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Lot 3741
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Confederacy 1861, 5¢ green (1), stone two, large margins, fresh color. Open grid cancel. Extremely Fine.
Scott $150
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Lot 3742
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Confederacy 1861, 5¢ light green (1a), stone 1, large margins, cancelled light Chattanooga c.d.s., Apr 13, 1862. Extremely Fine.
Scott $150
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Lot 3743

Confederacy 1861, 5¢ green (1), stone 1, clear to very large margins, tied on piece by clear "Warrington, Fla., Jan 4" c.d.s., fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $260

Expertization: 1993 P.S.E., 1998 C.S.A. Certificates.
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Lot 3744

Confederacy 1861, 5¢ green (1), stone 2, large margins, tied on piece by neat Charleston c.d.s. Extremely Fine.
Scott $150
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Lot 3745

Confederacy 1861, 5¢ dark green (1b), stone 2, huge margins, incredibly dark color, tied on piece by Mobile c.d.s. Extremely Fine and quite striking.
Scott $190
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Lot 3746

Confederacy 1861, 5¢ green (1), stone 1, vertical pair with four large margins, tied on piece by scarce Waterproof, La. c.d.s. Small inclusion bottom stamp. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $425
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Lot 3747
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Confederacy 1861, 10¢ blue (2), Paterson print, two large margined singles, one with blue "Columbia, S.C., Sep 23" c.d.s., other with "Savannah, Ga., Paid, Nov 19" c.d.s. First with light pressed crease. Both are Extremely Fine.
Scott $390

Expertization: last with 1998 C.S.A. Certificate.
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Lot 3748

Confederacy 1861, 10¢ blue (2), Paterson print, large margins, tied on piece by "Quincy, Flor., Jan 21" c.d.s., fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $515
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Lot 3749

Confederacy 1861, 10¢ blue (2), bottom sheet margin single, large margins to close at upper right, tied on piece by Jackson, Miss. c.d.s., small white printing flaw on Jefferson's jaw where there was apparently a speck of dust on the paper when the sheet was put onto the press. Very Fine and choice.
Scott $190 Estimate 200 - 0

Expertization: 1996 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 3750

Confederacy 1861, 10¢ light blue (2a), Paterson print, large to huge margins, tied on piece by clear Richmond c.d.s., Nov. 1, 1862. Extremely Fine.
Scott $190
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Lot 3751

Confederacy 1861, 10¢ dark blue (2b), Paterson print, position 25 with malformed "O" in "Postage", clear to large margins, tied on piece by Warrington, Fla. c.d.s., Oct. 7 (1862), Very Fine. This cancel was applied in Pollard, Ala. where the Warrington postmaster had fled after the fall of the Pensacola-Warrington area to the Union in May of 1862. He continued to service army mail in Pollard (just across the state line from Pensacola) using the Warrington postmark until at least November of 1863.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 3752

Confederacy 1861, 10¢ dark blue (2b), Hoyer & Ludwig print, horizontal pair, huge margin, tied on piece by rimless "Brownsville, Tex., Aug. 13" c.d.s. small white dot printing flaw at upper right of left stamp. Extremely Fine.
Scott $925
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Lot 3753

Confederacy 1861, 10¢ blue (2), Hoyer & Ludwig print, worn impression, horizontal pair, large to oversized margins, tied on piece by "Selma, Ala., Jun 1" c.d.s. and target duplex. Very Fine.
Scott $800
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Lot 3754

Confederacy 1862, 2¢ green (3), fresh color. Grid cancel. Minor faint creases. Fine.
Scott $650
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Lot 3755
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Confederacy 1862, 5¢ blue (4), stone 2, margins large to just touching, cancelled nice strike straightline "(B1)G SHANTY/ May 22" between two wavy lines. F.-V.F. and very scarce.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 3756

Confederacy 1862, 5¢ blue (4), stone 2, margins close to just touching, tied on piece by neat Richmond c.d.s., Feb. 26, 1862, the Earliest Documented Use of the 5¢ blue lithographed. Very Fine.
Estimate 450 - 1,000

Expertization: 1996 C.S.A. Certificate.
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Lot 3757
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Confederacy 1862, 5¢ blue (4), stone 2, horizontal pair, large margins to barely touching at upper left, cancelled neat "Memphis, Ten., May 2-, 1862" c.d.s. Small corner crease at lower right. Very Fine.
Scott $400
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Lot 3758

Confederacy 1862, 5¢ blue (4), stone 2, horizontal strip of five (position 31-35), ample to large margins. Full o.g. Couple small thins left stamp. Fresh and otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 3759
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Confederacy 1862, 10¢ rose (5), huge margins, bright color and socked-on-the-nose Port Hudson, La. c.d.s., date not struck up, leaving Jefferson's face free of cancel. A choice Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $500

Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Hall
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Lot 3760

