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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 427 |  |
 10c Blue, "TEN" (9). Large
even margins, bright color, tied by "Morristown Ten. Jul. 18" circular
datestamp on homemade cover to Atlanta Ga., tiny cover nick at top left,
fresh and Extremely Fine, scarce Tennessee use of "TEN" (Image
Magnifier) |
1,600.00 | 1,200.00 |
| 428 | |
 10c Blue, "TEN" (9). Large
margins all around, tied by well-struck "Chattanooga Tenn. Jul. 11, 1863"
circular datestamp on homemade cover to Black Mingo P.O. S.C., fresh and
Extremely Fine, scarce "TEN" usage from Tennessee (Image
Magnifier) |
1,600.00 | 1,300.00 |
| 429 | |
 10c Blue, "TEN" (9). Ample
to large margins, clear at bottom, tied by "Shelbyville Te. May 20"
circular datestamp on brown homemade cover to Munford Ala., Very Fine and
choice Tennessee "TEN" usage, ex Dietz and Keeling (Image
Magnifier) |
1,600.00 | 1,000.00 |
| 430 | |
 10c Blue, "TEN" (9). Large
margins to clear, tied by "Chattanooga Ten. Jun. 17, 1863" circular
datestamp on green cover to Griffin Ga., some slight wear, slightly reduced
at left, Very Fine, scarce Tennessee usage, ex Hart and Wiseman (Image
Magnifier) |
1,600.00 | 1,100.00 |
| 431 | |
 10c Blue, Frameline (10).
Large margins all around incl. full framelines on three sides and mostly
complete on fourth, tied by "Greenville Ten." dateless circular
handstamp on homemade cover to McKinley Ala., slightly reduced at left,
some light staining affects stamp and coverEXTREMELY FINE. REGARDED AS THE FINEST OF THE FEW 10-CENT FRAMELINE STAMPS KNOWN ON COVERS FROM TENNESSEE. ONE OF A HANDFUL OF FOUR-FRAMELINE STAMPS ON COVER FROM ANY CONFEDERATE STATE. By mid-1863, when the 10c Frameline was released, much of Tennessee was occupied by Federal forces. Greenville, in eastern Tennessee, was one of the last cities to to fall, and it received more of the General Issues than any other post office. Gallagher reported six known Frameline covers from Tennessee. Ex Gallagher (Image Magnifier) |
E. 4,000-5,000 | 5,250.00 |
| 432 | |
 10c Blue, Frameline (10).
Large margins to full incl. full framelines on two sides and trace of
frameline at bottom, tied by indistinct strike of "Shelbyville Ten. Jun.
22" circular datestamp on homemade cover to Tullahoma Tenn., ms. "OB"
at top left, some cover soiling and faults incl. repair at top left corner,
otherwise Fine, rare Tennessee usage of the 10c Frameline, most of the
state was occupied by Federal forces by the time this stamp was issued (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,000.00 |
| 433 | |
 10c Blue, Frameline (10).
Large margins showing virtually complete framelines on all sides, tied by
light strike of "Jackson Miss." circular datestamp on adversity cover
made from blue lined paper to Spartanburg S.C., reduced at
leftVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT FRAMELINE ON AN ADVERSITY COVER. With 1986 P.F. and 1999 C.S.A. certificates (Image Magnifier) |
2,750.00 | 3,000.00 |
| 434 | |
 10c Blue, Frameline (10).
Horizontal pair, Positions 24-25 showing plate flaw at top left
corner of left stamp, full or partial framelines on three sides, ms. "$"
cancel, ms. "Straw Plains Te. Aug. 8" postmark on cover addressed to
"Secretary of State for the State of Tennessee, Chattanooga Tenn.",
ms. "O.B." at top left, the cover has been neatly folded all
aroundVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COVER. ONLY SIX FRAMELINE COVERS ARE RECORDED FROM TENNESSEE, AND THIS IS THE ONLY FRAMELINE PAIR. Posted one month before Chattanooga fell. Ex Gallagher, DuPuy and Alex Hall. Signed Ashbrook (Image Magnifier) |
6,750.00 | 4,000.00 |
| 435 | |
 10c Milky Blue, Die A
(11). Large margins to just touched, tied by "Little Rock Ark. Jul.
23, 1863" double-circle datestamp on cover to "near Trinity
Louisiana", slightly reduced at top and missing top flap, some
additional wear, appears Very Fine, scarce usage, Little Rock fell to Union
forces in Sept. 1863, not long after this was sent, ex Winters (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 | 250.00 |
| 436 | |
 10c Blue, Die A (11). Cut
to shape, tied by "Big Lick Va. May 11" circular datestamp on U.S. 10c
Green Nesbitt entire (U16) to Blacks and Whites Va., some slight wear,
Very Fine, scarce use of a Confederate stamp on an obsolete U.S. entire,
reported to be the only recorded example of the 10c Nesbitt entire used
this way (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 | 8,500.00 |
| 437 | |
 10c Milky Blue, Die A
(11a). Huge margins, tied by light strike of Macon Ga. double-circle
datestamp on turned cover to Mobile Ala., inside with similar stamp
Ga. circular datestamp to Macon Ga., opened for display, Very Fine (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 | 225.00 |