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The Buck Boshwit Collection of Confederate States continued...

Wallpaper and Adversity Covers continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
541 c image10c Dark Blue, Die B (12d). Large margins, tied by "Greenville C.H. S.C." circular datestamp on cover made from deep blue paper with printed instructions on horse training and making black writing ink, to Spartanburg C.H. S.C., folded over for display, Extremely Fine, an absolutely beautiful adversity usage, ex Kohn (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
542 c image10c Blue, Die B (12). Large even margins, bright color, tied by brown "Johnsonville S.C. May 1" circular datestamp on green adversity cover made from patent medicine broadside, originally addressed to Lancaster C.H. S.C. and readdressed to Richmond Va., also with ms. "Confederate Cong.", 1864 docketing, opened for display, Very Fine, a rare and beautiful adversity usage with a brown colored cancel, ex Brown and Kohn (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
543 c image10c Blue, Die B (12). Large even margins, faint toned spot at top right, tied by "Sumter S.C. Sep. 7" circular datestamp on adversity cover made from promissory note to Anderson C.H. S.C., opened for display, Very Fine (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
544 c image10c Blue, Die B (12). Large margins to clear, tied by "Greensborough Ga. May 3" circular datestamp, second strike at right, on adversity cover made from printed Minnesota surveyor's form to Alexander Stephens at Crawfordville Ga., opened for display, small tear at top, fresh and Very Fine (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
545 c image10c Blue, Die B (12). Large margins, rich color, tied by bold strike of "Weldon N.C. Feb. 9" circular datestamp on adversity cover made from a blueprint to Henderson N.C., opened for display, trivial waterstaining, Very Fine, attractive adversity usage (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
546 c image10c Blue, Die B (12). Large even margins, beautiful bright shade, tied by bold "Spartanburgh S.C. Jul. 15, 1863" cds on turned U.S. 3c Red Star Die entire (U27), embossed stamp cancelled "Charleston S.C. May 26, 1861" Confederate use of U.S. stamps, used first to Spartanburgh, then to Greenville, folded over for display, fresh and Extremely Fine, an extremely rare turned-cover combination of U.S. postage used in the Confederacy and a Confederate General Issue, ex Emerson and Birkinbine (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
547 c image3c Rose (65). Tied by neat "Mobile Ala. May 18" (1865) double-circle datestamp on red and yellow Confederate wallpaper cover to Union Mills Pa., 1865 docketing reads "Edwin - from Montgomery Alabama May 7th 1865. Envelope made of wallpaper", with original enclosure dated May 7, fascinating contents discuss troop movements and also mentions "This is Johnny Reb paper I write this letter on and will enclose it in a Reb envelope made out of wallpaper look inside and see for yourself. If us Yanks had to come down to this I would think we was hard up.", other interesting contents regarding Montgomery and the mix of people there, ends with "P.S. Peace is declared the fighting is all done what a blessing to all. Don't laugh when you see this Reb letter", some expected edgewear, opened for display,

VERY FINE. AN INCREDIBLE USAGE OF A CONFEDERATE WALLPAPER COVER BY A UNION SOLDIER DURING THE CLOSING DAYS OF THE CIVIL WAR.

The letter is datelined May 7, which is three days after the surrender by Gen. Taylor of Alabama and Mississippi Department at Citronelle Ala. The cover was mailed to Union Mills Pa., which became a center for Ku Klux Klan activity during the Reconstruction period. The addressee, William C. Jackson, was the postmaster around the time the "KKK", Skull & Crossbones cancel and other Klan-related cancels were created. The earliest newspaper in the town was the Union Mills Bulletin, started by William C. Jackson in 1865, and continued by him for one year, at which point it was sold and re-named Star (http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie/bates/batesunion.htm)

Ex Mitchell. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
548 c image3c Rose (65). Tied by unusual Maltese Cross in Circle fancy cancel, matching "Petersburgh Va. Nov. 13" (ca. 1865) circular datestamp on adversity cover made from illustrated advertising form and with Female College corner card, to Shrevesport La., endorsed "Via New Orleans" at bottom left, opened for display, stamp lifted and hinged in place and with some soiling, otherwise Very Fine, attractive and rare post-war usage (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
549 c image3c Rose (65). Tied by bold target and "New Orleans La. Feb. 8, 1864" double-circle datestamp on adversity cover made from printed legal document and addressed to New Orleans, opened for display and slightly reduced, stamp with few minor perf flaws, Very Fine, scarce, probably carried by hand from origin and placed into the mails in New Orleans (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
550 c Adversity Covers. Twelve, incl. three turned covers, several interesting incl. pair of No. 6 on adversity cover made from printed mining form, No. 12a on cover made from grocer's check, Yorkville S.C. stampless made from bank check, No. 12 on church bulletin, homemade mourning cover, three made from ruled paper, opened for display, mounted on exhibition pages, overall Fine-Very Fine, fascinating group E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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