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CSA #7 Single (margin in at the top and a filled-in-frame at the left CC 7-L-v8) tied by the BROWN Brownsburg, Va CDS 3 JUL From the Genl S. F. Patterson Correspondence to Patterson PO, Caldwell Co., N. Carolina. Routing instruction "Via Richmond." Cover represents underpayment of the 10c rate but was allowed to go through. Top back flap missing and an edge stain at the bottom center. | $175.00 |
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CSA #12d (AD) Dark Blue (margin touches at the bottom) tied by the RED Petersburg, Va CDS 23 SEP (1864). Coarse brown paper cover, which appears to be homemade, addressed to Mr. J. T. Prisock, Unionville PO, Union Dist., South Carolina. Most likely the cover was sent by a South Carolina soldier during the Siege of Petersburg home to a relative or friend. Very clean cover. | $150.00 |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair with the right stamp showing the Position 30UR White Tie variety (margin along the bottom a little irregular) Pen-Canceled and the matching “Stoney Point (Va) June 10/63” manuscript at the left. Very coarse brown paper cover which appears to be homemade from the well-known Franklin Davis Staunton, Va correspondence. Cover has edge repairs at the right and a repaired right lower corner but is still very presentable and a very decent representative example of the White Tie on cover. Ex-Kaufmann. | $300.00 |
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CSA #12 (AD) (margin touches at the bottom) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell type 5f 15 AUG (1864). Adversity Cover made from an Army Quartermaster's printed document displayed flapped up from the lower left corner. Addressed to Miss Sarah Cushing, White Hill, Union County NC. Very clean cover. | $250.00 |
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CSA #9 T-E-N (margin touches at the right) tied by the greasy GREEN Lynchburg, Va CDS with a NOV date. Addressed to M. R. Tate Esq., Abingdon, Va. Clean cover. | $700.00 |
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Stampless cover with the large single rim BLUE Norfolk, Va CDS and BLUE handstamp PAID 5 Type D 8 JUL 1861. Orange paper cover addressed to Mrs. Edwin R. Page, Campbell Court House, Virginia. Edwin Randolph Page, a 39 year old lawyer from Campbell County, was commissioned 1st Lt Co I 2nd Va Cav 6/8/1861 and most l;ikely sent this cover home to his wife. 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. Very Fine. | $200.00 |
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Stampless cover with the small double circle BLUE Norfolk, Va CDS and BLUE handstamp PAID 5 Type D 8 SEP 1861. Orange paper cover addressed to Mr. Orren Phillips, Lumberton NC. Very Fine. Photocopy of a 1977 CSA Certificate. | $175.00 |
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CSA #1c Olive Green Stone 1 Horz Pair (not plated) (margin just a little close at the left, and the left stamp with a light pre-affixing crease) tied by the Yorktown, Va CDS 23 DEC (1861). Addressed to Miss S. Claudia Heard, Sand Fort, Russell Co., Ala. Routing direction at bottom “Distribute at Columbus, Ga.” Cover was sent by Private George P. Heard of Hurt’s-Hardaway’s Alabama Light Artillery home to his sister. Obscure small Alabama light artillery unit but with illustrious service in Virginia's major engagements during the entire war including Gettysburg. Backflap opening tear. Bottom part of the postmark has a very light pencil enhancement. Otherwise a Very Fine Appearance. | $350.00 |
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CSA #1 Stone 2 Position 25
(margins look to be all there but are somewhat irregular). The stamp is
the CSA catalog listed "Gooseneck"
variety CC 1-2-v5. The stamp is tied by a full strike of a BLUE target cancel
with the matching BLUE
small double circle Charlottesville, Va
CDS at the left 17 JAN 1862.
Folded part printed "Return to Duty" official medical form.
Addressed to Capt Spann, Hampton
Legion,
Manassas, Va. The form releases three privates from Hampton's Legion
fromk the hospital to return to duty and is dated Jan 16th 1862 and is
signed by the assistant surgeon PACS at the hospital (cannot decipher
the name because of the handwriting.) Manuscript "Official Business" at
upper right initialed by the surgeon who signed the form but partially
covered by the stamp. Very Fine. PF Certificate 2009 but makes no
mention of the stamp plate position and variety. Ex-Engsler. James D. Spann, the addressee, was Captain of Co G Hampton's Legion Infantry. The three privates ordered returned to duty were T. D. Spann, Elias Taylor, and I. J. Smith all of Co G. No further information on these soldiers, but further research may uncover more details. ***********************************************
Included is a
second cover identical to the first cover to the same addressee with CSA #1 Stone 2 Postion 43
(margin just in at the top) with the BLUE target cancel and
the BLUE
Charlottessville, Va
CDS 3 JAN 1862. Similar folded form but printed part is slightly
different with "General" Hospital lined through and replaced by
manuscript "So. Ca." Hospital and signed by the same assistant surgeon.
This form returns Pvt Fitzgerald from Co G to duty. Cover has a piece
missing from the lower left corner with internal folds reinforced by
stamp hinges. Ex-Engsler, Ex-Bogg. These two covers
belong together and will not be separated. (As an aside, NEVER use stamp
hinges to mount or repair a cover. That is not what they were made for.)
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$500.00 Two Covers |
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Turned Cover - 1st Use CSA #13 (4-Margin)
tied by the RED-BROWN
Lynchburg, Va CDS with a JAN date (most likely 1864).
Addressed to Alexander Rives, Esq, Charlottesville, Va. - 2nd Use CSA #7 Horz Pair
(4-Margin with the left stamp showing a left filled-in-frame
variety CC 7-R-v2). Addressed to Genl G. H. Steuart Care of Jas Newman
Esq, Hilton near Gordonsville, Va. Both uses displayed with the cover
flapped down from the upper left. Very trivial insignificant stamp
faults. Very Fine appearance. Excellent postal use as the 20c
Green on a turned cover is not commonly seen. Ex-Engsler. Alexander Rives (1806-1885) was a prominent Virginia lawyer, judge, poitician, and planter. George Hume Steuart (1828-1903), a Maryland planter, was a CSA Brig-Gen in the Army of Northern Virginia. Gen Steuart was captured as a POW at Spotsylvania CH in May 1864 and exchanged a few months later. He was with Lee at the surrender at Appomattox. |
$1,250.00 |
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Turned Cover -- 1st Use (inside) CSA #11 (AD) (margin touches on the right) pen-cancel with no postal markings. Addressed to Miss Mina A. Steger, Waltons Mill, Cumberland Co., Va. 2nd Use (outside) CSA #13 (4-Margin) pen-cancel and manuscript "Cartersville (Va) Jan 30 / 65." Addressed to Miss Julia A Wood, Bremo Bluff, Fulvanna Co., Va. Cover flapped down from the left upper corner to display both stamps. Light staining. Small repair to the right lower corner. Excellent 1865 postal use. PF Certificate 1988. | $500.00 |
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CSA #8 (margin just touches at left affixed upside down) tied by a partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS 1 SEP (1864 by period receiving docketing). Drop Letter addressed locally to Hon R. C. L Moncure, Richmond, Va. Richard C. L. Moncure (1805-1882) was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Very light stain at the bottom left corner. Very clean cover. CSA Certificate 1997. | $750.00 |
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CSA #5 (4-Margin with a little very minor edge gum toning) tied by a full strike of the BLUE Emory, Va CDS 31 JUL (1862). Small lady's type cover with a fancy embossed border. Addressed to Scott Co., Virginia. Very Fine. | $800.00 |
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CSA #12 (KB) (margin touches at the bottom) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 6- with a JAN (1865) date. Adversity Cover made from a used Shipping Document from the Port of New York to Petersburg, Va. Displayed flapped down from the upper left corner. Addressed to Mrs. Jane P. Reece, Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Va. Very nice late use. | $300.00 |
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CSA #11a (AD) Milky Blue (beautiful stamp with 4 large margins) tied by the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS 2 JUN (1863). Folded Letter Complete (short business letter)written on part of an unused blue lined Ledger Sheet. Addressed to W. L. Owen Esqr, Black Walnut, Halifax Cty, Virginia. Very Fine. | $250.00 |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (margins tight at right and bottom) tied by a somewhat weak but recognizable strike of the GREEN Saltville, Va CDS (date not apparent). Yellow paper cover addressed to Mrs. L. V. Woodson, Pamplins Dpt, Va. Clean cover. Green postmarks are not commonly seen. | $175.00 |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (margin just in at the upper right corner) tied by Grid Cancels and also tied by the Farmville, Va CDS (date not appraent in the CDS). Addressed to Messers Thos Branch & Son, Petersburg, Va. Folded Letter Complete dated at Farmville 14 APR 1863. Short business letter concerning the purchase of 80 shares of stock in the South Side Railroad. Very clean cover. | $125.00 |
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CSA #1b Dark Green Stone 2 Position 7 (4-Margin) tied by the small single rim Gordonsville, Va CDS 6 MAY (1861). Coarse brown paper cover addressed to E. L. Parker, Kendalls Store, Stanly County NC. Cover with a little light staining. Ex-Powell. | $150.00 |
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CSA #9 T-E-N (4-Margin with a little gum staining around the edges) tied by the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS with a MAR (1864) date. Addressed to Rev William E. Judkins, Farmville, Va. Coarse brown paper Adversity Cover made from what appears to be a printed by unused lined business form. The cover has not been cut or folded for display. Another interesting feature of the cover is that the stamp has a light central vertical period pen stroke and appears to have been Pen-Canceled. This suggests that the stamp has been illegally reused because the pen cancel did not adequately cancel the stamp initially. The fact that the stamp had a light pen cancel and was apparently reused was missed by the Petersburg postmaster, and the cover allowed to go through with a reused stamp. Stamps that have been successfully reused on a cover are a Confederate rarity. Exceptionally clean cover. | $1,250.00 |
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CSA #2b Paterson Dark Blue (4-Margin) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS 19 NOV 1862. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Jno N. Kirkland, Hillsboro NC. Very clean cover and a very nice stamp. | $325.00 |
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CSA #2 H&L
(4-Margin with a small pre-affixing diagonal corner crease at the upper
right which does not detract) tied by the BLUE small double
circle Portsmouth, Va CDS
26 JAN (1862), Orange paper cover addressed to Mrs. James S. Reid,
Madison, Georgia. The cover was sent by Lt Col James
Sidney Reid (1830-1896) of the 3rd
Ga Inf home
to his wife. He resigned 6/17/1862 with no further record. Small
reduction at the left where opened not affecting anything. Otherwise a
very clean cover. |
$300.00 |
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CSA #4b Light Milky Blue Stone 3 Position 46 (margin just slightly irregular at the right) tied by the Staunton, Va CDS 26 JUN (1862). Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mrs. V. J. Moore, Fancy Hill PO, Rockbridge Co., Va. Minor light speckled foxing but still a clean cover with a plated Stone 3 stamp. Unsigned note on the reverse by Van Dyk MacBride. | $250.00 |
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CSA #4a Dark Blue Stone 2
(not plated) Horz Pair (4-Margin
but close on the right and with a preaffixing edge tear at the right
center) tied by the small single rim BLUE Dublin, Va
CDS 18 JUL (1862). Light coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mrs.
Carolina Buchanan, Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia. Minor edge
wear at the bottom right, otherwise a very clean cover. The addressee, Caroline Buchanan (1836-1912), was the wife of Lt (later Captain) James Buchanan (1833-1916) of Co B 45th Va Inf. Capt Buchanan entered service 5/29/1861 and is the most likely sender of this cover home to his wife as the regiment was in southwestern Virginia during the summer of 1862. Records show that Capt Buchanan was court martialed 9/29/1863 but the reason is not given. He resigned 2/15/1864. The census shows that he was a merchant in Rural Retreat, Va. |
$200.00 |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 (not
plated) (margin irregular at the right) and CSA #6 (slight clip
to the upper right corner) used in combination to make the 10c rate and
tied together and to the cover by the Richmond, Va
CDS Powell Type 3a 2 JUL 1862 (one day after the rate change).
Addressed to Jno W. Stovall Esqr, Townesville PO, Granville Co., N. Ca.