Confederacy 1862, 10¢ rose (5), huge, balanced margins, tied on piece by blue "Sandersville, Ga., May 4" c.d.s., exceptionally fresh. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $550

Expertization: 2001 C.S.A. & P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 3761
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Confederacy 1862, 10¢ rose (5), strong color. Lawrencville GA c.d.s. Small thin spot. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $500
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Lot 3762

Confederacy Selection of Extremely Fine mint (6//14), comprising 5¢ De la Rue (6), top sheet margin block of four and corner margin block of nine; 2¢ Jackson (8), bottom margin pair; 20¢ Washington (13), bottom margin strip of four and vertical pair (position 24L/34L), top stamp double transfer; 1¢ Calhoun (14), top margin single, all Extremely Fine and all NH except the 20¢ double transfer, which is v.l.h. Rarely seen in such choice quality.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 3763

Confederacy 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing (6), two horizontal pairs with Texas town cancels, one Corpus Christi, Dec 11, on piece of advertising cover, the other Brenham, 24 Aug 1862. Very Fine.
Scott $280
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Lot 3764

Confederacy 1862, 5¢ Archer and Daily print on De La Rue paper (7 var.), top margin vertical gutter block of four, large margins. O.g., never hinged. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 3765

Confederacy 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing (7), block of four. Virtually four margins, tied on piece by Charleston c.d.s.s. F.-V.F.
Scott $340

Expertization: 1998 C.S.A. Certificate.
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Lot 3766

Confederacy 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing (7), horizontal strip of four and pair, tied on piece of adversity cover by blue "Albany, Ga., Mar 27, 1863" c.d.s., Very Fine and very scarce could be the 6x the 5¢ per ½ oz. rate or 3x the 10¢ per ½ oz. rate for distances of over 500 miles.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 3767
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Confederacy 1863, 2¢ brown red (8), four large margins, strong color. Raleigh, N.C. c.d.s. cancel. Otherwise Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $450

Expertization: 2002 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 3768
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Confederacy 1863, 10¢ blue, "T-E-N" (9), large to oversized margins, Richmond town cancel. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $525
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Lot 3769
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Confederacy 1861, 10¢ dark blue, hand-picked selection of 22 items, 10 of which are used and all of these are either Extremely Fine or have choice cancels, or both (most are both); includes a milky blue die A tied on piece by purple Pendleton, S.C. c.d.s. (2001 C.S.A. Certificate), a die B with red Mount Mourne, N.C. c.d.s. and a sheet margin die B with a blue Hillsboro, N.C. c.d.s.; the two mint items include a die A A&D gutter block and a die B K&B block.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 3770
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Confederacy 1863, 10¢ milky blue (11a), huge margins and radiant color, bold strike "JACKS(ON)" (Miss.) straightline cancel. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $340
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Lot 3771

Confederacy 1863, 10¢ milky blue (11a), horizontal pair with ample to enormous margins (sheet margin at right) and bright color, tied on piece by "Brenham, Texas, Sep 24 1862" c.d.s. with incorrect year date. Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2001 C.S.A. Certificate.
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Lot 3772

Confederacy 1863, 10¢ green (11d), horizontal pair with vertical gutter between. Usual toned o.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 3773
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Confederacy 1863, 10¢ blue, perf'd (11e), virtually perfectly centered with incredibly large margins, weak Richmond (?) Va. town cancel. Fresh and Extremely Fine, a true condition rarity.
Scott $275

Expertization: 1997 C.S.A. Certificate.
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Lot 3774

Confederacy 1863, 10¢ blue (11), horizontal strip of five, large margins all around, neat Chattanooga town cancels (inverted strikes), July 3, 1863. Fresh and Very Fine, a very scarce used multiple.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3775

Confederacy 1863, 10¢ blue (12), vertical gutter block of four, large margins. Normal crackly o.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine, very scarce with an unfolded gutter.
Scott $250 ++
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Lot 3776

Confederacy 1863, 10¢ blue, perf'd (12f), exceptionally well centered with uncommonly large margins. O.g., lightly hinged. Couple small natural paper inclusions. Extremely Fine.
Scott $325

Expertization: 1998 Green, C.S.A. certificates.
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Lot 3777
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Confederacy 1863, 10¢ blue, perf'd (12f), horizontal pair, light Mobile double circle cancels. Light creases and shallow thins, Very Fine appearance. No off-cover used multiples larger than a pair are known.
Estimate 500 - 750

Expertization: 2000 C.S.A. Certificate.
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Lot 3778
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Confederacy 1863, 20¢ green (13), vertical strip of three, tied on piece by "Fayetteville, N.C., Oct 13, 1863" c.d.s., full to oversized margins. Light horizontal crease through middle stamp ending in a small tear at either end. Fresh and otherwise Very Fine. One of only two used strips reported.
Estimate 750 - 1,000

Expertization: 1972 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3779

Canal Zone 1904, 2c rose (1), well centered. O.g. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $550

Expertization: signed Sloane.
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