Confederacy, "Adams Express Co., Louisville, Ky.", cds on United States 1860 3¢ Star-Die entire to New York, N.Y.; repaired, Fine appearance; with 1986 C.S.A. certificate. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, (Augusta, Ga.) Handstamped "Paid 5", tiny handstamp on small cover addressed to Dr. Richard N. Hewitt, O.S., Care of Col. J.S. Burks, 42nd Regiment Va. Vols., Army of the North West, Pocohontas [West] Va; top flap missing and bit of staining, F.-V.F., Detailed bio included from the unpublished biographical register of physicians who served the Confederacy in a medical capacity, ex-Kohn Hambrecht. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 10-Star Flag, red and blue design (Dietz F10-3) on cover to Jefferson, Ga., "Yorktown, Va., Jan 7" cds and manuscript "10" rate, "Capt Thompson, 16th Georgia Regt." endorsement; with original enclosure datelined "Camp Lamar near Yorktown, Va., Dec 22nd, 1861" regarding camp life, skirmish near Bethel, etc.; small corner repair at lower right, otherwise Very Fine, accompanied by transcript and historical background. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 11-Star Flag, red and blue design (Dietz F11-18) on cover to Caldwell, Tex., franked with 1861, 5¢ green, horizontal pair tied by indistinct cds, with original enclosure datelined "Camp near Culpepper Court House, Va., Nov 10th, 1862" with contents regarding the hardships of war; cover with repair at top center and backflap, F.-V.F., accompanied by transcript and historical background. Scott No. 1  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 11-Star Flag and Verse, design on patriotic cover franked with 1862, 5¢ blue, local print horizontal pair with large margins, tied by blue Petersburg cds to Gordonsville, Va.; damp-stained and address re-written, Fine. Scott No. 7  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, large four margin example, "24 Nov Wilmington, N.C." cancel, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 2  $200. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, four nice margins, tied by blue Petersburg, Va./Sep. 28 cds on adversity cover made from a handbill, to Jeffreys Store, Va., Extremely Fine and choice. Scott No. 2  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, large margins to roughly in at top left, tied by "Tudor Hall, Va., Dec 14, 1861" cds on cover with red embossed J. Conn & Sons grocer corner card, to Griswoldville, Ga.; minor cover flaws, F.-V.F. Scott No. 2  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, irregular margins at sides touching design, tied by "Richmond, Va./Feb. 3, 1863" cds on overpaid drop cover addressed to Dr. Thomas P. Shields, Richmond with endorsement Kindness Mr. Saml Booken, reverse struck with "Advertised 2" fancy oval handstamp & second strike of Richmond cds dated "Feb. 6, 1863", flap tear affecting cds, Very Fine and scarce. Scott No. 2  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, ample to mostly large margins, tied by indistinct Tenn. cds on pretty amber cover to Knoxville; trivial small tone spot on stamp, still Extremely Fine. Scott No. 2  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ blue, four clear to large margins (somewhat irregular), tied by "Richmond, Va./Nov. 24, 1862" (Powell type 3f) cds on folded cover to Gravel Hill, Va., stamp with slight margin staining, F.-V.F. Scott No. 2  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ dark blue, Hoyer & Ludwig printing (small faults, three huge margins) tied by neat Montgomery, Ala./Feb. 6, 1862 cds on brown homemade cover to Surgeon Francis Thornton, Ringgold, Georgia with "Official" notation in manuscript at upper left, This cover featured in Terry Hambrecht's article in the March-April 1987 Confederate Philatelist, page 10. Greatly detailed bio included from the unpublished biographical register of physicians who served the Confederacy in a medical capacity., ex-Hambrecht. Scott No. 2b  Estimate $200 - 300. Dr. Francis Thornton, Jr. (1827-1863) was born in Virginia and received his M.D. from University of Louisville in 1850. He served the CSA as Surgeon in Ringgold, Ga; Chattanooga, Tenn; Atlanta, Ga; Rienzi, Miss; and Gainesville, Ala. In his CP article, Hamrecht recounts how Dr. Thornton was transferred to Foard's Hospital in Chattanooga. During the night of May 31, 1863, two drunken men, one of whom was a nurse at the hospital, went to Dr. Thornton's house and insisted that he give them some "medicinal" whiskey. He ordered them off and when he followed them out the gate, one of them stabbed him with a knife. He died a half hour later. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 10¢ light milky blue, Stone Y, ample to large margins, tied by "Camden, Ark, Oct 16" cds on folded letter to Freeo, Ark., letter written by Rufus L. Linscott to his wife, datelined "Camden, Oct 13th, 1862" with accounts of the Battle of Corinth…Capt. H.W. Purefoy, one of the Ft. Donelson prisoners, reached this place this evening. He left Vicksburg on Thrusday last. He tells me that Price and Van Dorn had a fight with Rosecrans on Friday, Saturday and Sunday inst. He says that the first two days our army was entirely successful, and that we captured a very large load of stores from the federals, but the enemy brought large reinforcements during Saturday night. The conflict renewed on Sunday morning when our forces were driven from the field with great slaughter, losing at the very lowest estimation 5,000 men killed and wounded, beside about 6,000 prisoners. We have further information that one regiment which went into the engagement 800 strong came out with only ten men., Very Fine, accompanied by transcript and historical background. Scott No. 2e  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ dark green, nearly four margins, tied by blue Petersburg, Va. cds, Jan 24 (1862), on all-over buff advertising cover for Boots, Shoes & Leather to Sassafrass Forks, N.C.; flap missing, Extremely Fine, a stunning advertising cover. Scott No. 1b  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, Stone 2 (huge margins including bottom sheet margin & part of stamp at right), tied by neat Mt. Carmel, S.C., Mar 22 (1862) cds on cover to Sullivan Island, Charleston, bottom back flap missing, Extremely Fine and choice, a Beauty. Scott No. 1  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, horizontal pair with partial right sheet margin (large margins, right stamp with nick at top), tied by weak blue Petersburg, Va.,Mar. 21 cds on advertising cover with blue cameo-style Grocers & Commission Merchant's corner card; repaired ragged opening at top, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 1  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, tied by one of two strikes faint Raleigh, N.C. cds on underpaid cover to Gainesville Ala., clear "Due/5" handstamp, F.-V.F., The 5¢ letter rate was for mail traveling a distance of no more than 500 miles. Gainesville was about 700 miles from Raleigh and the rate should have been 10¢. Scott No. 1  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, right sheet margin single with White Face and Tie variety, tied by blue Petersburg, Va./Jan. 12 cds on amber advertising cover with brown cameo-style Grocer's corner card; slightly reduced with repaired nicks at top, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 1  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green (four large margins, bit of gum on the face), tied partial Yorktown, Va./Jan. 13 (1862) cds on narrow commercially made envelope with small tears at left edge, addressed to Mrs. S.W. Carmichael care of Dr. S.W. Carmichael, Hospital Confed Army Culpeper Court House, Virginia, Very Fine, Detailed bio included from the unpublished biographical register of physicians who served the Confederacy in a medical capacity., ex-Hambrecht. Scott No. 1  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, horizontal pair with nearly four margins, tied by blue Petersburg, Va./Jul 15 (1862) cds on cover to Cheraw, S.C.; reduced at top, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 1  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green & 1862, 5¢ blue, two covers of the former: Fredericksburg to Richmond and New Orleans to Memphis; and one of the latter, a folded letter from Petersburg to Brooklyn P.O., Va.; Fine stamps on Very Fine covers. Scott No. 1, 4  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, horizontal pair, franking on three covers from correspondence from Capt. W.B. Thomas to his mother in Augusta, Ga., each tied by blue Norfolk, Va. cds, each with original enclosure datelined from Pig Point (defenses along the Nansemond River on the south side of Hampton Roads), first letter of January 3, 1862 mentions "Humphrey Marshall's army" in Kentucky, second letter of January 30 contain interesting war preparation details about Burnside's North Carolina campaign…I hope your fears about the Burnside expedition are groundless and I hope instead of being in Pamlico Sound the ships are at the bottom (of the ocean) with mention of the storm, third letter of February 21st with interesting content…Our iron clad war vessel (the scuttled Union Merrimac, raised and rechristened the Virginia by the Confederates) is now finished and lying in the stream at Norfolk ready to come down the harbour. I do not know on what day she will make her attack on the Yankee ships opposite us., mentions other war events, etc.; some cover flaws, one with portion of stamp missing, Fine, accompanied by transcript and historical background. Scott No. 1  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, Stone 2, ample to large margins, minor gums stains and tiny scuffs, tied by "Pensacola, Fla./May 20" (1862) circular datestamp on small cover to Shelby Ala. with black mourning trim on flaps, small erosion spot at center, otherwise Fine; with 2001 C.S.A. certificate. Scott No. 1  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. The earliest of four reported Pensacola Evacuation covers sent ten days after the fall of Pensacola to Union forces, the postmaster evacuated north toward Pollard, Alabama, and used his postmarking device on the way, the four dates known are May 20, 24, 25 and 28 (all 1862). $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1861-62, 10¢ light milky blue, nearly four margins, tied on small ladies cover by Richmond cds, Oct 21.1862, Very Fine. Scott No. 2e  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, 1862, 10¢ rose, ample to large margins with beautiful strike blue (E)mory (Va.?), Jul 10 cds, fresh and Very Fine. Scott No. 5  $550. $0 (Image)