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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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| Soldiers Due 10 handstamp with the Culpeper CH, Va CDS Dietz Type I 25 SEP. Coarse paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Miss C. E. Wilkinson, Cusseta Chattahooche County, Ga. Endorsed at left “Private W. K. Wilkinson 31 Regt Ga Vols.” William King Wilkinson enlisted in Co G 31st Ga Inf 11/10/1861. He was captured as a POW at South Mountain MD 7/4/1863 and held at Fort Delaware until exchanged 3/7/1865. No further record. Very clean cover with a slight reduction at the right just into part of the address. |
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| CSA #4 Stone 2 (just touching at the bottom and affixed sideways) tied by a much better than average strike of the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS 15 MAY 91862). Adversity Cover made from lined notebook paper and flapped from the left for display. Addressed to Miss Georgianna Isbell, Stone Wall Mills Appomattox, Va. Backflap opening tears, otherwise Very Fine. |
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| Turned Cover - 1st Use: CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin Dark Blue) Pen-Cancel and manuscript “Chula Depot, Va Jan 25” to Miss Lizzie C. Waller Care of Capt L. T. Waller, Farmville, Va. 2nd: Use: CSA #11 (KB) (4-Margin) tied by the Farmville, Va CDS (date not apparent but must be early 1865 as the first use is January and the second use stamp is clearly a Keatinge & Ball printing) addressed to Mrs. Mary Maxwell Care of Mrs. P. E. Carrington, Providence PO Halifax Co., Va. Backflap missing and the upper left corner has been cut and flapped to display the inside stamp. Very nice late turned usage. |
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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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| Turned Cover -- 1st Use (inside): CSA #2 Paterson (Pos 1 stamp with small sheet margins left and top but just in at the bottom) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 3f 6 NOV 1862 to Mount Crawford, Va. 2nd Use (outside): Handstamp Due 10 with the Culpeper CH, Va CDS Dietz Type I 22 MAR (1863) but no soldier’s endorsement and addressed to Miss M. E. Grattan, Mt Crawford Rockingham, Va. The cover is from a known correspondence, and the second use was sent by Peter Grattan 1st Va Cav to his sister. There were two other brothers (Robert and George Grattan) in the same regiment. Peter Grattan was wounded at Spotsylvania Court House, Va 5/7/1864 and died of his wounds two days later. The family letters are in the archives at the University of North Carolina. Very clean appearing orange paper cover (minor repairs only to the backflap) with the lower right corner flapped up to display the stamp from the inside usage. |
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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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| Soldiers Due 10 with the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 3k (dateless) and Dietz Type V. Addressed to Mrs. E. Parker and endorsed at upper left “W. E. Parker Co D 15th Regt SCV.” This particular Richmond postmark is very scarce with only 8 covers recorded. There is a handwritten notation on the back signed by Peter Powell attesting to the scarcity of this mark. This is an exceptionally fine strike but the cover does show just a little edge wear and a little light foxing with a backflap opening tear. |
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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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| Soldiers (Due) 10 with the Petersburg, Va CDS Dietz Type C 6 SEP all in blue. Coarse paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Mrs. Wesley Welborn, 26 Mile PO Anderson District SC. Endorsed at left “Private Wesley Welborn Co F 1st SCV.” Pvt Wellborn is listed as Killed-in-Action at the Battle of the Wilderness 5/5/1864. Very Fine. |
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| CSA #1 Stone 1 Horz Pair Plated as Positions 9-10 (4-Margin) tied by two partial strikes of the Tudor Hall, Va CDS (date not apparent in the CDS). Orange paper cover with a somewhat faded address to Miss Isabel E. Barnwell Care of M. C. Carmichael Esqr, Augusta, Georgia. Backflap opeing tears but still a clean cover with a decent pair of stamps. |
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| CSA #4 Stone 2 (4-Margin but close at the top) tied by a partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS with a MAY 1862 date by period docketing at the right. Addressed to Judge R. C. L. Moncure, Richmond, Va making this an Overpaid Drop Letter. Backflap opening tears otherwise Very Fine. |
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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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| CSA #7 Single (irregular margin at the top) tied by the Blue Petersburg, Va CDS 29 MAY (1863). The single 5c stamp underpaid the 10c rate prompting the Petersburg postmaster to add a matching blue handstamp “Due 5” to assess the additional 5c fee. Addressed to Mrs. Julius A. Blake Care of Thos S. Bee Esqr Messer Jno Fraser & Co, Charleston SC. Backflap missing and a sealed edge tear at upper right but still a very clean appearance and an uncommon single 5c Blue Richmond Print underpayment usage with the additional 5c due assessed. |
