1880 1c dark ultramarine, unused without gum as issued, wide margins, beautiful color and completely sound, tiny natural inclusions at top left and at right, v.f., with 1952 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation certificates. Siegel Census records only 26 examples (this being 192-UNC-22), with more than half reported to have faults, ex-Huber, cat. $57500 (Cat No. 192) (Image)

Cat. $57500, Est.$15,000

1880 6c dull rose, unused without gum as issued, with fully intact perforations on all sides, wide margins, nice color, only 26 certified examples have been recorded with most of them having some degree of faults, with 1954 PFC and 2018 PSE certificate, the latter graded "F 70J" (SMQ $50,000) cat. $67500 (Cat No. 195) (Image)

Cat. $67500, Est.$30,000

1862 (Sep 23) Jackson Miss., bold circular datestamp struck three times, once for a practical purpose with "Due 10" handstamp, twice more over "Eagle and Star" symbols of red and blue captured Union Patriotic cover to Port Gibson Miss., soldier's endorsement from member of 12th Miss. Regt., edges worn and stained at lower right, otherwise fine (last sold 2009 Siegel sale, $1,100 hammer) (Image)

Est.$250

1862 Col. John W. Geary of the 28th Pa. Regiment, light grayish blue Captured Union patriotic design showing three-quarter portrait on circa 1862 cover with "Winchester Va. Oct 8" cds with matching ""Due" and circled "10"" rating handstamps to Dayton Va., soldier's endorsement "John Haney Private, Company D, 10 Regt. Va. Vols." at left; slight soiling and minor edge wear, still v.f., ex-Warren (2013 Hammer $1,900) (Image)

Est.$500

1862 (3 July) Richmond, Va. cds (Powell type 3a) with matching straight line "Due 10" handstamp, on captured Union patriotic cover showing red and blue "Flag & Eagle" design with pencil obliteration over "Union Forever", so that it reads "Disunion Forever", "Dr.Capehart Surgeon CSA" endorsement at upper right, signed Kimbrough (Image)

Est.$500

1862 Captured Union Patriotic cover "Washington Mounted on Horse" (Walcott No. 67) blue Patriotic design on cover to Memphis, Tenn. with balloon type cds of Corinth, Miss. Apr. 10 on reverse, with both "Due 5" manuscript and Memphis "Due 5" handstamp on front, magenta soldier's endorsement at top from L.S. Lake in Co. C, 13th Regiment Tennessee Volunteers, cover silked on the inside and lightly cleaned, v.f. appearance, ex-Everett and Monroe (Pictured in his book, page 30) (the sender has crossed out the "Union" inscription at the bottom of design, to make clear his Southern sentiments and has added at top left of design the manuscript notation "Taken From Yankees". (Private L.S. Lake of the 13th Tennessee, had just fought at the Battle of Shiloh (April 6-7), in which the regiment sustained 137 casualties, which might be one of the reasons why he deserted his unit at Corinth on April 25, 1862. He returned to his regiment, but again deserted at Shellyville, Tenn. on May 10, 1862) (Image)

Est.$500

1862 captured Union Patriotic, turned cover, first use (inside) with 10c blue (Archer-Daly), four margins tied by Tawboro N.C. March 18 cds to Louisburg, N.C. Second use, with 10c (Archer-Daly), tied by Louisburg cds and addressed to Miss A. C. Parker, Tawboro, N.C. The outside use shows a large embossed colorless oval regimental shield design for the 12th Mass Regt. Col Fletcher Webster. The second use stamp has been placed over a portion of the Union Patriotic design (Col Fletcher Webster, oldest son of Daniel Webster was commissioned Colonel of the 12th Mass Inf. and was killed-in-action at 2nd Manassas (Bull Run) on 30th August 1862). The cover has not been flapped or cut to display the inside usage, some toning, signed Brian Green and John Kimbrough. A fine CSA turned adversity usage of a captured Union patriotic (Cat No. 11) (Image)

Est.$500

1862 Captured Union Patriotic - "Corn (not Cotton) is King", patriotic design in red showing "Farmer Harvesting Corn" on cover to Athens, Ga., franked with horizontal pair of 5c blue (four margins, each repaired with piece added), manuscript numeral "24" (date) cancel, tied by matching "Larkinsville, Ala. Nov. 24" (1862) manuscript postmark, v.f. appearance. Despite the repaired stamps this is one of the most attractive Captured Union patriotic used in the Confederate States, ex-Tate collection (Cat No. 4) (Image)

Est.$500

1862 5c light blue (De La Rue printing), horizontal pair, large margins, bright color, tied by "Chattanooga Ten. Oct. 24, 1862" circular datestamp on blue "The Girl I Left Behind Me" captured Union patriotic cover to Athens Geo., name in address crossed out, some staining, otherwise fine, Molesworth's penciled write-up on back, ex-Buck Boshwit Collection of Confederate States (Siegel 2007, $2,300 hammer) (Cat No. 6) (Image)

Est.$750

1862 5c blue (local printing), horizontal pair, full margins to just in at top right, light stains, tied by partly readable "Knoxville Ten." circular datestamp on blue captured "George Washington" Union Patriotic cover to Lenoir N.C., slight wear and toning, scarce use on a captured Union patriotic from Confederate-occupied Knoxville (last sold 2014 Siegel sale, $2,900 hammer) (Cat No. 6) (Image)

Est.$1,000

1863 10c blue, large margins all around, creased, tied by full Richmond, Va., Aug 17, 1862 cds (Powell type 5d) on captured Union patriotic cover showing Ohio State Seal design in blue; cover repair nicks, small tears and replaced backflap, fine appearance, signed Kimbrough (Cat No. 11) (Image)

