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Handstamp PAID (no rate) with a partial but very recognizable strike of the Shelbeyville, Ten CDS 25 FEB Dietz Type II. Coarse paper homemade cover addressed to Mr. Rob Lowry Atlanta, Geo. Some backflap tears but otherwise Very Fine. |
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“Adams Station Paid 5” all in manuscript undated on an orange paper cover to Mr. G. H. Slaughter Clarksville (Tennessee). The original business enclosure is with the cover which identifies “Adams Station” as located in Tennessee and dates the cover as 19 AUG 1861. This is very obscure usage from Robertson County in the north of Tennessee near the Kentucky border northwest of Nashville. Adams Station was a stop on the short Edgefield and Kentucky Railroad and was established as a post office only in 1860. Backflap tears but otherwise a very clean cover showing scarce Tennessee usage. |
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CSA #5 (4-Margin but close at bottom and good color) tied by a somewhat weak strike of the Knoxville, Ten large single rim CDS 13 JUL 1862. Clean cover addressed to Mrs. L. S. Wills of Jackson County, Ga Mulberry PO. Slightly reduced at the left not affecting anything, otherwise a Very Fine appearance and a nice rose stamp. |
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CSA #61x5 Nashville, Ten 5c Violet Brown Provisional tied by the BLUE Nashville, Ten CDS 25 DEC 1861 (Christmas Day Cover). Addressed to E. C. Cooper, Shelbyville, Tenn. An attempt was made to cover the name of the addressee which was not unusual in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries when the cover made its way from the family into the collector’s market. Very Fine cover and a very nice stamp. Signed “Dietz” on the backflap. |
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CSA #56x2 Memphis 5c Red Provisional (margin close at bottom and just barely touching at left) tied by the Memphis, Ten CDS (date not apparent). Addressed to M. D. Cooper Esqr, Columbia, Tennessee. Sealed edge tear top center and backflap reattached to a Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #56x2 Horz Pair Memphis 5c Red Provisional Plated as Positions 38-39 (stamps affixed upside down and are out of alignment with respect to each other with one stamp 4-Margin and the other cut into at the bottom) tied by the Memphis, Tenn CDS 27 OCT (1861). Addressed to John W. Carroll, Lynchburg, Va. Part of backflap missing, otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #56x2 Memphis, Ten 5c Red Provisional (margin just barely touches at the top and a little minor edge toning at top right) tied by the Memphis, Ten CDS 11 SEP (1861). Addressed to Mrs. Mary Williamson Care of Lewis P. Williamson, Summerville, Tenn. The original letter remains with the cover datelined Memphis Sept 11th (1861) and written on a Patriotic Lettersheet showing the 11-Star Stars and Bars Flag in full color Dietz Type F11-7. This is a very scarce CSA patriotic design with only two recorded postally used covers showing this flag design and very few known lettersheets. The writer of the letter is asking her cousin for some financial support for her and her daughter as her husband is apparently now in service (in the army) and her money is giving out. Cover with a little light foxing but still has an overall Very Fine appearance, and the lettersheet is very clean with file folds reinforced from the inside with nearly invisible archival quality document tape. Ex-Boshwit. |
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CSA #56x2 two vertical pairs paying a 4x rate (One pair 4-Margin with parts of adjacent stamps on the left, and the other pair touching left and right with both pairs showing some edge gum toning) tied to a large piece (not a full cover) by two strikes of the Memphis, Ten CDS 3 DEC 1861. The large piece was cut down from an oversized envelope which contained court documents addressed to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Philips County, Helena, Ark. Minor corner repairs upper and lower right, but otherwise a clean appearing item showing a very scarce usage. Ex-Caspary, Ex-Matz, Ex-Boshwit. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the small double circle Columbia, Ten CDS Dietz Type IB 10 FEB 1862. Folded Letter Complete on lined notebook paper (business letter concerning debts in Baltimore and refers to Maryland as a “subjugated” state) addressed to Messer Faynter Davis & Co., Richmond, Va. Very Fine Ex-Boshwit. |
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CSA #5 (irregular margin and faults) pen-canceled and manuscript “Tyner, Ten Sept 30 (1862)” across the top. Addressed to Mrs. Ann Cox Care of Mr. H. Worley, Oxford, Miss. Minor small water stain at bottom center and shows just a little wear. Still a very clean and attractive cover with a scarce usage. Ex-Boshwit. |
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CSA #56x2 Memphis 2c Red Provisional (very nice stamp just touching at the top but a sheet margin at the bottom and part of the adjacent stamp visible at the left affixed sideways) tied by the Memphis, Ten CDS with a SEP 1861 date. Memphis handstamp “Due 5” Dietz Type II added for underpayment of the 10c rate most likely for road distance over 500 miles. Addressed to Mrs. R. A. Franks, Camden, Ala. Cover with a little light foxing and an expertly repaired lower left corner. Ex-Boshwit. |
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Adversity Cover which appears to have been used three times. The cover is an item of prewar postal stationery (most likely U10). The first use inside appears to have been handcarried to an Atlanta, Ga address with no postal markings associated with this address. The handcarried usage is undated but most likely took place during the Confederate period. The Atlanta address was heavily lined through and replaced with another address R. N. McEwen Esq, Athens, Tennessee. A CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y stamp (preaffixing faults either two heavy creases or tears) was affixed over the postal stationery embossing and the Atlanta, Ga CDS applied dated 29 DEC (1862). The cover was refolded with the final usage (outside) CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin) tied by the Chattanooga, TENN CDS 6 JAN 1863 (less commonly seen Chattanooga postmark with “TENN”) and addressed to Mr. William S. McEwen, Kingston, Tennessee. Period docketing at the left confirms that the cover was sent by R. N. McEwen, the addressee of the second use. Very interesting and very clean cover. The left upper corner has been flapped over to show both stamps and both postmarks. |
