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LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2422     ST-1 imageConfederacy, "Our Flag, SC". O.g., multicolor patriotic sticker by A. Dapremont of New Orleans, unused, Extremely Fine and rare unused example.
C.S.A. Catalog No. ST-1; $2,500 on cover; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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C.S.A. Catalog $2,500 on cover
Est. $500-750
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2423       imageConfederacy, Retvoyé En France, Sans Indication, De La Cause De Rebut (Sent Back To France Without Indication of the Reason For Rejection). Blue three-line notification handstamp on reverse of folded letter from Marseille, France to New Orleans, La. franked with France 1860, 80¢ rose (20) tied by diamond "1896" lozenge handstamp, matching "Marseille, 14 Juin, 61" cds, Paris transit backstamp and red "New York, Paid 15, Jul 2" entry cds, cover returned to sender with notification applied; stamp with bottom left corner replaced and backflap tear barely affecting handstamp, an Extremely Fine strike of this unique marking.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

A UNIQUE FRENCH RETURN NOTIFICATION HANDSTAMP USED AFTER NORTH AND SOUTH MAIL SUSPENSION DURING THE CIVIL WAR.

By the time this cover from France reached New York, the mail routes between North and South had been suspended and mail from foreign countries was returned. This is the French equivalent of the British three-line "Sent Back to England" handstamp which was applied on covers returned from the South, however this is the only known example of this French marking. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2424       imageConfederacy, Southern Express Company's Telegraph. Imprint on blue telegraph delivery cover to Greensboro, N.C., endorsed charges paid, Very Fine and rare, ex-Kramer.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

The Adams Express was reorganized as the Southern Express Company at the onset of the war, this usage dates from early in the war. (Image1)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction
Postmaster's Provisionals
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2425     11X2 imageConfederacy, Baton Rouge, La., 1861, 5¢ green & carmine, top left corner margin single. Position 1, large margins and rich colors, tied by "Baton Rouge, La., Nov 22, 1861" cds on fresh cover addressed to Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Caspary, Meroni, Dr. Graves, Weill backstamp, with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11X2; $5,000.

ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF THE BATON ROUGE 5¢ POSTMASTER PROVISIONAL ON COVER. (Image1) (Image2)

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Scott $5,000

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2426     16X1 imageConfederacy, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue. Huge margins showing outer frame lines all around, rich color, tied by "Charleston S.C., Dec 19, 1861" double-circle datestamp on blind embossed "Reeder & Desaussure, Factors and Commission Merchants" corner card cover to Mrs. Susan Dukes, Rowe's Pump S.C., Very Fine, ex-Calhoun.
Scott No. 16X1; $2,000.

A SCARCE USE OF THE CHARLESTON POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON AN EMBOSSED ADVERTISING CORNER CARD COVER.

This cover is postmarked one week after the Great Fire of 1861 decimated 15% of the city.

References: Illustrated in the Calhoun book on p. 79. (Image1)

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Scott $2,000

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2427     16X1 imageConfederacy, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue. Four large margins showing frame lines on all sides, tied by "Charleston S.C. June 20 186" cds on light blue cover to Flat Rock N.C., Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Karrer, with 2015 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 16X1; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A REMARKABLE USE OF THE CHARLESTON 5¢ PROVISIONAL STAMP DURING THE TEMPORARY REGULAR ISSUE SHORTAGE OF JUNE 1862.

