Sale 4Completed: August 17, 2024
The APS Sale
Lots 308—311
Confederacy
Lot 308
"Southern Soothing Syrup", shield advertising label for children's teething syrup affixed on cover bearing 5¢ light blue (6) tied by "Charleston S.C., Jun 5, 1862" cds on cover to Camden S.C.; reduced at left with small nick, otherwise Very Fine and rare Confederate advertising label.
Estimate ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ $300 - 400.Realized: $1,200
Lot 309
Montgomery, Ala., 1861, 5¢ red, clear strike of red provisional handstamp with partial "Montgomery Ala. Aug 7, 1861" cds on small cover to Starkville Ga., fresh and Very Fine, ex-Handy, Kilbourne .
Scott No. 59XU1 ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ $1,000.Realized: $400
Lot 310
1862, 2¢ green, huge margins including portions of adjacent stamp at left, tied by clear strike of "Charleston S.C. Jun 20, 1862" cds on blue drop-rate cover made from printed receipt form, docketing at left, Very Fine, Warren Census No. SC-018, ex-Judd, Brooks, Wishnietsky .
Scott No. 3 ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ $3,500.
A CHOICE ADVERSITY USE OF THE 2¢ GREEN LITHOGRAPH ON A CHARLESTON DROP-RATE COVER.Lot 311
1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, lower left corner margin single, full margins, tied by "Charleston, S.C. Jun 6, 186" on 1862 blue cover to Greenville N.C., forwarded with "Greenville S.C. Jun 10" cds and red crayon " Due 5, For'd " rating to Flat Rock N.C.; flap tear, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 6 ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Estimate $300 - 400.Realized: $500