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CSA #56x2 Memphis 5c Red Provisional (large margins right and left and just touches top and bottom but a very intense red color shade) tied by the Memphis, Ten CDS 6 SEP 1861. Addressed to Mrs. Anna S. Haislip, Monticell Drew County, Arkansas. Trivial reduction at the right and small piece missing from top backflap but an overall Very Fine appearance and a beautiful stamp. CSA Certificate 1999. |
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CSA #2 H&L (4-Margin but tight on the right) tied by the Chattanooga, Ten CDS 10 AUG (1862). Fancy address which appears to be a stencil to Miss L. A. C. B, Honnoll, Buttahatchie, Miss. The addressee had two brothers, Hugh and William Honnoll, in Co D 24th Miss Inf. Cover most likely sent by one of her brothers. The Civil War period Honnoll family papers and correspondence are in the Emory University Library. Light brown coarse paper cover with an overall very clean appearance. |
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USA #11 (very nice stamp) tied by the BLUE Nashville, Ten CDS dated 7 MAR (1857 by period docketing). University of Nashville Western Military Institute College Cover Dietz Type I with black oval corner card at the upper left showing the school buildings and the Corps of Cadets on the Parade Ground. Addressed to O. R. Weaver Esqr, Little Rock, Arks. The Western Military Institute was founded in 1847 in Georgetown, Ky. In 1855, the school merged with the University of Nashville and relocated to that city eventually going out of existence as a separate school in 1867. The addressee, Omar Rose Weaver, attended the school pre war and at the outbreak of the war helped to organize Woodruff’s Battery (later the Arkansas Pulaski Light Artillery) and became the battery’s lieutenant. Lieut Weaver was hit in the chest by a solid shot at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek (also known as the Battle of Oak Hill) near Springfield, Mo 8/10/1861 and died a few days later. This was the first engagement of the war in which Arkansas volunteers participated. Lieut Omar Rose Weaver is generally acknowledged as the first Arkansas Confederate Soldier to die in the war. Even though this cover is pre war USA usage, it is quite a scarce college cover in its own right and has an important wartime connection through the addressee. Receiving docketing in Lieut Weaver’s hand and initialed “O.R.W.” There apparently is at least one known CSA usage of this college cover design (perhaps more than one) as it is listed in the 1986 Dietz Catalog, but I have not seen a CSA postally used example of this design and do not know where one might be located. Very minor light foxing around the edges and a light vertical file fold at the right edge not affecting anything, otherwise Very Fine. |
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Turned Cover -- 1st Use: CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y (4-Margin) tied by the large single rim Knoxville, Ten CDS 2 OCT (1862) addressed to B. F. Parker, McMillan’s Station, Tenn. 2nd Use: CSA #7 Horz Pair (margin just touches at right and the right stamp is the “White Tie” variety) tied by the Spring Place, Ga CDS 23 FEB (1863) addressed to Miss B. R. J. Parker, Parkers Store, Ga. The cover has been refolded so that the first use is on the outside and the second use on the inside, but the lower left has been flapped over to display both stamps and both postmarks very nicely. It is probably very safe to say that this is believed to be the only cover recorded with both a CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y and a CSA #7 White Tie Variety on the same cover. Very Fine and ready to exhibit. |
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CSA #4 Horz Pair Stone 2 Plated as Positions 47-48 (both stamps show minor short transfers at the lower left and the top center margin of the left stamp is just in) tied by three partial strikes of the Blountville, Ten CDS with a fourth fuller strike at the left (date not fully apparent). Orange paper Advertising Cover with a printed boxed corner card “Chas. J. St. John, Attorney at Law, Collecting Agent, Blountville, Tennessee. Will practice in the Courts of Sullivan, Carter, Washington, Greene, and Hawkins.” Period manuscript “Give 3ct stamp for 1” of unknown significance. Addressed to Mr. Frank H. ----- or Joseph M. Logan Esqr, Jonesboro, E. Tenn. Small reduction at the left just to the advertising, otherwise a Very Fine overall appearance. |
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CSA #56x2 Memphis 5c Red Provisional (three large margins but just into the design at the left) tied by the Memphis, Ten CDS 6 NOV (1861). Addressed to Mrs. P. H. Chamberlain Care J. Hunter & Co, Natchez, Miss. A little minor light foxing and trivial reductions right and left not affecting anything but still an overall very clean appearance. |
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CSA #1 which appears to be Stone 1 but is not plated (4-Margin) tied by a full strike of the Memphis, Ten CDS 13 APR (1862). Addressed to Mrs. Albert T. Burnley Care of Major Thomas Peyton, Richmond, Virginia. Cover is actually underpaid as the distance from Memphis to Richmond is certainly more than 500 miles. Correct rate should have been 10c, but cover apparently went through underpaid without postage due assessed. Backflap missing and light pencil notations on the front, otherwise a Very Fine appearance with a bold strike of the Memphis postmark. |
