Sale 116: The Civil War Sale

Lot 4255    

Confederacy, 1862, 2¢ green, short transfer at bottom, position 95L, bottom margin single, o.g., ample to huge margins showing portion of adjacent stamp at left, small natural paper wrinkle in margin, Very Fine and choice, the most dramatic short transfer of two known positions. C.S.A. Catalog No. 3-v4 $1,750.
Scott No. 3    $1,000 for normal.

Realized: $725

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4256 ()   

Confederacy, 1862, 2¢ green, horizontal gutter pair, no gum, with left stamp showing spur variety (position 60L), margins ample to slightly in at right, flaws including light crease and small thins and tear in right stamp, F.-V.F. appearance, believed to be the only gutter bearing the spur variety; with 2006 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 3    $2,000+.

Realized: $1,050

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4257 o   

Confederacy, 1862, 2¢ green, neat face free red Sparta, Ga. town cancel, ample to large margins, bright color, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 3    $1,550.

Realized: $650

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4258    

Confederacy, 1862, 2¢ green, tied on piece by 1863 Richmond, Va. town cancel, clear to ample margins, F.-V.F.; with 1983 P.F. & 2006 C.S.A.certificates.
Scott No. 3    $750.

Realized: $375

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4259    

Confederacy, 1862, 2¢ green, right margin strip of 3, tied by grid handstamps on 1862 folded letter to the Central Committee of Relief in Seguin, Guadalupe City, matching "New Braunfels, Tex., Dec 5" cds, letter giving information regarding distribution of relief funds to aid families of newborn children and other charitable purposes; cover with stamp missing at right and natural paper wrinkle in right stamp, Very Fine appearance, accompanied by transcript and historical background; with 1998 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 3    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

The Confederacy had nothing as organized as the Union's U.S. Sanitary Commission or other related organizations to aid soldiers, widows and war-torn families. Locally formed committees were the only Confederate organizations that provided aid to war torn families residing within the Confederacy. Correspondences such as this provide the only remaining glimpses into the operations of these organizations.

Realized: $1,050

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4260    

Confederacy, 1862, 2¢ green, large margins to barely touching at top tied by "Savannah, Ga./Jul 24 " cds on cover to Thomaston, Ga., with printed Southern Insurance Co., Savannah, Georgia advertising corner card across the top; closed spindle hole and minor blue ink edge stain at lower left, Very Fine, a wonderful usage of the 2¢ circular rate on this handsome advertising cover.
Scott No. 3    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,000

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4261    

Confederacy, 1862, 2¢ green, vertical strip of three, tied by "Richmond, Va. Feb 28, 1863" cds's on locally addressed cover; strip with faults, cover repaired at right with tear into address, Fine, a very unusual franking, ex-Hughes; signed Dietz & Kaufmann, with 2008 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 3    Estimate $500 - 750.

Cover addressed to Mr. Paulis Powell, a Congressman from Va. His duties included assessing claims of wartime damage to private property. The Richmond cds is a type 4c and was used only in February of 1863.

Realized: $525

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4262    

Confederacy, 1862, 2¢ green, ample to large margins, tied by manuscript cancel on local drop cover in Sumter, S.C., Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 3    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4263    

Confederacy, 1862, 2¢ green, margins ample to a bit in at left, tied by Augusta, Ga. cds on fresh locally addressed drop cover made from butcher paper, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 3    Estimate $300 - 400.

The addressee, Anderson W. Walton, was a First Lieutenant, Company G, in the 5th Georgia reserves.

Realized: $525

email this lot to a friend