Confederate Stamps and Covers continued...
The Lou Hannen Collection of Confederate Railroad continued...
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| 1241 |
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 (Mississippi
Central Railroad) Hickory Valley, M.C.R.R., Nov 28, 1861. Station agent cds with ms. "Paid 5 Cts" rating on folded letter to Bolivar, Tenn.; light folds, Very Fine and rare, with 1987 C.S.A. certificate.
C.S.A. Catalog;
$1,500. (Image1)
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C.S.A. Catalog $1,500
SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1242 |
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 (Mississippi
Central Railroad) Ways Bluff, M.C. R.R., May 17, 1861. Railroad station cds on gray Miss. Central Railroad freight invoice with additional strike on inside addressed to customer, some aging, Fine unlisted unique railroad
marking.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
This Ways Bluff station marking is unlisted in both Towle and the CSA catalog. This was used only four months after succession.
(Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1243 |
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 (Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad) Estell Springs, N. & C. R. R., Mar 23, 1863. Intense bold station oval with manuscript "Due 10c" rating on "Soldiers Letter" endorsed cover to Tyner's Station, Tennessee, endorsed "Via Chattanooga" at lower
right, Very Fine and choice strike.
C.S.A. Catalog; $1,500.
A REMARKABLE STRIKE OF THE ESTELL SPRINGS NASHVILLE & CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD DATESTAMP.
(Image1)
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C.S.A. Catalog $1,500
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1244 |
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 (Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad) Estell Springs, N. & C. R. R., Nov 23, 1863. Beautiful strike of station oval cancels 5¢ green (1) horizontal pair, four mostly large margins, trivial surface abrasion in top right corner, on yellow & brown
wallpaper cover to Caledonia, Mississippi, Very Fine and wonderful exhibition item, with 1976 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.
THE FINEST STRIKE OF THE ESTELL SPRINGS NASHVILLE & CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD DATESTAMP ON AN
ADVERSITY WALLPAPER COVER. (Image1)
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Est. $2,000-3,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1245 |
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 (Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad) Estell Springs, N. & C. R. R., May 1, 1863. Station oval ties 10¢ blue, "TEN" (9), large margins to just touched, deep rich color, on cover to Front Royal Va.; some slight wear, toning affects bottom of stamp,
otherwise Very Fine and rare "TEN" use of this Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad station marking, ex-Boshwit.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
A RARE "TEN" USE WITH THE ESTELL SPRINGS NASHVILLE & CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD DATESTAMP. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1246 |
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 (Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad) Smyrna, N. & C. R.R., Jan 23, 1862. Station agent oval ties 5¢ olive green, stone A-B (1), four margins, on buff cover to Bowling Green, Kentucky with military address to Walter Keeble, 45th Regt, Col. Mitchell
Com.; minor light foxing, reduced slightly at left, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Conrad Bush. Towle No. 520-S-2.
C.S.A. Catalog; $1,500.
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED SMYRNA STATION AGENT OVAL USES CANCELING A CSA GENERAL ISSUE.
This cover is addressed to Confederate occupied part of Kentucky. The unit addressed is Company C of the 45th Tennessee Infantry. (Image1)
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C.S.A. Catalog $1,500
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1247 |
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 (Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad) Wartrace, N. & C. R.R., Jun 7, 1861. Station oval ties U.S. 3¢ dull red (26) on buff cover with manuscript "Due 5" rating to Lexington Miss. after the Confederate Postal Rates went into effect;
skillful edge repairs, Fine and rare Independent State railroad use, ex-Wyer, Gallagher. Towle No. 510-S-3.
C.S.A. Catalog; $1,000.
This is Independent State usage one day before North Carolina seceded on June 8 1861.
Marked "Due 5" to reflect higher rate due in the Confederacy. (Image1)
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C.S.A. Catalog $1,000
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1248 |
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 (Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad) Wartrace, N. & C. R.R., Jun 10, 1861. Station oval ties U.S. 3¢ dull red (26), additional strike of oval at left on buff cover to Ebener, Mississippi; partial flap, couple small top edge mends, Fine and rare
Independent State railroad use. Towle No. 510-S-3.
C.S.A. Catalog; $1,000.
A VERY RARE TENNESSEE INDEPENDENT STATE USE POSTED AT THE WARTRACE NASHVILLE AND CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD DEPOT.
This is Independent State usage one day
before North Carolina seceded on June 8 1861. Marked "Due 5" to reflect higher rate due in the Confederacy. (Image1)
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C.S.A. Catalog $1,000
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1249 |
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 (Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad) Wartrace, N. & C. R. R., May 31, 1863. Station oval with matching "DUE" 10mm handstamp on cover to Albany Geo., endorsed "J. A. Hill, Crews Cavly. Brigade" at top right; no flap, V, Very Fine.
C.S.A.
Catalog; $1,000. (Image1)
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C.S.A. Catalog $1,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1250 |
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 (Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad) Wartrace, N. & C. R.R., Jun 3, 1863. Station oval with light "DUE" handstamp at bottom and pencil ms. "Due 10" rating on homemade brown cover to Capt. George Little, C.S. Central Laboratory, Macon Ga.,
endorsed from "Private John Little, Lumsden's Battery, Ala. Lt. Art." at left, docketed "Ans. June 8. 1863" at left, Fine and scarce, ex-Solomon, Boshwit.
