by "New Braunfels, Tex., Sep 10" cds; thin spots, left tiny tear, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 4; $750. Scott $750
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Scott $750

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. Position 38, large margins, manuscript cancelled, matching "Pickens C.H., S.C., 12 May" postmark on lovely wallpaper cover with magenta, tan and white floral design addressed to "Capt. Elam Sharpe, 1st Regt. Cavalry at Adams Run, S.C."; small tear affecting postmark, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A GORGEOUS WALLPAPER COVER. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stones 2 & 3. Two singles, left stamp being Stone 3 and right Stone 2, margins to barely touched, strong colors, tied by grid cancels, matching "Farmville Va., Jul 2, 1862" cds on small cover to Richmond Va., Very Fine and rare combination franking of two different stones.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. Position 25, large margins, strong impression, tied by neat "Georgetown, S.C., Mar. 23, 1862" cds on fresh cover addressed to "Gen. W. W. Harley, Mars Bluff, S.C."; cover refolded at top, small corner tear top left, Very Fine and choice use, ex-Caspary, Myerson.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $400 - 600.

Harlee was the president of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. Position 44, margins to touched at right, tied by "Randolph Macon College, Ca. Apr 14" cds on homemade cover to L.W. Caldwell at the Auditor's Office for the P.O.D., Richmond Va.; cover crease, F.-V.F., a scarce college town cds.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. Position 46, large margins with rich color, tied by "Griffin Ga., Apr 14" cds on 1862 folded letter to J.E. Brown at Milledgeville Ga., some good military content, "…Col J.H. Logan went to Savanah and was refused into Servis & the notorious Briggs a yankee who has been twice arrested id the opperator in the Telegraph office and many of the citizens of Griffin are disatisfied and wish him and every other yankee that is not above suspicion removed from such reponsible stations…William Mosely", Very Fine.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $300 - 400.

Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-94), often referred to as Joe Brown, was an attorney and politician, serving as the 42nd Governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, the only governor to serve four terms. Brown was a leading secessionist in 1861, and led his state into the Confederacy. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. Intense shade, full to mostly large margins, tied by "Knoxville, Ten., May 12, 1862" cds on turned homemade brown cover to Coosa, Ga., inside use bearing 5¢ green, Stone 1 (1), manuscript cancel and matching "Coosa Ga, May 20/ 62" postmark to Knoxville; light cover edge wear and missing top backflap, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive turned cover usage.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. Position 37, four margins, cancelled by 8-Point Star fancy cancel, matching "Tuscaloosa Ala Jun 11" cds on mourning cover to Okolona Miss.; cover repaired at bottom right, F.-V.F. appearance, a scarce fancy cancel, ex-Malpass.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light milky blue, Stone 2, horizontal pair. Clear to ample margins, tied by "Winchester, Va., Nov 4" cds on homemade cover to Louisburg, N.C.; stamps with horizontal crease at top, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 4b; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. Fine single tied by "Mars Bluff, S.C., Apr 17" balloon cds on turned cover front Gindal's Shoals, S.C., reverse franked with 1861, 5¢ green (1) tied by Augusta, Ga. cds; front rebacked, F.-V.F., ex-Tate.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 2. Four large to huge margins, strong color on bright paper, tied by "Marietta, Geo., May 26" cds on homemade brown cover to Crawfordville, Ga.; mounting stains in corners, reduced at left and flap missing, an Extremely Fine stamp.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 3. Position 31, left margin single, o.g., never hinged, clear to large margins, bright and fresh, Very Fine.
Scott No. 4; $750 for hinged. Scott $750 for hinged
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Scott $750 for hinged

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 3. Position 46, large margins except clear at top, beautiful bright shade, tied by "Charlottesville Va., Sep 10, 1863" double-circle datestamp on small brown piece, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 4; $250. Scott $250
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Scott $250

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 3. Horizontal pair, large margins to close at left, tied by "Greenville C.H., S.C. Jul 1" cds cds on circa 1862 ladies cover to Society Hill, N.C., Extremely Fine, ex-Tate.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A CHOICE FIRST DAY RATE USAGE AT THE NEW 10¢ RATE. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 3. Tied by "Big Shanty, Ga. / June 22" straightline postmark on dark buff cover to Lawrenceville Ga. at the 5¢ rate for under 500 miles, Very Fine and rare cancel.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 3. left sheet margin pair, positions 21-22, clear to huge margins including left sheet margin, tied by "Rocky Mount, N.C. Oct 14" with manuscript. day on circa 1863 tan homemade cover to Raleigh N.C. at the 10¢ rate, Very Fine.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 3. Vertical pair with left sheet margin, large margins except slightly in at top, tied by neat strikes of circular grid cancels, manuscript "Hurdsvlle Al, Oct -24" postmark on cover to Macon Ga. where "ADVERTISED" straightline handstamp struck; pair with light corner crease at bottom right, Very Fine and attractive advertised use, ex-Ballard.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $300 - 400.

The cover was not claimed in Macon and was advertised in the local paper as indicated by the straight line handstamp. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 3. Position 32, four margins, tied by "Richmond Va., Jun 22, 1862" cds (Broken "N") on blue-lined folded letter with printed "Office Insurance Company of State of Virginia" letterhead to Charlottesville Va., Very Fine, signed by Peter Powell.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 3. Vertical pair, positions 5-15, margins to barely touched, tied by "Quitman Ms, Aug" cds on homemade light buff cover to Millard Ga. at the 10¢ rate; pair with light vertical crease, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 4; $625; Estimate $200 - 300. Scott $625
Est. $200-300 (Image)

Scott $625
Est. $200-300

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 3. Position 2, ample to large margins,tied by grid handstamp on cover to Fort Fisher, N.C., matching "Fayetteville, N.C., Apr 23" cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300