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| 3081 |
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SM-1, Verse 45 |
 Confederacy, Mounted Dragoon with Verse. Patriotic design on cover addressed to Geo. W. Thornton, Co. G., 44th Regt., Geo. Vols. in Goldsboro, N.C., franked with 1861, 5¢ green,
margins ample to just touching, tied by "Williamsburg, Va., Apr 29, 1862" cds; cover expertly restored at sides, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 1.
C.S.A. Catalog No. SM-1, Verse 45; Estimate $500 - 750.
George Thornton died of
disease in Goldsboro on May 19th three weeks after this cover was posted. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 3082 |
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SM-2, Verse 24 |
 Confederacy, Small Mounted Dragoons with Verse. Patriotic design with Bonitz imprint at left, on cover to Oakville, N.C. franked with 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing,
margin large to just into frameline at bottom right, tied by "Goldsborough, N.C., Jun 1" cds, Very Fine. Scott No. 6.
C.S.A. Catalog No. SM-2, Verse 24; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Flag of Truce & Blockade Covers
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| 3083 |
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 Confederacy, Flag of Truce, North to South. Small ladies cover addressed to Dr. John J. Miller, Richmond Va. with manuscript endorsement "Care of Capt. W.H. Hatch Asst Agent of exchange" at
bottom, franked with CSA 10¢ blue (12) tied by "Richmond, Va. Oct. 5" cds overpaying the 2¢ drop rate, reverse with ornate ribbon "Advertised 2" handstamp & "Richmond, Va. Oct 22" cds, included is original letter datelined "Oakland
Home (Missouri), September 11th, 1864", some staining in address panel, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Dr. Miller was a Surgeon at Winder Hospital, who failed to pick up, so marked "Advertised 2" with
Richmond Oct 22 cds, same date as advertised in the "Richmond Examiner". (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 3084 |
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 Confederacy, Flag of Truce, North to South. Manuscript "By Flag of Truce" on cover to Clarksville, Tenn., pencil "Ex" by CSA censor, sent the regular route through Richmond, franked with
1861, 3¢ rose (65) tied by bold segmented cork cancel with "Old Point Comfort, Va. Jun 4" double circle postmark alongside, couple of light cover folds, still Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Pvt. Robt. J. Franklin Co
E 50th Tenn Inf, captured when Atlanta fell and imprisoned at Louisville, Ky. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 3085 |
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 Confederacy, Flag of Truce, South to North. Manuscript boxed "Via Norfolk and Flag of Truce" notation at bottom of linen cover to Mechanic Falls, Me., pencil docketing "Jan 22, 1862",
franked with CSA 1861 5¢ green, pair (1) mostly torn off at the exchange point (as per P.O. instructions), tied by most probably Macon, Ga. cds then franked with USA 1861, 3¢ rose (65) applied over remnants and tied with "Old
Point Comfort, Va. Feb 19" double circle postmark, additional manuscript "X" (by censor), Very Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Pvt. Charles Harris from Maine was living in Macon, Ga when war broke out. He was captured at Mine Run,
Virginia and sent to Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C. Rather than being exchanged he took "Oath of Allegiance" and went home to his father in Maine. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 3086 |
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 Confederacy, Flag of Truce, South to North. Bold manuscript "by Flag of Truce", additional notation "by Boat Corp" at bottom left on cover addressed to Lowell, Mass., franked with CSA
10¢ blue (11) tied by Farmville, Va. cds with additional strike at right, docketed on backflap "Received Fortress Monroe October 9th JMM", no indication of Federal postage, couple of small cover repairs, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 3087 |
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 Confederacy, Flag of Truce, South to North. Manuscript "Flag of Truce" notation at top of cover to New York, franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (65, corner crease) tied by segmented
cork cancel with partial Old Point Comfort, Va. double circle postmark at left, bold manuscript censor's marking "Ex. Jno. L. Eustis A.D.C.", who was a clerk in the Richmond War Office, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 3088 |
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12, USA 65 |
 Confederacy, Flag of Truce, South to North. turned cover, first usage with C.S.A. 10¢ blue (12) tied by "Richmond, Va. Jan. 19" cds and addressed to N.C. hospital at
Petersburg, Va., cover turned and used to Maryland, franked with USA 1861 3¢ rose (65) tied by large segmented cork with "Old Point Comfort, Va. Feb. 23" double circle postmark, manuscript endorsement "Per Truce Boat" at upper left,
vertical cover fold affects CSA adhesive, missing top and side flap, Very Fine.
Scott No. 12, USA 65; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 3089 |
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11 |
 Confederacy, Flag of Truce, South to North. turned cover, first usage C.S.A. 10¢ blue (11), tied by nice strike of small "Stilesborough, Ga. Sep. 19" cds addressed to
Savannah, Ga. redirected by Sgt. Charles T. Parker, 63 Ga. Vols. to his sister in Wardsboro, Vt., postmarked Old Point Comfort, Va. Apr. 19 double circle and "Due 6" in circle, CSA adhesive partially cut out and expertly restored to cover, Very
Fine.