C.S.A. Catalog; $500.
Lumsden's battery, Capt. C. L.
Lumsden, was organized at Tuscaloosa, and reported at Mobile, November, 1861. After the battle of Shiloh, it relieved Gage's battery at Tupelo. It was in the battle of Corinth, in the Kentucky, Tennessee and North Georgia campaigns, and lost heavily
in the battles of Farmington, Perryville, Murfreesboro and Kenesaw Mountain. From Dalton to Atlanta it lost 5 men, and at Nashville lost 28 men. As it was during the greater part of the war in the reserve artillery, it saw extremely hard service,
being continually in demand. It was in the army of Mobile during the siege of Spanish Fort. At the end of the war it was transferred to Mississippi, where it surrendered.
(Image1)
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C.S.A. Catalog $500
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 (Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad) Wartrace, N. & C. R. R., Jun 1863. Station oval with matching bold "Paid 10" rating handstamp on buff cover to Capt. George Little, C.S. Central Laboratory, Macon Ga. docketed "Answered Jun 8, 1863" at left; cover
repaired, flap replaced, Fine appearance, the only "Paid 10" recorded , ex-Gallagher.
C.S.A. Catalog; $1,000. (Image1)
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C.S.A. Catalog $1,000
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1252 |
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 (Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad) Wartrace, N. & C. R. R., May 29, 1863. Station oval ties 10¢ blue, Paterson (2), margins to touched, light pre-use crease, on small blue cover to Laurensville S.C.; part of backflap removed, Very Fine
appearance, a rare 10¢ Jefferson railroad use, ex-Wyer, Rudy. Towle No. 510-S-3.
C.S.A. Catalog; $1,000. (Image1)
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C.S.A. Catalog $1,000
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1253 |
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 (Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad) Wartrace, N. & C. R. R., May 12, 1863. Station oval ties 5¢ light blue (6), 5¢ blue (7) combination, matching strike lower right on orange cover to Watkinsville Ga.; cover faulty with edge repairs, Fine
and possibly unique combination franking, ex-Kohn.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1254 |
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 (Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad) Wartrace, N. & C. R. R., May 9, 1863. Neat station oval ties 5¢ blue (7) pair, right stamp white tie variety, on buff cover to Coffeeville, Alabama; cover repaired, Extremely Fine appearance, a rare
"white tie" railroad use, ex-Gallagher.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1255 |
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 (Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad) Wartrace, N. & C. R. R., Jun 1863. Station oval ties 10¢ milky blue, "TEN" (9a) large margins except clear at right, bright color, on cover to Bullock Ala., Very Fine, ex-MacBride,
Wishnietsky.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
THE FINEST OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 10¢ "TEN" ISSUE COVERS WITH THE WARTRACE NASHVILLE & CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD DATESTAMP.
(Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1256 |
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 (Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad) Wartrace, N. & C. R.R., May 16, 1863. Station oval ties 10¢ milky blue (11a), nat. inking flaw at top, huge margins, bright shade, on cover to Seven Island Va., Extremely Fine, a scarce marking and
beautiful cover, ex-Emerson, Hall, Boshwit.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1257 |
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 (Virginia &
Tennessee Railroad) Bristol, V. & T. R.R. Remarkably clear strike of circular station marking with matching "Due 10" rating handstamp on cover to Hayneville Ga., soldier endorsed "J.A. Everett, Co. K 11th Ga. Regt." at top; bit of flap
missing, Very Fine and choice.
C.S.A. Catalog; $750.
References: Listing example in the CSA catalog. (Image1)
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C.S.A. Catalog $750
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 (Virginia &
Tennessee Railroad) Bristol, V. & T. R.R. Clear circular station handstamp with manuscript "Due 10" rating on buff cover to Lebanon Va., endorsed "from a soldier of the 29th Va. Regt." at bottom; barely reduced at right, slight
wear, Very Fine and scarce stampless use from the Bristol Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.
C.S.A. Catalog; $750. (Image1)
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C.S.A. Catalog $750
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1259 |
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 (Virginia &
Tennessee Railroad) Bristol, V. & T. R.R. Sharp strike of circular station handstamp and matching "PAID" on homemade brown cover buff to Lynchburg Va., original Dec. 7, 1864 enclosure no longer accompanies, Very Fine and choice
stampless use from the Bristol Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, the only recorded "Paid" use, ex-Oswald, Myerson.
C.S.A. Catalog; $1,000.
(Image1)
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C.S.A. Catalog $1,000
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1260 |
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 (Virginia &
Tennessee Railroad) Bristol, V. & T. R.R. Circular station handstamp ties 10¢ blue (2), wide margins, on light salmon cover to Lebanon Va.; reduced slightly at right, edge wear; 10¢ vertical crease ends in small tear,
otherwise Very Fine and rare 10¢ Jefferson railroad use, ex-Gallagher.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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