This late use of the Charleston postmaster provisional stamp was used just ten days prior to the general postage rate increase to a standard 10¢ regardless of distance. Apparently due to a temporary shortage of Confederate stamps in Charleston at this time, Postmaster Huger brought out supplies of the now obsolete provisionals and placed them on sale. Other June 1862 usages are recorded. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
2428     26X1 imageConfederacy, Fredericksburg, Va., 1861, 5¢ blue on bluish. O.g., very lightly hinged, full margins, deep intense color and remarkable freshness, Very Fine and choice, a tough mint stamp in sound condition due to the delicate nature of the paper, with 2021 P.F. certificate Graded (VF 80).
Scott No. 26X1; $900. (Image1)

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Scott $900

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2429 o    26X1 imageConfederacy, Fredericksburg, Va., 1861, 5¢ blue on bluish. Indistinct red cancellation which appears to be an Harnden's Express cancel, full well balanced margins especially for this tight margined issue, Very Fine and choice, certificates states the cancel is a town cancel, however Fredericksburg never used a red cancellation during the Provisional period, with 2010 & 2017 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 26X1; $1,500.

RARELY FOUND IN THIS GEM CONDITION WITH A LOVELY RED POSTMARK. (Image1)

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Scott $1,500

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
2430     28XU1 imageConfederacy, Georgetown, S.C., 1861, 5¢ black. Entire with clear strike provisional control circle on reverse and "Paid 5" circular handstamp on face, addressed to Charleston S.C., "Georgetown S.C. Sep 10, 1861" cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 28XU1; $1,000. (Image1)

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Scott $1,000

SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction
2431     56X2 imageConfederacy, Memphis, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ red. Two singles, tied bold "Memphis Ten. Dec 1861" cds on lemon cover to Tally Ho, N.C.; slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, ex-Toaspern, Emerson, Solomon, Gallagher.
Scott No. 56X2; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)

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Est. $750-1,000
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2432     61X5 var. imageConfederacy, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ grayish brown. horizontal strip of five, plated on verso as positions 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, dark intermediate shade between Violet Brown and Gray, tied by blue "Nashville, Ten. Oct 23, 1861" cds on rebacked buff cover front only to Capt. Daniel Coleman, Danville Va.; strip lifted and repaired with parts of design drawn in., Fine appearance, ex-Hobbs, Wiseman, Gallagher, Rudy, Powell.
Scott No. 61X5 var.; Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

THE LARGEST RECORDED USED MULTIPLE OF ANY NASHVILLE PROVISIONAL.

Captain Daniel Coleman (1821-1905) was born in Pittsylvania County, October 31, 1821, near Spring Garden, Va. and was the son of the late Col. Daniel Coleman, the chief justice of the county and a former member of the state legislature. He grew up in the farming business. At the opening of the Civil War enlisted in the Spring Garden Blues, Eighteenth Virginia Regiment. Prior to the war he was the Captain of a militia company. He served throughout the entire struggle, and in one of the closing battles was shot through his face, a scar from which he carried all of his life. He was also an honored member of the legislature. (Image1)

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Est. $4,000-6,000
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2433     62X4 imageConfederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ red brown. 3 singles, tied on piece by "New Orleans, La., Aug 18" town cancels, all with full to large margins with 2nd and 3rd stamps slightly overlapping, fresh with bold color, Extremely Fine, scarce with all four margins.
Scott No. 62X4; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction
2434     65X1 imageConfederacy, Petersburg, Va., 1861, 5¢ red. vertical pair, positions 2/7, pair slightly cut in, top stamp with tiny tear, vibrant fresh Post Office color, tied on immaculate orange cover from the Carroll Hoy & Co. correspondence to New Orleans by blue "Petersburg, Va. Dec 8" cds with integral "5 cts" rate, Very Fine, with clear 2010 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 65X1; $12,500.

