Items for Sale - Jefferson Davis, 5¢ Light Blue London Typograph

Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co.

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5087 5087

CSA 6, 5¢ blue light block of four, original gum, never hinged, Very Fine, SCV $90+ as hinged, CCV $120+ $160.

$160
5193c 5193c

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue bottom sheet margin block of 4, original gum, never hinged, Extremely Fine, SCV $90+ as hinged, CCV $120+  $160.

$160
5193d 5193d

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue block of 4, original gum, never hinged, Extremely Fine, SCV $90+ as hinged, CCV $120+  $160.

$160
5600 5600

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue block of 4, original gum, never hinged, Extremely Fine, SCV $90+ as hinged, CCV $120+  $160.

$160
5841 5841

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue left sheet margin block of 4, original gum, very lightly hinged, Very Fine, SCV $90, CCV $120+ $100.

$100
5843 5843

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue bottom right corner sheet margin block of 4, original gum, never hinged, Very Fine, SCV $90+ as hinged, CCV $120+ $150.

$150
5844 5844

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue right sheet margin block of 4, original gum, never hinged, Extremely Fine, SCV $90+ as hinged, CCV $120+  $160.

$160
5845 5845

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue bottom sheet margin block of 4, original gum, never hinged, Very Fine, SCV $90 as hinged, CCV $120+. $150.

$150
6092 6092

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue left sheet margin block of four, original gum, never hinged, Very Fine, SCV $90+ as hinged, CCV $120+   $140.

$140
7120 7120

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue right sheet margin block of four, full original gum, very lightly hinged, Very Fine, SCV $90, CCV $120.  $110. 

$110
8108

Baltimore Section and Columbus Section of Ten Cent De La Rue Altered plate – proof of each on opposite sides of paper. The altered plates, the 2¢ and the 10¢, were shipped through the blockade to Richmond. De La Rue did not print any stamps from these plates. When the plates arrived in the Confederacy, they were never used by the Confederacy. The subsequent history is speculation. One theory is that they were were captured by the North during battle. Supposedly, a federal soldier took the 10¢ altered plate and cut it into sections to give as Rebel souvenirs to friends. According to August Dietz. Frank Baptist - who printed the 5-cent stamps for Archer & Daly in 1863 - positively identified the plates. He superintended the souvenir printings of the Altered Plate. The "Columbus Section" was so called because it was moved to the Ohio State Museum in Columbus. Through the years, there have been many printings from various sections of the original plate. The Columbus Section is one of the most well known and common, the Baltimore section much more scarce. You will immediately note the differences in the two sections / sides - see the "notches" at left on the Columbus section. CCV $125. $125.

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$125
9802 9802

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue left sheet margin block of 4, full original gum, top pair very lightly hinged, bottom pair never hinged, Nice! SCV $90+ as hinged, CCV $120+   $130.

$130
9827 9827

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue top sheet margin block of 4, original gum, never hinged, Very Fine, SCV $90+ as hinged, CCV $120+   $150.

$150
9828 9828

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue top right corner sheet margin block of 4, original gum, never hinged, Very Fine, SCV $90+ as hinged, CCV $120+  $150.

$150
12440a 12440a

CSA 6, 10¢ blue top sheet margin block of 4, full original gum, never hinged, gum inclusion on lower left stamp, SCV $90+ as hinged, CCV $120+   $120.

$120
14597x 14597x

CSA 6-U-1a, Ward Private Printings 5¢ blue PANE OF 100, (AKA Philadelphia Printings) made from the 5¢ De La Rue printing plate carried on the blockade runner Bermuda. The plate never reached the Confederacy, as it was captured by the U.S.S. Mercedita and became a prize of war. The plate was acquired by the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia in March 1954 from which prints were privately made on the order of Philip H. Ward, Jr. The Franklin Institute sold it to the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in April 2011 and is currently on display in the William H. Gross Gallery. Printings were also made in black but the blue is the more desirable one. It can be extremely deceptive to collectors unfamiliar with it. They were printed in sheets of 400 and then cut to panes of 100 as original sheets were for the Confederacy. They are ungummed. CSA Catalog Value $150 for the pane. The width is a bit wide for the scanner bed so side margins may appear smaller than actual. $150.

$150
WARD

CSA Catalog 6-U1-a, Ward (or Philadelphia) Private Printing made from authentic De La Rue printing plate captured from blockade runner Bermuda and now on display in the Gross Gallery of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Printed in both black and a deceptive blue and sheets were ungummed. The stamp has a dull flat appearance. The outer frame line is slighter thicker than the genuine and the letters are not as thick. On most examples, Davis’ hair blends into the background. $5.

$5
WARD-BK

CSA Catalog 6-U-1b, 5¢ black Ward (Philadelphia) unofficial printing, ungummed as printed, Very Fine. Printed in blue and black from a complete plate of 400 that was on board the captured blockade runner Bermuda. Prints were made by the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia in 1954 by Philip Ward. The printing plate is now in the Gross Gallery of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. $5.

$5
WARD-BK-PR

CSA Catalog 6-U-1b, 5¢ black PAIR Ward (Philadelphia) unofficial printing, ungummed as printed, Very Fine. Printed in blue and black from a complete plate of 400 that was on board the captured blockade runner Bermuda. Prints were made by the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia in 1954 by Philip Ward. The printing plate is now in the Gross Gallery of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. $10.

$10
WARD-BK-BLK

CSA Catalog 6-U-1b, 5¢ black BLOCK of 4 Ward (Philadelphia) unofficial printing, ungummed as printed, Very Fine. Printed in blue and black from a complete plate of 400 that was on board the captured blockade runner Bermuda. Prints were made by the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia in 1954 by Philip Ward. The printing plate is now in the Gross Gallery of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. $25.

$25
14030c

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue Top Sheet Margin single, slight natural gum crazing, original gum, never hinged, Extremely Fine. $45.

$45
20405 20405

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue, original gum, never hinged, natural gum ripple, Very Fine. $25.

$25
20510 20510

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue, original gum, never hinged, natural gum wrinkles, Very Fine. Ex Ralph Swap. $25.

$25
20593 20593

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue top sheet margin block of 4, original gum, stamps never hinged with very light hinge mark at margin edge, light gum creasing, Very Fine. Ex Ralph Swap. $85.

$85
21230A

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue pair, original gum, heavy hinge remnant, Very Fine, SCV $45. $35.

$35
21230B

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue, original gum, never hinged, Extremely Fine. $35.

$35
21298

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue top sheet margin single, original gum, never hinged, tiny inclusion, Very Fine. $25.



$25
21299

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue top sheet margin single, original gum, never hinged, Extremely Fine. $30.

$30
21300

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue top sheet margin single, original gum, small hinge remnant, two tiny inclusion specks, Very Fine. $10.

$10
21369

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue, original gum, very lightly hinged, Very Fine+  $25.

 



$25
21372

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue, original gum, lightly hinged, Very Fine.  $20.

$20
21380

CSA 6, 5¢ light blue block of 4, original gum, never hinged, slight gum bends otherwise Extremely Fine.  $95.

$95