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Lot 1885 |
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Rusk Texas, Mar 10, 1861, Very Fine c.d.s. on cover to Crockett, Texas with 3¢ dull red (26) cancelled manuscript "3", cover reduced slightly at top and slightly repaired but an attractive and scarce early Confederate Texas usage. In the enclosed letter, dated Mar 7, the writer speaks of awaiting news of Lincoln's inauguration and oppines that "Lincoln will have but a small share of the U.S. under his control…I hope and trust it all may be settled without blood shed…I am utterly opposed to the Union as it was, but…am much in favour of a Union." 2005 P.F. Certificate.
Estimate 150 - 200
Texas was admitted to the Confederacy on March 6, the day before this letter was written, a fact of which the writer was apparently unaware.
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Lot 1886 |
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New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown (62X3), choice stamp with oversized side margins and full dividing lines at top and bottom, tied by New Orleans town cancel on cover to Waterloo, Ala.; cover is rebacked but looks Very Fine and the stamp is a Superb gem.
Scott $175+
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Lot 1887 |
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1861, 10¢ greenish blue (2e), huge margins, tied by light Jetersville, Va. c.d.s. on lavender cover addressed to Col. Wm. Preston Johnston, Jefferson Davis' Aide-de-Camp; light paperclip rust at upper right, an Extremely Fine stamp on an otherwise Very Fine cover.
Estimate 400 - 600
Expertization: singed B. Green, 1999 C.S.A. Certificate.
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Lot 1888 |
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5¢ cobalt blue, stone 3 (4), horizontal pair, large margins and crisp impression showing worn state, tied by "Richmond Va. Jul 12, 1862" c.d.s. on a fresh cover to Charleston, S.C.; trivial fold between pair, Extremely Fine, a gem usage.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 2004 Eichele Certificate.
Provenance: S. Brown, Caspary, Haas
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Lot 1889 |
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1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing (7), horizontal pair tied by "Comfort, Texs., Apr 16 (ms), 1863" c.d.s. on orange cover to Hortontown, Comal Co., Tx.; top flap (and small nick at top) replaced, F-VF. Scarce town.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 1890 |
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10¢ blue, frameline (10), full framelines at top and bottom, almost complete at left, slightly irregular at right with traces of frameline, tied by "Mobile Ala. Aug 10" c.d.s. on an adversity cover made from a turned unused envelope with preprinted address, addressed to McKinley, Ala.; portion of flap missing, couple tiny edge tears at top from opening, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 1954 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1891 |
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1863, 10¢ blue (11), tied on cover to Woodville Texas, "Nacogdoches, Tex., Sep 7 (bar)" c.d.s., from Corp. Samuel H. Holdbrook, Co. B, 17th Consolidated Regt, Texas Dismounted Cavalry, to his wife, includes to long, semi-literate, easily read letters datelined "Campe Texas" near Alexandria, La., Aug 20 and 31, 1863, Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 1892 |
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1863, 10¢ blue (11), tied by nice strike red Yanceyville, N.C. c.d.s., Jul 30, 1862 (both day and year inverted), on blue turned cover to Goldsboro' N.C., inside is Goldborough c.d.s. and "Paid 10", Fine and unusual.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1893 |
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1863, 10¢ greenish blue (11c), cut in, tied by blue "University of Virginia Va. Sep 9, 1863" c.d.s. on cover to Surgeon J.S. Wellford in Richmond, Va., endorsed "From Genl Lee's Army", slight toning, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1894 |
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Group of twelve covers, comprising #1 (pair), 2 (2 covers), 4 (pair), 5, 6/7 (four covers with pairs), 11/12 (3 covers); also including two Union Patriotics and a couple of other oddments; condition is a little mixed so inspection is recommended. Scott value of the C.S.A. covers is $2,700.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1895 |
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Social Circle, Geo Sep 26, partial red c.d.s. with matching "Paid" handstamp on a green, gray, and marron patterned wallpaper cover, addressed to Augusta, Miss., edgewear, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1896 |
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Wallpaper cover, from a Lt. A.A. Cameron, 18th Texas Regmt, TVA, to his wife in Bonners Ferry P.O., Cherokee Co., Texas, with long letter datelined "Camp Fork near Pine Bluff Ark", Mar 20, 1863, carried outside the mails, Very Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 1897 |
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1863, 10¢ blue (11), four margins, tied by "Culpeper C.H. Va. Sep 8" c.d.s. on bluish gray, pink, ultramarine, and white patterned wallpaper cover, addressed to Statesville, N.C.; opened for display, cover toning, Fine and attractive.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1898 |
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1863, 10¢ blue (12), tied by Chattanooga c.d.s. on wallpaper cover to Macon, Ga., address area slightly abraded, otherwise fresh and Very Fine, a striking cover.
