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**Confederate States General Issues**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
3351		5c Green, Stone 1 (1). Complete left pane of 100 from the "Ackerman" sheet of 200, huge sheet margins all around, approximately 35 stamps with no gum or traces of gum, others have original gum, some stamps throughout the pane have minor thin spots, small sealed tears, small scuffs, horizontal creases or wrinkling, there are also a few nicks in sheet margin -- these are inconsequential flaws in a relic of this kind VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURVIVING PANE OF 100 OF CONFEDERATE STATES "NUMBER ONE". UNQUESTIONABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS IN ALL OF UNITED STATES AND CONFEDERATE PHILATELY. The 1929 edition of August Dietz's The Postal Service of The Confederate States of America (pp. 102-103) contains individual photographs of the left and right panes of the full sheet of 200 that at one time belonged to Sen. Ernest Ackerman. The Ackerman sheet was divided into two panes of 100, and the right pane was further divided into two blocks of 50 (5 vertical x 10 horizontal), each block representing the group of 50 subjects on the lithographic transfer stone that was repeated four times on the printing stone of 200. There is no record of another pane of 100 or larger multiple of the 1861 5c Green from Stones A-B, 1 or 2. Bertram Poole used the Ackerman sheet as the basis for identifying characteristics of each of the 50 positions on the lithographic transfer stone (published in the Philatelic Gazette, October 1915). Contained in a manuscript supplementing Poole's descriptions is the following statement: "Poole's descriptions were taken from a full sheet of four panes ["pane" as used here refers to the transfer blocks of 50], (the only one known) which was then the property of Mr. Klemann, and which Mr. Ackerman purchased, and in whose collection it now is. Hence I call stamps from this stone 'ACKERMANS.'" The previous owners, the Hall family, acquired the pane of 100 as lot 211 in the Robert Laurence May 23, 1935, sale of Confederate material from the George Walcott collection (it realized $600 in the sale). Ex Ackerman, Walcott and Hall. (Image)	E. 30,000-40,000	29,000.00
3352		5c Olive Green, Stone A-B (1c). Bottom sheet margin strip of four with "(H)oyer & Ludwig, Richmond, Va." imprint", original gum, large margins, beautiful deep rich color and fine impression, creases in all, otherwise Extremely Fine, an extremely rare imprint multiple from Stone A-B -- listed in Dietz but not in Scott (value as two pairs) -- ex Hall (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	5,000.00
3353		5c Green, Stone 2, "Twin Scrolls" Misplaced Transfer (1 var). Position 1 entered over 10, original gum, full to large margins with vestiges of the previous entry fully visible in lower left margin, rich color, trivial small thin speck, Extremely Fine appearance, an extremely rare plate variety, listed but unpriced in Scott, ex Knapp and Hall (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	3,250.00
3354		5c Green, Stone 2, "Twin Scrolls" Misplaced Transfer (1 var). Position 1 entered over 10, in vertical pair with Position 11 below, sheet margin at top, huge left margin showing the "twin" scrolls to the left of top stamp, slightly in at right, tied by "Fredericksburg Va. Mar. 27" (1862) circular datestamp on cover to Cedar Branch Ga., Very Fine, this remarkable plate variety is listed but unpriced in Scott, only a few exist on or off cover, ex Knapp and Hall (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,700.00
3355		5c Green, Stone 2, Side Margin with Initials (1 var). Position 41, left sheet margin with "SA" (of "CSA"), three huge margins, in at bottom, tied by "Madison Ga. Feb. 22" circular datestamp on small piece, the adjoining Position 51 stamp tied on another piece is matched with its mate, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, very few examples of the 5c Green exist with vestiges of the "CSA" initials, ex Knapp and Hall (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	800.00
3356		5c Green, Stone 2 (1). Reconstruction of 50 positions from the left pane of Plate 2, representing all 50 positions of the transfer stone, incl. five pairs (one with sheet margin at left), range of cancels and shades, margins are better than usually found on plate reconstructions though condition is typical with faults throughout VERY FINE. RARE PARTIAL PLATE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LEFT PANE OF STONE 2, WHICH WAS USED BY HOYER & LUDWIG TO PRINT BOTH THE 5-CENT GREEN AND THE 5-CENT BLUE. Ex Hall. Scott Retail as 50 used singles. (Image)	7,500.00	2,500.00
3358		5c Green, Stone 1 (1). Large even margins, cancelled by 8-Point Star cancel, "Tuscaloosa Al. May 13" circular datestamp on University of Alabama college cover to Montgomery Ala., missing topflap, Very Fine, beautiful cover, ex Emerson and Knapp (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,400.00
3359		5c Green, Stone 1, Baton Rouge Roulette (1 var). Horizontal pair, full clear roulettes on three sides (trimmed at top), bright color, tied by "Baton Rouge La. Apr. 15" (1862) circular datestamp on small cover to Richmond, backflap removed and slightly reduced at top FINE. ONE OF FIVE UNSEVERED PAIRS OF THE 5-CENT BATON ROUGE ROULETTE KNOWN ON COVER. AN OUTSTANDING GENERAL ISSUE RARITY. This cover dates from the first Confederate occupation period, prior to evacuation on May 7, 1862, and re-occupation by Confederates on August 21, 1862. Scott Retail for pair on cover $2,500.00 (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	2,500.00
3360		5c Green, Stone 1, 10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig (1, 2b). Large margins to just in, each stamp has small fault and repair, tied by "Milledgeville Ga. Jan. 24" circular datestamp on legal-size cover to Gibson Ga., cover with some wear incl. vertical file fold at left, Very Fine appearance, an extremely rare franking for unusual 15c rate, ex MacBride, with 2000 C.S.A. certificate (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,350.00
3361		10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig (2b). Block of 50 from the bottom half of left pane with full "Lith. of Hoyer & Ludwig, Richmond, Va." imprint, original gum, huge sheet margins at left and bottom, full to large margins on other sides, small scuffs and several creases, margin nicks and tears, one stamp has small thin VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTRAORDINARY MULTIPLE OF THE FIRST CONFEDERATE 10-CENT STAMP. The 1929 Dietz book (p. 118) pictures a complete right pane of 100 with Hoyer & Ludwig imprint, but we are unable to determine if this pane has survived intact. The block of 50 offered here comes from a different sheet. The enigma of the imprints on Hoyer & Ludwig's 10c printing stones was recently discussed in an article by Leonard Hartmann (Chronicle, August 2003). Ex Walcott and Hall. Scott value as blocks and pairs (without premium for imprint) is $33,375.00 (Image)	E. 10,000-15,000	12,000.00
3362		10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig (2b). Horizontal strip of six, ample margins to slightly in, ms. cancel, used on legal-size buff cover to public auditor of Jackson Miss., docketed at left "Volunteers Carroll Co. 1862", pencil note on back indicates Tennessee origin, repaired tear at right, file folds mostly clear of strip, one passes between second and third stamp, otherwise Fine, an extraordinarily rare multiple on cover (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	950.00

