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Handstamp PAID 5 with an excellent strike of the Natchez, Miss CDS Dietz Type II 18 SEP 1861 from the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence. Very Fine Ex-Laurence, Ex-Kohn. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 (Re-Rated “5” in manuscript over the “10”) with the Louisville, Miss CDS Dietz Unlisted 18 SEP 1861. Addressed to Hon John J. Pettus, Jackson, Mississippi. The addressee was the Confederate Governor of Mississippi. This is a wrapper type cover made from blue lined notebook paper. Cover was re-rated to 5cts for the single rate under 500 miles. Very Fine. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin but a little irregular at right) tied by a partial strike of the Jackson, Miss CDS with a MAY date with a second partial strike of the smae CDS to the left. Adversity Cover made from a Printed Page which looks to be a Legal Document. Addressed to Mrs. L. E. Lumpkin, Monticello, Miss. Very coarse paper cover with a few sealed backflap opening tears but has a Very Fine appearance and displays very well with the top left corner folded down to display the printed page. |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 Horz Pair (4-Margin) tied by a somewhat weak but still legible strike of the Jackson, Miss CDS with a JAN 1862 date. Addressed to Mr. Eusebius C. Anderson, Spotsylvania C. H., Virginia. Backflap missing but otherwise a very clean cover with a nice pair of stamps with a 2004 CSA Certificate. |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 Horz Pair (4-Margin Plated as Positions 33-34) tied by the Meridian, Miss CDS 28 MAY 1863 (late usage for the 5c Green Lithograph). Addressed to Mrs. R. L. Kay Care of Lundy & Lapsley, Selma, Ala. Reduced at left not affecting anything and just a little light foxing but a nice pair of stamps. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin) tied by the Vicksburg, Miss small double circle CDS (date not fully apparent). Addressed to Mrs. Eugenia Weems Care Col H. Blackmon, Chunenuggee Macon County, Ala. Could not find a Col H. Blackmon associated with the Confederate Army, so title most likely honorary. Very Fine. |
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CSA #1 Stone 2 (4-Margin) tied by the Corinth, Miss balloon CDS 11 MAY (1862). Orange paper cover addressed to Mrs. Anne Cox Care of Wm. H. Worley, Oxford, Miss. Very clean cover. |
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CSA #12c Greenish Blue (4-Margin with just a little edge toning at lower left) tied by the Canton, Miss CDS 22 JAN. Addressed to Mrs. S. A. Hamilton, Williamsboro, Granville Co NC. Wallpaper Adversity Cover with a geometric design in gold, white, and various shades of gray displayed with the upper right corner flapped down. Part of backflap missing, otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Weil, Ex-Boshwit. |
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CSA #10 Frame Line (4-Margin showing full lines at top and left) tied by the Morton, Miss CDS (partially struck off the cover) 12 AUG (1863). Addressed to Mrs. F. L. Campbell, Flat Rock Post Office Henderson County, North Carolina with routing via Columbia SC. Very minor water stain at the upper left corner of the cover and the stamp has a very trivial left lower corner fault in the margin only which is mentioned on the 2002 CSA Certificate. The cover is otherwise Very Fine with a very nice example of the Frame Line stamp with an uncommon usage. |
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CSA #7 Vert Pair (4-Margin) tied by the small double circle Vicksburg, Miss CDS 25 JUL (year not apparent). The stamps are clearly Richmond Print stamps whose current EKU is 7/25/1862, and the date in this postmark is clearly 25 JUL. This cover is unlikely to be an 1862 usage of the Richmond Print stamps as the stamps could not possibly have arrived in Vicksburg that quickly from Richmond. Most likely this is an 1863 usage with an error in the date logos as Vicksburg fell to the Union 7/4/1863. Date errors in early 1863 Vicksburg postmarks are not unusual. Very coarse brown paper cover which appears to be a homemade adversity cover perhaps during the Siege of Vicksburg but not proven addressed to Mrs. A. J. Sanderson, Vaiden, Miss. Very clean cover with just a small part of the backflap missing. |
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Handstamp PAID 5(ms) with the Coffeeville, Miss CDS Dietz Type I 5(ms) 24 DEC (1861 Christmas Eve Cover). Orange paper cover from the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans, La correspondence with the usual filing pinholes. Very Fine Ex-Walcott. |
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Handstamp PAID 5(ms) with the small single rim Hazelhurst, Miss CDS Dietz Type II 5(ms) 12 JAN (1862). Addressed to Messers P. T. Hardie & Co, New Orleans, La. Very Fine, Ex-Zimmerman, CSA Certificate 2004. |
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CSA #2 Paterson (4-Margin) tied by the small double circle Vicksburg, Miss CDS. Date not apparent in the CDS but period docketing dates the cover to NOV 1862. Addressed to Wm. H. E. Merrett Esq, Lawrenceville Brunswick Co., Virginia. The cover was sent by Henry Embrey Merrett (1833-1863) of Co C 28th Miss Cav to his father. No information on this soldier other than he died some time in 1863 under unknown circumstances. Small but complete cover with just a little light foxing at the lower right but otherwise Very Fine. |
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Soldiers “Due 10” manuscript with the Jackson, Miss CDS with a MAR date. Very coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover wth a railroad address to Mrs. M. E. Yeates, Tibbee Station M & O RR (Mobile & Ohio Railroad), Miss. Endorsed at upper left “W Robertson Co E Woods Regt.” The unit was the 1st Miss Cav also known as Wirt Adams Regt. That would date the cover to the 1863 Vicksburg Campaign. A little minor foxing and part of backflap missing, otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #2b Paterson (4-Margin Dark Blue) tied by the Jackson, Miss CDS 20 DEC (1862). Addressed to Mrs. Anne B. Hewell, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Very Fine. |
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CSA #43xu1 Jackson, Miss Handstamp PAID 5 Provisional 29 AUG (1861). Addressed to Miss Pattie Hyland Care of Capt Hyland, Warrenton, Mississippi. Minor reduction at the top and a small piece of the top backflap missing, but otherwise a Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 Vertical Pair (4-Margin and a somewhat dry printint) tied by the Tupelo, Miss CDS 4 JUL (1862). Stamps affixed at left edge, and there is a second strike of the same CDS at the upper right corner. Addressed to James W. Morgan Esq Care R. H. Glass Esq, Lynchburg, Virginia. Very Fine with a Peter Holcomb Swiss Certificate 1990. |
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CSA #4 Vert Pair Stone 3 Plated as Positions 5, 15 (margin tight at the left center of the bottom stamp and there is a very light vertical preaffixing crease affecting both stamps which are affixed sideways) tied by the small single rim Quitman, Miss CDS (date not fully apparent). Light coarse paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mrs. Sallie P. Elm, Millard, Ga. Part of backflap missing but a very clean cover. |
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“Paid 5” (ms) with the small single rim Livingston, Miss CDS 24 JUN (scarce town). Orange paper cover from the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence with the usual filing pinholes. Very Fine CSA Certificate 2004. |
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USA #26 tied by the Natchez, Miss CDS 10 MAY 1861 USA Used in CSA Mississippi. Period docketing at the left confirms the 1861 year of use. Addressed to John Duncan Esq, Jackson, Miss. Backflap opening tear but still a Very Fine cover and a nice stamp. Ex-Bogg. |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 (not plated) (margin just in at left) tied by the Columbus, Miss CDS 9 MAy (1862) with a second strike of the same CDS to the left. Adversity Cover USA Star Die addressed to Cadet James Whitfield Care of W. W. Whitfield, Greenville Butler County, Alabama. The town address is lined through and the cover forwarded back to Columbus, Miss with the addition of the Greenville, Ala CDS 13 MAY (1862) with no additional forwarding fee assessed. Very Fine. |
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Turned Cover -- 1st Use (inside): Pre-War USA Postal Stationery #U10 Grenada, Miss CDS 2 APR addressed to Sam Parker Esqr, Stateland, Miss. 2nd Use (outside): Handstamp PAID 5 with the Stateland, Miss CDS Dietz Type IA 19 NOV (1861) from the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence with the usual filing pinholes. The cover has been flapped down from the upper left corner in order to display the embossing from the inside use. Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Natchez, Miss CDS Dietz Type III 2 NOV 1861. Addressed to Mr. John Wilson, Swoopes Depot Augusta Co., Va. Swoopes Depot was on the Virginia Central Railroad. Minor reduction at the right and period handwriting practice on the face of the cover, but still a very clean cover and quite presentable. |
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CSA #12 (AD) Vert Pair paying a double weight rate (margins tight on three sides and affixed sideways and an opaline color) tied by two bold strikes of a large unframed Grid with the Canton, Miss CDS to the left 6 OCT (most likely 1863). Orange paper cover addressed to Mrs. Ed. E. Porter, Marietta, Georgia. Cover appears to have been sent by Capt Edward E. Porter to his wife. Edward E. Porter was Captain of Co C 2nd Miss Partisan Rangers Cavalry. He also had service in the 3rd Ten Cav (Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Command), but that unit was disbanded in November 1862. Information on Capt Porter’s service record is sketchy. Minor reduction on the left not affecting anything, otherwise Very Fine and anexcellent example of this distinctive Canton, Miss Grid Cancel. |
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CSA #12c (AD) (clipped upper left corner Greenish-Blue) tied by the Canton Mi CDS 13 NOV. Addressed to Mrs. J. N. Davis, Tibbee Station Mobile & Ohio RR, Miss. Wallpaper Cover with a Blue, Gray, and White floral design displayed flapped from the left, Very Fine. | $950.00 |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 (not plated) (4-Margin but with small faults and a distinct short transfer at the lower right corner) tied by a full strike of the double ring Corinth. Miss CDS 11 MAR (1862). The double ring Corinth CDS is much scarcer than the usually seen larger single rim Corinth postmark. Orange paper cover addressed to Mr. Thomas Scott, Blountsville, Ala. Sealed backflap tears and a small sealed edge tear at the right lower corner. Very clean cover. Ex- Bush Exhibit. | $450.00 |
 | USA #26 tied by the Carrollton, Miss CDS 5 FEB 1861 (full yeardate in the CDS) USA Used in CSA Mississippi on the second day of the Confederate Government. From the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence with the usual filing pinholes. Cover with edge repairs at the top, a vertical file fold at the far left, and a small corner fault at the lower left. Still a clean representative 2nd Day usage cover. | $350.00 |
 | USA Star Die with the BLUE Vaiden, Miss CDS 28 FEB (1861) USA Used in CSA Mississippi. From the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence with the usual filing pinholes. Very Fine. | $250.00 |
 | USA Star Die with a partial strike of the RED Middleton, Miss CDS 29 APR (1861) USA Used in CSA Mississippi. From the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence with the usual filing pinholes. | $200.00 |
 | USA Star Die with two strikes of the Grenada, Miss CDS 6 MAR (1861) USA Used in CSA Mississippi. Addressed to Col Jno Duncan, Jackson, Miss. Minor backflap opening tears. Very Fine. | $250.00 |
 | USA Star Die with the small single rim Winona, Miss CDS with an APR date and two strikes of the PAID handstamp in an oval box Type I with no rate indicated. The PAID handstamps indicate that this is an adversity use of the Star Die envelope with the handstamps showing that the proper postage had been paid as the Star Die was no longer valid for postage. From the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence with the usual filing pinholes. The PAID handstamps and the address would date this cover to APR 1862 not long before the Fall of New Orleans to the Union. Minor backflap opening tear. Very Fine. | $350.00 |
 | CSA #1 Stone 2 Plated as Position 36 (4-Margin) tied by a partial strike of the Brandon, Miss CDS (date not apparent). Folded letter complete (business) written on blue lined notebook paper and dated 17 APR 1862. Addressed to Hon A. J. Gillespie, Auditor of Public Accounts, Jackson, Miss. Very Fine. | $275.00 |
 | CSA #43xu1 Jackson, Miss Handstamp PAID 5 Provisional dated 5 JUN (1861). Addressed to Master Francis B. Hull, Care Messers Stark, Stauffer & Co., New Orleans. The New Orleans address dates the cover to 1861 as New Orleans fell to the Union in April 1862. The “Master” in the address indicates that the cover was sent to a minor, either a child or a young teen-ager. Researching the 1860 census does not show a Hull family in New Orleans in 1860, but there was a large Hull family in the Jackson, Miss area in 1860 including an F. B. Hull age 13. It appears that at least part of the Hull family relocated to New Orleans in late 1860 or early 1861. There is also a record of an F. B. Hull from New Orleans enlisting as a private in Company 5 of the Louisiana Washington Light Artillery in March 1864. This fits with the teen-age addressee of this 1861 cover as that unit did have connections to Stark, Stauffer & Co. So this cover was most likely sent by a family member to a young relative. Stark, Stauffer & Co was a prominent New Orleans mercantile company dealing in hardware, cutlery, etc and remained in business throughout the war and well after the war. One of two Jackson provisional covers dated 5 JUN 1861. There is one earlier Jackson provisional cover dated 2 JUN 1861. Very clean cover with a small sealed edge tear at top left and sealed backflap opening tears. Ex-Matz. | $750.00 |
 | Brookhaven, Miss Handstamp PAID 5 Type IA 10 AUG (1861). Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Miss Mary Turner, Edinburg, Mississippi. Minor reduction at the left not affecting anything, a little edge wear, and a small edge stain at left center not affecting anything. Overall the cover does have a very clean appearance. | $100.00 |
 | “Calhoun, Miss July 17th 1861 Paid 5cts” all in manuscript. Adversity use of a USA Star Die envelope. From the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence Very Fine. | $250.00 |
 | Handstamp PAID 5 with the small single rim Clinton, Miss CDS Type IIB 26 SEP (1861). Orange paper cover from the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence. Minor reduction at the top, otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Kohn and signed by Stanley Ashbrook. | $150.00 |
