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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Wetumpka, Ala double circle CDS Dietz Type IB 21 AUG (1861) to C. Lull Esqr Memphis, Tenn. Little bit of edge wear with minor corner faults at lower left and right and a little overall light foxing. Nice strikes of the postal markings. Not a commonly seen usage. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Greensborough, Ala CDS Dietz Type IB 9 MAY. Small but complete cover addressed to Mr. Willie Withers Mobile, Ala. Part of backflap missing but otherwise an Extremely Fine appearance with full and bold strikes of all the postal markings. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair London Paper (margin very close at the top left) tied by a partial strike of the Montgomery, Ala CDS 9 AUG. There are an additional two strikes (one complete and one partial) of the same CDS on the cover away from the stamps. Addressed to Miss Fannie H. Leverich Care of Wm E. Leverich Esqr, Mobile, Ala. Minor backflap opening tear otherwise Very Fine. |
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Turned Cover -- 1st Use (inside): CSA #12c (AD) (4-Margin Greenish-Blue) tied by a partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS 30 JUN and addressed to Basil Manly DD. Greenwood, South Carolina. 2nd Use (outside): Appears to be a forwarded usage with remnants of a removed stamp at the upper left corner (town of origin unknown) and addressed to Rev B. Manly DD Care of Thos Barlow Esqr, Tuscaloosa, Lowndes County, Alabama. Tuscaloosa is lined through and the cover forwarded to Benton, Alabama with the addition of a CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Tuscaloosa, Ala CDS 23 SEP (1863). Period notations on the back of the cover which appears to be an extension of the sender’s letter written on the outside of the cover. Interesting and unusual cover with what appears to be a triple usage. Inside usage displayed with upper left corner folded down. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin and an extremely coarse printing) tied by the small double circle Mobile, Ala CDS 18 MAR. Adveristy Cover made from a printed Mobile Shipping Form displayed with the left lower corner flapped over. Addressed to Nr. T. C. Heidelburg, Claiborne Jasper Co., Miss. Backflap opening tears and just a little light foxing but still a Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #2b Paterson Dark Blue (4-Margin) tied by the Tuscaloosa, Ala CDS 20 OCT. Addressed to Mrs. A. M. Garber, Livingston, Ala. Part of backflap missing and a minor corner fault at upper left, but still a very clean cover with a Very Fine stamp. |
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CSA #10 Frame Line (4-Margin except for a small nick just into the edge of the design at the right center with a full line at the bottom and almost a full line at the right) tied by the Mobile, Ala small double circle CDS 28 JUL (1863). Coarse brown paper cover which appears to be a homemade adversity cover addressed to Rev J. F. Evans, Butler, Alabama. The cover has a minor corner repair at the upper left not affecting anything, small part of backflap missing, and backflap opening tears. Cover is otherwise very clean and a very nice example of the frame line stamp on cover. CSA Certificate 1995. |
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CSA #1 Stone 2 (4-Margin but a little close at the top right and a somewhat dry printing) tied by the Mobile, Ala small double circle CDS 11 FEB 1862. Military Address to Capt W. N. Hall, Gainesville, Ala. Clean cover with a few backflap opening tears and just a little edge wear. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin with minor gum toning upper left corner) tied by the Montgomery, Ala CDS 15 JUL. Addressed to Honl S. J. Bolling, Greenville Butler Co., Ala. The addressee was a prominent judge in Greenville. Ex-Kohn Very Fine. |
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CSA #5 (pre-affixing faults and a standard rose color) tied by a double strike of a Grid Cancel and no postmark. “Huntsville Female College North Ala Rev. John G. Wilson, A. M. President and Proprietor” overall College Cover in black showing the college building. Addressed to Mrs S. M. Van Wyck, Huntsville, Ala. The addressee was the wife of Dr. Samuel Maverick Van Wyck, a Huntsville physician who was in Confederate service and was Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Battalion Surgeon in 1861. Dr. Van Wyck was killed by a sniper’s bullet in Dec 1861 while riding next to Forrest during Forrest’s 1861 Reconnaissance in Force to the Ohio River in Kentucky. The incident is recounted on Page 27 in the book That Devil Forrest: Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest by John A. Wyeth. Cover represents an Overpaid Drop Letter and would date some time in mid to late 1862 after Dr. Van Wyck’s death. Often town postmarks were not used on drop letters, and Huntsville was known to have used several different grids during the CSA period to cancel the stamps. Minor repair to the top backflap not affecting the face of the cover. Very Fine overall appearance Ex-Kohn. |
