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The Buck Boshwit Collection of Confederate States continued...

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Lot Sym. Lot Description Est/Cat Realized
284 c imageRogersville Ten. Two covers, first with circular datestamp with two strikes of matching "Paid 5" handstamp on orange cover to Abingdon Va., second with "Rogersville Ten. Aug. 2" circular datestamp with matching "Paid" and "5" handstamps on cover to Knoxville Tenn., fresh and Very Fine, highly exhibitable as they show two different paid markings (Image Magnifier) E. 200-300 350.00
285 c imageTazewell Ten. Feb. 20. Bold strike of circular datestamp with matching "Paid" in oval and "5" in circle handstamps on orange cover to Rutledge Tenn., fresh and Very Fine (Image Magnifier) E. 200-300 150.00
286 c imageTazewell Ten. Jun. 1?. Circular datestamp with matching "Paid" and "10" in circle handstamps on homemade cover to Russellville Tenn., turned and used three times, inside with vertical pair of 5c Blue, Local (7) tied by "Russellville Tenn. Jun. 20" circular datestamp and sent back to Tazewell, outside then with ms. "Last July" and ms. "Paid 10" and mailed back to original recipient, opened for display, Very Fine, a most unusual usage (Image Magnifier) E. 200-300 400.00
287 c imageTullahoma Ten. Dec. 9. Circular datestamp with date in ms. on orange cover to Atlanta with "Bank State of Georgia, Atlanta" corner card, part of corner card crossed out prior to use, "Due 10" handstamp at bottom left, faults incl. tears, otherwise Fine, scarce (Image Magnifier) E. 200-300 120.00
288 c imageUnion City Tennessee. Large negative ring cancel with "Paid 5" handstamp struck at center on orange cover to Lodi Miss., slightly reduced at left and some wear, still Very Fine example of this scarce marking (Image Magnifier) E. 400-500 275.00
289 c imageWinchester Ten. Aug. 13. Bold blue circular datestamp with matching large "Paid 5" handstamp on cover to Nashville Tenn., expertly restored, still Fine, scarce, ex Kohn and Gallagher (Image Magnifier) E. 200-300 170.00
290 c imageZollicoffer Tenn. Two covers, first with "Zollicoffer Tenn. Sept. 19, 1863" circular datestamp struck twice on homemade cover to military address in Va., second bears No. 11 cancelled by ms., matching "Zollicoffer Tenn. May 21" ms. postmark on homemade cover to N.C., some wear, still Very Fine pair of covers, Union Depot Tenn. changed its name to Zollicoffer after Confederate General Felix K. Zollicoffer was killed in battle on Jan. 19, 1862 at Mills Springs Ky. (Image Magnifier) E. 500-750 225.00
291 c imageZollicoffer Tenn. Sep. 22, 1863. Bold circular datestamp ties 10c Blue, Die A (11), large even margins, on blue folded letter to Dublin Va., fresh and Extremely Fine (Image Magnifier) E. 400-500 375.00
292 c Tennessee Handstamped Paids. 45 covers mostly mounted on exhibition pages, range of towns incl. Chattanooga, Nashville, Carter's Depot, Dresden, Dyersburg, Dover, large Russellville, Jackson, Somerville, Franklin, Ocolono, several others, rates incl. 5c and 10c, few usual faults such as edgewear and some with slight soiling, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine, an excellent opportunity to acquire the balance of one of the finest collections formed in this area E. 1,000-1,500 4,500.00
293 c Soldiers' Letters. 23 mostly stampless covers, virtually all with Tenn. circular datestamps (few from Va.), incl. Charleston Tenn. struck in brown, Clarksville in red, range of soldiers' endorsements, many on exhibition pages, few faults mostly confined to usual edgewear, Very Fine E. 750-1,000 2,600.00

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