 | USA Star Die Columbus, Miss CDS 17 MAY (1861) USA Used in CSA Mississippi. Addressed to Hon E. R. Burk, Auditor, Jackson, Miss. Receiving docketing on the face of the cover dated May 22, 1861. Very Fine. | $250.00 |
 | Handstamp PAID (no rate) with the Columbus, Miss CDS Type I 23 DEC (1861). Military Address to the CSA Army occupying Kentucky to Lieut Col Samuel M. Meek, Bowling Green, Kentucky Care of Col Wm S. Patton, 1st Regiment Mississippi Volunteers. The unit in the address was actually a militia unit organized for six months and known as the 1st Miss Inf Militia. The regiment served for only two months in the Central Army of Kentucky Dec 1861 - Jan 1862 which is when this cover dates. The cover is clean but the postal markings are just a little weak but easilylegible. Part of backflap missing. Excellent Kentucky military address. | $200.00 |
 | Handstamp PAID 5 with the Corinth, Miss double ring CDS (much scarcer of the two Corinth postmarks) Type II 9 DEC (1861). Addressed to Miss Margret Findley, North Port, Ala. Margaret Findley (b1846) had a brother, John Findley (1840-1927), who most likely sent this cover home to his sister. John G. Findley enlisted as a private in April 1861 at Big Creek, Ala (Tuscaloosa County) and later joining Co G 38th Ten Inf which was a unit made up of Alabama soldiers. He was later commissioned 1st Lieut of the company. Date of Commission not given. The 38th Ten Inf was organized at Camp Abington in Sept 1861 and took part in the Shiloh and the Corinth Campaigns in April-June 1862. Pvt (later Lieut) Findley was wounded some time during the Corinth campaign and captured as a POW and then paroled at Bowling Green Ky rejoining his unit in January 1863 and serving to the end of the war. He is buried at the Big Creek Cemetery in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Very clean cover. | $200.00 |
 | “Due 5” manuscript with the RED Crawfordville, Miss CDS (partial strike) 1 NOV (1861). Addressed to Mrs. E. L. R. Hopkins, Brooksville, Miss. At lower left “Favor of Mr. Edwards.” Cover apparently was originally intended to be handcarried outside the mails but was for some reason posted instead and allowed to go as a “Due 5” even though it appears not to be soldiers mail as there is no endorsement. Dietz listed cover. Crawfordville, Miss did not exist prewar when the postal rates for unpaid mail was 5cts.Therefore, cover must be Confederate in 1861 to account for the 5ct rate. | $200.00 |
 | USA Star Die with the Grenada, Miss CDS 20 APR (1861) USA Used in CSA Mississippi. From the Caroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence. Very Fine. | $250.00 |
 | Soldiers “Due 5” manuscript with a bold strike of the Iuka, Miss CDS 14 NOV 1861. Addressed to Mr. John Green, Mars P Office, Bibb County, Ala. Endorsed at top left “J. C. Matters a Corporal of Capt N. N. Clemens Comp.” The unit of the sender was the 3rd Ala Infantry Battalion which would later in 1862 become the 26th Ala Inf. Complete cover with just a little light foxing. The Iuka, Miss “Due 5” is currently Dietz unlisted. Ex-Matz. | $250.00 |
 | CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin and a very coarse printing) tied by a full strike of the Monticello, Mi(ss) CDS 8 NOV (1862). Addressed to Col Jno Duncan, Jackson, Miss. John Duncan was a prominent citizen of Jackson whose title of “Col” was honorary and not associated with the Confederate Army. Very Fine. | $200.00 |
 | CSA #7 Horz Pair (margin a little tight at right) tied by a full strike of the Tibbee Station, Miss CDS 11 MAR (1863). Tibbee was a station on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mrs. John C. Cox, Columbus, Miss. John C. Cox was a Sergt in Co H 11th Miss Cav and most likely sent this cover home to his wife. Very Fine. | $200.00 |
 | USA Star Die with the small BLUE Vaiden, Miss CDS 21 APR (1861) USA Used in CSA Mississippi. From the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence. Minor horz file fold, otherwise Very Fine. | $250.00 |
 | Handstamp PAID 5 with the small double circle Vicksburg, Miss CDS Type IA 1 SEP 1861. Orange paper cover addressed to Rev Thomas R. Markham, Fourth District, New Orelans. Rev. Markham was the pastor of the Lafayette Presyterian Church in New Orleans but was originally from Vicksburg. Rev. Markham served as a Chaplain in the Confederate Army (Gen Featherston’s Brigade) 1862-1864. The Markham letters and papers are in the historical collection of the Louisiana State University Library. Small piece of backflap missing and a small expert repair to the lower left corner giving the cover an overall Very Fine appearance. | $150.00 |
 | Handstamp PAID 5 with the small double circle Vicksburg, Miss CDS Type IA 26 MAR 1862. Addressed to Mrs. J. A. Stout, Delhi, La. The original letter was separated from the cover, but a photocopy of the original letter remains datelined “Vicksburg March 22/62.” “...The news came in this morning that there are fifty thousand Federal troops in Mississippi but the Lou boys wants to go a head and whip them back...we are ordered to Island No 10 and we are to start on Wednesday next...” The letter is signed “I remain your husband Dan Stout.” No unit is mentioned in the photocopied letter. The unit that fits the letter in the description was the 11th La Inf which was assigned to Vicksburg and ordered to Island #10 at the time stated in the letter. There is a John Stout listed on the roster as a pvt in Co C, and the cover is addressed to Mrs. J. A. Stout. So John Stout must have sent the cover to his wife. Since there is no Dan Stout on the unit roster, I suspect the “Dan” may have been a nickname. Island No 10 surrendered to the Union 4/8/1862. Very small cover missing the backflap but a very clean overall appearance. | $150.00 |
 | Manuscript “Paid 5” with the small double circle Vicksburg, Miss CDS 9 APR (1862). From the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence not long before the fall of the city. Minor backflap opening tears, otherwise a Very Fine appearance. | $150.00 |
 | CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin) tied by the small double circle Vicksburg, Miss CDS (date not fully apparent). Very coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mrs. E. G. Wootton, Greenesborough, Miss. There were two soldiers named Wootton (J. Wootton and William S. Wootton) in Co K 22nd Miss Inf (possibly brothers with one of them writing home to their mother). Cover very likely dates from the Vicksburg Campaign (May-July 1863) as that regiment took part in the campaign. Very Fine. | $200.00 |
 | Soldiers (Due) 10 Handstamp with the small double circle Vicksburg, Miss CDS (date not fully apprarent in the CDS) Type C. Addressed to Mrs. S. R. Markham, Liberty Amite Co., Miss. Endorsed at upper left “T. R. Markham, Chaplain, Withers Light Artillery.” This is quite a lengthy letter from the chaplain to his mother dated 21 NOV 1862. The letter is well written and in handwriting that is easy to read. As expected, the letter is heavy with religious content and also family chit chat and news of family and friends. No war references in the letter. Rev. Markham was the pastor of the Lafayette Presyterian Church in New Orleans but was originally from Vicksburg. Rev. Markham served as a Chaplain in the Confederate Army 1862-1864. The Markham letters and papers are in the historical collection of the Louisiana State University Library. The unit in the endorsement was the 1st Miss Light Artillery Regiment commanded by Col William T. Withers. The unit was surrendered at Vicksburg 7/4/1863 and paroled almost immediately and declared exchanged in Sept 1863 serving until the end of the war. Rev Markham was the regimental chaplain. Very clean cover | $250.00 |
 | CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by a partial strike of the Jackson, Miss CDS with a MAY date. Dark brown corase paper cover addressed to Mrs. Helen L. Oatis, Monticello, Miss. The addressee was the wife of Major Martin A. Oatis of the 22nd Miss Inf who most likely sent this cover. The cover therefore dates from MAY 1863, which is an early use for this stamp, as the 22nd Miss Inf was in the Jackson area at that time and was involved in the Vicksburg Campaign. Also, Mrs. Oatis died some time in 1864. Major Oatis, a lawyer by profession, survived the war and later relocated toTexas. Very clean cover. | $100.00 |
 | CSA #12 (KB) (tied) by a partial strike of the West Point, Miss CDS with a MAR 1865 date. Period receiving docketing at the left “Maj Elly March 20 / 65” which identifies the sender and confirms the very later 1865 usage near the end of the war. Addressed to Col John Duncan, Jackson, Miss. John Duncan was a prominent citizen of Jackson whose title of “Col” was honorary and not associated with the Confederate Army. Semi-Official imprinted envelope “Inspector General’s Office, Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana. Official Business.” The stamp was affixed over the imprint indicating most probably private use of the cover. The stamp was lifted to show the imprint and then hinged back in its original position. Minor edge corner wear at lower left. Very clean cover. | $800.00 |
 | CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin) tied by the JACKSON (Miss) Straight-Line cancel (early state with the ball intact on the “J”). Addressed to Mrs. Nancy C. Bell, Coffeeville, Clark County, Alabama. Very Fine. Ex-Bush Collection and illustrated in the Fancy and Unusual Cancels book on Page 4. | $1,200.00 |
 | Turned Cover -- 1st Use (inside): CSA #12 (AD) (margins tight) tied by the BLUE Columbia SC CDS 15 NOV with Military Address to Capt John Waties, Batt Reserve Artly, Meridian, Miss. 2nd Use (outside): CSA 11c (AD) (4-Margin Greenish-Blue) tied by the Meridian, Miss CDS (date not apparent) addressed back to Mrs. John Waties in Columbia, South Carolina. John Waties was Captain of Co B 3rd Battalion SC Light Artillery. Inside use displayed flapped down from the upper left corner. Clean cover. | $200.00 |
 | CSA #1 Stone 1 (not plated) (4-Margin but close on the left and showing a dry printing) tied by the Canton, Miss Circle of Diamonds Fancy Cancel with the Canton, Miss CDS to the left 26 JAN 1862. Orange paper cover from the Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans, La correspondence. Very Fine. | $900.00 |
 | CSA #4 Stone 2 (not plated) (margins a little tight left and top) tied by the smaller Corinth, Miss double ring CDS (the much scarcer of the two Corinth postmarks used at this time) (date not fully apparent). Orange paper cover address to Mrs. T. E. Ellis, Amite City, Louisiana with railroad routing at lower left “N. O. & J R Road” (New Orleans & Jackson Railroad). Very Fine. | $350.00 |
 | CSA #4 Stone 2 (not plated) tied by the BROWN Osyka, Miss CDS 7 JUN (1862). Military Address to Capt O. P. Amacker, 4th Reg La Vols, Edwards Station, Miss. Obediah P. Amacker had initial service in the 4th La Inf but later became the Lt Col of the 3rd La Cav. Edwards Station was on the Vicksburg & Clinton Railroad. Small but complete and Very Fine cover. | $375.00 |
 | CSA #2 Paterson (4-Margin with a small upper sheet margin and just a little close at the lower left) tied by the Lexington, Miss CDS (date not fully apparent). Addressed to R. T. Archer Esq, Port Gibson, Miss. Small cover with part of backflap missing, an edge repair across the top, and a little light staining at the lower left. Still an overall clean appearance with a nice stamp. | $200.00 |
 | CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Jackson, Miss CDS with a SEP date. Addressed to W. H. Brown Esq, Macon, Miss. Clean appearing cover with just a little edge wear, a minor reduction at the left not affecting anything, and a light water stain at the right lower corner. | $100.00 |
 | CSA #11c (AD) (margin close on the right) tied by the Jackson, Miss CDS with a DEC (1863) date. Adversity Cover made from what appears to be a used filled in printed cargo invoice form displayed flapped over from the left. Addressed to Mrs. H. M. Winningham, Decatur, Georgia with routing Via Atlanta. Very Fine. | $450.00 |
 | USA Star Die Holly Spings, Miss 22 JAN 1861 Mississippi Independent State. Addressed to Mr. Matthew Palson, Greenville, Augusta Co., Va. Very Fine Ex-Agre. CSA Certificate 1994. | $350.00 |
 | CSA #2 Paterson (4-Margin with parts of the adjacent stamps both right and left visible) tied by the small double circle Vicksburg, Miss CDS (date not apparent). Orange paper cover with Military Address to Maj Genl M. Lovell, Grenada, Miss. On arrival in Grenada, the cover was forwarded to Jackson, Miss Care of Maj L. Mims with the addition of the Grenada, Miss CDS which also ties the stamp and is dated 15 DEC (1862). No forwarding fee was assessed because of the military address. Notation on the reverse which appears to be period and references the original contents which are no longer with the cover “Maj Gen M. L. Smith In reference to the abandonment of Vicksburg in 1862.” Maj-Gen Mansfield Lovell (1822-1884) was in command at New Orleans at the time of its surrender to the Union and was widely blamed for the loss of the city. He held no further significant command after the Battle of Corinth in October 1862 even though a Court of Inquiry had cleared him of all responsibility concerning the loss of New Orleans. Major Livingston Mims (1833-1906) was a staff officer under General Pemberton and later General Joseph E. Johnston and was later elected Mayor of Atlanta in 1900. Maj-Gen Martin Luther Smith (1819-1866), a Northerner born in New York and a West Point graduate who served the Confederacy and whose wife was from Georgia, at this time was involved in constructing the defenses of Vicksburg. He was captured as a POW at the Vicksburg surrender and paroled seven months later. He later served as the Chief Engineer of the Army of Northern Virginia and later of the Army of Tennessee. In the closing months of the war, he surpervised the defenses at Mobile, Ala. Cover with very minor edge wear at the left but is otherwise Very Fine with a very nice stamp and showing excellent forwarded usage Vicksburg to Grenada to Jackson while referencing two prominent CSA Major-Generals. | $950.00 |
 | CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin but close at bottom left and a nice darker blue color) tied by manuscript “Arkabutla, Miss March 4 (1863).” Very obscure usage from Tate County in the Vicksburg area which is not currently listed as a CSA post office. Wallpaper Cover with a showy green, pink, and gold floral and leaf design displayed flapped over from the left. From the Muldrow Correspondence with a railroad address to Mrs. Henry L. Muldrow, Tibbee Station, Mobile and Ohio RR, Miss. Henry L. Muldrow, a lawyer by profession, was the Lt Col of the 11th Miss Cav which was formed in the spring of 1864. Col Muldrow had prior service as a Captain in Co C 14th Miss Inf which coincides with the time of this cover. After the war, he had a distinguished political carreer serving in the Mississippi State Legislature and the US Congress as well as serving as a trustee of the University of Mississippi. Very Fine. | $1,600.00 |
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CSA #11(AD) (4-Margin) tied by the High Point NC Balloon CDS (small part struck off the top of the cover) 31 OCT. Blue paper cover addressed to Miss Mag Stockton Statesville NC. Part of backflap missing but otherwise Very Fine and a very decent example of the balloon CDS. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Flat Rock NC CDS Dietz Type IIB 14 AUG. Coarse paper cover (homemade adversity) from the Middleton Correspondence addressed to Miss Susan Middleton Care of O. H. Middleton Esr Columbia, South Carolina. Very Fine. |