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CSA #2 H&L (4-Margin) tied by a full strike of the Montgomery, Ala CDS 9 JUL 1862. Light coarse paper cover addressed to Mrs. Anderson W. Walton, Augusta, Georgia. Light edge staining particularly at the left and a backflap opening tear, but still an absolutely beautiful stamp. |
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CSA #1 Stone 2 Plated as Position 46 (4-Margin with a small part of the adjacent stamp visible at the left) affixed in the lower left corner and tied by the small double circle Mobile, Ala CDS 24 MAR 1862. Military Address to Mr. J. T. Bailiff Care of Capt C. P. Gage, State Artillery Continentals Company, Corinth, Miss. The unit referenced in the address is Co E Ala 2nd Light Artillery Battalion. This was a unit organized in Mobile and would take part in the Battle of Shiloh not long after this cover was posted. At Shiloh, the unit suffered many causalties and was reorganized later in April 1862 thereafter spending the remainder of the war assigned to the defenses of Mobile. Cover with a minor reduction at the right but otherwise Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the Tuscaloosa, Ala CDS Dietz Type IA 15 OCT (1861) addressed to Mr. Gains Whitfield Jr Care of Mr. B. Croom, Montgomery, Ala. On arrival in Mongomery, the cover was forwarded to Demopolis, Ala by lining through “Montgomery” and applying the Montgomery, Ala CDS 17 OCT 1861 without apparently assessing an additional forwarding fee. Overall Green University of Alabama College Cover Dietz Type II without “Tuscaloosa.” Minor vertical file fold at left, otherwise Extremely Fine with 2004 CSA Certificate. |
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CSA #10 Frame Line Plated as Position 34 (4-Margin but close on the left with three full lines top, right, and bottom) tied by the Montgomery, Ala CDS 5 NOV (1863). Light coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mrs. W. T. Walthall Care of Major W. T. Walthall, Talladega, Ala. Major William T. Walthall was the militia commander in Talladega. Sealed backflap opening tears otherwise a very clean cover with minor light foxing and a very nice stamp. Ex-Finney. |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 (not plated) (4-Margin) tied by the Tuscaloosa “Star” Fancy Cancel. The stamp is affixed at the upper left and the Tuscaloosa, Ala CDS is at the upper right 14 MAY (1862). Adversity cover made from a piece of paper with period extensive sermon notes in both pencil and pen both on the inside and outside. Addressed to Rev B. Manly D. D., Montgomery, Ala. Cetainly one of the finest of the known Tuscaloosa “Star” covers. CSA Certificate 1991. |
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CSA #4 Horz Pair Stone 2 (not plated) (margin a little close at top and a small clip at the lower left corner) tied by a full strike of the Greensborough, Ala CDS 12 AUG (1862). Overall College Cover Southern University Greensboro Alabama Type Ia in Gray showing the college building. Addressed to Mrs. James Shackelford, Cedar Spring Early County, Georgia. Part of side flap missing and the upper left corner has been professionally restored to a Very Fine appearance. CSA Certificate 1998. |
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USA #26 tied by a
full strike of the
Montgomery, Ala CDS 14 MAR 1861 USA Used in CSA Alabama
from the first capital of the Confederacy. Overall Advertising Cover
in Gray and White for Montgomery Hall (a Montgomery Hotel) with a
picture of the building. Cover from the Alexander H. Stephens
Correspondence addressed to Hon A. H. Stephens, Savannah,
Georgia. Stephens was in Savannah at that time to promote the
new
Confederate Government and the Confederate Constitution. He
delivered his famous “Cornerstone” speech in Savannah on March 21,
1861. Usual short summary on the back “Sam D. Varner Montgomery wants
recommendation for clerkship in Post Office Department Mrch 8 61.”
