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Lot 1220 |
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Lincoln & Johnson, 1864 campaign cover with Lincoln and Johnson portrait design, bearing 1861 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Chicago Ill. Nov 3 '64" duplex to Natchez, Miss., cover faults, reduced at right, Fine and rare design.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1221 |
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Lincoln & Johnson, 1864 campaign cover with Lincoln and Johnson portrait design, bearing 1861 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Jackson Mich Jan 17" c.d.s. to Macomb, Mich., stamp and cover faults, reduced at left, Fine and rare design.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1222 |
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Grant & Colfax, 1868 campaign envelope in orange with elaborate Grant & Colfax design, bearing 3¢ green (158) tied by "Chicopee Mass. Nov. 13" duplex to Philadelphia Pa.; tiny pinhole, reduced at right, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1223 |
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Horatio Seymour, 1868 campaign cover with horns drawn on Seymour portrait design, bearing 1869 3¢ ultramarine (114) tied by Philadelphia duplex to Portland, Me.; edge flaws and light toning, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1224 |
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Seymour & Blair, 1868 campaign cover with gray all-over design bearing 1869 3¢ ultramarine (114) tied by cork, matching "Charlotte N.C. Jun 29" c.d.s. to Raleigh, N.C. top edge tear sealed, flap replaced, still Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1225 |
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Hancock & English, 1880 Campaign cover with Democratic Hancock and English portrait design in gray blue, bearing 3¢ green (184) tied by purple target cancellation duplexed with "Mount Sterling Illinois Sep 10 1880" c.d.s. to Virginia, Ill.; no flap, Very Fine, a rare and attractive design.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1226 |
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1883 Political cartoon cover, 3¢ green tied by New York duplex with printed all-over design featuring a poor man pulling a roller over the feet of a politician with the caption "Accept my apologies", artist's initial "AG", F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 250
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Lot 1227 |
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Cleveland & Thurman, 1888 campaign cover with Cleveland and Thurman portrait design with "President Cleveland" slogan bearing 1887 2¢ green (213) tied by Hanover Centre c.d.s. to Pittsburgh, Pa., reduced at right, light soiling, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1228 |
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Abraham Lincoln, framed beardless "Honest Old Abe." portrait design on orange cover bearing 1861 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Welshfield O Nov 30" c.d.s. to Auburn, Ohio; lower left corner repair, Fine and rare design.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: Walcott
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Lot 1229 |
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Abraham Lincoln, beardless Lincoln portrait patriotic design envelope in yellow to Hudson, N.Y., bearing 1857 3¢ dull red (26) tied by grid cancellation with matching perfect strike of "Independence Iowa Aug 27" c.d.s., reduced at right, Fine and scarce beardless design.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1230 |
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Abraham Lincoln, framed beardless Lincoln portrait design on orange cover bearing 1861 3¢ rose (65) cancelled by ms. with matching "Wunfordsville, Ky. Nov. 30th" postmark to Illinois; irregularly reduced at left, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1231 |
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Abraham Lincoln, multicolored Lincoln portrait and eagle design label on cover bearing 1861 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Springfield Ms Jun 16" c.d.s. to Lafayette, Ills., edgewear, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1232 |
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Abraham Lincoln, multicolored Lincoln portrait design (Walcott 203) bearing 1861 rose (65) tied by "Alexandria Va Sep 7 1860" c.d.s. to Berlin, Ct.; reduced at right into stamp, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1233 |
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Major General John A. Dix, blue all-over design by Hunckel & Sons, 3¢ rose tied by blue Baltimore c.d.s.; Fine and scarce [Wakott L-458]. Weiss PM 95.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1234 |
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Jefferson Davis caricature, Davis hoisted on U.S. bayonets, "Jeff's unbounded ambition gives him an elevated position" (Weiss C-P-J 30), red design on cover from Buffalo to Williamsville, N.Y. with 3¢ rose; light soiling, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1235 |
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1862 "Soldiers Letter" Patriotic, endorsed "Soldiers Letter" by a Major of the 27th Mass. Vol. on a red, white and blue patriotic envelope (Walcott 2828) to Providence, R.I., showing "U.S. Ship 3cts." circular handstamp, pencil note on reverse "Newbern, N.C., Apr. 9, 1862"; Fine and attractive.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1236 |
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U.S. Civil War Hospital Ship Red Rover, cover addressed to Miss Amelia G. Pinkney [daughter of] "Fleet Surgeon N[inian] Pinkney, U.S.N., Hospital Pinkney, Memphis, Tenn", redirected to the "U.S. Hospital Ship Red Rover"; 3¢ rose tied by blue target with matching Baltimore c.d.s., May 2, 1864; opening tears at left, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
The USS "Red Rover" was built in 1859, then served as the CSS "Red Rover" from 1861 until April 7, 1862 when she was captured, repaired and put into service as a U.S. hospital ship. Her medical staff included nurses from the Catholic Sisters of the Holy Cross, the first female nurses to serve aboard a Navy ship.