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CSA #1 Stone 2 Vert Pair from the right lower corner Positions 40, 50 (90, 100) (4-Margin with large sheet margins right and bottom and a few very light barely noticeable small scuffs) tied to cover by the usual somewhat blurred strike of the Blue Nashville, Ten CDS 21 JAN (1862). Yellow paper cover addressed to Mr. S. Mary PO Box 2469 New Orleans. Part of backflap missing and a little edge wear but otherwise very clean with an excellent position pair of stamps. Ex-Gallagher. | $550.00 |
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CSA #56x2 Memphis 5c Red Provisional (4-Margin but close at top) tied by a full bold strike of the Memphis, Ten CDS 3 SEP 1861. Addressed to Mrs. Anna S. Haislip, Monticello Drew County, Arkansas. The cover is from Capt W. C. Haislip Co F 9th Ark Inf to his wife. Very Fine Ex-Matz. | $1,500.00 |
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CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y (4-Margin but with a little clip at the upper left corner) tied by the Chatanooga, Tenn CDS 2 FEB 1863. The “Tenn” Chatanooga postmark is seen far less frequently than the “Ten” postmark. Light blue paper cover addressed to Hon A. G. Welcher, Cleveland. Tenn. The addressee was a Tennessee representative to the Confederate Congress. Complete and very clean cover. | $400.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD) (margin a little close on the left) tied by a partial strike of the Chattanooga, Ten CDS 19 OCT (1863). Dated after the fall of Chattanooga to the Union and is an example of the Chattanooga “Rover” postmark used as an Army of Tennessee field cancel. Small but complete cover addressed to Miss Ellen M. Wilson, Decatur, Georgia. Very clean cover. Ex-Grant, Ex-Maroni, Ex-Bush. | $250.00 |
| Chickamauga (also known as Chickamauga Station) is a listed CSA post office in Hamilton County, Ten located near Chattanooga and not far from the Georgia border. As an established CSA post office, the postmaster would have handled mail presented to him by the local inhabitants as well as by any Confederate Army units in the area. During the Chattanooga Campaign (Chattanooga fell to the Union 9/9/1863 and was subsequently placed under siege by the Confederate Army with the Battle of Chickamauga fought 19-20 Sept 1863) the little Chickamauga post office became overwhelmed with army mail. The Chickamauga postmaster first serviced his mail with manuscript markings. But some time during this period, the postmaster made or had made a simple typeset handstamp device with “Chicamauga” (“k” is missing in the handstamp) in a semi-circular configuration with a separate three line datestamp which was used to cancel the stamp. These markings have long been considered as Army of Tennessee field postal markings and are listed as such in the 1986 Dietz Catalog. But that is not necessarily true. While it is true that army covers would receive these marks, Chickamauga as a listed CSA post office was not exclusively set up as an army post office. So the marks could have been used on local civilian mail as well. The editors working on the army field cancel section of the new soon to be published Confederate Catalog have recognized this and will be listing the markings not as strict army field cancels but as Tennessee postal markings that were used on both army and civilian mail. That does not lessen the fact that the manuscript Chickamauga covers are very scarce items. And the Chicamauga semicircular handstamp is even scarcer with only perhaps a dozen or so covers known bearing this mark with dates in OCT and NOV 1863. The Chickamauga post office ceased operations in late November 1863 when the Confederate Army abandoned the Lookout Mountain lines and retreated south. This is distinct from the actual Army of Tennessee field post office set up by the Chattanooga postmaster after the fall of the city using the Chattanooga postmark (known as the “rover” with latest known use in late January 1864) and the Army of Tenn straight line handstamp used November 1863 into March 1864. | ||
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“Chickamauga, Tenn Sept 7 (1863) Due 10” all in manuscript with soldiers endorsement at left “J. R. Riggs Co G 27th Miss Regt.” Addressed to Mrs. F. E. Smith, Prattville Po Office, Autauga County, Ala. Cover dated just two days before the fall of Chattanooga. Two weeks after this cover was sent, the 27th Miss Inf was actively engaged in the Battle of Chickamauga with significant casualties. Minor file fold at the bottom and minor backflap opening tears, but still a Very Fine cover. Ex-Matz,Ex-Boshwit, Ex-Walske. | SOLD |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin but a little close at the top) tied by the three line date stamp “NOV 6 1863” with the matching Chicamauga semicircular typeset handstamp to the left. Exceptionally strong strikes of these scarce postal markings. Coarse brown paper cover which appears to be a homemade adversity cover addressed to Mrs. G. A. Miles, Bridgeville Pickens Co., Ala. Cover was most likely sent by Lieut George A. Miles Co K 43rd Ala Infantry to his wife. The 43rd Ala Inf was an Army of Tennessee unit that fought gallantly at the Battle of Chickamauga and suffered heavy losses. At the time of this cover, the regiment was positioned on Missionary Ridge until withdrawn from the line with the remainder of the army on 11/18/1863. Cover is complete with just a little corner and edge wear but is still certainly one of the finest examples of thedozen or so covers recorded with this marking. Ex-Gallagher, Ex-Murphy, Ex-Walske. | SOLD |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the three line date stamp “OCT 25 1863” with the matching Chicamauga semicircular typeset handstamp to the left. Very nice strikes of these scarce postal markings. This cover is currently the earliest recorded usage date of the Chicamauga handstamp, but earlier usages may exist yet to be recorded. Addressed to Mrs. Thos. F. Hooper, Okolona Chickasaw Co., Miss. There is no Thomas F. Hooper listed as a soldier from Mississippi. There is only one Thomas F. Hooper listed in the Confederate Army. Lieut Thomas Foster Hooper (b1832) Co I 29th Ga Inf may be the one who sent this cover as the regiment was in the Chickamauga area at the time and took part in the battle. Cover is very clean with a small reduction at the right just into the last line of the address. But still anexcellent example of the dozen or so covers recorded with this marking. Ex-Grant, Ex-Everett, Ex-Alex Hall, Ex-Walske. | SOLD |
