Lot 1415
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "T-E-N", Sperati Reproduction, Die Proof, on wove (42x67mm), signed Sperati in pencil, fresh and Very Fine.Scott No. 9R Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $650
Lot 1416
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ black, "T-E-N", Sperati Reproduction, Trial Color Die Proof, on thin glazed card (50x67mm), signed Sperati in pencil and purple handstamp on reverse numbered "227", Very Fine.Scott No. 9R Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $210
Lot 1417
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "T-E-N", Sperati Reproduction, gummed, ample to large margins, Very Fine.Scott No. 9R Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $210
Lot 1418
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "T-E-N", Sperati Reproduction, 3 singles, two used with Charleston, S.C. and New York town cancels, other unused, full to large margins, Very Fine; two with purple Sperati handstamp on reverse.Scott No. 9R Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $450
Lot
1419 
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "T-E-N", o.g., lightly hinged, beautifully balanced margins, rich bright color and exceptionally fresh, Extremely Fine and choice, rare mint in such Post Office fresh condition; with 1995 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 9 $900.
Realized: $900
Lot
1420 
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "T-E-N", clear to large margins, tied "Charleston, S.C., Jun 23" cds on neat commercially made envelope addressed to "Miss Minnie Mordecai, Columbia, S.C.", slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, ex-Cantey. Scott No. 9 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Hon. Moses Cohen Mordecai - an importer of fruit, sugar, tobacco, and coffee - was Charleston's most prominent Jewish citizen in the decades before the Civil War. It was Mordecai's steamer, Isabel, which transferred U.S. Army Major Robert Anderson and his men from Fort Sumter to the Union fleet following the opening bombardment of the Civil War. Isabel, named for Mordecai's wife, gained fame for breaking through the Yankee blockade of the coast. In February 1865, after Sherman's troops left Columbia smoldering behind them, the city council appointed Mordecai "food administrator" to help feed the starving citizens. Blind and broken by the war, the reluctant secessionist moved to Baltimore, leaving his son-in-law Edgar Marks Lazarus in charge of his business affairs in South Carolina.
Lot
1421
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "T-E-N", four large margins, tied by blue "Roswell, Ga., Aug 11" cds on turned cover to Macon Ga., inside usage bearing 10¢ blue (12a), four margins, tied by "Macon, Jul 25" double-circle datestamp to Roswell Ga.; cover restoration along top edge, Very Fine. Scott No. 9 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A CHOICE TURNED USAGE WITH A LOVELY "TEN" ISSUE AND 10¢ MILKY BLUE 1863-64 ISSUE.
Realized: $800
Lot
1422
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "T-E-N", curved lines outside labels broken, rich color, extra large margins except barely touched at top, tied by "Tawboro N.C., May 23" cds on buff cover to Scotland Neck N.C., Very Fine, ex-Knapp. Scott No. 9 var. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $525
Lot
1423
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "T-E-N", ample margins and deep color, tied by "Tazwell C.H., Va., Jun 11" cds on homemade cover to Richmond, Va., manuscript docketing at top; few light cover tone spots, Very Fine. Scott No. 9 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $270
Lot
1424
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "T-E-N", large margins, tied by partial "Montgomery Ala., May 22" cds on homemade buff cover to Benton Ala.; stamp with light stain and minor surface abrasion at right, partial flap used to repair upper left, F.-V.F. appearance; with 2004 C.S.A. certificate. Scott No. 9 $1,600.
Realized: $230