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Lot 1237 |
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1864 Blockade cover to Liverpool, England via Nassau, Bahamas, unfranked with "2/-", "1/10" and "2" manuscript ratings, postmarked red "Nassau, Paid, A Fe 11, 64" c.d.s., includes 4-page cross-written letter datelined Sommerville [N.C.], Jan. 28 1863 [in error]; cover professionally restored with most of back added, letter, which asks and tells about family and friends but doesn't mention the war directly, is split along one fold. Rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1238 |
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C.S.A. letter from Mobile, Ala. to the Russian Consul, folded letter bearing U.S. 3¢ dull red (26) tied by "Mobile Ala May 3" double-circle d.s. to "Nottbeck, Consul General of Russia, New York", ALS signed "Jos. E. Murry" with interesting content, "I cannot consider that I am holding my exequatur from the government at Washington, which government I no longer recognize, however, as I have before said…I shall perform the duties here, of Vice Consul for the Empire of Russia…"; Very Fine and interesting C.S.A. usage of U.S. postage.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1239 |
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Confederate Adversity Cover with C.S.A. General Portait on Inside, envelope made from a bookplate depicting a uniformed portrait of John A. Wharton (1828-1865) Trans-Miss. Confederate General who first enlisted as a Captain in Terry's Texas Rangers, cover sent by "Sergt. J.E. Wallis, Co. B., Elmore's [Texas] Regiment to his sister at Chappell Hill, Texas; cover faults, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1240 |
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Columbia, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue, seal on back (18XU4a), entire to Newberry, S.C. cancelled by blue "Columbia S.C. 9 Oct" c.d.s., reduced at right and slightly at top, Fine and scarce. Dietz 1F.
Scott $1,250
Expertization: signed "George B. Sloane" on reverse.
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Lot 1241 |
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Milledgeville, Ga., 1861, 10¢ black (57XU5), envelope cancelled by black "Milledgevilla Ga. Apr 27" c.d.s. to a C.S.A. Surgeon in Yorkville, S.C., endorsed "O.B. Med Dept", reduced slight at top, fine.
Scott $800 Estimate 500 - 750
The Crown census records only 12 examples of this provisional envelope, with this being the only example addressed outside of Georgia.
Crown Census MIL-031.
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Lot 1242 |
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Mobile, Ala., 1861, 5¢ blue (58X2), margins at sides, miscut horizontally, tied by "Mobile Ala Dec 2 1861" double-circle c.d.s. on cover to Warm Springs, Ga., minor cover flaws, Fine. One of 27 covers recorded by Crown.
Scott $1,800
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Lot 1243 |
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1861, 10¢ greenish blue (2e), Paterson Stone Y, large to huge margins including part of adjacent stamps at top and right, tied by Winchester Va. Oct. 18 c.d.s. on yellow cover to Spring Garden, Va., staining, Fine.
Scott $525
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Lot 1244 |
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1862, 5¢ blue (4), Stone 2, positions 8-9, top marginal pair with margins all around, tied by "Richmond Va. May 2 1862" c.d.s. on cover to Athens, Ga. at the 10¢ rate; reduced at left, edge wear, a Very Fine usage.
Scott $450 as off-cover pair
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Lot 1245 |
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1862, 5¢ blue (4), strip of three and single, tied by three strikes of Richmond Va. c.d.s. on long manila cover to Charlotte C.H., Va. at double the 10¢ rate, upper left corner repaired, Fine and scarce.
Scott $700+
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1246 |
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1863, 10¢ blue (12), four huge margins, tied by clear strike of "Richmond Va. Nov 13" c.d.s. on legal-size envelope with printed "Confederate States of America, Treasury Department" corner card to Professor at University of Va., endorsed "C. G. Memminger" at left who was the C.S.A. Secy. of Treasury; lower left corner fault, otherwise a Very Fine usage.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1247 |
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C.S.A. War Dept. (Dietz Ic), official business envelope to Warminster, Va., forwarded to Genl. Jno H. Cooke at Lower Bend, Va., privately carried per endorsement, partial Richmond 1863 c.d.s.; cover edge faults, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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