Confederate States General Issues

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

3351

5c Green, Stone 1 (1). Complete left pane of 100 from the "Ackerman" sheet of 200, huge sheet margins all around, approximately 35 stamps with no gum or traces of gum, others have original gum, some stamps throughout the pane have minor thin spots, small sealed tears, small scuffs, horizontal creases or wrinkling, there are also a few nicks in sheet margin -- these are inconsequential flaws in a relic of this kind

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURVIVING PANE OF 100 OF CONFEDERATE STATES "NUMBER ONE". UNQUESTIONABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS IN ALL OF UNITED STATES AND CONFEDERATE PHILATELY.

The 1929 edition of August Dietz's The Postal Service of The Confederate States of America (pp. 102-103) contains individual photographs of the left and right panes of the full sheet of 200 that at one time belonged to Sen. Ernest Ackerman. The Ackerman sheet was divided into two panes of 100, and the right pane was further divided into two blocks of 50 (5 vertical x 10 horizontal), each block representing the group of 50 subjects on the lithographic transfer stone that was repeated four times on the printing stone of 200. There is no record of another pane of 100 or larger multiple of the 1861 5c Green from Stones A-B, 1 or 2.

Bertram Poole used the Ackerman sheet as the basis for identifying characteristics of each of the 50 positions on the lithographic transfer stone (published in the Philatelic Gazette, October 1915). Contained in a manuscript supplementing Poole's descriptions is the following statement: "Poole's descriptions were taken from a full sheet of four panes ["pane" as used here refers to the transfer blocks of 50], (the only one known) which was then the property of Mr. Klemann, and which Mr. Ackerman purchased, and in whose collection it now is. Hence I call stamps from this stone 'ACKERMANS.'" The previous owners, the Hall family, acquired the pane of 100 as lot 211 in the Robert Laurence May 23, 1935, sale of Confederate material from the George Walcott collection (it realized $600 in the sale).

