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CSA #4 Stone 2 Horz Pair (left sheet margin and a little gum toning along the right edge with margin in at the upper right corner) on the reverse used to seal the backflap and tied by the Richmond, Va CDS 24 JUL 1862. Very small but complete ladies cover addressed to Miss Mattie K. Martin Statesville, N. Carolina. Statesville is lined through and the cover forwarded to Mocksville NC with the addition of CSA #6 Horz Pair (very fine 4-Margin stamps) to the front of the cover to pay the forwarding fee. CSA #6 Pair tied by the Statesville NC CDS 30 JUL 1862. Very Fine forwarded cover with excellent combination stamp usage. Cover can be folded out so that both sides of the cover can be displayed together. | $700.00 |
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CSA #11(AD) (Greenish-Blue 4-Margin but close at left and bottom) tied by a very decent strike of the Blue Petersburg, Va CDS 27 JUN. Blue paper cover addressed to Mrs. C. F. Davis Thorn Hill Granger Co., E. Tenn. Very Fine. | $125.00 |
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CSA #12(AD) (4-Margin) tied by a partial strike of the Greasy Violet Lynchburg, Va CDS 1 MAY. Addressed to Mr. James Bridger Haywood PO Chatham County, No. Ca. Some minor light foxing. Ex-Kohn. | $150.00 |
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Handstamp PAID 5(ms) with the Cobham, Va CDS 2 NOV (1861) Dietz Type I 5(ms) from the Alfred Rives Richmond, Va Correspondence. Very Fine. | $125.00 |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 Horz Pair (stamps with irregular margins) tied by the Comorn, Va CDS 30 Sep (1862) with a second strike of the same CDS to the left. Orange paper cover addressed to G. W. Lewis Esqr Senate of Virginia Richmond. Comorn was a very small post office in King George County and does not appear on current maps of Virginia. This cover represents very late usage for these Stone 1 stamps and also scarce CSA usage for this part of Virginia. It is distinctly unusual to see CSA postal activity from this location after March 1862 because of almost constant Union occupation. Cover with missing backflap but is otherwise clean and quite attractive. |
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CSA #12(AD) (4-Margin and affixed sideways) tied by a full but very greasy strike of the Blue Lynchburg, Va CDS 9 OCT. Unusual for the Blue Lynchburg postmark to be so greasy. I suspect that this is most likely the Lynchburg Violet postmark which is normally very greasy, but it looks blue because it is viewed against a very orange paper cover. Addressed to William Green Esq Counsellor at Law Richmond. Very Fine. |
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CSA #12(AD) (4-Margin but with some light gum staining) tied by a partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS 20 SEP. Addressed to Geo. Baughman Esq Box 772 Richmond, Va. Cover is a nice example of an Overpaid Drop Letter. Some minor backflap damage which does not detract from an overall very clean appearance. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the Tudor Hall, Va CDS Dietz Type I 26 SEP (1861). Small but complete cover addressed to Mr. N. C. Manson Lynchburg, Va. Sealed backflap tear which does not detract from an otherwise very clean and attractive cover. |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 Horz Pair (4-Margin but close in spots and minor faults with a small part at the top margin slightly overhanging the edge of the cover) tied by a beautiful full and bold strike of the BLUE Lynchburg, Va CDS 6 AUG. Very small but complete pink paper ladies cover addressed to Miss Harriett G. Lipscombe Cuckooville Louisa Co., Va. Cover does have a light file fold affecting the right stamp but otherwise a very clean and attractive cover with an excellent postmark. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with a partial strike of the Culpeper CH CDS Dietz Type IA with an AUG 1861 date. Clean cover addressed to Mrs. Wm S. Parran or Mr. Chas F. Graves Somerset Orange Co., Va. Ex-Matz. |
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CSA #1 Stone 2 Horz Pair (4-Margin but with just a slight bit of gum toning) tied by the Leesburg, Va double circle CDS and also the matching Grid Cancel used by Leesburg. The postmark is weakly struck but is still easily identifiable, but the date is not apparent. Very small but complete and very clean ladies cover addressed to Miss M. L. Presbury Early Grove Marshall County, Mississippi. Usage would be during the first part of 1862 paying the 10c rate over 500 miles from Virginia to Mississippi. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the Smithfield, Va CDS Dietz Type IA all in RED 14 SEP (1861). Addressed to Charles Matlock Reidsville NC. Missing backflap and the red postal markings are a bit weakly struck as is usual for the red Smithfield marks, but otherwise a Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y (Light Milky Blue with 4 Huge Margins) tied by the Blue Petersburg, Va CDS 18 OCT (1862). Blue paper Adversity Cover made from a folded lined ledger sheet (handwritten business receipt) addressed to Revd R. O. Burton Weldon NC. Very Nice stamp and a very clean cover. |
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CSA #12(AD) (Greenish-Blue 4-Margin but close on the left and affixed upside down) tied by the Blue Petersburg, Va CDS 8 DEC (1863). Light coarse paper cover addressed to Messers L. Baugh & Co Abingdon, Va. The original business letter enclosure written on a lined ledger page is also included. Just a little light foxing but otherwise a Very Fine appearance. |
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Official Post Office Department Cover with the “Auditor’s Office P.O.D. Official Business FREE” imprint in the right upper corner Dietz Type XI and signed I. W. M. Harris Auditor. This imprint type is Dietz unlisted with the “Harris” signature. Full strike of the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 6l 3 AUG (1864) with the Richmond Handstamp “FREE.” Addressed to Postmaster (the word “Postmaster” is printed on the cover) Jonesville Lee Co, Va. This is a very coarse paper legal size cover with just a little light foxing but otherwise a Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y (light milky blue with an exceptionally dry printing and margins touch at top and right) pen-cancelled with the “Genito, Va Apr 22” manuscript to the left. Addressed to Mrs L. James Colston Care of Professor J. B. Minor University of Va Albemarle Co., Va. Just some very light water staining which does not detract from an otherwise very clean and neat appearance. |
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CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y (light milky blue 4-Margin except for a slight edge nick at lower left) tied by the Winchester, Va CDS 26 OCT (1862). Very coarse paper homemade cover addressed to Wm L. Owen Esqr Black Walnut, Va. Address is a little faded but still legible. Very nice Stone Y stamp. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Winchester, Va CDS Dietz Type IB 21 JUL. Light blue paper cover addressed to Hon R. F. W. Allston Charleston SC. Light horizitonal file fold near the top through the postal markings but otherwise a clean and attractive cover. |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 Horz Pair (4-Margin but with some minor surface scuffs which could also be stone flaws as it can be difficult at times to tell the difference) paying the single rate over 500 miles tied by the Blue Norfolk, Va double circle CDS 29 NOV 1861. Addressed to Mrs E. L. Carter Milledgeville, Georgia. Some minor backflap tears but otherwise a Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #11(AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Clarksville, Va CDS 18 OCT. Postmark appears to be distinctly GREEN. However, the Clarksville postmark is known in both Green and Blue, and this is too close a call to make with certainty. Addressed to Mr. A. W. Strange Palmyra Fluvanna (Virginia). Very Fine. |
