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Lot 1396 |
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Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ red brown (62X4), huge margins including partial sheet margin at left, neatly canceled by straightline PAID handstamp with clear New Orleans c.d.s. alongside, Very Fine.
Scott $425
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Lot 1397 |
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Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ olive green (1), stone A/B, partial sheet margin at left to just in at right, neatly tied by Dec 9 Pensacola Fla. c.d.s. on small blue-lined envelope to Lieut Theodore Moreno, Care Genl. Gladden, 1st Brigade, Warrington, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $510
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Lot 1398 |
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Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue (2), Paterson print, large balanced margins, neatly tied by partial "Jackson Miss., Oct 31" c.d.s. on deep yellow cover to General Daniel Ruggles in Richmond "Care of Gen T Cooper"; top flap missing, still Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $325
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Lot 1399 |
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Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue (4), stone 3, four-margin horizontal pair tied by incomplete red paint "(…) Depot, Ms., May 12 (1862)" c.d.s.s on yellow cover to Orange Court House Va.; Fine-Very Fine and quite striking.
Scott $665
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Lot 1400 |
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Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue (4), stone 2, nice margins, tied by one of two partial strikes Austin Tex. double circle datestamp on State of Texas Official Business cover from the Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, to Brig. Gen. Robert Bechem, 31st Brigade, Texas State Troops, New Braunfels, Tex.; Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 1401 |
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Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light milky blue (4b), Fine horizontal pair canceled manuscript "1862" on a folded letter to Clarksville Tex. postmarked neat blue "Paris, Texas, Sep 10" c.d.s., Very Fine. The Letter is from G.W. Wright (and signed by him) to B.H. Epperson in which Wright addresses war time price gouging and quotes orders he has received from J.C. Robertson in Tyler and from General H.P. Bee in San Antonio, the latter reading ("You will regulate and establish a tariff of prices on all articles of prime necessity, whenever the disloyal and avaricious render this course necessary by exhorbitant charges."
Estimate $400 - 500
George Washington Wright was the Provost Marshal of Red River County; Benjamin H Epperson was a personal friend of Sam Houston and a member of the first Confederate Congress.
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Lot 1402 |
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Confederacy, 1862, 10¢ deep rose (5 var.), huge, beautifully balanced margins, tied by balloon-style "Texana Tex., Nov 21" c.d.s. on 1862 folded letter to Houston; letter is mostly personal content, mentioning recent loss of brother and son but also expressing thw hope that General McGruder will "protect our state against the Northern Marauders if…they deign to invade us this winter"; a choice, Extremely Fine stamp on a Very Fine cover.
Estimate $2,000 - 2,500
Expertization: 1981 PF Certificate.
Provenance: McCarren, Rubin
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Lot 1403 |
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Confederacy, Selection of five covers (6//11), 5¢ London print (6) tied by blue Petersurg Va. to Mount Carmel, S.C., Jun 28, 1862; 5¢ Local print (7), three pairs: blue Petersburg Va. to Benton Ala.; Culpeper C.H. Va. to New Hope Pa.; Richmond to Mobile Ala. (De La Rue paper); and 10¢ die A (11), red Petersburg c.d.s. to Hillsboro N.C.; a clean and Very Fine group.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 1404 |
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Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing (7), four-margin horizontal pair tied on cover to Jackson Miss. by "Tuscaloosa Ala., Apr 9" c.d.s. with "Due/10" and "Charge/Box" in shield handstamps, the latter marking to indicate that the 10¢ due for the overweight letter would be charged to the box of the addressee; flap fault, Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
AN ATTRACTIVE USAGE OF AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE AUXILIARY MARKING.
Provenance: Ferrary, McGee, McCarren, Rubin
The cover is accompanied by an article from the Confederate Philatelist by M. Clinton McGee, in which McGee speculates as to which town applied which marking, his best guess being that both markings were applied in Jackson.
