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LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1301

Orange & Alexandria, Rail Road Company. Manuscript corner card at upper right on buff cover with matching "Livingston Feb 22nd 1864, Enclosed $13.00" endorsement at upper left, addressed to J.H. Reid Esq., Treasurer, Lynchburg Va., additional "$20 postage stamps" at left, Very Fine and scarce use noting carriage by railroad.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

This appears to be a money letter that is usually privately carried by express companies using railroads for transportation. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
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1302

Richmond & Danville Railroad. Yellow cover bearing 10¢ blue (11), large margins all around, tied by blue "Peterburg Va., Jun 24" cds to Clover Depot Va.; 10¢ light crease, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate; $75 - 100. (Image1)

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Est. $75-100
SOLD for $60.00
Will close during Public Auction

1303

Richmond & Petersburg Railroad Co. Boxed corner card on a buff cover bearing 10¢ blue (12 AD) corner margin single placed over the corner card, tied by blue "Petersburg, Va. Nov 15" cds to Christiansburg Va.; stamp has been hinged to the left to display the full corner card; reduced slightly at the left, Very Fine, ex-Neil, signed Trish Kaufmann.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1304

Savannah, Albany, and Gulf Railroad. Small cover bearing 5¢ light blue (6) horizontal pair, large margins to touched, tied by partial "Thomasville Ga. Sep 23" cds to Perry Mills Ga. endorsed "Via Johnson Station S.A. G.R.R." at lower left, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.

The Savannah, Albany, and Gulf Railroad went from Savannah Ga. 87 miles to Brashear Ga. according to Towle. (Image1)

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Est. $100-150
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction

1305

Southwest Railroad. Brown homemade cover with "Richmond Va. Jan 3" cds and "Due 10" rating handstamp endorsed "From E.J. Eldridge, Genl. Cobb's Brigade" to Flat Pond, Georgia endorsed via "Adams Station, S.W. R.R." at bottom left; stain top left, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $75 - 100.

The Southwest Railroad was chartered in 1845, construction began in 1848 and was completed in 1851. Branch lines were constructed from 1852 to 1860. The short line connected southwestern Georgia to Macon. (Image1)

Est. $75-100
SOLD for $85.00
Will close during Public Auction

1306

Virginia & Tennessee Railroad. Yellow cover with "Bonsack's Va. Sep 2" balloon cds with matching "Paid" handstamp to Peters Creek, Va. endorsed "By the Va. and Tennessee Railroad to Christiansburg" at lower left; small edge tear and some aging, F.-V.F., ex-Kohn.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)

Est. $150-200
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1307

Western Railroad. Homemade brown cover bearing 10¢ blue (2), large to huge margins, tied by "Proctor's Creek, Va. Sep 30, 1862" cds to Fayetteville N.C. with "W.R.R. Jonesboro, care N.R. Bryan" railroad endorsement at lower left; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

The Western Railroad was chartered in 1852, construction began in 1858 and was completed to McIver's in late 1860. Confederate authorities had the road extended to Egypt, with completion in 1863. In 1862, the road indicated an intention to extend to the North Carolina RR and then into the Yadkin River Valley. The road connected the coal pits of Egypt to Fayetteville, North Carolina, a port on the Cape Fear River. Coal was taken down the river to Wilmington for use by the Confederate Navy and the blockade runners and for distribution to other southeastern locations by railroad. It was frequently called the Coalfield RR. There was a connection from the road to the Fayetteville Arsenal and Armory by 1862, but its length and date of construction are unknown.

The stations of the line: Fayetteville, Little River (11), Spout Springs (18), Swann's (27), Jonesboro (33), McIver's (41), Egypt (43). (Image1)

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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $170.00
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1308

Western Railroad. Light gray overall Merchant Insurance Co. of Hartford Conn. lithographed advertising cover with illustration of Mercury and shield bearing 5¢ light blue (6) horizontal pair, large margins to just in, tied by "Wilmington N.C. Aug. 23" cds addressed to Donald McRae,the President of Endor Iron Works, McIvers Station, Fayetteville & Western Rail Road, via Fayetteville N.C.; some overall toning, tiny bottom edge mend, Very Fine and interesting cover, ex-Kilbourne, "Clovis", Walker.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

The Western Railroad was chartered in 1852, construction began in 1858 and was completed to McIver's in late 1860. Confederate authorities had the road extended to Egypt, with completion in 1863. In 1862, the road indicated an intention to extend to the North Carolina RR and then into the Yadkin River Valley. The road connected the coal pits of Egypt to Fayetteville, North Carolina, a port on the Cape Fear River. Coal was taken down the river to Wilmington for use by the Confederate Navy and the blockade runners and for distribution to other southeastern locations by railroad. It was frequently called the Coalfield RR. There was a connection from the road to the Fayetteville Arsenal and Armory by 1862, but its length and date of construction are unknown.

