The NAPEX Sale

1861, 5¢ olive green, used with 5¢ milky blue, stone 3 (4) , both four margins, tied together by blue "Petersburg Va. Jun 17" cds on cover to Augusta Ga.; faint waterstain at bottom, #1 torn at bottom, Very Fine appearance, a desirable combination of the two 5c Jefferson Davis Lithographs, ex-Needham .

Scott No. 1   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1861, 5¢ green, Stone 1-2, large even margins all around, tied by "Halifax C.H. Va. Apr 12, 1862" cds on yellow "Chiles H. Ferrell, Attorney at Law, Halifax Court House, Virginia" corner card cover to Staunton Va., docketing at left, fresh and Very Fine.

Scott No. 1   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1861, 5¢ green, large even margins, sharp impression on birght paper, canceled by circular grid, matching "Bayou Goula, La. Mar 20" cds on orange cover to Port gibson Miss.; flap torn, Very Fine, ex-Hall .

Scott No. 1   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $300.

1861, 5¢ green, bright shade, margins to in, tied by "Atlanta Ga. Dec 20, 1861" cds on yellow cover with "S.B. Oatman, Dealer and Worker in Marble, Atlanta, Georgia" shield framed corner card to Griffin Ga.; reduced at top and no flap, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 1   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1861, 5¢ green, four clear to large margins, tied by partial "Baton Rouge La., Jan 27, 1863" cds on gray folded letter to New Orleans La., Very Fine.

Scott No. 1   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $300.

1861, 5¢ green, four ample to full margins, tied by "Jackson Miss., Feb 5" cds on orange cover to Knoxville Tenn., bold " Due 5 " handstamp; small edge tear and couple light rust marks, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 1   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $300.

1861, 5¢ dark green, horizontal pair, full even margins, tied by "Richmond Va. 1862" cds on orange cover to Cross Keys S.C.; corner of cover nicked, left stamp has small scuff, otherwise Very Fine.

Scott No. 1b   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $600.

1861, 10¢ blue, Patterson printing, bottom sheet margin single, huge margins except touched at bottom left, tied by partial "Savannah Ga., Oct 27" cds on homemade buff cover to Griffin Ga.; flap missing, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 2   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $325.

1861, 10¢ blue, Patterson printing, four margins, tied by sharp "Spartainburg S.C., Dec 5, 1862" cds on small ladies cover to Edgefield S.C.; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine.

Scott No. 2   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $325.

1862, 2¢ green, huge margins including portions of adjacent stamp at left, tied by clear strike of "Charleston S.C. Jun 20, 1862" cds on blue drop-rate cover made from printed receipt form, docketing at left, Very Fine, Warren Census No. SC-018, ex-Judd, Brooks, Wishnietsky .

Scott No. 3   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $3,500.

A CHOICE ADVERSITY USE OF THE 2¢ GREEN LITHOGRAPH ON A CHARLESTON DROP-RATE COVER.

1862, 2¢ green, full to large margins, tied by bold strike of "Richmond Va. Oct 12, 1862" cds on large part of multicolored floral wallpaper wrapper to Thomasville N.C., bottom portion of wrapper missing though well clear of address and stamp, Very Fine, ex-Murphy, Zimmerman, Brandon .

Scott No. 3   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE 2¢ GREEN LITHOGRAPH ON A FLORAL WALLPAPER COVER.

1862, 5¢ dark blue, Stone 2, full to large margins, intense shade, tied by blue Petersburg Va. May 11" cds on 1862 homemade cover to Raleigh N.C.; overall soiling, Very Fine and beautiful stamp, ex-MacBride .

Scott No. 4a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $250+.

1862, 10¢ rose, light shade with a worn impression, large margins to touched at top, tied by blue "Columbia S.C. Jul 17" cds on 1862 orange cover to Richmond Va.; light edge wrinkles, part of backflap missing, Very Fine.

Scott No. 5   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $750.

1862, 10¢ rose, full even margins, tiny tear at top, tied by blue ""Columbia S.C. Jul 14" cds on 1862 orange cover to Spartanburg S.C.; minor edge wrinkles and tears, slightly reduced, Fine and attractive; signed Ashbrook.

Scott No. 5   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $750.