 | CSA #56x2 two singles in slightly different color shades (one stamp overlaps the other and there are preaffixing corner edge tears on both stamps in the margin only which do not detract) tied together and to the cover by the Memphis, Ten CDS 15 JUL (1861). It has been suggested that the left stamp is the rare pelure thin paper variety. But there are those who do not believe that such a variety even exists. Addressed to C. D. Barksdale Esq, Charleston, So. Ca. The addressee was Captain of Co L 1st SC Inf also known as the Carolina Light Infantry. Clean cover with a minor edge repair at the top left and most of backflap missing, but still very presentable and very exhibitable. | $2,250.00 |
 | Handstamp PAID 10(ms) with the small single rim Broylesville, Ten CDS 20 SEP. Obscure usage from Washington County which is unlisted in the 1986 Dietz Catalog. Addressed to Mr. Robt J. Lowery, Atlanta, Ga. Adversity Cover made from an unused printed 1850’s legal form displayed flapped from the right. Minor backflap tears bit still Very Fine. Ex-Kaplan. | $500.00 |
 | CSA #4 Stone 2 Position 1 (Knapp Plating) (4-Margin with a large upper sheet margin) tied by the Knoxville, Ten CDS with a MAR 1862 date. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mrs. M. E. Collier Care of Mr B. T. Boon, Corner of Clay & Hernands Streets, Memphis, Ten. Cover has sealed backflap tears and sealed tears at top center but still retains an overall very clean and Very Fine appearance with an exceptionally nice stamp. | $375.00 |
 | CSA #1 Stone 2 (not plated) (4-Margin but crease faults at lower right corner) tied by a full strike of the Dandridge, Tenn CDS 30 MAY 1862 with a second full strike of the same CDS to the left. Folded Letter but is not complete as the first page appears to be missing. The letter appears to be personal with no war references. The letter is somewhat fragile, and the letter folds have been reinforced from the inside with archival document tape. Addressed to Rev F. Bartlett Converse, Richmond, Va. Dandridge, Ten was the Court House of Jefferson County. Despite the stamp faults, this is quite a scarce CSA Tennessee postmark which is currently Dietz unlisted. | $300.00 |
 | Handstamp PAID 5 with the Memphis, Ten CDS Type IB 28 JUN 1861 Tennessee Independent State. Cover from the Alexander H. Stephens Correspondence addressed to the CSA Vice-President at his home in Crawfordsville, Georgia. Since Tennessee did not join the Confederacy until 7/2/1861, this is an example of a cover used during the Independent State period in which the Memphis postmaster used the CSA rate to send the letter South. Backflap missing as is usual with this correspondence and short summary on the back reads “R. J. Morgan Memphis, Tenn 25 JUN 1861 wants to be District Judge of the State.” Minor reduction at the right notaffecting anything, otherwise Very Fine and an excellent and scarce usage. | $950.00 |
 | CSA #12c (AD) (4-Margin Greenish-Blue) tied by the Chattanooga, Ten CDS 4 OCT (1863). This is the Chattanooga “Rover” with the Chattanooga postmark used as an Army of Tennessee field cancel by the Chattanooga postmaster after the fall of Chattanooga to the Union 9/9/1863. This is also an adversity use of a USA 3c Red Star envelope where the stamp was placed over the embossing. The stamp has been lifted and hinged to the left in order to display the embossing. Addressed to Mrs. S. F. H. Holland, Fair-play Anderson Dist, So. Ca. Backflap missing but otherwise Very Fine. | $350.00 |
 | CSA #12c (AD) (clipped lower left corner Greenish-Blue) tied by the Chattanooga, Ten CDS 6 NOV (1863). Dated after the fall of Chattanooga to the Union and is an example of the Chattanooga “Rover” postmark used as an Army of Tennessee field cancel. Addressed to Miss M. H. Stokes, Decatur, Ga. Missouri Horton Stokes never married, and after the war was prominently active in the Womens Christian Temperance movement in Georgia. Her brother and the one most likely to have sent this cover was Lieut Thomas J. Stokes of Co C 10th Tex Inf. Lieut Stokes was killed at the Battle of Franklin (Ten) in November 1864. Other than the relatively minor stamp fault, still a Very Fine cover. | $150.00 |
 | CSA #1 Stone 2 Vert Pair Stone 2 (not plated very dry printing) (4-Margin) tied by the Chattanooga, Ten CDS 20 NOV 1862. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mrs. Harriet Laughlin, Charleston, Miss (Tallahatchie County). Endorsed at lower left “Private A. G. Neely, Co B 29th Regt Miss Voln.” Company B (known as the Robson Rifles) was raised in Tallahatchie County. Private Allen G. Neely and Private Andrew T. Laughlin (husband of the addressee) served together in Company B and were either friends or relatives. Private Andrew T. Laughlin was killed 14 NOV 1862 during the Siege of Chattanooga six days prior to the posting of this cover. One can only speculate that the letter enclosed was to inform Mrs. Laughlin of the death of her husband. Very Fine Ex-Brian Green. | $650.00 |
 | Handstamp PAID 5 with the Nashville, Ten CDS Type IC all in BLUE 28 AUG 1861. Adversity use of a USA Star Die. Addressed to Mrs. Augusta Morgan, Prattville, Alabama. Very clean cover. | $300.00 |
 | CSA #11c (AD) (4-Margin but a clip at the upper right corner Greenish-Blue) tied by the Chattanooga, Ten CDS 20 OCT (1863). This is the Chattanooga “Rover” with the Chattanooga postmark used as an Army of Tennessee field cancel by the Chattanooga postmaster after the fall of Chattanooga to the Union 9/9/1863. Addressed to Miss Sue Steele Care Dr. H. Sells, Atlanta, Georgia. Most likely sent by a Georgia soldier in the Army of Tennessee home to a relative or friend. Part of backflap missing and some very minor insect damage at top center which does not detract from an overall very clean appearance. | $125.00 |
