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Lot 1011 |
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Confederacy, Incoming Blockade cover from France, clear strike red forwarding agent's oval "G.A. Hopley, Charleston, SO. CA."on small envelope addressed to "Monsieur Petigner à Charleston" to which has been added "S/C" in another hand; docketed "Rec'd 6 July 1861", Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 2000 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 1012 |
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Confederacy, Incoming Blockade cover from England, folded business letter datelined Liverpool, 4 June 1864 to Richmond with partial Jun 29 Charleston entry c.d.s. and oval "Steam-Ship" handstamp, very faint manuscript "12" rate in blue pencil, letter written on blank leaf of two-page printed letter from the same firm datelined London, 31 May; F.-V.F.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 1987 C.S.A. Certificate.
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Lot 1013 |
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Confederacy, Incoming Blockade cover from England, cotton merchant's folded letter datelined Liverpool, 1 Feb 1865 to Houston Tex., carried outside the mails by private carriers "Fredk. Huth & Co., Liverpool" and "Virgnier Robertson & Co., Havana", each of which has applied their blue oval handstamp; expertly refreshed, Very Fine. A marvelous blockade-run cover carried outside the mails.
Estimate $2,500 - 3,000
Expertization: 2000 C.S.A. Certificate.
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Lot 1014 |
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Confederacy, Outgoing Blockade cover to France via Bahamas, lemon envelope to Paris handstamped nice strike blue oval "Forwarded By/ Henry Adderly & Co./ Nassau. N.P./ Bahamas.", red Jan 19, 1863 Nassau and Feb 13 London c.d.s.s with Feb 14 French entry c.d.s. and red oval "PD"; expertly refreshed and repaired to Very Fine appearance. A rare usage.
Estimate $2,000 - 2,500
Expertization: 2002 C.S.A. Certificate.
Provenance: Antrim
The cover originated in Charleston and sailed to Nassau aboard the Leopard on January 6, 1863.
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Lot 1015 |
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Confederacy, Thru-the-Lines cover via Louisville, to Northampton Mass., originally franked with a 3¢ dull red (26), pen canceled but apparently not accepted at Louisville; a second 3¢ stamp was placed over the first and canceled by a blue grid with a matching Aug. 15, 1861 Louisville c.d.s. alongside; top stamp lifted for examination and hinged back, cover with two small corner mends, Very Fine appearance, a rare and fascinating "Southern Letter Unpaid" usage.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 1016 |
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Confederacy, Soldier and 11-Star Confederate Flag, patriotic design (Dietz Ty. F-C-1a) in dark yellow on a gray envelope postmarked Sep 7 (1863) Macon, Miss. c.d.s., manuscript soldier's id mostly eradicated by water stain, includes original soldier's letter to his wife, datelined "Camp Co F Fair Grounds, Macon Miss, Sunday Sept 6th 1863", letter is quite articulate and neatly penned, but heavily cross-written on two sides of a lined sheet; a scarce design in a rare color.
Estimate $2,500 - 3,000
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Lot 1017 |
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Confederacy, Captured John Breckenridge campaign envelope used in the Confederacy, franked with a 5¢ green, stone 1 (1) pen-canceled with manuscript "Rural Retreat Va., Feby 3rd" postmark, to Wytheville Va., Very Fine. A rare usage.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 1018 |
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Confederacy, 1862, 10¢ rose (5), large margins, lightly soiled, tied by large part Jun 1862 Gordonsville Va. c.d.s. on cover to a Mrs. P.E. Pryor in Americus Ga., Very Fine. Mrs. Pryor was the wife of a Confederate uniform manufacturer in Americus.
Estimate $500 - 750
Provenance: From a 1941 Lawrence & Stryker auction.
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