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Postal Savings through Confederate States of America

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1160		U.S., Postal Savings, 1954 Unissued Certificates, 5 unused different denominations, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100, all with violet VOID cancels, retail $650, Very Fine, $5 and $10 very scarce . Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1161		o U.S., Postal Savings 1964, $200 Note, with 20¢ Liberty (#1047) used to pay the early redemption penalty (under 30 days), Fine to Very Fine, very rare item . Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1162		U.S., Test Stamps, 1970, B.E.P. "For Testing Purposes Only", Carmine, Tagged, Dull Gum, Pair, #TD108, n.h., trimmed perfs at right, couple of indentations around perf holes in center, well centered, Fine. Scott $1,900. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 1163		Confederacy, 1861, 10c Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig Lithographed Essay, C.S.A. Catalog #E11, large margins all round, creasing and thins (most have condition issues), Fine for this. Ex Finney, Felton. C.S.A. Catalog $450. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 1164		() Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ Dull Green, Stone 2, Unofficially Rouletted, C.S.A. Catalog #1-1, unused, close to huge margins all round, excellent color. Privately rouletted in Baton Rouge. 1989 P.F. cert. Scott #1 var. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 1165		Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ Blockade Mail Forwarding Agent Cancel, #1, stone 1, nice margins all round with New Orleans, LA cds 24 Mar (1862) with double oval forwarding agent handstamp Ernest Quertica & Co., tied to piece. Most likely from Trans-Atlantic cover either through the blockade or more likely around the blockade. Scarce marking . Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 1166		o Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ Southern Express Company Cancel, #1, stone 2, margins to cut into, nice strike of the double ring cds. Successor to Adam Express Co. Scarce . Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1167		o Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ Green, #1, New Orleans, LA. cds, Grade 90 Extremely Fine, 2013 P.S.E. cert. SMQ $400. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 1168		o Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ Blue, #2, 24 Nov., Wilmington, N.C. cds, Grade 95 Extremely Fine to Superb, 2013 P.S.E. cert. SMQ $625. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 1169		Confederacy, 1862, 2¢ Green, #3, o.g. (h.r.), margins to close at right, fresh, Fine for this, 2018 Crowe cert. Scott $1,000. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 1170		Confederacy, 1862, 5¢, Camp Shenandoah, VA, Army Field Postmark, #4, stone 2, 13 APR (1862), tied on piece, clear margins all round with complete cancel except partially reconstructed for display purposes. Ex Conrad Bush. Extremely scarce postmark, used between 11 and 16 APR 1862, approximately 12 covers and pieces known . Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 1171		P Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Light Blue, De La Rue Printing, Plate Proof on Wove, Pair, #6P5, ungummed, pair, pos. D66-67, Very Fine, copy of 1975 P.F. cert. Scott $300+. Estimate $100-130. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 1172		Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Light Blue, De La Rue Printing, Sheet of 100, #6, n.h., traces of tone spots, Very Fine. Scott $2,250 + (hinged). Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1173		o Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Wheelock Robertson County, Tex CDS, #7, 4 margins, minor edge fault. One of only 3 CSA towns with county name in postmark, Ex Powell. Very scarce postmark, less than 10 covers known, and very few off-cover . Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 1174		Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ Brown Red, Strip of 4, #8, indistinct magenta town cancel; "small faults", Fine to Very Fine, 2002 P.F. cert. Scott $2,900 as 2 pairs. Unusual as a strip of 4 . Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 1175		Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ on Homemade Turned Cover, #8, Large margins to clear, tied by "Richmond Va. Feb. 14" circular datestamp on homemade turned cover to Albemarle C.H. Va., inside addressed to Richmond and carried outside of the mails, stamp affected by horizontal file fold at top, opened for display, Very Fine appearance. Ex Colton Park. Signed Dietz, 1984 P.F. cert. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 1176		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢, Keatings & Ball Imprint Block of 12, #11, n.h., bottom #5, nice margins all round, light gum toning. Scott $425 + (hinged). Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 1177		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue, Block of 4, #12 var., n.h., left margin example on worn felt paper displaying a twill pattern similar to laid paper, deep rich color with unblemished gum, Very Fine, 2013 P.F. cert. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 1178		o Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ With Union Cork Cancel Old Point Comfort, VA, #12c, nice margins all round, also light partial strike of "ville" Confederate town postmark. Apparently removed from POW cover. 2006 C.S.A. cert. Scarce . Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 1179		() Confederacy, 1863, 10¢, Eastbound Trans-Mississippi Rate Front, #12, Four singles, mostly large margins, bright shade, tied by "Shreveport La. Jan. 2" (1864 with slug in year date position) circular datestamp on front only to Richmond Va., eastbound Trans-Mississippi Express rate, slightly reduced all around, faint toning and minor faults, still presentable and rare. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $575

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