CSA 12f, 10¢ light blue OFFICIALLY PERFORATED 12 ½, original gum, small faults, Very Fine appearing. Scott CV $400. $220.

CSA 12a, 10¢ milky blue, large to huge margins all around, used with light neat town postmark, faint bend that shows from the front but does not go through to the back, Extremely Fine appearance, Scott CV $60, Ex Roush. $50.

CSA 12-KB-v4, 10¢ deep blue, OVERHEATED PLATE VARIETY (printing filled in), dark original gum, never hinged but a bit glazed, Very Fine, CSA CV $35. $40.

CSA 12-KB TEXTILE MARKS variety, 10¢ light blue approaching bright blue, block of 4, unused, some gum staining, VF-XF, SCV for singles $200 with no premium for block. $180.      

TEXTILE MARKS information on linked page.                              

CSA 12f, 10¢ blue OFFICIALLY PERFORATED BLOCK OF 4, full original gum, very lightly hinged, couple creases on bottom pair only, unusual and very nice shade, Scarce! SCV $2,000. $950.

CSA 12-KB-v3, 10¢ deep blue with TEXTILE MARKS (SCV $50) as well as CHILLED PLATE variety (CCV $50), original gum, upper left corner had broken off and is restored with archival tape, Very Fine appearance. Detailed information on textile marks variety found on other side of page. Combined CV $100.  $25.

CSA 12-KBv-4, 10¢ deep blue right sheet margin block of 4, Overheated Plate variety, traces of original gum, Extremely Fine. Usual poor K&B plate wipe. CCV $140 as singles. $140.

CSA 12-KBa variety, 10¢ bright blue, unused, Fine TEXTILE MARKS variety having the appearance of laid-paper lines caused by the worn felt in the water-removal belts in the paper-making machinery. Such varieties are considerably scarcer than normal issues. Scott is listing them as such in 2020 Specialized and future CSA catalogs doubtless carry such listings as well. See Kaufmann article in 2Q 2019 Confederate Philatelist. The plus is the lovely shade, Scott CV $55 as single, milky blue shade, with no premium for the textile marks. $75.

CSA 12-KB, 10¢ deep blue GUTTER BLOCK of 4 with TEXTILE MARKS plus CHILLED PLATE variety, original gum, some gum creasing, top pair very lightly hinged, bottom pair never hinged. SCV for 2 gutter pairs $250 plus 4 textile mark varieties $200, not including the premium for chilled plate variety cataloged in the CSA Catalog. Showy! $400.

TEXTILE MARKS information on linked page.

CSA 12-KBa TEXTILE MARKS variety, 10¢ milky (bright) blue, original gum, never hinged, Extremely Fine, SCV $55 as scarce shade plus another $50 as textile marks variety. $100.

TEXTILE MARKS information on linked page.

CSA 12-KBa TEXTILE MARKS variety, 10¢ milky (bright) blue left sheet margin single, original gum, never hinged, vertical crease along left edge of stamp, SCV $55 as scarce shade plus another $50 as textile marks variety. $40.

TEXTILE MARKS information on linked page.

CSA 12-KB-v3, 10¢ dark blue CHILLED PLATE variety (printing lacking), original gum, heavily hinged, Superb example of this variety – perhaps the most dramatic example I’ve ever seen, CCV $50. $100.

CSA 12-Adf, 10¢ blue OFFICIALLY PERFORATED, original gum, small hinge remnants, characteristic blind perfs, fresh, Fine-Very Fine, SCV $400. $350.

CSA 12-AD, 10¢ blue, used, Extremely Fine. $35. 

CSA 12-KB-v4, 10¢ dark blue OVERHEATED PLATE variety (printing filled in), large margins, full original gum with bit of paper adherence otherwise never hinged, Very Fine. CCV $35. $35.

CSA 12, 10¢ blue pair with light JACKSON (Mississippi) STRAIGHTLINE cancel (type SL-07), Very Fine. Large Jackson SL used from late May 1863 to July 1863 (EKU May 29, 1863). Ex Doug Baker. $600.

CSA 12-KB-v3, 10¢ deep blue CHILLED PLATE variety with printing detail lacking, original gum, Very Fine, CCV $50. $60.

