Confederate States
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 381° |
 |
 3c Dull Red (26). Tied by bold "OLD STAMPS NOT RECOGNIZED" handstamp in two straightlines on advertising cover for Polytechnic College of Philadelphia with a list of studies and schools
including metallurgy, architecture and The School of Mines, matching "Philadelphia Pa. Aug. 27, 1861" cds at left, and straightline "DUE 3", cover with no flap and some edge wear which slightly affects the stamp, Fine and rare usage, believed to be
one of two examples of this marking on an advertising cover, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 8,000-10,000 |
0.00 |
| 382° |
|
 FREE./For the Regiment/ADAMS EXPRESS CO./Per HOEY. Blue handstamp in four straightlines clearly struck on 3c Red Star Die Entire (U27) to member of 7th Regt., 8th Company, Camp Camden, Washington D.C.,
endorsed "Kindness of Quartermatser Winchester", fresh and Extremely Fine, the express carried mail free to the New York regiment defending the capital in 1861 after it was cut off from the North because of the destruction of railroad track in
Maryland, illustrated in Simpson's U.S. Postal Markings, ex Knapp, Jarrett, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image
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E. 2,000-2,500 |
0.00 |
| 383 |
|
 3c Claret (26). Lovely color, well-centered with full perfs all around, tied by "Atlanta Ga. Apr. 8, 1861" cds on 7-Star all-over Flag patriotic (Dietz F7-2), bright colors and unbelievably fresh,
addressed to the editor of Godey's Ladies Book in Philadelphia, printed corner card of bookseller Jas. McPherson & Co. at top, Extremely Fine, astonishing quality - unquestionably one of the choicest Confederate patriotics in existence (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 3,000-4,000 |
5,000.00 |
| 384° |
|
 Athens Ga., 5c Purple (5X1). Ty. II, huge margins to ample at upper left, deep shade, grid cancel, matching "Athens Ga. Dec. 20" cds (usual indistinct strike) on cover to Col. John B. Lamar at Macon
Ga., a bit reduced at top, otherwise Very Fine, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
2,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 385° |
|
 Athens Ga., 5c Purple (5X1). Horizontal pair, full to large margins except R. stamp just touched at top, lightly tied by grids on cover to Howell Cobb as Col. of the 16th Ga. Reg., Camp Bryan,
Yorktown, Va., light Athens cds with integral "Paid" and dated Dec. 27 (1861), R. stamp with small skillfull repair at right center, Fine and attractive appearance, ex Judd (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
3,250.00 |
2,000.00 |
| 386° |
|
 Athens Ga., 5c Red (5X2). Margins to touched, light grid cancel, fresh and Fine, with 1989
C.S.A. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
3,000.00 |
3,500.00 |
| 387° |
|
 Galveston Tex., 10c Black Entire (98XU2). Unusually clear strike and early use of this provisional "Paid" handstamp in ornate oval frame, bold "10" rate hs and mostly clear "Galveston Tex. Jun. 2, 1861"
double-circle ds on buff cover to his adopted niece, Mrs. Mattie Ivy, Palo Alto Miss., pencil "pd 10", entire roughly opened at left, reduced portion simply extended with piece of another cover, tear thru cds into address sealed with archival tape),
Fine appearance, with original enclosure, an Autograph Letter Signed by David G. Burnet, former Vice President of the Texas Republic, 4pp datelined "Galveston June 1st '61", the first day of the Confederate postal system (letter posted
in morning mail on June 2nd, a fact mentioned at the close of the letter), the 72-year old Burnet writes during the war's early months (in part): "...you seem chiefly concerned about the war - well it is a melancholy subject and worthy the deepest
concern of all...To me it is peculiarly interesting - I am of northern birth and nearly all my relatives are resident there. I can take no pleasure in the thought of being in a State of War with them. But I derive comfort from the fact that they do
not, as far as I know, belong to that infatuated, fanatical abolition party, which has inaugurated and are prosecuting the unhallowed strife.", answers inquiry about his son, who "probably is with the command of Major Emory retiring toward
Kansas.", comments on distance from the "carnage" of the war and mentions "We have no fears from Mexico and the Indians are not unusually troublesome on our frontier.", some philosophical words of consolation and brief mention of family
matters, a scarce Texas provisional and historic usage on the second day of the Confederate postal system (Image
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E. 1,000-1,500 |
2,300.00 |
| 388° |
|
 Goliad Tex., 10c Black on Rose (29X5). Large margins to barely touched at bottom, signature in magenta, faintly canceled, appearing unused, skillfully filled-in thin, Fine appearance, very scarce, with 1990 C.S.A. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
5,000.00 |
3,000.00 |
| 389° |
 |
 Greenville Ala., 5c Red & Blue
Ty. I (33X1). Four margins, creasing at top and fading, still an acceptable example of this rare Alabama provisional, with 1990 C.S.A. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
4,500.00 |
1,150.00 |
| 390° |
|
 Lynchburg Va., 5c Blue (52X1). Large even margins, fine impression, tied by "Lynchburg Va. Aug. 13, 1861" cds on blue printed notice to Amherst C.H. Va., couple lightened stains, Extremely Fine and rare provisional usage (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
5,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 391° |
|
 Macon Ga., 5c Black on Yellow (53X3). Full to huge margins, tiny thin, Very Fine
appearance, with 1985 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
2,250.00 |
2,200.00 |
