| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Realized |
| 2412 | C |
E. W. Black's Trans-Mississippi Express. Blue ms. "Paid
$1.00" with matching endorsement "Soldier's Letter, A. E. Spence,
Co. `B' 1st Ark. Regt." on cover to Arkadelphia Ark., "Washington Ark.
Dec. 2" cds and "10" due hs, slightly reduced at left A NEWLY DISCOVERED EXAMPLE OF E. W. BLACK'S EXPRESS, BRINGING TOTAL NUMBER KNOWN TO THREE. E. W. Black operated a one-man trans-Mississippi service that appears to have existed briefly in the fall of 1864, carrying mail between Arkansas troops with the Army of Tennessee and correspondents across the river (reference: Stefan T. Jaronski, "Another Private Trans-Mississippi Express Service Uncovered", Confederate Philatelist, No. 241). This cover, from a correspondence new to the market, shows the $1.00 fee charged by Black. Another Black's Express cover from this correspondence realized $3,500 hammer in our Sale 801 (lot 770) |
$ 1,250 |
| 2413 | C | Spence Correspondence. Two folded covers and one buff envelope from the Spence correspondence to Arkadelphia, each cover properly endorsed, two sent by A. E. Spence, Captain in Co. B, 1st Ark. Regt., one with "Little Rock Ark." double-circle ds and ms. "Due 5", other with ms. "Due 10" and sender's instructions: "If the Federals have possession of Arkadelphia P.M. will please forward this to Dr. B. P. Jeff Washington Ark who will please forward this to the person addressed if he knows his whereabouts & much oblige. A. E. Spence", third cover endorsed by T. F. Spence, McIntosh Regt., with pencil "Pleasant Hill Ark. Mar. /62" pmk. and "Due 5", minor edge faults, Very Fine and rare group of Confederate Arkansas usages | $ 650 |