Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

2003 Rarities of the World continued...

**Confederate States**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
644		5c Green, Stone A-B (1c). Large even margins, tied by bold strike of blue "Nashville Ten. Jan. 1" (1862) circular datestamp with slug for year date on Hanging Lincoln Cartoon cover to Chattanooga Tenn., from a new find and in its "as found" condition with minor edge faults, vertical fold at center, stamp diagonally creased FINE. ONLY TWELVE EXAMPLES OF THE CELEBRATED HANGING LINCOLN ENVELOPE ARE RECORDED. AN OUTSTANDING AND HISTORIC CONFEDERATE PATRIOTIC. The Hanging Lincoln design is widely recognized as the most distinctive of all Confederate patriotics. In this extraordinary cartoon, President Lincoln is hanging upside down from a tree limb, with his symbolic axe and fence rail tied around his neck. The caption reads "Abe Lincoln the destroyer. He once split Rails. Now he has split the Union." To the left and right is the caption "The penalty of disregarding the constitution. Impeached, deposed, Tried and convicted" (there is a spelling correction from "diposed" to "deposed"). Standing beside Lincoln is a mustachioed Winfield Scott, labeled "Old Fuss n Feathers", dropping his sword and exclaiming "My glory is gone for ever." On the ground is the Union flag, captioned "The stars and stripes lie in the dust, Never to rise." A star at left has the caption "The southern star is rising" and the Confederate 11-star flag towers above with the caption "The stars and bars shall for ever wave triumphant." Along the bottom is the imprint "Copyright claimed. HM & WC Box 417 Nashville Tenn." According to a census by the late John R. Hill Jr. (updated with two new discoveries), there are twelve genuine Hanging Lincoln patriotics (listed in date order): 1) Jul. 25, 1861, Marshall Tex. Paid 10, 2) Aug. 21, 1861, Nashville Ten., two 5c provisionals, 3) Aug. 30, 1861, Athens La. "Paid X", ex Hall (Siegel Sale 840, lot 27, realized $13,000), 4) Nov. 2, 1861, Bowling Green Ky., ex Dr. Howard Green (Siegel Sale 822, lot 225, realized $28,000), 5) Jan. 1, 1862, Nashville Ten., 5c Olive Green, the cover offered here, 6) Jan. 4, 1862, Nashville Ten., 5c Olive Green, 7) Feb. 20, 1862, Cumberland Gap Ten., ms. Paid 5 (Siegel Sale 772, lot 3268, realized $19,000), 8) Apr. 15, 1862, Cartersville Miss., ms. Due 5, 9) Apr. 15, 1862, Camden Miss., 10c Rose, 10) Jun. 24, 1862, Camden Miss., 10c Pale Rose, 11) date unknown to JRH, West Union S.C., ms. Due 5, and 12) privately carried and not postally used. In addition, there is a genuine envelope with fake markings and a stamp added. (Image)	E. 10,000-15,000	6,500.00
646		5c Blue, Local (7). Vertical pair, large margins to touching or slightly in at right, tied by bold "Richmond Va. Aug. 15, 1862" circular datestamp on homemade cover to Jeffrey's Store Va., small sealed tear at bottom, still Very Fine, this is the earliest documented use of the 5c Local Print, with 2002 C.S.A. certificate as earliest usage (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,500.00
647		2c Brown Red (8). Huge margins to clear incl. enormous sheet margin at top, tied by well-struck "Richmond Va. Apr. 29" circular datestamp on homemade cover to Hillsboro N.C., Extremely Fine Gem usage paying the 2c circular rate, a superb cover in every respect, signed Klemann on back, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,250.00	1,250.00
648		10c Blue, "TEN" (9). Huge even margins, tied by "Orange C.H. Va. Oct. 4, 1863" circular datestamp on brown homemade cover to Edgefield C.H. S.C., trivial edgewear, an attractive cover featuring an Extremely Fine stamp (Image)	1,600.00	1,200.00
649		10c Blue, Die B (12). Horizontal strip of four, large margins all around, tied by blurry "Augusta Ga. Jul. 7" circular datestamps on orange cover to Monroe La., endorsed "via Shreveport La.", barely reduced at bottom VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL STRIP OF FOUR OF THE 10-CENT DIE B ON A RARE EAST-TO-WEST TRANS-MISSISSIPPI EXPRESS COVER. With 1976 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	4,500.00
650		20c Green, Diagonal Half Used as 10c (13c). Bottom right half, tied across the cut by "Galveston Tex. May 8" double-circle datestamp on cover to Marshall Tex., trivial edgewear, still Very Fine, with 1963 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,000.00	1,800.00
651		Hedrick Correspondence, Mail from the Confederacy to Washington D.C. Three covers with University of North Carolina all-over design, (Dietz Ty. I), each with 3c Rose (65), first in yellow with stamp tied by quartered cork and "Old Point Comfort Va. Dec. 15" double-circle datestamp, ms. "by flag of truce" at bottom left, second in pink with 3c tied by segmented cork, "New York Jul. 11" double-circle datestamp (1864 noted on reverse), strongly suggesting this is a blockade-run cover (probably out of Wilmington N.C.), third in gray with stamp tied by "New Berne N.C. Jul. 30" double-circle datestamp (1865 noted on reverse, thus post-war) EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE GROUP OF NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE COVERS THAT TOOK THREE DIFFERENT ROUTES TO REACH PROFESSOR OR MRS. HEDRICK IN WASHINGTON D.C. The evidence for the second cover to be a blockade-run usage is the "United States" designation in the address and the routing via New York City. Ex Bogg (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,000.00

Confederate States

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

644

5c Green, Stone A-B (1c). Large even margins, tied by bold strike of blue "Nashville Ten. Jan. 1" (1862) circular datestamp with slug for year date on Hanging Lincoln Cartoon cover to Chattanooga Tenn., from a new find and in its "as found" condition with minor edge faults, vertical fold at center, stamp diagonally creased

FINE. ONLY TWELVE EXAMPLES OF THE CELEBRATED HANGING LINCOLN ENVELOPE ARE RECORDED. AN OUTSTANDING AND HISTORIC CONFEDERATE PATRIOTIC.