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CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y (4-Margin Light Milky Blue) tied by a partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS date not apparent). Very small cover only slightly reduced on the left not affecting anything and addressed to Miss Catherine House Mt Pleasant Cabarras Cty NC. Clean cover and a beautiful stamp. |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 Horz Pair (4-Margin with a small left sheet margin) tied by the Tudor Hall, Va CDS 18 FEB 1862. Light coarse paper cover addressed to Mrs. M. W. Ewing Satartia, Miss. The sender was Sgt B. B. Ewing of the 12th Miss Inf writing home to his wife. Some minor lower edge faults, but otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y (4-Margin Light Greenish-Blue) tied by a very nice strike of the Blue Petersburg, Va CDS 30 MAR (1863). Small pink paper lined ladies stationery addressed to Mrs. Rufus Owen Wolf Trap Halifax Co., Virginia. Addressee is very likely the wife of Capt Rufus H. Owen (1830-1892) Company G 6th Va Cav, but do not believe the cover is from her husband as it is definitely ladies stationery, and the Petersburg postmark does not coincide with the location of the 6th Va Cav in the Spring of 1863. Sealed edge tears at top center not affecting anything. Very nice example of the Stone Y stamp. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by a partial strike of the Lynchburg, Va greasy Violet CDS (date not apparent). Coarse paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mrs. Elizabeth Johns near Balconey Falls Rockbridge County, Va. Intact cover with just a little minor light foxing and a very nice stamp. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin but close on the right) tied by the Black Petersburg, Va CDS 20 JAN (1865). Coarse paper homemade adversity cover addressd to Mrs. E. M. Henry Care of J. L. Collius Esq Harris PO Louisa Co., Va. Minor corner fault at lower right otherwise very Fine with 1865 usage. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the Gordonsville, Va CDS Dietz Type I (date not fully apparent). Clean cover addressed to Mr. Franklin Davis Staunton, Va. Small part of backflap missing, otherwise a Very Fine appearance. Ex-Weil. |
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CSA #5 (4-Margin with a small left sheet margin standard somewhat light rose color) tied by the Blue Petersburg, Va CDS 29 JUL (1862). Coarse paper cover (definitely a homemade adversity cover) addressed to Rev Lewis Phillips Fair Haven Moore Co. NC. Rev Phillips had two sons both serving in Co D 48th NC Inf one of whom most likely sent this cover. Martin C. Phillips was wounded at Fredericksburg 12/13/1862 and captured as a POW at Bristoe Station (Va) 10/14/1863. He was confined at Point Lookout until exchanged 5/8/1864. Baxter C. Phillips was also wounded at Fredericksburg 12/13/1862 but recovered and rejoined his regiment in early 1863. Cover slightly reduced at the left not affecting anything, otherwise Very Fine. PF Certificate 1989. |
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CSA #11c (AD) (4-Margin Greenish-Blue) tied by an a bright Greenish-Blue Lynchburg, Va CDS (date not fully apparent). Addressed to Mr. Henry G. Stevens, Amsterdam Bottetort Co., Va. Wallpaper Adversity Cover with a floral design in various shades of gray which displays very well with the backflap folded down. Very Fine. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (margin close on the left but with a large upper sheet margin) tied by the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS 2 JUN (1864). Blue paper Adversity Cover made from a used blue lined Ledger Sheet with what appears to be a listing of accounts. Addressed to Mrs. Margaret E. Wheeler, Shiloh Post Office, Sumter District, South Carolina. The sender was Capt Robert E. Wheeler Co H 26th SC Inf writing home to his wife. Not long after sending this letter, Capt Wheeler was killed at the Battle of the Crater 7/30/1864. Both he and his wife are buried at the Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery. Very Fine. |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 (4-Margin with a large upper sheet margin) tied by the Lynchburg, Va CDS (Black) 9 JAN (1862). Military Address to Capt Jeyhugh (unsure of spelling due to handwriting) Wells, Pattonsburg Botetourt, Va. Could not find such a person associated with the CSA Army as either a staff or field officer, so the rank may be a Virginia State Commission. Very Fine Cover and a very nice stamp. |
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CSA #1b Stone 2 (4-Margin Dark Green) affixed upside down at the lower right corner and pen-canceled. A bold strike of the Mount Jackson, Va CDS 4 FEB (1862) is at the left lower corner. Orange paper cover with Military Address originally to Mr. Erasmus Flemmings, Martinsburg Berkeley Co., Va Care of Capt Mauk. However, the sender got the names wrong, so the address was amended to Mr. John M. Flemmings Care of Capt Rinker. Private John M. Flemmings and Capt Erasmus Rinker were in Co G 136th Va Militia Infantry which was strictly a local unit. Martinsburg in Berkeley County was later incorporated into the Union State of West Virginia in 1863. Backflap opening tear otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #4a Stone 2 Horz Pair (margin just touches at top right but a very dark blue color) tied by a parial strike of the Gordonsville, Va CDS with an AUG 1862 date. Clean cover addressed to C. Dawson Esqr, Callaghan’s PO Alleghany, Va. |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 (4-Margin but close at the bottom) tied by a partial strike of the Staunton, Va CDS (date not apparent). Very clean small but apparently complete wrapper with a light address to Mrs. A. C. Hopkins, Hampden Sidney, Va. |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 and CSA #6 Used on Combination to make the 10c rate. Both stamps are pen-canceled and on the back used to seal the backflap but were not damaged in opening. Manuscript on the front of the cover “Afton, Va Aug 21st (1862) stamps on back.” The “stamps on back” notation was made by the Afton postmaster to note that the postage had been paid. Light brown coarse paper cover (probably homemade) with a Military Address to Mr. James A. Pannel in the Care of Capt Marmaduke Johnson Richmond, Va Light Artillery. The Richmond “Johnson” Va Light Artillery Battery was an Army of Northern Virginia Artillery Unit. Afton, Va was a stop on the Virginia Central Railaroad. Very clean cover only slightly reduced on the left not affecting anything and showing interesting combination usage. |
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Handstamp PAID 5(ms) with the Orange CH, Va CDS Dietz Type I 31 OCT (1861) all in Orange. This is a Folded Letter (Business) which confirms the 1861 date. Addressed to P. P Nalle Esqr, Rackoon Ford, Culpeper Cty (Va). Very clean cover. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin but close at the bottom left) tied by a partial strike of the Orange CH, Va CDS 15 AUG. Addressed to Mrs. Elisabeth Johnston, Somerville Morgan Co., North Ala. Complete cover with a few backflap tears and just a little light foxing. |
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Handstamp PAID 10 with the Tudor Hall, Va CDS Dietz Type III 6 SEP 1861. Early Trans-Miss usage addressed to Mr. Chancey Fountain, Baton Rouge, La most likely sent by a Louisiana soldier to his father back home. Just a little light foxing, small metalic paper clip mark at the upper left, and a few backflap opening tears but still a Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (very coarse printing with somewhat irregular margins) tied by the BLACK Petersburg, Va CDS 30 MAR (1865) showing very late usage just days before the Fall of Petersburg 4/3/1865. The address is in light pencil and is a military address to Captain G. T. B. Wester, Trevellians Depot, Louisa Co., Va. Cover has a blue ink stain at the upper left corner not affecting anything and also just a little light foxing. |
