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**Confederate States - Independent and Confederate State Use of U.S. Stamps continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2457		Natchez Miss. May 22, 1861. Bold strike of circular datestamp struck partly off of small cover to Lower Bank N.J., with original contents (split along folds), cover with some toned spots, still Very Fine Confederate State usage (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2458		"Cotile La. May 27, 1861". Ms. postmark and matching pen strokes cancelling 1c Blue, Ty. V (24) vertical strip of three on orange cover to New Orleans, stamps with few minor flaws, Very Fine usage only days prior to the severance of postal relations between North and South (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
2459		3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). Tied by ms. "Not good in 1870" on orange cover to Caspiana, Red River, endorsed "Starlight", and also pencil "Invoices per May 1861", cover repair at top, stamp with some perf flaws, otherwise Fine Confederate State usage, the Starlight was built in 1858 and burned at Algiers in on Apr. 23, 1868, the cancel on this stamp is a mystery (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction