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Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2017
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1862 (Mar. 27-Apr. 30) Pvt. William McMurphy, 1st Michigan Vols at Camp Hamilton, Fortress Monroe, Va. Group of three letters, first two with faulty 3¢ #65 covers comprising, letter datelined "Camp Hamilton, Fortress Monroe, Va., March 27, 1862" reading "…we are not so close to the enemy as we were for they have retreated back to Bethel and I don't know but for father there is 100,000 men here now and Gen McCellan is here. I had a Pass to go to some other Mich Regts the other day and I came to a Bridge where there was a guard I went up and presented my pass and they would not let me cross when an officer rose up and asked me where I was going I told him to visit Stockton Regt he looked at my pass and told the guard to let me pass, I thanked him and he rose on the guard then told me it was little mac…"; second "Union Forever, Headquarters 1st Michigan Vol." Patriotic Wells imprint letterhead showing Lady Liberty datelined "Camp Hamilton, Fortress Monroe, April 18th 1862" twelve pages reading "…we can hear the cannon at Yorktown every day, it is supposed that the rebels have a very large army and it thought that if we whip them there it will bring the war to a close…you speak of Gen. McClellan as though the People up north thought he was a traitor there is no Danger of that it is a Party of Democratic Secessionists that gets up those yarns…he is loved by his troops more than I ever thought…our Col has been appointed Brig Gen and I think he deserves it as much as any man…he understands the military tactics the best of any Col in these parts…"; and final "U.S. Patent Office" Patriotic lettersheet four-pages datelined "Newport News, April 30th 1862" with excellent military content "…Newport News is not much of a Place there are but few Buildings here except Barracks for soldiers but for a company grounds it is the most beautiful spot once can think of…we are at the month of James river the frigate Cumberland lays sunk by the Merrimac about 80 rods from our camp we can see the rebel gun boats whenever they come and some times they come down here and throw a few shells in here but they don't hurt any body the Merrimac is expected out every day now…I suppose before this reaches you will hear of the Capture of New Orleans and of the forts on the Miss river, the battle of Yorktown still progresses the enemy are not so confident of beating us…", Very Fine patriotic content group. Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)
Est. $400-600
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Jul-31-2021, 22:12:15 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2018
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Banks Division, Apr 29. Blue Army field post cds cancels 3¢ pink (U36) lettersheet to Marietta, Ohio, used as an envelope to enclose a letter, F.-V.F. and rare U36 lettersheet use,ex-Malpass, Graham. Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 160.00
Closed..Aug-01-2021, 05:00:00 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2019
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"Camp Toland, Charleston W.V., March 10, 64". Datelined enclosed four-page letter from Thomas E. Fischer, Co. E., 2nd Virginia Cavalry with original cover bearing 3¢ rose (65), folded over edge, tied by radial fancy cancel and partial "Kanawha C.H., Mar 14 '64" cds to McConnelsville, Ohio, some interesting war content "…Deserters having been coming in our lines at the rate of 150 to 200 per week. They seem to be greatly disheartened and think their cause utterly hopeless. They all say that many others would desert had they the opportunity. I think when the spring opens so that our grand army can operate effectively it will not be many months ere our Banner will wave triumphantly over Rebeldom and may that glorious hour speedily arrive…Maj. Genl. Seigel commands the Dept., Brig. Genl. Crook the Division, both energetic military men so we may soon expect some work…"; some letter fold separations, F.-V.F. Estimate; $200 - 300.
The 2nd West Virginia Cavalry Regiment served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was organized in Parkersburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) during September 1861. Most of the original members of this regiment were from southeastern Ohio, and planners thought that this regiment would become the 4th Ohio Cavalry. Their application was rejected by the governor of Ohio, so the unit became the 2nd Regiment of Loyal Virginia Volunteer Cavalry. The "Loyal Virginia" part of the name was replaced with "West Virginia" after the state of West Virginia was officially admitted to the Union in 1863. Est. $200-300 (Image)
Est. $200-300
Opening US$ 260.00
Sold...US$ 260.00
Closed..Jul-31-2021, 22:12:51 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2020
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Columbus Ohio 1861 Issue and Demonetization. Two Columbus covers, Aug. 20th 1861 use of 3¢ rose pink #64b on faulty cover on the first day new stamps available in Columbus (2004 PFC); and Aug. 23rd 1861 use of 3¢ #26 (faded) used during exchange period of Aug. 22, 1861 to Aug. 27th after which old stamps no longer accepted, Fine pair,ex-R. Graham. Estimate; $300 - 400.