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Handstamp PAID 2 Drop Letter with the Richmond, Va CDS Dietz Type I. Very coarse paper homemade adversity cover with Military Address to Dr. Armistead R. Mott Care of Maj Gen D. H. Hill, Richmond, Virgina. The addressee was the Chief Surgeon on the staff of Gen D. H. Hill and held the rank of Major. Over the Richmond postmark is the outline of gum showing that a stamp had been applied probably by mistake over the postmark and then removed. On examination, the postmark is clearly under the residual of the remaining gum left behind. There was no need for a stamp as the “PAID 2” mark indicated full payment for the drop letter usage. Few minor edge faults and a little light foxing but a scarce PAID 2 drop letter handstamp usage on a very presentable cover. |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 (4-Margin affixed sideways and a very nice dark blue) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 3a 9 APR 1862. Addressed to Miss R. R. Gooch, Richmond, Virginia making this an Overpaid Drop Letter. The cover is a high quality small ladies type stationery envelope with a deep pink colored lining which makes a colorful display with the left side flap folded out. Very Fine. |
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CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y (4-Margin affixed sideways at upper left) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 3g (broken “O”) 21 OCT 1862. “Confederate States of America Surgeon General’s Office, Official Business” Imprinted Semi-Official Envelope Dietz Type V. The cover itself is a very coarse brown paper and addressed to Miss Maria H. Fox at Mrs F. A. Oliviers Box 233, Petersburg Va. Backflap opening tears and just a little light foxing, but otherwise a very clean an very fine appearing cover and a nice Stone Y stamp. |
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CSA #12c (AD) (margin just a bit irregular on the left Greenish-Blue) tied by a neat strike of the Lynchburg, Va CDS in black 17 MAR (1864). Very small but complete (3 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches) light coarse paper homemade adversity cover from the Franklin Davis, Staunton, Va Correspondence. Very Fine. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the Monterey, Va CDS Dietz Type I 21 JUL (1861) which is the date of the Battle of First Manassas. Orange paper cover slightly reduced at the right and with just a little light foxing addressed to Mrs. Allen W. Womack, Pittsylvannia Court House, Va. |
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CSA #7 Two Singles (4-Margin) tied together and to the cover by the Staunton, Va CDS 30 AUG. Light coarse paper cover addressed to Mrs. Chastain White, Coal Hill PO Goochland Co., Va. Very Fine. |
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CSA #7 Single (margins close on two sides and affixed upside down) pen-cancelled but tied by the pen stroke with manuscript “Ivy Depot (Va) April 10/63” to the left. There is also a manuscript “5ct due” in the same hand as the manuscript postal markings which also ties the stamp as the cover was underpaid. It looks as though there may have been two stamps affixed originally, but one stamp fell off at or just before posting prompting the Ivy Depot postmaster to assess the underpayment fee. From the Franklin Davis Nurseryman Staunton, Va correspondence. Very clean cover. |
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Handstamp PAID 5(ms) with the Cobham, Va CDS Dietz Type II 5(ms) 24 AUG (1861) from the Rives Correspondence addressed to Mrs. Alfred L. Rives Care of James B. Macmurdo Esq, Richmond, Virginia. Docketing at left indicates that the letter was from “Mamma.” Alfred L. Rives (initially a Capt and promoted Maj and Lt Col) was the second ranking officer at the Engineer Bureau in the War Department at Richmond. Very Fine Cover. |
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CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y (beautiful 4-Margin stamp) tied by the small single rim Jeetersville, Va CDS (date not apparent). Small but complete cover with Military Address to Col Wm Preston Johnston ADC, Richmond, Va. William Preston Johnson (1831-1899) was the son of CSA General Albert Sidney Johnston (killed at Shiloh) and served as military Aide-de-Camp to President Jefferson Davis. After the war, he held positions at Washington and Lee University and the University of Louisiana before becoming the first president of Tulane University in New Orleans in 1884. Very Fine cover (very minor paper clip mark at upper right) with CSA Certificate #3540 from 1999 signed by Jerry Palazolo. |
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Turned Cover - 1st Use (inside): CSA # 12 (AD) tied by the Culpeper CH, Va CDS 22 OCT (1863) to Mrs. D. S. Redding, Griffin, Ga. 2nd Use: CSA #12 (AD) tied by the Forsythe, Ga CDS 7 JAN (1864) to Mr. Wm M. Blanton, Griffin, Ga. The sender of the 1st use was Lieut Daniel S. Redding Co D 45th Ga Inf. Lieut Redding was promoted Capt 1/23/1865 and captured as a POW at Petersburg, Va 4/2/1865. He was released from Johnsons Island 6/19/1865. Cover cannot be flapped for display because the stamps are opposite each other upper right corner opposing the upper left corner. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by a full strike of the Farmville, Va CDS 30 OCT. This Farmville postmark has a definite greenish color to it although the CDS is not recorded in green. Addressed to Mr. A. W. Strange, Paymyra Fluvanna, Virginia. Just a little water staining along the bottom edge but otherwise Very Fine and a very nice apparently unrecorded example of a greenish postmark. |
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CSA #2 Paterson (4-Margin) with a Grid Cancel and the Farmville, Va CDS to the left (date not apparent). Addressed to Mr. A. W. Strange, Palmyra Fluvanna, Virginia. Clean cover and a nice stamp. |
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CSA #11c Vert Pair (4-Margin Greenish-Blue and affixed sideways) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 5f 1 JAN (1864) (New Years Day Cover). Light coarse paper cover addressed to Mrs. Capt J. J. Allen, Waskey’s Mills Botetourt Co., Va. John James Allen (b1831) enlisted as a private in Co K 57th Va Inf 6/10/1861 and was promoted Capt 7/20/1861. He was wounded at Malvern Hill 7/1/1862 losing an arm. He resigned 8/23/1862 on account of his wound. After the war, he was a lawyer, judge, and a legislator for Botetourt County. Very Fine double rate cover. |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 (4-Margin Plated as Pos 29 with a random ink smudge printing flaw at right lower corner) tied by the small single rim blue Portsmouth, Va CDS 25 NOV (1861). Blue paper cover addressed to Miss Lizzie Walke Care of Mitchell & Tyler, Richmond, Va. Slight reduction at left not affecting anything otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #13b (4-Margin Dark Green with a very minor edge fault) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 6p 5 NOV (1864). Light coarse paper cover addressed to Miss Nannie M. Joyner Care G. C. Jackson Esqr, New Plymouth Lunenberg Co., Va. Cover with edge fault at bottom center which does not detract from an overall Very Fine appearance. |
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Turned Cover -- 1st Use (inside): “Paid 10” manuscript with a full strike of the Forest Depot, Va rimless CDS 12 AUG (1863) addressed to Mrs. Ester Randolph, Lye River W(are) House Nelson Co., Va. 2nd Use (outside) CSA #9 T-E-N (4-Margin with part of the adjacent stamp visible at the bottom and a very minor light crease) on the back used to seal the backflap but not damaged in opening and Pen-Canceled. The small single rim Nelsons Station, Va CDS is on the face of the second usage 18 OCT (1863) addressed to Dr. R. C. Randolph, Millwood Clarke Co., Va Care of Capt William N. Nelson, New Market Shenandoah. William N. Nelson (1825-1894) was Captain of the Nelson Rifles (Co C 2nd Va Inf) and was severely wounded at 1st Manassas (7/21/1861). He was discharged 5/18/1862 as a direct result of his wounds. The addressee had a son (Robert Carter Randolph Jr) in the same unit who was wounded at Chancellorsville (5/3/1863) and later killed at Cedar Creek, Va (10/19/1864). Very Fine light coarse paper homemade adversity cover with an uncommon turned usage with a T-E-N stamp. |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 (margin close at left and Plated as Position 47) Pen-Cancel and manuscript “Pedlars Mills Feb 28/62” to the left. Coarse paper homemade adversity cover with Military Address to Capt John Thompson Jr, Amherst C H, Virginia. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by two strikes of the BROWN Gordonsville, Va CDS (date not apparent). Clean coarse paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mr. G. M. Wilkinson, Newton NC. |