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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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| Turned Cover -- 1st Use (inside) CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin with a left sheet margin) tied by the BROWN Brownsburg, Va CDS 6 AUG and addressed to Mrs. Carrie A. Wallace, Lexington Rockbridge, Virginia. 2nd Use (outside): CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) affixed to seal the backflap and tied by a weak strike of the Lexington, Va CDS (date not apparent) addressed to Messers J. H. Tyree & Co, Lynchburg, Va. Minor edge stains but a very nice turned adversity cover which displays both stamps well with one flap turned up. |
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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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| CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by a partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 6m 23 FEB (1864). Overall State of Virginia Semi-Official cover “Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts” addressed to Wm H. Hamrick Esqr, Harrisonburg, Va. Few minor edge faults and a little light foxing. Still a very presentable cover. |
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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 #8 (nice appearing stamp but has a clipped corner at the lower right) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 6l 27 JAN (1864). Drop Letter usage to G. T. Box 955, Richmond, Va. Backflap tears and minor edge tears but otherwise a very clean cover with a 1997 CSA Certificate. |
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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 #12c (AD) Greenish-Blue (margin just in at the left) with a Blue Grid Cancel and the matching Blue University of Virginia, Va small double circle CDS 17 FEB, Addressed to Edward Anderson Esqr for Miss Sarah Randolph, Savannah, Ga. Sarah Randolph’s father was Thomas Jefferson Randolph (1792-1875), a grandson of Thomas Jefferson and the rector of the University of Virginia. It is possible that the cover could be from him to his daughter, but there is no enclosure, and I am not familiar with his handwriting. Backflap opening tears but otherwise a Very Fine appearance . |
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| CSA #2 Paterson (4-Margin) Pen-Cancel and manuscript “Chula Depot (Va) Sept 24 (1863).” Richmond Female Institute overall College Cover from the Winston Correspondence addressed to Mr. Charles L. Winston, Richmond, Virginia. Backflap opening tears otherwise Very Fine. |
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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 #8 (4-Margin) tied by a partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 5g 6 MAR (1865). Nice late Drop Letter usage with the year dated to 1865 because the Type 5g Richmond postmark was only used in late 1864 and early 1865. Addressed locally to Dr. B. R. Wellford, Richmond, Va. Not a complete cover as there is only one side flap remaining with three flaps missing. Still a very clean item and excellent usage. |
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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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| CSA #1 Stone A/B Olive Green (4-Margin with a left sheet margin) tied by a full strike of the Tudor Hall, Va CDS 11 DEC 1861. Addressed to Miss Fannie V. Wildman, Lynchburg, Va. Minor reduction at the left otherwise Very Fine. |
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| Three Soldiers Due Covers from the same correspondence. Both 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 #10 Frame Line (margin a little irregular at the right) showing full lines top and left and part line at bottom and tied by the small single rim black Dublin, Va dateless CDS. Addressed to Miss L. C. Ward, Pipers Gap Carroll Co, Virginia. Sealed edge tear at upper left, minor corner repair at lower right, and most of backflap missing. Still a very clean cover and a nice example of the frame line stamp on cover. CSA Certificate 2006. |
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| CSA #3 (4-Margin but close at the left) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS 3 MAR 1863 Powell Type 4a used just a few days outside the time frame for this CDS reported by Peter Powell. Addressed to Hon W. W, Boyce MC (Member of Congress), House Reps, Richmond, Va. Confederate States Navy Department Official Business imprint at upper right Dietz Type III. The cover was posted as a Richmond, Va Drop Letter for which the 2c rate was correct. But period manuscript notation on the face of the cover indicates that the cover was “Missent to Augusta, Ga” where the Augusta, Ga postmark was applied dated 10 MAR (1863), and the cover returned to Richmond. Cover should have been returned to Richmond at no additional charge since a missent cover is the fault of the postal service and not the sender. However, a period manuscript “Due 8” is seen at top center. Most likely the postal clerk receiving the cover in Richmond as it was returned from Augusta did not notice the original posting was a drop letter and added the manuscript “Due 8” for supposed underpayment of postage. This is a most unusal usage with nothing else known to exist that is quite like this usage. The addressee was a Confederate Congressman from South Carolina who was a member of the CSA House Committee on Naval Affairs. The cover was originally legal sized but some time in the past was reduced at the right through part of the Navy imprint but not affecting the address, stamp, or postal markings and a few minor edge faults. CSA Certificate 2007. |