Backflap is intact and has not been removed. Small edge repairs at bottom gives the cover a very clean appearance. Scarce overall hotel advertising cover from the Stephens Correspondence in the early days of the Confederacy. |
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CSA #58x2 Mobile, Ala 5c Blue Provisional (faults with irregular margin at the left which is along the top edge as the stamp is affixed sideways) tied by the small double circle Mobile, Ala CDS 13 DEC 1861. Addressed to James Robinson Esq, Huntsville, Ala. Expertly sealed backflap and top edge tears with an equally expert edge repair at the top right. | $750.00 |
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CSA #2 H&L (margin just in and a little irregular at the left with stamp affixed upside down) tied by the Montgomery, Ala CDS 11 JUL 1862. Addressed to Miss Mary C. Simsbaugh, Liberty Bedford Co., Virginia. Adversity Cover made from what appears to be an Alabama Bookseller’s printed listing displayed flapped down from the upper left. Very Fine appearance. | $900.00 |
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CSA #6 Vert Pair (4-Margin with just a little minor edge gum toning at the left center) tied by two strikes of the small double circle Mobile, Ala CDS 8 JUL 1862. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mrs. Jacob Mickler, Wel(l)born Suwannee County, Florida. Wellborn Suwannee County, Florida is not listed as a CSA Post Office making this quite an interesting address. Jacob Bartlet Mickler (b1835) of Wellborn, Florida enlisted 6/21/1862 as a private in Co C 9th Fla Inf. He is listed as having deserted to the Union 2/15/1865 during the Siege of Petersburg. Very Fine. | $125.00 |
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USA #26 tied by the small double circle Mobile, Ala CDS 21 MAY 1861 (full yeardate in the CDS) USA Used in CSA Alabama. Orange paper cover from the well-known Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans, Louisiana Correspondence with the usual filing pinholes. Very Fine. | $300.00 |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Tuskaloosa, Ala CDS Dietz Type IB 26 JUL 1862. This is the sans serif Tuskaloosa postmark which is not seen all that often. Addressed to Mrs. B. B. Lewis, Blount Springs via Selma, Ala. Overall Green University of Alabama College Cover Dietz Type II without “Tuscaloosa.” The cover is from Burwell Boykin Lewis (1838-1885) to his wife. Burwell Lewis attended the University of Alabama and served in the Confederate Army as 1st Lieut of Co B 2nd Ala Cav. After the war, he lived in Tuscaloosa and entered politics and served as a local representative in the Alabama legislature and later as a representative from Alabama in the US Congress. Minor reduction at left not affecting anything, otherwise a Very Fine cover. | $1,500.00 |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 Cedilla “C” variety (4-Margin with a very apparent short transfer at the lower right with the scroll ornament completely missing and a small sealed preaffixing edge tear in the top margin) tied by the small double circle Mobile, Ala CDS (date not apparent). Coarse brown paper cover which appears to be homemade addressed to Miss Sallie A. Alexander Care S. D. C. Barry, Mobile, Ala. Cover is an Overpaid Mobile Drop Letter. Minor reduction on the right, otherwise Very Fine. | $1,000.00 |
 | USA Star Die with the Summerfield, Ala CDS 4 MAY (1861) USA Used in CSA Alabama. Addressed to Mr. James W. Evans, Jackson, Alabama. Part of backflap missing and backflap opening tears, but still an overall Very Fine appearance. | $250.00 |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Buck Horn, Ark CDS Dietz Type IB 23 FEB 1862. Folded Letter Complete written on a Ledger Sheet addressd to H. A. Montgomery Esqr, Memphis, Tennessee. Business letter concerning an order for telegraph poles. The second of what are believed to be only two recorded CSA covers (same correspondence) from this Arkansas town. The other cover in the correspondence shows the “Paid 5” rate. This cover went at the double rate because it contained an extra copy of the agreement which is referred to in the letter but is no longer with the cover accounting for the added weight. This letter is about the original order for telegraph poles, and the followup letter in the “Paid 5” cover from the same correspondence details their loss due to rough water in the White River two months later. Ex-Boshwit. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 CENTS with the Lake Village, Ark CDS Dietz Type I 8 AUG (1861) (bold clear strikes of all the postal markings). Orange paper cover addressed to New Orleans but the name of the addressee has been covered over. Corner repair at bottom right but still a very presentable cover with a quite scarce Arkansas town. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Little Rock, Ark small double cirle CDS Dietz Type IV 23 AUG. Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mrs. M. A. Smead Care of M. J. Smead Esqr, Treasury Department, Richmond, Virginia. Very minor corner repairs bottom left and right, otherwise Very Fine. |
