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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 541 |  |
 10c Dark Blue, Die B
(12d). Large margins, tied by "Greenville C.H. S.C." circular datestamp
on cover made from deep blue paper with printed instructions on horse
training and making black writing ink, to Spartanburg C.H. S.C., folded
over for display, Extremely Fine, an absolutely beautiful adversity usage,
ex Kohn (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 400-500 | 1,300.00 |
| 542 | |
 10c Blue, Die B (12).
Large even margins, bright color, tied by brown "Johnsonville S.C.
May 1" circular datestamp on green adversity cover made from patent
medicine broadside, originally addressed to Lancaster C.H. S.C. and
readdressed to Richmond Va., also with ms. "Confederate Cong.", 1864
docketing, opened for display, Very Fine, a rare and beautiful adversity
usage with a brown colored cancel, ex Brown and Kohn (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 1,500.00 |
| 543 | |
 10c Blue, Die B (12).
Large even margins, faint toned spot at top right, tied by "Sumter S.C.
Sep. 7" circular datestamp on adversity cover made from promissory
note to Anderson C.H. S.C., opened for display, Very Fine (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 | 750.00 |
| 544 | |
 10c Blue, Die B (12).
Large margins to clear, tied by "Greensborough Ga. May 3" circular
datestamp, second strike at right, on adversity cover made from printed
Minnesota surveyor's form to Alexander Stephens at Crawfordville Ga.,
opened for display, small tear at top, fresh and Very Fine (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 | 275.00 |
| 545 | |
 10c Blue, Die B (12).
Large margins, rich color, tied by bold strike of "Weldon N.C. Feb. 9"
circular datestamp on adversity cover made from a blueprint to
Henderson N.C., opened for display, trivial waterstaining, Very Fine,
attractive adversity usage (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 | 650.00 |
| 546 | |
 10c Blue, Die B (12).
Large even margins, beautiful bright shade, tied by bold "Spartanburgh S.C.
Jul. 15, 1863" cds on turned U.S. 3c Red Star Die entire (U27),
embossed stamp cancelled "Charleston S.C. May 26, 1861" Confederate use
of U.S. stamps, used first to Spartanburgh, then to Greenville, folded
over for display, fresh and Extremely Fine, an extremely rare turned-cover
combination of U.S. postage used in the Confederacy and a Confederate
General Issue, ex Emerson and Birkinbine (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 2,200.00 |
| 547 | |
 3c Rose (65). Tied by neat
"Mobile Ala. May 18" (1865) double-circle datestamp on red and yellow
Confederate wallpaper cover to Union Mills Pa., 1865 docketing reads
"Edwin - from Montgomery Alabama May 7th 1865. Envelope made of
wallpaper", with original enclosure dated May 7, fascinating contents
discuss troop movements and also mentions "This is Johnny Reb paper I
write this letter on and will enclose it in a Reb envelope made out of
wallpaper look inside and see for yourself. If us Yanks had to come down to
this I would think we was hard up.", other interesting contents
regarding Montgomery and the mix of people there, ends with "P.S. Peace
is declared the fighting is all done what a blessing to all. Don't laugh
when you see this Reb letter", some expected edgewear, opened for
display, VERY FINE. AN INCREDIBLE USAGE OF A CONFEDERATE WALLPAPER COVER BY A UNION SOLDIER DURING THE CLOSING DAYS OF THE CIVIL WAR. The letter is datelined May 7, which is three days after the surrender by Gen. Taylor of Alabama and Mississippi Department at Citronelle Ala. The cover was mailed to Union Mills Pa., which became a center for Ku Klux Klan activity during the Reconstruction period. The addressee, William C. Jackson, was the postmaster around the time the "KKK", Skull & Crossbones cancel and other Klan-related cancels were created. The earliest newspaper in the town was the Union Mills Bulletin, started by William C. Jackson in 1865, and continued by him for one year, at which point it was sold and re-named Star (http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie/bates/batesunion.htm) Ex Mitchell. (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-3,000 | 3,000.00 |
| 548 | |
 3c Rose (65). Tied by
unusual Maltese Cross in Circle fancy cancel, matching "Petersburgh Va.
Nov. 13" (ca. 1865) circular datestamp on adversity cover made from
illustrated advertising form and with Female College corner card, to
Shrevesport La., endorsed "Via New Orleans" at bottom left, opened
for display, stamp lifted and hinged in place and with some soiling,
otherwise Very Fine, attractive and rare post-war usage (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 400-500 | 325.00 |
| 549 | |
 3c Rose (65). Tied by bold
target and "New Orleans La. Feb. 8, 1864" double-circle datestamp on
adversity cover made from printed legal document and addressed to
New Orleans, opened for display and slightly reduced, stamp with few minor
perf flaws, Very Fine, scarce, probably carried by hand from origin and
placed into the mails in New Orleans (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 400-500 | 425.00 |
| 550 | |
Adversity Covers. Twelve, incl. three turned covers, several interesting incl. pair of No. 6 on adversity cover made from printed mining form, No. 12a on cover made from grocer's check, Yorkville S.C. stampless made from bank check, No. 12 on church bulletin, homemade mourning cover, three made from ruled paper, opened for display, mounted on exhibition pages, overall Fine-Very Fine, fascinating group | E. 1,000-1,500 | 2,000.00 |