Part of top back flap missing and an unobtrusive edge repair at top
center to the left of the stamps. Clean appearing cover.
Ex-Bogg. John Walker Stovall (1814-1899) was a properous farmer and merchant in Granville County NC. He had three sons in the Confederate Army, Wilkins Stovall, John T. Stovall, Drury (Drewry) M. Stovall, one of whom most likely sent this cover home to his father. Lt Wilkins Stovall (1836-1921) Co K 55th NC Inf survived Pickett's Charge but was captured as a POW at Falling Waters 7/14/1863 during the Gettysburg retreat. He was confined for a short time at Old Capitol Prison before transferring to Johnson's Island where he was confined until released in June 1865. Pvt John T. Stovall (1844-1864) Co Co K 55th NC Inf was wounded at Pickett's Charge and captured as a POW and sent to the US Hospital at Chester, Pa. When he recovered, he was exchanged and rejoined his regiment and was Killed-in-Action at Spotsylvania CH, Va 5/14/1864. He was posthumously nominated for the Confederate Roll of Honor for his bravery in battle. Pvt Drury M. Stovall (1848-1868) 1st NC Cav was captured as a POW at Amelia CH (Va) 4/3/1865 and confined at Point Lookout until released in June 1865. |
$250.00 |
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Stampless
cover with the Tudor
Hall, Va CDS 6 SEP (1861) and handstamp PAID 10
Type C. Addressed to Mrs. Susie Allen, Antioch PO, Troup Co., Ga. Very
Fine. Molesworth note on the back, Ex-Kaufmann, Ex-Tickell. The cover was sent by Lieut Ujanirtus C. Allen (1840-1863) of Co F 21st Ga Inf home to his wife. Lieut Allen is listed as wounded at Cold Harbor (Va) 6/27/1862 and mortally wounded at Chancellorsville (Va) 5/2/1863 dying the next day. The wartime correspondence between Lieut Allen and his wife is extensive and has been published as a book Campaigning with Old Stonewall. |
$200.00 |
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Stampless
cover with the Tudor
Hall, Va CDS 2 OCT (1861) and handstamp PAID 5
Type B. Addressed to Mrs. A. K. Simonton, Statesville, Iredell Co NC.
Minor reduction at the left, otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Tickell. The cover was sent by Captain (later Major) Absalom K. Simonton of Co A 4th NC Inf to his wife. Major Simonton is listed as Killed-in-Action at Seven Pines (Va) 5/31/1862 and is buried in Statesville. Very Fine. |
$175.00 |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 (not
plated) (margin a little close at the upper right and a small clip at
the right lower corner) tied by the Tudor
Hall, Va CDS
26 OCT 1861 (very early use of the Stone 1 stamp) with a second strike
of the same CDS at the left lower cover. Coarse brown paper cover
addressed to Mrs. William King Care Col Aug Leftwich, Lynchburg,
Virginia. Very minor light staining. Ex-Tickell. The cover was sent by Private William King (d1885) of Co D 38th Va Battalion Heavy Artillery to his wife, Annie Leftwich the daughter of Col August Leftwich. The title of “Col” was honorary and not associated with the Confederate Army. William King was later promoted Lieut 2/8/1862. After the war, he formed the tobacco firm of Leftwich and King. |
$275.00 |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair
(margin a little close on the left) tied by the BLUE Lynchburg, Va
CDS 29 JAN (1863). Coarse brown paper cover with Military
Address to Lieut John M. Payne, Irish Battn Care of Lieut Gen Jackson,
Moss Neck near Guinia (Guiney's or Guinea) Station, Va.
Guiney's
was a station on the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad in
Caroline County. Very minor repair to the right upper corner, otherwise
Very Fine. John Meem Payne (1840-1934) was born in Lynchburg, Va and attended the University of Virginia 1858-1861. He entered service as 1st Lieut of Co C, Irish Battalion, 2nd Brigade, Jackson's Division in April 1861. At the time of this cover, he was serving as a Commissary Officer. He was promoted Captain in the CSA Ordnance Department and ordered to Richmond in February 1863 and was then assigned as an Ordnance Officer in Wilmington NC until paroled at Greensboro NC 4/26/1865. After the war, he lived as a farmer and lawyer in Amherst County, Va. Any period item refering to Stonewall Jackson as Lieut General is scarce. Jackson was promoted Lieut General in October 1862. This cover is dated just a little over 3 months prior to his death on 5/10/1863 after being accidentally shot by his own men at Chancellorsville. Coincidentally, Jackson died at Guiney's Station (the address of this cover). The building in which he died has been preserved as a shrine administered and cared for by the National Park Service. |
$450.00 |
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Stampless
cover with the Richmond,
Va CDS Powell Type 3a 3 MAY 1862 with handstamp soldiers DUE 10 Type Q. Imprinted cover "HEAD QUARTERS, 2nd Corps, Army
of the Potomac, C.S.A." (CC
WD-AD-05). The imprint is lightly lined through possibly indicating
private use of the envelope and not official business. Addressed to
Miss J. B. Barnsley Care G. Barnsley Esq, Kingston, Bartow Co.,
Georgia. Endorsed at top left "L.
Barnsley Co A 8 Ga Vol." Very Fine. The CSA Designation "Army of the Potomac" was short lived under the command of Gen Beauregard and then Gen Johnston. Its only major action was the Battle of First Manassas. The CSA Army of the Potomac was renamed the Army of Northern Virginia in early 1862. Gen Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia on 6/1/1862. The sender of the cover was Lucien Barnsley (1840-1892) who enlisted as a private in Co A 8th Ga Inf 5/18/1861. He was still present for duty in November 1864, but no further record after that time. In 1867, he was one of thousands of ex-Confederate soldiers who emigrated to Brazil where he spent the rest of his life and is buried in Sao Paulo. The addressee was Pvt Barnsley's sister, Julia Bernard Barnsley (1836-1899) in care of their father Godfrey Barnsley Sr (1805-1873), a very wealthy businessman and cotton broker who lost much of his fortune during the war. His estate northwest of Atlanta near Adairsville, Georgia, was virtually destroyed by Sherman's army in 1864. |
$550.00 |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 (not
plated) (dry printing with small short transfers at the bottom corners
and a few minor faults which do not detract and CSA #7 (somewhat
irregular margin on the right) used in combination to make
the 10c rate. Tied together and to the cover by a partial strike of the
Richmond, Va
CDS (dtae not apparent). Military
Address to Mr. T. P. Maffett, Signal Corps, Quincy, Florida. Very
clean cover. Thomas P. Maffett entered service as a private in Co B 4th NC Inf 4/26/1861 and transferrred to the Signal Corps as a Sergt 10/29/1862 and was assigned to Quincy, Florida. He was captured as a POW near Jacksonville, Florida 9/8/1864 and confined at Point Lookout prison until exchanged 3/18/1865. He died in Atlanta in 1868. No further information. |
$350.00 |
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Stampless
Cover Soldiers Due 10 with a partial strike of the Farmville,
Va CDS with a MAY date and also a partial strike of the
arc Due 10
handstamp. Endorsed at upper right “Private R. J. Hadden
Co E 7th Ga Regt.”
Clean slightly green paper cover addressed to Mr. W. A. Hadden, Stone
Mountain, Georgia. Small part of top back flap missing. Ex-Bogg. Robert L. Hadden (1839-1894) enlisted as a private in Co E 7th Ga Inf 8/11/1861 and served throughout the war. The addressee, William A. Hadden (b1828), was the sender's brother. He is listed as having service in the 8th Ga State Guard Infantry, a short term unit from late 1863 to early 1864. |
$225.00 |
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CSA #2 H&L (4-Margin but a little close at the top) affixed on the reverse to seal the back flap and tied by the BLUE small double circle Portsmouth, Va CDS (date not fully apparent). Small but complete Lady's Cover with an embossed floral border around the edges. Addressed to Miss Eva McAfee, Cumming, Georgia. A little light water staining on the address side of the cover, and small reduction at the right where opened. Still a very presentable cover with a very nice stamp not damaged in opening. | $350.00 |
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CSA #2 Paterson Vert Pair (4-Margin with two small unobtrusive pre-affixing sealed edge tears at the upper right corner of the top stamp) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 3e 23 DEC 1862. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Miss Mary V. Ward Care Rev Wm Ward, Warsaw, Richmond Co., Virginia. Small reduction at the right where opened. Very Fine Appearance. Ex-Everett. Pairs of the CSA #2 Paterson stamp paying the double weight rate are not often seen. | $550.00 |
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CSA #11 (KB)
(4-Margin) tied by the BLACK
Petersburg, Va
CDS 10 FEB (1865). Coarse brown paper cover from the Wise
Correspondence addressed to Mrs. Mary E. Wise Care of Dr. A. W.
Garnett, Grace St, Richmond, Va. Excellent late cover from the Siege of
Petersburg. Mary E. Wise (1817-1901) was the wife of CSA Brig-Gen Henry A. Wise (1806-1876) who fought at Petersburg and Saylor's Creek. Gen Wise was a pre-war governor of Virginia 1856-1860. The cover is addressed in the General's hand to his wife. |
$225.00 |
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CSA #12 (KB) (margin a little irregular at the right) tied by the BLACK Petersburg, Va CDS 28 MAR (1865). Very late use from the Siege of Petersburg just six days before the fall of the city. Light coarse brown paper cover addressed to Miss Lizzie Leftwich Care of Mr. A. H. Rutherford, Amelia CH, Virginia. Very clean cover. Signed by Brian Green. | $200.00 |
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Stampless
Soldiers Due
cover with a full strike of the Richmond,
Va CDS Powell Type 3f with DUE 10 handstamp
Type Q 26 AUG 1862. Illustrated
Overall Advertising Cover "P. Cantwell Dealer in Choice Family
Groceries, Provisionals, Wines, Liquors, &c &c." from
Columbia
SC. Illustrations of food and liquor bottles. Imprint of a
New
York City printer. This design is not listed in the current CSA
catalog. Endorsed at left "From
Lt W. T. Field, Co C 4th Regt SCV." (Unit also known as
the 13th Battalion SC Inf).
Addressed to Mrs. W. T. Field, Arnold's Mill, So. Ca. with routing
instruction "via G C H S
C." (Greenville Court House). Unusual to have a South Carolina
overall advertising cover used in Richmond.
Perhaps the soldier brought some with him to use for letters home as
there are a few advertising covers with the same design known
from
the same correspondence. Minor edge wear but an overall very
clean
appearance. Dr William Thomas Field (1836-1904) served throughout the war. After the war, he was elected to the state legislature and was a member of the South Carolina Constitutional Convention in 1896. |
$800.00 |
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CSA #7 Vert Pair affixed sideways (4-Margin but close at the right). The stamps show the filled-in frame variety at the right (Type CC 7-R-v2). The stamps are Pen-Canceled. The manuscript "Mattoax (Va) Aug 15" postal marking at the left barely ties the stamps. Richmond Female Institute illustrated College Cover from the well-known and well-documented Winston Correspondence addressed to Chas H. Winston Esqr, Box 219, Charleston SC. The Winston Correspondence is the source of these college covers as he was the president of the college. The school was closed at the beginning of the war and the buildings used as General Hospital #4 for Confederate officers. The Winstons continued to use these covers for their personal correspondence. Charles Winston, a chemist, used his skills to help provide munitions for the CSA government. Clean cover. | $375.00 |
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CSA #12 (KB) (4-Margin) Pen-Canceled with the manuscript postal markings at the upper left "Clover Depot, Va March 8 (1865)." Clover Depot is a listed CSA post office in Halifax County and was a station on the Richmond and Danville Railroad. Late use one month before the surrender. Addressed to Mrs. Elizabeth L. Lipe, Colemans Turnout, Rowan County NC. Coleman's Turnout is a listed CSA post office and was a station on the North Carolina Railroad. Excellent postal use between two railroad stations very late in the war. Very Fine. | $200.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD) (margin close on the left) Pen-Canceled with the RED Curdsville, Va CDS at the left 27 JUL. Curdsville is a listed CSA post office in Buckingham County and is listed as a red postmark in the CSA catalog but is only rarely encountered. Addressed to Miss Sue M. Capehart, Gaston NC. Minor edge wear and a back flap opening tear, otherwise Very Fine. | $200.00 |
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Stampless cover with the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS and handstamp PAID 5 Type C 26 JUN (1861). Addressed to the Williamsburg Lunatic Asylum (Virginia). Period receiving docketing at bottom center dates the cover to 1861. Part of top back flap missing and a little edge wear at top center, otherwise a Very Fine. appearance. | $150.00 |
| What follows are a group of 20 Virginia covers with manuscript postal markings. These are from very obscure Confederate post offices which were too small to have a regular postmarking device and which are rarely if ever seen. Some no longer exist today. Others exist today only as unincorporated areas. Each cover is also identified by the county in which the post office was located as these covers would certainly be of interest to the regional Virginia collector. | ||
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) Pen-Canceled and the "Boykins (Southampton County), Va Febry 3" manuscript postal markings to the right. Addressed to Miss Mollie F. Williams, Newsoms Depot, Southampton Co., Va. Very Fine. | $125.00 |
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CSA
#11 (AD) (edge clip at lower right) Pen-Canceled and the "Bentivoglio
(Albemarle County), Va Jan 21 (1864)" to the left.
