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8029 65 image#65 1861 3c Rose, Endorsed "U.S.S. Acacia Off Charleston, S.C." with Port Royal, South Carolina Circular Datestamp and "DUE 6" Handstamp on 1864 Cover to Terryville, Connecticut
Only 10 Covers Recorded with "DUE 6"

Port Royal, South Carolina circular datestamp dated March 24, 1864 on cover addressed to Terryville, Connecticut with circular "DUE 6" handstamp at right. Manuscript ship endorsement at upper left reads "U.S.S. 'Acacia' Off Charleston, S.C. The U.S.S. Acacia patrolled the southern Atlantic coast from South Carolina to Florida as part of the Union blockading fleet. This letter was carried aboard the Acacia into Port Royal, South Carolina, which Union forces had reoccupied on November 7, 1861 and which served as the logistical hub for mail moving north by water. Because the cover lacked a ship's officer's endorsement, it could not qualify as a Sailor's Letter carried free of prepayment. The stamp was cancelled at Port Royal and the letter rated at twice the unpaid portion of the postage, accounting for the "DUE 6" marking, before being placed in a closed bag and carried north aboard ship.References: Letters Rated Due 6, Due 9, and Due 12 by Richard Graham(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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8030 imageTwo Covers Sent to the Surgeon of the Fleet G.R.B. Horner at Key West, Florida, Carried Outside of the Mails
Gustavus Horner, Surgeon of the Fleet (1861 - 1863) spent his Civil War career posted to several successive Flag Ships located in and around Key West, Florida. Specifically, his postings were: Flag Ship Colorado, 1861 Flag Ship Niagara, 1862 Flag Ship St. Lawrence, 1862 - 1863 These two covers were carried privately out of the mails.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7)

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100 to 200US$

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8031 imageCover Carried Out-of-the Mails, to the Surgeon of the Fleet G. R. B. Horner at Key West, Florida, Aboard the USS St. Lawrence.
Cover, carried out-of-the mails, addressed to the Surgeon of the Fleet G. R. B. Horner at Key West, Florida, board the Colorado. The U.S. S. Colorado was commissioned on June 3, 1861, and Fleet Surgeon Horner was assigned to the Colorado shortly thereafter. The vessel was decommissioned on June 28, 1862 at Boston. Horner then was reassigned.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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100 to 200US$

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8032 imageCover to USS Benton, "U.S.SHIP 3 CTS"
Very Clear Strike

Clear strike of "U.S. SHIP/3cts." in circle cancel on cover to New Haven, CT. The marking "U.S. Ship 3 CTS" was applied aboard ship to letters collected from other vessels and carried by the ship to a Federal post office for handling and distribution. A notation on the back of this cover indicates that it was mailed from the gunboat USS Benton. This vessel took an active part in the Federal operations to open the Mississippi River and its tributaries.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

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200 to 300US$

Selling for...US$120.00
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8033 64 image#64 1861 3c Pink, Tied by Target Cancel with "U.S. SHIP" Straightline on Cover to Providence, Rhode Island(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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500 to 600US$

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8034 65 image#65 1864 3c Rose, Tied by Grid Cancel on Cover to the USS Emma, North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
Addressed Aboard a Captured Confederate Blockade Runner Commissioned into Union Service

Addressed to "W. H. Manning, Emma, U.S. Steamer North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, Norfolk Navy Yard, Va." The USS Emma was originally a Confederate blockade runner captured off Wilmington, North Carolina on July 24, 1863, and purchased by the United States Navy at the New York Prize Court on November 4, 1863. She served in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron off the North Carolina coast from November 1863 through the end of the Civil War, participating in both attacks on Fort Fisher in December 1864 and January 1865. Mail to sailors aboard blockading vessels was routed through the respective squadron's navy yard for onward fleet delivery, in this case Norfolk.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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8035 65 image#65 1861 3c Rose, Tied by Target Cancel with Lynn, Massachusetts Circular Datestamp on Cover to the USS New Ironsides, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
Addressed Aboard the Ironclad Flagship Stationed Off Charleston

