The Buck Boshwit Collection of Confederate States continued...
General Issues On Cover continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 427 |
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 10c Blue, "TEN" (9).
Large even margins, bright color, tied by "Morristown Ten. Jul. 18"
circular datestamp on homemade cover to Atlanta Ga., tiny cover nick at top
left, fresh and Extremely Fine, scarce Tennessee use of "TEN" (Image) |
1,600.00
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 428 |
|
 10c Blue, "TEN" (9).
Large margins all around, tied by well-struck "Chattanooga Tenn. Jul. 11,
1863" circular datestamp on homemade cover to Black Mingo P.O. S.C., fresh
and Extremely Fine, scarce "TEN" usage from Tennessee (Image) |
1,600.00
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 429 |
|
 10c Blue, "TEN" (9).
Ample to large margins, clear at bottom, tied by "Shelbyville Te. May 20"
circular datestamp on brown homemade cover to Munford Ala., Very Fine and
choice Tennessee "TEN" usage, ex Dietz and Keeling
(Image) |
1,600.00
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 430 |
|
 10c Blue, "TEN" (9).
Large margins to clear, tied by "Chattanooga Ten. Jun. 17, 1863" circular
datestamp on green cover to Griffin Ga., some slight wear, slightly reduced
at left, Very Fine, scarce Tennessee usage, ex Hart and Wiseman (Image) |
1,600.00
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 431 |
|
 10c Blue, Frameline
(10). Large margins all around incl. full framelines on three sides
and mostly complete on fourth, tied by "Greenville Ten."
dateless circular handstamp on homemade cover to McKinley Ala., slightly
reduced at left, some light staining affects stamp and coverEXTREMELY
FINE. REGARDED AS THE FINEST OF THE FEW 10-CENT FRAMELINE STAMPS KNOWN ON
COVERS FROM TENNESSEE. ONE OF A HANDFUL OF FOUR-FRAMELINE STAMPS ON COVER
FROM ANY CONFEDERATE STATE. By mid-1863, when the 10c Frameline was
released, much of Tennessee was occupied by Federal forces. Greenville, in
eastern Tennessee, was one of the last cities to to fall, and it received
more of the General Issues than any other post office. Gallagher reported
six known Frameline covers from Tennessee. Ex Gallagher (Image) |
E. 4,000-5,000
SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 432 |
|
 10c Blue, Frameline
(10). Large margins to full incl. full framelines on two sides and
trace of frameline at bottom, tied by indistinct strike of "Shelbyville
Ten. Jun. 22" circular datestamp on homemade cover to Tullahoma Tenn.,
ms. "OB" at top left, some cover soiling and faults incl. repair at top
left corner, otherwise Fine, rare Tennessee usage of the 10c Frameline,
most of the state was occupied by Federal forces by the time this stamp was
issued (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 433 |
|
 10c Blue, Frameline
(10). Large margins showing virtually complete framelines on all sides,
tied by light strike of "Jackson Miss." circular datestamp on adversity
cover made from blue lined paper to Spartanburg S.C., reduced at
leftVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT FRAMELINE ON AN
ADVERSITY COVER. With 1986 P.F. and 1999 C.S.A. certificates (Image) |
2,750.00
SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 434 |
|
 10c Blue, Frameline
(10). Horizontal pair, Positions 24-25 showing plate flaw at top
left corner of left stamp, full or partial framelines on three sides, ms.
"$" cancel, ms. "Straw Plains Te. Aug. 8" postmark on cover
addressed to "Secretary of State for the State of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Tenn.", ms. "O.B." at top left, the cover has been neatly folded
all aroundVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COVER. ONLY SIX FRAMELINE
COVERS ARE RECORDED FROM TENNESSEE, AND THIS IS THE ONLY FRAMELINE
PAIR. Posted one month before Chattanooga fell. Ex Gallagher, DuPuy
and Alex Hall. Signed Ashbrook (Image) |
6,750.00
SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 435 |
|
 10c Milky Blue, Die A
(11). Large margins to just touched, tied by "Little Rock Ark. Jul.
23, 1863" double-circle datestamp on cover to "near Trinity
Louisiana", slightly reduced at top and missing top flap, some
additional wear, appears Very Fine, scarce usage, Little Rock fell to Union
forces in Sept. 1863, not long after this was sent, ex Winters (Image) |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 436 |
|
 10c Blue, Die A (11).
Cut to shape, tied by "Big Lick Va. May 11" circular datestamp on U.S.
10c Green Nesbitt entire (U16) to Blacks and Whites Va., some slight
wear, Very Fine, scarce use of a Confederate stamp on an obsolete U.S.
entire, reported to be the only recorded example of the 10c Nesbitt entire
used this way (Image) |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $8,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 437 |
|
 10c Milky Blue, Die A
(11a). Huge margins, tied by light strike of Macon Ga. double-circle
datestamp on turned cover to Mobile Ala., inside with similar stamp
Ga. circular datestamp to Macon Ga., opened for display, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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