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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 392° |  |
 Marion Va., 10c Black (55X2). Large margins at sides, full at top, cutting at bottom with part of frame still visible, traces of original gum, toned spots and small light crease, Fine appearance, very rare unused,
with 1989 C.S.A. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
16,500.00 | 0.00 |
| 393° |
 New Orleans La., 5c Red on Bluish (62X7). Margins to touching, New Orleans cds dated Dec. 4, small thins (skillfully filled in at edges), Fine appearance, very rare, ex Crocker, with 1941 Theodore Emin certificate
and 1989 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
10,000.00 | 3,500.00 | |
| 394° |  |
 Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Three large margins, left margin clear to just barely in, tied by blue "Petersburg Va. Jan. 14" (1862) cds on handsome gray lithographed Leather & Hide Dealer's overall
advertising cover to Crimea Va., immaculate condition, Extremely Fine (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,500-3,500 | 2,800.00 |
| 395° | |
 5c Olive Green, Stone 1 (1c). Horizontal pair, large to huge margins, pretty shade, each canceled by distinctive 8-bar open grid in blue, on cover to Manassas Junction with matching "Sandersville Ga. Dec.
21" cds, endorsement at bottom left of Col. T.W. Thomas, 16th Geo. Reg., Toombs Brigade, Very Fine, with 1991 Jakubek certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 750-1,000 | 1,150.00 |
| 396° |  |
 10c Greenish Blue, Stone Y (2e). Horizontal block of six, large margins to slightly in, blue "Charlottesville Va. Feb. 3, 1863" double-circle ds, repaired tears and nicks, Fine appearance, the largest
recorded used block of Stone Y, an important Confederate General Issue multiple (Image Magnifier) |
2,200.00 | 0.00 |
| 397° | |
 2c Green, Vertical Gutter Between Stamps (3 var). Horizontal strip of five, interpanneau gutter between first and second stamps at left, large margins to just slightly in at lower left at upper right, tied by
"Holly Springs Miss. Dec. 31" cds on brown cover from Lieut. John J. Carter (Minden Rangers, served under General Nathan Bedford Forrest) to his wife at Minden La., from a newly found correspondence (copy of original letter enclosure included for
reference), the 2c Green gutter multiples are exccedingly rare - the 1929 Dietz book illustrates an interpanneau block of 52 (p. 128), and our firm sold an interpanneau strip on cover (1984 Rarities sale, lot 86) - the edges of the cover and a small
part of the strip along top and upper right have been expertly pressed to flatten wrinkles present when this cover was discovered, Very Fine appearance and a major Confederate General Issue rarity (Image Magnifier) |
10,000.00 | 0.00 |
| 398 | |
 5c Blue, Local (7). Horizontal pair, full to huge margins showing parts of adjoining stamps along top, distinctive deep shade on unusually fresh bright paper, tied by bold "Estelle Springs N. & C. R.R.
Mar. 17, 1863" oval datestamp on salmon buff cover to Macon Ga. with military address, docketing at left dated six days later, Extremely Fine, a magnificent Confederate railroad cover, with 1982 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,600.00 |
| 399 | |
 10c Blue, Frameline (10). Single showing full frame lines at top and right, nearly complete at left, and more than half at bottom, tied by "Richmond Va. May 13, 1863" cds on cover to a Dr. Austin in Greenville
C.H., S.C., Extremely Fine, ex Dietz (Image Magnifier) |
2,600.00 | 2,700.00 |
| 400° | |
 Confederate Adversity Covers Fashioned from Anatomical Illustrations. Matching pair of envelopes, each of the same size and shape, made from hand-colored engravings of human limbs showing layers of tissue,
muscle and veins, addressed to Mr. Stephen Myer and Miss Nancy L. Myer, brother and sister, in Greenville C.H. South Carolina, former with 10c Greenish Blue, Die A (11), large margins, unnoticeable and small pre-use tear, latter with 10c Blue, Die B
(12), large even margins, tied by "Charleston S.C." circular datestamps of July 20 and August 15, respectivelyA FLAWLESS AND REMARKABLE PAIR OF COVERS, VIVIDLY DEMONSTRATING THE INGENUITY OF SOUTHERN CITIZENS TO FIND PAPER IN THE FACE OF WAR-TIME ADVERSITY While a wide range of printed matter - wallpaper, forms, maps, and ammunition wrappers - have been found as home-made Confederate stationery, we know of no other instance in which human anatomical drawings or engravings were used. In this case, the sender probably appreciated the novelty of the effort, because the paper was folded with the blank side as the interior, rather than the exterior, of the envelope. [Fig. 270] (Image Magnifier) |
E. 10,000-15,000 | 10,000.00 |
| 401° | |
 10c Milky Blue, Die B (12a). Full even margins, tied by "Richmond Va. Aug. 6, 1863" cds on captured Lincoln Patriotic to Pamplins Depot Va., soldier's endorsement written carefully around (!) the
Lincoln design at left, the cover has an expertly added backflap, a few tiny sealed edge tears, Extremely Fine appearance. That this envelope - retrieved on the battlefield or from an abandoned Union camp - should have escaped defacement is something
of a miracle, a great and possibly unique Confederate showpiece (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,500-3,500 | 2,600.00 |
| 402° | |
 10c Greenish Blue, Die B (12). Horizontal strip of three and single, ample to large margins, faintly creased, tied by "Richmond Va. Jul. 9" cds on buff cover to Lewisville Ark., 40c Trans-Mississippi
Express rate, endorsed "via Brandon or Meridian Miss.", neat 1864 docketing on back, couple light vertical folds, still Very Fine, an extremely handsome Trans-Mississippi usage, ex Tara (Image Magnifier) |
4,000.00 | 3,000.00 |