The Buck Boshwit Collection of Confederate States continued...

VERY FINE. A UNIQUE ADVERSITY USAGE OF THE PERFORATED 10-CENT ARCHER & DALY STAMP.

The re-use of pre-war envelopes was commonly practiced in the Confederacy in response to paper shortages. However, examples of pre-war turned covers are scarce, and early usages with the U.S. 1851 Issue are rare. To find such an example with the perforated Archer & Daly stamp is true serendipity. As an indication of the value of this unique cover, it realized $3,900 in 1979, nearly twenty years ago, in the Brugh sale. (Image)

VERY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT COVER AND ONE OF THE FEW 20-CENT GREEN USAGES FROM TENNESSEE EXTANT.

Much of Tennessee came under Union control during 1862 and remained so for the duration of the war. Rogersville is located in eastern Tennessee, where Confederate forces were able to resist Union advances more effectively. (Image)

VERY FINE. THIS 20-CENT GREEN COVER IS ONE OF THE KEYS TO COMPLETING A COLLECTION OF EVERY GENERAL ISSUE STAMP USED FROM TENNESSEE.

By mid-1863, when the 20c General Issue 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. Only a few 20c covers are known from Tennessee (Dr. Thomas Ray reported this as unique).

Ex Gallagher (Image)

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE 20-CENT GREEN IS EXCEEDINGLY RARE ON COVERS FROM ARKANSAS.

The 20c Green was issued late in the war when most of Arkansas was under Union control.

Ex Winters. With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)