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CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y (4-Margin) tied by the Blue Lynchburg, Va CDS 7 OCT 1862. Addressed to Rev T. H. Early, Charlottesville, Va. Very Fine. |
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CSA #3 (margin touches at bottom) tied by a partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS (date not fully apparent). Light but legible address to Isaac A. Gaddis Esqr, Richmond, Va making this a Richmond Drop Letter. Part of backflap missing otherwise a very clean cover. CSA Certificate from 2000 states stamp has a light crease across the top and the envelope restored under the stamp. I do not see the crease. If the cover has been restored, then it was a hightly professional job as I just cannot see the restoration. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin but close at the top) tied by the VIOLET Lynchburg, Va CDS 24 JUL. Coarse paper homemade cover addressed to Miss M. A. Davies, Glenmore PO Buckingham Cty, Va. Cover reflapped to repair minor top edge faults to a Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 (4-Margin and with a minor short transfer at the lower left) tied by a partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS 10 MAY 1862. Addressed to Rev Chas Wright, Newport, Va. Minor reduction at the left not affecting anything otherwise Very Fine. |
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Soldiers (Due) 10 with the Scottsville, Va CDS Dietz Type A 17 MAR (1863). Addressed to Mrs. Elizabeth Hudler, Winston Forsythe Co NC. Endorsed at left “John W. Hudler Company D 57 NC Troops.” John W. Hudler (24) enlisted as a private 7/4/1862. He is listed as having Died of Disease (pneumonia) at Richmond, Va 6/6/1863. Very Fine, Ex Brian Green. |
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CSA #1 Stone Vert Pair Plated as Positions 20, 30 (margin touches along the left side affixed sideways) tied by a partial strike of the Yorktown, Va CDS 30 NOV (1861). Trans-Mississippi usage addressed to Mrs. Carolina E Quirk, New Orleans, La. On arrival in New Olreans, the cover was advertised with the addition of the New Orleans boxed “ADV. .” handstamp Dietz Type I. This is a scarce handstamp and is actually a prewar mark that was adopted by the New Orleans post office for Confederate use by removing the “1” in the original mark and leaving that space blank as the CSA advertised rate was 2cts. Minor corner faults and a small stain at the lower left corner but otherwise a very clean appearance. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin with stamps affixed vertically at the left upper corner) tied by the Hicksford, Va CDS 5 SEP (1864). Coarse paper cover addressed to Rev M. M. Marshall, General Hospital No 1, Kittrells, N. Carolina. This is actually a Turned Adversity Cover with the inside use showing a “Shelby NC” manuscript addressed to Miss M. Sue Wingfield, Hicksford Greenville Co., Va. The stamp from the inside usage is missing. The cover has not been cut or folded for display. Very Fine. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Marion, Va CDS 10 AUG. Manuscript “OB" (Official Business) at top center. Coarse paper cover which appears homemade addressed top Messers S & C McGarick, Max Meadows Wyth County, Va. Very small piece missing from backflap but otherwise Very Fine. |
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Handstamp “5” (presumably sent as a PAID as there is no endorsement) with the small double circle Charlottesville, Va CDS 14 JUN 1861 (early usage with yeardate in the CDS) all in BLUE. Addressed to Miss Jane E. Sutherland Care of Thomas Clarke Esqr, Union Mills Fluvanna County, Va. Small piece missing from backflap and a little light foxing but still a very presentable cover. |
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CSA #1 Stone 2 Plated as Position 50 (margin just touches at right) cancelled with a BLUE Grid with the matching BLUE small double circle Charlottesville, Va CDS 17 FEB 1862. Orange paper cover addressed to Mrs. Peyton R. Harrison, Martinsburg Berkeley Co., Va. Martinsburg in Berkeley County would later in 1863 be incorporated into the Union State of West Virginia. The addressee was the widow of Lieutenant Peyton R. Harrison (1832-1861) Co D 2nd Va Inf as Lieutenant Harrison was Killed-in-Action the previous summer at First Manassas 7/21/1861. Very clean cover. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (margin just touches at upper right) tied by the small double circle Charlottesville, Va CDS in BLACK 19 MAR 1864. Yellow paper cover addressed to John R. Strother Esqr, Deans Mills Buckingham County, Virginia. Minor backflap opening tear otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin and affixed to seal the backflap) tied by the BLUE Charlottesville, Va small double circle CDS 6 JAN 1863 with a second strike of the same CDS on the face of the cover. Addressed to Mrs. Martha P. (last name obscured by the postmark), Keswick Dept Albemarle County, Virginia. Minor reduction at the left not affecting anything, otherwise a Very Fine appearance. |
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| Two covers (no letters) from the Lt Edwin R. Page Correspondence. Edwin Randolph Page, a 39 year old lawyer from Campbell County, was commissioned 1st Lt Co I 2nd Va Cav 6/8/1861. He was discharged 4/25/1862 when he failed to be reelected as a company officer. He had later service as a Captain in the Va Reserves. John D. Alexander (1819-1875) was the Captain of Lt Page’s Company and was listed as wounded at First Mannasas. He was court martialed 10/22/1862 (reason and place not given) with no subsequent army record. | ||
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“Centreville, Va July 11th (1861) Paid 5” all in manuscript. Addressed to Mrs Edwin R. Page, Campbell Ct Ho, Virginia. Usage from Centreville, Va is very scarce as this post office only existed a short time early in the war mainly for army mail. This cover is dated just a short time before the Battle of First Manassas, and Centreville is very close to Manassas Junction. Cover is from Lt E. R. Page Co I 2nd Va Cav to his wife. On the reverse of the cover is a large illustration of the Virginia State Seal with “Jno D. Alexander, Clerk Campbell (County) Clerks Office.” Cover does have a sealed edge tear at top left very near the manuscript and some backflap opening tears affecting the large illustration, but still with an overall very clean appearance and a scarce item. |
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Handstamp PAID (no rate) with the small Leesburg, Va double circle CDS 9 JUN 1861 (early usage) addressed to Mrs. Edwin R. Page, Campbell Ct Ho, Virginia. Minor edge staining and a little light foxing. |
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CSA #11c (AD) (4-Margin Greenish-Blue) tied by the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS 30 AUG. Blue paper cover addressed to Miss F. M. Blair, Deals Mills Caldwell County NC. The addressee had a number of relatives in various units of the Confederate Army. The cover most likely sent by her brother Lieut Milton Benjamin Blair Co I 26th NC Inf which was an ANV unit. Very Fine. |
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CSA #11c (AD) (4-Margin Greenish-Blue) tied by the BROWN Gordonsville, Va CDS (date not fully apparent). Military endorsement at upper left “Lieut J. B. Evans Co I 53rd Ga Regt.” Orange paper cover addressed to Mrs. Molie A. Evans, Jackson Butts County, Georgia. John B. Evans enlisted 5/12/1862 and was promoted 1st Lieut 10/15/1863. He served throughout the war surrendering with his unit at Appomattox. Very clean cover and a very decent example of the Brown Gordonsville, Va postmark. |