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“Paid 10” manuscript with the small double circle Little Rock, Ark CDS (date not fully apparent). Adversity Cover made from a printed but unused postal form from the Brownsville, Ark post office. Soldier’s endorsement at the left “R. D. Modrall Co K Youngs Regt Tex Vol Inft.” The regiment would be the 12th Tex Inf commanded by Col Overton Young. Cover addressed to Mr. Polk Pierson, New Salem Rusk County, Texas. Original town address lined through and cover forwarded to Plenitude, Texas with the addition of “New Salem Tx April 27th 63” in manuscript. “Paid 10” manuscript is the only rate mark on the cover. Unclear if this was from Little Rock or New Salem. Most likely the cover was sent as a “Due” from Little Rock and the postage paid upon forwarding with no additional assessment for the forwarding as a courtesy since the cover originated from a soldier on active duty. Very Fine. |
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Soldiers (Due) 10 with the small double circle Little Rock, Ark CDS Dietz Type B 27 JAN. Adversity Cover made from a printed ledger sheet and addressed to Mrs. M. A. Neblett, Navasoto Depot Grimes Co., Texas. Endorsed at left “From R. Neblett a member of Company D Youngs Regiment.” Very Fine. |
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Soldiers “Due 10” (ms) with the Camden, Ark CDS 15 JAN (1863). Orange paper cover addressed to Mr. Thomas M. Ewing, Arkadelphia, Ark. Endorsed at top left “T. F. Spencer C. S. A. (Confederate States Army)” Thomas F. Spencer was Capt of Co E 2nd Ark Cav Mounted Rifles. Capt Spencer was Killed-in-Action at Murphreesboro, Ten 31 DEC 1862. Because of the usage inside Arkansas and the 10c rate, the assumption is that the year of usage is 1863 and not 1862. If 1862, the rate would have been 5c as this small cover is unlikely to have been overweight. Therefore, the cover appears to have been handcarried from Tennessee, perhaps by military or private courier, back to Arkansas and then posted in Camden about two weeks after Capt Spencer was killed. Some Arkansas units with the Army of Tennessee did use private mail runners to carry soldiers letters back and forth to Arkansas. The cover then very likely carried Capt Spencer’s last letter home to a friend or relative. Minor reduction at the right to the edge of the address and a small piece of the right back sideflap missing, but otherwise a Very Fine appearance. |
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Handstamp PAID 5(ms) with the Fort Smith, Ark small double circle CDS 19 SEP 1861 (year date is in the CDS) Dietz Type I 5(ms). Folded Letter Complete (business letter concerning swamp land “...Are war bonds taken for swamp as well as other lands?”) addressed to State Land Agent, Clarksville, Ark. The letter is written on lined notebook paper, and everything is complete. But the notbook page has been affixed to a heavy backing paper for preservation and refolded to a Very Fine appearance showing a scarce usage. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the Helena, Ark small double circle CDS with an AUG 1861 date Dietz Type I. Folded Letter Complete (few small pieces missing from the one one page letter) which is a husband to wife family letter addressed to Mrs. Jane C. Anderson, Senatoba, Mississippi. Cover shows aging, and folds are reinfoced on the inside with archival tape. But the cover still has a very presentable appearance and a somewhat scarce Arkansas usage. Ex-Lemley, Ex-Kohn. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the small double circle Napolean, Ark CDS Dietz Type IA 6 APR 1862. From the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence with the usual filing pinholes. Minor backflap opening tear otherwise Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Princeton, Ark CDS Dietz Type IA all in GREEN 8 MAR (1862). One of only three recorded examples of the Princeton Green Paid 10. From the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence with the usual filing pinholes. Very Fine Ex-Kohn, Ex-Myerson, Ex-Boshwit. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Princeton, Ark CDS Dietz Type IA all in GREEN 27 MAR (1862). From the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence with the usual filing pinholes. This cover is slightly oversized (7 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches) and has no older provenance on the back. This may or may not be one of the three previously recorded examples of the Princeton Green PAID 10, but most likely it is not one of the original three and should be added to the census. But I do not know that with certainty. Minor vertical file fold but otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Boshwit. |