The stations of the line: Fayetteville, Little River (11), Spout Springs (18), Swann's (27), Jonesboro (33), McIver's (41), Egypt (43). McIver's Station was not a post office, but a station that served the coal fields and location of Endor Iron Works, which supplied pig iron to the Confederacy to make weapons. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1309

Western Railroad. Gray cover bearing 10¢ blue (11), four margins, tied by "Tarboro N.C. Sep 27" cds to Fayetteville N.C. with "W.R.R. Jonesboro, care N.R. Bryan" railroad endorsement at lower left; partial bottom flap, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

The Western Railroad was chartered in 1852, construction began in 1858 and was completed to McIver's in late 1860. Confederate authorities had the road extended to Egypt, with completion in 1863. In 1862, the road indicated an intention to extend to the North Carolina RR and then into the Yadkin River Valley. The road connected the coal pits of Egypt to Fayetteville, North Carolina, a port on the Cape Fear River. Coal was taken down the river to Wilmington for use by the Confederate Navy and the blockade runners and for distribution to other southeastern locations by railroad. It was frequently called the Coalfield RR. There was a connection from the road to the Fayetteville Arsenal and Armory by 1862, but its length and date of construction are unknown.

The stations of the line: Fayetteville, Little River (11), Spout Springs (18), Swann's (27), Jonesboro (33), McIver's (41), Egypt (43). (Image1)

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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $95.00
Will close during Public Auction

Confederate State Postmarks

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1310

Lake City, Fla. Nov 17. Sharp cds and matching "Paid 10" rating handstamp on oriental buff cover to Capt. John C. Richard, Bristol Florida; flap repaired, tiny edge tear, Very Fine, ex-Kohn, J.R. Hill Jr., Briggs.
C.S.A. Catalog No. D; $250. (Image1)

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C.S.A. Catalog $250

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1311

Macon, Ga "2". Pencil 2¢ drop rating on yellow cover addressed to Col. J.B. Lamar, docketed from H.H. Richard; reduced at right, Very Fine and unlisted 2¢ drop rating use, signed Kimbrough.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)

Est. $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1312

Stone Mountain Ga., Feb 15. Mostly clear cds on buff local drop cover without rating, original letter datelined "Stone Mountain Feb 14, 1861" with a Valentines Day love poem due to lack of cards; cover wear and reduced slightly at right, F.-V.F. and scarce valentines day drop rate, signed Kimbrough.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)

Est. $150-200
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

C.S.A. Regular Issues

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1313

1861, 5¢ olive green. Used with 5¢ milky blue, stone 3 (4), both four margins, tied together by blue "Petersburg Va. Jun 17" cds on cover to Augusta Ga.; faint waterstain at bottom, #1 torn at bottom, Very Fine appearance, a desirable combination of the two 5c Jefferson Davis Lithographs, ex-Needham.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $240.00
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1314

1861, 5¢ green. Stone 1-2, large even margins all around, tied by "Halifax C.H. Va. Apr 12, 1862" cds on yellow "Chiles H. Ferrell, Attorney at Law, Halifax Court House, Virginia" corner card cover to Staunton Va., docketing at left, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
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1315

1861, 5¢ green. Large even margins, sharp impression on birght paper, canceled by circular grid, matching "Bayou Goula, La. Mar 20" cds on orange cover to Port gibson Miss.; flap torn, Very Fine, ex-Hall.
Scott No. 1; $300. (Image1)

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Scott $300

SOLD for $350.00
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1316

1861, 5¢ green. Bright shade, margins to in, tied by "Atlanta Ga. Dec 20, 1861" cds on yellow cover with "S.B. Oatman, Dealer and Worker in Marble, Atlanta, Georgia" shield framed corner card to Griffin Ga.; reduced at top and no flap, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $150.00
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1317

1861, 5¢ green. Four clear to large margins, tied by partial "Baton Rouge La., Jan 27, 1863" cds on gray folded letter to New Orleans La., Very Fine.
Scott No. 1; $300. (Image1)

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Scott $300

SOLD for $250.00
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1318

1861, 5¢ green. Four ample to full margins, tied by "Jackson Miss., Feb 5" cds on orange cover to Knoxville Tenn., bold "Due 5" handstamp; small edge tear and couple light rust marks, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 1; $300. (Image1)

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Scott $300

SOLD for $425.00
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1319

1861, 5¢ dark green. Horizontal pair, full even margins, tied by "Richmond Va. 1862" cds on orange cover to Cross Keys S.C.; corner of cover nicked, left stamp has small scuff, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 1b; $600. (Image1)

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Scott $600

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1320

1861, 10¢ blue, Patterson printing. Bottom sheet margin single, huge margins except touched at bottom left, tied by partial "Savannah Ga., Oct 27" cds on homemade buff cover to Griffin Ga.; flap missing, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 2; $325. (Image1)

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Scott $325

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction