Lot 3020
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing. Vert. pair, top stamp cut in & creased, tied by bold "Big Island, Va./Sep. 5" cds on turned cover to Allen's Creek, Va., inside usage shows a manuscript cancelled 1863 10¢ blue (minor corner defect) with light indistinct manuscript postmark & addressed to Edgewood, Va., some cover wear & wrinkles, F.-V.F.Scott No. 6+11 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $60
Lot 3021
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing. Horizontal. pair, ample to mostly large margins, tied by "Robertsville, S.C., Sept 25" cds on small cover to Savannah, Ga., with "Chathams Artillery" endorsement at top, Very Fine, a lovely little cover.Scott No. 6 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $260
Lot 3022
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing. Margins large to in at upper left, tied by "Richmond, Va. Apr 20, 1862" cds on folded letter to Petersburg, Va., Very Fine.Scott No. 6 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $75
Lot 3023
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing. Just touched at top left, tied neat clear "Richmond, Va. Jun 28, 1862" cds on cover to Doan Mills, Va. shortly before the switch to the 10¢ rate on July 1, 1862, slight nick in homemade cover at upper right, F.-V.F.Scott No. 6 Estimate $50 - 75.
Realized: $40