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United States Confederate Civil War Postal History
Sale No: 724
Lot No: 725
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Cat No: 123XU1
Confederate States, Barnwell Court House, S.C., 1861, 5¢ black (Scott 123XU1), mostly clear strike with boxed PAID on cover to Rev. Iveson L. Brookes, Hamburg[h], S.C.; slight damp stain at upper left, Fine to Very Fine. An excellent example of this rare provisional, Ex-Parham, Marcus Brown, Richard Warren, signed P.A. Kaufmann. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Rev. Brookes was a fervent Southern Sectionalist and a staunch defender of slavery. His most famous defenses were two pamphlets written during the crisis of 1850: "A Defence of the South against the Reproaches and Incroachments of the North" (1850) and "A Defence of Southern Slavery against the Attacks of Henry Clay and Alexander Campbell"(1851), the latter written at the request of South Carolina Governor, James Henry Hammond. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 1,100.00
Sold...US$ 1,100.00
Closed..May-22-2019, 11:18:20 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 724
Lot No: 726
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Cat No: 18XU1
Confederate States, Columbia, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue (Scott 18XU1), postmarked matching blue Sep 3 Columbia c.d.s., addressed to "W. H. Chapman, Spartanburg 'PO', SC" with the instruction "Spartanburg PM please forward by daily mail"; in another hand, someone has "practiced" writing "Columbia" and rewriting the address; bottom back flap missing, other edge wear, otherwise Fine, Ex-Clapp, signed P.A. Kaufmann. Scott $900. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
