Lot
4314 
Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ Blue, Stone Y, strip of seven, large margins all around except just touched at bottom center, cancelled by four strikes of "Knoxville Ten. Oct 10 1862" cds, couple trivial creases, still Very Fine and rare multiple from Stone Y. Scott No. 2 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
THE LARGEST RECORDED USED MULTIPLE OF THE CSA 10¢ BLUE PATERSON ISSUE.
There is a strip of seven of the Hoyer & Ludwig issue as well as a block of six of the Paterson printing.
Realized: $4,250
Lot
4315 
Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ Blue, Paterson, Stone Y, horizontal pair, margins except rounded upper right corner, tied by neat strike of blue "Columbia S.C. Mar 13" cds on cover with military address to Major General M. Lovell, Confederate House at Jackson Miss., docketed on back "E. M. Lovell, Columbia S.C., 11 March 1863"; partial flap, Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. 2 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE STONE Y MULTIPLE USED ON COVER, THE ONLY EXAMPLE WE HAVE SEEN.
Major Gen. Mansfield Lovell (1822-1886) was in command at New Orleans when the city fell to the Union in April 1862 and was blamed for the loss of the city. He commanded an Infantry Division at Corinth and Coffeeville later in 1862, but after Coffeeville was relieved for losing New Orleans, and never given any further assignments during the war.
Lot
4316
Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ Dark Blue, Hoyer Printing, Malformed "T" of "Ten", position 4, four huge margins, tied by blue "Norfolk, Va Jan 8, 1861" double circle datestamp on small narrow cover to Alabama; some ms. in postmark, Extremely Fine, a very scarce plate variety, ex-Myerson. Scott No. 2b Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $425