10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig
(2b). Huge margins including bottom sheet margin with "LITHO. OF
HOYER & LUDWIG" portion of imprint, tied by "Sutherland Springs Tex.
Sep. 27" balloon-style circular datestamp on small cover to Waskey's Mills
Va., stamp has faint pre-use crease ending in a tiny tearEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. AN OUTSTANDING AND EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE PORTION OF THE HOYER & LUDWIG IMPRINT.
A similar 10c cover with the Paterson imprint realized $2,600 in our Sale 810. (Image)
10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig
(2b). Huge margins all around, tied by "Montgomery Ala. Apr. 1, 1862"
circular datestamp on J. F. Whitfield and W. P. Smith printer's corner
card cover -- located "Over the Post Office" -- addressed in blue to
Mrs. W. P. Smith (wife of proprietor) locally in Montgomery,
sender's instructions "Care of Ned Belser Esq. at the Post Office",
evidently carried privately from a distance greater than 500 miles from
Montgomery and placed into the mails there, lightly cleaned, Extremely
Fine, a superb stamp and remarkable cover
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10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig
(2b). Ample to huge margins, tied by blue "Hillsboro N.C. Jul.
8, 1862" double-circle datestamp on buff Hillsborough N.C. Military
Academy illustrated college cover to Hon. Thomas Ruffin at Graham N.C.
-- Ruffin was a principal secessionist -- reduction at right has been
skillfully extended less than a quarter inch, Extremely Fine appearance, a
wonderful and rare cover from our "Old Oak" sale in 1983, where it realized
$2,000 hammer (Image) 
10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig
(2b). Three large margins, clear to ample at bottom, tied by "Mobile
Ala. Aug. 29" double-circle datestamp on adversity cover made from
printed insurance form on blue paper, to Claiborne Ala., folded open at
left, Very Fine (Image) 
10c Light Blue, Paterson
(2a). Ample to large margins, tied by "Richmond Va. Sep. 24, 1863"
circular datestamp on grocer's green lithographed all-over
advertising cover to Drake's Branch Va., Extremely Fine, a beautiful
Confederate advertising cover, with 1980 P.F. certificate (Image) 
5c Blue, Paterson (2).
Close to huge margins with trace of adjacent stamp at top, tied by
"Richmond Va. Sep. 30 1862" circular datestamp on all-over advertising
cover for Insurance company, Very Fine and choice
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10c Blue, Paterson (2).
Three large margins, ample at bottom, tied by grid, perfectly struck
"Kingston Ga. Nov. 15, 1862" circular datestamp on blue folded letter to
Augusta Ga., Very Fine (Image) 
10c Greenish Blue, Stone Y
(2e). Large even margins, beautiful pastel shade, tied by partly clear
"Knoxville Ten. Oct." circular datestamp on bank's corner card cover
to Saltville Va., backflap removed, Extremely Fine, scarce Stone Y usage
from Knoxville (Image) 
10c Light Milky Blue, Stone Y,
5c Blue, Stone 2 (2e, 4). Close margins to just touching, tied by
"Richmond Va. Oct. 30 1862" circular datestamp on cover to Livingston Ala.,
Very Fine, a scarce combination franking
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10c Blue, Paterson (2).
Large margins, manuscript cancel, on small mourning cover to Roswell Ga.,
turned and re-used with 5c Blue, Local (7), horizontal pair,
close to large margins, tied by blue-green "Roswell Ga. Feb. 13" circular
datestamp to Valdosta Ga., Very Fine (Image) 
10c Indigo, Paterson (2c).
Incredibly intense shade, three huge margins, touched at bottom right, tied
by "Tudor Hall Va. Mar. 3, 1862" circular datestamp on cover to Rocky
Springs Miss., reduced at left, Very Fine, extremely rare 10c shade -- far
rarer than the 10c Carmine, which catalogues $4,500.00 on cover -- Scott
Retail for Indigo off cover is $2,250.00
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