#18 1861 1c Blue, Type I, Plate 12, Relied C, Horizontal Strip of Three, Tied by Fancy Lyre Cancels on Cover to New Orleans, Louisiana Confederate Use of U.S. Postage During the Independent State Period
Carroll Hoy correspondence addressed to "Messrs. Carroll Hoy & Co., New Orleans, La." with black "Canton Ms. Apr 30" circular datestamp. The cover with minor wear along top edge, otherwise Fine. This is a rare Confederate usage of...
The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 3
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Jun 28, 2026 America/Los_Angeles
Americana Stamps The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 3
Sunday Jun 28, 2026 19:00 to 23:00 America/Los_Angeles America/Los_Angeles
We are honored to present The Philatelic Icons Sale, the largest and most significant auction Americana Stamps has ever offered.
America's history lives in the letters that crossed goldfields and battle lines, in express covers that linked frontier towns to the outside world, and in the stamps that mark how a young country built its postal system from scratch. This sale brings together more than 1,500 lots that trace that story, including philatelic icons seldom offered to the public.
This auction is a natural fit for 2026, the 250th year of the United States, and for the Boston 2026 World Expo (May 23 to 30, Booth 141), the once-per-decade international exhibition where we are proud to open the sale. More than 750 lots are accompanied by Philatelic Foundation certifications, the largest concentration of certified material we have ever offered in a single sale.
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Lot #8049 - civil war postal history confederate states
Lot #8050 - civil war postal history confederate states
#24, 1c Blue, Type V, Partial Imprint, Tied by Mobile, Alabama Double-Circule Datestamp 1861 Piece Confederate Use of U.S. Postage
MOBILE ALA. MAR 12 1861 double circle datestamp. Small faults from overhanging stamp on right.
Lot #8051 - civil war postal history confederate states
#26, 3c Confederate Use of U.S. Postage, May 17, 1861, Virginia Confederate Use of U.S. Postage
Addressed to Culpeper C H, Virginia. Manuscript "Belmead Mills, VA May 17, 1861" and pen cancel.
According to the Confederate States of America Catalog and Handbook of Stamps and Postal History:
“On November 15, 1860, Governor John Letcher called for a Special Session of the General Assembly to consider secession. On January 7,...
Lot #8052 - civil war postal history confederate states
#36b 12c Black, Plate III, Used with Mobile, Alabama 1861 Double-Circle Datestamp Confederate Use of U.S. Postage
MOBILE ALA. APR 23 1861 double-circle datestamp.
Lot #8053 - civil war postal history confederate states
#38 30c Orange, Used with New Orleans, February 14, 1861 Circular Datestamp Confederate Use of U.S. Postage
Stamp canceled by "NEW ORLEANS La. FEB 14 1861" circular datestamp. A desirable Valentine's Day Usage of Confederate State use US postage.
Lot #8054 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, Memphis, Tennessee, CSA #56X1, 2c Blue, Unused
Lot #8055 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, Memphis, Tennessee, CSA #56X1, 2c Dark Blue, Tied on Small Piece
Stamp tied tied on small piece by town postmark with a defective corner at lower right (difficult to impossible to see).
Lot #8056 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, Memphis, Tennessee, CSA 56x2 5c Red, Unused
Fresh and Fine
Lot #8057 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, Memphis, Tennessee, CSA #56X2, 1861 5c Red, Unused, Original Gum
Lot #8058 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, CSA #62X1, 2c Blue, Used with Town Postmark
Fine to Very Fine example, with tiny scissor cut at lower left edge.
Lot #8059 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederacy, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2c Red, 62X2, Clear Margins, Unused, Original Gum
A small hole.
Lot #8060 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, 62X3, 5c Brown, Used with New Orleans Postmark
Diagonal crease and a small thin spot at right.
Lot #8061 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, CSA #62X4, 5c Red Brown on Bluish, Partial Imprint, Used with Town Cancel
Stamp with part of imprint at top, used with town cancel, slight creasing, and a bit of edge thinning, otherwise Very Fine.
Lot #8062 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, CSA #62X4, 5c Red Brown on Bluish, Used with Light Town Circular Datestamp
Fine.
Lot #8063 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, CSA #62X5, 5c Yellow Brown, Used with Light Town Postmark
Lot #8064 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, CSA #62X5, 5c Yellow Brown, Used with Town Postmark, No Gum
Stamp with no gum, small thin at center otherwise, Fine.
Lot #8065 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, Petersburg, Virginia, CSA #65X1, 5c Red, Position 1, Top Left Corner Margin, Tied on Piece by Blue Town Postmark Extremely Fine and Attractive
An Extremely Fine and Attractive top left corner margin single tied on piece by blue "Petersburg Va. Nov 1" circular datestamp. The stamp with brilliant color, a desirable example of this provisional.
Lot #8066 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, CSA #62X5, 5c Violet Brown, Four Large Margins, Used with Partial New Orleans Circular Datestamp PF Graded 90 XF
Lot #8067 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, #62X2, 2c Red, Used Scarce
Stamp faulty but still an attractive spacefiller.
Lot #8068 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, CSA #62X3, 5c Brown on White, Used with New Orleans Postmark
Stamp rebacked and trimmed.
Lot #8069 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, #62X3, 5c Red Brown Variety, Used with Town Cancel A Most Unusual Shade
The stamp a most unusual shade with a lot of red in it compared to the usual brown shade, and not cataloged thus. Trace of thinning at top.
Lot #8070 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, Selma, Alabama Postmasters' Provisional, 77XU1, 5c Black Entire, Clear Strike on 1861 Cover An Early Confederate Postmaster Provisional on an All-Over Advertising Cover
Clear strike of the integral "5", struck twice, and signed in manuscript across the top of the "PAID" marking by the postmaster. "Selma Ala." circular datestamp dated September 24.
Orange cover addressed to Montevallo, Alabama. The...
Lot #8071 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, CSA U-T-1, Trial Die Impression from the Original Archer & Daly Steel Plate
The cracked steel plate was in the possession of August Dietz and this impression was included as the centerpiece of the deluxe version of his 1929 opus, The Postal Service of The Confederate States of America. The soft piece of steel shows an intaglio of Archer & Daly’s 10¢ and appears to have served as a matrix for trial...
Lot #8072 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, CSA #1, 5c Green, Used
Lot #8073 - civil war postal history confederate states
Confederate States of America, CSA #1, 5c Green, Right Margin Single, Used with Town Postmark