CSA 12-AD-if (CSA Catalog) 10¢ light blue imprint plate number strip of 6 with NO FIRM NAME, “Bank Note Engrave Richmond, Va. No. 4” This was suggested as a Keatinge & Ball print by a prior owner, but Dr. Harry Brittain irrefutably confirmed it with forensic testing as Archer & Daly; dull original gum, lightly hinged with minor light internal gum creases. CSA CV $325 just for imprint strip, TEXTILE MARKS alone catalog $300 as singles in Scott Specialized Catalogue. Scarce and Very Pretty. $450.

See full explanation of TEXTILE MARKS in the Kaufmann article in the 2Q 2019 Confederate Philatelist.

CSA 12-KB 10¢ deep blue, original gum, paper hinge remnant, Very Fine-Extremely Fine. $30.

CSA 12-KB-v4, unused 10¢ deep blue OVERHEATED PLATE with background details filled in, small internal crease otherwise fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine, CCV $35. $40.

CSA 12-KB-v4, unused 10¢ deep blue OVERHEATED PLATE right sheet margin single with background details filled in, small internal creasing, Extremely Fine appearance, CCV $35. $30.

CSA 12-KB-v4, OVERHEATED PLATE variety (background details filled in), + 10¢ dark bright blue (12-KB-a), traces of original gum, tiny corner crease at upper left, Very Fine. CCV $50 for shade + $35 for variety. $40.

CSA 12-KB-v4, 10¢ dark blue OVERHEATED PLATE variety (background details filled in), original gum, never hinged, light gum crease, very fine. CCV $35. $35.

CSA 12-KB-v4, 10¢ dark blue OVERHEATED PLATE variety (background details filled in), unused, Extremely Fine. CCV $35. $40.

CSA 12-KB-v4, 10¢ dark blue OVERHEATED PLATE variety (background details filled in), unused, light inclusion speck in right margin, very fine. CCV $35. $35.

CSA 12-KB-v4, 10¢ dark blue, OVERHEATED PLATE variety (details filled in), original gum, Very Fine, CCV $35. $40.

CSA 12-ADc, 10¢ greenish blue bottom sheet margin, original gum, never hinged, natural gum bend otherwise Superb, SCV $30+. $70.

CSA 12f (AD), 10¢ blue OFFICIALLY PERFORATED 12 ½ single tied on piece by unidentified circular datestamp, light gum stains, signed by iconic tiny Dietz signature on verso, SCV $375. $250.

CSA 12-ADc, 10¢ greenish blue, original gum, never hinged, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, SCV $40. $60.

CSA 12-ADc, 10¢ greenish blue, original gum, never hinged, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, SCV $40. $60.

CSA 12-ADc, 10¢ greenish blue, original gum, never hinged, Very Fine-Extremely Fine SCV $40. $60.

CSA 12, 10¢ deep blue, unused with huge even margins all around, Extremely Fine. $50.

CSA 12-AD, 10¢ blue with large to huge margins, gum crazing, original gum, very lightly hinged, Extremely Fine. $35.

CSA 12c (AD), 10¢ bluish green,  original gum, lightly hinged, Superb. $80.

CSA 12-KB-v4, 10¢ dark blue OVERHEATED PLATE variety (printing filled in), full dry original gum, faint gum creasing, Very Fine-Extremely Fine appearance, CCV $35. $40.

CSA 12f (AD), 10¢ blue, OFFICIALLY PERFORATED, original gum, heavy hinge remnant, JEM (Molesworth) pencil guarantee on verso, SCV $450. $300.

CSA 12-KB-v4, 10¢ bright milky blue OVERHEATED PLATE and GUTTER PAIR, unused, pressed crease, Gorgeous pair. CCV $200 for gutter pair alone, CCV $70 as overheated plate alone. $150.

CSA 12c, 10¢ greenish blue tied by blurry Charleston SC circular datestamp over piece of U.S. star-die (U27) entire, 3 margins with vermin nibbles at bottom causing star-die to show, as well as at right. Nice 3-margin copy; adversity use over invalid U.S. postal stationery. $25.