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CSA #2 Paterson (4-Margin) tied by the Warsaw NC CDS 15 OCT (1862). Coarse paper (possible homemade) cover addressed to Miss Annie Small Harrington’s Harnett Cty, N. Carolina. Very Fine. |
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CSA #2 Paterson (4-Margin with a right sheet margin and a little edge nick at the top cnter in the margin only and not into the design) tied by the small Raleigh NC double circle CDS in Blue 26 AUG. There is a second strike of the CDS to the left. Coarse brown paper cover (quite probably homemade) addressed to Mrs. Mattie E. Huff Care J. A. Virgin, Macon, Georgia. Backflap opening tear but a clean cover with a very nice stamp. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin but close at the left) tied by a partial strike of the Wilmington NC CDS 12 JUN (1864). Addressed to Mr. W. A. Prevo, Jacksons Creek Randolph Co. NC. The original letter is included which is an short letter from a soldier son writing home to his father. The soldier is J. M. Prevo who is not listed as a regular NC soldier so must have been doing guard duty in Wilmington as part of the North Carolina State Militia. He is young and barely literate, but his letter is most interesting “...tel Mother to Make Me som shirts for i Am gitin bare...We can hear that the Yankees have got danville Va...We have move down close to Fort Fisher..” A typed transcript of the letter is included. Letter folds reinforced with archival tape. |
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CSA #11c (AD) (4-Margin Greenish-Blue with part of the adjacent stamp visible at the right) tied by the usual somewhat weak strike of the RED Raleigh NC small double circle CDS (not commonly seen in red) with date not fully apparent. Light coarse paper homemade cover addressed to Jno. M. Kirkland esq, Hillsboro NC. A little light foxing and a backflap opening tear but otherwise a Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #11a (AD) (4-Margin Milky Blue) tied by the Blue Morgantown NC CDS (date not fully apparent). Blue paper cover with a Military Address to Mr. William Rose Care Capt R. F. Howell, 62nd Ga Regt, Franklin, Va. The 62nd Ga Regt was a Partisan Cavalry Unit also known as the 2nd Partisan Rangers Regiment. Minor backflap opening tear, otherwise a Very Fine cover. |
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CSA #68xu1 Raleigh NC Handstamp PAID 5 Provisional in Blue and Red 30 AUG 1861. Coarse paper cover addressed to Thos Webb Esqr, Carter Hillsboro NC. Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Flat Rock NC CDS Dietz Type IIB 16 OCT (1862). Very coarse paper homemade adversity cover from the well-known Middleton Correspondence addressed to Miss Susan Middleton Care of O. H. Middleton Esq, Columbia, South Carolina. Very Fine Ex-Bogg. |
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CSA #2 Paterson (4-Margin with right sheet margin) tied by the small single rim Pittsboro NC CDS with an OCT (1862) date. Addressed to Mr. Thomas S. Dowd, St Lawrence Chatham Co NC. Minor backflap opening tears but otherwise a Very Fine cover with a gorgeous stamp. |
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CSA #1 Stone 2 Plated as Position 7 (margin just touching at right) tied by the Wilmington NC PAID 5 CDS 26 FEB (1862). Blue paper cover Folded Business Letter Complete addressed to Mr. Willie Walston, Tarboro NC. Very Fine. Ex-Bogg. |
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CSA #4b Stone 2 Milky Blue (4-Margin but close on three sides) tied by the Goldsborough NC CDS 24 JUN (1862). Addressed to Mrs. W. J. Headen, St. Lawrence NC. Backflap opening tears and minor edge faults at the bottom but otherwise a Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #6 Horz Pair (margin just touches at upper left) affixed to backflap on a very small but complete cover and tied by a full strike of the Greenville NC CDS 12 SEP (1862). Addressed to Miss Helen Grimes, Raleigh Wake County NC. Small adversity cover complete actually cut from a larger used cover with part of the old address inside. |
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Handstamp PAID (no rate) with the High Point NC Balloon CDS 28 AUG. Addressed to Nathan Nixon Esqr, Judesville PO Surry Co NC. Minor edge repairs across the top otherwise Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the small single rim Pittsboro NC CDS Dietz Type IA 10 JAN (1862). Military address to Mr. J. J. White, Morehead City NC Care Capt Lane Col Vance’s Regiment NCV. Joseph J. White enlisted as a private in the 26th NC Inf commanded by Col Zebulon Vance (future CSA Governor). Private White died of typhoid in Morehead City 1/15/1862 just five days after this letter was posted. Edge repairs at the left and just a little light staining but still a very clean cover. |
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CSA #2 Paterson (almost 4-Margin with minor clipped corners upper left and lower right affixed sideways) tied by the large single rim Fayetteville NC CDS 11 NOV 1862. Coarse paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mrs. Mary Troy, Westbrooks PO Bladen County (NC). Very Fine. |
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CSA #11c (AD) (4-Margin Greenish-Blue) tied by the Goldsborough NC CDS 14 FEB. Blue paper cover addressed to Miss Mary F. Clarke, Shiloh King George Co., Va. Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the small double circle Hillsboro NC CDS Dietz Type IIB all in Blue 30 OCT 1861. Orange paper cover addressed to Hon David S. Reid, Wentworth Rockingham Co. NC. A little minor period ink staining but otherwise a Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin but close at the top and lower left) tied by the small single rim Kinston NC CDS with a FEB date. Addressed to Mrs. M. A. Curtis, Hillsborough Orange County, North Carolina. Very clean cover Ex-Bogg. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the Lincolnton NC CDS Dietz Type IA 19 JAN (1862). Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Rev Prof J. M. Schreckhise, Newberry SC. Very Fine Ex-Walcott. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (margin close at the top) tied by the small single rim Marlboro NC CDS 18 DEC. Small cover addressed to Mr. Samuel L. May, Athens, Ga. Backflap opening tears and minor light foxing Ex-Bogg. |
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“Paid 5” manuscript with two strikes of the Mebaneville NC small single rim CDS in Blue 28 JUN. Orange paper cover addressed to Mrs. E. W. Faucette, Lenoir Caldwell Co NC. Erased docketting at left and peirod penmanship practice on the back but still a clean cover. |
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“5” in mauscript (right upper corner) with the Oxford NC CDS (date not fully apparent). Presumably sent as a “Paid” since there is no endorsement. Orange paper cover addressed to Mr. James A. Crims, Dresden, Tenn. Backflap opening tears otherwise a Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (margin just a little close at the lower right corner and stamps affixed on the reverse and used to seal the backflap) Pen-Cancel but tied by the pen stroke with the small single rim Blue Taylorsville NC CDS on the face of the cover 15 SEPT. Addressed to Miss E. C. Killian, Killians Mills Lincoln Co NC. Minor overall light foxing and repaired at the upper right corner. Still quite a presentable cover. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin and a very coarse printing) tied by the Wadesboro NC CDS 11 MAY. Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mrs. Harriett A. Jarratt, Huntsville Yadkin Co NC. Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the Washington NC CDS Dietz Type IA 14 NOV (1861). Addressed to Mr. John A. McDade, Cedar Grove NC. Very Fine. |
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CSA #11c (AD) (4-Margin Greenish-Blue) tied by the Wilson NC CDS 1 DEC, Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Dr. William B. Harrell, Camp of Instruction near Dublin Polaski Co., Virginia. Minor edge faults at the bottom but still a very clean cover. |
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CSA #13b (4-Margin Dark Green) tied by a partial strike of the Oxford NC CDS 13 APR. Somewhat faded address to James Lamon, Henderson NC. Very decent example of this difficult stamp on cover. PF Certificate 1982. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin with very minor corner fault at top right) tied by the usual somewhat weak but legible strike of the RED Yanceyville NC CDS 15 OCT. Addressed to the Cashier of the Savings Bank, Hillsborough NC. Minor period ink stain in the address, old mounting marks on the back, tape stain on the back only at the top of the backflap, and a small reduction at the top. Cover has an otherwise very clean and attractive appearance. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the Plymouth NC CDS Dietz Type IA all in RED 11 NOV 1861. Orange paper cover addressed to Mr. Charles Pettigrew, Scuppernong Washington Co NC. The addressee was the brother of CSA Gen James J. Pettigrew. Minor backflap opening tear and a little light staining at the right, but still a very clean cover. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin with a small left sheet margin) tied by a full strike of the Oxford NC CDS 10 MAR. Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to T. B. Venable, Wilmington NC. Very Fine. |
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CSA #9 T-E-N (margin close at right and affixed upside down) tied by the Warrenton NC CDS) date not fully apparent). Addressed to Miss Annie Roulhac, Hillsboro NC. Small clean ladies cover with sealed backflap opening tears and two sealed edge tears at top center not affecting the stamp or postmark, otherwise Very Fine Ex-Bleuler. |
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CSA #12 (KB) (4-Margin with just a little edge gum toning) tied by the Statesville NC CDS with the original letter dating the cover to 4 DEC 1864. The letter addressed to Mr. Wm P. Moore, Holtsburg NC contains some war reference concerning the local railroads. Just a little light foxing but otherwise a very clean cover. |
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Turned Cover -- 1st Use (inside): Handstamp PAID 5 with the small single rim Whiteville NC CDS Dietz Type IA (date not apparent) addressed to William B. Hinson, Fort Johnson Smithville Brunswick County NC in the care of Capt Stanley. Private William B. Hinson enlisted 7/4/1861 in Co D 20th NC Inf whose Captain was John B. Stanley. Private William B. Hinson was wounded near Sharpsburg 9/19/1862 and died of his wounds 9/20/1862. 2nd Use (outside): CSA #12c (AD) (4-Margin with a light preaffixing crease) tied by the large single rim Whiteville NC CDS (date not fully apparent) addressed to Mr. Samuel M. Hinson, Fort Fisher (NC) in Care of Capt O. H. Powell. Private Samuel M. Hinson, a relative of the first addressee most likely a brother, enlisted 4/28/1864 into Battery E 2nd NC Light Artillery commanded by Captain Oliver Hazard Powell. Private Samuel M. Hinson was listed as having Died of Disease (Typhoid) at Wilmington NC 11/2/1864. Green paper cover with excellent turned usage showing two different postmarks from Whiteville. Minor flap fold reinforments with archival tape on the inside, otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #6 Single Use Prior to the Rate Change (4-Margin) tied by the Wilmington NC CDS 16 JUN (1862). Addressed to D. C. Malloy, Lumber Bridge Robeson County NC. Expertly rebacked cover FRONT ONLY with a Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #68xu1 Raleigh NC Handstamp PAID 5 Provisional (two color Red and Blue) on orange paper cover addressed to Mr. H. J. Spicer, Trap Hill NC. Very Fine. |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 Plated as Position 7 (4-Margin with a large upper sheet margin) tied by the small single rim Kinston NC CDS 18 APR (1862). Addressed to Rufus T. Lenoir, Ft Defiance Caldwell Co NC. The addressee was the postmaster of Fort Defiance. The cover was sent by his brother W. W. Lenoir. Not long after sending this letter, W. W. Lenoir was commissioned into Co H 58th NC Partisan Rangers. He was promoted Captain and transferred to Co A 36th NC Inf 7/18/1862. He was listed as wounded at Ox Hill, Va 9/1/1862 resulting in the amputation of his right leg. He resigned due to his wounds 12/18/1862. Period docketing at left “I would like to get this letter next Saturday - expect to be in Lenoir then R.” Ex-Weatherly with his signature on the back. Extremely Fine Cover. |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 (4-Margin) tied by the Wilmington NC “5 PAID” CDS bwhich is the CSA period CDS altered from the pre war “3 PAID” 8 JUN (1862). Clean orange paper cover addressed to Hon Thomas D. McDowell, Elizabethtown Bladen County NC. The addressee was a prominent Bladen County planter and served in the prewar North Carolina legislature and also served as a Confederate Congressman from North Carolina 1861-1863. |
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CSA #4a Stone 2 Dark Blue (4-Margin with a little edge gum toning) tied by the small single rim Kinston NC CDS (date not apparent). Coarse light brown paper cover which appears to be homemade addressed to Miss Sarah J. McDonald, Reedy Branch Moore County NC via Fayetteville. The original letter was separated from the cover, but a photocopy of the original letter remains with the cover. The photocopy shows that the letter was datelined “April the 27th 1862 Camp Near Kinston NC 26 Regt NCV Co. H” and was sent by Noah Deaton of that unit to his girlfriend. Noah Deaton (age 22) enlisted as a private in Co H 26th NC Inf 6/6/1861 and was captured as a POW at Bristoe Station, Va 10/14/1863. He was held at Point Lookout until exchanged 2/25/1865 and survived the war. The 26th NC Inf as part of Pettigrew’s Brigade of Heth’s Division at Gettysburg was a Pickett’s Charge regiment. Private Deaton is therefore presumed to be a Pickett’s Charge survivor as he is not listed as absent, wounded, or captured at that battle. The photocopy of the letter has some interesting camp information “...our men have brought in several prisoners...the enemies lines are about 15 miles from here...our Regiment has reorganized...reelected Z. B. Vance for Col...the present state of things looks very gloomy...the enemy is now upon our soil...” and more. Very clean cover. |
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CSA #11a (AD) (4-Margin Milky Blue) tied by the Blue Greensborough NC CDS 9 OCT. From the well-known Patterson Correspondence addressed to Mrs. P. C. Patterson, Patterson Caldwell NC. A little light foxing and a minor backflap opening tear but still a Very Fine appearance with a very nice stamp. |
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CSA #12c (AD) (margin touches at left Greenish-Blue) tied by the Graham NC Segmented Balloon CDS (date not apparent). The segmented balloon CDS is quite scarce and was only used by three towns in the CSA (Graham NC, Jamestown NC, Corsicana Tex). This CDS has a distinctly brownish tinge to it, but the Graham postmark is not currently listed in brown. Addressed to Dr. James S. Raffin, Demopolis Marengo County, Alabama. Very Fine. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin but close on the right) tied by the small single rim Pittsboro NC CDS with a MAR date. Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Ag(ent) James M. Donnan, Petersburg, Viriginia. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair London Paper (margin just in at top and part of the adjacent stamps visible at the bottom) tied by the BLUE Raleigh NC small double circle CDS with a second strike of the same CDS to the left (1862 date not fully apparent). Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to John M. Kirkland Esq, Hillsboro NC. Very Clean Cover. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by a partial strike of the Weldon NC CDS 13 MAY (1864). Small coarse brown paper cover which is complete addressed to Mr. Samuel D. Booker, Clarksville Mecklenburg Co., Virginia. The addressee had three sons in Co K 34th Va Inf which in May 1864 was attached to the Department of North Carolina and South Virginia until October 1864. Cover most likely originated from one of his sons in this unit. Very Fine. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Wilson NC CDS 17 DEC. Light brown coarse paper cover addressed to a military surgeon Dr. William B. Harrell, Camp of Instruction near Dublin Pulaski Co., Virginia. Very Fine. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Warrenton NC CDS 14 NOV. Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mrs. William H. Burwell, Camden Wilcox County, Ala. William Henry Burwell, a 24 year old farmer from Warrenton NC, enlisted as a private in Co C 12th NC Inf which was an Army of Northern Virginia unit. No further record other than the enlistment. Backflap missing. Very Fine appearance. |
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Turned Cover -- 1st Use (inside): the stamp is missing and all that can be seen of the postmark is that it is a Court House NC CDS addressed to Mrs. Maranda Fullington, Yanceyville Caswell Cty (NC). 2nd Use (outside): CSA # 7 Horz Pair (4-Margin but close at top and a very coarse printing affixed upside down) tied by a very weak strike of the RED Yanceyville NC CDS (date not apparent) addressed to Mrs. Salomia Anderson, Little Yadkin PO, Stokes County NC. The Yanceyville postmark did not adequately cancel the stamps, therefore pen cancels were applied which also tie the stamps. Very coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover complete and very clean. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the BLUE Morgantown NC CDS 23 JUL. Very coarse brown paper cover most likely a homemade adversity cover addressed to Surg(eon) J. W. Tracy, Raleigh NC. The addressee was Dr. James Wright Tracy who at the time of this cover was the surgeon at the Fair Ground Hospital in Raleigh which was a military hospital for North Carolina soldiers. Dr. Tracy started the war as the Assistant Surgeon for the 37th NC Inf and was later the Surgeon of the 14th NC Inf. Very clean cover with a slight reduction at the bottom not affecting anything and a few sealed backflap opening tears. |
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CSA #1 Stone 2 (not plated) (4-Margin with a little edge gum toning) tied by the BLUE single rim Concord NC CDS 3 MAR (1862) with a second strike of the same CDS to the left as well as a strike of the Concord Handstamp PAID Dietz Type I also in Blue. Yellow paper cover with Military Address to Mr. A. J. Bost Care of Capt N. Slough, Fort Johnston NC. Private Aaron J. Bost mustered into Co A commanded by Captain Nelson Slough 20th NC Inf 4/19/1861 and was promoted Sergt 9/14/1861. He is listed as captured as a POW at Fox’s Gap (Md) (South Mountain) 9/14/1862 and confined at Fort Delaware until exchanged 11/10/1862. On 11/16/1862, he was commissioned 3rd Lieut in Co D 37th NC Inf and promoted 1st Lieut 7/24/1863. He is listed as wounded at Chancellorsville (Va) 5/1/1863 and subsequently resigned the service 10/11/1864 due to disability. Capt Nelson Slough mentioned in the address was promoted Major and then Lt Col of the Regiment 11/8/1862. He is listed as captured as a POW at South Mountain (Md) 9/14/1862 and confined at Fort Delaware until exchanged 11/10/1862. He is further listed as wounded at Gettysburg 7/1/1863 and subsequently resigned the service 10/26/1863 by reason of his being elected Sheriff of Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Minor reduction at the right not affecting anything, otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #68xu1 Raleigh NC Handstamp PAID 5 Provisional 17 AUG (1861). Two color provisional with the postmark in BLUE and the Control Mark in RED. Addressed to Mrs. Delany Wishart, Lumberton NC. The addressee was the wife of Wellington Wishart whom she married in 1858. Wellington Wishart was commissioned 2nd Lieut Co A 46th NC Inf on 2/8/1862. He resigned 3/17/1864 due to ill health. Minor reduction at the left not affecting anything. Very clean cover with decent strikes of the postal markings. | $300.00 |
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CSA #12c (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the GREEN Morgantown NC CDS 18 DEC. The Morgantown postmark is recorded in both blue and green. This one looks distinctly green when viewed in direct light. Coarse brown paper cover which appears to be homemade addressed to Miss M. P. Mangum, Flat Rock Orange County, N. Carolina. Very minor corner repair at upper left, otherwise Very Fine. | $250.00 |
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CSA #4 two singles affixed to appear as a pair plated by Knapp as Stone 3 Positions 50, 47 (margins close at the bottom) tied by two strikes of a BLUE Grid with the matching BLUE small double circle Raleigh NC CDS to the left 30 JUL 1862. Yellow paper cover addressed to W. S. Pettigrew, Haywood Charham Co NC. Minor corner fault at lower left but an overall very clean and Very Fine appearance. | $500.00 |
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CSA #4 appears to be Stone 3 (not plated so no absolute guarantee on the stone identification) (margins a bit irregular bottom and left) tied by a full strike of the Wilmington NC 5 PAID CDS 12 APR (1862) which is two days after the EKU of the Stone 3 stamp. Coarse brown paper cover which appears to be homemade addressed to Miss Helen Bartlett (Care of) William Jenkins Esq (lined through and Care of George Gibson Esq added), Richmond, Va. Very clean cover with a very minor sealed edge tear at thetop. | $250.00 |
 | CSA #68xu1 Raleigh NC Handstamp PAID 5 Provisional 21 AUG 1861. Nice Blue and Red combination with excellent strikes of the postal markings. Addressed to Thos Webb Esq, Hillsboro, N. Carolina. Backflap opening tearsand a small sealed edge tear at upper left, otherwise a Very Fine appearance. | $450.00 |
 | CSA #4 Stone 3 Pos 9 (4-Margin) with a BLUE Grid cancel and the matching BLUE Raleigh NC small double circle CDS 4 JUN 1862. Addressed to Mrs. L. E. Myers, Germantown Stokes Co NC Kindness of Lt Nelson. The cover was sent by 1st Sergt Anderson C. Myers of Co D 52nd NC Inf to his wife. Isaac H. Nelson was the 1st Lieut of the company. Lieut Nelson carried the cover for Sergt Myers into Raleigh where it was posted. The 52nd NC Inf as part of Pettgew’s Brigade of Heth’s Division at Gettysburg was a Pickett’s Charge regiment. Sergt Myers was severely wounded at Pickett’s Charge and was captured as a POW 7/3/1863. He recovered and was paroled and exchanged in Nov 1863. Lieut Nelson was also captured as a POW at Pickett’s Charge 7/3/1863 and was initially confined at Fort Delaware before transferring to Johnson’s Island 7/18/1863. He remained confined until exchanged 3/22/1865. Stamp plating signed on the back by Leonard Hartmann. Very minor corner wear at lower right but still a Very Fine cover associated with two Pickett’s Charge soldiers and a very nice stamp. | $500.00 |
 | Turned Cover -- 1st Use (inside) Pre-War USA #26 tied by a BLUE Grid cancel. The town of origin is not apparent but the manuscript date is 10 OCT 1860. Addressed to Rev John G. Whitfield, Enfield NC. 2nd Use (outside): CSA #11 (AD) (slight preaffixing clip at upper right corner) tied by a bold strike of the Enfield NC balloon CDS 1 DEC. Addressed to Messers J. Donnan & Bro., Petersburg, Va. Several years after the first use, the cover was cut down a bit and refolded and used a second time because of paper shortages in the Confederate period. Very Fine turned cover (pre-war and wartime use) with the inside stamp displayed with the lower left corner flapped up. | $375.00 |
 | CSA #8 (margin a little clipped at the upper right and a little minor edge gum toning) tied by the black small double circle Raleigh NC CDS (date not apparent) Drop Letter. Semi-Official imprinted cover “Quartermaster’s Office CSA Raleigh NC Official Business.” This particular imprint is not currently catalog listed. Addressed to Francis M. Johnson, Camp Holmes, Raleigh NC. Camp Holmes was a major Camp of Instruction for new recruits. This stamp used on an imprinted envelope is scarce. Very clean cover. | $1,500.00 |
 | CSA #11c (AD) (4-Margin with a broken frame line at the top variety) with a clean Target Cancel and the matching Patterson NC CDS at the lower left corner 2 SEP (1864 by period docketing). Addressed to A. M. McPheeters Esq, Raleigh NC. Very Fine Ex-Brian Green. | $200.00 |
 | CSA #4 Stone 2 Vert Pair (Light Blue color not plated) (margin touches at the bottom and a little edge gum toning on the left of the top stamp) tied by two strikes of a Grid cancel with the matching Chapel Hill NC CDS to the left 2 AUG (1862). Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mr. Andy Murry, Pleasant Grove (NC). Cover reduced at the left with unobtrusiveedge and corner repairs at lower left. Very clean appearing cover. | $275.00 |
 | CSA #4 (possibly Stone 3 but not plated) (margin a little close on the right) with a BLUE Grid cancel and the matching BLUE Ashboro NC CDS to the left 17 JUN (1862). Very small but complete cover addressed to Miss Bettie Morrow, Clover Garden, Alamance Co NC. This is an adversity cover in that it was cut down and refolded from a larger cover and used a second time making it essentially a turned cover. On the inside is an address to Ashboro NC with a BLUE small double circle Raleigh NC CDS. Since the original envelope was cut down to make a smaller envelope for the second usage, there is no postal rate apparent on the inside. Very Fine. | $250.00 |
 | CSA #1 Stone 1 (not plated) (4-Margin) and CSA #7 (4-Margin with prominent random plate flaws) used in combination to make the 10c rate tied together and to the cover by the Ashville NC CDS 3 AUG 1862. Small commercially made ladies cover addressed to Miss Emma Charles, Greensboro, Ala. Backflap missing and small period ink stain at top center. Still a Very Fine cover and an excellent combination usage. Ex-TateCollection. | $850.00 |
 | CSA #11a (AD) (4-Margin Milky Blue) tied by the small single rim Lumberton NC CDS 7 SEP. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Miss Lydia F. Blake, Fayetteville NC. Very Fine cover and a beautiful stamp. | $150.00 |
 | “Paid 5” in manuscript with the small single rim Mebaneville NC CDS 2 AUG (1861). Addressed to Miss Jennie Pearson, Morgantown NC. Minor small corner stain at upper right, otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Bartels 1928. | $100.00 |
 | Handstamp PAID 5 with the Oaks NC CDS 20 MAR (1862). Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Capt E. C. Yellowby, Greenville Pitt Co. NC. E. C. Yellowby was a North Carolina representative in the Confederate Congress. The title “Capt” in the address is not associated with the Confederate Army. Very Fine. | $150.00 |
 | Handstamp PAID 5 with the Scuppernong NC CDS 24 JUN (1861). From the Pettigrew Correspondence addressed to W. S. Pettigrew Esq, Raleigh NC. Very Fine. | $150.00 |
 | CSA #1 Stone 1 (not plated) (margins tight to just in bottom and right but with a large prominent random printing flaw at lower right) tied by the Wilmington NC PAID 5 CDS 12 FEb (1862). Course brown paper cover addressed to Nathan Nixon Esqr, Judesville Surry Co., NC. Minor edge wear and a small reduction on the right. | $250.00 |
 | CSA #6 Single Use Prior to the Rate Change (margin close at the top but with a large left sheet margin) tied by a partial strike of the BLUE Raleigh NC small double circle CDS. The date is not apparent in the CDS but because of the single use much date between late April and 30 June 1862. Blue paper adversity cover made from a used lined accounts ledger sheet. Addressed to Mary Pool, New Market NC. Ex Van Dyk MacBride with his unsigned notation on the reverse. Backflap opening tear, otherwise Very Fine. | $350.00 |
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Handstamp PAID (no rate) with the Adams Run SC CDS Dietz Type I 27 MAY (1864 by period docketing). From the well-known Grimball Correspondence addressed to J. B. Grimball Esqr, Spartenburg CH SC. Wallpaper Adversity Cover with a geometric leaf pattern in various shades of gray and white. Displays very well with the left flap folded out. Very Fine. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (margin just touches at right affixed sideways at the left upper corner) tied by a partial strike of the large single rim Charleston SC CDS 27 DEC. Very dark coarse paper Adversity Cover made apparently from an unused printed form for submitting petitions. The printing of the form is on both sides (both the inside of the cover and on the address side of the cover). Addressed to Mrs. M. R. Singleton, Gadsden SC. Cover has a few minor faults but is still quite attractive and most unusual. |
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CSA #9 (T-E-N) (4-Margin but close at left and with a very light horz pre-affixing crease and a little edge gum toning but still a very pretty stamp) tied by the Mars Bluff SC CDS 8 JUN 1863. Coarse paper probably homemade cover addressed to L. W. T. Wickham Esq, Richmond, Va. The original letter remains with the cover (lengthy business letter). Minor backflap opening tears but otherwise a Very Fine appearance. An unusual town of usage for this stamp. CSA Certificate #3796 from 2000 signed by Jerry Palazolo. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (margins somewhat irregular) pen-cancel and a manuscript “Green Pond SC Aug 18” at the top center. Small but complete cover from the Middleton Correspondence addressed to Mrs. Henry A. Middleton, Flat Rock Henderson County NC. Very Fine. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin and affixed sideways) tied by the small Chester CH SC CDS 5 FEB (1865 by period docketing at the left and on the back). Wallpaper Adversity Cover made from a very coarse brown wallpaper with a white, red, and green geometric pattern. Cover is quite small to begin but has been reduced a bit from the bottom. There are several different ways the cover could be flapped for display. Addressed to Mrs. J. A. Woodruff, Abbeville CH SC. Nice late usage of a Wallpaper Cover. |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 Horz Pair (margins close to touching) tied by the small single rim Florence SC CDS (date not fully apparent). Very small ladies cover from the well-known Middleton Correspondence addressed to Miss Marion L. Middleton, Summerville, So. Ca. Small part of backflap missing otherwise Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID (no rate) with the Adams Run SC CDS 18 MAR. Cover from the well-known Grimball Correspondence addressed to J. Berkley Grimball, Spartanburg CH SC. Wallpaper Adversity Cover with a gray and white leaf and floral pattern. Displays very well with the right flap folded over. Very Fine. |