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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 #12 (AD) (irregular margins as torn from the sheet on two sides) tied by a very nice strike of the somewhat greasy Red-Brown Lynchburg, Va CDS (date not fully apparent). Addressed to Miss Fanny R. Johnstone, Salem Roanoke County, Virginia. Very Fine. |
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| CSA #4 Stone 2 Plated as Position 19 (4-Margin affixed sideways) tied by the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS 20 APR (1862). Very clean cover addressed to Mr. John W. Kirkland Cashier, Hillsboro NC. |
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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 #12 (KB) (4-Margin with a left sheet margin) tied by the BLACK Petersburg, Va CDS 21 FEB (1865). Addressed to Rev Jno W. Pilehu, Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond, Virginia. Small period ink blot in the top center of the address (probably dripped from the pen) but otherwise a Very Fine cover with a nice late usage. |
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| CSA #1 Stone A/B (4-Margin Light Olive Green) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS 30 OCT (1861). MilItary Address from the Cobb Correspondence addressed to Howell Cobb as Colonel of the 16th Ga Regt Vol, Yorktown, Va. Interesting effect with some light period mirror writing on the face of the cover as though a letter page was laid face down on the cover while the ink was still a little moist. Minor backflap opening tear but the cover is otherwise Very Fine with a nice stamp. |
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| CSA #1 Stone 1 Horz Pair Plated as Positions 34-35 (4-Margin) tied by the Ashland, Va Double Ring CDS 13 APR (1862). Adversity usage with stamps used over the embossing of #U10 USA Postal Stationery. The stamps were previously very carefully lifted and then hinged back into place in order to better display the Postal Stationery Embossing. The Ashland, Va Double Ring is in itself a rare cancel and is illustrated and discussed in Conrad Bush’s CSA Fancy Cancel book. Cover addressed to Miss Bettie C. Holloway Kirksey’s X Roads Edgefield Dist, South Carolina. Very Fine. Ex-Emerson, Ex-Shenfield. |
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| Soldiers “Due 10” (ms) and arc Due 10 Handstamp with the Tudor Hall, Va CDS Dietz Type II 22 FEB (1862). Endorsed at lower left “From Corp J. H. Quinn Comp B 5th Regt SC Vol.” Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mr. Solomon Quinn, Yorkville SC. J. H. Quinn was later promoted Sergeant and was killed-in-action at Lookout Mountain (Ten) 11/24/1863. 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 #2 Paterson (4-Margin with small faults) tied by a partial strike of the Fredericksburg, Va CDS 20 NOV (1862). Very clean orange paper cover addressed to Mr. William Henry, Richmond, Va. |
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| CSA #1 Stone 2 (4-Margin) tied by a partial strike of the Fredericksburg, Va CDS 18 MAR (1862). Addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Anderson Anderson’s Store Caswell Co NC. Very fancy embossed floral design ladies cover suggestive of a possible valentine. Ex-Weil Very Fine. |
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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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| Handstamp PAID 5 ReRated to 10 for distance with partial strikes of two different Fredericksburg, Va postmarks “PAID” and “5” in the postmarks and rerated with handstamp “10” Dietz Type B (date not fully apparent). Unusual combination of postal marks currently unlisted. Commercial Mourning Cover from the well known Maury Correspondence (XLII) addressed to Lieut R. L. Maury, Charleston, South Carolina. Richard Launcelot Maury (1840-1907) of Fredericksburg, a son of famed naval officer Matthew Fontaine Maury, early in the war was a Lieut of Virginia State Troops but later transferred into the 24th Va Inf and was promoted Major and Lt Col. He is listed as wounded at Seven Pines and Drewry’s Bluff. Very minor reduction at the left but still a Very Fine cover which still has the black wax mourning seal on the back. Ex-Myerson. |
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| Fredericksburg, Va “5” CDS Dietz Type A unlisted without “PAID” 14 JUN (1861). Cover presumably sent as a PAID to Doct Andrew G. Grinnan, Orange Ct House, Va. Very Fine Ex-Kohn. |