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Handstamp PAID 10(ms) with the small double circle Helena, Ark CDS 10 AUG 1861. Yellow paper cover from the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID 10(ms) with the small double circle Helena, Ark CDS with a SEP 1861 date. Orange paper cover from the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence Very Fine. |
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“Due 10” manuscript with the small double circle Hamburg, Ark CDS 9 AUG (changed to “15” AUG by manuscript). Orange paper cover addressed to Mrs. Mattie Slemons, Monticello Drew Co., Ark. No soldier’s endorsement but the cover was sent by Col W. F. Slemons of the 2nd Ark Cav to his wife. Well sealed tear at top center not affecting anything, otherwise a Very Fine appearance and a scarce usage. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the small double circle Little Rock, Ark CDS Dietz Type IV 16 MAR (1863). Folded Letter complete addressed to Mrs. Lucie S. Moses Care of Mr. D. H. Williamson, Russellville Pope Cty, Ark. The letter is a good soldier’s camp letter written by Private Peter A. Moses of Co D 34th Ark Inf to his wife. The letter is quite lengthy and mentions General Hindman, Jayhawkers, and more. Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Princeton, Ark CDS Dietz Type IA all in GREEN 25 MAR (1862). From the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence with the usual filing pinholes. This cover is very likely one of the original three recorded examples of this usage since it has the “R. H. W. Co.” (Raymond H. Weill) handstamp on the back. But it is now apparent that there are more than three examples of this Green handstamp paid. The count now is at least five and perhaps six examples. Still a very scarce item. Cover is very clean and all original and quite presentable but has a large sealed tear at the bottom right. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the small double circle Little Rock, Ark CDS Dietz Type IV 4 JAN 1863. Two additional handstamp “10” strikes were applied to the cover in Little Rock Dietz Type B apparently in error as they are obliterated by target cancels. Very coarse brown paper cover which appears to be a homemade adversity cover with a Military Address to Capt A. U. Wright AQM Jefferson, Texas. Manuscript “Clothing Bureau Trans-Miss Dept” at left upper corner indicates semi-official use. Capt Asa U. Wright was the Assistant Quartermaster in charge of the Trans-Mississippi Department Depot for the manufacture of clothing, garrison, and camp equipage which was located in Texas. Cover with some minor light foxing but is complete and represents a Very Fine usage. Ex-Oswald. |
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Soldiers “Due 10” manuscript with the small single rim Austin, Ark CDS 4 OCT (1862). Endorsed at left “Theophilus Perry 1 Lieutenant Brown Co Rendel Regiment” and addressed to his wife Mrs. Theophilus Perry, Marshall Harrison Co., Texas. The unit is Co F commanded by Capt Phil Brown of the 28th Tex Cav commanded by Col (later Brig-Gen) Horace Randal. Lieut Perry was later promoted Capt of the company. The 28th Tex Cav was dismounted in 1862 and fought in campaigns in Arkansas and western Louisiana. The letters between Capt Perry and his wife Harriet are quite well known and have been published. Unfortunately, Capt Perry did not survive the war as he was Killed-in-Action at Pleasant Hill 4/9/1864 (Red River Campaign). This is a corase brown paper cover which appears to be a homemade adversity cover with a little light foxing and staining and sealed backflap tears. Still retains an overall very clean appearance and has a very scarce Arkansas postmark. |
