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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1231		Confederacy, Independent State Usage; Alabama (Mobile), 1861 2nd Day Independent State Usage, Clear JAN 12 double circle cancelling 1857-61 1¢ (#24) on circular to Providence, R.I., clean cover, a Very Fine cancel, signed Kaufmann. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 1232		Confederacy, Independent State Usage; South Carolina (Charleston), 1861 Usage, JAN 25 1851 clear strike on 1851-57 1¢ (#25) to Providence, RI, 2 vert. folds, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 1233		Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Albany, Ga., 1861, 5¢ Greenish Blue on Cover, #3XU1, env. dated blue NOV 21 1861 to ? GA, slightly reduced at right, Fine to Very Fine cover. C.S.A. Catalog #ALB-GA-EO1A $750. Scott $1,000. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1234		Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Atlanta, Ga., 1861, 10¢ Black on Cover, #6XU6, env. used with clearly dated NOV 27 1861 to Capt Yancey in GA Cobb's Legion Infantry, Yorktown VA, a Very Fine cover. With contents from his wife, Yancey later became Lt. Col. C.S.A. Catalog #ATL-GA-EO8G $750. Scott $550. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 1235		o Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ Blue, #16X1, corner cancel, margins to touching, minor faults, Fine overall. Scott $800. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 1236		Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Charleston, S.C., Envelope; 1861, 5¢ on Cover, #16XU1, Bold "Charleston S.C. Sep. 28, 1861" double-circle datestamp and addressed to Mt. Holly S.C., docketing at top incl. "Sept 30th, 1851", very fine. Ex Agre, Caspary. Notes in older auction CSA 1992 cert. C.S.A. Catalog #CHA-SC-E01 $4,000. Scott $1,750. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 1237		Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Fredericksburg, Va., 1861, 5¢ Blue on Cover, #26X1, position 7, select four margined example (just two corner ornaments touched), tied by light strike of "Fredericksburg Va." c.d.s. to cover addressed to Manassas Junction, Va., slight cover reduction at left, faint stain at bottom and addressee's name has been altered, still very fine for this. C.S.A. Catalog #FRE-VA-A01 $5,000. Scott $5,000. The Crown book records approximately 27 covers bearing the Fredericksburg Provisional, many of which are in poor condition. The cover offered here has an unusually choice stamp and the cover itself is quite attractive, ex Caspary, Green, and Gross . Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1238		Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Galveston, Texas, 1861, 10¢ Black on Cover, #98XU3, docketed to Pleasant Hill, Texas, repaired internal tear and slightly reduced at right, with ms. "Change to Bost?? 176" at top, Very Good to Fine. C.S.A. Catalog #Gal-Tx-E05 $1,500. Scott $2,750. Very few known . Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 1239		Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Memphis, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ Red on Cover, #56X2, Large margins to just in at right incl. part of adjoining stamp at left, tied by faint strike of "Memphis Ten. Oct. ?" circular datestamp on orange cover to Fulton Miss., "cover reduced at top (slightly) with part of back flap missing", still very fine. Ex Matz. 2017 PSE cert. Scott $2,000. Estimate $750-850. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1240		Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Memphis, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ Red on Cover, #56X2, Large margins to clear, top right corner wrapped around edge of cover, tied by "Memphis Ten. Nov. 10" circular datestamp on cover to Columbus Ky., small age spots, very fine, signed Weill. C.S.A. Catalog #MEM-TN-E01 $2,500. Scott $2,500. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1241		Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Memphis, Tenn.; Envelope, 1861, 5¢ on Orange Cover, #56XU3, Mostly clear "Memphis Ten. Oct. 15, 1861" circular datestamp, addressed to Lieut. P. G. Pettit, 8th Regt. Ark. Vol., Bowling Green Ky., sender's notation "Genl. Hardee's Division" and care of Capt. Gray and Col. Patterson, pressed vertical fold, an Extremely Fine cover. Ex Emerson, Brooks and Kilbourne. Signed Weill. C.S.A. Catalog #MEM-TN-E01 $2,500. Scott $2,000. A beautiful example of the 5-cent red Memphis on orange entire, with a desirable military address in Confederate-occupied Kentucky . Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1242		Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ Across the Lines Cover, #61X2, Three large margins, barely in along right frameline, light shade, tied by blue "Postage Paid" handstamp and bold black "Adams Ex. Co. * Louisville, Ky. * Aug. 4, 1861" circular datestamp on "The Adams Express Company" imprinted buff cover northbound from Joseph Knowles in Nashville to his daughter Annie in Warren R.I., blue "Adams Express Co. Nashville Aug. 3" oval datestamp and pencil "2" (two bits, 25c express fee) applied by Adams Nashville office, 3¢ Type III (#26) affixed at Adams Louisville office and tied by blue grid with matching "Louisville Ky. Aug. 5" double-circle datestamp, 5¢ has a long sealed vertical tear, 3¢ minor faults, Special Routes Census No. N-AD-48 (illustrated on p. 48). This South-to-North express cover is one of six recorded with the 5¢ Nashville adhesive provisional and U.S. stamps used together. Five are listed in the Special Routes book (Census Nos. S-AD-38, N-AD-48, 73, 81, 83). A sixth cover recently came to light, which has "The Southern Express Company" oval handstamp (both the marking and the cover were unknown to the authors at the time the Special Routes book was published). In addition to the 5¢ covers, there are two Nashville 10c Provisional combinations carried by Adams. Two of the six covers, incl. the one offered here, are from the Knowles correspondence to Rhode Island. Two other northbound covers have Adams and Louisville post office markings with identical dates (Aug. 21 and 22); one is addressed to Minnesota and the other to Kentucky. The fifth cover is a North-to-South usage to Cleveland Tenn., dated July 27 at Louisville. Adams was required to pay Confederate postage, but letters never actually entered the mails at Nashville., Ex Walske, Weatherly and Simon. Very few covers are recorded with Confederate provisional stamps or markings used in conjunction with across-the-lines express service. This group includes the provisionals of Atlanta (handstamp), Houston (handstamp), Lynchburg (press-printed entire), Memphis (adhesive), Mobile (adhesive), Montgomery (handstamp), Nashville (adhesive and handstamp) and New Orleans (adhesive). Estimate $8,000-10,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1243		Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ Violet Brown Pair on Cover, #61X5, Vertical pair, ample to large margins three sides, ample to just touching at bottom left, tied by blue Nashville Sept 11 1861 pmk. on neat cover to Mobile, matching "Paid", sound fine to very fine cover. Offered in 1984 Siegel Rarity auction. 1982 C.S.A. cert. C.S.A. Catalog #NAS-TN-A04 $7,500. Scott $6,000. Probably no more than twelve pairs of the 5c Nashville provisional are known on covers, including all shade varieties and in all grades of condition, this is one of the six recorded Nashville 5¢ violet brown pairs on cover . Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 1244		Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, New Orleans, La., 1861, 2¢ Red, #62X2, tied on small piece by nice strike, nice margins to in at bottom left, fresh example, Fine overall. Scott $1,000+. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 1245		Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢, #62X3, used right margin single, very fine, tied on large piece by "New Orleans LA JUL 30, 1861" double circle pmk. and "Paid" and "New Orleans LA 31 JUL" datestamp at center, 2017 PF cert. Scott $200 +. Scarce with the River Mail postmark . Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1246		() Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, 1861 Louisiana Incoming From France Cover, France 80c 1860 issue (Scott #20) tied by diamond of dots cancel on 1861 cover front only from Paris, France to New Orleans in the Confederate State of Louisiana, Paris May 17 datestamp, "3" credit to U.S., carried on Cunarder America, arriving Boston May 31, on the day postal relations were suspended by order of the Postmaster General, red "Boston Paid Jun. 1" postmark and forwarded to New Orleans after suspension the prior day, "Due 10" Confederate Postage Due handstamp struck in New Orleans. Ex Walske. Yvert #17A, rare usage . Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1247		Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, 1861 South to North Adams Express (Louisville, Ky) Cover, Jul. 23, 1861, clear strike of circular datestamp, 3c Dull red, Ty. III (26), fresh color and beautifully centered, tied by blue grid cancel and "Louisville Ky. Jul. 24, 1861" double-circle datestamp on yellow cover to John Lewis Faber in South Hadley Mass., pencil ms. "25/1" express charge (two bits, or 25c), cover separated and reattached at bottom and left, still Extremely fine through-the-lines cover carried by Adams Express with a choice stamp and well-struck markings. Special Routes Census No. N-AD-30. 1994 APS, 2013 PF certs. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1248		Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, 1862 North Carolina Patriotic Stampless, Ten Star Flag and Verse patriotic, used circa JUL 5 1862 with Kingston, NC postmark and "Paid" handstamp, "J. Bonitz, Goldsboro, NC" imprint at left, no flap, to Catawba Springs, NC, otherwise very fine and attractive. Ex Myerson. Dietz #F10-11. Estimate $425-500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1249		Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, 1864 Dated Civilian's "Between the Lines" Travel Pass, signed Jno H Winder, Provost, Head Quarters Department of Henrico, Richmond, VA…Feb 6th…1864…Jacob Goldstein's wife… < ???