Sale 77: Confederate States of America

Lot 1280    

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, Hoyer & Ludwig, positions 27-28, horizontal pair, o.g., large margins, left stamp with thin and tiny edge tear, otherwise Very Fine. C.S.A. Catalog No. 2-Hb $1,550 as singles.
Scott No. 2b    $1,300.

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Lot 1281    

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, Hoyer & Ludwig, horizontal pair with huge margins all around, left stamp with acid flaw in "ST" of "States", o.g., hinge remnant, Very Fine and choice pair; with 2008 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 2, 2 var.    $650.

A GEM PAIR OF THE 10¢ BLUE HOYER & LUDWIG PRINTING.

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Realized: $400

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Lot 1282 ()   

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, Hoyer printing, block of 9, without gum, full margins, strong color, repairs to positions 3 and 9, also some creases and couple tiny thins, Very Fine appearance, a very scarce large multiple. C.S.A. Catalog No. 2-Hb.
Scott No. 2b    $6,050 for o.g.

Realized: $575

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Lot 1283    

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, Hoyer & Ludwig, vertical pair, large margins all around, tied by blue "Portsmouth Va." cds on orange Tuskegee Light Infantry, Company C, Third Regiment Alabama Volunteers, "Oak Grove" Camp, near "Portsmouth" imprint cover with location updated in manuscript, addressed to Tuskegee Ala.; reduced at right with some paper repair, F.-V.F. appearance, A scarce use of a pair on a military imprint cover, ex-Caspary.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $800

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Lot 1284    

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, Hoyer & Ludwig, position 41, wide margins except shaving outer frameline at bottom, tied by neat strike of blue "Norfolk Va., Nov 30, 1861" cds on cover to Macon Ga., F.-V.F., A scarce early November use from Norfolk Va.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $170

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Lot 1285    

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, Hoyer & Ludwig, bottom sheet margin single, huge margins to touched at top left, tied by "Chattanooga Ten., Jul 22 1862" on reverse of brown homemade cover to Cumming Ga., F.-V.F.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 1286    

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ dark blue, Hoyer & Ludwig, top sheet margin pair, margins all around, rich color, small faults, used with 5¢ green (1), each tied by "Chattanooga, Apr 22, 1862" cds on small blue piece of cover addressed to the Adjutant General of Tennessee at Memphis Tenn., Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 2b; $900 as used pair    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $250

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Lot 1287 o   

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ dark blue, Hoyer & Ludwig, four even margins, rich color, cancelled by two strikes of San Antonio Tex. "Paid" Nov. 13th cds, Very Fine and scarce Texas town cancel.
Scott No. 2b    $425.

Realized: $200

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Lot 1288    

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ dark blue, Hoyer printing, ample to large margins, rich color, tied by "Spartanburg, S.C., Sep 28" cds in adversity cover made from state order form, addressed to Cedar Springs, Ga., Very Fine.
Scott No. 2b    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 1289    

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ dark blue, Hoyer printing, showing dot in star at left and malformed star at right of "Postage", margins large to slightly in at top right, tied by blue "Petersburg, Va., May 7" cds on cover to Demopolis, Ala.; partial backflap, Very Fine.
Scott No. 2b    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $90

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