The Hanging Lincoln design is widely recognized as the most distinctive of all Confederate patriotics. In this extraordinary cartoon, President Lincoln is hanging upside down from a tree limb, with his symbolic axe and fence rail tied around his neck. The caption reads "Abe Lincoln the destroyer. He once split Rails. Now he has split the Union." To the left and right is the caption "The penalty of disregarding the constitution. Impeached, deposed, Tried and convicted" (there is a spelling correction from "diposed" to "deposed"). Standing beside Lincoln is a mustachioed Winfield Scott, labeled "Old Fuss n Feathers", dropping his sword and exclaiming "My glory is gone for ever." On the ground is the Union flag, captioned "The stars and stripes lie in the dust, Never to rise." A star at left has the caption "The southern star is rising" and the Confederate 11-star flag towers above with the caption "The stars and bars shall for ever wave triumphant." Along the bottom is the imprint "Copyright claimed. HM & WC Box 417 Nashville Tenn."

According to a census by the late John R. Hill Jr. (updated with two new discoveries), there are twelve genuine Hanging Lincoln patriotics (listed in date order): 1) Jul. 25, 1861, Marshall Tex. Paid 10, 2) Aug. 21, 1861, Nashville Ten., two 5c provisionals, 3) Aug. 30, 1861, Athens La. "Paid X", ex Hall (Siegel Sale 840, lot 27, realized $13,000), 4) Nov. 2, 1861, Bowling Green Ky., ex Dr. Howard Green (Siegel Sale 822, lot 225, realized $28,000), 5) Jan. 1, 1862, Nashville Ten., 5c Olive Green, the cover offered here, 6) Jan. 4, 1862, Nashville Ten., 5c Olive Green, 7) Feb. 20, 1862, Cumberland Gap Ten., ms. Paid 5 (Siegel Sale 772, lot 3268, realized $19,000), 8) Apr. 15, 1862, Cartersville Miss., ms. Due 5, 9) Apr. 15, 1862, Camden Miss., 10c Rose, 10) Jun. 24, 1862, Camden Miss., 10c Pale Rose, 11) date unknown to JRH, West Union S.C., ms. Due 5, and 12) privately carried and not postally used. In addition, there is a genuine envelope with fake markings and a stamp added. (Image)

E. 10,000-15,000

6,500.00

646

5c Blue, Local (7). Vertical pair, large margins to touching or slightly in at right, tied by bold "Richmond Va. Aug. 15, 1862" circular datestamp on homemade cover to Jeffrey's Store Va., small sealed tear at bottom, still Very Fine, this is the earliest documented use of the 5c Local Print, with 2002 C.S.A. certificate as earliest usage (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,500.00

647

2c Brown Red (8). Huge margins to clear incl. enormous sheet margin at top, tied by well-struck "Richmond Va. Apr. 29" circular datestamp on homemade cover to Hillsboro N.C., Extremely Fine Gem usage paying the 2c circular rate, a superb cover in every respect, signed Klemann on back, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,250.00

648

10c Blue, "TEN" (9). Huge even margins, tied by "Orange C.H. Va. Oct. 4, 1863" circular datestamp on brown homemade cover to Edgefield C.H. S.C., trivial edgewear, an attractive cover featuring an Extremely Fine stamp (Image)

1,600.00

1,200.00

649

10c Blue, Die B (12). Horizontal strip of four, large margins all around, tied by blurry "Augusta Ga. Jul. 7" circular datestamps on orange cover to Monroe La., endorsed "via Shreveport La.", barely reduced at bottom

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL STRIP OF FOUR OF THE 10-CENT DIE B ON A RARE EAST-TO-WEST TRANS-MISSISSIPPI EXPRESS COVER.

With 1976 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

4,500.00

650

20c Green, Diagonal Half Used as 10c (13c). Bottom right half, tied across the cut by "Galveston Tex. May 8" double-circle datestamp on cover to Marshall Tex., trivial edgewear, still Very Fine, with 1963 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,000.00

1,800.00

651

Hedrick Correspondence, Mail from the Confederacy to Washington D.C. Three covers with University of North Carolina all-over design, (Dietz Ty. I), each with 3c Rose (65), first in yellow with stamp tied by quartered cork and "Old Point Comfort Va. Dec. 15" double-circle datestamp, ms. "by flag of truce" at bottom left, second in pink with 3c tied by segmented cork, "New York Jul. 11" double-circle datestamp (1864 noted on reverse), strongly suggesting this is a blockade-run cover (probably out of Wilmington N.C.), third in gray with stamp tied by "New Berne N.C. Jul. 30" double-circle datestamp (1865 noted on reverse, thus post-war)

EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE GROUP OF NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE COVERS THAT TOOK THREE DIFFERENT ROUTES TO REACH PROFESSOR OR MRS. HEDRICK IN WASHINGTON D.C.

The evidence for the second cover to be a blockade-run usage is the "United States" designation in the address and the routing via New York City.

Ex Bogg (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,000.00