Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Confederate States Postal History continued...

**Miscellaneous and Balances**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3088		Slave-Carried Covers. 16 folded covers or envelopes to places in Virginia or Maryland, all carried outside the mails by slaves with endorsements such as "Moses. With a trunk", "By Jack. Let him pass", "Per Banks. Banks carries down the articles you wished Violet to send down", "By her man Turner with cart, mules &c &c", "By Mrs. Brainham's Servant Adam Let him Pass & Repass", "By Man Turner with Cart, & 2 Other servants Lindsay & Julia", all in excellent condition, the mentioned endorsements are very unusual	E. 500-750
3089		Confederate States Covers. Archival accumulation of approximately 200 covers from several correspondences, tremendous variety, a quick perusal yields the following items of merit: U.S. 3c Star Die with Paid 5, ms. "Telegraph" endorsed covers, military addresses and soldiers' endorsements, postmasters' free franks, lots of General Issues, mainly Nos. 7, 11 and 12, but incl. No. 10 Frameline (cut in), semi-official imprints, ms. "Due 2" rates, turned covers, patriotics, post-war mourning covers addressed by Varina Davis, dozens and dozens of other interesting covers, which, despite opening faults and typical rough condition, form an offering that is better than some Confederate collections we've seen, a great opportunity for the collector who knows his stuff or the retail/eBay dealer who needs lots of $50-100 retail covers	E. 3,000-4,000
3090		Confederate Covers. 28 items, incl. few unused semi-officials, Raleigh Provisional handstamp, one with pair of No. 1, also No. 2, pair of No. 4, No. 5, No. 9, mixed condition with most faulty, still a useful group	E. 500-750
3091		Confederate Covers. Twelve, incl. ten with Nos. 11 and 12, range of usages incl. two with part imprints, one with ms. "O.B.", one with "Missent", one with "Free" handstamp, one turned usage, one with pair of No. 7 affixed over U.S. 3c No. 65, generally faulty but overall an interesting group (Image)	E. 500-750
3092		Confederate States. Collection and accumulation of well over 100 items arranged on stock pages, includes Postmasters' Provisionals with Nos. 4X1, 26X1, 56X1, 56X2, and four different between 62X1/62X5, the General Issues are complete and mostly unused less the frame line No. 10, there is an attractive pair and strip of three of no. 4, some duplication of the more common material and there are a few blocks of four or larger, lastly there is a nice assortment of fakes and fantasies, typical mixed condition, still a desirable lot	E. 2,000-3,000
3093		Cover Balance. Album of mostly Confederate covers, incl. No. 5, few with No. 1, few turned usages, mostly defective but few appear Fine-Very Fine	E. 500-750
3094		Civil War Postal History. Binder filled with Confederate and Union material, C.S.A. incl. Postmasters' Provisionals Nos. 68XU1 and 77XU1, unused C.S.A. Patriotics, general issues covers Nos. 1, 2, 6, 7, 11 and 12, turned U.S./C.S.A. usage, Union part incl. some 3c 1861 covers and mixed group of used Patriotics, few appear Fine	E. 750-1,000
3095		Civil War-Related Documents. Three, incl. honorable discharge with printed Stanton and Lincoln signatures, one signed by Adjutant-General of Ohio, last is from Bureau of Pensions with handstamped signatures, generally Fine-Very Fine	E. 150-200
3096		Confederate Ephemera. Six contemporary printed forms and notices, 15 printed souvenir covers from C.S.A. Veteran reunions plus a dozen or so souvenir cards etc. from gatherings, many colorful reminders of the "War of Northern Aggression"	E. 200-300
3097		Howell Cobb. Four related items, incl. letter with cover to Cobb as Speaker from the Treasury Dept. (which he later headed), another to Cobb at Speaker from the Post Office Dept., another to Cobb sent via Confederate postal system, last is American Telegraph Co. cover and contents asking for election results (does not specifically refer to Cobb), Fine-Very Fine group	E. 200-300
3098		Confederate States $100.00 Note. Issued on Feb. 17, 1864 and with approximately nine signatures on back, mostly from Confederate Navy surgeons, minor edgewear, Very Fine (Image)	E. 500-750