When the first supply of 1861 stamps was received at a post office, postmaster also received instructions to place a notice in local or area newspapers that the new stamps would be exchanged, value for value, for a period of six days. After that, the old (1857 Issue) stamps would no longer be accepted on letters mailed at that post office as valid for postage. Est. $300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Jul-31-2021, 22:13:24 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2021
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Soldiers Letter, 141 N.Y., L.B. PM. Fancy endorsement handstamp on cover with Old Point Comfort "Due 3" handstamp to Townsend N.Y.; reduced at left, Very Fine and exceptionally rare soldier's letter handstamp. Estimate; $300 - 400.
The "P.M." was actually the regimental mail clerk and not a P.O.D. employee. The "Due 3" was applied at Old Point Comfort, probably April or May 1862, while the 141st New York was at Suffolk, Virginia. Est. $300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Jul-31-2021, 22:14:20 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2022
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U.S.S. Housatonic. Old English imprint handstamp embellished "off Charleston Sept 9th" on cover to Stratford, Conn. bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by four-ring cancel duplexed with "Old Point Comfort, Va. Sep 12" double-circle postmark to Stratford, Conn.; additional pencil docketing at left, photocopy of original letter datelined "U.S. Str. 'Housatonic' 7th Sepr. 1863, Off Morris Island. Charleston S.C." describing the Battle for Battery Wagner and the Siege of Charleston "…I feel like sending greeting to all loyal hearts to night. Reason enough, too: for Old Sumter is a ruin and the Federal Troops hold the key of Charleston and its harbor. All Morris Island had been abandoned to us. Day after day we anxiously watched our … as it worked nearer and nearer to Wagner which was kept silenced by the iron-clads. Every morning we could see that the serpentine trench was a little nearer the sand fort than the day before. Two or three days ago our ditch was within 50 yards of it. Day before yesterday, the star and stripes were within 30 yards and the Ironsides used her guns all day to keep the sharpshooters in Wagner from firing into the trenches…This morning was the time fixed upon for the final attack. The vessels moved up; so did the army. They marched - the soldiers, over the walls of Wagner without opposition. Wagner had been vacated…" with several pages of further battle information; faulty at left, Fine and scarce cover. Estimate; $300 - 400.
The Second Battle of Charleston Harbor, also known as the siege of Charleston Harbor, siege of Fort Wagner, or Battle of Morris Island, took place during the American Civil War in the late summer of 1863 between a combined U.S. Army/Navy force and the Confederate defenses of Charleston, South Carolina.
Later on February 17, 1864, the Confederate submarine "Hunley" sank the blockader, the USS "Housatonic" off Charleston S.C., marking the first wartime sinking of a ship by a submarine. Est. $300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 900.00
Sold...US$ 900.00
Closed..Jul-31-2021, 22:15:03 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2023
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Washington D.C. "Carrier. 126 Pa. Reg." . Black on green label, rough separation with large margins all around, tied by "Washington, D.C. Aug 21, 1862" double-circle datestamp on light buff cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by matching fancy radial cancel to Green Castle, Pa.; wear and minor edge flaws, Very Fine. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED TIED EXAMPLE OF THIS EXCEPTIONALLY RARE UNION CARRIER LABEL.