3c rose tied by target cancel, with black Lynn, Massachusetts circular datestamp struck alongside. Small buff cover addressed to "Mr. John B. Osborne, U.S. Steam Ship New Ironsides, Off Charleston, S.C." The USS New Ironsides, a broadside ironclad commissioned in August 1862, was stationed off Charleston, South Carolina as part of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, where she protected the wooden blockaders from attack by Confederate ironclads and participated in the prolonged Union operations against Charleston's harbor defenses. Mail to sailors aboard the ship was routed through the squadron's supply channels for onward delivery to the station off Charleston.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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8036 imageBombardment of Port Royal Engraved Illustration
Engraved print for the 1863 Edition of Abbott’s Civil War: The History of The Civil War In America; Comprising a Full and Impartial Account of the Origin and Progress of The Rebellion, and of the various Naval and Military Engagements, and the Heroic Deeds Performed in the Field, the Camp, the Hospital; by John S.C. Abbott; Illustrated with Maps, Diagrams, and Numerous Steel Engravings of Battle Scenes from Original Artists, and Portraits of Distinguished Men; Published 1863 by Ledyard Bill: New York; Clarke & Company: Indianapolis, Indiana, 1863.References: Civil War Naval Operations and Engagements: Port Royal South Carolina(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Prisoner of War
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8037 65 imageCivilian Prisoner of War Cover, #65 3c Rose Tied by 1862 Fort Warren Handstamp to Baltimore
Envelope from a civilian Prisoner of War, which originated at Fort Warren, a Federal Prison in Boston Harbor, and was carried by hand from the prison to the Boston Post Office. It is endorsed with a manuscript, "Fort Warren/NOV 14/1862" and addressed to Miss Wallis at Baltimore, Maryland. S. Teackley Wallis, who sent the letter, was a Maryland State Legislator who was imprisoned at the fort for his proclaimed Southern Sympathies. There is no examiners mark or endorsement on this cover. There is a similar cover from the same correspondence shown in the Evans 1c Franklin Book, on page 265(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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8038 imageCivil War Prisoner of War Cover, 1865 Norfolk Virginia, to Wounded POW Richard C. Taylor, Point Lookout Maryland
Civil War prisoner of war cover addressed to Richard C. Taylor, identified as a wounded POW at Point Lookout, Maryland, on a 3c pink entire cancelled by cork and tied by a clear NORFOLK VA JAN 1 ’65 black double circle datestamp. Manuscript docketing dated January 1, 1865. Point Lookout served as one of the largest Union prisoner of war hospitals and camps during the final months of the Civil War, particularly for wounded and exchanged prisoners.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:
400 to 600US$

Selling for...US$200.00
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8039 65 imageCivil War Prisoner of War Patriotic Cover, #65 3c Red Tied, to Lieut Joseph Logan, 12th Illinois Cavalry, Camp Douglas
Paroled Union Prisoner of War at Camp Douglas,

Civil War patriotic cover with mounted officer, sent from Williamsport, Maryland to Lieut. Joseph Logan, Co. G, 12th Illinois Cavalry, Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois with manuscript "Prisoner of War" notation. The addressee was a paroled Union prisoner returned from the Confederacy and confined at the parole camp at Camp Douglas while awaiting exchange. The 12th Illinois Cavalry was stationed along the Upper Potomac during 1861–1862. Cover design similar to Bischel #2792, this example printed in color rather than black and white.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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700 to 800US$

Selling for...US$360.00
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8040 65 imageCivil War Prisoner of War Cover Front, Point Lookout, April 9 1865
Postmarked Three Days After the Surrender of Appomattox

#65 3c Red Tied by April 12, 1865 Alexandria, VA handstamp, three days after the surrender at Appomattox, C.H. on April 9, 1865. "G" manuscript written in blue crayon, initial of Prisoner Benjamin Goode. The original enclosed letter had been written by “Cousin Hattie.” Mail received at Point Lookout Prison was cut down to an envelope front on which pertinent facts were added in red ink and blue crayon. Approximately 2000 of these POW letter fronts were saved after hostilities were ended.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Civil War Postal History
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8041 imageAdams Express Co., Blue Oval Company Handstamp of Augusta, GA on Piece of 3c Star Die Entire with Confederate "PAID 10" Straightline and "2" for Express Rate Through the Lines
A Beautiful Strike of Adams Express Co. Through the Lines

