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Postal History Union Civil War Postal History Patriotic Covers: Famous People
Sale No: 750
Lot No: 2021
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Col Corcoran, Mulligan & Meacher Portraits, "Sons of Erin", overall Upham design showing three colonels of Irish descent, on an attractive cover from Alexandria, Va. to Michigan; opened and slightly reduced at right with a tape stain at right, and the 3¢ stamp has a corner fault at top left, Fine overall, a scarce design. Scott 65. Bischel 842. Walcott 559. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Winfield Scott, all-over design in gray, portrait of Scott with "Our Commander in Chief" and "The War for the Union", franked with a 3¢ rose (65) tied by a partial Washington D.C. c.d.s.; Reagles & Co., New York imprint on the flap, Very Fine, very rare. Bischel 475. Walcott 248. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:22:40 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 750
Lot No: 2023
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George Washington, colorless embossed bust of Washington in blue/white circle of stars, postmarked Washington D.C., Dec 27, 1861, to Lowell, Mass. with a manuscript free frank of a Member of Congress, presumably from Mass.; reduced slightly at the right, Fine to Very Fine, ex- Grant, Bischel. Bischel 79. Walcott 24. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
9th Regiment N.H. Volunteers, State Seal & Flags in maroon franked with a 3¢ rose (65) tied by a greenSep 17 Middletown, Md. c.d.s., to Lisbon, N.H., Very Fine. Walcott 1350. Bischel 2436. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Illinois - "Loyal to the Union", all-over red & blue design from Jno. G. Wells' "Loyal" States series, franked with a 3¢ rose pink (64b), tied by a blue May 6 Baltimore c.d.s.; small tear at the right, right perforations slightly damaged from edge placement, Fine to Very Fine. Walcott 785. Bischel 3092. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Lady Liberty with Flag, red & blue design on an exceptionally clean cover franked with 1¢ blue & 3¢ rose (63, 65) tied by a PAID grid with a clear red Sep 7 Boston c.d.s., to Detroit, Mich., Very Fine. Walcott similar to 2316. Bischel similar to 4251. Suggested Bid $200-250 (Image)
Lady Liberty with Flag, Shield & Eagle, beautiful red design on a cover franked with a straight-edged 3¢ rose (65) tied by a clear Apr 17 Ypsilanti, Mich. c.d.s., to Maple Rapids, Mich.; includes the original letter telling of local goings-on, a bit about local Army troops; bit of light damp staining and reduced just a hair at the right, Fine to Very Fine, ex- Bischel. Walcott 2209 var. Bischel 4211. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:26:27 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 750
Lot No: 2028
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Lady Liberty with Flag, cover (possibly Walcott 2371 but the verse is obscured) franked with 1861, 12¢ black and 3¢ rose, used in 1864 from Boston to Paris, France (no backstamp); slightly reduced at right and a bit worn, Fine overall, a very scarce usage of a patriotic cover going abroad. Scott 69, 65; $850 ++. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..Dec-08-2020, 15:27:23 EST
Sold For 350
Patriotic Covers: Eagles
Sale No: 750
Lot No: 2029
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Eagle and Flag, a marvelous cover franked with 1863, 2¢ black, two singles with blue grid cancels (one under-inked), with a clear blue "Genoa, O., Aug 24" c.d.s. alongside, to Chippawa. O.; couple small sealed edge tears and reduced just a tad at the right, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 73; $2,000+. Walcott 2559. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Star in Shield, franked with 1861, 3¢ pink (64) tied by Washington D.C. Jan 18, 1862 c.d.s., to Lancaster, Pa.; wax seal damage on reverse, Fine to Very Fine, with a 1974 P.F. certificate. Scott 64; $1,400. Bischel 4815. Walcott 2656. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Confederate States, Memphis, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ red (Scott 56X2), tied by an incomplete Memphis c.d.s., Nov 7, 1861, on a cover to Courtland, Ala.; stamp with three margins, cover reduced a bit at the top with a sealed tear at the upper left, otherwise Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott $2,000 Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Confederate States, Athens, Ga., 1861, 5¢ purple (Scott 5X1), type A, touching on all sides, tied by an extremely weak Athens c.d.s. with a second, somewhat better strike at the left - apparently Jan 20 (1862) on a mourning cover to Blakely, Ga.; reduced somewhat at the left and soiled, about Fine. Scott $2,250 Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Confederate States, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue (Scott 16X1), three large margins, barely touched at the right, tied by a bold Charleston S.C. c.d.s., Dec. 5, 1861 on an embossed lady's envelope to Spartanburg S.C.; minor soiling, small cover repair at upper left and most of top flap missing still Very Fine, a very scarce use of an embossed lady's envelope, Ex-Calhoun and illustrated on page 77 of his Charleston, South Carolina and the Confederate Postmaster Provisionals. Scott $2,500 Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Confederate States, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue (Scott 16X1), Calhoun type C, margins touching to just in (inner frame line intact all around), tied by a clear "Charleston S.C. Oct. 2, 1861" double-circle datestamp on small cover to Shufordville P.O. N.C.; most of the top flap missing and small tear at the top, stamp slightly affected by placement at the extreme edge of the cover, otherwise Fine, Ex-Calhoun, with a 2015 C.S.A. certificate. Scott $2,500 Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Confederate States, Memphis, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ red (Scott 56X2), tied by a mostly clear Memphis c.d.s., Nov 7, 1861, on a cover to Woodville, Tenn.; stamp with two margins and somewhat faded, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,000 Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Confederate States, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ violet brown (Scott 61X5), ample to large margins, tied by a light blue Nashville c.d.s., Sep 21, 1861, with a small matching "PAID" alongside, on a cover to Taylorsville, Tenn.; stamp with upper right corner folded over the top edge of the cover, which has small faults, Fine, with a 1987 C.S.A. certificate. Scott $4,250 Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Confederate States, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ violet brown (Scott 61X5), large margins all around, tied by a partial blue Nashville c.d.s. on a Nashville Hartford Insurance Agent's illustrated advertising coverwhich has been reduced by a third at the right and has a heavy, partly split vertical file crease (not the affecting stamp); nonetheless, a Very Fine stamp and an exceedingly rare—perhaps unique—usage. Scott $4,250 for full cover Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Confederate States, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown (Scott 62X3),horizontal pair tied by one of two strikes straightline "PAID" handstamps on a neat cover to Richmond, Va. with a clear Aug 8 New Orleans c.d.s.; the pair, which is affixed upside down, is cut in at the right and lower left, and the cover is reduced just a hair at the bottom with a small sealed tear and the bottom flap missing; otherwise clean and Very Fine, signed Kimbrough and "Guaranteed Genuine, Durbin & Hanes", with a 2001 C.S.A. certificate. Scott $850 Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Confederate States, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ brown (Scott 62X3), pair with narrow margins, used on a remarkably neat and clean Oct 24 (1861) cover to Richmond, Va., Very Fine. Scott $850 Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Confederate States, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ red brown (Scott 62X4),horizontal pair, clear to large margins, Very Fine, tied by a weak New Orleans c.d.s., Nov 24 (1861) on an embossed corner card cover (Tinceant Bros., Havana Segars) to Montgomery, Ala.; cover reduced a bit at the top, pair lifted and reaffixed, Fine, with a 1976 C.S.A. certificate noting - erroneously - that the cover has been repaired. Scott $700 Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
