1, 1861 5c Green, single tied on folded letter sheet addressed to Newbern NC by Richmond Va Oct 26 cds, stamp clear to full margins, letter sheet missing bottom flap, Fine use; 2008 PF certificate (Scott $300; CSA Handbook $275) (Image)

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1, 1c, 1861 5c Green (shades), three covers, each franked with a single stamp showing three distinct shades, two tied by town cancels of Nashville Tenn, Raleigh SC (both in blue) and New Orleans, few small stamp or cover flaws/faults, Fine covers, Stone AB with 2011 PF certificate (Scott $1,000). (Image)

CV. 200

1, 1861 5c Green, tied by Portsmouth Va 1862 cds and blue "5" on the inside of a turned cover initially addressed to Jarratts Depot Va; reused and addressed to "Lieut JC Simmons/ Care of Col SA Wilson/ Portsmouth Va", franked with CSA 4 (5c Blue, light crease and edge stains) which was pen cancelled with ms Jarrattts Va Apr 24 postmark, cover has been opened for display; Fine use; 2008 CSA certificatern (Image)

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1, 1861 5c Green, pair tied on envelope addressed to New Orleans by bold Petersburg Va cds, stamp ample to large margins but with a tiny facial scuff between stamps at bottom, hinge-sealed backflap tears, Fine use (Scott $500; CSA Handbook $500) (Image)

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1, 1861 5c Green, two singles tied on cover to Pottslyvania Court House, Virginia by Richmond, Va Jun 16 1862 cds, each stamp four-margined and with minor faults, cover opened at left and most of bottom, Fine and attractive appearance; 2010 PF certificate (Image)

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1 var, 1861 5c Green, Unofficially rouletted, horiz pair tied on cover front addressed to "Captain HM Favrot/ "Delta Rifles/ 4th Regt La Volunteers/ Corinth Mississippi", ms "Due" "plus a black "10" handstamp adjacent to the stamps, stamps clear to ample margins except just in at left, front with some thin spots, Fine; 2010 PF certificate rnCapt. HM Favrot (1826-87) served as a member of the Louisiana legislature prior to joining the Confederate Army where he became captain of the "Delta Rifles," 4th Louisiana Infantry. He was fortunate enough to serve during the entire war and saw action at the Battle of Shiloh. He was stricken with typhoid fever andr returned to New Orleans. He recovered, was promoted to Colonel and sent to northern Virginia where he remained on active duty during the remainder of the war, gathering the records of the Army of Northern Virginia. (Image)

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2b, 1861 10c Dark blue, Hoyer and Ludwig print, single tied on envelope addressed to "Major Lamar Cobb/ Care of Gen Howell Cobb/ Augusta Ga" by Athens Ga Apr 11 cds, additional ms "Gen Fry will please forward by Courier" instructions at LL and cover subsequently redirected to Macon, stamp with full balanced margins, Very Fine and choice; nice combination of cover carried by postal service and military courier; 2007 PF certificaternMaj Lamar Cobb (1840-1907) enlisted in as a Private in Company B, Georgia 2nd Infantry Battalion on April 16th, 1861. He was promoted to Sergeant Major of the same Company on July 31, 1861. On December 14, 1863 he was promoted to full Major/Assistant Adjutant General on his fathers' (Howell Cobb) staff. The senior Cobb was a distinguished American political figure. A southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the US House of Representatives and Speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851. He also served as the 40th Governor of Georgia (1851-53) and as a Secretary of the Treasury under President Buchanan (1857-1860). He is probably best known as one of the founders of the Confederacy, having served as the President of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States. Cobb served for two weeks between the foundation of the Confederacy and the election of Jefferson Davis as its first President. As the Speaker of the Congress, he was provisional Head of State at this time.rnThe "Gen Fry" referred to in the forwarding instructions was Gen Birkett Davenport Fry, an adventurer, soldier, lawyer, cotton manufacturer, and a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War. A survivor of four battle wounds, he commanded one of the lead brigades during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. (Image)

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3, 1862 2c Green, single tied on envelope addressed to locally addressed envelope by Richmond Va cds, stamp full to huge margins incl portions of adjacent stamps bottom and right, envelope bit of light aging with a hinge mark at LL, Fine use; "AD" (Diena) initials adjacent to stamp erased, Jakubek BPP handstamp inside envelope behind stamp (Scott $3,500; CSA Handbook $2,750) (Image)

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3, 1862 2c Green, tied on small "Drop" cover by Mobile, Ala, Jul 1 double circle date stamp, stamp with four margins and small faults, still attractive and Fine appearing. 2007 PF certificate. (Scott $3,500; CSA Handbook $2,750)). (Image)

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3, 1862 2c Green, pair (left stamp the pos 31 "Top Knot" variety) and horiz strip of three tied on homemade envelope addressed to "Col R.D. Winn/ Lawrenceville Ga" by lightly struck Knoxville Tenn Jul 4 1862 cancels, pair with small faults, still Fine use; one of just five recorded 2c Green uses from Tennessee and posted just 4 days after the beginning of the 10c rate period; ex-Keeling, Boshwit; 2007 PF certificate (Image)

