Sale 116: The Civil War Sale

Lot 4337    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, "white tie" variety, position UR30, single in top right corner margin block of 8, o.g., full margins and strong color, some margin flaws, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 7    $626.

Realized: $280

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Lot 4338 o   

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, vertical pair, bold red "Hamburg, S.C., Paid" town cancel, clear to huge margins, a Very Fine and choice strike.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $160

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Lot 4339 o   

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair, neat red grid cancels of Sparta, Ga., ample to mostly large margins, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 7    $130.

Realized: $210

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Lot 4340 o   

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, "white tie" variety, right stamp in right margin horizontal pair with normal, tied on piece by Wilmington, N.C. town cancel, margins large to a bit in at top, Fine.
Scott No. 7    $250.

Realized: $180

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Lot 4341    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, two singles, full margins, right stamp with tiny corner flaw, tied by beautiful strike of "Welaka, Fla." dateless double circle postmark with manuscript "Feb. 22" date alongside, on cover to "Capt. Winston Stephens, Co. 3, 2nd Fla. Cav., Camp Finegan, Fla."; some cover flaws including small ink erosion below manuscript date & light water stain at top left, otherwise Very Fine, one of the few Confederate fancy postmarks.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $575

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Lot 4342    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, two singles, left stamp slightly soiled, both tied by "Richmond, Va., Oct 4, 1863" cds on aqua blue allover shaded Harvey, Armistead & Williams, Wholesale Grocers & Commission Merchants, Richmond, Va. ad cover to Clarksville, Va., Very Fine, one of the finer examples of this attractive allover ad.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $500

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Lot 4343    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair, margins huge to in with small flaws at right, tied by Gainesville, Ala., cds on cover to Marion, Miss., with blue allover illustrated T.D. Bell & Co., Manufacturers and Repairers of Carriages, Wagons, Plows &c., Gainesville, Alabama shaded ad showing Plow; cover with some professional cosmetic edge restoration, Very Fine appearance, a very rare advertising design, illustrated in the C.S.A. Catalog and Handbook (page 446).
Scott No. 7    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $625

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Lot 4344    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, margins clear to in, tied by fancy "Elkin, N.C., May 6" shadowed lettered and negative "N.C." cds, on small cover to Fort Defiance, N.C., F.-V.F., a scarce fancy town postmark, ex-Powell.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $475

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Lot 4345    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair, tied by clear blue "Franklin Depot, Va., Apr 17" (1863) on cover to San Marcos, Texas, manuscript sender's instruction "Via Port Hudson & Alexandria La."; minor discoloration, Very Fine and rare Trans-Mississippi usage, just prior to the establishment of Express mail in late April of 1863; with 1991 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $270

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Lot 4346    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horiz. pair, margins to barely touching, tied by dateless Richmond, Va. (Powell type 3k) cds on Wallpaper cover with attractive three color design, addressed to Newton P.O., N.C., small edge flaws as usual for this type of cover, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $525

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