Period
receiving docketing at the left dates the cover to 1864. Coarse brown
paper cover addressed to Hon William A. Graham, Hillsboro, N. Carolina. William Alexander Graham (1804-1875) was a very prominent NC politician and held many offices including United States Senator from NC 1840-1843, Governor of NC 1845-1849, Secretary of the Navy 1849-1852, candidate for vice-president as Winfield Scott's running mate in the election of 1852 (they lost), and a senator from NC 1864-1865 in the Second Confederate Congress. Several navy ships were named after him as was Graham County NC and the town of Graham NC. He had several sons who served in NC units during the war. Cover most likely sent by one of his sons in the ANV home to his father. |
$150.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) Pen-Canceled and the manuscript postal marking"Roseland Va (Nelson County) 17th Nov 1863" at the left upper corner. Light coarse paper cover addressed to Miss Annie Whitehead, Lovingston, Nelson County (Va). Very Fine. | $125.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) Pen-Canceled and the manuscript postal marking "Scottsburg(h) (Halifax County) Va Apl 18" to the left. Addressed to Revd J. H. Latane, Staunton, Virginia. The addressee was the rector of the Trinity Episcopal Church in Staunton. Very Fine. | $125.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) Pen-Canceled and the manuscript postal marking "Mt Laurel (Halifax County) Va 7th June" at the top left corner. Addressed to Mr. Jno M. Miller, Cashier Ex(change) Bank, Lynchburg, Va. Very Fine. | $125.00 |
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CSA #12 (AD)
(4-Margin affixed upside down) and the manuscript postal marking "Hallsboro (Chesterfield County)
Va Feb 10th 1865" at the left upper corner. Military Address to Adgt R. G.
Cross, 44th & 25 Tenn Regt, Johnsons Old Brig, Heths Div, Hills
Corps, Petersburg, Va.
Small but complete commercially made lady's type cover with embossed
flowers on the back flap. Late postal use into the Siege of Petersburg.
Minor back flap sealed opening tear, otherwise Very Fine. 1st Lieut Robert G. Cross (1833-1906) was the regimental adjutant for the 44th Ten Inf consolidated with the 55th Ten Inf from Shiloh through the Siege of Petersburg to the surrender. The 44th Ten Inf further consolidated with the 25th Ten Inf in October 1863. He is listed as wounded at Petersburg but no details given. After the war, he lived in various places in Tennessee. He was born in England but is buried in the Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery. |
$150.00 |
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CSA #12c (AD) Greenish-Blue (margins tight) Pen-Canceled and the manuscript postal marking "Gogginsville (Franklin County) (Va) Nov 24" at the lower left corner. Addressed to Miss Susan A Norman, Stewardsville PO, Bedford Co, Va. Clean cover with a small reduction at the right where opened just into the address. | $75.00 |
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CSA #11c (AD) Greenish-Blue (margin close at the bottom but with a left sheet margin) Pen-Canceled and the manuscript postal marking "Poplar Mt (Mount) (Greenville County) Nov 14" at the top left corner. Addressed to Miss Rosa G. C. Burnett Care of Jno R. Rolfe Esqr, Dinwiddie CH, Virginia. Some minor edge wear and part of top back flap missing. | $75.00 |
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CSA #12 (KB)
(4-Margin but close at the left) Pen-canceled and the manuscript postal
marking "Newsoms Depot
(Southampton County) Va March 9 (1865)"
at the top center. Newsom's Depot was a station on the Seaboard and
Roanoke Railroad Addressed to Miss Addie A. Worth Care of Hon
Jona (Jonathon) Worth, Raleigh NC. Small commercially made
lady's
type cover with embossed flowers on the back flap. Jonathan Worth (1802-1869) was a prominent North Carolina polittician and served in the state legislature and state senate before the war. Although opposed to secession, he remained loyal to North Carolina and served as the State Treasurer during the war and then as Governor of North Carolina 1865-1869 during the early years of reconstruction. |
$150.00 |
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CSA #12c (AD) Greenish-Blue
(4-Margin with a right sheet margin) Pen-Canceled with one pen stroke
tying the stamp to the cover and manuscript postal marking "Cabin Point (Surrey County) Va
April 9"
at top center. Addressed to Mrs. W. H. Harman Care Col W. H. Harman,
Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia. Cover appears to have been used for
period penmanship practice both front and back. William Henry Harman (1828-1865), a Mexican War veteran, was a Saunton lawyer as well as a Brig-Gen in the Virginia State Militia before the war. He also served as the Commonwealth Attorney for Augusta County 1851-1861. At the beginning of the war, he was Lt Col and then Col of the 5th Va Inf but was dropped during the army reorganization of May 1862. He then served as a Volunteer ADC to CSA Gen Edward Johnson and then as Colonel commanding the Valley Reserves. He was killed in action at the Battle of Waynesboro 3/2/1865 while commanding Virginia Militia reservists and is buried at the Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton. |
$100.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD)
(4-Margin) Pen-Canceled and the BLUE
Fancy Hill, VA
CDS in the left upper corner 3 FEB. Address a little faded but still
legible to Thomas C. Watson Jr, Pittsylvania Ct House, Virginia. The
Watson family owned a large plantation in Pittsylvania County. Very
clean cover. |
$125.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by a partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS 24 JAN. Coarse borwn paper cover obviously homemade with a bit of an odd shape. Small but complete cover addressed to Mrs. Mary H. Tabb, Mathews C(ourt) H(ouse), Mathews County, Va. Very clean cover. Mathews County is located in the Hampton Roads area on the middle peninsula north of Norfolk. Not much Confederate mail is known either into or out of Mathews County because of its location and proximity to the Union Army. Very clean cover. | $100.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD)
(4-Margin) tied by the BLUE
New London, Va balloon CDS 12 NOV (1863). Light coarse
brown paper cover with lengthy Military
Address to "Mr. Bluford Creasy to the care of Capt O W Spriggs Co D 42
Reg Va Vol 2 Brigade first division major g Johnson commanding,
Culpeper Court House, Virginia." Clean Cover. Bluford (Buford) Creasy enlisted as a private in Co D 42nd Va Inf 5/31/1861. He was hospitalized twice in 1861 for disease and is listed as AWOL 11/15/1861 at Huntersville, Va. He was arrested and returned to his unit 2/12/1862 and detailed as a teamster. He was wounded at Fisher's Hill (Va) 9/22/1864 losing his right eye. Listed as absent 10/31/1864 with no further record. Oscar W. Spriggs enlisted as a private in Co D 42nd Va Inf 5/31/1861. He was soon promoted 1st Sergt and then commissioned Lieut in December 1861 and promoted Capt in December 1862. He is listed as captured as a POW at Spotsylvania Court House (Va) and confined at Fort Delaware until his Oath of Allegiance and release 6/16/1865. |
$150.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD)
(margins tight) tight by an excellent strike of the RED-BROWN Lynchburg, Va CDS
25 JAN (most likely 1864). Small commercially made lady's type cover
with embossed flowers on the back flap addressed to Mrs. Joseph Hiden
Care of Joseph Hiden Esqr, Orange C(ourt) H(ouse), Va. Very Fine.
Ex-Bogg. Joseph Hiden (1803-1869) is listed on the Census of 1860 as quite a wealthy farmer in Orange County, Va. That generally means that he was a plantation owner. |
$150.00 |
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CSA #12c (AD)
Greenish-Blue (margin touches at the left) tied by the Scottsville, Va CDS
2 DEC. Full Military
Address to Mr. Skipwith Wilmer, Signal Corps, Johnson's Division, 2nd
Army Corps, Army Northern Va, Richmond (Va). Part of top
back flap missing, otherwise a very clean cover. Skipwith Wilmer (1843-1901) served in the Confederate Army in the CS Signal Corps first as a Sergeant until commissioned 2nd Lieut 2/19/1864. After the war, he practiced law in Baltimore. His father, Rev Dr. Wilmer, was the Protestant Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana. |
$150.00 |
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CSA #1 Stone 2 (not
plated) (4-Margin with a little gum toning) tied by the samll single
rim Gordonsville VA
CDS 13 MAY (1862). Small but complete commercially made cover
addressed to the Mr. Andrew Hoke, Newton NC. Minor reduction at the
left where opened. Very clean cover. According to the Census of 1860, Andrew Hoke of Cawtaba County NC had a son, Julius Benton Hoke (1844-1933), serving as a private in Co A 12th NC Inf (an ANV unit). Pvt Hoke served the entire war with his unit from his enlistment on 4/27/1861 (prior to NC secession) through to the Appomattox surrrender 4/9/1865. Pvt Hoke was most likely the sender of this cover home to his father. |
$150.00 |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 Position 43 (4-Margin with some edge gum toning and a pre-affixing crease at the lower left) tied by the BLUE Danville, Va CDS 26 JUN (1862). Addressed to Mrs. Mary D. Corbin, Amherst Ct H., Virginia. | $125.00 |
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CSA #7 Vert Pair
(margin tight on the left with a filled in frame at the bottom left
corner of the bottom stamp) affixed on the reverse to seal the back
flap and tied by the Richmond,
Va
CDS Powell Type 4a 5 FEB 1863. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to
Mr. William Phaup, Skinquarter, Chesterfield Co., Virginia. Minor
reduction at right where opened. Very clean cover. William Phaup is listed as a 45 year old farmer in Chesterfield County on the Census of 1860. Skinquarter, Virginia, still exists today as a small unincorporated town in Chesterfield County. From other covers in this correspondence, the cover was sent by the addressee's soldier son Joseph H. Phaup home to his father. Joseph H. Phaup (1837-1895) is listed as a 23 year old farmer at the time of enlistment as a private in Co C 18th Va Inf on 4/23/1861. He is listed as wounded at Seven Pines 6/1/1862 but recovered. This regiment was part of Garnett's Brigade at Gettysburg and was part of Pickett's Charge on the third day. Private Phaup was with his regiment at Gettysburg and is listed as wounded and captured as a POW at Pickett's Charge 7/3/1863. He survived and was paroled at David's Island NY 8/24/1863 and rejoined his unit. He was promoted 3rd Sergt on 4/1/1864 and still on the army rolls as late as 3/31/1865. The cover is an excellent historical item associated with a soldier wounded and captured at Pickett's Charge. |
$150.00 |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair
(margins a little irregular and with a partially filled-in frame at the
right) pen-canceled and the manuscript postal marking "Pig River Va (Franklin County)
Mar 29th"
at the left. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mrs. Martha S.
