Sale 5005Completed: January 25, 2025

January Internet Auction

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Lots 172—173

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  • Lot 172

    (Insurance) Southern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Columbian, S.C., fancy cornder card on yellow cover bearing 10¢ blue (11), three large margins, tied by blue "Columbia S.C., Jan 12" cds to Col. W.P. Butler, Chappells Depot, S.C. original matching Dec. 27, 1864 letterhead enclosure and additional certificate, Very Fine.

    Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $150 - 200.

    (Gen. Matthew Calbraith Butler Sr, CSA).

    Realized: $190

  • Lot 173

    (Merchants) Dunham, Taft & Co. Boots and Shoes Dealers, Charleston S.C., colorless embossed corner card on 1863 cover bearing 5¢ light blue, De La Rue (6) horizontal pair , three huge margins except in at left, tied by "Bennettsville S.C. Jul 15 cds with military address to Capt. J. E. Spears in Col. Stevens' Regt., Charleston S.C. ; slightly reduced at left, Fine.

    Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $150 - 200.

    Realized: $100