Ex Ackerman, Walcott and Hall. (Image)

E. 30,000-40,000

29,000.00

3352

5c Olive Green, Stone A-B (1c). Bottom sheet margin strip of four with "(H)oyer & Ludwig, Richmond, Va." imprint", original gum, large margins, beautiful deep rich color and fine impression, creases in all, otherwise Extremely Fine, an extremely rare imprint multiple from Stone A-B -- listed in Dietz but not in Scott (value as two pairs) -- ex Hall (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

5,000.00

3353

5c Green, Stone 2, "Twin Scrolls" Misplaced Transfer (1 var). Position 1 entered over 10, original gum, full to large margins with vestiges of the previous entry fully visible in lower left margin, rich color, trivial small thin speck, Extremely Fine appearance, an extremely rare plate variety, listed but unpriced in Scott, ex Knapp and Hall (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

3,250.00

3354

5c Green, Stone 2, "Twin Scrolls" Misplaced Transfer (1 var). Position 1 entered over 10, in vertical pair with Position 11 below, sheet margin at top, huge left margin showing the "twin" scrolls to the left of top stamp, slightly in at right, tied by "Fredericksburg Va. Mar. 27" (1862) circular datestamp on cover to Cedar Branch Ga., Very Fine, this remarkable plate variety is listed but unpriced in Scott, only a few exist on or off cover, ex Knapp and Hall (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,700.00

3355

5c Green, Stone 2, Side Margin with Initials (1 var). Position 41, left sheet margin with "SA" (of "CSA"), three huge margins, in at bottom, tied by "Madison Ga. Feb. 22" circular datestamp on small piece, the adjoining Position 51 stamp tied on another piece is matched with its mate, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, very few examples of the 5c Green exist with vestiges of the "CSA" initials, ex Knapp and Hall (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

800.00

3356

5c Green, Stone 2 (1). Reconstruction of 50 positions from the left pane of Plate 2, representing all 50 positions of the transfer stone, incl. five pairs (one with sheet margin at left), range of cancels and shades, margins are better than usually found on plate reconstructions though condition is typical with faults throughout

VERY FINE. RARE PARTIAL PLATE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LEFT PANE OF STONE 2, WHICH WAS USED BY HOYER & LUDWIG TO PRINT BOTH THE 5-CENT GREEN AND THE 5-CENT BLUE.

Ex Hall. Scott Retail as 50 used singles. (Image)

7,500.00

2,500.00

3358

5c Green, Stone 1 (1). Large even margins, cancelled by 8-Point Star cancel, "Tuscaloosa Al. May 13" circular datestamp on University of Alabama college cover to Montgomery Ala., missing topflap, Very Fine, beautiful cover, ex Emerson and Knapp (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,400.00

3359

5c Green, Stone 1, Baton Rouge Roulette (1 var). Horizontal pair, full clear roulettes on three sides (trimmed at top), bright color, tied by "Baton Rouge La. Apr. 15" (1862) circular datestamp on small cover to Richmond, backflap removed and slightly reduced at top

FINE. ONE OF FIVE UNSEVERED PAIRS OF THE 5-CENT BATON ROUGE ROULETTE KNOWN ON COVER. AN OUTSTANDING GENERAL ISSUE RARITY.

This cover dates from the first Confederate occupation period, prior to evacuation on May 7, 1862, and re-occupation by Confederates on August 21, 1862.

Scott Retail for pair on cover $2,500.00 (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

2,500.00

3360

5c Green, Stone 1, 10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig (1, 2b). Large margins to just in, each stamp has small fault and repair, tied by "Milledgeville Ga. Jan. 24" circular datestamp on legal-size cover to Gibson Ga., cover with some wear incl. vertical file fold at left, Very Fine appearance, an extremely rare franking for unusual 15c rate, ex MacBride, with 2000 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,350.00

3361

10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig (2b). Block of 50 from the bottom half of left pane with full "Lith. of Hoyer & Ludwig, Richmond, Va." imprint, original gum, huge sheet margins at left and bottom, full to large margins on other sides, small scuffs and several creases, margin nicks and tears, one stamp has small thin

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTRAORDINARY MULTIPLE OF THE FIRST CONFEDERATE 10-CENT STAMP.

The 1929 Dietz book (p. 118) pictures a complete right pane of 100 with Hoyer & Ludwig imprint, but we are unable to determine if this pane has survived intact. The block of 50 offered here comes from a different sheet. The enigma of the imprints on Hoyer & Ludwig's 10c printing stones was recently discussed in an article by Leonard Hartmann (Chronicle, August 2003).

Ex Walcott and Hall. Scott value as blocks and pairs (without premium for imprint) is $33,375.00 (Image)

E. 10,000-15,000

12,000.00

3362

10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig (2b). Horizontal strip of six, ample margins to slightly in, ms. cancel, used on legal-size buff cover to public auditor of Jackson Miss., docketed at left "Volunteers Carroll Co. 1862", pencil note on back indicates Tennessee origin, repaired tear at right, file folds mostly clear of strip, one passes between second and third stamp, otherwise Fine, an extraordinarily rare multiple on cover (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

950.00