(cannot decipher the last name with accuracy), Childress Store,
Montgomery Co., Va. Minor light foxing, otherwise Very Fine. Pig River in Franklin County, Virginia, was certainly a very obscure location and does not appear on any official list of post offices published in 1862 and 1863. Yet there was obviously a functioning post office at that location as this cover proves. It would not surprise me if this were the only cover remaining from that post office, but I cannot guarantee that. It is certainly the only one that I have ever seen. |
$150.00 |
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Turned Cover - First Use: Pre-war USA #25 pen-canceled and the manuscript postal marking at the left upper corner "Waverly Station Va Feby 5th 1859." Addressed to John N. Bain Esqr, Wakefield Station, Va. Both Waverly Station and Wakefield Station in Sussex County were pre-war stops on the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad. Most of this railroad was captured and used by the Union at various times during the war. Second Use: CSA #7 Horz Pair (margins just in at top center and at the right lower corner) pen-canceled and the postal marking to the left which ties the stamps "Wakefield Va Mar 25th." Addressed to Mr Henry B. Coker, Edwards Depot, Miss. Edwards Depot in Hind County, Mississippi, was a stop on the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad. Coarse brown paper cover which is complete and very clean. It has not been cut for display but has instead been completely unfolded. Minor fold reinforcements with archival tape. Notation on the reverse signed by Brian Green but he misidentifies the the USA stamp as a #26. The stamp is the Type I USA #25. |
$250.00 |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair
affixed on the reverse to seal the back flap (some damage to the
stamps) tied by a partial strike of the Floyd C H, Va CDS
with a second strike of the same CDS on the face of the cover dated 16
FEB (1864). Military
Address to Dr. T. Henry Howard, 14th Regt Va Inf, Barton's Brigade,
Picketts Division, Kinston NC. Turned Cover with an
inside use handcarried outside the postal system with the same military
address. Clean cover. Thomas Henry Howard (1834-1910) was commissioned Asst Surgeon of the 14th Va Inf 12/15/1863 and transferred to the 30th Va Inf 5 /24/1864. After the war, he lived in Floyd County, Virginia. |
$150.00 |
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CSA #4 Over Inked Dark Blue Stone 2 Position 37 (4-Margin) tied by a full strike of the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 3b (broken "N" of "JUN") 12 JUN 1862. Dark brown coarse paper cover addressed to Dr. John A. Barksdale, Laurens C(ourt) H(ouse), So. Ca. Very clean cover and a beautiful stamp. | $225.00 |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (large clip at the bottom left of the left stamp) pen-canceled and the manuscript postal marking at the left "Greenway Va Apr 29 1863." Addressed to Dr. I. L. Twyman, Buckingham C(ourt) H(ouse), Virginia. The cover is obviously period, and the addressee was a real varifiable person. But the problem is that there is no town in Virginia named "Greenway" that had a listed post office during the Civil War. "Greenway" does not appear on any list of CSA or Union Virginia post offices in 1862. A collector has informed me that Greenway, Virginia, is listed in the VPHS catalog (Virginia Postal History Society) as having a manuscript postal marking. This cover is the listing cover for the VPHS manuscript used in April 1863. There is also a second different manuscript listed for Greenway in August 1864. The VPHS identifies Greenway as being located in Nelson County. So there must have been a functioning CSA post office named "Greenway" at that location in Nelson County even though it appears on no official lists of post offices. Greenway in Nelson County, Virginia, is identified today as only a small unincorporated area. Cover is complete with just a little light foxing. | $150.00 |
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CSA #7 Pair
(4-Margin) barely tied at the top by the small single rim
Whitlock, Va CDS
(very scarce Virginia postmark from Halifax County) 26
DEC. Somewhat faded but legible Military
Address to Lieut A. Whitlock Hoge, Ringgold Battery, Ransom's Division,
Dublin Depot, Va, V T RR (Virginia & Tennessee Railroad).
Instruction at lower left "PM
at Dublin please forward." Edge wear, a little light
soiling, and top back flap missing. But a rarely seen Virginia
postmark. Ex- Scott Gallagher. Achilles Whitlock Hoge (1846-1864) enlisted as a private in Co G 20th Va Inf 5/26/1861 at the age of 14. He was discharged 9/19/1861. He entered service again 2/15/1862 as a Lieutenant in Co B 13th Va Battalion Light Artillery (Ringgold's Battery). He was killed in action at Cloyd's Mountain (Va) 5/9/1864. His older brother Private Moses Hoge (1833-1864) in the same unit was killed in the same action. |
$200.00 |
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CSA #7 two singles
(margins tight) tied together and to the cover by an escellent strike
of the VIOLET Lynchburg,
Va CDS 17 JUN (1863). Addressed to John A. Langhorne,
Shawsville, Montgomery County, Va. Very clean cover. The addressee, John Archer Langhorne, was the father of Pvt Jacob Kent Langhorne (1845-1863) of Co B 2nd Va Cav. Private Langhorne attended VMI 1862-1863 but dropped out of school to enlist in February 1863. He is listed as mortally wounded at Brandy Station, Va 6/9/1863 (his first and only engagement and the largest cavalry battle of the war) and died a few days later. He is buried at the Crocker-Kent Cemetery near Shawsville, Va. Cover was sent some days after his death, so Pvt Langhorne could not have sent the cover. But perhaps the cover contained a letter from a friend informing the father of his son's death. Not possible to know for sure since there is no enclosure. |
$200.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD) Light Blue (4-Margin) tied by a partial strike of the small double circle BLUE Charlottesville, Va CDS (date not fully apparent). Small lady's type cover addressed to Miss M. L. Harris, Cartersville, Cumberland, Va. Very clean cover with a missing top back flap. | $75.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD) (stamp
is 4-Margin with a little edge gum toning and a spectacular Short Transfer where
the right side of the stamp is only partially printed) tied by the
small double circle BLACK
Charlottesville, Va CDS
20 Jun 1864. Blue paper commercially made cover with embossed flowers
on the back flap addressed to Mrs. W. S. Martin, Linksville, Rockingham
Co, N. Carolina. Very Fine. The cover was sent by William Sydnor Martin (1833-1908) home to his wife. On the Federal Census of 1860, he is listed as a Medical Student living in Leaksville NC with his wife. He was serving in the ranks as a Quartermaster Sergeant for the 45th NC Inf at the time of this cover. |
$225.00 |
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CSA #7 Horz Pair (margins tight at the top and lower right and slight soiling) pen-canceled and the manuscript postal marking "San Marino (Va) Dec 26 / 64" at the left. San Marino was an obscure CSA listed post office in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, but does not appear to exist today. Addressed to Miss Rosa G. C. Burnette, Wilson, N. Carolina with instruction "Forward quickly." Cover most likely sent by a North Carolina soldier home to a girl friend or relative. Very clean cover with small part of lower back flap missing. | $125.00 |
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CSA #7 two overlapping singles
(margins irregular) pen-canceled and the postal manuscript "Rep(ublican) Grove (Va) Feby 9 /
64"
at the left. Addressed to Miss R. E. W. Carndale, Providence PO,
Halifax Co., Va. Republican Grove is a very obscure listed CSA post
office in Halifax County. Republican Grove still exists today
but
is defined only as a "Populated Area" and no longer has its own post
office. This cover is reportedly the listing cover for Republican Grove
that appears in the VPHS (Virginia Postal History Society) catalog.
Republican Grove is not listed in the CSA catalog. The cover shows wear
and some soiling but is still quite presentable. This cover may very
possibly be one of the very few if not the only remaining cover from
this obscure post office. This is also a Turned Cover with an inside use (stamp missing) with the Richmond, Va CDS 10 NOV 1862 addressed to Miss Mary J. Chasm, Mount Airy, Pittsylvania Co., Va. |
$150.00 |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 Position 3
(4-Margin) tied by the RED
Smithfield, Va
CDS with an APR 1862 date. From the Hamilton Correspondence addressed
to Mrs. D. H. Hamilton Jr, Hillsboro NC. The cover was sent by Major D.
H. Hamilton Jr of the 3rd
NC Inf home to his wife. Back flap opening tears and a
small sealed edge tear at top center. Daniel Heyward Hamilton Jr (1838-1908), a graduate of The Citadel, was originally from Charleston SC. When the war began, he was an instructor at the Hillsboro NC Military Academy. On 5/26/1861, he was commissioned Major in the 3rd NC Volunteers. From May 1861 until April 1862, the regiment was assigned to the Department of Norfolk and remained in the Norfolk, Va area. Major Hamilton was discharged from the service on 4/26/1862 during the army reorganization when he was defeated for re-election in the regiment. He later served for a time in the 1st SC Infantry, a regiment commanded by his father Col D. H. Hamilton Sr. Major Hamilton was wounded at Boteler's Ford 9/20/1862 which ended his field service. At the end of the war, he was serving as Provost Marshall at Columbia SC. After the war, he made his home in Hillsboro NC. The 3rd NC Volunteers was redesignated as the 13th NC Infantry on 14 NOV 1861 and saw distinguished service for the remainder of the war as part of the ANV. |
$225.00 |
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CSA #1 (two singles) (both stamps are 4-Margin and are affixed upside down with respect to each other) (both stamps are the same Light Green color and come from the same sheet. The left stamp is Stone 1 Position 45. The right stamp is Stone 1 but not able to plate it to a position. The stamps are pen-cancelled, and the matching manuscript "Ruther Glen Va Aug 30" is at the left. Addressed to Robert W. Adams, Richmond City, Va. Very Fine. | $250.00 |
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Stampless Paid cover with the small double circle Norfolk, Va CDS with handstamp PAID 5 Type D all in BLUE 26 AUG 1861. Addressed to S. Barton, Bartonsville NC. Orange paper cover with a top back flap opening tear, otherwise Very Fine. | $175.00 |
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CSA #6 Horz Pair (just touches along the top and the stamps are affixed upside down) tied by the BLACK Lynchburg, Va CDS 18 MAY. Semi-OfficialI imprinted cover "Confederate States of America, War Department, Nitre and Mining Bureau, Official Business" (CC Catalog Type WD-NM-06). Addressed to W. F. James Esq, Youngs Store PO, Franklin Cy (Va). Minor foxing, otherwise Very Fine. | $500.00 |
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Stampless
Soldiers Due cover with the Petersburg,
Va CDS and handstamp (Due) 10 Type K all in BLUE 24 MAY (1864).
Also a manuscript "Due
10" at the right upper corner. Addressed to Mrs. S. L.
Barry, Yorkville SC. Endorsed at left "from Private W. R. Barry Co c 27
Regt SCV (South Carolina Volunteers)." Adversity
use of a printed pre-addressed cover to Mrs. James P.
Garrett,
Ballston Spa, Saratoga Co., N.Y. which has been lined through.