Est.$500

1861 (Apr) Seven-Star Flag Confederate Patriotic cover franked with U.S. 3c dull red (small faults and lower right corner added), tied by Memphis, Ten. postmark, addressed to Vicksburg, Miss., envelope with closed tear at left and on back, fine appearance of pre-secession usage (Tennessee seceded from the Union on June 8, 1861), with Molesworth's notations on back, 2001 CSA certificate (Image)

Est.$500

1861 (9 Mar) Eleven Star flag, mostly intact cover from Memphis, cachet showing Red, White and Blue Flag facing right, with 11th Star added at bottom (for Tennessee), "Due 5" handstamp, some faults, rare (Image)

Est.$500

1861 Athens, GA., 5c purple, lightly canceled, full to large margins all around, small thin spot, otherwise v.f., cat. $1400 (Cat No. 5X1) (Image)

Cat. $1400, Est.$500

1861 New Orleans, LA, 5c red brown, bluish, horizontal pair, New Orleans cds, large margins, v.f. (Cat No. 62X4) (Image)

Est.$200

1863 cover addressed to Lt. Robert, Prisoner of War, "Johnsons Island, Near Sandusky, Ohio", sent from Grognasville NC, with Old Point Comfort, VA transit, franked with two 5c Confederate adhesive and defective 3c USA stamp, further endorsed "Via Flag of Truce City Point", scarce South to North POW cover (U.S. rules called for the removal of the "Rebels" when mail entered the U.S. postal system), overall ageing and cover creases, with extensive Molesworth write-up in pencil, CSA certificate (Johnson's Island was a Union prison for Confederate officers during the American Civil War. It was located in Sandusky Bay of Lake Erie, near Sandusky, Ohio) (Image)

Est.$500

1864 cover addressed to "Mr. James C Wall, Prisoner of War Camp Morton Indianapolis, Indiana", franked with uncanceled U.S. 3c rose, further endorsed "By flag of Truce via City Point", penciled "U.S. Currency" and on back "Postage enclosed in silver", fine, with elaborate Molesworth's write-up. Envelopes containing cash for Rebel POWs were separated from the regular mail at Fortress Monroe and carried to the prisons by military couriers. Since this routing bypassed the Federal mails, stamps on such covers were not canceled. Mr. Wall enlisted in 1863 at Princeton, WV and was taken prisoner in 1864 at Piedmont, Va, confined to Camp Morton and exchanged on March 3, 1865 (Image)

Est.$250

1864 (24 Aug) cover from Hillsville, Va from Mrs. Smith to Lt. William A. Smith, Prisoner of War at Port Delaware, U.S. 3c and Confederate 10c franking, sent via Old Point Comfort, Va (3 Sep), with pencil docketing indicating Sep 6, 64 delivery, fine (Image)

Est.$500

1864 (7 Oct) cover (slightly reduced at left) from Sandusky, Ohio to Mrs. Hannah Archer in Churchville, Md., franked with U.S. 3c, with departure pmk alongside and oval "Prisoner's Letter Examined F.W. Johnson's Island Hillsville, Va (from Captain Robert Harris Archer) (Image)

Est.$500

1864 (12 Oct) cover (slightly reduced at top) from Chandler Springs to a Confederate Prisoner of War at Rock Island Prison, Illinois, U.S. 3c uncanceled and Confederate 10c franking tied by manuscript Chandler Springs cancel, with "Due 6" handstamp, with Molesworth's handwritten description on back, 2005 CSA certificate (Image)

Est.$500

1864 "Prisoner's of War Johnsons Island, Examined G.S.B." in oval, struck on cover from a Confederate officer, prisoner of war, Sandusky, O., with 3c franking, addressed to North Carolina, with Confederate States 10c added in Virginia, endorsed "Per Flag of Truce via Ft. Monroe", fine Flag of Truce (North to South) POW cover (Johnson's Island was a Union prison for Confederate officers during the American Civil War. It was located in Sandusky Bay of Lake Erie, near Sandusky, Ohio) (Image)

Est.$500

1864 two "Flag of Truce" covers, one with 3c U.S. and pair of 5c Confederate stamps, endorsed "Pleasant Grove, N.C. July 8", also "Via Fortress Monroe", most of the address portion missing, still legible "S.G. Crawford, Block 12, Mess 1", probably a Union P.O.W camp; other cover with 10c Confederate canceled by red Petersburg, VA, in combination with U.S. 3c to a Confederate POW at Union Prison Camp Point Lookout, Md, "Old Point Comfort, VA" transit, without censor markings, cover considerably aged, both with extensive Molesworth write-ups in pencil (Point Lookout was the largest and one of the worst Union prisoner-of-war camps, established on August 1, 1863. It was located at the extreme tip of St. Mary's County, on the long, low, and barren peninsula where the Potomac River joins Chesapeake Bay) (Image)

Est.$500

1864 (3 Apr) coverfront from a Prisoner of War at Point Lookout, Md, with U.S. 3c and Confederate 10c franking, sent via Old Point Comfort, Va (3 Apr), with pencil docketing (Image)

Est.$250

1861 (20 Nov) "Plains of Dura, Ga", bold cds with matching "Paid 5" in circle rate handstamp on stampless cover to Cuthbert, Ga., slightly reduced at left, minor soiling at right, fine (Plains of Dura is now known simply as Plains) (Image)

Est.$100

1861 (19 Mar) cover franked with U.S. 3c red, tied by fancy "Lyre" cancel, with Canton Miss. March 19 1861 cds alongside, addressed to Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, v.f. example of this fancy cancel, which is scarce used in the Confederate period, ex Birkinbine (Mississippi declared its secession from the United States on January 9, 1861, two months after the Republican Party's victory in the U.S. presidential election) (Image)

Est.$400