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Lot 1405 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ brown red (8), clear to mostly large margins tied by Oct 14 Fayetteville N.C. double circle datestamp on 1864 printed notice from the Fayetteville Enrolling Office by W.C. Rencher, Executive Officer of Cumberland County, to a Col. Alex. Elliot in Manchester N.C. compelling Elliot "…to furnish three able bodied male Slaves, between the ages of 18 & 50, to work on the fortifications near Wilmington. The usual monthly compensation will be made, and in case of death or escape to the enemy…the assessed value of such slave or slaves…be paid to their owners…It is hoped and expected that the patriotic slave-owners of Cumberland will respond…and thereby obviate the necessity of coersive measures, as well as contribute to the speedy…and successful defences of Wilmington from a threatened attack by the enemy." Also included is a handwritten receipt given to Col. Elliot for "Three Negro men named, Stephen aged 21, David aged 19 & Tom aged 19 to be sent by order of Maj. Genl Whiting to work on the Fortifications near Wilmington", signed by Jno D Williams for Lt. W.C. Rencher.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
A RARE TWO-CENT CIRCULAR USAGE AND TWO IMPORTANT SLAVE DOCUMENTS.
Provenance: McCarren, Rubin
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Lot 1406 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ brown red (8), lower right corner sheet margin single tied by "Greensborough, Ala., Dec 10 (date inverted)" c.d.s. on small ladies envelope to "Greensboro" (probably a mis-spelling) as a drop letter; stamp with small abrasion at lower right; otherwise Fine-Very Fine.
Scott $1,500
Expertization: 1973 CSA Certificate.
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Lot 1407 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "T-E-N" (9), large to oversize margins, tied by "Wilmington N.C., Jan 7" c.d.s. on ladies envelope to Ridge Spring N.C., Very Fine.
Scott $1,600
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Lot 1408 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "T-E-N" (9), large, well balanced margins, tied by "Marietta Ga., Jun 6" c.d.s. on homemade cover to Maj. Wm. S. Dabney, Charlottesville Va., manuscript endorsement "Chg Box #132"; small abrasion at upper left not affecting stamp, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,600
Expertization: 1998 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 1409 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "frame lines" (10), full margins, frame line complete at at top and nearly so at right, partial at left, tied by "Gainsville Ala." c.d.s. on patriotic cover: Soldier Holding Eleven-Star Flag (Dietz SN-4) with inscription "For Land & Life/ Children and Wife" in black on greenish envelope to Eutaw, Ala.; repaired opening nicks at top left, light folds, F.-V.F. cover.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
A HANDSOME AND RARE FRAME LINE PATRIOTIC USAGE.
Provenance: Brooks, Gordon
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Lot 1410 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, "frame lines" (10), position 10 with three full framelines (partial sheet margin at top and right) and partial frame line at left, pen-canceled on orange cover postmarked manuscript "Jefferson [N.C.], Jun 21" to Capt. Martin V. Moore, 6th N.C. Cavalry, Kingston N.C.; light central vertical and horizontal file folds, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $3,000
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Lot 1411 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die A (11), large balanced margins, neatly tied by blue grid cancel with matching "Ashboro N.C., Jul 18" c.d.s. on cover to Brig Genl J. Johnston Pettigrew at Winchester Va.; unusually fresh and Extremely Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
Expertization: signed Brian Green.
Provenance: Meroni, Telep, McCarren, Rubin
General Pettigrew was wounded on July 14, during Lee's retreat from Gettysburg, and died from his wound three days later — the day before this letter was posted.
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Lot 1412 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die A (11), pen-canceled on a stunning multicolor wallpaper cover postmarked manuscript "Harmony Grove Ga, Dec 20", to Gainesville Ga.; Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Lot 1413 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, dies A & B (11-12), two large margined singles, each on separate cover to Mrs. Howell Cobb, Athens Ga., one from Atlanta, the other from Macon; Fine-Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 1414 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, die B (12), large margins, tied by light Ashboro N.C. c.d.s. in blue on small wallpaper cover to Greensboro N.C., Fine-Very Fine.
Scott $800
Provenance: Walcott, Rubin
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