>… a citizen of…Germany… having taken the oath of allegiance to the Confederate States and being pledged not to reveal either directly or indirectly, any information that may benefit the enemy, is hereby permitted to pass beyond the limits of the Confederate States: subject, however, to such delay and restrictions as may be imposed by the Military authorities…not to pass through Gen'l Lee's lines but to go by the lower Rappahannock…", sideways writing states "good for five days only"? writing somewhat faint, document very fine, scarce . Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 1250		Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ on Cover, #1, excellent margins all round, tied by clear Atlanta JAN 16 1862 cds to Griffin, GA, sound in every respect, a Very Fine cover. Scott $300. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 1251		Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ on Adversity Cover, #2a, large margins to barely in, bright color, tied by "Richmond Va. Oct. 26, 1862" circular datestamp on adversity cover made from boat schedule to Chester C.H. S.C., opened for display at bottom, very fine and attractive use. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 1252		Confederacy, 1862, 2¢ Green on Cover, #3, good to large margins all round, tied by partial "Chesterfield C.H. S.C." to Pleasant Lane, SC, minor faults on reverse only, overall Very Fine. Ex Beales. 1968 PF cert. Scott $3,500. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 1253		() Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Dark Blue, Block of 4, #4a, unused, nice margins all round, tremendous color, Very Fine or better. Scott $600. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 1254		() Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Blue, Block of 8, #4, unused, excellent margins all round, rich color, Extremely Fine, 2017 PSE cert. Scott $1,000 + (singles). Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $748
Lot 1255		Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ on Adversity Cover, #4, Stone 2 (4). Ample to large margins incl. part of adjoining stamp at top, tied by "Spartanburg S.C. May 30, 1862" double-circle datestamp on adversity cover made from Court of Common Pleas summons document, addressed to Surgeon Fleming, Palmetto Regt., Charleston S.C., opened for display, expert repairs along flaps, stamp with light corner creases, very fine. Ex Lake and Hall. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 1256		Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Light Milky Blue on Cover, #4b, horiz. pair, stone 3, pos. 49-50, tied by blue grids and Raleigh, NC, docketed 1862, to Liberty, Va, stamps extremely fine, a Very Fine cover. Ex Knapp. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1257		o Confederacy, 1862, 10¢ Brown Rose, #5, dated cds, nice margins all round, light crease, Fine and attractive, signed on reverse. Scott $1,000. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 1258		Confederacy, 1862, 10¢ Rose, #5, Dated cancel on small piece, nice margins all round, Very Fine and choice. Scott $450. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 1259		o Confederacy, 1862, 10¢ Rose, #5, 3 large and one close margins, black GA. cancel, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $450. Estimate $130-160. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 1260		o Confederacy, 1862, 10¢ Carmine, #5a, black town cancel, clear to excellent margins all round, showing pl. scratch at upper right, "small thinning", excellent color, attractive Very Fine appearance. Ex Ward. 1990 PF cert. C.S.A. Catalog #5e $2,250. Scott $1,900. Scarce . Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 1261		o Confederacy, 1862, 10¢ Carmine, #5a, "Faintly cancelled", close to clear margins, sound and fine, attractive Very Fine appearance. Ex Ward. 1988 PF cert. C.S.A. Catalog #5e $2,250. Scott $1,900. Scarce . Estimate $550-700. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 1262		Confederacy, 1862, 10¢ Rose on Cover, #5, excellent margins all round, tied by blue "Norfolk VA May 7 1862" postmark to Henderson, SC, Fine to Very Fine cover, 2017 PF cert. Scott $800. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 1263		P Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Pink, De La Rue Printing, Trial Color Die Proof on Glazed Card Black, #6TC1, Very Fine. Scott $900. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 1264		Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ on Patriotic Cover, #6, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, four even margins, tied by blue "Dublin, Va./Jun. 24" (1862) cds on patriotic cover showing 11 Star Flag design with verse & "J.W. Randolph, Richmond, Va." imprint, slightly reduced at left, just clear of design. Dietz #type F11-16, extremely Fine and a very scarce single 5¢ usage on a patriotic cover . Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1265		Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Pair on Wallpaper Cover, #7, Horizontal pair, large margins to just in, tied by bold double-circle datestamp on green and tan floral wallpaper cover to Choctaw Corner Ala, sender's directive "Via Mobile" at lower left, opened for display, some slight edge wear and expertly repaired tear, stamps with slight toning, still fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1266		Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Pair on "Bristol (V. &) T.R.R." Cover, #7, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair on De La Rue paper, tied by mostly clear undated circular handstamp on cover to Orange C.H., VA; light toning, top flap missing, otherwise fine and scarce. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1267		o Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ Brown Red, #8, clear cancels, excellent margins all round, tiny corner crease, Very Fine. Scott $350. Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 1268		o Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ Brown Red, Pair, #8, large margins to close top, blue cds, some small staining and small thin at top, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, signed by Dietz. Scott $1,070. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 1269		Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ Brown Red on Cover, #8, "Diagonal crease across chin", tied by "Augusta GA FEB 8" postmark to Covington, GA, flap faults and tiny repair at top, otherwise Fine, 2017 PF cert. Scott $1,500. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $265
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. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1271		F Confederacy, 1863, 10¢, "T-E-N" Sperati, #9, "O.g.", excellent margins all round as to be expected, handsome Very Fine appearance. These were acquired as originals in the 1920's before Sperati's work was widely recognized. 1987 PF cert. Scott $950. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 1272		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢, "T-E-N", #9, almost four full margins with Lynchburg VA pmk. "faults and portions of the postmark painted in", Fine to Very Fine appearance, 2016 PF cert. Scott $500. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 1273		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢, "T-E-N" on Cover, #9, excellent margins all round, tied upside down dated APR 23 (?) Richmond to Greensboro, NC, intact cover and clean, a Very Fine usage. C.S.A. Catalog $1,600. Scott $1,500. Possible very early usage . Estimate $700-900. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 1274		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢, "T-E-N" on Cover, #9, Left margin single with some small toning tied by Polland ALA 1863 pmk. to Little Oak Pike, Fine to Very Fine appearance, 2016 PF cert. Scott $1,500. Estimate $375-500. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 1275		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ "Frame Lines" Adversity Cover, #10, Showing full framelines at right and bottom, tied by "Blakely Ala." circular datestamp on cover to Clifton Ala., with "Important!!" sender's notation at top, turned use, inside with 10¢ greenish blue, Die B (12) tied by "Mobile Ala. Dec. 12" double-circle datestamp to Blakely Ala., minor wear, a Very Fine cover. Ex Emerson. C.S.A. Catalog $3,500. Scott $3,000. Scarce . Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 1276		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢, "Frame Lines" on Cover, #10, Large margins with virtually complete framelines on three sides, tied by "Mobile Ala. Jun. 20, 1863" double-circle datestamp on gray cover to Richmond Va., missing top flap and barely reduced at top, very fine and choice, otherwise Very Fine. Ex Agre. 1991 C.S.A. cert. C.S.A. Catalog $3,500. Scott $3,250. Estimate $1,100-1,400. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 1277		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢, "Frame Lines" on Cover, #10, showing COMPLETE frame lines on ALL 4 sides, slight toning, tied by Richmond ? 1863 cds on small soiled cover to Liberty, Va, bit of edge wear at top, a Very Fine usage. C.S.A. Catalog $3,500. Scott $3,250. Extremely rare full frame line either on or off cover . Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,070
Lot 1278		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Greenish Blue, Block of 4, #11c, n.h., marginal, excellent color. Scott $120 + (hinged). Estimate $100-130. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 1279		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Full Pane of 200, #11, Archer & Daly printing No. 1, full o.g., left pane imprint intact, right trimmed off, usual bends and light creases, some selvage faults affecting a few copies, large majority sound and n.h., Fine overall. Contained in plexiglass. C.S.A. Catalog #11-AD-ih. Scott $4,300+. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1280		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ on Military Cover, #11, huge corner margin single, barely touched at right, tied by attractive blue "Charlotte C.H. Va. May 25" cds addressed to Captain Edward R. Band C.S.A., Care of Major Gen'l Pickett, Army of Northern Virginia via Richmond Va. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $345

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