It is apparent that Private Barry obtained the unused cover somehow
from a Union soldier and used it to write a letter home to his
wife. Very Fine Ex- Kaufmann. William Randolph Barry (1827-1864) enlisted in 1862 as a private in the 1st SC Inf Battalion (consolidated into the 27th SC Inf 9/30/1863). He was killed during the Siege of Petersburg at the Jerusalem Plank Road 6/24/1864 about a month after sending this letter home to his wife. His war time letters to his wife are housed at the SC Historiical Society. More information about Pvt Barry and his unit is included with the cover. Assuming that the pre-printed address is to the wife of a Union soldier, the only Union soldier listed from New York named James Garrett that would possibly fit the pre-printed address was Pvt James Garrett (age 31 at the time of enlistment 12/26/1863) of Co B 89th New York Infantry. The 89th NY Inf was in the same area as the 27th SC Inf at the time of this cover. Pvt Garrett was wounded at some point (date and location not given) and died of his wounds 6/14/1864. |
$350.00 |
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Official imprinted cover "Confederate States of America, Post Office Department Official Business, Chief of the Appointment Bureau" Type APP-06 but unsigned. Cover was handcarried outside the postal system addressed locally to Hon G. W. Munford, Sec(retary) of Commonwealth. A little period ink smearing in the address, otherwise a clean cover. Ex-Billy Matz. | $150.00 |
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Stampless Paid cover with a full strike of the Mt Sidney VA CDS with handstamp PAID 5 Type B 24 OCT (1861). Addressed to Mis(s) Mary F. Hilbert, Dayton, Rockingham Co., Va. Very clean cover. | $100.00 |
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Two Covers -- Same Correspondence
(Lieut Albert Davidson, Virginia Letcher Light Artillery) First Cover -- Stampless cover with a partial strike of the small single rim Guineys, Va CDS (date not apparent). The small Guineys postmark is not often seen and was used only in 1862. No PAID or DUE mark which is cataloged as Type Pk in the new CSA Catalog. Light pencil manuscript right upper corner "April 1862" which appears to be period receiving docketing which dates the cover. Presumably sent as a "Due" as there is a military endorsement at the upper left "A. Davidson Letcher L(ight) Artillery." Addressed to Mrs. J. D. Davidson, Lexington, Va. Very clean coarse brown paper cover. Second Cover -- Stampless Paid cover with the small single rim Dublin, Va CDS and handstamp PAID (no rate) Type A 22 MAR (1863). Addressed to Miss Mary Davidson Care of J. D. Davidson Esq, Lexington, Va with routing instruction at lower left "via Bonsacks." Light pencil manuscript at the bottom right "Mar 22, 1863" which appears to be period receiving docketing which dates the cover. Minor reduction on the right, otherwise Very Fine. Prior collector's handstamp on the back flap "J. P. Smyth 512 E North Ave." Albert L. Davidson (1841-1865) began service as a Sergt in Co D 10th Va Cav 5/15/1861. The company was disbanded 10/15/1861. He then mustered into the Virginia Letcher Light Artillery 3/1/1862 and was commissioned as a Lieut and assigned to the Camp of Instruction at Dublin, Va. The only other listing in his record is that he was wounded 4/3/1865 while attempting to arrest deserters. He died in 1865, but cause of death not given. May have been secondary to wounds received in April 1865. He is buried in Lexington, Va. The inscription on the gravestone is "Lieut. & Adj., C.S.A." One borther, Greenlee Davidson (Capt Letcher's Va Light Art), was killed at Chancellorsville. Another brother, Frederick Davidson (Pvt Rockbridge Rifles Co B 5th Va Inf), was killed at First Manassas. Another brother, Charles Andrew Davidson (1839-1879), was Capt of Co E 1st Va Inf Batt. And a fourth brother, William W. Davidson (1844-1869) was a Lieut in Co I 26th Va Inf Batt. The first cover is addressed to Lieut Davidson's mother. The second cover is addressed to his sister in care of his father. The handwriting appears to be just somewhat different on the two covers. It is possible that the second cover may have been sent by one of the brothers. |
$225.00 Two Covers |
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Stampless Paid cover with the Brownsburg, Va CDS and manuscript "Paid 5" 1 NOV (1862) Type Ms Paid 5. The month and day logos are inverted in the postmark. Addressed to Mrs. P. Caroline Patterson, Patterson, Caldwell Co., North Carolina. Very minor reduction on the right where opened. Very clean cover. | $100.00 |
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Stampless
Paid cover with the small single rim Franklin Depot, Va (Southampton
County) CDS
and handstamp PAID 5
Type A all in BLUE
31 DEC 1861. Franklin Depot was an important Confederate supply station
on the Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad which ran from Portsmouth,
Va to
the Roanoke River in North Carolina. Orange paper cover from the
Pettigrew correspondence addressed to William S. Pettigrew Esq,
Raleigh, No. Ca. Period receiving docketing at the left indicates that
the cover was from Charles L. Pettigrew, a brother of the addressee.
Very Fine. Ex-Bogg. The addressee, William Shepard Pettigrew (1818-1881), was the brother of famed CSA General James Johnston Pettigrew who commanded a division during Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg and was killed a few days later during the retreat from Gettysburg. During the war, William S. Pettigrew operated the family's plantations in North Carolina and was later ordained an Episcopal minister in 1869. Charles Lockhart Pettigrew (1816-1873), the oldest Pettigrew brother, operated a plantation known as Bonarva located on Lake Phelps in North Carolina. |
$150.00 |
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Stampless
Paid cover with the Churchland,
Va (Norfolk County) CDS 24 DEC (1861) and handstamp PAID 10 Type C all
in RED
(double rate over 500 miles). Addressed to Mrs. Jno R. Binion, Island
Creek PO, Hancock (County), Ga. Minor reduction on the left where
opened, otherwise Very Fine. The addressee appears to be the wife of Captain John Robert Binion (1819-1887) a wealthy planter of Hancock County, Georgia who lived in Island Creek. There are references to his being an officer in the Confederate Army, but there is no record of a John R. Binion having served in the Confederate Army. So the rank that he is listed with was either a state rank or a prior rank or honorary rank not related to the Confederate Army. And he had no sons of an age to have served in the army. So the sender of the cover is not identified. |
$150.00 |
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Stampless Paid cover with the Danville, Va CDS and handstamp PAID 5 Type G 12 JUL (1861). Addressed to Mr. Thomas C. Williams Care Patteson Z. Williams, Richmond, Va. Very clean cover. | $125.00 |
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CSA
#7 Horz Pair (margin just touches at lower left) tied by a
partial
strike of the New
Market, Va CDS (date not apparent). Addressed to
Surgeon J. W. Tracey (name is mispelled in the address as should be
“Tracy”), Hospital No 7, Raleigh NC.Very clean orange paper cover with
a small sealed edge tear at the upper left and sealed back flap opening
tears. The addressee was Dr. James Wright Tracy (1819-1896), a very prominent North Carolina physician and a signer of the North Carolina Ordinance of Secession, was at the time of this cover the surgeon at the Fair Ground Hospital in Raleigh (Hospital #7) which was a military hospital for North Carolina soldiers. Cover must date after April 1864 as that was when Dr. Tracy was transferred to Raleigh. Dr. Tracy started the war as the Asst Surgeon for the 37th NC Inf and was later the Surgeon of the 14th NC Inf. Period notation at upper left “Shaffner” probably refers to the sender as the records list a John Francis Shaffner (1838-1908), another very prominent North Carolina physician, as an Asst Surgeon and Surgeon in the Confederate Army who served in various NC regiments. In mid 1864, Dr. Shaffner was the Surgeon of the 4th NC Inf which was assigned to the Valley District in the area of New Market, Va which fits a mid 1864 date for this cover. Dr. James Wright Tracy was featured in an article in the March 2009 issue of the ASD&C magazine by Patricia A. Kaufmann in which this cover was used as an illustration. |
$275.00 |
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Official Imprinted Cover "Confederate States of America, General Post Office Department, Auditor's Office (CC AUD-07a) and the B. Baker signature. Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 2a 31 OCT 1861 with handstamp FREE Type AA. The postmark is placed over the signature. Addressed to Daniel Wine Esq, Sangerville, Augusta Co., Va. The addressee was the Sangerville postmaster. The current CSA catalog listing for this imprint subtype is marked as "unsupported" with an unknown type of envelope and is unpriced. This cover was previously reported as the only known example of this imprint subtype, but I am unable to confirm that statement. This cover is a regular commercial envelope, and the cover certainly supports the listing. Ex-Brian Green, Ex-John Hill. Very Fine. | $650.00 |
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CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin with just a little very light toning) tied by a partial strike of the Orange CH, Va CDS 9 SEP. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to H. J. Spicer Esq, Trap Hill, Wilkes Co., NC. Clean and complete cover. | $100.00 |
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CSA #4a Dark Blue Stone 2 Position 6 (margin just in at the right and with a random inked printing flaw in the "S" of "POSTAGE") tied by the Richmond, Va (1862 date not fully apparent). Addressed to Miss Trittie A. Bush, Burnt Ordinary, Va. Back flap opening tears, otherwise a very clean cover. | $175.00 |
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CSA #11c (AD) Greenish-Blue (4-Margin) tied by the BLUE Franklin Depot, Va CDS (date not fully apparent). Franklin Depot was an important Confederate supply station on the Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad which ran from Portsmouth, Va to the Roanoke River in North Carolina. Addressed to Miss Hennie Seay, Fork Union, Fluvanna Co., Va. Very clean cover. | $125.00 |
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USA #26 (clipped lower left corner) tied by a full strike of the large single rim BLUE Norfolk, Va CDS 26 APR 1861 (year date in the CDS). Orange paper cover addressed to Thos W. Thompson Esq, Hotel NC. Virginia Independent State to still Union North Carolina. Part of top back flap used for an edge repair at the top center which is very well done. Very clean appearing cover. Ex-Kaufmann. | $150.00 |
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CSA #6 Single Use Prior to the Rate Change (just barely touches left at top) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 3b (broken “N” of “JUN”) 23 JUN 1862. Overall Green Advertising Cover for Harvey, Armistead & Williams Tobacco Exchange Building Wholesale Grocers and Commission Merchants Virginia St, Richmond, Va. Addressed to B. Friend Esqr, Drakes Branch, Charlotte County, Va. Very Fine. | $750.00 |
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CSA #1 Stone 1 (not plated) tied by the usual weak strike of the Fredericksburg, Va PAID CDS 8 DEC (1861). Addressed to R. H. Chowning Esq, Hagen, Va. Very clean cover. | $250.00 |
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CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y
(4-Margin corner crease upper left) tied by a full strike of the Richmond, Va
CDS Powell Type 3g (broken "O' in "OCT") 17 OCT 1862. Addressed to
James Hemphill Esqr, Chester CH, So. Ca. The addressee, James
Hemphill (1813-1902), was a prominent lawyer in the Chester District. Adversity Cover made from a
printed boat schedule. Very clean cover. |
$650.00 |
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CSA #26x1 5c Blue Fredericksburg,
Va Provisional Stamp from Position 4
(4-Margin) tied to cover by the usual weak strike of the
Fredericksburg, Va CDS
(date not apparent). Addressed to Mr. Jno B.
Lightfoot, Port Royal, (South) Carolina. John Bernard
Lightfoot
(1814-1888) was a prominent planter and plantation owner. This is
actually a cover front which has been professionally rebacked. Very
clean appearance, and a very nice stamp. |
$1,500.00 |
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Turned
Cover - 1st Use (inside) CSA #1c Olive Green Stone A/B
(good margins
but just a little close at top center and bottom left) tied by a full
strike of the BLUE large
single rim Norfolk, Va
CDS 26 NOV 1861. The inside use also has a colorless embossed advertising oval for the Citizen's Bank of Va in Norfolk. Addressed to R. Chapman Esquire, Cashier, Tarboro, N.
Carolina. 2nd Use
(outside) CSA #1 Stone 2 Position 38.
Addressed to Messers A & J M Donnan, Petersburg, Virginia.
Orange
paper cover folded out and also flapped up from the left lower corner
to display both stamps. Small very well done edge repair at the top
left. Unsigned note on the reverse by Van Dyk MacBride. Ex-Tate. |
$850.00 |
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TURNED COVER -- First Use (inside)
manuscript "Earlysville
(Va) April 15 (1863)" (obscure use from Albemarle County).
The first use originally had a pair of CSA #7 stamps
applied on the back to seal the back flap. These stamps have been
partially torn away. Full
Military Address to Mr. Joseph H. Phaup, Co C 18th Va Regt, Pickett's
Division, Garnett's Brigade, Petersburg. For the Second Use (outside),
the cover was refolded inside out and a Vertical Pair of CSA #7
stamps were applied on the back to seal the back flap. The stamps of
the second use were placed over the remnants of the stamps from the
first use. The second use stamps are tied by the BLUE Franklin Depot, Va CDS
6 MAY (1863). The second use is addressed to Mr. William Phaup, Skin
Quarter PO, Chesterfield Co., Va. The cover has a little edge water
staining but is intact and is very presentable showing excellent postal
use. The cover is dated shortly before Gettysburg. The 18th Va Inf, as part of Pickett's Division, fought at Gettysburg and was part of Pickett's Charge. The brigade commander mentioned in the address, Gen Garnett, was killed at Pickett's Charge. Joseph H. Phaup (1837-1895) is listed as a 23 year old farmer at the time of enlistment as a private in Co C on 4/23/1861. He is listed as wounded at Seven Pines 6/1/1862 but recovered. He was with his regiment at Gettysburg and is listed as wounded and captured as a POW at Pickett's Charge 7/3/1863. He survived and was paroled at David's Island NY 8/24/1863 and rejoined his unit. He was promoted 3rd Sergt on 4/1/1864 and still on the army rolls as late as 3/31/1865. The cover is an excellent historical item associated with a soldier wounded and captured at Pickett's Charge. |
$500.00 |
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CSA #12c (AD) Greenish-Blue
(4-Margin) with the Richmond,
Va CDS Powell Type 5d 2 AUG 1863. Full Military Address to Lieut D.
