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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 3156 |  |
 Columbia S.C. Feb. 20 (1861). Two strikes of blue circular datestamp ties horizontal strip of three U.S. 1c Blue, Ty. I-II-II
(18-20-20), Plate 12 combination, on yellow cover to Tappahannock Va. with "C.S.A." designation in address, strip has small faults, most noticeable along left perfs, otherwise Fine, scarce (Image Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 | 600.00 |
| 3157 | |
 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Cancelled by ms. on Tusculum College, Greenville Tenn. college cover to Greenville, March 21, 1861 docketing at left, tiny corner crease
at top right, Very Fine Independent State usage, ex Hall (Image Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 | 400.00 |
| 3158 | |
 Petersburg Va. Apr. 24 (1861). Blue circular datestamp and matching grid cancels on U.S. 1c Blue, Ty. I/II/I (18/20/18),
vertical pair and detached single, small tears and nicks not readily apparent, two stamps tied on importer's corner card cover to Gainesville N.C., backflap removed, small faults, still Fine appearance and an attractive Independent State Use
of 1c Types I and II from Plate 12 (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 650.00 |
| 3159 | |
 Petersburg Va. 3cts. May 3 (1861). Blue integral-rate circular datestam, matching grid ties U.S. 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26) on yellow
cover to Brinkleyville N.C. with grocer's cameo corner card illustrating products sold, "Calvert" imprint, Independent State Use confirmed by May 2, 1861 enclosure, small piece missing from flap, small perf flaws, otherwise Very Fine, cameo
corner card covers showing Independent State Use are very scarce (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 700.00 |
| 3160 | |
 New Orleans La. 15 May (1861). Fully readable strike of large circular datestamp and "30" rate handstamp on yellow cover to Caen,
France, "New York 6 May 22" debit datestamp, red French transit datestamp and "16" decimes due handstamp, Very Fine, scarce transatlantic use from Confederate New Orleans, with 2002 C.S.A. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 650.00 |
| 3161 | |
 Petersburg Va. 3cts May 28 (1861). Blue integral-rate circular datestamp and matching grid on U.S. 3c Red Star Die entire (U27) to Norfolk Va., Extremely Fine, a superb Confederate State Use
(Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 | 250.00 |
| 3162 | |
 Adams Express Company, Great Eastern, Western & Southern Express Forwarders. New-York. Large blue oval handstamp on U.S. 3c Red
Star Die entire to Athens Tenn., cancelled by "Sweetwater Ten. May 27" (1861) circular datestamp, small slightly reduced at top, sealed tear at top, otherwise Very Fine, postmarked in Tennessee on the day U.S. Postmaster General Blair issued the
Suspension Order stopping mail from the North to seceded states (service in Tennessee was not suspended until June 12), with 2007 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 800.00 |
| 3163 | |
 Adams Express Company, Great Eastern, Western & Southern Express Forwarders, New-York. Blue oval handstamp on 3c Red Star Die entire to
Athens Tenn., part strike of Georgia datestamp (Augusta?) and grid cancel, slightly reduced at top, Fine (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 375.00 |
| 3164 | |
 Adams Express Company, Great Eastern, Western & Southern Express Forwarders, New-York. Large blue oval handstamp on backflap of U.S.
3c Red Star Die entire (U26) to Lynchburg Va., blue "Adams Express Co. Nashville Jul. 11(?)" and black "Adams Express Company, Knoxville Tenn. Jul. 12" oval datestamps, ms. "2/-" (two bits, or 25c) express charge, ms. "15", bottom flap
opened to show New York marking, top flap replaced, some slight wear, vertical file fold affects embossed stampVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COMBINATION OF ADAMS EXPRESS OFFICE MARKINGS -- NEW YORK TO NASHVILLE TO KNOXVILLE -- FOR THRU-THE-LINES EXPRESS SERVICE TO LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA. Only a few covers are recorded with this combination of Adams office markings, which were applied in transit entirely outside the U.S. and Confederate postal systems. Adams also had the option of placing letters into the Nashville post office for delivery by regular Confederate mails. The Adams Knoxville oval is extremely rare, and collectors should be aware that a number of clever fakes were handled by John A. Fox, some of which have never been properly identified (these fakes bear the David Cleage address, a known correspondence). Perhaps the rarity of the Knoxville oval is appreciated less because of the circulating fakes. Ex Knapp, Solomon and Gallagher. (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 2,100.00 |
| 3165 | |
 Melbourne (Victoria) to Petersburg Va. via London and New York. Folded letter datelined "Melbourne 23d July 1861" to Watson
McGill & Co. in Petersburg Va., in care of James Hunter & Co. in New York, Victoria 1860 2p, 6, and 1sh tied by bold grids, red "Melbourne JY 25 61" backstamp, red "London Paid AG SP 16 61" transit datestamp and "16 cents" credit handstamp,
ms. "8" credit, "N.York Am. Pkt. 5 Oct. 3" debit datestamp, receipt docketing "1861, R. W. Towns & Co., Melbourne 23rd July, Recd 10th Oct., Answd 12th Octo from Montreal", file fold thru stamps and center of cover partly obscuring
"Petersburgh", otherwise Fine, an unusual usage, the New York forwarder (Hunter) may have enclosed this in another envelope and sent it by a flag-of-truce route to Petersburg, the "Montreal" in docketing suggests another possibility that the letter
was sent there instead, an intriguing cover worth further research (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 550.00 |