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CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y (4-Margin with minor faults) tied by a somwehat blurry strike of the Blue Columbia SC CDS 28 AUG. Clean cover addressed to Mrs. C. G. Kennedy, Hillsborough, N. Carolina. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Mayesville SC Balloon CDS 19 SEP. Yellow paper cover addressed to Col Jacob Burch, Montgomery, Ala. Could not find a Colonel Jacob Burch associated with the Confederate Army, so title is most likely honorary. Repaired edge faults at top and partially reflapped for restoration to a very presentable appearance with an uncommon balloon postmark. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) pen cancel and manuscript “Grove Station SC Dec 2” at the left. Addressed to Hon J. P. Boyce, Columbia, So. Ca. Very Fine. |
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Soldiers “Due 10” manuscript with the Adams Run SC 9 JAN. Endorsed at left “Sargt C. Sims Co B 4 Regt SCM (South Carolina Militia).” Very coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mrs. J. Stark Sims, Pacolet Mills Union District SC. The addressee was the wife of John Stark Sims (obviously a relative of the sender) of Co A 25th NC Inf who later died of disease at Petersburg, Va 3/26/1865. Minor backflap opening tear otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 (margin just a little close at lower left but stamps shows a very dry printing with a small short transfer at the lower left involving part of the scroll ornament) tied by the large single rim Charleston SC CDS 1 FEB 186(2). Small but complete blue paper cover addressed to Mrs. Edward Willis, Augusta, Ga. Very Fine. |
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CSA #1 Stone 2 (4-Margin) tied by the large single rim Charleston SC CDS 14 MAR (1862). Addressed to Mrs. C. A. Hames Care Wm Long Esq, Jonesville PO Union District SC. Backflap opening tear and a small piece missing from a back sideflap but still an overall Very Fine appearance. Ex-Kohn. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Pendleton SC CDS Dietz Type III all in VIOLET 23 NOV (1863). Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mr. S. Haygood, Pickens CH, So. Ca. The original enclosure which is a short business letter remains with the cover. Very Fine. |
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CSA #5 (4-Margin but close at the bottom) tied by a partial strike of the RED Camden SC CDS (stamp also pen canceled as the red postmark matches the color of the stamp) with a second complete strike of the postmark at the left 22 MAR (1862). The stamp was applied over a Camden SC Handstamp PAID 10 Dietz Type IIB in black that was apparently applied earlier as a provisional mark and then never used. The stamp was lifted some time ago and hinged just to the left in order to display the handstamp marking underneath. Trans-Mississippi address to Doct James S. Milling, Collinsburgh Bossier Parish, La. James S. Milling was a physician and planter in Fairfield District SC. In 1859, Milling moved his slaves to a plantation in Bossier Parish, La where he spent the Civil War years while his wife who was also his cousin, Mary W. Milling, and their children remained with her family near Camden SC. There is no record of James S. Milling ever serving in the military. In 1866, his wife and children moved to Louisiana. All the Milling letters from these years of separation are available at the Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The original letter that went with this cover is in the university library, but a printed transcript of the original letter from his wife is included with the cover. The letter is filled with homefront war news related to South Carolina in early 1862. The March 1862 date of the letter confirms that this is a very early usage of the CSA #5 stamp as the current EKU is 3/10/1862. Minor reduction at the right otherwise Very Fine and a very scarce usage. Ex-Bleuler. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (almost 4-Margin but just touching at the lower left) Pen-Cancel and a manuscript “Sparta SC” which ties the stamps but apparently not dated. Wallpaper Adversity Cover with a colorful fancy green, gray, and white leaf pattern displayed with the upper left corner folded down. Addressed to Mr. James Hodges Wood (the spelling in the address is atrocious) in what appears to be Pickens Court House Pickens District SC. Very Fine Ex-Matz. |
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| CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin but close at the bottom) tied by the small double circle Spartanburg SC CDS 2 JUN 1863. Military Address to Lieut Edward J. Dean, Co C 22nd SC Regt, Genl N. G. Evans Brigade, Jackson, Miss (Vicksburg Campaign). Wallpaper Adversity Cover with a geometric leaf type pattern in green, white, and gray. Cover flapped down from the top left for display. Edward Jefferson Dean (b1842) was later promoted Captain and was captured at the Battle of the Crater during the Siege of Petersburg when he was buried by the explosion of the mine. Under the display flap is a sealed edge tear, but the cover is otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Weil, Ex-Boshwit. | $1,250.00 |
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CSA #7 Two Singles (both stamps are 4-Margin but close and show two distinctly different color shades) tied together and to the cover by a somewhat weak strike of the small single single rim Florence SC CDS (date not apparent). Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mr. Peter Reddeck, Thomasville NC. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (margin just in at left center) Pen-Cancel and manuscript “Floydsville (SC) Nov 13” at upper left corner. Obscure usage from Marion District. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Miss Cate Ray, Fayetteville NC. Backflap opening tears but otherwise a very clean cover. |
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Handstamp PAID 10(ms) with the Society Hill SC CDS Dietz Type I 10(ms). Cover is from Major Vander Horst to his wife Mrs. Vander Horst, Wilmington NC. Arnoldus Vander Horst (1835-1881) was a staff officer who served on the staffs of various generals including Bee, Whiting, and Bragg. Cover has just a little light foxing but is otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the small double circle Chester CH SC CDS in black 22 DEC (1864 by period receiving docketing on the reverse). Very flashy red and green Wallpaper Cover in a stylized floral pattern and an unusual very coarse brown base wallpaper which displays very well flapped from the left. Addressed to Mrs. A. J. Woodruff, Abbeville CH SC. “Abbeville” is lined through and the cover returned to Chester CH but with no forwarding fee assessed. Minor edge toning but otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #11c (AD) (4-Margin Greenish-Blue) pen-canceled and matching manuscript to the left “Pineville SC Nov 29.” Adversity cover made from a lined printed army form unused which appears to be a muster form for a company as there is a printed list of company ranks on the form. Military Address to Col Wilmot G. SeSaussure, Hamburg, So. Ca. Wilmot G. DeSaussure (1822-1886) was Lt Col of the 1st SC Militia Artillery 1861 but resigned to serve in the SC legislature. He was later a South Carolina Militia General. Very Fine Adversity Cover. |
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CSA #1 Stone 2 Plated as Position 41 (4-Margin) pen-canceled with mansuscript “Paid” and matching manuscript along the left edge “South Santee, So. Ca. Feb 5th 1862.” Folded wrapper type cover with a horizontal file fold not affecting the stamp. Addressed to Charles M. Furman Esq, Charleston. Clean cover and a very nice stamp. Ex-Bush. |
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CSA # 7 Horz Pair (4-Margin but close on all sides) tied by the Society Hill SC CDS 23 APR. Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover from the Middleton Correspondence addressed to Mrs. Mary Middleton, Flat Rock, North Carolina. Extremely Fine. |
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CSA #7 Vert Pair (4-Margin but close at left) pen-canceled and matching “Pineville SC Mch 18” manuscript at the left. Light brown paper cover from the Middleton Correspondence addressed to Miss Harriet Middleton, Flat Rock NC. Very Fine. |
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CSA #4 Stone 3 Plated as Position 16 (4-Margin with a very light preaffixing vertical crease) pen-cancel and matching manuscript “Mush Creek SC April 28th (1862)” at the left. Addressed to Mr. James E. Hagood, Pickens CH SC. Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) Johnsonville SC 30 AUG. Addressed to Mr. W. D. Venters, General Hospital No 8 Ward D, Raleigh NC. Scarce town and an Extremely Fine cover. |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 but not plated (margins close at bottom and upper right and a very dry printing with a small short transfer at the lower left) pen-cancel and matching manuscript “Jacksonboro Depot (SC) Feby 26th (1862)” at the left. Minor backflap opening tear but otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #1 Stone 2 (margin slightly irregular at left) pen-cancel “1862” and matching manuscript “Fort Mott (SC) March 18” at left. Addressed to Joshua G. Wright for Mrs. J. G. Wright, Wilmington NC. Part of backflap missing but otherwise a very clean cover. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (margin just touches at upper left) pen-cancel and manuscript “Cedar Spring SC Sept 26 (1862)” to the left. Light coarse paper cover addressed to Dr. Henry R. Frost, Charleston SC. Very Fine. |
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“Monticello SC April 26, 1861 Paid 3” all in manuscript USA Used in CSA SC. Scarce use of the USA manuscript “Paid 3” rate in the Confederate period. Addressed to Mr. A. B. Springs, Fort Mills SC. The original letter remains with the cover which is a short letter concerning the payment of $15.00 for oats. The letter further confirms the 1861 yeardate. Small but complete cover with a minor backflap opening tear otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y (4-Margin) tied by the small double circle Charleston SC CDS 25 NOV 1862. Dark brown coarse paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mrs. William Dehon Care of Revd P. (cannot decipher the last name with accuracy due to the handwriting), Camden (SC). Part of backflap missing but a very clean cover and a very nice stamp. |
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USA Star Die with the small double circle Cheraw SC CDS 20 FEB 1861 USA Used in CSA South Carolina. Addressed tp W. F. B. Haynesworth Esq, Sumter, So, Ca. Backflap opening tears otherwise Extremely Fine. |
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CSA #3 Vertical Strip of 3 (margin just touching along the right and two little margin nicks at the left and a spot of trivial toning on the center stamp but with a bottom sheet margin and affixed sideways) tied by two strikes of the BLUE Columbia SC CDS 21 JUN (1862). Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mrs. Hudson Lee, Abbeville CH SC. Period manuscript notation at top right “Please put in drop mail HL.” The strip overpays the 5c rate from Columbia to Abbeville CH by 1c. A period reference to drop mail is rarely found on a cover. Extremely scarce usage and a Very Fine cover. Ex-Judd, Ex-Bogg, and signed “Dietz” on the backflap. CSA Certificate 2004. |
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CSA #10a Frame Line Milky Blue (4-Margin with full line at right, 2/3 line at left, and part line at bottom) tied by the Sumter SC CDS. The date in the CDS appears to be 6 JUN 1861. This appears to be an error in the date as the more appropriate use would be in 1863. Coarse brown paper cover which appears to be a homemade adversity cover addressed to Miss Mary Gwyn Care of James Gwyn Esqr, Elkin Surry County NC. Minor reduction at the right, but otherwise a Very Fine cover with a very nice frame line stamp with a usage not usually seen with this stamp. CSA Certificate 2008 which also notes the date error in the postmark. Ex-Matz. |
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CSA #2 Paterson (4-Margin but stamp affixed to seal the backflap and partially torn in opening and resealed for preservation) tied by the Charleston SC small double circle CDS 24 NOV (1862). Adversity Cover made from a printed unused court document form. Addressed to Mr. J. A. Cole, Caladona Moar County (Caledonia Moore County) NC. Very clean cover with one side flap missing, internal folds reinforced with archival tape, and refolded for optimum display to a very fine appearance. |
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CSA #7 Vert Pair (4-Margin affixed sideways) tied by the BLUE Columbia SC CDS 8 JUN (1864). Adversity Cover made from a printed form from the Medical Department of the University of Louisiana for the 1861-1862 session. Military Address to Gen Mansfield Lovell Care Col B. Ewell, Atlanta, Ga. Gen Lovell (1822-1884) was in command at New Orleans when the city fell to the Union in April 1862 and was widely blamed for the loss of the city even though he was exonerated by a court of inquiry. He held no significant command after the Battle of Corinth in Oct 1862. Col Benjamin S. Ewell was a staff officer and AAG to Gen Joseph E. Johnston. In June 1864, Gen Johnston wanted Gen Lovell as a corps commander in the Army of Tennessee, but that did not happen. This would account for Gen Lovell’s presence in Atlanta in 1864. But Gen Johnston himself would be relieved of command of the Army of Tennessee the next month. Notation on the back of the cover dates the cover to 1864. Some back faults with folds reinforced on the back by archival tape, but still a Very Fine appearing cover displayed flapped from the lower left corner. |
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Turned Cover -- 1st Use: CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin with a large lower sheet margin and part imprint “Ban...”) tied by the Calhouns Mills SC CDS 6 OCT with Military Address to Mr. A. B. C. Lindsay, Capt Gary’s Company, Georgetown SC. 2nd Use: CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin with a little edge gum toning) tied by the Georgetown SC CDS 14 OCT and addressed to Mrs. A. B. C. Lindsay, Calhouns Mills Abbeville SC. A. B. C. Lindsay was a private in Co G 2nd SC Cav whose captain was J. Wistar Gary. Very Fine turned cover which has been flapped to display both stamps. |