A. Timberlake Co G 4th Va Cavalry, Gen Fitz Lee's Brigade, Culpeper C.
House, Va. Coarse brown paper cover which may be homemade.
Very Fine. David Algenon Timberlake (1833-1901) enlisted as a private in Co G 4th Va Cav 5/9/1861. He was commissioned 2nd Lieut 4/25/1862 and promoted Capt 10/11/1863. He is listed as wounded at Fisher's Hill (Va) 10/9/1864 and hospitalized in Richmond returning to his unit 1/1/1865. He was paroled at Richmond 5/1/1865. Fitzhugh Lee (1835-1905), a nephew of Robert E. Lee and an 1856 graduate of West Point, was a very prominent CSA cavalry general during the war. After the war, he was elected governor of Virginia in 1885 and was appointed later as consul-general in Havana in 1893 by President Grover Cleveland. When war with Spain broke out, he was commissioned Maj-Gen of Volunteers and served in the US Army until he retired in 1901. |
$150.00 |
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CSA #4 Horz Pair Stone 2 Positions 27-28 (4-Margin) tied by the small single rim Churchville, Va CDS 2 AUG (1862) with a second strike of the same CDS to the right which also ties the stamps. Small but complete lady's type cover addressed to Miss Fannie Snyder, Ivy Depot, Albemarle County, Virginia. The address is a bit light but still very legible. The cover is otherwise Very Fine. | $400.00 |
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USA #26 affixed sideways and prn-cancelled. Manuscript postal marklings top left "Fords (Depot) Va May15 / 61" USA Used in CSA Virginia. Addressed to Miss Norman E, Smithson, Macfarlands, Lunenberg Co., Va. Ford's Depot was a stop on the South Side Railroad in Dinwiddie County. Very clean cover and quite an obscure postal use. Ex-Thayer. | $350.00 |
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CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y
(margin in at the bottom left) tied by the BLUE Lynchburg, Va CDS
29 SEP. Coarse brown paper cover from the Bagby Correspondence
addressed to Dr. Geo W. Bagby, Richmond, Virginia. Very clean cover. George William Bagby (1828-1883) graduated with a MD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1846 and relocated to Lynchburg, Va. However, his real passion was literary as he edited the Lynchburg Express (newspaper) for three years and then edited the Southern Literary Messenger (magazine) in Richmond beginning in 1860. He became widely known as a writer, journalist, editor, lecturer (he very vigorously supported the Southern cause) and was considered as one of the last true Southern humorists. Although a physician, he enlisted as a private in Co A 11th Va Inf 4/25/1861 but only served a few months and was discharged 9/23/1861 for health reasons. He served later in Co F 3rd Va Battalion Reserves. |
$250.00 |
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CSA #1 Stone 2 Position 16
(4-Margin) tied by the Yorktown,
Va CDS
20 APR (1862). Coarse brown paper cover from the Blackford
Correspondence addressed to Mrs. Mary B. Blackford, Box 6, Lynchburg,
Virginia. Minor period stain at the upper right not affecting anything,
otherwise a very clean cover. The addressee, Mary Berkeley Blackford (1802-1896) was the wife of William Matthews Blackford (1801-1864). The Blackford family was a very prominent Lynchburg family. She was the mother of five sons who all served in the Confederate Army and all survived the war. But the sender of this cover is not identified. |
$200.00 |
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CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y
(4-Margin) tied by the Richmond,
Va
CDS Powell Type 3a 7 MAY 1862. Addressed to Miss Libbie Tuthill Care of
Mr. Geo. A. Tuthill, Mobile, Alabama. George Augustus Tuthill
(1807-1883) was a very wealthy Mobile cotton broker. Part of top back
flap missing, otherwise Very Fine. |
$350.00 |
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CSA #4 Stone 2 Position 46 (margins close at left and top and a light vertical pre-affixing crease) tied by a partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS (date not fully apparent). Addressed to Mr. David L. Williams, Tawboro NC. The addressee was a very wealthy Edgecombe County planter. Handwritten patriotic verse on the face of the cover in pencil which may or may not be period. The verse is the same as is found on a number of CSA patriotic covers. Stand firmly by your cannon / Let ball and grapeshot fly / Trust in God and Davis / And keep your powder dry. Very clean cover. | $250.00 |
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CSA #1 Stone 2 Position 47 (4-Margin but close in spots) tied by the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS 21 JAN (1862). The stamp has a short horizontal streak at the lower left whcih appears to be a random printing stone flaw. Folded Letter (business) written on blue lined paper addressed to Dr. Sterling Neblett, Brickland, Lunenburg Co., Va. Very well done unobtrusive corner repair at the lower right to a very fine appearance. | $200.00 |
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CSA #7 two widely separated singles paying the 10c rate (both stamps 4-Margin but with just a little edge gum toning) with each stamp tied by a separate strike of the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 4a 23 FEB 1863. Coarse brown paper cover with a very long unusual address to Mrs. John L. Gill Care of Mr. Wm Whinny manager Battersea Factory who will give this to Mrs. Litha Hogwood for me, Petersburg, Virginia. The names in the address could be researched further. Very clean cover. | $125.00 |
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CSA #12d (AD) Dark Blue (4-Margin) tied by the RED-BROWN Lynchburg, Va CDS 26 MAR. Light coarse paper cover addressed to Sgt Jas. W. Rodden, Chalk Level, Virginia. Sgt James Wilson Rodden (1823-1900) had service in Co C 1st Va Artillery. Very clean cover. | $200.00 |
 | South-to-North Through-the-Line Civilian (non POW) Cover from Petersburg, Va. This is the inside envelope with the Union double ring Old Point Comfort, Va CDS 6 OCT (1863) with the Union circular DUE 6
handstamp to assess the Union postage as the cover was sent with the
Union postage unpaid. The outer envelope which would have had the
Confederate postage from Petersburg to the transfer point would have
been discarded at the transfer point. Coarse brown paper cover
addressed to Miss Kittie Emmons, Kirkwood, Broome Co. N(ew) Y(ork). The
original letter remains with the cover written by one George W. Emmons,
a Pvt in Co C 12th Va Inf
detailed as a hospital steward, to his sister in New York. In the one
page letter, he informs his sister that he is about to be married to
Fannie. Intact through-the-lines civilian covers, especially with the
original letter, at this time (not POW covers) are quite scarce. Very
Fine. Molesworth note on the back. George W. Emmons (1836-1903) enlisted in Petersburg as a private in Co C 12th Va Inf 4/24/1861. He was detailed as a hospital steward in Norfolk, Va, 6/25/1862 and at the time of this letter was serving as a hospital steward in Petersburg, Va. He mentions in his letter to his sister in New York that he was still at the same hospital. He is listed as having deserted at Petersburg 12/28/1864, took the Oath of Allegiance, and made his way to New York where he lived out his life with his wife Fannie and family in Kirkwood, New York. (Broome County). | $750.00 |
 | CSA #1 Horz Pair Stone 1
(not plated) (margin close at bottom right and partial short transfers
at the bottom corners of both stamps and a large random overinking flaw
in "AMERICA" of the right stamp) tied by the Richmond, Va
CDS Powell Type 2b 24 DEC 1861 (Christmas Eve cover). Addressed to Col
John B. Lamar, Macon, Geo. Period notation at lower left "If Col Lamar
is not in town hand to Mrs. Whittle." Period receiving docketing at
left in red which identifies the sender Dr. J. M. Green. Part of top
back flap missing, and a small sealed edge tear at top center.
Exceptionally clean cover. John Basil Lamar (1812-1862), a Georgia politician and a wealthy Georgia planter, served as a staff officer (Voluntary ADC) to his brother-in-law Brig-Gen (later Maj-Gen) Howell Cobb. Col Lamar was mortally wounded at the Battle of Cramptons Gap (part of the Battle of South Mountain, Maryland) 9/15/1862 and died of his wounds the next day. | $400.00 |
 | Stampless cover with the Fairfax, Va balloon CDS and manucript "Pd 5" 28 AUG (1861). Addressed to Miss Anna Isbell, Stone Wall Mills, Appoattox Co., Va. Hotel Adverstising Cover with a boxed printed corner card at the upper left "Piedmont House, Opposite Va. & Tenn. Railroad Depot, Lynchburg, VA. L. Wilkes, Proprietor." The Piedmont House was a riverfront hotel in Lynchburg and was gone by the late 1870's. Very Fine. | $500.00 |
 | CSA #11c (AD) Greenish-Blue (4-Margin) tied by a partial strike of the RIMLESS Forest Depot, Va CDS
with a SEP date. Forest Depot was a station on the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad. Addressed to Mrs. Murry Forbes Care of Dr. Taylor,
Fredericksburg, Va. Wallpaper Cover with a gray and white floral leaf pattern
displayed flapped over from the left. With the cover is the original
letter which is 4 pages and very well written and easy to read from a
daughter to her mother. Very Fine. Ex-Kaufmann, Ex-Randy Neil Exhibit. The letter is datelined "Norwood Sep 29th /63" and is filled with family news. The family was quite large with members also living in the North as a "Flag of Truce" letter is mentioned. Other content of note which indicates that the writer lived in the North at some time before the war but her sympathies are with the South: "I am sometimes tempted to go back and try a life with the Yankees at my own sweet home. Prices are now so enormously high that boarding becomes to a refugee almost an improbability. Many exiled familes in Lynchburg are living on rice and bread."..."What a glorious victory we have had in Tennessee." (Referring to the Battle of Chickamauga (18-20 SEP 1863). | $1,500.00 |
 | Two Covers from the Randolph Correspondence (no contents) -- Both covers have CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin stamps) tied by two different Richmond, Va, postmarks. The first cover dated 29 AUG 1863 has a full Military Address to Capt M. L. Randolph, Signal Officer Gen Rodes’ Staff, Gen Ewell’s Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
The second cover dated 8 NOV is addressed to Miss Sarah Randolph Care
of Thos. Jeff. Randolph Esqr, Keswick Depot, Albemarle Co., Va. Minor
back flap opening tears, still a Very Fine pair of covers from a very
prominent Virginia family. Ex-Randy Neil Exhibit. Covers will only be sold as a pair. Meriwether Lewis Randolph (1845-1871) and Sarah Randolph (1839-1892) were brother and sister. Their father, Thomas Jefferson Randolph (1792-1875), was a grandson of Thomas Jefferson and the inheritor of Monticello. He was a very prominent Virginia planter and politician Their uncle was George Wyeth Randolph (1818-1867) CSA Secretary of War in 1862. Capt Meriwether Lewis Randolph served on the staffs of various CSA Generals including D. H. Hill, Rodes, Ramseur, and Grimes. He died at a young age of consumption (tuberculosis) and is buried at Monticello. | $750.00 Two Covers |
 | CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin and affixed at the upper left corner) tied by the Abingdon, Va CDS
20 MAR. Addressed to Mr. John H. Cook, New Market Depot G & C RR
(Greenville and Columbia Railroad), Abbeville District, South Carolina.
In manuscript at lower left “PM please forward by the Millway Carrier.”
