Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Jeanette C. Rudy Collection of Tennessee Postal History continued...

**Express Mail**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
80		*Adams Ex. Co. Louisville, Ky. * Aug. 7, 1861. Clear strike of circular datestamp over red and blue 8-Star Confederate Flag patriotic design on cover addressed to ex-President James Buchanan at Lancaster Pa., U.S. 3c Dull Red (26) tied by blue grid, matching "Louisville Ky. Aug. 7, 1861" double-circle datestamp, backflap with manuscript censor's mark "Opened by Confederate States Vigilance Committee at Nashville Tenn.",** some residue of adhesive and traces of docketing that have been cleaned from lower left corner, under ultraviolet light the docketing notation appears to read "Aug. 3, 1861/General [Briggs?]/12 Aug. Recd.", flap trimmed slightly and opened for display VERY FINE. A UNIQUE COVER COMBINING THE RARE 8-STAR CONFEDERATE FLAG DESIGN WITH ADAMS EXPRESS THRU-THE-LINES USAGE AND CENSORSHIP BY CONFEDERATE AUTHORITIES IN NASHVILLE. Very few examples of the Confederate 8-Star Flag design are known. The eighth star represents the number of Confederate States from May 7 to 18, 1861. This is the only recorded 8-Star Flag cover carried by Adams Express. President Buchanan returned to his home in Lancaster after losing the 1860 election to Lincoln. The traces of docketing indicate an August 3, 1861, origin date, which leaves four days between mailing and arrival in Louisville. We cannot determine if the cover originated from a distant location, requiring four days transit, or if the delay was caused by the Vigilance Committee in Nashville, who opened and presumably censored the contents. Ex Freeland and Myers. (Image)	E. 10,000-15,000	10,500.00
81		Adams Express Co. Memphis Jun. 11 (1861). Red oval datestamp on 3c Red Star Die entire to Philadelphia, ms. "2/-B" (two bits, or 25c) express charge, Very Fine, rare South-to-North express usage, according to the Walske monograph, northbound mail on the Memphis-Louisville route was diverted to Nashville after June 6, this was carried outside the mails (Image)	E. 750-1,000	1,050.00
82		Am. Letter Exp. Co. Louisville, Ky. Jul. 12, 1861. Unusually clear strike of blue circular datestamp on 3c Red Star Die entire to Lynchburg Va., Louisville grocer's embossed corner card, blue "Nashville Ten. Jul. 14, 1861" circular datestamp, matching "Paid" and "10" handstamps, American Letter Express advertising adhesive label affixed to back, providing instructions and rates for "People of the Confederate States" to send letters north, faults and repairs, still exhibitable and a very rare North-to-South express usage (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	3,750.00
83		Liverpool to Richmond Va. via Nashville. Folded letter from John R. Gilliat datelined "Liverpool, 8th June 1861" to Richmond, probably carried by express to Nashville (in another envelope), blue "Nashville Ten. Jun. 26, 1861" circular datestamp, matching "Paid" and "10" in oval, pencil "10" rate, some bleed-thru from letter, Very Fine, scarce usage from England into the Confederacy after suspension of mails (Image)	E. 500-750	525.00
84		Liverpool to Richmond Va. via Nashville. Folded letter from John R. Gilliat in Liverpool to Richmond, probably carried by express to Nashville (in another envelope), blue "Nashville Ten. Jun. 26, 1861" circular datestamp, matching "Paid" and pencil "20" rate, some bleed-thru from letter, Very Fine, scarce usage from England into the Confederacy after suspension of mails (Image)	E. 500-750	525.00

Express Mail

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

Adams Ex. Co. * Louisville, Ky. * Aug. 7, 1861. Clear strike of circular datestamp over red and blue 8-Star Confederate Flag patriotic design on cover addressed to ex-President James Buchanan at Lancaster Pa., U.S. 3c Dull Red (26) tied by blue grid, matching "Louisville Ky. Aug. 7, 1861" double-circle datestamp, backflap with manuscript censor's mark "Opened by Confederate States Vigilance Committee at Nashville Tenn.", some residue of adhesive and traces of docketing that have been cleaned from lower left corner, under ultraviolet light the docketing notation appears to read "Aug. 3, 1861/General [Briggs?]/12 Aug. Recd.", flap trimmed slightly and opened for display
VERY FINE. A UNIQUE COVER COMBINING THE RARE 8-STAR CONFEDERATE FLAG DESIGN WITH ADAMS EXPRESS THRU-THE-LINES USAGE AND CENSORSHIP BY CONFEDERATE AUTHORITIES IN NASHVILLE.
Very few examples of the Confederate 8-Star Flag design are known. The eighth star represents the number of Confederate States from May 7 to 18, 1861. This is the only recorded 8-Star Flag cover carried by Adams Express.
President Buchanan returned to his home in Lancaster after losing the 1860 election to Lincoln. The traces of docketing indicate an August 3, 1861, origin date, which leaves four days between mailing and arrival in Louisville. We cannot determine if the cover originated from a distant location, requiring four days transit, or if the delay was caused by the Vigilance Committee in Nashville, who opened and presumably censored the contents.
Ex Freeland and Myers. (Image)

E. 10,000-15,000

10,500.00

Adams Express Co. Memphis Jun. 11 (1861). Red oval datestamp on 3c Red Star Die entire to Philadelphia, ms. "2/-B" (two bits, or 25c) express charge, Very Fine, rare South-to-North express usage, according to the Walske monograph, northbound mail on the Memphis-Louisville route was diverted to Nashville after June 6, this was carried outside the mails (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1,050.00

Am. Letter Exp. Co. Louisville, Ky. Jul. 12, 1861. Unusually clear strike of blue circular datestamp on 3c Red Star Die entire to Lynchburg Va., Louisville grocer's embossed corner card, blue "Nashville Ten. Jul. 14, 1861" circular datestamp, matching "Paid" and "10" handstamps, American Letter Express advertising adhesive label affixed to back, providing instructions and rates for "People of the Confederate States" to send letters north, faults and repairs, still exhibitable and a very rare North-to-South express usage (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

3,750.00

Liverpool to Richmond Va. via Nashville. Folded letter from John R. Gilliat datelined "Liverpool, 8th June 1861" to Richmond, probably carried by express to Nashville (in another envelope), blue "Nashville Ten. Jun. 26, 1861" circular datestamp, matching "Paid" and "10" in oval, pencil "10" rate, some bleed-thru from letter, Very Fine, scarce usage from England into the Confederacy after suspension of mails (Image)

E. 500-750

525.00

Liverpool to Richmond Va. via Nashville. Folded letter from John R. Gilliat in Liverpool to Richmond, probably carried by express to Nashville (in another envelope), blue "Nashville Ten. Jun. 26, 1861" circular datestamp, matching "Paid" and pencil "20" rate, some bleed-thru from letter, Very Fine, scarce usage from England into the Confederacy after suspension of mails (Image)

E. 500-750

525.00