 | CSA #12 (AD) (margin a little irregular at the right) tied by the Chattanooga, Ten CDS 16 AUG (1863). Cover is dated just a few weeks before the fall of Chattanooga to the Union. Addressed to Mrs. Ann Cox, Knoxville, Tenn. Backflap opening tears and a little edge wear but still a very clean appearing cover. | $100.00 |
 | CSA #11c (AD) (margins close left and right Greenish-Blue) tied by the Chattanooga, Ten
CDS 25 OCT (1863). Addressed to Mrs. J. W. McLure, Pacolet Mills
Union Dist, So. Carolina. Usage is after the Fall of Chattanooga to the
Union during the Chattanooga “Rover” Period when the Chattanooga Postmaster was travelling with the Army of Tennessee and using the Chattanooga CDS as an army field cancel. The cover is from 2nd Lieut John W. McLure to his wife. Lieut McLure served in Co G 5th SC Inf
which was an ANV unit in Longstreet’s Corps. At the time of this cover,
the unit was serving on detached service with Longstreet in the Army
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 | Handstamp PAID 10 with the Chattanooga, Ten CDS Type III 10 JUL 1861. From the Alexander H. Stephens Correspondence addressed to the Vice-President in Richmond, Va. Summary on the reverse reads “Jas A. Nisbett Cloverdale Lookout Valley July 8th 61 tenders his son’s company to Confederate States & request Mr. S. to use his influence to obtain from the war department prompt orders.” It appears that the sender got his wish as the unit was very soon ordered to Virginia. The unit in the summary was Co H 21st Ga Inf commanded by Capt James Cooper Nisbet(t) (1839-1917) who was the son of James A. Nisbet(t) of Macon, Georgia. Capt Nisbet is listed as wounded at Cold Harbor (Va) 6/27/1862 and wounded a second time at Sharpsburg (Md) 9/17/1862. He resigned in August 1863 to help form the 66th Ga Inf regiment and was elected its Colonel and continued to serve in the Army of Tennessee. He was captured as a POW at Decatur, Ga 7/22/1864 and confined at Johnson’s Island until released 7/25/1865. After the war, he served in the Georgia State Legislature and wrote a memoir of his war experiences. He is buried in the Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery. The cover shows a little light water staining at the right, a small reduction at the top, and a little edge wear at bottom center. However, the backflap is still present which is unusual for the Stephens Correspondence. | $250.00 |
 | CSA #1 Stone A-B (4-Margin but close on the right) tied by the Chattanooga, Ten CDS 19 FEB 1862. Addressed to Messers G. P. & S. A. Fan, Haynesville, Tenn. Sealed backflap tear and sealed top edge tears. Clean cover with a nice stamp. | $250.00 |
 | CSA #11a (AD) (4-Margin Milky Blue) tied by the Chattanooga, Ten CDS 29 JUL 1863. Addressed to Mrs. J. J. Hutchinson, Greensboro, Ala. The cover was most likely sent by Corpl Joseph Hutchinson of Co C 36th Ala Inf to his mother. The regiment was an Army of Tennessee unit and was in the Chattanooga area at that time. Copl Hutchinson was from Greensboro and his father was Rev J. J. Hutchinson, a Methodist Preacher. Cover with a period stain at the lower right but is complete with a very nice stamp. | $75.00 |
 | CSA #1 Stone 1 (not plated) (beautiful 4-Margin stamp with a minor short transfer at the lower left) tied by a full strike of the Chattanooga, Ten CDS 1 JUN 1862. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to J. H. Gant, Cleveland, Tenn. Very Fine. PF Certificate 1991 but does not mention the stone. | $350.00 |
 | CSA #12d (AD) (4-Margin GREEN) tied by a weak but legible strike of the Chattanooga, Ten CDS 22 DEC (1863). Usage is after the Fall of Chattanooga to the Union during the Chattanooga “Rover” Period when the Chattanooga Postmaster was travelling with the Army of Tennessee and using the Chattanooga CDS as an army field cancel. Addressed to Miss Jennie Dowsing, Prattville, Ala. Jennie Dowsing (1838-1923) had two borthers who served in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. Charles Dowsing was 1st Sergt of Co K (Dixie Rifles) 29th Miss Inf but was killed in Sept 1863 and could not have sent this cover. Pvt Fielding Dowsing of Co D (Lowndes Southrons) 10th Miss Inf most likely sent this cover to his sister. Pvt Dowsing was captured as a POW some time in 1864 and confined at Camp Chase where he reportedly died in February 1865 and is buried in the Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. Cover is complete but does show a little edge wear. Very nice green stamp. | $150.00 |
 | CSA #12c (AD) (4-Margin Greenish-Blue) tied by the Chattanooga, Ten CDS 4 JAN (1864). Usage is after the Fall of Chattanooga to the Union during the Chattanooga “Rover” Period when the Chattanooga Postmaster was travelling with the Army of Tennessee and using the Chattanooga CDS as an army field cancel. Addressed to Mrs. J. H. Groover, Dixie PO Brooks Co., Ga. Cover most likely sent by a Georgia soldier in the Army of Tennessee to a relative. Cover is complete with just a little light foxing. Late use of the Rover postmark about 10 days prior to the latest known cover. Ex- Morris Everett Collection. | $175.00 |
 | CSA #12a (AD) (margin just in at left Milky Blue) tied by the Chattanooga, Ten CDS 16 DEC (1863). Usage is after the Fall of Chattanooga to the Union during the Chattanooga “Rover” Period when the Chattanooga Postmaster was travelling with the Army of Tennessee and using the Chattanooga CDS as an army field cancel. Addressed to Mrs. C. A. Cole, Sheffield PO, Fayette County, Alabama. The original soldier’s camp letter remains with the cover and is from 2nd Lieut William Duncan Cole of Co F 38th Ala Inf to his wife. The letter is quite lengthy and is datelined Camp Near Dalton, Ga Dec 10th 1863. A typed transcript of the letter is included. Good letter with camp information, some mention of troop movements, and more. Lieut Cole did not survive the war as he was killed in 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign and is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. Cover has been re-backflapped with edge repairs to the top and left to a very clean appearance. Ex-Bogg. | $200.00 |
 | CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin but close right and bottom) tied by the large single rim Knoxville, Tenn CDS 23 FEB 1863. Addressed to Gen Ragan PM (Postmaster), Ragans Station, Ten. Reagan’s Station (mispelled on the cover) was a station on the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad 9 miles NE of Athens, Ten. Reagan’s Station, Ten is not listed as a Confederate post office and is also not listed in the 1863 Appleton’s US Postal Guide. It is possible that a small short-lived post office was established there because of the railroad and was never recorded. Adversity Cover made from a used ledger sheet which appears to be a freight listing. Very Fine. | $400.00 |
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CSA #12(AD) (large right sheet margin but just a little close at the lower left) tied by a blurred strike of the Washington, Tex CDS (date not apparent) on light orange paper cover to Mrs Tessie C. Burrus San Augustine, Texas. Usages from Washington, Texas are scarce with only a handful of covers known. |
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CSA #11(AD) (4-Margin) tied by the usual somewhat weak strike of the Galveston, Tex double circle CDS. Blue paper folded letter complete to Mrs Mary J. Wall High Hill PO Fayette Co., Texas. Letter datelined "Galveston, Texas Oct 17th 64." Lengthy family letter from a husband to his wife with no war references. |
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Soldiers (Due) 10 with the Houston, Tex CDS Dietz Type B (date not apparent). Endorsed across the top “From Sergt J. E. Wallis 20th (Elmores) Texas Regt.” Clean coarse paper cover addressed to Mrs. Kate Wallis Chappell Hill, Texas. The 20th Texas Regt essentially spent the war guarding the Texas coast in the Galveston area. Very Fine. |
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Soldiers (Due) 10 with the Galveston, Tex double circle CDS (usual weak strike but easily recognizable) Dietz Type C 21 OCT 1863. Endorsed at upper right “From J. M. Seymour Comp C 2nd Tex Vol Inf.” Addressed to Mrs. John Adriance Columbia Brazoria County, Texas. The 2nd Tex Inf was surrendered and paroled at Vicksburg in JUL 1863. The regiment was declared exchanged in SEP 1863 and reorganized in the Galveston area. Very clean cover from the Adriance Correspondence. |
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Handstamp PAID (no rate) with the usual weak strike of the Houston, Tex CDS (date not apparent) Dietz Type I. Military Address to Lieut H. L. Rankin Hempstead, Texas. Clean cover slightly reduced at left not affecting anything. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin affixed upside down) tied by a partial strike of the Larissa, Tex CDS 8 FEB (1865). Folded Letter complete written on lined notebook paper and confirms the 1865 Larissa usage. Addressed to Genl Hayden H. Edwards Nacogdoches, Tex. Hayden H. Edwards was a very prominent Nacogdoches citizen and businessman at the time. He was active in the Texas Independence from Mexico movement in the 1830’s. The title of “General” was honorary and not related to the Confederate Army. The letter itself is entirely business and concerns a land deal. Excellent CSA Texas 1865 usage and a very late Texas usage for these stamps from an obscure town in Cherokee County. Very Fine. |
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CSA #98xu2 Galveston, Tex Handstamp PAID 10 Provisional (Dietz Type IVC) with a very decent strike of the Galveston, Tex double circle CDS 20 NOV (year not apparent). The fancy “PAID” woodcut strike is blurred which is usual for the later strikes. But still a very clean and very attractive cover from the well documented Adriance Correspondence addressed to Mrs. John Adriance Columbia, Texas. |
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“Paid” in manuscript (no rate) with the Courtney, Tex CDS 24 FEB (1863). Folded Letter complete to Mrs Ema E. Allen Washington, Texas. The letter gives the exact year date. The letter is a lengthy letter from a lady to her sister. Very poignant letter as the writer is despondent over the recent death of a loved one (presumably her husband). Cover is very clean and represents somewhat obscure Texas usage from Grimes County. The folded letter is actually written in a ledger page, and the interior folds are quite fragile. But the folds have been reinforced with archival quality tape. Very Fine appearance. |
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Handstamp PAID 10(ms) with a full strike of the Jefferson, Tex CDS Dietz Type I 10(ms) 14 NOV (1861). Cover is from the well-known Carroll Hoy & Co New Orleans, La Correspondence. A little light foxing but otherwsie a Very Fine appearance. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Belton, Tex CDS 15 NOV (1862) Dietz Type IB. Light brown coarse paper cover (appears homemade) addressed to Mr. John M. Webster, Bastrop, Texas. Very clean cover with bold strikes of the the postal markings and an uncommon Texas usage. Ex-Hill. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the small double circle Galveston, Tex CDS Dietz Type IC 6 APR. Orange paper cover addressed to Mr. H. L. Rankin Esq, Hempstead, Texas. Clean cover reduced a bit at the right and a sealed edge tear bottom center. |
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“Paid 10” manuscript with the small single rim Alto, Tex CDS 10 MAR (1862 by notation on back referring to the original letter which is no longer with the cover). Orange paper cover addressed to John W. Little Esqr, Centerville Bibb Co., Ala with “Fwd in haste” manuscript at lower left. Obscure usage from Cherokee County. Part of backflap missing but otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Kohn. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with a somewhat weak but recognizable strike of the Magnolia, Tex CDS Dietz Type IA 31 MAR 1862. Folded Letter Complete (business content about a land title) written on blue lined notebook paper and addressed to Hon Stephen Crosby, Com(missioner) Land Office, Austin, Texas. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the San Antonio, Tex CDS Dietz Type III 8 MAR (1865 by period receiving docketing). Manuscript “Due 10” added possibly for being overweight. Addressed to Mr. Tom B. Chase, Shreveport, La. Period notation on the face of the cover in the same hand as the address “Important Quaker letter.” Cover shows a little light foxing and edge wear with a sealed edge tear top center and with part of backflap missing, but remains quite an attractive cover showing a very late usage. |