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Soldiers “Due 10” (ms) with the Adams Run SC CDS 7 JAN (1864). Addressed to Mr. Wm. A. J. Finney, Museville PO Pittsylvania Co., Va. Endorsed at upper left “Corpl Oakes Co C 46th Va Regt Wise’s Brigade.” Adversity Cover made from a printed legal form concerning estates displayed flapped from the lower right corner. Corpl Oakes was subsequently promoted to 3rd Sergt in July 1864 and ended the war as a POW at Amelia CH, Va 4/5/1865. Very Fine. |
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Soldiers Due 10 Handstamp with the small single rim Pocotaligo SC CDS Dietz Type II 28 JAN (1864). Orange paper cover addressed to Mr. J. J. Heath, Girard PO Burke County, Ga. Endorsed at upper left “Pri J. V. Heath Co C 32 Ga Regt.” The original letter written on lined notebook paper from a soldier son to his father remains with the cover. The letter is short and just informs his father that he has arrived and is well. The letter mentions Capt Phillips and Col Harrison (regimental commander) and closes with “...send me some stamps by the first letter you must not forget it I cant get any here.” J. Virgil Heath enlisted 5/12/1862. He was listed as wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla (Olustee) 2/20/1864 (about one month after writing this letter) but rejoined his regiment and surrendered with his unit at Greensboro NC 4/26/1865. The cover has an inside turned usage with no postal markings and is undated but addressed to O. H. Southworth, County Line Niagara C(ounty) NY. Not sure how a CSA private would obtain such a cover to use while with his unit in early 1864 in South Carolina. There are 40 soldiers named Southworth listed in various units of the Union Army from New York. Perhaps this cover was liberated from one of them before it could be posted and then refolded and used by Private Heath. That is only speculation, but no other explanantion for this inside address is apparent. Cover with minor reduction at the left not affecting anything, otherwise Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID (no rate) with the Adams Run SC CDS Dietz Type I 5 JUL. Also manuscript “paid’ and initialed which may be a notation by the Adams Run postmaster. Wallpaper Adversity Cover with a colorful blue, gray, and white geometric pattern displayed with the lower right corner flapped over. Addressed to Miss Carrie Johnson Care Mr. Hollis D. Johnson, Charleston SC. Small sealed edge tear at top center otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Oswald. |
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Handstamp PAID (no rate) with the Adams Run SC CDS Dietz Type I 1 OCT. Wallpaper Adversity Cover with a gray and white floral pattern displayed flapped up from the lower right. From the well-known Grimball Correspondence addressed to Mrs. J. Berkley Grimball, Spartanburgh, South Carolina. Very Fine Ex-Telep, Ex-Oswald. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the large single rim Charleston SC CDS Dietz Type IV. The CDS is partially struck off the cover. Period docketing dates the cover as 21 APR 1864. Also on the cover is the Charleston large handstamp “10” Dietz Type D usually used as a “Due” mark. Most unusual to have these two handstamps on the same cover. The cover was most likely overweight and sent with an addition 10c due. Wallpaper Adversity Cover made from a white and gray patterned wallpaper displayed flapped up from the lower right corner. The cover is from the well-known Grimball Correspondence addressed to Mrs. J. Berkley Grimball, Spartanburg, So. Ca. Part of top backflap missing, somewhat reduced at the top, and just a little edge wear,but still with a Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #12a (AD) (4-Margin Milky Blue) tied by the Conwayborough SC Balloon CDS 3 AUG. Orange paper cover addressed to Hon W. H. Gist. Unionville SC. The addressee, William Henry Gist, was the pre war governor of South Carolina 1858-1860. Backflap missing but otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Werner. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (somewhat irregular margin at right) tied by the Sumter SC CDS 4 OCT (1863). Orange paper cover with Military Address to Col J. H. Witherspoon, 4th Regt SC State Troops, Georgetown SC. The 4th SC State Troops was a regiment in state service organized for only six months Oct 1863 - Feb 1964. Part of backflap missing but still a very clean appearance. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the small single rim Pendleton SC CDS Dietz Type II all in BLUE. Cover from the Hagood Correspondence addressed to Mr. James Hagood, Pickens CH SC with the original business letter enclosure. Very Fine. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (touches at top center) tied by a weak strike of the BLUE Columbia SC CDS (date not apparent). Adversity Cover made from an unused printed sheet of Charleston bank checks displayed flapped down from the top left. Addressed to Mrs. J. D. Witherspoon, Yorkville SC. Clean cover Ex-Oswald. |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 (margins just in top and bottom and affixed sideways) tied by the small double circle Charleston SC 5 MAR (1862). Cover from the Manigault Correspondence addressed to Louis Manigault Esq, Lanier House, Macon, Georgia. Adversity Cover made from an unused military article form for the German Riflemen South Carolina Militia unit. Displays very well flapped over from the left. Minor light foxing but still Very Fine. Ex-Kohn. |
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CSA #2 Paterson (4-Margin) tied by the Clinton SC balloon CDS 29 NOV 1862. Wallpaper Cover with a dark red, light blue, and white combination geometric and floral pattern displayed flapped up from the bottom. Addressed to Mrs. T. C. Faucette, Lenoir MC. A lttle light foxing and minor wear but still a Very Fine cover with a beautiful stamp. Ex-Bogg. |
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Turned Cover -- 1st Use (inside): CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Rapid Ann Station, Va small single rim CDS 14 JUN and addressed to Miss Fannie E. Garden, Sumter SC. 2nd Use (outside): CSA #10 Frame Line (4-Margin with full line at bottom, almost full lines at top and left, and a part line at right, small short transfer at lower right, small toned spot at lower right, and small scuffing at top right) tied by a full strike of the Sumter SC CDS 20 JUN 1864. Military Address to Capt H. D. Garden Care of Genl Gregg, Yazoo City, Mississippi. Notaton at upper left “postmaster please forward to Gregg’s Brigade.” The addressee was a staff officer who served with Gen Price and Gen Gregg in the West. The lower left corner of the cover has been expertly restored to a very fine appearance. The restoration does not involve the stamps, postal markings, or the outside address. The use of a Frame-Line stamp on a turned adversity cover is very scarce. The cover with the restoration is of exhibit quality and was once part of the Bush Exhibit of General Issue stamps that was broken down in the mid 1990’s. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (margin a little tight at right and affixed sideways) tied by a full strike of the Society Hill SC CDS 19 JUL. Wallpaper Cover with a fancy pattern in brown, gray, and white which displays very well with the left lower corner flapped up. Cover is from the Middleton Correspondence addressed to Henry A. Middleton Esqr, Georgetown SC. Very Fine. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the VIOLET Pendleton SC CDS 6 NOV. Adversity Cover made from a printed but unused Land Office Form displayed with the left lower corner flapped up. Addressed to Miss Hennie Holmes, Edgefield CH, So. Ca. Very Fine. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin but close at the top and affixed upside down) tied by the Cheraw SC double circle CDS (date not fully apparent). Adversity Cover made from an 1858 publication of the Presbyterian Church of Sumter SC. Interesting address to Mr. E. J. Pugh, Privateer, Sumter SC. Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Calhoun’s Mills SC CDS Dietz Type II 17 SEP (1864 by period docketing). Adversity Cover made from an unused printed Slave Document which appears to be a form for listing slaves perhaps for an auction or for an estate. Document has spaces for “No. of Male Slaves,” “No. of Female Slaves,” “No. Blind,” “No. Deaf and Dumb” and so on. Very interesting adversity item. Railroad address to Miss Mollie J. Palmer, Oconee, 14th Station Central R. R. (Railroad), Georgia. Calhoun’s Mills was owned by the family of John C. Calhoun and manufactured cloth and textiles for the Confederate Army throughout the war. Cover displayed with the bottom flap folded up. Edge faults on the right but still with a very clean and complete appearance with bold strikes of the postal markings. |
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CSA #12(AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Charleston SC double circle CDS 4 JUL. Blue paper Adversity Cover made from an unused Ledger Sheet and addressed to Revd Stephen Elliott Camden SC. Very Fine. |
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CSA #2 Paterson (4-Margin with just a little edge gum toning but a beautiful stamp) tied by the Greenville SC CDS 9 SEP. Addressed to Mrs. J. Scott Murray, Anderson C. H., So. Carolina. Backflap opening tears, just a little light foxing, and a small corner fault at the lower right. |
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Columbia SC Handstamp PAID 10 Dietz Type IIG all in Blue 10 JUL (presumed to be 1861 but could be 1862). Light coarse paper cover addressed to Mrs. D. H. Hamilton Jr Hillsboro NC. The addressee was the wife of Major Daniel H. Hamilton Jr of the 3rd NC Inf. Very minor corner edge faults upper right and lower right but otherwise Very Fine and a Columbia Handstamp PAID 10 type that is not commonly seen. |
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USA Star Die with the Blue Columbia SC CDS 21 FEB (1861) USA Used in the CSA. Addressed to Mr. P. F. Villepigue, Camden SC. Very Fine. |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 Plated as Position 9 (margins close left and right) tied by the smaller 29mm single rim Charleston SC CDS 14 APR (1862). Orange paper cover addressed to Miss Jane Ann Sager, Rev J. B. Sager D.D., Columbia SC. This particular Charleston postmark is a pre war mark and is seen used in the Confederate period only very rarely. The standard single rim Charleston postmark used in the Confederate period is 32mm. Backflap opening tears and the backflap reattached with archival tape, otherwise a Very Fine appearance. The envelope has an Evans & Cogswell embossed imprint under the backflap. |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 Plated as Position 29 (4-Margin) tied by the large single rim Charleston SC CDS 9 APR (1862). Wallpaper Cover with a brown, white, green, and blue leaf and floral design displayed with the lower left corner flapped up. Addressed to Hon W. H. Gist, Columbia, So. Ca. The addressee, William Henry Gist (1809-1874), was a former pre war Governor of South Carolina (1858-1860) and a signer of the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession. Small pieces missing from the backflap and minor sealed edge tears at the top, otherwise a Very Fine wallpaper cover. Ex-Ashbrook. |
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CSA #3 (4-Margin with a very light pre-affixing vertical crease and a trivial sealed edge tear in the left margin affixed sideways) tied by the large single rim Charleston SC CDS 9 JUN. Charleston Drop Letter Usage. Period docketing at the left “I am still to stay in the office every day till I can send the things that may be for him.” Sealed diagonal corner tear at upper right. Cover still retains an overall Very Fine appearance. This cover is not listed in the Warren Census but has a 1980 PF Certificate which mentions the small stamp faults. |
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Turned Cover -- 1st Use (inside) CSA #11 (AD) (margin touches at left but with a small right sheet margin) tied by a somewhat blurred strike of the large single rim Charleston SC CDS 15 JUL from the Middleton Correspondence addressed to Mrs. H. A. Middleton, Columbia So Ca. 2nd Use (outside): CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin with lower right corner crease) tied by the BLUE Columbia SC CDS 13 AUG addressed to Mrs. Charles M. Cheves, Flat Rock Henderson County, North Carolina. There is an added manuscript “Due 10” to assess additional postage for being overweight. Upper left corner flapped down so that both stamps and postmarks are well displayed. Very nice Turned Adversity Cover. |
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USA Star Die Charleston SC 25 FEB 1861 USA Used in CSA South Carolina. Addressed to Mrs. Jno C. McClenaghan, Marion CH SC. Capt John C. McClenaghan is mentioned once in the Official Records cited for bravery at First Manassas while serving as the regimental Quartermaster for the 8th SC Inf. This cover predates the formation of the 8th SC Inf by about two months. Minor backflap opening tear, otherwise Very Fine. | $200.00 |
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USA Star Die Charleston SC 3 MAY 1861 USA Used in CSA South Carolina. Addressed to Mrs. P. H. Villipigne, Camden SC. Minor light horizontal crease, otherwise Very Fine. | $200.00 |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with two strikes of the large single rim Charleston SC CDS Dietz Type IV 7 NOV. Adversity Cover made from a printed legal court document dated 1854. Addressed to Hon Edward Frost, Pendleton SC. The addressee was a well known Charleston attorney and judge who was also a railroad investor and President of the Blue Ridge Railroad. Judge Frost was involved in politics both during and after the war. Minor paper clip stain at top center from filing, otherwise Very Fine and displayed with the lowerright corner flapped up. | $250.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD)
(4-Margin with a light crease) tied by the pre-war Charleston SC
smaller single rim postmark with a SEP date. This Charleston
postmark was only very occasionally used in the Confederate period. The postmarks more commonly used were the small double circle or the large single rim with yeardate and missing digit. This pre-war mark differs from the other more commonly used CSA single rim device in that it is somewhat smaller than the CSA mark, has a different style of lettering, and has no yeardate within the postmark. Only about 40 covers are recorded where this pre-war Charleston postmark was used from mid-1862 to mid-1864. Yellow paper cover addressed to Mr. W. J. Gerald, Camden SC. Cover with just a little overall foxing and a light edge stain at top center. Still a very good example of this not commonly seen Charleston postmark. |
$300.00 |