The address and notations on the cover are just a bit light but are
still perfectly legible. The cover is otherwise Very Fine. This is also a Turned Cover with an inside use -- CSA #11c (AD) Greenish-Blue tied by a partial strike of the large single rim Winchester, Va CDS (date not apparent). Addressed to Corpl J. P. Cook, Washington Hospital, Abingdon, Virginia. Corpl J. P. Cook served in Co G 2nd SC Cav which was with the ANV in 1863 and 1864. Could find no information on Corpl Cook as to why he was in the hospital, but he apparently used this cover that he received to send a letter home to his father by way of the Millway Carrier. The “Millway Carrier” notation has always been somewhat of a mystery. Even though the cover originates in Virginia, the mark is associated with the Millway SC post office. Pre-war and CSA covers are both known with the “Millway Carrier” notation. “Millway” was also the name of a plantation in that area. Noted CSA Philatelist Dick Krieger wrote a two-part article on the “Millway Carrier” notation which appeared in the May-June and July-August 1988 issues of the Confederate Philatelist. In his article, he outlines the very confusing mail routes in the Millway region of the Abbeville District and points out that the “Millway Carrier” notation is seen only on covers addressed to New Market SC. New Market was a depot on the Greenville and Columbia Railroad some 15-20 miles distant from Millway. Neither New Market nor Millway appear on a current map of South Carolina. He further concluded that the notation was a routing instruction applied by the sender to make certain that the letters were carried on to Millway by the official government mail routes. In other words, this was not a private carrier service. There has been some speculation among SC Postal Historians that a slave from the plantation may have been used at least part of the time to bring the mail from New Market to Millway, but this remains as speculation and has not been proven. | $500.00 |
 | Turned Cover -- 2nd Use (outside) CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by two strikes of the greasy GREEN Lynchburg, Va CDS (date not fully apparent). Coarse brown paper cover whcih appears to be homemade addressed to Messers Coons & Morris, Amherst Court H(ouse), Amherst Co., Va. Notation at the top "From J. E. Caldwell. 1st Use (inside) CSA #7 (2 singles) tied by the small double circle Knoxville, Ten CDS and addressed to Col J. E. Caldwell, Lynchburg, Va. No Col Caldwell associated with the Confederate Army, so the title is most likely honorary. Very clean cover and a very good example of the not commonly seen green postmark. This turned cover has not been folded for display. Ex-Randy Neil Exhibit. | $400.00 |
 | Turned Cover -- 1st Use CSA #12 (AD) with a beautiful color with an opaline sheen (4-Margin) tied by a much better than average strike of the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS 5 JUN (1863). Addressed to Colo C. R. Baird, San Marino, Dinwiddie Cty., Va. No Col C. R. Baird associated with the Confederate Army, so the title is most likely honorary. 2nd Use (outside) stampless with the manuscript postal marking "San Marino (Va) June 6/63" and manuscript "Paid 10c." Addressed to Mr. Alexander Donnan, Petersburg, Va. Alexander Donnan was a lawyer in Petersburg. San Marino is listed as a CSA post office in Dinwiddie County, but no trace of it remains today. Coarse brown paper homemade cover with one back flap missing. Very clean cover. Ex-Randy Neil Exhibit. | $350.00 |
 | CSA #11c (AD) Greenish-Blue (4-Margin with a lower sheet margin) tied by the GOODSON (Va) Straight Line
cancel CC SL-03C with the month removed (late state). Light coarse
paper cover addressed to Mrs. J. Adair Pleasants, Box No 762, Richmond,
Va. Sealed back flap opening tear just extending to the top right of
the front of the cover not affecting the stamp or the postmark. Very
clean appearing cover. Nice example of this straight line cancel.
Ex-Bush. John Adair Pleasants (1826-1893), a Virginia planter and farmer, served as a clerk in the Treasury Department in Richmond during the war. He evacuated Richmond on the train with the contents of the Treasury Department and Jefferson Davis and other government officials when the city fell. He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. | $850.00 |
 | CSA #11c Greenish-Blue (AD) (margin touches at the bottom, small short transfer at top center, minor edge gum toning at the bottom) pen-cancelled and the manuscript postal markings to the left "Mattoax (Va) March 8th". Richmond Female Institute overall illustrated College Cover in Light Gray. The cover is from the well-known and well-documented Winston Correspondence addressed to Chas H. Winston, Charleston SC. The Winston Correspondence is the source of these college covers as he was the president of the college. The school was closed at the beginning of the war and the buildings used as General Hospital #4 for Confederate officers. The Winstons continued to use these covers for their personal correspondence. Charles Winston, a chemist, used his skills to help provide munitions for the CSA government. Very Fine. | $500.00 |
 | CSA #12c (AD) Greenish-Blue (margin close on left) tied by the Woodstock, Va CDS 21 APR. Wallpaper Cover with a red, white, and gray floral pattern displayed flapped down from the upper right corner. Full
Military Address to Capt S. J. C. Moore AAG (Assistant Adjutant
General), Headquarters Jones Brigade, Johnsons Division, Ewells Corps,
Orange CH, Va. Part of top back flap missing but still a very clean and very attractive wallpaper cover. Ex-Bogg. Samuel Johnston Cramer Moore (1826-1908) began service as Lt and then Capt of Co I 2nd Va Inf in 1861. He is listed as wounded at Kernstown (Va) 3/23/1862 and again at Brawner’s Farm (2nd Manassas) (Va) 8/30/1862. From 1862 until the end of the war, he served as a staff officer with various assignments and was wounded a third time at The Wilderness (5/5/1864). Capt Moore was a lawyer and practiced law after the war in Berryvile, Va. | $1,250.00 |
 | CSA #12 (AD)
Opaline (margin touches at the bottom) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS
partially struck off the cover with a JUL date. Very coarse paper
Adversity Cover made from a printed but unused lined ledger sheet.
Addressed to Mrs. Frances Brockenbrough, Tapphannock, Essex Co., Va.
Very clean cover. | $300.00 |
 | CSA #9 T-E-N (stamp cut close on all four sides) tied by the Staunton, Va CDS 26 APR. Coarse brown paper cover which appears to be homemade addressed to Miss Mattie J. Trevillian, Trevillian's Depot, Louisa Co., Va. Trevil(l)ian's Depot was a station on the Virginia Central Railroad and the site of a cavalry battle in June 1864. Very minor reduction at the left where opened. Very clean cover. | $600.00 |
 | CSA #12c Greenish-Blue (4-Margin) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS 3 MAY (1864). Commercially made Mourning Cover with a railroad address to Miss Mattie Trevillian, Trevillian's Depot, V & C R R (Virginia Central Railroad), Virginia. Light central vertical crease, and part of top back flap missing. Still a very clean appearing mourning cover. | $450.00 |
 | CSA
#12c (AD) Greenish-Blue (4-Margin) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell
Type 5f 31 JUL 1864. Latest date recorded by Powell for this Richmond postmark.
Addressed to Mrs. Peter B. Law Care of Rev C. C. Chaplin, Danville,
Virginia. Minor back flap opening tear. Very Fine. Peter Burwell Law (1833-1918) had service as a Sergt in Co D 3rd Va Local Defense Infantry. This unit was assigned to the local defense of Richmond in 1864 and early 1865. This cover was possibly sent by Sergt Law home to his wife in Danville. After the war, he lived in Danville and is listed as a Commission Merchant on the Federal Census of 1870. Rev Charles Crawford Chaplin (1831-1884), a Baptist clergyman in Danville, was married to the sister of Sergt Law's wife. Mrs. Law was very likely staying with her sister while her husband was away in Richmond. In 1877, Rev Chaplin relocated to Texas and became very prominent in the Texas Baptist Church. | $150.00 |
 | CSA #12 (AD) tied by the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS 2 SEP. Orange paper cover addressed to Mrs. G. W. Bradley, Pickensville PO, Pickens District SC. Very Fine. | $150.00 |
 | CSA #12b Dark Blue (KB) (4-Margin) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 6q 14 FEB (1865). Valentines Day cover. Stamp has the appearance of an Overheated Plate variety (CC 12-KB-v4). Coarse paper cover which appears to be homemade with Military
Address to Mr. James M. Rawlings, 1st Rockbridge Artillery, Hardyway's
Battallion (Hardaway's Battalion) near Richmond, Va. An argument could be made that this is an Overpaid Drop Letter, but this is a bit murky with the address being a military unit rather than the post office itself. Very Fine. James Minor Rawlings (1846-1898) enlisted as a Private in the 1st Rockbridge Light Artillery 3/26/1864. He served to the end of the war but was away on leave when the ANV surrendered. After the war, he completed his studies and became a Presbyterian Minister. | $250.00 |
 | CSA #5 with a beautiful Deep Rose color (margin close at the top right corner) tied by a full strike of the Richmond, Va
CDS Powell Type 3b (broken "N" of "JUN") 20 JUN 1862. The stamp color
could be considered by some to be very close to a Carmine. Addressed to
Mrs. W. T. Walthall, Greenville, Alabama. CSA Certificate 2007 which
confirms the Deep Rose color and notes a retouched surface scuff
(stamp) at the lower right which is unobtrusive. Very Fine appearance.
Ex-Kaufmann. The cover was most likely sent by Capt William T. Walthall (1820-1899) of Co I 12th Ala Inf home to his wife. Capt Walthall's war record is sketchy. He is refered to as Major Walthall after the war but there is no record that could be found of an actual promotion. He was an educator and a writer and was the editor of the Mobile, Ala, newspaper for a time after the war. He also assisted Jefferson Davis in writing his history of the Confederacy and may have ghost written some of Davis' history. He also wrote a sketch of Jefferson Davis' life. | $850.00 |
 | CSA #12 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 5a 20 JUN 1863. Blue paper Semi-Official imprinted cover "Confederate States of America WAR DEPARTMENT Engineer Bureau, Official Business"
(WD-EN-03). Addressed to Mr. James Fitz, Keswick Depot, Albemarle Co.,
Va. Keswick Depot was a station on the Virginia Central Railroad. Very
Fine. Ex-Kaufmann. James Fitz (b1806) was a prominent Albermarle County, Virginia planter. He had a son also named James Fitz (1839-1904) who served in the 2nd Va Cav, but has no military record after 1862. Not sure if the cover is addressed to either the father or the son as neither appear to have had any connection to the War Department Engineer Bureau. | $650.00 |
 | CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the McGaheysville, Va 23 SEP. From the well-known West Virginia Mauzy Correspondence addressed to Mrs. Mary Edgar Mauzy, Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., Va. Cover originated in Confederate Virginia and sent into a Confederate controlled area of the Union State of West Virginia formed in 1863. Many of the CSA covers in and out of West Virginia come from the Mauzy Correspondence. Greenbrier County is a border county with Virginia in the southern part of the state. A little light foxing and a back flap opening tear. Still a Very Fine appearing cover. | $200.00 |
 | CSA #11c (AD) Greenish-Blue (4-Margin) tied by the Richmond, Va 9 APR (1864). Official Post Office Department Imprinted Cover Chief of the Appointment Bureau (unsigned). Stamp placed over the imprint indicating private use. Addressed to Col W. D. Coleman, Postmaster, Danville, Va Pittsylvania Co. The addressee was the Confederate postmaster of Danville (1861-1865) and the "Col" title was apparently a Virginia militia commission. He was also the editor and publisher of the local newspaper. The original letter is included which is from a friend and could benefit from a transcription as much of the letter deals with tobacco. Very clean appearing cover but with some edge tear repair work at the top center involving part of the imprint, and part of top back flap missing. Ex-Wiseman. | $300.00 |
 | CSA #6 Horz Pair (4-Margin with minor edge stain at lower right corner) tied by a full strike of the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 3a 25 JUL 1862. Light coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mrs S. S. Heard, Hatchechubbee, Russel(l) Co, Ala routed Via Columbus, Ga. Very clean cover. | $150.00 |
 | CSA #12 (KB) (4-Margin) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 6q 27 JAN (1865). Addressed to Mr. A. J. Bondurant, Buckingham CH, Va. "OB" at top center for "Official Business." Reduced at left not affecting anything. Very clean cover with an 1865 postal use. | $175.00 |
 | CSA #1c Olive Green Horz Pair Stone A/B (not plated but does not plate to Stone 1 with just a little gum toning) lightly pen-cancelled and tied by the Tudor Hall, Va
CDS 2 NOV 1861 (very early use). Addressed to Miss Clerind Butler,
Stone Mountain, Ga. Soldier's endorsement at left which goes under the
stamps and is crossed out "Private T. C. Butler, Comp E 7th Regt (Ga Inf)."
It appears as though Pvt Butler started to prepare the letter as a
soldier's due and then acquired the stamps and had no need to send the
letter as a "Due" and crossed out his endorsement. Very clean cover.