Scott No. 11; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 3090 |
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 Confederacy, Wilmington, N.C., Sep 18. Cds on reverse of incoming blockade mourning cover addressed to Major De Rosset in Goldsboro. N.C., with straight line "Ship" handstamp and manuscript
"12" due rating for the 10¢ rate plus 2¢ ship fee, no markings indicating origin, Very Fine, part of a known blockade-run correspondence.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
William De Rosset resided in New Hanover County, N.C.
when appointed Major in the 3rd Regiment N.C. Infantry from May 16, 1861. Promoted to Lt. Colonel on April 26, 1862 (indicating this cover a 1861 usage) and to Colonel on July 1, 1862. Fought at the Seven Days Battles around Richmond, Va. and
at Sharpsburg, Md. on September 17, 1862 where he was severely wounded and eventually resigned on Sept 7, 1863. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Prisoner of War Covers, Southern Prisons - Belle Isle to Florence Stockade
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| 3091 |
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 Confederacy, Belle Isle Prison, Richmond, Va. Cover with original enclosure datelined "Belle Island, Va. Nov. 18th '63", cover addressed to Harrisville, Wisc., franked with
1861, 3¢ rose rose (65, trivial flaw) with segmented cork cancel and postmarked "Old Point Comfort Va. Nov 26" double circle alongside, Very Fine, Illustrated on page 84, "Prisoners' Mail From The American Civil War" by Galen
Harrison.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
A POIGNANT ITEM FROM THIS VERY RARE CONFEDERATE PRISON.
Cover & letter sent by Cpl. Charles W. Fuller, 7th Wisconsin Cav., letter reads, "Dear Mother, I write these few lines to inform you
that I am a prisoner and that my health is good. I am on Belle Island near Richmond. I hope you will not be curious about me. I expect we shall be paroled before long. I hope these few lines will find you well, as they have me. Write soon except my
love, from your son Charles. P.S. Direct to C.W. Fuller, Co. E 7th Reg. W.V., Prisoner of War, Belle Island via Richmond, Va. Please send envelope and half sheet of paper."
Cpl. Charles W. Fuller, died at Andersonville Prison. Enclosed with
the cover was a small scrap paper most probably written by his mother and preserved with his last letter home, "The past is the past is gone from us forever / Regrets and tears we find a like our vain / what fate decrees no mortal power can serve /
the treasure lost can neer be ours again."
Belle Isle, a prison for enlisted men was established on this fifty-acre island located in the middle of the James River. The island was accessed by the old Richmond and Petersburg Railroad bridge
from the Manchester side. Prisoners referred to the bridge as the "Bridge of Sighs". The prison was a six-acre enclosure surrounded by a four-foot high mound of dirt with a ditch on each side. The prison camp was situated on the lowest portion of the
island. Cannon were placed on the high ground so as to overlook the enclosure. Tents were the only shelter, and at times as many as 10,000 were confined here. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 3092 |
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 Confederacy, Belle Isle Prison, Richmond, Va. Cover from "John F. Harding, 16th Maine Inf." who was imprisoned at Belle Isle, addressed to his father in Dover, N.H., manuscript "(Via Flag
of Truce)" notation, postmarked "Old Point Comfort, Va. Nov 27" double circle with "Due 6" in circle (penalty rate as prisoner didn't notate his name and rank), Very Fine, a rare Southern prison.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 3093 |
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 Confederacy, Belle Isle Prison, Richmond, Va. Cover addressed to "Andrew Black, Private 68 Regt. Pa. Vols, Prisoner of War at Belle Island, Richmond Va", franked with 1861, 3¢
rose (65, defective), tied by old style "Old Point Comfort, Va. Oct 26" (1863) cds, manuscript endorsement "Flag truce via F. Monroe" across the top, Very Fine a rare incoming usage, Illustrated on page 84, "Prisoners' Mail From The
American Civil War" by Galen Harrison.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
Mail to prisoners in Richmond was frequently carried by the War Department rather than the Postal Department, making Confederate postage unnecessary. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 3094 |
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 Confederacy, Belle Isle Prison, Richmond, Va. Cover addressed to "Sergeant C.F. Barnard, Co. I, 20th Mass. Vols. Prisoner of War, Richmond, Va." who was held at Belle Island, cover without
any postal markings, with original letter from Col. Palfrey, former Colonel of the Regiment, notation for draft of £8 1sh 10d to be used by him to "promote the comfort of yourself and companions", some light corner wear, Very Fine and
rare.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 3095 |
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 Confederacy, Belle Isle Prison, Richmond, Va. Cover from Pvt. Charles Steiger, 5th Pa. Cav. to his mother in Philadelphia, struck only with Due 6 in circle handstamp with
manuscript "Soldier Letter" diagonally at lower left, interesting German notation on backflap "For this letter was paid 6 cents-arrived 13 July", Very Fine.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Pvt. Steiger was captured on June 29, 1864 and
imprisoned at Belle Isle, near Richmond, Va. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Confederacy, Belle Isle Prison, Richmond, Va. Cover from Sgt. Charles Harrison, 54th Pa Inf. to his father in Philadelphia, franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (65, corner crease) tied
by segmented cork cancel with "Old Point Comfort, Va Feb 6" double circle postmark alongside, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Sgt. Harrison was captured at Cedar Creek and imprisoned at Belle Isle, near Richmond, Va.