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“Beaties Prairie, Ark May 29th” rated “10” all in manuscript. This is not a Confederate usage cover but dates from the 1846-1850 period but does have a signifcant Confederate tie. The cover is addressed to Colonel Stand Watie, Treaty Delegation C(herokee) Nation, Washington DC via St. Louis. Beaties Prairie, now known as Maysville, was in Northwest Arkansas on the border with the Indian Territory and at this time was the post office for the Cherokee Nation. Stand Watie (1806-1877) was a prominent leader of the Cherokee Nation who sided with the Confederacy in 1861. He played a significant part in organizing and leading Indian Territory troops for the Confederacy first as Colonel of the 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles and then in 1864 as Brigadier General of Indian Troops, the only Native American to attain General Officer rank in the Confederate Army. A short biography of Gen Watie’s Civil War carreer is included with the cover. This cover from Indian Territory in the late 1840’s is scarce in its own right but also doubly significant as it is associated with the most prominent CSA Indian commander of the Civil War. This is a folded wrapper type cover (no contents) with only a little light foxing but retains an overall Very Fine appearance. Formerly part of the Gordon Bleuler Collection. |
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Soldiers Due 10c Handstamp with the small double circle Little Rock, Ark CDS Dietz Type I 23 OCT 1862. Endorsed at the top “From Lt Wright Lamar Artillery.” The unit was the 9th Texas Field Light Artillery Battery which was raised in Lamar County, Texas. Lt Sam Wright sent this cover home to his father addressed to Capt Travis G. Wright, Paris Lamar Co., Texas. Travis G. Wright was a prominent citizen and businessman of Paris, Texas as he was the brother of the founder of the town, George W. Wright. The use of “Capt” in the address was most likely a Texas State Militia rank as he was serving as a militia provost marshall and an assistant quartermaster at that time. Cover is clean but just a little reduced at the right into a small part of the address and the endorsement. This particular Little Rock “Due 10c” handstamp is a scarce mark. |
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Soldiers Due 10c Handstamp with the small double circle Little Rock, Ark CDS Dietz Type 2 MAY 1863. Endorsed at left “F. R. McMahon private Co H 13 Tex Regt Cav, Youngs Brigade, H. E. McCullochs Divs.” Addressed to the soldier’s wife, Mrs. M. E. McMahon, Burkville Newton County, Texas. Very small but complete cover with only a small part of backflap missing and an excellent restoration of the right upper corner. This particular Little Rock “Due 10c” handstamp is a scarce mark. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (margin just touching at right and affixed sideways) tied by a partial strike of the Quincy, Flor CDS 5 SEP. Addressed to Revd J. H. Myers D.D., Monticello, Florida. Backflap opeining tears, otherwise Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by a somewhat weak strike of the Quincy, Flor CDS 24 AUG (1863). Cover from the Cobb Correspondence addressed to Mrs. Lamar Cobb, Athens, Georgia. Capt (later Maj) Lamar Cobb (1840-1907), an Athens lawyer, served as AAG to his father, Maj-Gen Howell Cobb. Cover is addressed to his wife and is very likely in his own hand, but I cannot guarantee that in the absence of the letter. Very slightly reduced at right not affecting anything and a minor backflap opening tear, but otherwise an overall Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by a weak strike of the Quincy, Flor CDS 26 AUG. Coarse paper cover addressed to Mrs. Howell Cobb, Athens, Georgia. The address is most definitely in the hand of Maj-Gen Howell Cobb writing home to his wife and threrefore contains his indirect signature. Gen Cobb’s signature is well known. Minor period ink edge stain at top center, otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin but close left and right) tied by a weak strike of the Quincy, Flor CDS 9 JUL. Coarse paper cover from the Cobb Correspondence with a Military Address to Capt John Cobb, Athens, Georgia. Capt John Addison Cobb (1838-1925) served for a time as ADC to his father, Maj-Gen Howell Cobb until his resignation 9/27/1862 at which time he returned home to Athens. Very minor backflap opening tear. Very clean cover. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the usual weak strike of the Tallahassee, Fla CDS Dietz Type II 14 DEC (1864). Addressed to Mrs. O. L. Stephens, Thomasville, Geo. The adressee (Octavia L. Stephens) was the wife of Capt Winston J. T. Stephens of the 2nd Fla Cav. Capt Stephens was killed at Cedar Creek (Jacksonville, Fla) 3/1/1864. Backflap tears and stains on the back only. From the front, the cover has a Very Fine appearance. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the usual weak strike of the Tallahassee, Fla CDS Dietz Type II 21 DEC (1864). Military Address to Mr. W. A. Bryant Care Maj Routh, Lake City, Fla. William A. Bryant enlisted 5/1/1861 as a Private in Co A 3rd Fla Inf. During the course of his service, he was detailed several times to the Quartermaster’s Department. Major Horatio S. Routh was the Quartermaster Officer on the staff of CSA Brig-Gen John K. Jackson who at this time was in command of the Department of Florida. Private Bryant surrendered at Lake City 5/18/1865. Cover with just a little light foxing. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with two separate very decent strikes of the Tallahassee, Fla CDS Dietz Type II 6 FEB. Very clean orange paper cover addressed to C. H. Jingles Esq, Fort Deposit, Alabama. Backflap opening tears. Very Fine appearance. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Monticello, Fla CDS Dietz Type III 28 JAN (1863). Addressed to Wm H. Walker Esqr, Buck Eye, Geo. Original short business letter written on part of a lined ledger sheet remains with the cover. Interesting letter as the sender states he has received the right half of a $100 bill and would like the left half remitted as soon as possible. Backflap opening tears and minor period edge stains upper right and left corners. But still a very clean and attractive cover. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin) Pen-Cancel). At left is manuscript “Baldwin Mch 26/63.” Military Address to Davis H. Bryant Esqr Cap Clarks Rangers Care of Telegraph Operator, Baldwin, Fla. There is also a mauscript “Paid 10cts” at top center in the same hand as the address. This looks to be an Overpaid Drop Letter with forwarding as the “Baldwin” in the address as well as the “Baldwin” manuscipt postal marking are both lined through and cover forwarded to Harts Road, Fla. The pen-cancel on the stamps is in the same heavy black ink used to add the forwarded destination, so it appears that the stamps were added to pay the forwarding fee. Davis Hall Bryant (1839-1914) enlisted 5/16/1862 as a Private in Co K 2nd FL Cav. He is listed as taking the Oath of Allegiance 5/20/1865 at Waldo, Fla. Frank J. Clark enlisted 5/16/1862 as a 1st Lieut and was promoted Capt of Co K 2nd Fla Cav 9/8/1862. He resigned 7/9/1863 due to ill health. Very interesting cover with a few minor edge tears and a little light foxing. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin and a very nice Dark Blue color) tied by a partial strike of the Madison CH CDS (date not apparent). Clean cover addressed to Mrs. Mary Cumming, Warthen's Store Washington Co., Georgia. Ex-Gallagher. |
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CSA #12c (AD) (Greenish-Blue 4-Margin) tied by a partial strike of the Tallahassee, Fla CDS 17 MAR. The Tallahassee, Fla CDS is almost always seen as a weak partial strike. Small cover addressed to Woodson White Esqr, Quincey, Florida. Part of backflap missing and sealed edge tears, but otherwise a very clean and attractive cover. |
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CSA #12c (AD) (4-Margin Greenish-Blue) tied by an excellent strike of the Quincy, Flor CDS 21 DEC. Cover from the Cobb Correspondence addressed to Mrs. J. M. Lamar Care of Capt John A. Cobb, Macon, Georgia. Backflap opening tears and a little light soiling and foxing but still a very presentable cover with a nice stamp and postmark. Ex-Bogg. |
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CSA #12a (AD) (4-Margin Milky Blue) tied by the Quincy, Flor CDS 12 AUG. Coarse brown paper cover from the Cobb Correspondence addressed to Mrs. Lamar Cobb, Athens, Georgia. Cover reduced at the left not affecting anything and retains a Very Fine appearance with a nice stamp and postmark. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (margin just touches at bottom and a very coarse printing) tied by the Quincy, Flor CDS 25 MAY. Addressed to Mrs. Martha Owen Thomas, Griffin, Georgia. Minor reduction at left and a little light edge staining at the right and on the back but still an overall Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Quincy, Flor CDS 23 FEB. Yellow paper cover addressed to C. J. Mummerlyn Jr Care of Rev Wm Woolridge, Tallahassee, Florida. Minor edge faults at right and a corner fault at upper right, otherwise a very clean cover. |
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CSA #2 Paterson (4-Margin) tied by the Quincy, Flor CDS 16 FEB (1863). Addressed to Mrs. M. Stanley, Athens, Ga. Minor reduction at the left not affeting anything and part of backflap missing, but an overall Very Fine appearance and a very nice stamp. |
