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Valentines - U.S. Used in the Confederacy & State Postmarks continued...

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CatNo.

Lot Description

1182

Confederacy, Magnolia, N.C., Feb. 13. Cds with matching "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "10" rate on cover to Raleigh, N.C., forwarded to Huntsville with blue "Raleigh, N.C., Feb 15" cds with matching "Forwarding" straight line and "Due 10" handstamps, with multicolored Vinegar Valentine entitled "The Happy Husband" with 8-line satirical poem below; small edge repair at top right, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $500 - 750. (Image1) (Image2)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

Valentines - Regular Issues

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CatNo.

Lot Description

1183

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Margins large to just touching at top right, deep bold color, tied by clear "Charleston, S.C., Feb 15, 1862" cds on intricate floral embossed Valentine cover military addressed in Church Flats, S.C., with original enamel embossed Valentine enclosure with central Cupid in heart design, erroneously docketed "1861" at center; cover with edge wear and some sealed tears, F.-V.F., ex-Brandon.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A VERY RARE 1861 5¢ CONFEDERATE STATES FIRST ISSUE USAGE ON A VALENTINE COVER. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $2,000-3,000
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1184

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, top margin single. Large margins to clear at right, tied by clear blue "Norfolk, Va., Feb 10, 1862" cds on embossed valentine cover to Petersburg Va., Very Fine.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

1185

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Clear to ample margins, tied by "Richmond, Va., Feb 14, 1862" Valentine's Day cds on cover to Pattonsburg, Va., with 4-line verse and fountain view sheet, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

1186

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Clear to large margins, tied by "Graniteville S.C., Jan 17" cds on enamel embossed ladies envelope to Dunns Rock N.C.; edge toning and other flaws mostly on reverse, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

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Est. $150-200
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1187

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green. Clear to large margins, tied by "Richmond, Va., Feb 15, 1862" cds on wavy-line laid paper envelope to Waynesville Ga., manuscript "Due 5" likely due to overweight Valentine; some light toning, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $90.00
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1188

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, vertical pair. Full margins, tied by "Richmond Va., Feb 12" cds on reverse of Valentine cover to Mocksville, N.C., original Valentine enclosure with hand written eight-line verse poem with multicolored lattice enamel "Birds of Paradise" View at top; some light cover edge wear, Very Fine, a rare Valentine cover and original enclosure, ex-Murphy.
Scott No. 7; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $500-750
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1189

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair. Tied by partial "Richmond Va., Feb 25, 1863" cds (left stamp tied by black pen stroke) on embossed ladies envelope to Centre, Ala., F.-V.F.
Scott No. 7; Estimate $150 - 200.

Includes an Ashbrook typed note speculating that this envelope contained a Valentine from a soldier in "the Lines" around Richmond, who got the envelope from a local sutler, then had to delay before getting into Richmond to mail it. (Image1)

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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $90.00
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1190

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair. Tied by "Charleston S.C., Feb 19" cds on small cover to Augusta Ga.; includes large (10x14") hand colored penny dreadful comic Valentine "Dry Good Dummy" by artist C.J. Howard with quite an unflattering verse; cover with small stain at lower right, Valentine had to be folded many times to fit into the small envelope and has multiple repaired splits, Fine, ex-Haas.
Scott No. 7; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $100-150
SOLD for $120.00
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1191

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Clear to huge margins, tied by open 7-bar circular field grid handstamp on cover to Wolf Trap, Va., with "via Richmond" routing endorsement at top, with original Valentine enclosure with handwritten verse and hand painted Bow & Ammunition Shell with Floral Embellishment; some toning and staining to enclosure, Fine, a rare Confederate Valentine from the field with battle implications.
Scott No. 11; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A HISTORIC AND IMPORTANT COVER FROM THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $1,000-1,500
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1192

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Light gum tone, tied by bold blue "Emory, Va., Feb 13" cds on small somewhat reduced homemade cover to Carter's Depot, Tenn., with matching homemade Valentine enclosure with multicolored enamel lattice floral bolder and hand written four line poem dated "Feb 14, 1864"; some cover stains which match the reverse of the enclosure, F.-V.F., and very rare, ex-Antrim and Nunnelley.
Scott No. 11; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $400-600
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Collections & Balances

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Lot Description

1193

Valentine Cover Group, 1840-60's. Of 16 covers many with enclosures; early stampless including oversized locally addressed bronze floral border Valentine from Westfield, Mass., 1848 fold Valentine used in England on Valentine's Day, penny dreadful comical Valentine use, stamp usages with #11, 63, 65 & 73 usages, few hand carried from the later period, etc., generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction

1194

Valentine Collection Balance, 1840-80's. Of 10 covers and 4 separate enclosures; covers include 1847 folded letter Valentine from Portland, Me. to Prince Edward Island (stained and soiling), ca. 1850's local stampless oversized bronze floral design from Bilerica, Mass., large bronze ornamental design cover from Winchester, N.Y. with enclosure, 1865 floral embossed design with #65 from Shrewsbury, Vt., couple other stampless embossed covers from he 1850-60's and three others from the 1870's franked with 3¢ Banknote (one with enclosure), another franked with #210 with enclosure, enclosures are early decorated sheets ca. 1840-50's; condition nice overall, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1195

Valentine Covers with Banknote Issues, 1870-80's. Group of over 32 covers with all having enclosed Valentines; with various 1¢, 2¢ & 3¢ issue frankings including one 2¢ vermilion pair use, wide range of townmarks with many Valentine's Day dates, section of 7 penny dreadful comical Valentines, most embossed bordered covers with an array of multicolored Valentine enclosure of the period, interesting carte-de-viste with printed "How To Kiss A Lady" bordered instructions; condition a bit varied, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate; $500 - 750. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1196

Valentine Cover & Stamp Balance. Of over 30 covers, some additional Valentine enclosures / ephemera related, and a few fancy heart cancels on and off cover; covers mostly from the turn of the century with enclosures, later items including 1930's fancy postmarks including Love, Miss., few interesting penny dreadful comical Valentines, etc., generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate; $250 - 350. (Image1)

Est. $250-350
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1197

Valentine & Romance Leather Post Cards, 1905-07. 14 cards, some hand-colored, most Female allegories with verses, various frankings and origins; some stamp flaws as usual, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction

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Valentine Collections & Balances