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CSA #3 (margins close top and right affixed upside down) barely tied by a framed Grid cancel with no other postmark. Cover is a wrapper type cover which is an Adversity Cover made from an unused Army Form (rations) addressed to Mrs. Mary Lomax, Cokesbury Abbeville Dis SC. The cover was never sealed along the edges which would eliminate the possibility of this being a standard drop letter. As a wrapper, this would have most likely held a newspaper or some other printed matter to allow for the 2c rate. Postmarks were not usually applied to such printed matter mail. This wrapper type cover was rarely saved and was usually discarded like current junk mail covers are discarded today. Most unusal usage and a Very Fine appearance. CSA Certificate 2007. The certificate notes minor scuffs on the stamp which are indeed trivial. A real showpiece item ready to be exhibited. | $5,000.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the large single rim Charleston SC CDS 24 JUN. Wallpaper Adversity Cover with a very nice marble type pattern in various shades of gold. Addressed to Miss Julia McCord, Greenville, South Carolina. Small piece missing from backflap, otherwise Very Fine. | $1,250.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD) (margin close at left with stamp on the reverse used to seal the backflap but undamaged in opening) tied by the VIOLET Pendleton SC CDS (date not apparent in the CSA). Period docketing on the face of the cover refers to the original contents dated 13 APR 1865 and answered 14 APR 1865. Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Rev J. H. Cornish, Aiken SC. Light water stain at upper left. Docketing confirms extremely late usage from western SC which was still under Confederate control after the surrender of Lee’s army at Appomattox, Va and before the surrender of Johnston’s army near Greenville SC. | $350.00 |
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CSA #18xu4a Columbia SC Handstamp PAID 5 Provisional with the control mark seal on the reverse all in BLUE 5 AUG (1861). Addressed to Messers Jno Bomar & Co., Bivingsville SC. Small sealed edge tear at top center and backflap opening tears but with a Very Fine overall appearance. The left side flap has been folded out to display the control mark. PF Cert 2002. | $1,250.00 |
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CSA #11c (AD) (4-Margin with a right sheet margin Greenish-Blue) Pen-Cancel and a matching manuscript “Cedar Hill SC 28 Mar 64” at the lower left. Coarse brown paper cover which appears to be a homemade adversity cover addressed to Miss Luthy Rusk, Little River Po(st) Off(ice), Cherokee Co., Ga. Military endorsement at right “from private J. M. Rusk of Co C Philips Legion Cav Bat.” Minor backflap opening tear but otherwise Very Fine. Usage between two rather obscure towns. | $250.00 |
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CSA #18xu1 Columbia SC Handstamp PAID 5 Provisional all in BLUE 2 NOV (1861). Orange paper cover addressed to Mr. J. N. McElwee, Taylors Creek York SC. Notation at left “from John Alexander Nov 1 1861. Sealed edge tear at top center and sealed backflap tears. Still a very clean cover with decent strikes of the postal markings. | $600.00 |
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Columbia SC Handstamp PAID 10 Dietz Type IIG all in BLUE 7 JUL (presumed to be 1861 but could be 1862). Light coarse paper cover addressed to Mrs. D. H. Hamilton Jr., Hillsboro NC. The addressee wasthe wife of Major Daniel H. Hamilton Jr of the 3rd NC Inf. Very minor corner edge faults upper right and lower left and a minor backflap opening tear but otherwise Very Fine and a Columbia Handstamp PAID 10 type that is not commonly seen. | $200.00 |
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CSA #11a (AD) (4-Margin Milky Blue) tied by the large single rim Charleston SC CDS 30 JUN. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Miss Isabella H. Smith Care of Mrs, Wm Mason Smith, Greenville, So. Ca. Very Fine. | $75.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Yorkville SC CDS 4 MAY (1864 by period docketing) addressed to J. Hemphill Esqr, Chester CH So. Ca. Very Fine. | $125.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the pre-war Charleston SC smaller single rim postmark 2 DEC (1863). This Charleston postmark was only very occasionally used in the Confederate period. The postmarks more commonly used were the small double circle or the large single rim with yeardate and missing digit. This pre-war mark differs from the other more commonly used CSA single rim device in that it is somewhat smaller than the CSA mark, has a different style of lettering, and has no yeardate within the postmark. Only about 40 covers are recorded where this pre-war Charleston postmark was used from mid-1862 to mid-1864. Addressed to Miss Lizzie Shuler Care of Mr. Owen Shuler, Vance’s Ferry PO, So. Ca. Cover with just a little overall foxing and a light edge stain at top center. Very Fine cover and an excellent example of this not commonly seen Charleston postmark. | $300.00 |
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Turned -- First Use: CSA #11c (AD) (margin a little close at the top Greenish-Blue) tied by the Blue Columbia SC CDS 15 OCT addressed to Mr. Henry Horlbeck, Charleston SC. The addressee was one of the owners of the prominent Boone Hall Plantation near Charleston. Second Use: CSA #13 right diagonal bisect to pay the 10c rate tied by the large Charleston SC single rim CDS 24 OCT addressed to John L. Faber, Winnsboro, South Carolina. The Winnsboro GRID used as a receiving mark was applied on receipt in Winnsboro and also ties the bisect stamp. This is a FRONT only as some time in the past the back was removed apparently so that the two usages could be easily seen. Minor central vertical file fold not affecting the stamps or postmarks and a very minor ink erosion in a small part of the address which is not immediately apparent. This is believed to be the only recorded example of a 20c Green Bisect as part of a turned usage. PF Certificate 1980. Ex-Bush award winning CSA General Issue Exhibit. | $4,000.00 |
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Turned Cover -- First Use (inside): CSA #11 (AD) (margin a little close at the top) tied by a full strike of the BLUE Columbia SC CDS 1 FEB addressed to Mrs J. S. Coles, Dysons Mills PO, Greenville Rail Road, So. Ca. Second Use (outside): CSA #11c Greenish-Blue (AD) (margin a little close on the left) tied by the Hodges SC double ring CDS 8 FEB addressed to Rev John H. Cornish, Aiken, So. Ca. The addressee, John Hamilton Cornish (1815-1878) was the rector of St. Thaddeus Church (Episcopal) in Aiken. Blue paper cover flapped down from the upper left corner to display both stamps and both postmarks. Minor repair to the backflap to enhance the display and few small edge and corner faults. Ex-Bush Exhibit. | $300.00 |
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CSA #2 Paterson (4-Margin with an apparent stone scratch at the right center in the margin and extending into the design) tied by the Hodges SC double ring CDS 21 OCT (1862). Very small but complete lady’s cover addressed to Miss E. S. Reed, Anderson CH., So. Ca. Very Fine Ex-Myerson, Ex-Bush Exhibit. | $350.00 |
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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the pre-war Charleston SC smaller single rim postmark 3 NOV with an inverted day logo (1864 by period docketing). This Charleston postmark was only very occasionally used in the Confederate period. The postmarks more commonly used were the small double circle or the large single rim with yeardate and missing digit. This pre-war mark differs from the other more commonly used CSA single rim device in that it is somewhat smaller than the CSA mark, has a different style of lettering, and has no yeardate within the postmark. Only about 40 covers are recorded where this pre-war Charleston postmark was used from mid-1862 to mid-1864. Addressed to Mrs. R. Y. Dwight Care of Dr. Henry Ravenel, Black Oak PO SC. Routing directtion at lower left “Forward direct to Charleston.” Endorsed at top “R. Y. D. Asst Surg PACS (Provisional Army of the Confederate States).” Light coarse brown paper cover which appears to be homemade. Small edge and corner faults and a minor reduction at the left. Very clean cover with a nice stamp and a scarce postmark. Included with the Charleston cover is a second cover from the same correspondence to the same addressee in the same handwriting (Dr. Dwight to his wife) but without an endorsement. The cover has a CSA #12 (KB) (4-Margin) tied by the BLUE Columbia SC CDS 11 NOV (1864). The second cover is complete but has some foxing secondary to the paste used to seal the homemade cover. | $325.00 Two Covers |
  | Turned Cover -- 1st Use (inside): CSA #12 (AD) tied by a partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS 29 OCT (1864) Powell Type 6p addressed to Arthur Turnbull Esqr, Charleston SC. Semi-Official use with manuscript “Treasury Department 2nd Auditor’s Office” at upper right. 2nd Use (outside): Soldiers (Due) 10 Handstamp with the large single rim Charleston SC CDS 12 NOV (1864) Dietz Type D from the well-known Grimball Correspondence addressed to J. Barkley Grimball Esqr, Spartanburg, So. Ca. Endorsed at upper right “Soldiers Letter Signal Corps” with no name apparent. Very coarse brown paper cover which is complete but with just a little light water staining. | $150.00 |
 | CSA #11c (AD) (4-Margin but close on the right) tied by a weak strike of the Sumter SC CDS 4 FEB. Wallpaper Cover with a leaf, floral, and geometric pattern in various shades of light and dark brown. Displays extremely well with the upper right corner flapped down. Addressed to Miss Ellen Madeline McCrady Care of Edw McCrady Esq, Manchester Depot SC.Minor edge wear and part of backflap missing but still Very Fine. | $1,250.00 |
 | CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the BLUE Columbia SC CDS 17 JUL. Wallpaper Cover with a marble partern in various shades of light and dark gray. Displays very well with the top backflap folded down. Addressed to Mr. E. J. Pugh, Manchester SC. Ex-Kaplan Very Fine. | $1,250.00 |
 | CSA #18xu4a Columbia SC (pre-war Paid CDS) Handstamp PAID 5 Provisional with the control seal on the backflap 27 AUG (1861). Addressed to Mrs. Mary E. Miller Care of Dr. J. H. Furman, Manschester, S. Carolina. Some backflap restoration not affecting the control seal and a light professional cleaning toan Extremely Fine appearance. | $850.00 |
 | USA #26 Grid Cancel and the matching Georgetown SC CDS at the left 16 APR 1861 (full yeardate in the CDS) USA Used in the CSA. From the Pettigrew Correspondence to Mrs. Pettigrew, Scuppernong, North Carolina. Very small but complete ladies cover Extremely Fine. | $250.00 |
 | USA #26 tied by a Grid Cancel with the matching small double circle Camden SC CDS at the left 11 FEB (1861). There is no yeardate on the cover, but this double circle postmark was not put into use in Camden SC until Nov 1860. The postmark therefore dates the cover to 1861. Addressed to Dr. James S. Milling, Collinsburg, Bossier Parish, La. Small reduction at the right not affecting anything. Very clean cover. | $150.00 |
 | USA #26 tied by the Clinton SC balloon CDS 4 MAY 1861 (full yeardate in the CDS) USA Used in the CSA. Addressed to Mr. John C. Davis, Camp Ruffin, Columbia SC Care of Capt Tandy Walker. Tandy Walker was Captain of Co F 3rd SC Inf. This regiment was organizing in Columbia in April-May 1861 before being ordered to Virginia where the regiment saw its first action at First Manassas. Backflap opening tears and just a little overall light foxing but still a clean cover and not a commonly seen usage. | $200.00 |
 | USA Star Die Grid Cancel with the matching Georgetown SC CDS 4 APR 1861 (full yeardate in the CDS) USA Used in the CSA. Addressed to Mr. Henry Davis, Lynches Creek, So. Ca. Backflap opening tears, otherwise Very Fine appearance. | $150.00 |
 | USA Star Die with the Greenville CH SC CDS 25 MAR (1861) USA Used in the CSA. Addressed to Gen Samuel M. McGowan, Abbeville CH, So. Ca. Samuel McGowan (1819-1893) at this time was a Maj-Gen in the South Carolina State Militia. A few weeks later he would command a brigade under Beauregard at Fort Sumter. Transfering to Confederate service in 1862, he became the Colonel of the 14th SC Inf and began a very distinguished career with the ANV with a promotion to CSA Brig-Gen in 1863. He commanded his regiment and later his brigade with distinction throughout the war. Gen McGowan was wounded four times - Cold Harbor (1862), 2nd Manassas (1862), Chancellorsville (1863), Spottsylvania Court House (1864). A short biography of the general is included with the cover. Very minor reduction at the bottom not affecting anything and backflap opening tears. Overall Very Fine appearance. | $200.00 |
 | Group of 3 Covers from the same correspondence. All three are USA Star Die covers with the small double circle Cheraw SC CDS dated 7 MAR (1861), 11 APR (1861), 20 APR (1861) USA Used in the CSA. All are addressed in the same hand to W. F. B. Haynsworth Esqr, Sumter, So. Ca. The addressee was a prominent attorney. Clean covers and generally a F-VF group. | $200.00 3 covers |
 | Soldiers (Due) 10 Handstamp Type D with the small double circle Charleston SC CDS 25 FEB 1863. Adversity Cover made from a printed court document displayed with the right side flap folded out. Addressed to Mrs. Margaret E. Thomas, New Center PO, York Dist SC. Endorsed very simply “Soldiers letter J. A. Thomas.” Endorsement does not conform with CSA postal regulations as enlisted men were required to note their unit in the endorsment while officers need only note their military rank. Unable to identify the individual soldier without more information. Most likely the soldier was from a unit assigned to the Charleston defences. The cover shows overall light age staining and mottling with two flap folds reinforced on the inside with archival tape. Complete cover and still a very decent example of an adversity cover made from a printed document. | $150.00 |
 | CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the small double circle Charleston SC CDS partially struck off the cover. Notation on the front of the cover dates the letter to 22 SEP 1863. Blue paper cover addressed to Mrs. Duncan G. Campbell, PO Box 230, Richmond, Va. The cover is from Duncan Green Campbell (1835-1889) to his wife. Lieut (later Capt) Campbell was an engineering officer on the staff of several Generals during the war including Smith, Kershaw, McLaws, and Beauregard. At the time of this cover, Lieut Campbell was serving as an Engineering Officer in Charleston SC. Lieut Campbell’s father was CSA Assistant Secretary of War John A. Campbell. Very Fine Cover. Ex-Kohn. | $125.00 |
 | CSA #11 (AD) (margin a little irregular) pen-canceled and the matching manuscript “Black Stocks SC Sept 18” to the left. Addressed to Mollie M. Thompson, Pleasant Hill Lancaster Dist So. Ca. Adversity Cover made from an 1854 map of South America published in Baltimore. The map shows the Explanation Legend and the Tropic of Capricorn area. Displayed with the lower left corner flapped up. Very Fine adversity cover from an obscure South Carolina post office in the Chester District. | $500.00 |
 | CSA #11c (AD Greenish-Blue) (4-Margin with an upper sheet margin) manuscript canceled with the date “Dec 7th” with the matching “Mayesville SC” manuscript to the left. Military Address to Mr. Jas M. Reid Care of Capt H. R. Garden, Palmetto Lt Battery, Haskell’s Battalion, Richmond, Virginia. Adversity Cover made from a blue paper lined printed form which appears to be an unused supply form for a hospital. The Palmetto Light Artillery was formed by Captain Hugh R. Garden in 1862 and was attached to the Army of Northern Virginia. At Gettysburg, the unit was in support of Pickett’s Charge. Private James Merrick Reid served in Position #6 of the Howitzer (12 pounder) Gun Crew that went forward in support of Pickett’s Charge. This gun from the Palmetto Light Artillery plus four guns from the Washington Artillery were the only ones to actually move forward with the infantry in support of the charge. The gun was disabled, and Capt Garden personally led its withdrawal from the field. Both Private Reid and Captain Garden survived the war. Very Fine adversity cover with a historical link to Pickett’s Charge. | $300.00 |
