Lot
4096 
Confederacy, Amherst C.H., Va., May 21, cds with manuscript Free, From Am. Ct. Ho. P.M. postmaster free frank endorsement on cover to Maple Hill, Va., with boxed H.C. Pierce, Attorney at Law, Amherst Court House, Va. corner card, "May 22/61" docketing below free frank, with original enclosure, Very Fine, a rare postmaster free frank usage used in the Confederacy.Estimate $300 - 400.
The free frank could still be used for postmaster's mail at this time as the free frank was not abolished until the CSA Postal Service started operation on June 1, 1861.
Realized: $290
Lot
4097
Confederacy, Charlottesville, Va., Apr 24, 1864, cds with matching "10" rate handstamp on "Soldier's Letter" endorsed cover to Benton, Ala., with albino embossed Boynton & Boynton, Atty's At Law, Cahawba, Ala. corner card, Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $130
Lot
4098
Confederacy, (Fredericksburg, Va.), cover with indistinct townmark and manuscript "Due 10" addressed to Harrisburg Depot, N.C. with soldier's endorsement at left, blue embossed Franklin Slaughter & Co., Banking, Exchange & Collection Office, Fredericksburg, Va. cameo corner card; slightly reduced at right, Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $290
Lot
4099
Confederacy, Gordonsville, Va., Sep 13, bold cds with matching "Paid" and "10" in circle rate handstamp on cover to Kingston, Ga., with boxed Wm. H. Kite, Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries…, Liberty Mills, Va. corner card; light wear and seal cover opening tear at top, F.-V.F.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $160
Lot
4100
Confederacy, Lexington, Va., Nov 18, blue cds with matching "Paid 5" handstamp on cover to Lewisburg, Va., with gray allover Greenlee Davidson, Attorney at Law, Lexington, Va. shaded ad; trivial edge wear, Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $210
Lot
4101
Confederacy, Lisbon, Va., Feb 12 (1862), bold brown cds on small cover with matching straight line "Paid" handstamp with manuscript "5" rate to Arnoldton, Va., Extremely Fine and choice, brown cancellations are scarce with only 54 Post Offices using brown ink, this is perhaps the finest brown postmark (pictured in Monroe Book, page 84).Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $270
Lot
4102
Confederacy, Marion, Va., Jul 29, bold cds with matching "Paid" and "5" rate handstamps on cover to Elizabethton, E. Tenn., with fancy boxed Eagle House, Marion, Va. corner card; small opening tear at top center, Very Fine, ex-Myerson.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $160
Lot
4103
Confederacy, Petersburg, Va., May 29, bold sharp strike of blue cds with matching "10" rate handstamp on Evans & Cogswell, Stationers & Printers, Columbia S.C. corner card cover to New Center, S.C., with S.C. Volunteers soldier's "in Haste" endorsement at lower left, Very Fine and choice.Estimate $200 - 300.
When areas of Charleston were subjected to the shelling by Union batteries, some businesses moved to Columbia. The printing firm of Evans & Cogswell was one of these businesses. They build a printing plant at the corner of Gervais and Huger streets in 1863 and began printed currency for the Confederate government. On the night of February 17, 1865, Sherman's Army burned this print plant. The original brick walls stood, it was later rebuilt and still stands to this day.
The Evans & Cogswell Company are known for producing the 1861 Charleston, S.C. Postmaster Provisional typographed entires on envelopes of various colors (16UX1-16UX6) and placed on sale August 15th 1861.
Realized: $325
Lot
4104
Confederacy, Petersburg, Va., Jul 25, blue cds with matching "Paid" and "10" rating handstamps on cover from the Carroll Hoy & Co. to New Orleans La., with allover green R.A. Young & Bro. Grocers & General Commission Merchants, Petersburg Va. shaded ad design, a Very Fine and scarce ad cover.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $325
Lot
4105
Confederacy, Pittsylvania, Va. Jun. 5 (1861), red cds with black "Paid" straightline and matching numeral "5" in circle on folded cover to Martinsville, also manuscript "Paid 5¢", Very Fine, only two color marking known from this town.Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $150