Lot 1270
Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ Strip of 5 on Cover, #8, with left sheet margin, large margins except where touching two stamps, tied by blue "Columbia S.C. Dec. 31" (1864) circular datestamp on high-quality envelope with embossed floral seal on flap, addressed to Edward M. Lazarus, care of Capt. J. R. Mordecai on James Island S.C., ms. "31/12 64" docketing, "corner scuff at top right. Ex MacBride, Hart and Birkinbine. 2011 PF cert.
Scott $4,500 +. Extremely fine, one of the few 2¢ red Jack strips of five cancelled in blue on cover, sent to the "siege train" on James Island in the Charleston Harbor .
Estimate $2,500-3,000
The South Carolina "Siege Train" was a special force of C.S.A. artillery that operated from James Island in an attempt to break the Union hold of Charleston Harbor. Captain Mordecai was assistant quartermaster and son-in-law of prominent Charleston resident Moses Mordecai.
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