Scott $375
Addressed to Capt. George Little as the Confederate States Central Laboratory in Macon, Ga. This laboratory-factor complex was responsible for C.S.A. ordnance production and testing. A dispute as to the ownership of the land on which laboratory sat after the war, led to a Supreme Court decision (Titys v. United States) that recognized the existence of the Confederate states.
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Lot 1899 |
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10¢ blue, die B (12), large to huge margins, manuscript cancellation on a grayish green, ultramarine, maroon, and gray patterned wallpaper cover to Spartanburg, S.C., no town mark, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: K. Laurence
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Lot 1900 |
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1863, 10¢ blue (11), two covers, each bearing a single tied by red Yancyville, N.C. c.d.s. on adversity covers made from coastal geodetic maps, addressed to William A. Roberts in Danville Va.; minor cover faults, Fine, a rare pair of adversity covers from the same correspondence.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1901 |
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Wallpaper Covers, group of six covers, bearing 10¢ blue (11 or 12) singles on various multicolor patterned wallpaper covers; few small faults, Fine to Very Fine, an attractive and colorful group.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1902 |
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1863, 10¢ blue (11), three margins, just touching at bottom, tied by indistinct c.d.s on a turned gray and enameled white patterned wallpaper cover to Scooba, Miss., inside was a handcarried usage to a soldier; stamp with gum toning, Fine, a rare usage with the wallpaper pattern outside.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1903 |
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10¢ blue, die B (12), full to huge margins, tied by "Orangeburg S.C. Apr 30" c.d.s. on an adversity cover made from a shipping form, addressed to Marysville, S.C.; opened for display, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1904 |
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Adversity Covers, group of six covers, bearing 10¢ blue (11 or 12) singles on adversity covers made from various sources including a map, handwritten list, legal form, shipping ledger, and land application; few small faults, attractive, a Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1905 |
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Col. John W. Geary (Walcott unlisted), blue portrait in frame (as Walcott 454, 458), captured Union patriotic bearing 10¢ blue Paterson (2), margins to slightly in, tied by "Winchester Va. Nov 21" c.d.s. on cover to Dayton Va., slightly reduced from opening at top, Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
RARE AND STRIKING CONFEDERATE USAGE OF A CAPTURED UNION PATRIOTIC.
