Lot 1338
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Stone 3, vertical pair with left sheet margin, large margins except slightly in at top, tied by neat strikes of circular grid cancels, manuscript "Hurdsvlle Al, Oct -24" postmark on cover to Macon Ga. where "ADVERTISED" straightline handstamp struck; pair with light corner crease at bottom right, Very Fine and attractive advertised use, ex-Ballard.Scott No. 4 Estimate $300 - 400.
The cover was not claimed in Macon and was advertised in the local paper as indicated by the straight line handstamp.