Confederate States

RICHMOND Va. SEP 3 1861 "PAID 5 Cts" DT V w original billhead receipt	-	$45.00	2h 42m
Forwarded by the Adams Express Company "Soldier's Package" original unused cover	-	$30.00	2h 46m
GREENSBOROUGH N-C SEP 9 (1861) PAID 5 DT IIC all in blue, complete folded letter	-	$85.00	2h 57m
Confederate States Stamps & Covers From The Hall Collection, Catalog, 2000	-	$9.00 $18.00	4h 53m
CSA #11c, Superb-perfect 1863 CHARLESTON cds, 2008 PFC	-	$495.00	8h 8m
1861 C.S.A. Petersburg, VA. PO - 5 Cents. Ultramarine, GW Reproduction		$0.00	9h 2m
CSA #14, Mint Margin Copy XF+ OG NH GEM - HS	-	$159.00	9h 12m
United States Classics 1857-1866, The Seven Oaks Collection, specialized catalog	-	$9.00 $18.00	9h 44m
UNISSUED ESSAYS OF UNITED STATES LOCAL STAMPS--SELLING OFF MY COLLECTION--#68	-	$7.95	13h 28m
1861 C.S.A. Confederate Shield - $10 - Red, Blue & Black - GlobalWorld Phantom	-	$0.99	14h 12m
CSA #4, VF+ MINT OG LH GEM Cat $250.00	-	$225.00	14h 27m
CSA #1, F-VF USED GEM Cat $200.00	-	$99.00	14h 27m
CSA #1, XF USED GEM ON PIECE - A BEAUTY!	-	$195.00	14h 27m
CSA #4b, VF USED GEM Cat $200.00	-	$149.00	14h 27m
CSA #4, STONE 3 - VF & UNUSED Cat $500.00	-	$299.00	14h 28m
CSA #3 ON COVER WITH CSA CERT Cat $2, 750.00 - CHB 3359	-	$1,850.00	15h 38m
CSA stamp ten cent Jefferson Davis	-	$4.99	17h 12m
Facsimile set of CSA #1 CSA #14	1	$0.99	19h 25m
CONFEDERATE STATES Davis TEN CENTS reprint units+advertising on reverse	-	$249.99	19h 57m
American Civil War Era Covers: the Collection of Mark Gordon, Catalog	-	$9.00 $18.00	21h 11m
Dr. Bob US Confederate States Postal History First Issue!	7	$56.99	21h 18m
CSA #8. ANDREW JACKSON. LIGHT CANCEL. MF1. SCV $350	-	$100.00	21h 18m
Dr. Bob US Confederate States Scott #2e on Cover with Certificate	7	$33.96	21h 20m
Dr. Bob US Confederate States Scott #5 on Cover	4	$30.98	21h 22m
Dr. Bob US Confederate States Postal History Cover Lot	4	$16.48	21h 24m
CSA #7 BLOCK on Cover - 5c Blue	-	$575.00	21h 28m
confederate cover going to Texas.	7	$40.95	22h 10m
CSA #12 Awesome Jumbo w lite cxl and blazing color - cut very carefully -	-	$9.85	22h 35m
The Atlanta Collection of Confederate States of America, Catalog, 1981	-	$9.00 $18.00	23h 33m
The Arnold Rosenberg Collection of Confederate States of America, Catalog, 1981	-	$9.00 $18.00	23h 40m
The Earl Kaplan Collection of Confederate & Civil War Postal History, Catalog	-	$9.00 $18.00	23h 53m
Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals, Postal History, specialized catalog	-	$9.00 $20.00	23h 54m
CSA SCOTT 11c USED VF - 10c DAVIS SHADE VARIETY	-	$21.95	1d 3h 38m
momen: CSA Stamps #1 Used VF XF	-	$250.00	1d 6h 9m
momen: CSA Stamps #1 Used XF-SUP	-	$395.00	1d 6h 9m
1861 C.S.A. Petersburg, VA. PO 8 Cents, Black. Imperforated, GlobalWorld Phantom	-	$1.75	1d 6h 22m
1861 C.S.A. Petersburg, VA. PO 8 Cents, Black. Imperforated, GlobalWorld Phantom		$0.00	1d 8h 21m
Civil War Autographs and Postal History, specialized catalog, R. A. Siegel 1993	-	$9.00 $18.00	1d 8h 28m

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