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CSA #10 Frame Line (margin close at right with complete lines top and left and an almost complete line at bottom) tied by a full strike of the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 5a 12 MAY 1863. Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mrs. Archie C. Page, Fife Post Office, Goochland (Virginia). The cover was sent by Private Archie C. Page of Co D 6th Va Cav to his wife. Private Page survived the war and was paroled 4/19/1865 at Winchester, Va. Very Fine Ex-DuPuy. |
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CSA #10 Frame Line (4-Margin with full line at top and part line at left and plated as Position 5) tied by the Wytheville, Va CDS 6 DEC. Very small ladies type cover addressed to Miss Susie Scott Care of Chas Scott Esqr, Lynchburg, Va. Backflap missing otherwise Very Fine. Signed Ashbrook on the back and 1981 PF Certificate. Ex-DuPuy. |
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“Paid 5” (ms) with the small single rim Arrington, Va CDS 20 MAR (1862). Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mrs. Maria L. Payne, Pigeon Run Campbell Co, Va. Very Fine. |
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Soldiers “Due 10” (ms) with a full strike of the Guineys, Va CDS with a FEB date (most likely 1863). Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Miss Mary A. Turner, LaGrange Troup Co., Ga. Endorsed at the top “From private I. H. Turner Co K 44 Reg Ga Vol.” Irby H. Turner enlisted as a private 3/4/1862, was promoted Corp 7/27/1862 and Sergt in 1864. He was captured as a POW at Spotsylvania Court House, Va 5/10/1864 and died of smallpox while a prisoner at Fort Delaware 7/16/1864. Very clean cover.. |
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“C(edar) G(rove) Mills Mar 7 / 64 Pd 10” all in manuscript representing obscure usage from Rockbridge County, Virginia. Folded Letter Complete (business letter written on a lined Ledger Page) from the Franklin Davis, Staunton, Va Correspondence. Very Fine. |
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“Berrys Ferry Va 27 Nov 1861 Paid 5” all in manuscript. Part of a folded letter (appears to be a business receipt) addressed to Mr. Thos A. Blackmon, Front Royal Warren Co., Va. Very obscure usage from Clarke County, Virginia. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the Charlottesville, Va small double circle CDS Dietz Type IA all in Blue 15 AUG 1861. Addressed to Mrs. D. H. Conrad, Martinsburg, Va. Martinsburg is in Berkeley County which would later in 1863 be incorporated into the Union State of West Virginia. Backflap opening tears, minor edge faults and toning but still a very presentable cover with usage into West Virginia. |
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CSA #3 (4-Margin with a light pre-affixing vertical crease) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 5a 27 JUL 1863. Richmond Drop Letter usage with Military Address to Capt A. Hardin, 4th Va Heavy Artillery, Richmond, Va. The address is written on lined notebook paper which has been pasted over a prior address to Mr Joel Hardin but no evidence that the cover was twice postally used. Usage is period, and the cover has a 1982 CSA Certificate. Cover slightly reduced at the right not affecting anything and with a single backflap opening tear, otherwise a very clean appearance and a scarce usage. |
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CSA #9 T-E-N Horz Pair (top margin close on the left stamp and just barely touches on the right stamp but with a portion of the stamp below visible on the right) tied by a partial strike of a Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 6- with an 1863 date not fully apparent. Addressed to ....... Taylor, Greenville Butler Co., Alabama. A large piece was neatly cut out of the front of the cover for some unknown reason which includes only the first name of the addressee. This cut out piece has been repaired to maintain the integrity of the cover. The repair does not include the stamps or the postmark. CSA #9 Pairs on cover are very scarce with perhaps only 10-12 known covers with a pair paying a double rate. This is a very nice pair of stamps, but because of the scarcity of the on cover usage, the cover has been repaired and will for the present remain intact. The cover has a 1983 PF Certificate which shows the cover with an earlier very crude repair. The current repair was only recently performed and better matches the rest of the cover. Selling price is essentially for the stamps only because of the repaired cover. |
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CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y (4-Margin) Pen-Cancel and manuscript “Ruther Glen (Va) Jan 25.” Orange paper cover addressed to John F. Latham, Lynchburg, Virginia. Backflap opening tears otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #9 (T-E-N) (4-Margin except for a small corner clip at the lower left) tied by the Culpeper CH, Va CDS (date not fully apparent). Addressed to Mrs. Julia A. Boggs, Athens, Georgia. Cover is from Milton Boggs to his wife. Milton A. Boggs enlisted in the Ga Troup Light Artillery May 1862 and transferred to Co C Cobb’s Georgia Legion in March 1863. No further record. Minor cover corner fault at the upper right but otherwise a very clean cover. |
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CSA #13 (margins just a bit irregular bottom and right) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 6p 18 NOV (1864). Addressed to Miss Sarah Randolph Care of Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Keswick Depot Albemarle County, Virginia. Thomas Jefferson Randolph (1792-1875) was a grandson of Thomas Jefferson. Very Fine. |
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| Three Soldiers Due Covers from the same correspondence (VA1906B, VA1906D, VA1906F). All three are endorsed “Priv J. D. Booker Co K 34th Va Regt” and addressed to his father Mr. Saml D. Booker, Clarksville, Virginia. The 34th Va Inf was organized 3/8/1864 by a change in designation of the 4th Heavy Artillery Regiment and took part in the Siege of Petersburg. | ||
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Soldiers (Due) 10 with the Petersburg, Va CDS Dietz Type B all in BLUE 28 AUG (1864). Minor light foxing otherwise Very Fine. |
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Soldiers (Due) 10 with the Petersburg, Va CDS Dietz Type B all in BLACK 21 MAR (1865) (very late usage). Interesting period notation at left “Stamps all absent without leave.” Minor light foxing otherwise Very Fine. |
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Soldiers (Due) 10 with the Petersburg, Va CDS Dietz Type B all in BLACK 6 MAR (1865). Late usage. Minor light foxing and the address and endorsement just a bit faded but still quite legible. |
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CSA #1 Stone 2 Plated as Position 44 (94) (4-Margin with a lower sheet margin and edge gum toning at the bottom) tied by the usual partial strike of the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS 8 JAN (1862). Military Address to Lieut Col F. H. Archer, Hardy’s Bluff James River via City Point. Fletcher Harris Archer (1813-1902), a Petersburg lawyer, was the Lt Col of the 3rd Va Inf but was dropped at the May 1862 reorganization. He later commanded the 3rd Battalion Va Reserves in 1864. After the war, he served as the mayor of Petersburg. Folded Letter complete written on lined notebook paper with slave content dealing with payment for the services of a hired slave. Letter folds reinforced on the inside with archival tape. |
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CSA #2e Paterson Stone Y (4-Margin) tied by the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS 25 OCT (1862). Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mrs. B. F. Little, Little’s Mills, Richmond County NC. The addressee was the wife of Capt Benjamin Franklin Little (d1879) of the 52nd NC Inf. Capt Little was promoted Lt Col of the regiment at Gettysberg. The 52nd NC Inf was involved in Pickett's Charge on the third day of Gettysburg and suffered 30% casualties including Lt Col Little who was wounded and captured. He was a POW until later exchanged and then resigned from the army in AUG 1864 because of his wounds. Very nice stamp and an Extremely Fine cover. |