3c star-die cut square tied by "AUGUSTA Ga JUL 18 1861" datestamp on piece, beautifully struck blue oval of "ADAMS EXPRESS CO AUGUSTA GA JUL 18 1861" as well as Confederate "PAID 10" rating and 2/ (two bits) for the Express rate through the lines. A full cover catalogs $2,500 in CSA Catalog. This is a bargain way to "fill the space" with a lovely example.

Provenance: Ex Stanley(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
400 to 600US$

Selling for...US$200.00
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8042 imageOld Point Comfort "Due 3" Handstamp on 1863 Civil War Soldier's Letter, From Virginia to New Hampshire
Old Point Comfort "Due 3" handstamp on cover originating at Newport News, Virginia, March 12, 1863, addressed to Mr. George P. Wheeler, New Ipswich, New Hampshire. Written by a soldier of the 6th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, then stationed at Newport News, Virginia, February 11 through March 26, 1863. Writer was attached to the Commissary Department, likely assigned by the regiment, and speaks of gathering cattle, baking bread, and related duties. The regiment moved west in late March 1863. Cover with enclosed soldier's letter.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7)

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8043 imageOld Point Comfort "Due 3" Handstamp on Civil War Soldier's Letter to Groveland, Massachusetts(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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8044 68, 76 image#68 1861 10c Green and #76 1863 5c Brown, Both Tied by Target Cancels on 1864 Cover from Union-Occupied New Orleans to Bordeaux, France via Steamer
New Orleans to France

10c Green (68) and 5c Brown (76), tied by target cancels on April 15, 1864 cover from New Orleans, Louisiana to Madame Veuve Cessac, 179 Route de Toulouse, Bordeaux, France. Black "New Orleans, La. Apr 15 64" double-circle datestamp. Manuscript "via Steamer" at upper left. Red "New York Paid 12" credit circular datestamp and red "P.D." in box French entry mark. French receiving marks on reverse. New Orleans had been under Union occupation since May 1862. THe 5c stamp with a diagonal crease at top right.

Provenance: Ex. Firby
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Selling for...US$60.00
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8045 imageCivil War Stampless Cover, "U.S. Christian Commission" Scroll Corner Card with Due 3 Handstamp to Spartanburg, Indiana
Stampless soldier's cover with printed "U.S. Christian Commission" scroll corner card at upper left, blue "DUE 3" handstamp and with Washington, DC circular datestamp, addressed to Mrs. Catherine Knox, Spartanburg, Ind. Manuscript endorsement at right. Similar to Bischel 5765, Walcott 3091 variety. Light toning and edge wear.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
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8046 26 image#26 1857 3c Red on Cover Capt. Charles F. Packard, 27th Maine Regiment
Addressed to “Mr. Charles F. Packard, Alexandria, 27th Maine Regt. Co. A,” with “Bedford, Me. Mar 13” circular datestamp at left. Capt. Packard would later serve with the 102nd United States Colored Troops.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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50 to 75US$

Selling for...US$30.00
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8047 65 imagePost-Civil War Soldier's Letter, #65 3c Rose with Pen Cancel on 1866 "United States Sanitary Commission. Soldier's Letter." Corner Card Cover to Rhode Island
United States Sanitary Commission. Soldier's Letter. printed corner card cover with manuscript postmark "Woodhaven Nov 27 1866" (N.Y.), addressed to James Harris, Green, Kent Co., R.I. A post-war use of the Sanitary Commission stationery. Cover with edge faults, staining, and rough opening at right.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Confederate States
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8048 65 imageConfederate Patriotic, Embossed 11-Star Confederate Flag, Used by Southern Sympathizer in Connecticut, #653c Rose Tied by Circle of Wedges
Very Fine and Seldom Seen Usage

Clear "Danbury Ct. Feb. 17 1863" circular datestamp.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Selling for...US$260.00
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