5c Light Blue, De La Rue
(6). Two ample margins, others touching to slightly in, tied by bold
"Charleston S.C. Jun. 16" circular datestamp on blue cover to Pendleton
S.C., backflap removed, Fine (Image) 
5c Light Blue, De La Rue
(6). Ample margins, tied by "Wilmington N.C. Jun. 23 Paid 5" circular
datestamp on cover to Unionsville N.C., stain on back, otherwise Very Fine
(Image) 
5c Light Blue, De La Rue
(6). Vertical pair with huge top right corner sheet margin and
enormous margins on other sides showing parts of four adjoining stamps,
tied by "Houston Tex. Jul. 15" (1863) circular datestamp on brown cover to
Montgomery Tex., small scissors cut and tiny tear in sheet margin, backflap
partly removed, Extremely Fine Gem pair and attractive cover, ex Brooks,
Lehman (Image) 
5c Light Blue, De La Rue
(6). Two slightly overlapping singles, one stamp just touching at lower
right, otherwise ample to large margins, tied by blue "Petersburg Va. Aug.
16" circular datestamp on adversity cover made from Exchange Bank of
Virginia at Richmond unused bank checks to Lynchburg Va., Very Fine (Image) 
5c Light Blue, De La Rue
(6). Horizontal pair, large margins to slightly in, tied by "Charleston
S.C. Jul. 26, 1863" circular datestamp on adversity cover to Chester
S.C., made from patent medicine list, Very Fine
(Image) 
5c Light Blue, De La Rue
(6). Horizontal pair, ample to large margins all around, tied by
"Savannah Ga. Mar. 20 Paid" circular datestamp on blue adversity
cover made from unused bank checks to Jackson Ga., ms. "30th Ga
Regt" at top left, Very Fine (Image) 
5c Light Blue, De La Rue
(6). Clear to ample margins, used with 10c Blue, Die A (11),
large margins, pre-use vertical crease, tied by "Montgomery Ala. Sep. 4"
circular datestamp on auctioneer's corner card cover to Wetumpka
Ala., Extremely Fine appearance, an extremely unusual combination,
presumably the 10c was added to an envelope to which the 5c was already
affixed (Image) 
5c Blue, Local (7). Ample
to clear margins, tied by bold "Shreveport La. Jul. 1, 1864" double-circle
datestamp on buff cover to "Granwood" (Greenwood?) La., Very Fine, used two
years after the 10c rate went into effect, but the 5c was evidently
accepted as full prepayment (Image) 
5c Blue, Local (7).
Horizontal pair, large margins, tied by "Mobile Ala. Apr. 12" double-circle
datestamp on brown homemade cover to Washington Ga., forwarded to Marietta
with vertical pair of 5c Blue, Local (7), large margins, tied by
"Washington Ga." circular datestamp, lightly creased thru pairs, otherwise
Very Fine (Image) 
5c Blue, Local (7).
Vertical pair, large margins, faint gum stain, tied by "Central
Institute Ala. Feb. 9" college post office circular datestamp on brown
adversity cover to Mobile Ala., made from illustrated tobacco
advertisement, forwarded to Wetumpka with horizontal pair of 5c Blue, Local
(7), three huge margins, slightly in at left, tied by "Mobile Ala. Feb. 18,
1863" double-circle datestamp, Very Fine, unusual usage, ex Meroni and
Kimmel (Image) 
5c Blue, Local (7).
Horizontal pair, ample to large margins, tied by blue "University of
Virginia Va. Feb. 13, 1863" double-circle datestamp on large embossed
Valentine cover to Richmond Va. street address, with original
Valentine enclosure (rim of postmark embosses paper), some splits along
edges and minor wearEXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR CONFEDERATE VALENTINE COVERS EXTANT, POSTMARKED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA POST OFFICE.
There were only five Valentine's Days during the Civil War, and the adverse conditions in the South made elaborate Valentines and stationery scarce. Only a handful of this quality have survived. (Image)