Provenance: Judd, Meyers
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Lot 1906 |
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"Our Gunboats Attacking the Rebel Forces" (Walcott unlisted), Gates design in blue with a quote from the Richmond Dispatch, bearing 5¢ blue, Local (7) horizontal pair, three full to large margins, just in at right, tied by blue Virginia town datestamp on captured Union Naval Patriotic addressed to Junction Store, Va., Very Fine, an interesting usage within the Confederacy showing ironclads.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Provenance: Green
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Lot 1907 |
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Cannon with Twelve Star Flag (Dietz CN-3), design in black with "Our father's faith let up keep til death" verse 4 and Bonitz imprint, bearing 5¢ dark blue, stone 3 (4) mostly large margins, tied by partial "Goldsboro N.C." c.d.s. on cover to Patton's Home, N.C., Very Fine and rare this choice.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: 1976 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Kimmel, McCarren
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Lot 1908 |
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Eight Star Waving Flag (Dietz F8-7), red, white and blue design, bearing U.S. 3¢ dull red (26) tied by grid cancellation with matching "Athens Ga. May 25" c.d.s. on cover to Thomasville, Ga.; stars in flag outlined in ink, Very Fine. The eight-star Confederate flag designs are some of the rarer styles, there being only eight Confederate States from May 7 to May 17.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Green
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Lot 1909 |
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Chief of the Appointment Bureau, Dietz type I with Clements signature on 6¢ green entire (U14) to Raleigh, N.D., clear "Richmond Va. Sep. 28" c.d.s. and matching "Free"; cover with skillful repairs at edges and flap reattached, Very Fine appearance, very rare. Accompanying the cover is a note from a soldier in the 9th N.J. Vols. to DR. J.A. Petrie: "found by me in the Post Office at Raleigh N.C. April 17th 1865, immediately after evacuation of the city by the rebel General Johnston and its occupation by Gen. Sherman". The 6¢ green is unlisted with a type I imprint.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: John Hill, Jr.
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Lot 1910 |
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Chief of the Appointment Bureau, Dietz type I with B.N. Clements signature on U26 entire to Fredricksburg, Va., light Richmond c.d.s. and clear "Free" handstamp at left, fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: John Hill, Jr.
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Lot 1911 |
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Chief of the Appointment Bureau, Dietz type II imprint on unused 10¢ green on buff entire (U16) without signature, minor soiling. Very Fine, very rare.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: Heathcote, Weill, John Hall, Jr.
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Lot 1912 |
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Chief of the " ntract" Bureau, Dietz type Ia with H. St. Geo. Offutt signature, on U26 entire to Fredricksburg, clear "Richmond Va. Jul. 16, 1863" c.d.s. and "Free". Extremely Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
Provenance: Marcus White, Weill, John Hill, Jr.
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Lot 1913 |
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Chief of the Contract Bureau, type III on U27 entire with H. St. Geo. Offutt signature, to Fredricksburg, partial Richmond c.d.s. and "Free" handstamp, very fresh, Very Fine example, illustrated in New Dietz, p. 172.
Estimate 400 - 600
Provenance: John Hill, Jr.
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Lot 1914 |
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Chief of the Contract Bureau, Dietz type III imprint on unused U26 entire without signature. Extremely Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
Provenance: Marcus White, John Hall, Jr.
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Lot 1915 |
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Chief of the Finance Bureau, Dietz type I with Ino. Harrell signature on immaculate orange cover to Halesford, Va. Extremely Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
Provenance: John Hill, Jr.
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Lot 1916 |
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Chief of the Finance Bureau, Dietz type VIII without signature on unused U10 entire. Extremely Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: Marcus White, Weill, John Hall, Jr.
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Lot 1917 |
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Chief of the Finance Bureau, two unused and unsigned entires, U26 and U27. Very Fine to Extremely Fine pair.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: John Hill, Jr.
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Lot 1918 |
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Chief Clerk, P.O. Department, Dietz type II, signed B. Fuller on U26 entire to Salem, N.C., "Richmond Va. May 9, 1863" c.d.s. without Free handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: John Hill, Jr.
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Lot 1919 |
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Chief Clerk, P.O.D., Dietz type V, with B. Fuller signature on Finance Bureau envelope (U9) with portion of imprint deleted by Fuller, to the Postmaster of Fredricksburg, partial Richmond c.d.s. and "Free", Aug. 1863 docketing at left, fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
Provenance: John Hill, Jr.