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4, 1862 5c Blue, Stone 3, single with rich color tied on envelope addressed to Greenville Tenn by Atlanta Ga cds, stamp clear to full margins, envelope reduced at top and missing backflap, Very Fine and attractive; 2008 PF certificate (Scott $500; CSA Handbook $300) (Image)

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4, 1862 5c Blue (Stone 2), tied on cover to Red Clay, Geo. by a Knoxville, Tenn. 1862 cds, stamp margins to just cutting at bottom being irregularly cut at bottom, Fine use (Scott $275; CSA Handbook $300). (Image)

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4, 1862 5c Blue, single tied on envelope addressed to Columbia SC by Laurens C.H. SC Apr 22 cds, stamp clear to full margins, various envelope small faults incl small sealed tear UR, Fine; 2010 CSA certificate (Scott $275; CSA Handbook $300) (Image)

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4, 1862 5c Blue, horiz pair tied on envelope addressed to Macon P.O. Va by Jackson Miss Aug 23 cds, margins clear to just cutting, ms "Paye 25c" marking. cover some light wrinkling, Fine; 2011 PF certificate declaring "a genuine usage but decline opinion with respect to the meaning of "Paye 25c" (Scott $450; CSA Handbook $550) (Image)

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5, 1862 5c Rose, tied on cover to Bishopville SC by Richmond Va. Jun 24 1862 cds, stamp well margined but somewhat faded, cover slightly reduced at left, F-VF (Scott $750). (Image)

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5, 1862 10c Rose, single with ms "X" cancel affixed on cover addressed to Macon Depot NC, ms "Proctor's Creek Va/ Jul 9" at upper left, stamp with full to large margins but some small faults, envelope light wrinkling; Fine use; 2008 PF certificate (CSA Handbook $637 reflecting discount for pen cancel) (Image)

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6, 1862 5c Blue, horiz pair on envelope addressed to Carrollton Ga by nicely struck Dorn's Gold Mines SC 24 Dec 1862 cds, stamps clear to ample margins, envelope some insignificant light wrinkling, Very Fine; one of just two covers recorded with this postmark; ex-Kutz; 1986 PF certificate (Image)

CV. 1,000

6-7, 1862 5c Blue, group of four covers: 5c single (#6, 2010 PF certificate), Charleston cds; #6 (2 singles) tied on envelope by Montgomery Alabama cds, #6 (2 singles) tied on envelope by Aiken SC cds, #7 pair tied on envelope by blue Danville, Va. cds; typical mixed condition, overall attractive and F-VF covers (Image)

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9a, 1863 10c Milky blue, single tied on envelope addressed to Charleston SC by Richmond Va Apr 28 1863 cds, stamp full to huge margins, light gum toning, envelope very slightly reduced at right, overall Very Fine; ex-Knapp, Hall; 2000 PF certificate (Scott $1,500; CSAHandbook $1,600)rnAddressed and signed by James A. Seddon, Secretary of War under President Jefferson Davis. (Image)

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10, 1863 10c Blue "Frameline", pos 62, tied on envelope addressed to "Acworth/ W& A Railroad/ Georgia" by "on the nose" Talmage Ga May 4 cds, stamp nearly all or portion of frameline on each side, tiny faults, envelope with small erosion in address, Fine use; 2001 CSA certificate (Scott $3,250; CSA Handbook $3,500) (Image)

CV. 500

10, 1863 10c Blue "Frameline", tied on envelope addressed top Timmonsville Ga by light Charleston Sep 11 (1864) cds, stamp nearly full frameline at right, partial top and left, envelope light soiling and wrinkling, Fine use; 2010 CSA certificate (Scott $3,250; CSA Handbook $3,500) (Image)

CV. 500

11, 1863 10c Blue, tied on adversity cover made from a Montgomery Ala check addressed to "Wm E Leserich/ Berzelia Ga R.R." by black Montgomery Ala cds, envelope with small pressure mark breaking paper near cancel, still Very Fine and scarce (Image)

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11, 1863 10c Blue, tied on homemade turned cover addressed to "Col T.C. Law/ Hartsville P.O./ Darlington Dist S.C" indistinct cancel, inside additional #11 tied by Greenville C.H. S.C Oct cds, outside stamp gum toning, cover with scattered soiling; still a Fine use; 2011 PF certificate (Image)

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11, 1863 10c Blue, single tied on envelope addressed to Albany Ga by Charleston SC Jul 8 cds; forwarded to Americus Ga with an additional #11 tied by Albany Ga Jul 11 cds, stamps with full margins, bit roughly opened with edge tears at UL not affecting stamps or markings, Fine and unusual; 2010 CSA certificate (Image)

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12, 1863 10c Blue, on small envelope addressed to Georgia with partial strike of the 3-line Army of Tennessee cancel (CSA Handbook ATN-02), stamp clear to large margins, cover ligth crease and light soiling, Fine and scarce; signed John Kimbrough, 1996 CSA certificate (Image)

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