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Soldiers (Due) 10 Handstamp with the small double circle Marshall, Tex CDS Dietz Type C 27 FEB 1863. Folded Letter Complete Adversity Cover written on a lined Ledger Page. Addressed to Mrs. Catherine Loden, Rusk Cherokee Co., Texas. Endorsed at lower left “A. S. Loden a private in Cap Henries Co.” Abner S. Loden was a private in Co I 17th Tex Cav. Capt Patrick Henry was the Co I commander. The letter to his wife is short stating that he is very sick with pneumonia in Marshall and asking his wife to come. No record as to what ultimately happened to Private Loden. Internal folds reinforced on the inside with old stamp hinges and a little light edge foxing but otherwise a Very Fine appearance. |
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Folded Letter complete with a partial strike of the Navasota, Tex CDS with no rate addressed to San Felipe, Texas. The letter is written in old German script (a large community of German immigrants lived in Texas at this time) and clearly dates the usage to MAY 1863. A second letter from the same correspondence dated JUL 1864 is included with the cover. The letters have been transcribed and translated by a university professor who can read the old German handwriting. A full transcript of both letters is included. The letters are between husband and wife, Gustav and Justiny Friedrich. Gustav is apparently with the soldiers as he states that he has been through eight battles. However, there is no record of a Gustav Friedrich serving in the Confederate Army. From the letters, he appears to be a teamster and may be a civilian hired contractor or perhaps a member of the militia. War period Confederate letters from German immigrants are not common as many are in the archives or still with the families. Few minor sealed internal tears but otherwise a very clean folded letter. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (margin just touches at left) tied by the Anderson, Tex CDS 19 MAY. Military Address to Mr. Wm H. Neblett, Capt Stephenson’s Co I, Col Elmore's Regt (20th Tex Inf), Galveston, Texas. Green lined stationery with backflap opening tears, otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Gallagher. |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 Horz Pair (4-Margin) tied by a somewhat weak but still easily recognizable strike of the Columbia, Tex CDS (date appears to be 3 AUG). Small but complete glazed paper ladies cover which is also a Mourning Cover with the black edging on the reverse addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Copes, Shreveport, La. Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the Rusk, Texas CDS Dietz Type I 16 APR (1862). Folded Letter Complete (business letter between lawyers concerning a claim on an estate) addressed to Messers Smith & Brother, New Orleans, La. Letter is dated very close to the Fall of New Orleans to the Union. Cover shows a little light foxing at the upper right and some light water staining at the lower right but still with an overall Very Fine appearance. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the Rusk, Texas CDS Dietz Type I 27 JUN (1862) with a second partial strike of the same CDS on the reverse. Folded wrapper type cover made from lined notebook paper. Military Address to John B. Long Care of Capt F. M. Taylor, Dallas PO, Texas. John B. Long (1843-1924) enlisted as 1st Sergt in Co C 3rd Tex Cav 7/1/1861 and served throughout the war and was twice wounded. After the war, he married in 1869 and lived in Rusk, Texas. There was some question in the past that this cover may be an unlisted provisional with the mark on the reverse being an undated control mark. But a 1996 CSA Certificate states that the cover is a Handstamp PAID and that the mark on the reverse which is a partial strike is an additional dated postmark. Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Velasco, Tex CDS Dietz Type I (date not fully apparent). Very clean blue paper cover addressed to Mr. A. S. Smith, Huntsville, Texas. Very Fine. |
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Turned Cover -- 1st Use (inside) handcarried to Mr. A. F. Rea, Gavleston Care of Mr. W. T. Mooring. 2nd Use (outside) CSA #11 (AD) (margin close on the right) tied by the Galveston, Tex small double circle CDS (date not fully apparent). Addressed to Mrs. C. C. Rea, Prairie Plains, Grimes Co., Texas. Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID (no rate) with the Anderson, Tex CDS 14 FEB addressed to Mr. T. W. House, Houston, Tex. Folded Letter Complete written on lined notebook paper and datelined Head Qrts 1st Reg Texas Reserves Camp Robertson near Plantersville, Tex and dated 12 FEB 1865. Nice late usage. The short letter dealing with cotton is written and signed by James W. Barnes (1815-1892) who was the Lieut Col of the 4th Tex Inf State Troops 1863-1864 and at the end of the war was the Colonel of theTexas Reserve Corps. Very Fine. | $300.00 |
 | Manuscript Soldiers “Due 10” with no other postal markings. Addressed to Mrs. J. M. Osterhout, Bellville, Tex. Endorsed at upper left “From J. P. Osterhout Adjt 4th Tex S(tate) T(roops).” The 4th Tex Inf State Troops was a home guard unit organized in 1863 for six months service. Other endorsed covers in the Osterhout correspondence places the unit in the Houston area which is most likely where this cover originated. A non contemporary notation most likely referring to the original letter which is no longer with the cover dates the cover to DEC 1863. Very clean cover. | $200.00 |
 | USA Star Die pen-cancel and the small single rim Mount Enterprise, Tex CDS at the left 11 MAR 1861 USA Used in CSA Texas. This usage is currently Dietz unlisted. Addressed to Miss Em Reagan, Henderson, Texas. Backflap opening tears and just a little staining at the lower left, but still quite a clean cover and an excellent usage from Rusk County. | $350.00 |
 | CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin with a very coarse printing) tied by the Chapel Hill, Tex CDS 30 SEP. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Henry A. Landis, Galveston, Texas, Elmores Reg Company B. Turned cover with first (inside) usage handcarried to Mr. Ed Wallis, Chappell Hill, Texas Politeness of Dr. Garrison. Elmores Regiment was the 20th Tex Inf commanded by Col Henry M. Elmore. The 20th Tex Inf essentially spent the war guarding the Texas coast in the Galveston area. Very Fine cover. | $300.00 |
 | CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin with a very coarse printing) tied by the Houston, Tex CDS 17 AUG. Orange paper cover addressed to George W. -----, Austin, Texas. Sealed edge tears top center and backflap opening tears. Still a very clean cover with an excellent strike of the Houston postmark. | $250.00 |
 | CSA #6 Vert Pair (right sheet margin and a small clip at the lower left corner) tied by the Velasco, Tex CDS with a JUL date. Addressed to Miss Felicia Yeiser, Columbia, Texas. Felicia Yeiser later married Captain William Benson of the 35th Tex Cav. Very clean cover Ex-John Hill Collection. | $250.00 |
 | CSA #1 Horz Pair Stone 2 Plated as Positions 5-6 (bottom margin a bit irregular and a little edge gum toning) canceled by a single pen stroke and tied by the Houston, Tex CDS. The date in the CDS is not apparent, but period docketing on the reverse dates the cover to May-June 1864 which is quite late use for these stamps. Business sized cover addressed to Brig Genl W. G. Webb, LaGrange, Texas with manuscript “Official Business” at top right. Gen William Graham Webb was is Texas state service and commanded the 2nd Brigade Texas State Troops. Clean cover with a small reduction at the right. | $250.00 |
 | Miliken, Texas PAID CDS rimless and dateless Type I with additional “PAID 10” in manuscript. Addressed to Mrs. Mary Woods, Gatesville, Texas. Small reduction at the left not affecting anything and just a very little light foxing. Scarce Texas postmark with an overall Very Fine appearance. | $500.00 |
 | Soldiers Due 10 handstamp with two strikes of the small single single rim dateless Cold Spring, Tex CDS. Endorsed at left “Letter from a member of Mosly’s (Moseley's) light Battery CSA” and addressed to San Felipe, Austin Cy, Tex. This is a folded letter complete which is quite lengthy but is written in what appears to be old German script, and I cannot read it except that the letter dates the cover to January 1864. The sender is identified as Gustav Friedrich, and the letter is addressed to a family member. The unit is the Texas 7th Artillery Battalion Company B commanded by Capt William G. Moseley. Very Fine. | $400.00 |
 | CSA #4 Horz Pair Stone 2 Plated as Positions 26-27 (margins close on three sides) manuscript canceled “1862” with the BLUE Paris, Texas CDS to the left 16 SEP (1862). This is a quite a scarce blue postmark. Folded Letter Complete addressed to Hon B. H. Epperson, Clarksville, Texas. The letter confirms the September 1862 usage from Paris, Tex. Very interesting letter from G. W. Wright concerning orders to regulate prices on leather, salt, and other goods to prevent what we would term “price gouging.” Capt George Washington Wright, the sender, was the Provost Marshall of Red River County and was given the authority to regulate the prices in the county. Benjamin H. Epperson (1826-1878), the addressee, was a prominent lawyer and politician and a personal friend of Sam Houston. Very Fine cover and avery interesting letter. | $750.00 |
 | “Paid 10” manuscript Anderson, Tex (bold strike of the CDS) 23 JAN with Military Address to Mr. John N. Scott, Capt Dickie’s Co (H), Col Elmores 20th Regt, Galveston, Texas. Adversity cover made from a used Port of Galveston Shipping Document (cotton) displayed flapped down from the top. The 20th Tex Inf essentially spent the war guarding the Texas coast in the Galveston area but did play a prominent part in retaking Galveston at the Battle of Galveston 1 JAN 1863. Very Fine Adversity Cover Ex-Oswald. | $750.00 |
 | USA Star Die with the Official Overprint for the Agency Post Office Dept. Trans-Miss signed Jas H. Starr Agent. This variery of the imprint with the second line all upper case is not listed in the 1986 Dietz Catalog. Marshall, Tex small double circle postmark with an AUG (1864) date official free use addressed to P(ost) M(aster) Barkville Newton Co., Tex. The Trans-Miss(issippi) Agency was the only major section of the Confederate Post Office Department not located in Richmond. After the fall of Vicksburg with the Confederacy split into two sections, the POD Trans-Mississippi Agency was created by Act of Congress in February 1864 with Dr. James H. Starr as the Agent. The agency was created to better administer postal services west of the Mississippi River. Headquarters for the Agency was in Marshall, Texas. Dr. Starr had envelopes locally imprinted in Marshall for official use by the Agency and had the only official free frank privileges outside of the POD offices in Richmond. This is the scarcest of the POD official overprinted covers. The cover is also turned with an inside handcarried use with no postal markings but a Military Address to Capt J(ohn) T(homas) Stark, Company H 13th Texas Cavalry, Monroe, La. Company H was raised in Newton County, Texas, and John T. Stark is listed as the Confederate postmaster at Burkeville, Texas 1861-1867. Interesting situation with the postmaster away serving with the army. There is no other John T. Stark listed from this area at this time. CSA Certificate 2000 which notes that the cover has been professionally cleaned and pressed with a left upper corner professional repair. The certificate does not note another professional repair on the reverse to a side flap. The restorations give this scarce cover an overall Very Fine appearance and is ready to exhibit. Ex- Howard Green. | $2,000.00 |
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