ONE OF ONLY ABOUT A HALF DOZEN COVERS FRANKED WITH PAIRS ARE RECORDED. (Image1)

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Scott $12,500

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
Regular Issues
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2435     2b imageConfederacy, 1861, 10¢ dark blue. Huge margins, paying the forwarding postage on cover to from Richmond, Va. to Staunton and forwarded to Charlottesville, tied by "Staunton, Va., Jul 5" cds, 1861 5¢ green (1, rough margins) tied by "Richmond, Va., Jun 29, 1862" cds with second strike alongside, Very Fine.
Scott No. 2b; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A VERY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE COMBINATION FRANKING OF THE FIRST TWO CONFEDERATE LITHOGRAPH STAMPS. (Image1)

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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2436     3 imageConfederacy, 1862, 2¢ green. O.g., never hinged, large well balanced margins all around, rich deep color on bright paper, Extremely Fine to Superb, a truly exceptional mint example, extremely difficult to obtain in such gem condition, with 2007 & 2015 P.F. certificates, both Graded (XF-S 95, SMQ $5,400).
Scott No. 3; $950. (Image1)

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Scott $950

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2437     3 imageConfederacy, 1862, 2¢ green. horizontal strip of five, light pencil markings partially erased, faint diagonal pre-use crease in middle which is slightly rubbed, large margins all around, only the bottom left corner slightly irregular and touching the scroll, bright color, canceled or tied by two strikes of "Eutaw Ala. Jul 5, 1862" double-circle datestamp on oatmeal cover to Lt. A. J. Sanderson, Vaiden Artillery, Columbus Miss., Extremely Fine appearance, Warren Census No. ALA-001, ex-Emerson, Finney, Duckworth, Kilbourne.
Scott No. 3; $13,500; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

A SCARCE STRIP OF FIVE OF THE 2¢ GREEN LITHOGRAPH PAYING THE 10¢ RATE FROM ALABAMA.

Dr. Daniel C. Warren's census of 2¢ Lithograph covers in the 2011 Congress book, lists only this cover and another with a strip of five from Eutaw.

Alexander J. Sanderson enlisted April 1, 1862, as a private in Company L (Vaiden Artillery), Mississippi 1st Light Artillery. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant when officers were killed in Siege of Vicksburg and he served until the end of the war. (Image1)

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Scott $13,500
Est. $3,000-4,000
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2438     3 imageConfederacy, 1862, 2¢ green. Margin large to slightly in, bright color, tied by centrally struck blue "Columbia, S.C., Dec 3" cds on 15 page pamphlet entitled Central Association for the Relief of the Southern Soldiers of South Carolina. The Plan, and Address, Adopted by the Citizens of Columbia, Oct 20, 1862 with "Charleston: Steam-Power Press of Evans and Cogswell" publisher print; front cover removed (photocopy of front inset), Very Fine, a rare circular rate usage, ex-Cantey, with 2010 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 3; $3,500. (Image1) (Image2)

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Scott $3,500

SOLD for $2,100.00
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2439     3 imageConfederacy, 1862, 2¢ green. Tied by bold "Charleston, S.C. Feb 7, 186" cds on drop-rate semi-official cover with manuscript endorsement "Medical Purveyors Bureau, Charleston S.C. Official" to A. A. Surgeon James Morrow, Bee's Cross Roads, St. Andrews Parish, S.C., with original 1863 official enclosure referring to enclosed invoices from Francis Lee, Surgeon & Medical Purveyor, to Acting Assistant Surgeon James Morrow; slight edgewear and minor toning spots, Very Fine, ex-Keeling, with 2005 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 3; $3,500.

St. Andrews Parish was considered part of Charleston and therefore this was a 2¢ drop rate use.

References: Warren census No. SC-009 and illustrated in his 2011 Congress Book article. (Image1)

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Scott $3,500

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2440     4b imageConfederacy, 1862, 5¢ light milky blue, horizontal pair. Just touching at top, manuscript canceled on printed ornate gold border wallpaper cover to Prince Edward Court House Va., manuscript "Blacks & Whites (Va.), Jun 29" postmark; small cover tear at top, Extremely Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 4b; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)

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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
2441     4b imageConfederacy, 1862, 5¢ light milky blue, Stone 3, horizontal pair. horizontal pair, large margins to just touching at left, canceled by centrally struck "Cheraw, S.C., Feb 20" cds on adversity cover made from grocer's ledger page, to Statesburg, S.C., Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 4b; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

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