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4, 1862 5c Blue, Stone 2, right sheet margin single with large margins, used alongside 1862 5c Light blue (6), both tied by July 1862 Hardeeville, South Carolina datestamp to cover to Dahlonega, Georgia, slightly reduced at left, very fine and attractive mixed-issue franking

5, 1862 10c Rose, mint block of four, large margins all around, mottled o.g. and several small thin spots typical for the issue, very fine appearance, a rare original gum block of the 10c Rose (Scott $12,000)

6, 1862 5c Light blue, De La Rue printing, bottom left sheet margin pair tied by sharp strike of "Calhoun Ga. Jul 30" datestamp to cover to Wood Lawn, Georgia, right stamp with tiny nick touching frameline (mentioned for strict accuracy only), an extremely fine gem, Philatelic Foundation certificate 27,399 no longer accompanies (Scott $100)

9b, 1863 10c Gray blue, four enormous margins, pen canceled on cover with matching manuscript "Dixie June 16" Virginia postmark to a surgeon in Danville, cover slightly reduced at left and backflap faults, extremely fine gem stamp on an attractive cover, Virginia was home to the only "Dixie" post office in the Confederacy, Molesworth notations, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,500+)

11a, 1863 10c Milky blue, well-margined single tied by bold straightline "Jackson" (Mississippi) on cover to Mechanicsville, South Carolina, docketed "March 12th 1863" at left, slightly reduced at either side, very fine strike and cover, the Jackson straightline was the subject of an article by Conrad A. Bush in 1994 ("Confederate Straightline Cancels Part 2: Jackson, Mississippi", Confederate Philatelist Vol. 39 No. 2), 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate Provenance: Marc Haas (Private transaction)