General Issues On-Cover (Nos. 6 and 7)
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 450 |
 |
 5c Light Blue, De La Rue
(6). Horizontal pair, large margins, bright shade, tied by red
"Camden S.C. Sep. 20" (1862) double-circle datestamp on cover to Camden
S.C., presumably delivered from a location outside the city, Extremely Fine
Gem (Image) |
155.00 |
180.00 |
| 451 |
|
 5c Light Blue, De La Rue
(6). Horizontal pair, huge margins, cancelled by two strikes of
Flower Petals fancy cancel, "Abingson Va. Sep. 4" (1862) circular
datestamp on brown homemade cover to London Tenn., crease in left stamp,
otherwise Extremely Fine, fancy cancels are rarely found on Confederate
covers (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
400.00 |
| 452 |
|
 5c Light Blue, De La Rue
(6). Horizontal pair, large margins, tied by one of two bold strikes of
blue "Columbia S.C. Jul. 3" circular datestamp on wide-bordered
mourning envelope to Pendleton S.C., flap tear, still Extremely Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
425.00 |
| 453 |
 |
 5c Light Blue, De La Rue
(6). Block of four, large to full margins, two strikes of "Augusta Ga.
Feb. 26" double-circle datestamp, just barely tied on front only to
Barnesville Ga., notation "Seed", Extremely Fine and scarce used block (Image) |
290.00 |
210.00 |
| 454 |
|
 5c Blue, Local (7).
Vertical pair, large margins to touching, tied by fancy "Paid 10c" in
circle rate handstamp, "Patterson N.C. Mar. 1" (1863) circular
datestamp on cover to Oaks N.C., Fine strike
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
150.00 |
| 455 |
|
 5c Blue, Local (7).
Horizontal pair, huge top margin and large on other sides, tied by
violet "Pendleton S.C." circular datestamp on orange cover to Hon.
A. P. Calhoun at Fort Hill (Pendleton) S.C., letter datelined Walhalla S.C.
Mar. 20, 1863, three opening tears clear of stamp, otherwise Extremely Fine
(Image) |
205.00 |
80.00 |
| 456 |
|
 5c Blue, Local (7). Two
horizontal pairs neatly arranged side by side, large margins to touching,
one pair tied by "Macon Ga." double-circle datestamp, the other by "Athens
Ga." circular datestamp on cover to Athens, forwarded to Washington Ga.,
Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
220.00 |
| 457 |
|
 5c Blue, Local (7).
Horizontal strip of eight, ample to large margins except end stamp cut in,
tied by six strikes of "Charleston S.C. Apr. 4, 1863" circular datestamp on
legal-size blue cover to Richmond, from a captain in the 8th N.C. Regt.,
one stamp slightly creased, right edge of cover has opening nicks, still
Very Fine for this large franking (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
625.00 |
| 458 |
|
5c Light Blue, De La Rue, Local (6-7). 28 covers, most bearing pairs
though also incl. five covers each bearing single, most are De La Rue
printing, range of postmarks and destinations, some faults, many appear
Fine-Very Fine, interesting group |
E. 400-500 |
1,500.00 |