 | CSA #4 Stone 2 (not plated) (margin close at the bottom) and CSA #6 (margins a bit irregular) used in combination to make the 10c rate tied together and to the cover by the Abbeville CH SC CDS 16 JAN (1863). Coarse brown paper cover which appears to be homemade addressed to Mr. Nath Scales, Augusta, Geo. Very Fine Ex-Ashbrook. | $500.00 |
 | CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the small single rim Rock Hill SC CDS (date not full apparent). Adversity Cover made from a Bank of Charleston printed but unused collections form displayed flapped down from the upper left. Addressed to Miss Anna E. Reid Care of Rev W. M. Reid, Mayesville Sumter Dist, So. Ca. Minor edge wear and foxing but still Very Fine. | $350.00 |
 | CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Orangeburg SC CDS 12 OCT. Adversity Cover made from a printed but unused Port of Charleston customs form displayed flapped down from the top. Addressed to Mrs. M. G. Reid, Mayesville SC. Very Fine. | $350.00 |
 | CSA #11c (AD Greenish-Blue) (4-Margin) tied by a South Carolina CDS which is not otherwise identified and the date appears to be 10 JAN. Adversity Cover made from a printed South Carolina Tax Form displayed flapped down from the upper left. Military Address to Sergt Major V. C. Dibble, 5th Regt South Carolina Cavalry, James Island, So. Ca. James Island is a barrier island at Charleston Harbor and one of the islands where the Siege Train artillery protecting the harbor was located. The cover places the 5th SC Cav on James Island which would date this cover to early 1865. Very clean cover. | $350.00 |
 | Soldiers (Due) 10 handstamp Type D with the large single rim Charleston SC CDS 12 NOV (1863). Adversity Cover made from a State of South Carolina Writ of Subpoena Legal Form displayed flapped up from the lower left corner. Addressed to Miss Samantha White, Knoxville, Ga. Endorsed “Soldiers Letter Co C 27th Ga.” According to the 1860 census, Samantha White had seven brothers two of whom, Henry Clay White and Rufus White, served in Co C 27th Ga Inf. Henry enlisted in 1861 and Rufus in 1864. The regiment was in the Charleston area in 1863 and in Virginia in 1864, so it was most likely Henry Clay White who sent this cover home to his sister. Both brothers survived the war. Minor edge and backflap wearbut still a Very Fine adversity cover. | $350.00 |
 | Soldiers (Due) 10 handstamp Type D with the small double circle Charleston SC CDS 26 JUN 1864. Adversity Cover made from a printed Maritime Insurance Form. Addressed to Mr. P. A. Young, Camden SC. Endorsed at upper left “G. G. Young 2nd SC Cav.” Very Fine. | $350.00 |
 | CSA #6 Single Use Prior to the Rate Change (irregular margins and minor faults) tied by the large single rim Charleston SC CDS 17 JUN (1862). Coarse brown paper cover with railroad address to Mrs. Mattie Davis, Clinton, Laurens Rail Road SC. “Clinton” is lined through and the cover forwarded to Martin’s Depot with the addition of another CSA #6 stamp (4-Margin) to pay the forwarding fee and the application of a complete strike of the Clinton SC balloon CDS which ties the second stamp. The Clinton postmaster apparently did not completely change out the day logo as the date reads 10 JUN 1862 when it should be 20 JUN 1862. Most unusual to see a cover with two single use CSA #6 stamps used prior to the rate change with one used to pay the primary postage and the other used to pay the forwarding fee. The Laurens Railroad was a short line railroad between Laurens SC and Columbia SC that operated before and during the war. Martin’s Depot was another stop on the Laurens Railroad. Very Fine Cover. | $550.00 |
 | CSA #2 Paterson (4-Margin with a prominent random horizontal stone scratch) tied by the small double circle Spartanburg SC CDS with a NOV (1862) date. Full Military Address to Dr. C. E. Fleming, Surgeon 22nd SC Regt, Col Goodlett Commanding, Evans Brigade, Longstreets Division, Richmond, Va. Blue paper Adversity Cover made from a lined Ledger Page displayed flapped up from the lower left corner. Charles E. Fleming entered service in May 1862 as Assistant Surgeon and ended the war as Surgeon on Gen Evans’ staff. Col Goodlett mentioned in the address was court martialed and cashiered by Gen Evans in April 1864 for leaving his post in the face of the enemy. Small part of backflap missing but still a Very Fine cover. Ex-Kohn. | $600.00 |
 | CSA #12 (AD) (Position 1 stamp with upper and left sheet margins) tied by the BLUE Columbia SC CDS (date not apparent but receiving docketing at left dates the cover to September 1864). From the Grimball Correspondence addressed to Honble J. Berkley Grimball, Spartanburg CH, So. Ca. Adversity Cover made from a printed 1862 tax form displayed flapped over from the right. Just a little minor light foxing but still Very Fine. Ex-Monroe Collection. | $450.00 |
 | CSA #4 Stone 2 (not plated) (margins just a little tight) tied by the BLUE Columbia SC CDS with a JUN 1862 date. Military Address to Capt Thomas Nesbitt, Newton Baker County, Georgia. The is a red bordered front and back high quality personalized ladies stantionery sent by Mrs. Ruth L. Nesbitt to her husband. Her initials “RLN” are embossed on the backflap as a fancy monogram. This type of high quality ladies cover is a significant rarity in the Confederacy. Captain Thomas Nesbitt was in Georgia state service. At the time of this cover, he was serving in the 9th Regt Georgia State Troops and was later in 1864 Major of the 1st Ga Infantry Militia unit. Very Fine Ex-Monroe Collection. | $600.00 |
 | Turned Cover -- 1st Use (inside) CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin and looks to be on London Paper) tied by the Georgetown SC CDS with a NOV 1862 date and addressed to Mr. Pringle Smith, Columbia SC. 2nd Use (outside) CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y (4-Margin) tied by the BLUE Columbia SC CDS 10 DEC (1862) and addressed to Mr. William Dehon, Charleston, So. Ca. Both uses are well displayed with the cover flapped down from the left upper corner. Absolutely beautiful Stone Y stamp and very rarely seen on a turned cover. Very Fine Ex-Cantey Collection and Ex-Monroe Collection. | $850.00 |
 | Civilian Flag of Truce Cover which originated in Columbia SC. This is the inside cover as the outer cover with the CSA postage would have been discarded at the transfer point. Addressed to Miss Emma J. Tuthill, East Otto, New York. USA #65 with a cork grid cancel and the matching Old Point Comfort, Va double ring CDS 1 MAR (1864). Manuscript “per Flag of Truce via Fortress Monroe Steamer New York Care of Major Mulford.” The original letter remains with the cover and confirms Columbia SC as the origin of the cover and the 1864 year date. The letter is from the addressee’s sister and contains only family news. The New York was the steamer on the James River that carried the released prisoners and the exchanged mail through the lines. Major (later breveted as a Brig-Gen) John Elmer Mulford (1829-1908) was the Union Flag of Truce officer in charge of the steamer. Very Fine cover with the original letter and an excellent example of a scarce civilian Flag of Truce cover (inner envelope) late in the war. | $1,000.00 |
 | Handstamp PAID 10(ms) with the Adams Run SC CDS Dietz Type I 8 MAR (1864 by period docketing). From the well-known Grimball Correspondence addressed to J. Berkley Grimball Esq, Spartenburg CH SC. Wallpaper Adversity Cover with a geometric leaf pattern in various shades of gray and white. Displays very well with the bottom flap folded up. Very Fine Ex-Kohn Collection. | $650.00 |
 | CSA #12 (AD) (Margin close at left) tied by the small single rim Rock Hill SC CDS FEB 1864 by period docketing. Wallpaper Adversity Cover with a geometric wedge pattern in white and gray. Addressed to Mr. J. Hemphill Esq, Chesterville SC. Wallpaper displayed with the lower right corner flapped up. | $375.00 |
 | Turned Cover -- 1st Use (inside): CSA #7 Pair (4-Margin) tied by the large single rim Charleston SC CDS 9 MAY and addressed to Edward B. Prescot Esq Care of Francis Fickling Esq, Columbia SC. 2nd Use (outside): Handcarried outside the postal system to Flag Officer D. N. Ingraham, Charleston SC from Wm Henry Prescot with notation at lower left “Introducing Mr. Prescot.” Flag Officer Ingraham CSN was in command of the Charleston Navy Yard 1862-1865. William Henry Prescot(t) was a prominent citizen of Columbia SC, and the cover apparently contained a letter of introduction for his son to the Flag Officer. There is an E. B. Prescott listed as a Midshipman 3rd Class CSN in 1864 which is very likely the same person referenced on this cover. The lower right corner has been flapped up to display the stamps of the inside usage. Very Fine. | $350.00 |
 | CSA #4 Stone 2 Horz Pair Plated as Positions 29-30 (4-Margin but a little close on the left) tied by the small single rim Laurens CH SC CDS (date not fully apparent). A small part of the adjacent stamp on the right is visible which is Position 21 (a small part of the spur is visible) which means that the right margin is the vertical gutter between the two panes. Small but complete cover addressed to Dr. Thos Wier, Martin Depot, Laurens R(ail) R(oad) (SC). The Laurens Railroad was a short line railroad between Laurens SC and Columbia SC that operated before and during the war. Martin’s Depot was a stop on the Laurens Railroad. Very Fine Cover. | $450.00 |
 | Handstamp PAID 10 with the smaller 29mm single rim Charleston SC CDS Type IV 19 FEB. This particular Charleston postmark is a pre war mark and is seen used in the Confederate period only very rarely. The standard single rim Charleston postmark used in the Confederate period is 32mm. Addressed to A. F. O’Bryan Esq, Walterborough, So. Carolina. Adversity cover made from a printed but unused legal form displayed flapped down from the top. Very clean cover with a little minor light foxing and a small amount of edge wear. | $300.00 |
 | CSA #12 (AD) (margin touches at left) tied by the large single rim Charleston SC CDS 5 DEC. Addressed to Miss Augusta Gaffney, Meadow Brook, Limestone Springs, Spartanburg Dist (SC). Clean cover with backflap opening tears. | $50.00 |
 | CSA #1 Stone 1 (not plated) (margin touches at left but with a prominent random printing flaw at the lower right) tied by a partial strike of the large single rim Charleston SC CDS (date not fully apparent). Orange paper cover addressed to Miss Lucy A. White, Abbeville CH SC. Very clean cover. | $200.00 |
 | CSA #1 Stone 1 (not plated) (margin touches to just in at right) tied by a partial strike of the Grahamville SC CDS 27 JAN (1862). Addressed to Mrs. R. C. Osnorne, Asheville Buncomb NC. Cover with a little edge wear and a backflap opening tear but with an overall clean appearance. | $175.00 |
 | USA #26 tied by the pre-war large single rim Charlestons SC Paid CDS 21 APR 1861 (full yeardate in the postmark) USA Used in CSA South Carolina. Addressed to Mrs. W. D. Simpson, Laurens Court House, So Ca,. Period notation on the reverse “Morris Island.” The cover was sent by William D. Simpson to his wife. At the time of this cover, W. D. Simpson (1823-1890), a former US Congressman from SC was serving on the staff of SC Maj Gen Bonham with the SC state rank of Colonel. Gen Bonham commanded SC State Troops around Charleston at this time. Very soon thereafter, Simpson helped in organizing the 14th SC Inf and served as its Major and Lt Col and fought in the battles of First Manassas through Fredericksburg and at times commanded the regiment. His military service ended when he was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives from South Carolian beginning in early 1863 and in which capacity he served until the end of the war. After the war in the late 1870’s and 1880’s he served as Lieut Governor and then Governor of South Carolina. His final years were spent as Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. Cover with very minor edge faults at the left, but still with an overall Very Fine appearance. Ex-Kaplan Collection. | $175.00 |
 | CSA #1 Stone 1 Plated as Position 35 (4-Margin with a dry printing) tied by an excellent strike of the RED small double circle Camden SC CDS 29 APR (1862). Addressed to Revd Stephen Elliott, Columbia, So. Ca. Turned cover with the inside showing a remnant of a PAID CDS with a missing stamp addressed to Mr. Stephen Elliott Care of H. A. Desaussure, Charleston SC. The addressee of the outside use, Revd Stephen Elliott (1804-1866), was the presiding bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States. The addressee of the inside use was the bishop’s first cousin (same name) Stephen Elliott Sr who was the father of CSA Brig-Gen Stephen Elliott Jr (1830-1866). Henry Alexander Desaussure (1788-1865) was the bishop’s father-in-law. Very interesting family history concerning the Elliotts and the Desaussures. Clean cover with a very nice stamp and an unusually bold strike of the red CDS. | $325.00 |
 | CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin but with either a pre-affixing crease or perhaps a small pre-printing paper fold across the top of the stamp) tied by the Marion CH SC CDS 19 MAY. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mrs. E. B. Cantey Care of Hon A. H. Boykin, Camden SC. The addressee was the wife of Capt E. B. Cantey. Capt Edward B. Cantey served first in Co E 9th SC Inf and had later service in Co C 6th SC Inf. A. H. Boykin was most likely a relative of Mrs. Cantey (perhaps her father) with whom she was staying while her husband was away with the regiment. This is the same Boykin family of Camden SC which is related to Mary Boykin Chestnut, the famous Confederate diarist. Very clean cover. | $125.00 |
 | CSA #2 H&L (4-Margin but close at the lower left corner) pen-canceled and the RED small double circle Camden SC CDS to the left 16 JAN (1862). Military Address to Capt E. B. Cantey, Blandings Regiment, Manassas Junction, Virginia. Capt Edward B. Cantey served first in Co E 9th SC Inf and had later service in Co C 6th SC Inf. The 9th SC Inf was commanded by Col James D. Blanding. The 9th SC Inf was disbanded in April 1862 when it failed to reorganize prompting Capt Cantey to transfer to the 6th SC Inf. Small but complete cover and Very Fine. Ex-Cantey (addressee was CSA member Ed Cantey’s grandfather), Ex-Monroe, Ex-Felton. CSA Certificate 1977. | $400.00 |
 | CSA #8 (margin close on the left Pale Red) Pen-Cancel and also barely tied by manuscript “Green Pond SC Mar12” Drop Letter. Local Military Address to Mr. Washington O. McKeown Care Capt Beatty, 17th Regt SCV, Green Pond SC. Washington O’Neal McKeown (1835-1918) was a private in Co D 17th SC Inf. Small but complete cover with minor stain at lower right corner and excellent drop letter usage with military address. Ex-Zimmerman. | $1,000.00 |
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