According to Pat Paragraphs, the 126th Pa. Regt. carrier label is known on very few covers, all of which were evidently carried by Col. James G. Edes of Company K, 126th Pennsylvania Regiment, between Washington, D.C., and nearby camps. The 126th Pennsylvania was organized at Harrisburg in Augu st, 1862, departing for Washington on August 15, 1862. They were on duty in the defences of Washington until September 12, when they were transferred to Sharpsburg, Md. They were mustered out in May of 1863. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 6,000.00
Sold...US$ 6,000.00
Closed..Jul-31-2021, 22:16:30 EST
Sold For 6000
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2360
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Cat No: Collection
Civil War and Slavery Related Accumulation. Material including American Anti-Slavery Almanac for 1840, full dies of various Generals, several Col. Ellsworth items, anti-slavery letter, numerous photos include Greeley, Fremont, Lincoln x3, etc.; a nice historical group. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Closed..Aug-01-2021, 13:13:36 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2361
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Civil War Correspondence Groups, 1861-65. Three different correspondences comprising the "Chipp Correspondence" of 25 covers mostly with original letters from USS Katahdin Paymaster Rodney Chipp back home with some content, many posted at Philadelphia or New Orleans; Lt. John Hudson Correspondence of 35th Mass. back home to Wayland Mass., few letters with some accompanying covers, starting at Boston and tracing movements of Camp on Arlington Heights, Antietam, Camp at Pleasant Valley Md. including map of Antietam, and finally Camp of 2nd Brig, 2nd Div., 9th A Corps, Virgina; and the A.A. Thayer Correspondence 1862-65 of the 96th Ohio V.I., large group of over 100 letters that include a few patriotics and better patriotic lettersheets incl. "Great Naval Engagement of Fort Jackson" and an A. Lincoln; letters have great content about camp life, traveling widely with various campaigns incl. Vicksburg, Jackson Miss., New Orleans etc.; also includes a fourth pre-war correspondence from a Cadet at the West Point Military Academy; wonderful lot worthy of detailed research; some mixed condition normal to correspondence groups, F.-V.F. Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000
Est. $750-1,000
Opening US$ 9,000.00
Sold...US$ 9,000.00
Closed..Aug-01-2021, 13:16:03 EST
Sold For 9000
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2362
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Civil War Fake Patriotics. Two pretty handpainted multicolor designs comprising Lady Liberty on Globe Kimmel-style bearing 3¢ rose (65) strip of three, each tied by neat "Jackson, Mich. Jun 21" double-circle cancels addressed to San Francisco Cal. (John Fox fake, 1980 PFC); and St. Louis and Lady Liberty Magnus design bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by rubber "Saint Louis. Mo., Dec 1" cds to Plum River Ill.; both gifts to Graham from Scott Gallagher and Floyd Risvold, Very Fine and pretty pair of fakes. Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300
Est. $200-300
Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 180.00
Closed..Aug-01-2021, 13:16:25 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2363
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(Civil War) Ohio in the Civil War, 1861-65. Collection of approx. 100 covers mostly mounted on pages with many Patriotics, mostly 3¢ #65 frankings or stampless, a nice section of Camp Dennison and Miamiville Oh. uses include "Head-Quarters, Camp Dennison" imprint use; Soldier endorsed covers, "Branch Sanitary Commission" from Cleveland and "U.S. Christian Commission" use from Cincinnati; some better Patriotic designs noted incl. "McClellan Grapes and Stanton's Pills", Ohio Military imprint covers; Soldier Holding Flag design from Camp Taylor; "Onward to Victory" Lady Liberty, Gunboat Battle Scene, Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Col. Ellsworth portrait design, etc., some potential content enclosures, etc; some typical mixed condition. Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000
Est. $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 3,750.00
Sold...US$ 3,750.00
Closed..Aug-01-2021, 13:17:10 EST
Sold For 3750
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2364
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(Civil War) Old Point Comfort Va. Civil War Postal History, 1861-65. Collection of over 100 covers including a few Civil War patriotic designs, "Soldier Letter" endorsed covers, official imprints including "Bureau R.F. and A.L., H'd Qr's 5th Dist., Va., Fort Monroe, Va." and "Inspector General's Office, Dept. Virginia & North Carolina, Fort Monroe Va."; some letters with possible content, mostly franked with 3¢ #65 with range of cancellations, etc. Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750