(Image1)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 3097 |
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 Confederacy, Building No. 4, Danville, Va. Adversity cover made from printed Baptist Minister Monthly pamphlet cover, folded into envelope and addressed to Colerain Forge, Penn., franked
with 1861, 3¢ rose (65, defective) tied by segmented cork and "Old Point Comfort Va. Feb 28" (1864) double circle postmark, pencil "Ex" censor's marking at left, cover soiled with edges splits heavily hinge re-enforced on inside,
Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
A VERY RARE PRISONER OF WAR COVER WITH ONLY THREE COVERS RECORDED AND IS ENHANCED BY THIS ADVERSITY USAGE.
Sent by Pvt. William Barry, Co. C, 77th Pa. Inf. who was imprisoned at
Danville, Va. Building #4. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 3098 |
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 Confederacy, Building No. 4, Danville, Va., "Button Letter". Actually two different letters written on small piece of scrap paper, folded and smuggled out of the prison inside a brass
button, carefully folded so as to fit into button, letter written by Lt. Col. S.A. Moffett, 94th N.Y. Vols., obviously without postal markings, one to Col. A.R. Root, Commanding Post of Annapolis, other to his parents, Illustrated on page 73,
"Prisoners' Mail From The American Civil War" by Galen Harrison.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.
ONLY 3 "BUTTON LETTERS" ARE KNOWN TO EXIST - AN EXTREMELY DESIRABLE PIECE OF HISTORY.
Transcriptions of letters included on Exhibition
page. Also included is 1903 original transmittal cover sending the "Button Letter" to family in Ridgeland, Miss. and with notation "Father's Prison Letter".
Mail was smuggled into and out of prison by a variety of methods. One ingenious method
was the "Button Letter". Union uniform buttons were of two piece metal construction. On occasion when an officer was being exchanged, a uniform button or buttons would be taken apart and a note written on a tiny scrap of paper which was then inserted
into the button thus avoiding censorship. (Image1)
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Est. $1,500-2,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 3099 |
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 Confederacy, Building No. 5, Danville, Va. Neat little folded letter to Tuscurawa, Ohio from prisoner Pvt Joseph Wood, 15th Ohio Inf., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (65, defective)
tied by segmented cork and "Old Point Comfort, Va. Mar. 9" double circle postmark, faint manuscript "Ex" censor's marking at upper left, letter datelined "Prison No. 5 Danville Va February 28th 64", some interesting content, fold separations
strengthened with clear tape (most probably archival), Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
A VERY RARE PRISONER OF WAR COVER WHICH IS ONE OF ONLY SEVEN RECORDED. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 3100 |
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 Confederacy, Building No. 6, Danville, Va. Cover from Cpl. Orlando R. Chamberlin, a prisoner in Danville's Building #6 to family members at home in Pikeville, N.Y., pencil endorsed "O.R.
Chamberlin, Prisoner of War" vertically at right on cover, franked with Confederate States of America uncancelled 1863-64 10¢ blue United States + United States 1861, 3¢ rose (65) tied by segmented cork & "Old Point Comfort, Va."
double circle, bold manuscript "Exd" CSA censor's marking, small bit of toned scotch at top, included is photocopy of original letter datelined "Danville Prison No. 6, Dec. the 3rd", Very Fine, Illustrated on page 76, "Prisoners'
Mail From The American Civil War" by Galen Harrison.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
A TOP RARITIES AS ONLY TWO COVERS ARE RECORDED FROM THIS PRISON.
The prison in Danville consisted of six tobacco warehouses plus a hospital. All
were located in the center of town and as usual were most unpopular with local inhabitants. The Danville prisons were used from November 1863 through the end of the war.
Building #6 was a four-story brick tobacco factory at the southeast comer
of Lynn and Loyal Streets. The first prisoners to occupy this building were those that had been moved from Building #2 so that building could be used to house the guards. Several prisoners from #6 took a parole to go out to work on fortifications. A
number of these made an escape in this manner. Most were recaptured, while some few were able to make their way to Union lines.
Cpl. Chamberlin had been captured at the Mine explosion at Petersburg and was confined at Danville until February
20, 1865. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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