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| Fredericksburg, Va “5” CDS with Handstamp PAID Dietz Type IA 2 OCT (1861). Addressed to Mrs. Anne T. Davis Care Rev J. H. Davis, Mechum’s River PO Albemarle Cty, Virginia. Backflap missing, a little corner edge wear at the lower left, and minor file edge folds left and right. Still an overall very clean appearance. |
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| CSA #1 Stone 1 (4-Margin) tied by the Fredericksburg, Va PAID CDS 2 NOV (1861). Orange paper cover addressed to Miss Nannie C. Alsep, Box 39 Care of D. Lee Powell Esqr, Richmond, Virginia. Clean appearing cover with just a little light foxing, backflap opening tear, and left upper corner wear. |
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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 #2b Paterson Dark Blue (4-Margin with just a little gum toning at the upper right corner) tied by the Fredericksburg, Va CDS 28 OCT (1862). Addressed to Miss H. E. Blair Care of Col W. D. Blair, Richmond, Va. There was no Col W. D. Blair associated with the Confederate Army, so title most likely honorary. Backflap missing and a minor edge repair at top left, otherwise a very clean appearance. |
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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. 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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| CSA #6 Single Use Prior to the Rate Change (margin touching at the upper left) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 3b 5 JUN 1862. Coarse brown paper homemade adveristy cover addressed to Mrs. James D. Wadell (Box No 22), Charlotte, North Carolina. Backflap opening tears, but otherwise a very clean cover. |
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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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| Handstamp PAID 5 with the Pre-War Petersburg, Va CDS (“5 cts” within the CDS) Dietz Type IA all in Blue 26 AUG (1861). The 1861 CSA usage confirmed by docketing at the left as well as the original letter which is still with the cover. Orange paper cover addressed to Messers Rutherfoord & Guy Attorneys at Law Goochland CH, Va. The business letter is datelined Petersburg Aug 26/61 and has one interesting reference -- “I was in Richmond last week and expected to have seen Mr. Guy but I learnt he had the command of a company and was about two miles out of the city. I could not see him.” The Mr. Guy referenced in the address and the letter was John Henry Guy (1833-1890) who was a graduate of Randolph-Macon College and served as Captain of the Goochland Artillery Jun 1861- Apr 1862. Later in 1864 he was Lt Col of the 2nd Battalion Va Reserves and also served in the Virginia Confederate Senate. Cover does have some edge faults along the top and at the upper left corner but is otherwise very clean with a Very Fine appearance and good strikes of the postal markings. |
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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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| CSA #12 (AD) (corner fault upper left) Pen-Cancel and manuscript “Mattoax, Va Feby 9th” at the left on Richmond Female Institute Overall College Cover Dietz Type IIc (gray) from the Charles H. Winston Correspondence addressed to Charlotte NC. Minor light foxing. |
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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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| Soldier’s (Due) 10 Handstamp with the Petersburg, Va CDS Dietz Type B all in BLUE 30 AUG (1864) Siege of Petersburg. Coarse brown paper cover which appears to be a homemade adversity cover endorsed “J. E. Hall Capt 59 Ala Regt” to his father Maj Bolling Hall, Montgomery, Ala. John Elmore Hall was Captain of Co B 59th Ala Inf. Cover with just a little light foxing but otherwise Very Fine. |
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| Soldiers Due 10 Handstamp Dietz Type V with a full strike of the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 3g (broken “O” of “OCT”) 20 OCT 1862. Wallpaper Adversity Cover with a fancy leaf pattern in brown and red which displays very well flapped from the left and the bottom. Addressed to Mrs. Elizabeth Hudler, Winston NC. Endorsed at left “from private John Hudler Co D 57th NC (Inf).” John W. Hudler (age 24) enlisted 7/17/862. He is listed as having Died of Disease (pneumonia) at a Richmond hospital 6/6/1863. The cover shows edge wear at the lower left corner which is covered when flapped over to a Very Fine appearance. This cover appears as the illustration copy for the Powell Type 3g postmark on Page 35 of Peter Powell’s book on the Richmond postmarks. Ex- Brian Green, Ex-Bogg. |
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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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| CSA #1 Stone A/B Horz Pair (4-Margin with a pre-affixing vert fold between the stamps and an exceptionally clear impression) tied by the Tudor Hall, Va 23 NOV (1861). Addressed to Mrs. W. T. Walthall Care of J. W. Dow Esq, Mobile, Alabama. The letter was sent by Capt William T. Walthall of Co I 12th Ala Inf to his wife. The cover is pink lined stationery with a sealed corner tear at the upper left, but otherwise an overall very clean and Very Fine appearance. |
