Sale 326

U.S., Confederacy and U.S. Possessions


U.S. Used in the Confederacy
 
 
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Lot 933

Confederacy, Mobile Ala/Mar 30 1861, superb c.d.s. on 3¢ Star Die entire to Montgomery, Ala., addressed to Thomas Hill Watts, a member of the Alabama secession convention and later Attorney General under Jefferson Davis' government, Very Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 934

Confederacy, Apalachicola Fla/Apr 10 1864, c.d.s. tying 3¢ dull red (26) on envelope to New York, Fine to Very Fine Florida usage.
Estimate 300 - 400

Provenance: Teffs
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Lot 935

Confederacy, Lamothe La/May 5th 1861, manuscript cancellation on 3¢ Star Die entire to New Orleans, two tiny central filing pin holes, this town usage not recorded in Dietz, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 936

Confederacy, Brandon Miss/May 16 1861, c.d.s. tying 3¢ dull red (26) on "Cooper & Harper" corner card envelope, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 937

Confederacy, Plymouth N.C./May 31 1861, red c.d.s. with 3¢ dull red (26) pen cancelled on envelope to Edenton, N.C., the last day of validity of United States stamps in the Confederacy, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 938

Confederacy, Richmond Va./May 31 1861, tying 3¢ dull red (26) vertical pair on lavender envelope to Norfolk, Va., flap at back missing, repaired tear at right as well as other minor faults, Fine double rate usage on the last day of validity of U.S. stamps from the three-day old capitol of the new Confederacy.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 939
 
Confederacy, Group of four U.S. usages in the Confederacy, comprising 3¢ Star Die entires with c.d.s. of "Atlanta Ga./May 12 1861", "Charleston S.C./Apr 26 1861" and "Tyler Texas./Apr 30" (indicia pen cancelled and cover repaired), and envelope to Marion Court House, S.C. bearing 3¢ dull red (26) tied by grid with matching "Charleston S.C./Mar. 1 1861" c.d.s., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 940
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Lot 941

Confederacy, Columbia S.C./5cts./Sep (?) 23 (18XU1), c.d.s. in blue, matching "P.O. Columbia, S.C./Paid/5" oval handstamp on envelope to Longmines Store, S.C., slight aging and edgewear, Fine and rare.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 942

Confederacy, Norfolk Va./Dec 18 1861, c.d.s. in blue and matching "Paid/5C" circular handstamp on envelope to Falmouth, Va., enclosed letter datelined "Philada. Decb. 14 1861" but sent through Norfolk: "I earnestly hope a reply to this may reach me by way of Norfolk. Prepay your notes, postage, leave it open, enclose the Federal postage (3 cts.) from Norfolk to Philada, enclose the whole directed to the Confedt commander at Norfolk for me and I hear I may get it." Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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