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Lot 1920 |
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War Dept., Ordnance Office, Official Business imprint, Dietz type Iia, on amber envelope addressed to Gen. Ira R. Foster, Georgia's Quartermaster General, postmarked Richmond, Sep 30, 1861, with "PAID/10" in circle; small repaired burn hole in address, Fine. Also included is an official handwritten copy, on Ordnance Office letterhead, of a letter from Maj. Josiah Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance, to John J. Thrasher, one of the founder's of Atlanta, telling Thrasher that Gorgas had authorized Gen. Foster to ratify a contract with Thrasher to provide "accoutrements" for the Confederate Army.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1921 |
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"Immortal 600" P.O.W. cover and letter, Cover cancelled Charleston, S.C., Oct. 31, 1864 with handstamped "10" endorsed "B G Brown Capt., Prisoner of War, Morris Island S.C." and "Per flag of truce, via Charleston"; letter is datelined "Officers Prison, Morris Island S.C., Sept 12th 1864", in it Capt. Brown writes to his parents in Mechums River, Va., telling of his rough trip form Ft. Delaware (leaving on Aug. 20 and arriving on Sept. 7) and of his hopes of being "exchanged when he arrived here, but I think the chance is bad". Letter has splits along folds reinforced with archival tape, cover is Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Bezaliel G. Brown was captured at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863. He died at home, at the age of 30, in July of 1865, two months after his release from F. Delaware.
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Lot 1922 |
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"Immortal 600" P.O.W. cover, postmarked Charleston S.C., Oct. 31, 1864 c.d.s. and handstamped "10", endorsed "W.E. Johnson, Prisoner of War" and "By Flag of Truce", addressed to Johnson's wife in Liberty Hill, Kershaw District, S. C., Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Lt. William E. Johnson was captured at Cold Harbor Va., May 30, 1864. He died in 1897 at the age of 70.
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"Immortal 600" P.O.W. cover, addressed to "L.t. L. Horace Hawes, Prisoner of War, Page's Artillery Battalion, Hilton Head, South Carolina", bearing U.S. 3¢ rose (65) tied by grid cancel and postmarked "Newark, N.J., Jan 24, 1865" c.d.s., manuscript "Ex-d", receiver's docketing "19th Jan'y 65; small tear at top, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 700
Samuel Horace Hawes was captured at Spotsylvania C.H., Va., May 12, 1864. He died in 1922 at the age of 84.
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"Immortal 600" P.O.W. cover, addressed to Lt. S. Horace Hawes at Fort Delaware alter his return form Morris Island, U.S. 3¢ rose tied by grid, Newark N.J. c.d.s., Apr. 4, 1865, docketed by Hawes "3rd April 1865", F-VF.
Estimate 500 - 750
Hawes was returned to Ft. Delaware on March 12, 1865.
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Lot 1925 |
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"Immortal 600" P.O.W. cover, addressed to Lt. S. Horace Hawes at Fort Delaware alter his return form Morris Island, U.S. 3¢ rose tied by grid, Newark N.J. c.d.s., Apr. 24, 1865, docketed by Hawes "22nd April 1865", F-VF.
Estimate 500 - 750
Hawes was returned to Ft. Delaware on March 12, 1865.
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Civil War Prisoner of War Covers, group of seven P.O.W. covers comprising two Fort Delaware, each with examiner's handstamp and 3¢ rose to Baltimore Md., one with original contents; Camp Chase Ohio usage with 3¢ rose and 1864 enclosure to Vermont; Point Lookout Md. with 3¢ rose to Lexington Va. by flag of truce boat; Elmira N.Y. with examiners handstamp and 3¢ rose to Providence R.I.; two Camp Douglas with 3¢ Rose, each with original contents; also a flag of truce usage from the North addressed to a Confederate soldier in the field of battle near Dalton Ga. bearing 10¢ blue (11) tied by Richmond Va. c.d.s. (corner of cover re-attached); and a "Paid By Sanitary Commission" oval on a cover from Moravia N.Y. to Chattanooga, Ten. bearing an uncancelled (demonetized) 3¢ 1857 with pencil "Due 6"; condition somewhat mixed but mostly F-VF.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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