Ex-Kaufmann. Thomas Curry Butler enlisted as a private in Co E 7th Ga Inf 5/29/1861. He is listed as having "Died of Disease" 6/4/1862 and is buried in the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. | $550.00 |
 | CSA
#4a Dark Blue Stone 2 Position 24 (4-Margin) pen-cancelled (not tied)
with the matching manuscript "Walton Mills Va April 15 1862" postal
markings. Walton Mills is a listed post office in Cumberland County,
Va. Military Address to Lt John Wm Turner, Jamestown Island,
Va. Jamestown Island apparently had a small post office to service
the soldiers in
the area, but it must have been unofficial as it is not listed.
Unsigned and undated pencil notation on the reverse "Island office
opened during war for troops defending James River." I am unable
to confirm that statement. Very small but complete cover. A little
minor foxing and a small corner fault at the upper right. Overall a
very clean appearing cover and a very obscure postal use. John William Turner (b1833) enlisted as a 2nd Lieut in Co C Va 10th Battn Heavy Artillery. Company C was known as "Allen's Artillery." The unit was assigned to the defenses of Richmond and fortified Jamestown Island to defend the James River. He was promoted 1st Lieut 2/10/1863 and later assigned to recuiting duty. He was back on the unit rolls 8/31/1864. Near the end of the war, he was captured as a POW at Sailor's Vreek (va) 4/6/1865 and confined at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington DC before being transferred to Johnson's Island. He was released from Johnson's Island after taking the Oath of Allegiance 6/20/1865. | $400.00 |
 | Stampless Soldiers Due cover with the Tudor Hall, Va CDS 14 NOV 1861 and handstamp Due 5 Type D. Yellow paper cover addressed to Miss J. A. Gregory, Culpeper CH (Va). Endorsed at top right "W. B. Gregory Asst Surg 12th Ala Vol." Minor reduction at the left where opened. Very clean cover. | $150.00 |
 | CSA #6 (4-Margin) Single Use Prior to the Rate Change tied by the BLUE Danville, Va
CDS 30 MAY 1862. Coarse paper cover from the well-known Rives
Correspondence addressed to Mrs. Alfred L. Rives Care Hon W. C. Rives,
Cobham, Albemarle, Va. Routing instruction "Via Lynchburg." Period
receiving docketing at the left "Father May 26th 1862." Very clean
cover. Unsigned Van Dyk Macbride note on the reverse. Ex-Wiseman. The addressee was the wife of Capt Alfred Landon Rives (1830-1903), later Lt Col and Col, at the Engineering Bureau in Richmond. He married Sarah Catherine MacMurdo (1834-1909) in 1859. The period receiving docketing indicates that the cover most likely came from Mrs. Rives' father, James Brown MacMurdo (1806-1867). William Cabell Rives (1793-1868), Col Rives' father, was a pre-war US Congressman and US Senator representing Virginia. | $150.00 |
 | CSA #4b Light Milky Blue (4-Margin but a little close at the bottom) (possibly Stone 3 but not plated) tied by the large single rim Winchester, Va CDS 14 (month not discernable) 1862. Addressed to Miss Jessie W. Smith, Spartanburg, South Carolina Care of Peter Smith Esqr. Colorless embossing around the edges. An old note on the back identifies the cover as a possible Valentines Day use likely because of the embossing. But the month in the CDS cannot be determined. Sealed back flap tears. Very clean appearing cover. Ex-Myerson. | $275.00 |
 | CSA #1c Deep Olive Green Stone A/B (4-Margin
but a little close in spots) tied by the RED Smithfield, Va CDS 26 NOV
(1861). Addressed to Mrs. Roulhac, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. Very Fine with a very nice stamp. | $350.00 |
 | CSA #4 Horz Pair Stone 2 Positions 32-33 (4-Margin with a minor small surface scuff at the upper left corner of the right stamp which does not detract) tied by a small single rim Virginia CDS not otherwise identified with a 15 MAY date. Addressed to Miss E. E. L. Yerbey, Athens, Ga. Light blue paper Adversity Cover made from what appears to be unused printed bank checks or receipts from the 1850's displayed flapped up from the lower left. Very clean cover. | $450.00 |
 | CSA #1c Horz Pair Deep Olive Green Stone A/B (4-Margin with a light vertical pre-affixing crease between the stamp and a small surface scuff at the upper left corner of the right stamp) tied by the small double circle BLUE Norfolk, Va CDS 19 NOV (1861). Small lady's type cover addressed to Mrs. D. Borland Care of Carroll Hoy & Co., New Orleans (La). Small reduction at the left where opened. | $450.00 |
 | CSA #1 Stone 1 Position 46 (4-Margin) tied by a bold strike of the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 3a 28 FEB 1862. Addressed to Mr. William E. Johnson, Petersburg, Va. Very clean appearing cover. | $225.00 |
 | CSA #12d (AD) Dark Blue (4-Margin) tied by an excellent strike of the RED Petersburg, Va
CDS 17 NOV (1864). Addressed to Mrs Harry Hammond Care of H. H. Cumming
Esqr, Augusta, Georgia. Small reduction at the left where opened. Very
clean cover. The addressee, Emily Harford Cumming Hammond (1834-1911), was the daughter of Henry Harford Cumming (1799-1866), a very prominent Augusta attorney. Her brother was CSA Brig-Gen Alfred Cumming (1829-1910). Her husband was James Henry "Harry" Hammond (1832-1916) who was the most likely sender of this cover. Major "Harry" Hammond of Columbia SC was an ANV staff officer (Quartermaster). His wife stayed with her father in Augusta, Georgia, while her husband was away with the army. After the war, they returned to South Carolina where Major Hammond was a prominent planter and agricultualist. | $150.00 |
 | CSA #4 Vert Pair Stone 2 Positions 20, 30 (4-Margin with just a little edge gum toning) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS 22 JUN (1862) Powell Type 3b (broken "N' of "JUN"). Addressed to Mr. Eli McDaniel, Yellow River PO, Ga. Most likely sent by a Georgia soldier home to a relative but am not able to identify the sender. Very clean appearing cover with only a little light staining. | $225.00 |
 | USA #26 pen-cancelled and "Drapers Valley, Va Apr 24 (1861)" in manuscript Virginia Independent State. Addressed to John McCauley Esq, Salem, Roanoke Co., Va. The original letter remians with the cover datelined "Drapers Valley April 22nd 1861" and
confirms 1861 as the year of use and dates the cover to the Virginia
Independent State period. Minor reduction at the left. Very clean cover. Could not identify the addressee with certainly. The use of "Esqr" implies either a lawyer or a large landowner. The letter is lengthy and well written by what appears to be a daughter to her father. The letter is filled with early impending war references such as raising a local company and the ladies presenting the company with a "beautiful flag" and much more. "From present indications we willl have a long and bloody war. The North seem to be determined to push the matter to extremities...The greatest war of nations, civil war, is now upon us..." and more expressions of sentiment. This letter was written 10 days after Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, but no direct reference is made to that action. | $300.00 |
 | USA #26 tied by the BLUE Portsmouth, Va CDS 23 APR 1861 (year is in the CDS) Virginia Independent State. College Cover with colorless embossed fancy corner card at the upper left "Collegiate Seminary for Young Ladies Rev A. J. Leavenworth Pirncipal Petersburg Va." Addressed
to Miss Nellie C. Wordin Care of Rev A. J. Leavenworth, Petersburg, Va.
This cover is the listing cover and the one illustrated in the College
Cover section of the CSA Catalog (CC VA-05). Very Fine. The school was founded in 1855 but did not survive the war. The addressee, Nellie Wordin (b1845), was from a wealthy Connecticut family and was a student at the school 1860-1861 returning to Connecticut at the start of the war. Rev A. J. Leavenworth (1803-1869), a Presbyterian clergyman, was her uncle. | $750.00 |
 | Stampless Soldiers Due cover with the Tudor Hall, Va CDS with the handstamp DUE 10
Type E 13 DEC 1861. Addressed to Miss L. Minnie Smith Care Maj E. P.
Smith, Glenn Springs PO, South Carolia. Endorsed at top right "From Private E. C. Smith Co G 5th Regt SCV (South Carolina Volunteers)." Reduced at left where opened not affecting anything. Very clean cover. Eliphas C. Smith (1836-1888) enlisted as a private in Co G 5th SC Inf 4/13/1861. He is listed as absent due to illness 7/1/1862 and was hospitalized in Richmond but later rejoined his unit in June 1862. No further military record. At his death in 1888, he was known as a prominent citizen and farmer landowner who bore the honory title of "Major" used in his death notice. Pvt Smith is writing to his sister, Minnie (1842-1926), in care of his father Maj Elihu Penquite Smith (1804-1878), a prominent local South Carolina politician having served multiple terms in the South Carolina Legislature. The Smith family was very prominent in the Spartanburg District and were landowners. | $175.00 |
 | CSA #1 Stone 1 (not plated) (4-Margin) pen-cancelled and manuscript postal markings at upper left "Barboursville
(Va) (Orange County) Jany 22 (1862)." Military Address to Capt William
S. Parran, Com F, 13th Va Regt, Manassas Junction, Va." Very Fine. William Sellman Parran (1834-1862) of Barboursville, Va, enrolled in VMI in 1852 but was only there a short time and did not graduate. His biography says he transferred to West Point in 1853 but also did not graduate but there is no actual record of his West Point attendance. He later attended both Winchester (Va) Medical College and the Baltimore Medical College (now the University of Maryland) and graduated as an MD in April 1857. In 1859 he organized and became the Captain of a battery of militia artillery. In April 1861 he took his battery to Harpers Ferry where troops were organizing and was mustered into service with his unit as Capt of Co F 13th Va Inf 4/17/1861. In December 1861, he bcame ill with jaundice and resigned his commission in April 1862. But he recovered enough to serve as the Assistant Surgeon (contract physician) of an artillery battalion (Courtney's Battalion of Artillery). Dr. Parran was on the field at the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) 9/17/1862 and was Killed-in-Action in the battle while serving as a volunteer gunner in an undermanned artillery battery of the Washington Artillery. | $350.00 |
 | Stampless PAID cover with the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 2b and the handstamp PAID 5cts Type F 15 DEC 1861. Military Address to Capt R. V. Scott Care Col Kirby, 21st NC (Inf), Manassas, Va. Endorsed at upper left "CB Gibson Sur(geon) PACS (Provisional Army of the Confederate States)." Period receiving docketing at the right "Tho C Shottin no answer required." Printed "OFFICIAL BUSINESS"
at upper right with no indication of a specific office or department.
Considering the presence of a PACS Surgeon's endorsement, the cover may
have come from the Surgeon General's office. An imprinted cover with
only OFFICIAL BUSINESS and not an accompanying office or department is
not commonly seen. Very Fine. Signed by Brian Green. There is no Capt R. V. Scott listed on the roster of the 21st NC Inf. The only R. Scott listed on the roster is Robert Scott in Company A (enlisted and not an officer). Perhaps the rank is incorrect on the cover as there is no Capt R. V. Scott listed anywhere as having served in the Confederate Army including as a staff officer. "Col Kirby" in the address is an error as the colonel of the 21st NC Inf at this time was William W. Kirkland, a similar name which could explain the confusion. The endorsement is that of Charles Bell Gibson PACS (1816-1865) who was the Surgeon-in-Charge of General Hospital (military hospital) No. 1 in Richmond. He also had the additional duty of examining sick or wounded soldiers to determine fitness for duty and disposition such as return to duty, discharge, furlough, etc. It is possible that Surgeon Gibson, for whatever reason, found Capt Scott unfit for duty and recommended discharge with this cover containing the Surgeon's recommendation. If that is the case, then that would be a reason for Capt Scott not making the official regimental roster. | $350.00 |
 | Stampless Soldiers (Due) cover with a full strike of the Tudor Hall, Va CDS and handstamp (Due) 10 Type F 20 OCT 1861. Addressed to Mr. J. R. Minter, Mt Tabor, Union District SC. Endorsed at left "A. N. Minter 5th Regt SC Vol." Minor back flap opening tear, otherwise Very Fine. A. N. Minter was a musician assigned to Co G 5th SC Inf. He later served as a muscian in the band of the 6th SC Inf. He survived the war and was paroled at the end of the war. No futher information. | $175.00 |
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