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| CSA #7 Vert Pair (4-Margin and affixed sideways) pen-cancel and manuscript “Sandidges, Va Jan 20” at the upper left. Very obscure and scarce usage from Amherst County. Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover addressed to Miss Sallie F. Thurmond, Fabers Mills Nelson County, Virginia. Very Fine. |
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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 #5 (4-Margin but just in little close in spots and excellent color) tied by the Blue Charlotte CH, Va CDS 19 JUL (1862). Coarse brown paper homemade adversity cover with Military Address to Lieut Robt Shepperson, Co K 18th Va Regt, Richmond, Va. Robert Morton Shepperson (a 27 year old teacher) enlisted as a private in Co K (Charlotte Rifles) 18th Va Inf 4/24/1861. He was commissioned Lieutenant 11/18/1861 and promoted Captain of the company 8/1/1862. A few weeks after this promotion and about two months after this letter was posted, he is listed as having died on 8/24/1862 but the cause of death not given. The backflap and the top center edge has been expertly restored to a Very Fine appearance. Ex-MacBride. |
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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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| Soldiers (Due) 10 handstamp with the Petersburg, Va CDS Dietz Type C all in BLUE 16 AUG. Endorsed at upper left “Private E. C Easterling, Company A Hampton Legion SC Vols.” and addressed presumably to the soldier’s sister Miss Rebecca C. Easterling Care of John R. Easterling, Manning, South Carolina. Edward C. Easterling (b1836) enlisted in Co A Hampton’s Legion in June 1861. He is listed as wounded at First Manassas and wounded a second time at Seven Pines but remained with his unit throughout the war and was paroled at Appomattox in April 1865. A little light foxing top center but otherwise 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 #6 Vert Pair (4-Margin) tied by the BLUE Franklin Depot, Va CDS 5 DEC 1862. Orange paper cover addressed to Mrs. B. F. Little, Littles Mills Richmond County NC. The cover was sent by Capt Benjamin Franklin Little (1830-1879) of Co E 52nd NC Inf home to his wife. Capt Little was commissioned 4/28/1862 and at Gettysburg 7/3/1863 he was promoted Lt Col of the regiment. The 52nd NC Inf was a Pickett’s Charge regiment, and Col Little was wounded and captured at Gettysburg (Pickett’s Charge) on the same day as his promotion. He was hospitalized at Gettysburg before being transferred to Fort McHenry and later to Point Lookout. He was paroled and exchanged in March 1864. He resigned 8/30/1864 due to disabilty from his Gettysburg wound. Very clean cover associated with a Pickett’s Charge officer. Ex-Bogg. |
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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(ms) 10 Handstamp with the Staunton, Va CDS Dietz Type B 13 JUN 1862. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mrs. Mollie A. Bassett, Antioch Troup County, Ga. Endorsed at left “Private R. H. Bassett Co F 21st Regt Ga Vol.” Rufus H. Bassett enlisted as a private in Co F 21st Ga Inf on 7/9/1861. He is listed as Killed-in-Action at 2nd Manassas (Va) 8/28/1862 a little more than two months after sending this cover home to his wife. Very Fine Cover. |
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 | Soldiers (Due) 10 Handstamp with the Portsmouth, Va small double circle CDS Dietz Type B all in BLUE 17 MAR 1862. Orange paper cover adddressed to Mrs. H. W. Fowler Care of Dan Hicky Esq, Baton Rouge, La. Endorsed at upper left corner “Private E. Fowler La Guard Artillery Capt C. E. Girardy.” The Louisiana Guard Light Artillery was one of the most distinguished artillery units in the Army of Northern Virginia. In the early months of the war, the unit was assigned to the Department of Norfolk, Va. Very Fine cover. |
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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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 | Soldiers Due 10 Handstamp with the Lynchburg, Va CDS Dietz Type II all in BLUE 27 DEC. Yellow paper cover addressed to Mrs. E. M. Hodges, Terrys Mills Tattnall County, Ga. Endorsed at left “J. G. Hodges Co H 61 Regiment Ga Vol.” A little overall light soiling and foxing with a missing side flap, but still a presentable cover. |
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 | CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by a beautiful full strike of the Orange CH, Va CDS 1 OCT 1863. Yellow paper cover addressed to Mrs. A. W. Person, Louisburg NC. Minor backflap opening tears, otherwise Very Fine. |
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 | CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin with left sheet margin) tied by the Orange CH, Va CDS 26 NOV 1863. Addressed to Mrs. Thomas A. Person, Louisburg NC. Backflap opening tears, otherwise Very Fine. |
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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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