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

Military Addresses

Lot	Photo	Description
Lot 1044		Confederacy, Due 10, arc handstamp on adversity envelope to Marietta S.C., with soldier's endorsement from Company G of the 16^th South Carolina Volunteers, made from Western & Atlantic Rail Road parcel form, small tear at top, otherwise Fine. Estimate 100 - 150 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1045		Confederacy, Lake City Fla./Apr 3, c.d.s. and matching "Paid/10" two-line handstamp on envelope to a captain at Camp Finegan, Fla., "Chg Box 21" notation, light uniform toning and splitting at folds, Fine. Estimate 150 - 200 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1046		Confederacy, Gainesville Ga./Sep 24, c.d.s. and matching straight-line "Paid" handstamp on envelope to "Fair Ground Hospital No. 2, Vineville, Georgia," cover has minor crumpling, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate 500 - 750 Provenance: Kohn View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1047		Confederacy, Waverley Tex./Apr 18, c.d.s. (day in pencil) and due "10" in pencil on yellow envelope to a member of Co. D, 6^th Regiment Alabama Volunteers care of Major Belling Hall in Montgomery, Ala., skillfully mended at edges, Fine. Estimate 200 - 300 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1048		Confederacy, Richmond Va./Jan. 23 1862, c.d.s. and matching "Paid/5 Cts." two-line handstamp on envelope addressed to General Joseph R. Anderson, "C.S. Army," Wilmington, N.C., "ch. Box 268, S.E.A." notation (box charge initialed by his wife), Fine. Estimate 300 - 400 Joseph R. Anderson served the Confederate war effort as President of the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond and an important supplier of these materials up to the evacuation. He served briefly in the field as a Brigadier General with a command in the District of Cape Fear and then leading the 3rd North Carolina Brigade on the Peninsula. After being wounded at Frasier's Farm, he resigned his commission in July, 1862. View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1049		Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green (1), deep color, faults of defects, tied by "Jackson (Miss.)/May 14 (1862)" c.d.s. on envelope to General Braxton Bragg at Corinth, Miss., "Politeness of Col. Cage," believed to be in the hand of Bragg's wife, opening tears at upper left. Estimate 150 - 200 Braxton Bragg was made a full general in the regular army just prior to the sending of this letter. By the end of May, General Beauregard evacuated Corinth where Beauregard had retreated after the fall of Shiloh. Bragg relieved Beauregard of his command of the Army of Tennessee on June 27. View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1050		Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light blue, Paterson (2a), large margins on three sides, clear but rough at right, tied by "Spartanburg S.C./Oct 17 1862" double-ring datestamp on home made envelope from blue-lined ledger paper to "Dr. C.E. Fleming, Surgeon 22^d Palmetto Regt., Col. Goodlett Commanding, Evan's Brigade, Longstreet's Division, C.S.A., Richmond, Va., manuscript "Due 10", Fine. Estimate 300 - 400 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1051		Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light blue, Paterson (2a), large margins, a trifle irregular at upper left, cancelled by pen strokes, matching "Little's Mills N.C./Jan'y 5 1862" dateline on neat envelope to "Capt. B.F. Little/52^nd Reg't. N.C.T., Gen. Pettigrew's Brigade," Franklin Depot, Va. "Care of Col. Marshall," small tear at left and flap at back missing, Fine. Estimate 200 - 300 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1052		Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue (4), from the top of the sheet, large to enormous margins, small corner crease and tear, tied by light "Charleston S.C." double-ring datestamp on adversity envelope made from printed legal obligation note, to a member of "Company E, Spartan Rifles, Jankin's Palmetto Sharp-Shooters, 2^nd Brigade, Longstreet's Division, Confederate States Army," Richmond, Va., "Care Captn. Jno. H. Evins,", Fine. Estimate 500 - 750 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1053		Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, De La Rue (6), full margins, tip of one corner touched and a few central toned spots, tied by pen strokes, "Pattonsburgh Va./Jun 25" c.d.s. in green (oily impression) on neat envelope to General Joseph R. Anderson, "C.S. Army," Richmond, Va. Estimate 200 - 300 The June 25 date in the c.d.s. seems to make this an 1862 usage on the eve of the Seven Days Battles. General Anderson was wounded at Frasier's Farm on June 30, 1862 and resigned his commission shortly thereafter. View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1054		Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ deep blue, local printing (7), vertical pair, excellent appearance, in at top, tied by "Savannah Ga./Mar 12" c.d.s. on mourning envelope to "Brig. Genl. Geo. H. Steuart, C.S.A., Care of John Calvert Esq., 2^nd Auditor of Treasury," Richmond, Va., minor edge wear, Fine. Estimate 300 - 400 Expertization: signed Brian Green. George H. Steuart was appointed Brigadier General on March 6, 1862. Wounded at Cross Keys, Steuart commanded an infantry brigade at Gettysburg, the Wilderness and Spotsylvania. He was captured at the "Mule Shoe". View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1055		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "T-E-N" (9), large margins on three sides showing portion of adjoining stamp, touched at left, cancelled by pen cross, matching "Lloyds Va./26^th Mar." dateline, on envelope to Captain E.R. Baird A.D.C., "Care of Major Gen. Pickett," Petersburg, Va., Fine. Estimate 150 - 200 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1056		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, Die A (11), from the upper left corner of the sheet, huge margins except ball of one ornament just touched at right, tied by "Charlotte C.H. Va/May 25" c.d.s. in blue on neat fresh envelope (with original enclosure) to a captain "Care of Major Gen'l Pickett, Army of Northern Virginia via Richmond, Va.," Fine and appealing. Estimate 400 - 500 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1057		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, Die A (11), large margins, tied by "Rocky Mount N.C./Sept 15" c.d.s. (date inserted by hand) on mourning envelope to a member of Co. H 61^st N.C.I. at Petersburg, Va., endorsed "Clingman's Brigade, Hokie Division" at lower left, Very Fine. Estimate 200 - 300 Expertization: signed Brian Green. Provenance: Caspary View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1058		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, Die A (11), large irregular margins, touched at right, tied by "Savannah Ga./Sep 14" c.d.s. on home made envelope to a sergeant at the Signal Corps Headquarters of the 2^nd Corps with the Army of Northern Virginia, penciled notation with military instructions "To Segt B. send a man up here to help with and send a glass if you can spare one, Segt. V.," a little roughly opened at top and flap at back missing, Fine. Estimate 200 - 300 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1059		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, Die A (11), exceptionally large even margins, tied by "Williston N.C." c.d.s. on envelope to a soldier in "Co. D 1^st N.C. Cavalry, Army N. Virginia", Extremely Fine. Estimate 150 - 200 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1060		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, Die A (11), large margins on three sides, touched at right, pen cancelled, "Black Oak SC/30 Apr 1864" manuscript dateline, on envelope to a lieutenant in the Beaurigard Battery, Sullivan's Island, S.C., Fine. Estimate 150 - 200 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1061		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, Die A (11), two examples, both with large even margins, tied by "Charleston S.C." c.d.s. and double-ring datestamp (May 9 1861) respectively on separate envelopes to a member of the "German Artillery, Battery White, Georgetown, S.C.", Extremely Fine and splendid pair of matched covers. Estimate 150 - 200 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1062		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ milky blue, Die A (11a), bright color and early impression, huge to large margins, neatly tied by bold "Charleston S.C./May 7 186(3)" c.d.s. on home made envelope to a member of "Parker's Bastile, Marion Artillery, New Road, C&S R.R.", Very Fine. Estimate 100 - 150 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1063		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ greenish blue, Die A (11c), large margins all around, tied by pen cross and manuscript "Manchester Nord S.C./Nov 23" on home made