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CSA #12c (AD) (4-Margin Greenish-Blue) tied by the BROWN Brownsburg, Va CDS 1 NOV. Addressed to Miss Jane E. Sutherland, Palmyra Fluvanna Co., Va. Light water stain at upper right corner and a period ink blot from the canceling device on the stamp. Still quite a nice example of a somewhat scarce brown postmark. |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 Plated as Position 11 (4-Margin with a small left sheet margin and just a little edge toning) tied by the Fairfax CH, Va CDS 7 APR (1862). Clean cover addressed to Mr. J. Mason Pilohu, Ayletts King William Co., Va. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin with a prominent printing ink smudge random flaw on the right stamp) tied by the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS 28 JUL. Addressed to Mrs. Henry D. Fraser Care of Jas H. Ladson Esqr, Aiken, South Carolina. Just a little light foxing but otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #12 (KB) (4-Margin but close at left center but with a large right sheet margin and affixed sideways) tied by the BLACK Petersburg, Va CDS 17 DEC (1864). Coarse brown paper homemade advertsity cover from the Franklin Davis Correspondence addressed to the Nurseryman at Staunton, Virginia. Very Fine. |
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CSA #7 (two singles) (4-Margin) tied by the BLUE Lynchburg, Va CDS 12 DEC 1861. The yeardate in the CDS is upside down and is an error. The stamps were not available until the summer of 1862. Therefore, the correct year of usage most likely is 1862. Yeardate errors in the Lynchburg, Va postmark are decidedly uncommon. This is also an Adversity Cover with the stamps affixed over the embossing of the 3c Red USA Star Die. The stamps are affixed sideways so that the embossing is very easily seen above and below the right stamp. Addressed to Miss Jeanie M. Waller, Temperance PO Amherst County (Va). Sealed backflap tears otherwise Extremely Fine. Ex-Everett CSA Certificate 2006. |
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CSA #5 (4-Margin and a decent rose color) tied by a partial strike of the Staunton, Va CDS (date not fully apparent). Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Miss Henrietta Moore, Fancy Hill PO Rockbridge Co., Va. Very Fine. |
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CSA #7 Vert Pair (margin close at top and affixed upside down) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 6a 28 MAR 1863. Military Address to Mr. Wm R(?),Franklin Depot, Va Care of Capt R. P. Howell. Franklin Depot lined through and cover forwarded to Greenville NC Care of Col Kennedy. No forwarding fee assessed probably because of the military address. Wallpaper adversity cover with a very colorful floral pattern in red, green, brown, and gray and displays very well flapped from the left and top. Unable to determine the last name of the addressee due to the handwriting, but Capt Robert Philip Howell (1840-1916) was a staff officer who at this time was the Assistant Quartermaster for the 62nd Georgia Partisan Rangers whose Lt Col was John Thomas Kennedy. A little minor edge wear at the top, otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Boshwit. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin but close on the left and affixed upside down) tied by the Fredericksburg, Va CDS (date not fully apparent). Coarse brown paper very clean cover addressed to Mr. B. W. Leigh, Clarksville Mecklenberg Cty, Virginia. |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 Horz Pair (4-Margin with a very light edge gun stain at upper left) tied by the Fredericksburg, Va CDS 29 NOV (1861). Orange paper cover addressed to Mr. Rewben Phil(lips), Benton PO Saline Co, Arkansas (early Trans-Mississippi usage). Cover was sent by Corpl Jonas Phillips of Co E 1st Ark Inf presumably to his father. The 1st Ark Inf was in the Fredericksburg, Va area at this time and transferred to the Army of Mississippi in March 1862 and later to the Army of Tennessee. Corpl Phillips enlisted at Benton, Ark in August 1861 and was killed at Chickamagua 9/20/1863. Cover is clean but is somewhat reduced at the right into the first line of the address but a nice pair of stamps. |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 (4-Margin but close on the right and parts of adjacent stamps visible left and top) tied by a partial strike of the Fredericksburg, Va PAID CDS (date not full apparent). Addressed to Miss Nannie C. Oliver, Richmond, Virginia. |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 Plated as Position 33 (4-Margin with a pre-affixing vertical fold) and CSA #7 (margins close but appears to be London De La Rue Paper) used in combination and tied together and to the cover by a partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 3g (broken “O” of “OCT”) 21 OCT 1862. Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mrs. J. G. Kirkpatrick, Canton, Miss. The cover was sent by Private James G. Kirkpatrick of the Mississippi Madison Light Artillery home to his wife whom he married in 1858. James G. Kirkpatrick (1831-1864) was a Canton dentist but enlisted as a private in the artillery. He is listed as Killed-in-Action at Cold Harbour (Va) 6/3/1864. Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (margin close at bottom left and a light diagonal preaffixing crease right stamp) tied by the BLUE Franklin Depot, Va CDS 1 OCT 1862. Very clean coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mr. Robert C. McReynolds, Lebanon Russell County, Va. |
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CSA #12c (AD) (4-Margin but close at the top Greenish-Blue) tied by the Clarksville, Va CDS 21 JAN. Wallpaper Adversity Cover with a red, gray, and off-white geometric pattern displayed with the lower left corner flapped up and addressed to Mr. Wm. L. Owen, Black Walnut Halifax Co., Va. Part of backflap missing but otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Brian Green. |
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Handstamp PAID 5cts Dietz Type V on a very small cover with a partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS on the reverse 10 JUL (1861). Addressed to Mr. A. G. Powell, Smithfield Johnson Co NC. The original letter remains with the cover and concerns a teaching position. Bottom edge repair but otherwise a clean cover. Ex-Bogg. |
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CSA #12c (AD) (4-Margin Greenish Blue affixed upside down) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 6i 5 MAR (1864). Coarse brown paper cover FRONT only which has been expertly rebacked addressed to J. L. Robinson Atty Care Clerk Court Macon Co NC. Manuscript “Treasury Department CS Second Auditor’s Office” at upper right. |
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Handstamp PAID 5 with the small single rim Franklin Depot, Va CDS Dietz Type IA all in BLUE 30 DEC (1862). Folded Letter Complete (business letter about purchasing hogs) addressed to Jas Sears Esqr, Reynoldson Gates Co NC. Very Fine. |
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CSA #7 Single (margins just a bit irregular) tied by the Blue Petersburg, Va CDS 10 JUL. This is an Adversity Cover made from folded lined notebook paper and is a wrapper type cover with both ends open. Addressed to Miss Bettie Rose, Orange CH, Va. There is no evidence that there was ever a second stamp on this cover. It is not a drop letter, so it is either an underpayment of the 10c regular rate and went through without postage due, or it is an overpaid circular rate. Since the July date used with the CSA #7 stamp must be 1863 (or perhaps 1864 but unlikely) and the cover has no postage due and is a wrapper, it most likely represents an overpaid circular rate as the wrapper could have contained any type of a circular or even a newspaper. That is much more likely than an underpaid letter given the type of cover. But this cannot be proven one way or the other. Just a little minor edge staining at right center, otherwise a Very Fine appearance and an interesting usage. |
