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Postal History Confederate Civil War Postal History
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 743
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Confederate States, Camp Douglas/ Examined/ Prisoner's Letter, mostly legible censor's oval handstamp on a cover from P.O.W. Jonathan Huntsucker, via "U.S.A. Fortress Monroe, Va., For Flag of Truce", to his wife in Wise Court House, Va., postmarked Sep 16 Richmond c.d.s. with handstamped "10"; a 10c greenish blue type 1 (11c) has been added at upper right, Fine to Very Fine, with 2019 P.F. certificate. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:57:30 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 744
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Cat No: 7, 11, 12
Confederate States, Trio of covers, 1862-63 (Scott 7, 11, 12), includes pair of #7 tied by indistinct postmark addressed to Georgetown SC, huge four margin #12 tied by 1863 Richmond VA c.d.s. to blue cover addressed to Marietta GA, and a four margin #11 on cover addressed to H.W. Bruce M.C., prominent member of the Confederate Congress from Virginia, attractive lot, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $420. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:58:19 EST
Sold For 200
Cancels & Postmarks Machine Cancels
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 745
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Milan & Holmes Frankfort Ky. repeating machine cancels, two different: 1.) nice repeating Eagle in black, Mar 3, 1897, and 2.) bold repeating diagonal lines in violet, Nov 21, 1896; both franked with with a 2¢ carmine (267) (the first slightly damaged) and addressed to the same addressee in Richmond, Va., Very Fine and rare. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish (Scott 9X1), horizontal pair on folded letter with red New York, December 10 (1845) 10cts., and PAID markings, addressed to Detroit, Michigan, stamps with full margins at right and bottom and only slightly cutting in at top left and left, right stamp has four full margins, usual file fold in center, Very Fine, with 1981 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,000. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), clear to mostly large margin, tied by a light blue grid on an exceptionally clean folded cover postmarked with a matching "Ann Arbor Mic., Apr 3" c.d.s., addressed to State Governor, J.S. Barry in Lansing, Extremely Fine. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a), nice margins, barely tied by black grid on an exceptionally clean folded cover postmarked with a Very Fine "Ann Arbor Mic., Mar 15" c.d.s., addressed to State Governor, J.S. Barry in Lansing, Extremely Fine. Scott $900. Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa, type II, pair (Scott 8A, 7), plate 1E, tied by blue grid cancels on small cover with light red Washington, D.C., Nov. 8 (1851), postmark to New Jersey, with original contents, excellent combo pair, large margins to just cutting at top left, strong early impression; cover seams splitting or split, otherwise a Very Fine cover. Scott $1,450 for used pair. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (Scott 9), strip of six, position 85-90R1L, tied by New York, Feb. 15, town postmarks, with pen cancel which we strongly believe to be a precancel, on cover to Cleveland, Ohio, strip cut so that an increasing portion is cut from the bottom and a significant portion of the six stamps above are included, striking double letter rate usage, worthy of signifcant interest and further study, deep rich color and excellent impression on strip; gum stains and adherence on leftmost stamp, small cover flaws, Fine, with 2001 A.P.S. certificate. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (Scott 11A, 24), strip of three, position 30-50R3 and 1857 1¢ blue, type V, position 95L2, all neatly tied by blue "SOUTHPORT/MAY/5/Ct." town postmarks on neat transcontinental ladies cover to Volcano, CA. Magnificent two color franking and blue cancels, stamps are very fine examples, 1¢ highlighted by sheet margin at bottom, a Very Fine cover. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
1855, 10¢ green, type IV (Scott 16), position 86L1, with four clear margins, tied by San Francisco CA town cancel, stamp has vertical file fold crease, removed and replaced, on folded letter sheet, addressed to Philadelphia PA, with contents, Fine to Very Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $1,900. Estimate $600 - 800. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)
1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (Scott 26), fine, tied by Augusta, Jan. 25, 1861, Ga., postmark on neat cover to Macon, superb use during the 16 days that Georgia was an independent state, an important piece of Confederate postal history; insignificant cover flaws, a Very Fine cover. Estimate $300 - 400
Georgia declared their secession on January 19, 1861, and joined the Confederacy at it's inception on February 4th. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
1859, 5¢ brown, type I (Scott 29), horizontal strip of three tied to cover with two New Orleans, LA, Jul 7, 1860 postmarks, with New York and French transit markings on front and reverse, sent by the Havre line direct from N.Y. to Havre, addressed to France; stamps with clipped at top and bottom with bottom capturing a bit of stamps below, Fine to Very Fine, signed Ashbrook. Scott $1,250 as strip. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
1859, 5¢ brown, type I (Scott 29), vertical strip of three tied to cover with two New Orleans, LA, Aug 9, 1859 postmarks, as well and New York 12 and French transit markings and French transit markings on reverse, per steamer, addressed to Nantes, France, Very Fine, signed Ashbrook. Scott $1,250 as strip. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
1859, 5¢ brown, type I (Scott 29), horizontal strip of three tied to cover with two New Orleans, LA Aug. 28, 1859 postmarks, with New York and French transit markings, per steamer via North of Liverpool, addressed to Paris, stamps with scissor cut perfs with clipped perfs at bottom of right stamp, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,250 as strip. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
1860, 30¢ orange (Scott 38), tied to cover with black grid cancels, with Philadelphia PA. Feb 11 postmark and usual French and German transit markings, addressed to Liebenzell, Wurttemberg, Germany, partially missing backflap, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,350. Estimate $600 - 800. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)
1861, 10¢ dark green, First Design (Scott 62B), well centered stamp tied to cover by "Paid" in lozenge, red Boston MA town cancel, a lovely cover; scuffed and partially painted in at upper left, Fine to Very Fine, with 2019 P.S.A.G. certificate does not mention faults. Scott $2,100. Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
1861, 3¢ rose (Scott 65), fine (minor defects), tied by New Orleans, Mar. 8 (18)65, La., double circle postmark on burned cover with blue three line "BURNT/MAIL/March 18" handstamp to Indiana, rare auxilliary marking, cover in quite reasonable and presentable condition despite being "through hell"; burn marks and smoke damage (as you would expect), a Very Fine cover. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
1861, 5¢ buff (Scott 67), tied to cover with black grid cancel, with red New York postmark and London and Coruna (Spain) transit markings, on Steam Ship "Persia", addressed to Coruna, Spain, usual file folds, stamp with natural straight edge along right, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,000. Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
1863, 2¢ black (Scott 73),blocks of 4 and 8 (originally a block of 12) and a pair, canceled by 4-bar grids on an irregular fragment from a parcel wrapper addressed to Hartford Ct. and dated in manuscript, "March 31/66"; mounted for display on a non-contemporaneous piece of similar paper, the top block of 4 was possibly separated worm damage affects five stamps in the block, which has a natural straight edge at the right, and the right stamp in the pair has a pre-use tear, otherwise Fine. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
An exceedingly rare usage—a block of 12 is reportedly the largest known used multiple of this popular stamp. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
1863, 2¢ black, double perfs (Scott 73), cover with two singles, one 2¢ with double perfs at right, tied by concentric circles with Virginia IL town cancel, addressed to West Winfield NY, and a single 2¢ with double perfs at top & bottom, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)