envelope to "C.S.S. Palmetto State" at Charleston, S.C., toned and a few small faults or repairs, rare cover addressed to a Confederate ironclad, Fine. Estimate 200 - 300 Provenance: Kohn View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1064		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ greenish blue, Die A (11c), deep shade and brilliant impression, large even margins, tied by "Sumter S.C. Apr 19" c.d.s. on neat lilac envelope to a captain of Company L, the 1^st Regiment of the South Carolina Volunteers, McGowan's Brigade, near Orange Court House, Va., Extremely Fine. Estimate 100 - 150 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1065		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, Die B (12), vivid color, large to ample margins, tied by "Madison C.H. Fla." c.d.s. on envelope to "Brig. General D. Ruggles, C. Army Headquarters, Johnston's Army of Tennessee", Extremely Fine. Estimate 400 - 500 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1066		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, Die B (12), large margins on three sides, close at top, tied by "Tallahassee Fla./Nov 3" c.d.s. on envelope to "Captain Junins L. Taylor, Co. K 5^th Regt. Fla. Vol., Genl. E.A. Perry's Brigade, Gen. Anderson's Division, Genl. A.P. Hill's Corps," Richmond, Va., Very Fine. Estimate 300 - 400 Provenance: Oxer, Hart View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1067		Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ greenish blue, Die B (12c), large margins all around except just touched in one place, tied by "Thomasville Ga./Nov 20" c.d.s. on envelope to a member of the 3^rd Florida Regiment, Stovall's Brigade, Breckinridge's Division in Tennessee, redirected care Major Fairbanks in Atlanta, and then forwarded to Florida with 10¢ (12c) tied by "Atlanta Ga./Dec 4" c.d.s., pencil notation on reverse "off to Fla. at last, W.B. Johnson", Fine to Very Fine redirected cover from the famous Bryant-Stephens correspondence. Estimate 300 - 400 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1068		Confederacy, Group of 4 covers addressed to surgeons or soldiers at military hospitals in Virginia, frankings including 5¢ green (1) on "Columbia Female College" illustrated envelope (reduced), 5¢ green (1), touched, gum staining, 5¢ blue (7) pair, touched, on envelope to the Surgeon in charge of the Samaritan Hospital, and 10¢ milky blue, Die A (11a), large margins, on envelope from Athens, Ga., to Camp Winder Hospital, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate 300 - 400 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1069		Confederacy, Selection of 5 covers with Georgia military addresses, three are franked with single 10¢ (11, 12), one cover from Glasgow, Va., to F. Troop, 7^th Ga. Cavalry, Petersburg, Va., forwarded to Thomasville, Ga., and then returned to Glasgow, few faults, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Estimate 300 - 400 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1070		Confederacy, Group of 5 covers with South Carolina military addresses, including Camp "Wappo", Fort Moultria; "S.C. Siege Train", James Island; "Battery Beaurigard", Sullivan's Island; and "Orrs Regiment Rifles", Sullivan's Island; four are franked with single franking 5¢ blue (4), three single frankings and one redirected with further 10¢ (11, 12), some faults, mainly Fine to Very Fine appearance. Estimate 300 - 400 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1071		Confederacy, Group of 6 covers to various military addresses, in Alabama, North Carolina (adversity cover), Tennessee (2) and Texas, four are franked with stamps comprising 5¢ (7) pair and three 10¢ (11, 12) single frankings, few faults, overall Fine to Very Fine appearance. Estimate 300 - 400 View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1072		Confederacy, Balance of collection of 18 covers to military addresses in Virginia, including 5¢ green (1), faulty, on envelope from Richmond to a captain "Care of Col. Pendleton, Commanding Corps of Artillery, Manassas Junction", Pendleton was Stonewall Jackson's Chief of Artillery, and 5¢ blue (7) vertical pair pen cancelled "Covington" (?) on envelope to a member of "Carpenters Battery, Stonewall Brigade, Jacksons Corps. Army of Virginia… Care Lt. John Carpenter, Commanding Battery", some faults, nice selection, mainly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate 750 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photo