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CSA #13 (4-Margin but stamp expertly repaired at bottom left such that the repair really cannot be seen unless you know it’s there) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 6l 6 SEP (1864) which is the last day recorded for this particular Richmond postmark. Addressed to Mrs. Anna E. Law Rev T. H. Law, Florence SC. On arrival in Florence, the cover was forwarded to Pendleton SC with the addition of a somewhat weak but legible strike of the small single rim Florence SC CDS (date not apparent) and a manuscript “Ford” and handstamp PAID Dietz Type I to show that the forwarding fee had been paid. This is also Turned Cover with the inside use (stamp missing) with a Military Address to Mr. James G. Moffett care Colonel Shingler, Holcolmb Legion Cavalry, Richmond, Va. The cover was refolded for the second forwarded use which is displayed. Cover shows a little wear but still with a Fine appearance and a very scarce forwarded usage with the 20c Green stamp. Ex-Powell. |
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CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y (4-Margin but a little close at the bottom) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS 15 OCT 1862 Powell Type 3g (broken “O” of “OCT”). Blue paper cover addressed to Dr. Peter E. Hines, Surgeon NC (North Carolina) Hospital, Petersburg, Va. Dr. Hines was a prominent North Carolina surgeon who served his state well during the war. In 1863, he was named Medical Director of all the North Carolina general hospitals. A short biography of Dr. Hines is included with the cover. Light vertical filed fold at right not affecting the stamp which is in the upper left corner and just a little very minor light foxing, otherwise a Very Fine appearance and a nice example of the Stone Y stamp. |
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“Garys Store, Va Pd 10c 21 FEB 63” all in manuscript. Folded Letter Complete adversity usage written on a lined unused Ledger Page. Addressed to Mr. R. M. Ayers, Gravell Hill Buckingham Co, Va. The letter is about business but has the following reference “...I have got a detail in the hospital in Farmville and expect to get it as soon as the Secretary of War approves it. It will be ward master...” The letter is signed Powell Hooper who enlisted at age 23 as a private in Co K 4th Va Cav on 4/27/1862. He was discharged for disabilty 9/28/1862 which is some months before this letter was written. He also is listed as paroled at the end of the war on 4/15/1865. Obscure Buckingham County usage and Very Fine |
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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by an excellent strike of the RED Petersburg, Va CDS 16 NOV (1864). High quality blue paper cover addressed to Miss Bettie Rose, Orange Court House, Virginia. Very Fine. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (margin just in at left center) tied by the RED Petersburg, Va CDS 28 NOV (1864). Very coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Miss V. S. Knox Care of Thomas F. Knox Esq, Fredericksburg, Va. Very Fine. |
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CSA #12(AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Goodson, Va CDS 25 JUN (1863). Addressed to Mr. Fayne at Mossy Creek Factory (Va). Very Fine. |
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CSA #12c (AD) (4-Margin with part of the advajebt stamp visible at the right Greenish-Blue) tied by the Liberty, Va CDS 24 FEB. Light brown coarse paper cover addressed to Dr. H. C. Sommerville, Danville, Va. Henry C. Sommerville was a commissioned Assistant Surgeon in the Confederate States Medical Staff and at this time was at the 1st Division Hospital in Danville. Just a little minor light staining but otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #12c (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Lexington, Va CDS 23 JUL. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to A. S. Bacon Esq Care of Robt Paine Jr, Richmond, Va. Backflap opening tear and just a little light edge wear but otherwise a Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin with just a little edge gum toning) tied by two stikes of the small single rim Fincastle, Va CDS 27 MAY (1863). Small ladies type cover with a floral design embossed on the backflap and addressed to Mrs. H. Norgrove, Lexington, Va. Very Fine. |
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CSA #11a (AD) (4-Margin Milky Blue) tied by the black Danville, Va CDS 6 OCT. Addressed to Miss Jeannie Knox Care of Thos Knox Esq, Fredericksburg, Va. Very Fine. |
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Soldiers (Due) 10 Handstamp with the Petersburg, Va CDS 22 MAR Dietz Type B (1865) all in black. Cover dates from very late in the Siege of Petersburg only days before the fall of the city on 4/2/1865 as this post office only used black ink during the Confederate period in late 1864 and into 1865. Addressed to Mrs. Mary A . Linville, Walnut Cover Stokes Co NC. The cover is not endorsed, but it is known from the handwriting and other covers in the correspondence that the cover was sent by Private D. M. Linville Co D 45th NC Inf to his wife. Wallpaper Cover with a most unusual Blue and White star pattern displayed with the lower right corner flapped up. Minor reductions left and right, but otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #65x1 5c Red Petersburg Provisional Plated as Position 4 (top sheet margin and the margin just barely touches at the upper right) tied by the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS 12 JAN (1862). Folded Letter Complete (short business letter) written on lined notebook paper addressed to Edwd (?) Exq (cannot decipher the last name because of the poor handwriting), Summitt, N. Ca. The side folds at the left have been removed long in the past (very possibly by the sender in order to conserve the paper) and there is one small reinforced interior fold. The cover is otherwise Very Fine with a nice stamp showing excellent color. |
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CSA #65x1 5c Red Petersburg Provisional Plated as Position 4 (margin close on the left) tied by the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS 13 NOV (1861). Very coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mr. R. C. Puryear, Christianville Mecklenburg Co (Va). Cover slightly reduced at the left not affecting anything, otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #65x1 5c Red Petersburg Provisional Plated as Position 9 (margin just in at the top and a preaffixing crease along the left edge of stamp with a little edge toning and minor stamp fading) tied by a full strike of the BLUE Petersburg, Va “5 Paid” CDS 21 DEC (1861). From the Corroll Hoy & Co New Orleans Correspondence. Manuscript “Due 5” added as cover was underpaid for the distance between Petersburg and New Orleans. The previous owner believed that this cover is an unique example of a “Due 5” added to a Petersburg Provisional cover, but this cannot be verified. Minor reduction at the left, and the small faults involving the stamp do not detract from an otherwise very attractive appearance and certainly a scarce underpaid “Due 5” usage with this provisional stamp. |
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CSA #2 Paterson (4-Margin) tied by the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS 9 OCT (1862). Coarse brown paper cover which appears to be a homemade adversity cover addressed to Dr. Morrison Salle, Hillsboro Chesterfield Co, Va. Very Fine. |