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CSA #11a (AD) (4-Margin Milky Blue) tied by an excellent strike of the Tallahassee, Fla CDS 14 SEP. Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover address to Mr. -- Davidson, Ackworth, Ga. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the Warrington, Fla CDS Dietz Type IA 4 OCT (1861). Addressed to Mrs. G. W. Bruce, Tunnel Hill Whitfield County, Geo. Minor light foxing, otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Gallagher. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Quincy, Flor CDS Dietz Type IB 8 MAY with exceptionally nice strikes of the postal markings. Addressed to C. G. Griswold esq, Att at Law, Richmond, Va. Very minor corner wear otherwise Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 and a manuscript “Paid 5” with the Warrington, Fla CDS Dietz Type IA Oct 1861. Addressed to Mrs. Mary Brown, Campbellton, Fla. The cover was sent by Private Thomas Brown Co I 4th Fla Inf to his wife. In late 1861 and early 1862, the 4th Fla Inf was assigned to the Pensacola area. Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID 10c(ms) with the Welaka, Fla double ring CDS and manuscript date “Jan 3/63.” Addressed to Mr W. A. Bryant Care of Gen Bragg, Murfreesboro, Tenn. The addressee was Private William A. Bryant of Welaka who enlisted in Co A 3rd Fla Inf 5/1/1861 which in 1863 was an Army of Tennessee unit. He was addressed in care of Gen Bragg because at this time he was detailed to the army Quartermaster’s Department. He survived the war and was surrendered with his unit at Lake City, Fla 5/18/1865. Extremely Fine Cover. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the Welaka, Fla double ring CDS and manuscript date “Jan 16 (1862)” Dietz Type I. Orange paper cover addressed to Mr. Davis H. Bryant, Jacksonville, Fla. The addressee, Davis H. Bryant (1839-1914), would later in 1862 enlist as a private in Co K 2nd Fla Cav. Very Fine. |
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CSA #6 Horz Pair (margin just in at the lower left) tied by a full strike of the Warrington, Fla CDS 25 OCT (1862). Cover dates well after the fall of the Warrington and Pensacola area to the Union and from the time that the Warrington, Fla postmaster was servicing army mail across the state line in Pollard, Ala. Routing direction at lower left “Via Montgomery.” It has been reported that for a few weeks in October 1862, the army mail from the Pollard, Ala area serviced by the Warrington postmaster was taken by military courier to Montgomery, Ala where it was actually put into the post. There are very few of these Warrington-Pollard covers dated in October showing this routing. Cover was sent by Lt Col (later Col) John F. Conoley (b1811) of the 29th Ala Inf to his home in Selma, Ala. At this time, the 29th Ala Inf was in the Pollard, Ala area. Col Conoley was wounded by a cannon ball at Resaca, Ga in 1864 but survived the war and later resumed a law practice in Selma. Backflap opening tears and a small sealed edge tear at the top center. Still a very clean and Very Fine appearing cover with ascarce and unusual usage. | $950.00 |
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Handstamp PAID 10(ms) with the Welaka, Fla double ring CDS and manuscript date “July 14.” Period docketing at upper right dates the cover to 1862 and indicates that the letter was from “mother.” Addressed to Mr. Davis H. Bryant Care of Capt Robt Harrison, Hart’s Road Station Fla R. Road, E. Fla. Davis Hall Bryant (1839-1914) enlisted as a private in Co K 2nd Fla Cav 5/16/1862. Robert H. Harrison (1842-1916) was commissioned Capt of Co K 2nd Fla Cav 5/16/1862 and was later promoted Major of the regiment 9/8/1862. The 2nd Fla Cav was assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida throughout the war. This actually appears to be the second use of the cover as there is evidence that a pair of stamps (most likely CSA #6) was removed from the upper right corner as there is a small remnant visible of a CDS below the outline left by the stamps. No evidence of a second address, but the stamps were removed prior to sending the cover from Welaka as the period receiving docketing at the upper right is in the area once occupied by the stamps. Scarce Welaka usage with military address and cover used twice. Very minor edge trimning at the bottom not affecting anything. Coarse brown paper cover with a Very Fine appearance. | $1,800.00 |
 | CSA #1 Stone 2 Position 1 (Knapp Plating) (4-Margin) with just a little edge gum toning) tied by the Pensacola, Fla CDS 2 MAR (1862). Addressed to Miss Eudora Conoley, Selma, Ala. The cover was sent by Lt Col (later Col) John F. Conoley (b1811) of the 29th Ala Inf to his daughter back home in Selma, Ala. Col Conoley was wounded by a cannon ball at Resaca, Ga in 1864 but survived the war and later resumed a law practice in Selma. Cover reduced at left not affecting anything and still with an overall Very Fine appearance. Ex-Bogg. | $400.00 |
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