Est. $500-750
Opening US$ 1,600.00
Sold...US$ 1,600.00
Closed..Aug-01-2021, 13:18:26 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2365
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Civil War Patriotic Cover Balance. Of 10 covers; includes embossed Flag cover with 3¢ rose pink tied by "G.B.D." postmark (General Banks Division), allover "Loyal to the Union States of Massachusetts" design, soldier and flag design on cover to San Francisco, Cal., "The Girl I Left Behind", State Seal wreath, Magnus dual panel design (faulty), "The House That Uncle Sam Built" allover (stamp added), also includes two fronts (one rebacked), three Waterbury, Ct. pictorial cancel forgery items and five C.S.A. stamped usages (one being a front). Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750
Est. $500-750
Opening US$ 725.00
Sold...US$ 725.00
Closed..Aug-01-2021, 13:20:22 EST
Sold For 725
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2366
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Civil War Patriotics. Group of 23 with some better including all-over blue Ohio design showing Ohio seal and camp scene; "History of our Flag" Flag design; "Union and Liberty" Flag and Eagle design, few letters and free franks, military addresses, etc.; mixed condition, F.-V.F. Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600
Est. $400-600
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Closed..Aug-01-2021, 13:21:49 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2367
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Civil War Philadelphia "U.S. Ship" Soldiers Letter Postal History. Group of 19 incoming ship covers from U.S. soldiers via war ships mostly with Philadelphia "U.S. Ship, 3 Cts." circular due handstamp, 5 with patriotic designs, one with red "Charlestown Mass." straightline, each with "Soldier Letter" endorsement, couple without; mixed condition, F.-V.F. and scarce group. Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600
Est. $400-600
Opening US$ 650.00
Sold...US$ 650.00
Closed..Aug-01-2021, 13:22:33 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2368
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Civil War Postal History, 1861-65. Group of approx. 125 including Soldier endorsed "Due 3" covers, uses to/from Gunboats incl. "U.S. Ship, 3cts" circular ratings, some content letters, many covers addressed to soldier's in the field, Official imprint covers, Soldier's Vote envelopes, some occupation uses, etc.; typical mixed condition for the period. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 1,700.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00
Closed..Aug-01-2021, 13:23:30 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2369
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(Civil War) Southern Occupation and Early Reconstruction Era Uses, 1864-1867. Group of 80 including Southern uses including Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, some fancy cancels, note Oxford Ga. with #63(3) franking; 1866 Savannah Ga 2¢ #73 circular; Savannah Ga. ultramarine duplex #65 use; 1867 Civil War Union patriotic use from Pulaski Tenn.; U.S. Christians Commission Soldier's Letter use from Richmond Va.; "Head Quarters Military Division of the James, Official Business" ms. imprint #65 cover from Richmond Va.; "Office of the Provost Marshal General, State of Virginia" imprint #65 cover; mixed condition, interesting research collection. Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000
Est. $750-1,000
Opening US$ 1,000.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00
Closed..Aug-01-2021, 13:24:17 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2370
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(Civil War) U.S. Sanitary Commission and Christian Commission. Interesting group of 20 including "U.S. Sanitary Commission Soldier's Letter, Joe Holt Hospital, Jeffersonville, Ind." 3¢ #65 cover signed by "N. Badger, Champlain, U.S.A."; "U.S. Sanitary Commission, Soldiers' Aid Society of Northern Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio" free franked corner card cover; a group of Tenn. Sanitary uses including "U.S. Sanitary Commission, Soldier's Home, Nashville, Tenn., Soldier's Letter" Eagle corner card with 3¢ #65, "Northwestern Fair of the Sanitary Commission and Soldiers' Home, Chicago, Illinois" shield corner card 3¢ #65 use, "Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission" illustrated design on legal-size 3¢ #65 cover (PFC) and 2¢ #73 cover front; Leeds Patent cover front use; couple Great Central fair tickets; etc.; some typical mixed condition, F.-V.F. Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000
