Sale 116: The Civil War Sale

Lot 4316 o   

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, horizontal pair, bold blood red Buck Eye, Ga. town cancel with manuscript date, clear to large margins, a Very Fine and choice strike.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $210

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Lot 4317 o   

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, horizontal pair, bold Jackson (Miss.) straight line cancel, clear to large margins, a Very Fine strike.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $150

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Lot 4318 o   

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, block of 6, 1862 Richmond, Va. town cancels, full margins, scissor cut in upper left margin between stamps and corner wrinkle at lower right, Very Fine appearance, a very scarce multiple.
Scott No. 6    $365.

Realized: $170

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Lot 4319    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue Printing, horizontal pair, margins large to just touching frameline at lower right, tied by indistinct Dec 31st cds on fresh cover to Greenville, Ga., with tan allover Robertson, Leslie & Co, Manufacturers of and Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries…, Troup Factory, Geo. shaded ad, with original enclosure datelined "Troup Factory, Dec 29, 1862" with interest content…We have rec'd one box cards & have (2) others on the way from Charleston which is the 1st order for clothing for 10 card complete. They have got through the blockade. The other order is at Nassau & may 'get get' though., Very Fine, a nice advertising usage and blockade runner content.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $500

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Lot 4320    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, horizontal pair, deep shade, light creasing, tied by "Richmond Va. Nov. 22" cds on cover to Fredericksburg Va., bold strike of "Held for Postage" circular handstamp, missing top flap, Very Fine, a Gem strike of this rare handstamp on cover, ex-Myerson & Powell; with 1974 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $500 - 750.

The cover was probably posted unpaid and held until the sender paid the postage, very rarely encountered with this marking on covers with stamps.

Realized: $675

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Lot 4321    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue Printing, horizontal pair, manuscript canceled and tied by manuscript "Grove Station, S.C., Sept 16 1862" postmark on cover to Columbia, S.C., with blue E. Stenhouse, Wholesale & Retail Grocer, Columbia, S.C. cameo corner card, Very Fine.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $350

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Lot 4322    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, in combination with 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing (7), both with large margins to slightly into frameline, tied by choice strike of "Christianburgh, Va., Apr 1" cds on fresh cover to San Marino, Va. (cover paper with inclusions and not fly specking), Very Fine and choice, an attractive and scarce 1862 5¢ London and Local print combination usage.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $270

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Lot 4323    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, margins ample to into frameline at top, tied by choice strike of fancy red circular grid with segmented bars handstamp on blue cover to Fort Morgan, Ala., matching "Lavara, Ala. Jun 25" cds at left; repaired cover defect at bottom center, F.-V.F. appearance, a very rare fancy handstamp from Lavara, Ala., unlisted in the C.S.A. catalog and handbook.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $425

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Lot 4324    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, irregular margins large to in at top left, tied by bold blue "Petersburg, Va., May 30" cds on cover to Boydton, Va., with blue Britton & Todd, Grocers, Forwarding & Commission Merchants, Petersburg, Va. cameo corner card on backflap, Very Fine.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $180

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Lot 4325    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue Printing, horizontal pair, margins large to slightly in, tied by blue "Lynchburg, Va., Aug 30" cds on cover to Aspinwall, Va., with boxed McCorkle, Son & Co., grocers & Com'n Merchants, Lynchburg, Va. corner card; cover with stain and repair edge nick at top center, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $140

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