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CSA #3 (4-Margin but close at the left and just a little minor light creasing) tied by the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS (date not fully apparent). Yellow paper cover with Drop Letter usage to Mrs. Julian C. Ruffin Care of Col R. M. Harrison, Petersburg, Va. The adressee was the wife of Julian C. Ruffin (1824-1864), the son of well known Civil War figure Edmund Ruffin who committed suicide in 1865 at the end of the war rather than live under Yankee rule. Julian C. Ruffin enlisted at Petersburg 8/10/1863 and was mustered into Battery B Va Co B 12th Light Artillery. He is listed as Killed-in-Action at Drewery’s Bluff (Va) 5/16/1864. The date of this cover is prior to Ruffin’s enlistment. Col Harrison was Randolph M. Harrison (1831-1894), a Williamsburg physician, who at the time of this cover was Lt Col of the 46th Va Inf. He was later promoted Col of the regiment in 1864 and is listed as wounded at Petersburg 6/15/1864 and captured as a POW at Petersburg 10/27/1864. He was released 6/13/1865. Col Harrison reportedly escaped while being transferred to Fort Delaware but was recaptured in Baltimore. Cover is very slightly reduced top and left which does not detract and shows just a little light foxing and wear but still with an overall very attractive appearance, an interesting history related to the addressees, and a scarce drop letter usage ready to exhibit. |
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Civilian Through-the-Lines cover with USA #65 (minor clipped perfs on the left) tied by a Grid cancel and a small single rim CDS from Rockville, Ind 17 NOV (1862). Manuscript “By Flag of Truce” at top left and addressed to Daniel Snyder, Rockbridge Baths Rockbridge County, Va. The cover passed through the lines and entered the CSA postal system at Petersburg, Va with the application of the (Due) 10 Handstamp and the Petersburg, Va CDS all in BLUE to assess the CSA postage due 7 DEC (1862). Examiner’s signature at left “Lord Capt & ADC.” The signature is the examining mark of the Union officer who passed the cover through the lines. A little research identifies the officer as Capt Thomas Lord Jr who was ADC on the staff of Union Major General John A. Dix. Capt Lord just received his Captain’s promotion on 12/2/1862 just a few days before handling this cover. Gen Dix was the Union commander at Fortress Monroe from mid 1862 to mid 1863 thus dating this cover to 1862. Most unusual civilian through-the-lines cover as most such civilian mail was actively discouraged, and what did go through generally used the two envelope method whereas this one did not. Also most unusual for such a cover to enter the CSA mail at Petersburg rather than at Richmond. Note on the reverse signed by Stanley B. Ashbrook attesting to the scarcity of such an item. Believed by previous owners to be the only such through-the-lines cover sent through Petersburg, but I am not able to confirm or refute that belief. A little minor light foxing but otherwise a Very Fine appearance and ready to exhibit. |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by a partial strike of the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS (date not apparent). Addressed to Mrs. George S. Thomas Care of Mrs Mary Anne Stark, Griffin, Ga. Wallpaper Adversity Cover with a colorful green, gray, and blue leaf floral pattern displayed with the left lower corner flapped up. The cover was sent by Major George S. Thomas of the 64th Ga Inf to his wife. This regiment was involved in the Siege of Petersburg from June 1864 on and took part in the Battle of the Crater. Major Thomas was captured as a POW at Deep Bottom (Va) 8/14/1864 and released after the war on 6/17/1865, Cover shows just a little wear with part of the backflap missing but is otherwise a Very Fine Wallpaper Cover from the Siege of Petersburg. |
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CSA #13 (margin just touches at the top) tied by the BLACK Petersburg, Va CDS 12 FEB (1865). Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mrs. A. C. Hopkins, Paineville PO Amelia Co., Va. Cover was sent by Rev Abner C. Hopkins (1835-1911) to his wife. Rev Hopkins, a Presbyterian minister, enlisted as chaplain of the 2nd Va Inf 5/3/1862. He was later promoted to Corps Chaplain for the 2nd Corps Army of Northern Virginia, the position he held at Petersburg. Period manuscript notation at the top of the cover presumably made by the addressee “1st letter received after visit in Feb 1865.” Very minor reduction at the left not affecting anything otherwise a Very Fine cover and a very scarce usage from late in the war during the Siege of Petersburg. |
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Soldiers Due 10 Handstamp with the Winchester, Va large single rim CDS Dietz Type IB 28 OCT. Orange paper cover addressed to Mrs. Duncan G. Campbell, Charlottesville Albermarle Co, Virginia. Endorsed at upper left “D. G. Campbell Lieut Engr Corps CSA.” 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. Very Fine. |
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Soldiers Due 10 Handstamp with the Tudor Hall, Va CDS Dietz Type II 10 NOV (1861). Orange paper cover addressed to Mrs. Jno C. McClenaghan, Marion CH, SC. Endorsed at upper right “Fr Jno C. McClenaghan, Capt AQM PACS (Assistant Quartermaster Provisional Army of the Confederate States) 8th Regt SCV.” Capt 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. Very Fine. |
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Soldiers Due 5 with a partial strike of the Tudor Hall, Va CDS Dietz Type I with a NOV (1861) date. Addressed to Dr. Thos S. Walker, Lynchburg, Va. Endorsed at upper right “Jno A. Nelson Comp G 30th Regt Va Vols.” On arrival in Lynchburg, another “Due 5” handstamp was added to the cover. The cover may have been overweight as the distance traveled was certainly less than 500 miles. Just a little light foxing, but an interesting usage with the two different “Due 5” handstamps. |
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Soldiers (Due) 10 Handstamp with the small single rim dateless Taylorsville, Va CDS Dietz Type B. Addressed to Mrs. Sopha A. Robertson, Oxford NC. Endorsed at upper left “From Pvt Roberson A N Va (Army of Northern Virginia).” Interesting endorsement with no unit designation. Just a little light foxing but otherwise Very Fine. |
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Soldiers Due 10 Handstamp with a partial strike of the Lynchburg, Va CDS (date not apparent) Dietz Type II all in BLUE. Coarse brown paper cover which appears to be a homemade adversity cover addressed to Mr. A. Chesnut, Cross Keys De Kalbe County, Georgia. Endorsed at left “Privat Chesnut Co A 38 regiment Ga Vols.” There were two Private Chesnuts in Co A 38th Ga Inf from De Kalbe County (probably brothers). One died of disease in Richmond 7/6/1862, The other survived the war and surrendered at Appomattox Court House with his unit. Not sure which one sent the cover as no date is apparent. Very Fine appearance. |
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CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by a full strike of the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS 2 SEP. Orange paper cover addressed to Mrs. G. W. Bradley, Pickensville PO Pickens Dist SC. Very Fine. |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin) tied by the BLACK Petersburg, Va CDS 12 JAN (1865). Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mr. A. J. Butner, Salem Forsyth County, North Carolina. There were a number of Butners from Forsyth County NC in the Army of Northern Virginia. Cover is undoubtedly from one of the Butner soldiers writing home from the Siege of Petersburg. Top backflap missing and just a little top edge wear, but otherwise Very Fine. |
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CSA #12 (KB) tied by a partial strike of the BLACK Petersburg, Va CDS with the stamp also obliterated by two additional strikes of what appears to be ANV Field Grids for good measure. To the right is another full strike of the black Petersburg, Va CDS 23 MAR (1865). Very late usage from the Siege of Petersburg just 10 days before the fall of the city. Addressed to Mr. Charles H. Farrar, Pamplins Depot Appomattox Cty, Va. There were several soldiers named “Farrar” from Appomattox County in several different Va regiments during the Siege of Petersburg so not sure which one actually sent this letter home. Minor light foxing and a small backflap opening tear, otherwise a Very Fine cover and excellent usage. |
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