Lot
1183 
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, margins large to just touching at top right, deep bold color, tied by clear "Charleston, S.C., Feb 15, 1862" cds on intricate floral embossed Valentine cover military addressed in Church Flats, S.C., with original enamel embossed Valentine enclosure with central Cupid in heart design, erroneously docketed "1861" at center; cover with edge wear and some sealed tears, F.-V.F., ex-Brandon. Scott No. 1 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
A VERY RARE 1861 5¢ CONFEDERATE STATES FIRST ISSUE USAGE ON A VALENTINE COVER.
Lot
1184
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, top margin single, large margins to clear at right, tied by clear blue "Norfolk, Va., Feb 10, 1862" cds on embossed valentine cover to Petersburg Va., Very Fine. Scott No. 1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $130
Lot
1185
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, clear to ample margins, tied by "Richmond, Va., Feb 14, 1862" Valentine's Day cds on cover to Pattonsburg, Va., with 4-line verse and fountain view sheet, Very Fine. Scott No. 1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $210
Lot
1186
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, clear to large margins, tied by "Graniteville S.C., Jan 17" cds on enamel embossed ladies envelope to Dunns Rock N.C.; edge toning and other flaws mostly on reverse, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 1 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
1187
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, clear to large margins, tied by "Richmond, Va., Feb 15, 1862" cds on wavy-line laid paper envelope to Waynesville Ga., manuscript "Due 5" likely due to overweight Valentine; some light toning, F.-V.F. Scott No. 1 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $90
Lot
1188
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, vertical pair, full margins, tied by "Richmond Va., Feb 12" cds on reverse of Valentine cover to Mocksville, N.C., original Valentine enclosure with hand written eight-line verse poem with multicolored lattice enamel "Birds of Paradise" View at top; some light cover edge wear, Very Fine, a rare Valentine cover and original enclosure, ex-Murphy. Scott No. 7 Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot
1189
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair, tied by partial "Richmond Va., Feb 25, 1863" cds (left stamp tied by black pen stroke) on embossed ladies envelope to Centre, Ala., F.-V.F. Scott No. 7 Estimate $150 - 200.
Includes an Ashbrook typed note speculating that this envelope contained a Valentine from a soldier in "the Lines" around Richmond, who got the envelope from a local sutler, then had to delay before getting into Richmond to mail it.
Realized: $90
Lot
1190
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair, tied by "Charleston S.C., Feb 19" cds on small cover to Augusta Ga.; includes large (10x14") hand colored penny dreadful comic Valentine "Dry Good Dummy" by artist C.J. Howard with quite an unflattering verse; cover with small stain at lower right, Valentine had to be folded many times to fit into the small envelope and has multiple repaired splits, Fine, ex-Haas. Scott No. 7 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $120
Lot
1191
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, clear to huge margins, tied by open 7-bar circular field grid handstamp on cover to Wolf Trap, Va., with "via Richmond" routing endorsement at top, with original Valentine enclosure with handwritten verse and hand painted Bow & Ammunition Shell with Floral Embellishment; some toning and staining to enclosure, Fine, a rare Confederate Valentine from the field with battle implications. Scott No. 11 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A HISTORIC AND IMPORTANT COVER FROM THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES.
Lot
1192
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, light gum tone, tied by bold blue "Emory, Va., Feb 13" cds on small somewhat reduced homemade cover to Carter's Depot, Tenn., with matching homemade Valentine enclosure with multicolored enamel lattice floral bolder and hand written four line poem dated "Feb 14, 1864"; some cover stains which match the reverse of the enclosure, F.-V.F., and very rare, ex-Antrim and Nunnelley. Scott No. 11 Estimate $400 - 600.