Miscellaneous and Balances

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

3088

Slave-Carried Covers. 16 folded covers or envelopes to places in Virginia or Maryland, all carried outside the mails by slaves with endorsements such as "Moses. With a trunk", "By Jack. Let him pass", "Per Banks. Banks carries down the articles you wished Violet to send down", "By her man Turner with cart, mules &c &c", "By Mrs. Brainham's Servant Adam Let him Pass & Repass", "By Man Turner with Cart, & 2 Other servants Lindsay & Julia", all in excellent condition, the mentioned endorsements are very unusual

E. 500-750

3089

Confederate States Covers. Archival accumulation of approximately 200 covers from several correspondences, tremendous variety, a quick perusal yields the following items of merit: U.S. 3c Star Die with Paid 5, ms. "Telegraph" endorsed covers, military addresses and soldiers' endorsements, postmasters' free franks, lots of General Issues, mainly Nos. 7, 11 and 12, but incl. No. 10 Frameline (cut in), semi-official imprints, ms. "Due 2" rates, turned covers, patriotics, post-war mourning covers addressed by Varina Davis, dozens and dozens of other interesting covers, which, despite opening faults and typical rough condition, form an offering that is better than some Confederate collections we've seen, a great opportunity for the collector who knows his stuff or the retail/eBay dealer who needs lots of $50-100 retail covers

E. 3,000-4,000

3090

Confederate Covers. 28 items, incl. few unused semi-officials, Raleigh Provisional handstamp, one with pair of No. 1, also No. 2, pair of No. 4, No. 5, No. 9, mixed condition with most faulty, still a useful group

E. 500-750

3091

Confederate Covers. Twelve, incl. ten with Nos. 11 and 12, range of usages incl. two with part imprints, one with ms. "O.B.", one with "Missent", one with "Free" handstamp, one turned usage, one with pair of No. 7 affixed over U.S. 3c No. 65, generally faulty but overall an interesting group (Image)

E. 500-750

3092

Confederate States. Collection and accumulation of well over 100 items arranged on stock pages, includes Postmasters' Provisionals with Nos. 4X1, 26X1, 56X1, 56X2, and four different between 62X1/62X5, the General Issues are complete and mostly unused less the frame line No. 10, there is an attractive pair and strip of three of no. 4, some duplication of the more common material and there are a few blocks of four or larger, lastly there is a nice assortment of fakes and fantasies, typical mixed condition, still a desirable lot

E. 2,000-3,000

3093

Cover Balance. Album of mostly Confederate covers, incl. No. 5, few with No. 1, few turned usages, mostly defective but few appear Fine-Very Fine

E. 500-750

3094

Civil War Postal History. Binder filled with Confederate and Union material, C.S.A. incl. Postmasters' Provisionals Nos. 68XU1 and 77XU1, unused C.S.A. Patriotics, general issues covers Nos. 1, 2, 6, 7, 11 and 12, turned U.S./C.S.A. usage, Union part incl. some 3c 1861 covers and mixed group of used Patriotics, few appear Fine

E. 750-1,000

3095

Civil War-Related Documents. Three, incl. honorable discharge with printed Stanton and Lincoln signatures, one signed by Adjutant-General of Ohio, last is from Bureau of Pensions with handstamped signatures, generally Fine-Very Fine

E. 150-200

3096

Confederate Ephemera. Six contemporary printed forms and notices, 15 printed souvenir covers from C.S.A. Veteran reunions plus a dozen or so souvenir cards etc. from gatherings, many colorful reminders of the "War of Northern Aggression"

E. 200-300

3097

Howell Cobb. Four related items, incl. letter with cover to Cobb as Speaker from the Treasury Dept. (which he later headed), another to Cobb at Speaker from the Post Office Dept., another to Cobb sent via Confederate postal system, last is American Telegraph Co. cover and contents asking for election results (does not specifically refer to Cobb), Fine-Very Fine group

E. 200-300

3098

Confederate States $100.00 Note. Issued on Feb. 17, 1864 and with approximately nine signatures on back, mostly from Confederate Navy surgeons, minor edgewear, Very Fine (Image)

E. 500-750