1862, 10¢ brown rose, large margins all around, worn impression, tied by neat "Richmond Va., Jan. 11, 1863" cds on buff cover to Roseland Va.; stamp bit washed out, still Very Fine.

Scott No. 5 var.   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $750.

1862, 10¢ carmine, deep shade, margins all around except at top right where rounded and touching frameline, tied by "Richmond Va. Jun 18, 1862" cds on brown cover to Lexington Miss., otherwise Fine and rare; with 1984 P.F. certificate.

Scott No. 5a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $5,000.

1862, 10¢ carmine, four clear to large margins, tied by "Richmond, Va. Jul 14, 1862" cds on back of cover to South Carolina; gently cleaned, reduced slightly at left, Very Fine and scarce shade on cover, ex-Finney, Hill Jr.

Scott No. 5a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $5,000.

1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, large margins, lightly creased as flap seal, tied by "Charleston S.C. Jun 26" on adversity cover made from blue-lined writing paper datelined "24th Jun 1862, Forte Artilery" from Artillery Solider in the State Militia addressed locally to his Uncle, sender was writing from Fort Johnson in Charleston Harbor requesting "I want to join your Sharp Shooting Company if there is any chance to do so"; couple small mounting stains, F.-V.F. and rare State Militia Soldier overpaid 2¢ drop use.

Scott No. 6   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

The sender was in the South Carolina State Militia and CSA postal rules did not permit state militia soldiers to send mail collect. The 5¢ stamp overpaid the 2¢ drop letter fee.

1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, full to large margins, tied by "Richmond Va., Ju 13, 1862" cds on cover to local military address of Lieut. Thomas P. Shirley, Co E 18th Regt Va Volunteers, Richmond Va.; bit of flap missing, Very Fine and choice overpaid drop letter use, ex-Hastings .

Scott No. 6   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $250.

1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, remarkable bottom sheet margin pair , huge margins, tied by "Charleston S.C., Apr 30, 186" cds on homemade brown cover to Harrington N.C., an Extremely Fine gem, ex-Provera .

Scott No. 7   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1863, 10¢ blue, "frame lines", large margins with two full framelines and traces on other sides, rich color, tied by "Richmond Va. Apr 19, 1863" cds on cover with military address to 11th Va. Cavalry, Pickett's Division; stamp with bit of gum toning at right, Very Fine; with 1972 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 10.

C.S.A. Catalog No. 10 ; $10,500 for April 1863 date cover  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USE OF THE 10¢ FRAME LINE.

Scott 10 has frameline around each stamp that were engraved on the plate and served as a guide for the siderographer when aligning the transfer roll to make the plate. There are two examples of the April 19, 1863 EDU, the cover offered here and an off-cover stamp solidifying this early date. The second earliest known date is April 23, 1863 also used from Richmond Va.

1863, 10¢ blue, large to huge margins, tied by neat "Lumberton N.C. Nov 23" cds on gray and blue wallpaper cover to St. Pauls, N.C., Very Fine and beautiful wallpaper cover, ex-Everett .

Scott No. 11   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $750 - 1,000.

1863, 10¢ blue, four margins, tied by "Charleston S.C., Feb 25" double-circle datestamp on blue printed one-page donation request letter to Aiken S.C., minor separations, Very Fine and unusual overpaid 1¢ circular rate use.

Scott No. 11   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

John Hamilton Cornish was the rector of St. Thaddaeus Church (Episcopal) in Aiken S.C. The 1¢ circular rate became effective on July 1, 1863.

1863, 10¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, large margins to clear at bottom, tied by readable strike of " ARMY OF TENN " three-line handstamp on cover to Mt. Jefferson Ala.; reduced at left, Very Fine and scarce Army of Tennesse use.

Scott No. 12 var.   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

This handstamp is almost always poorly struck, this example is far better than usual.

1864, 10¢ deep blue, Keatinge & Ball printing, large margins all around, tied by partial "Sumter S.C. Feb 26" on small overpaid drop cover to Mrs. R.E. Pennal, who was the wife of Sergt. Robert E. Pennal, Co. B 25th S.C. Infantry, Very Fine and scarce KB overpaid drop use.

Scott No. 12 var.   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $200+.