Confederate States of America continued...
Semi-Official Covers continued...
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| 1321 |
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WD-QM-10 |
 Confederacy, Office Assistant Quartermaster, Official Business. Large imprint on handcarried cover to congressman Clark at thr House of Representatives in Richmond, Va., with notation "Mr. Welsh
please deliver to Mr. Clark", Very Fine, believed to be the Only Known Imprint of This Type, with 1972 C.S.A. certificate.
C.S.A. Catalog No. WD-QM-10; Estimate $150 - 200.
On February 20, 1862 Representative
Curry of the Confederate Congress' Rules Committee suggested that a committee on Post Offices and Post Roads be established. Subsequently, on the 25th of February it was announced that nine Congressman would comprise the newly formed committee.
Two of these members were W.W. Clark of Georgia and Israel Welsh of Mississippi. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
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| 1322 |
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S-NC-28 var. |
 Confederacy, Official Business. / Quartermaster's Department, / Raleigh, N.C. Semi-official imprint on homemade buff cover bearing 10¢ blue (12), huge margins, cancelled by blue
circular grid, matching "Raleigh N.C., Oct 18" double-circle datestamp to Wadesboro N.C.; natural cover crease slightly split, Very Fine and unlisted.
C.S.A. Catalog No. S-NC-28 var.; $400 as similar.
This unlisted
North Carolina semi-official imprint similar to the C-NC-28 type, but the Quartermaster's text is in old English style. (Image1) |
C.S.A. Catalog $400 as similar
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1323 |
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S-NC-23 |
 Confederacy, Official Business, Quartermaster's Department, Raleigh, N.C. Semi-official imprint on orange cover with "Official Business" crossed out at upper left, bearing 5¢ light
blue (6) horizontal pair tied by blue "Raleigh N.C." double-circle datestamp to Brinkleyville N.C., ms. docketing also ties pair, Very Fine, This was the discovery example in Dietz, and the new CSA catalog listing
example..
C.S.A. Catalog No. S-NC-23; $400. (Image1) |
C.S.A. Catalog $400
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1324 |
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WD-QM-24 |
 Confederacy, Quartermaster's Office, C.S.A. / Raleigh, N.C. / Official Business. Semi-official imprint and initialed "W.N.H." on cover bearing 10c blue (11), four large margins,
tied by partial "Raleigh" double-circle datestamp to Forestville N.C., Very Fine, CSA catalog $400. [Item: 017962] $400, Very Fine, This is the CSA listing example and probably the only recorded example.
C.S.A.
Catalog No. WD-QM-24; $400; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) |
C.S.A. Catalog $400
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1325 |
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WD-SD-01 var. |
 Confederacy, Subsistence Department, Official Business. Semi-official imprint without "C.S." on cover bearing 10c blue (12), extra large margins, tied by "Goldsborough, N.C.,
Sep 30" cds over imprint to Richmond Va., original piece of letter dated "Jan. 26. 1865" enclosed, Very Fine, The only recorded example of this unlisted CSA semi-office imprint..
C.S.A. Catalog No. WD-SD-01 var.;
$400 for similar. (Image1) |
C.S.A. Catalog $400 for similar
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| 1326 |
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S-NC-36 |
 Confederacy, Subsistence Department, Raleigh, N.C. Semi-official imprint on cover bearing 10¢ blue (11), four even margins, tied by "Raleigh N.C., May 19" double-circle
datestamp, additional strike at left to Salem N.C.; three edge tone spots, still Very Fine.
C.S.A. Catalog No. S-NC-36; $400. (Image1) |
C.S.A. Catalog $400
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| 1327 |
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S-VA-05 |
 Confederacy, State of Virginia, Auditor of Public Accounts. All-over gray shaded semi-official cover with "Richmond Va., Mar 4, 1862" cds and matching "Paid, 5 cts" rating handstamp to
Petersburg Va.; partial backflap, Very Fine and choice.
C.S.A. Catalog No. S-VA-05; $750; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) |
C.S.A. Catalog $750
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Prisoner of War Covers
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1328 |
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 Confederacy, Fort Pulaski (Savannah, Ga.) the "Immortal 600". Prisoner of war cover addressed to Fayetteville, N.C. from a known correspondence from Capt H. W. Horne, 3rd N.C.
Regt. endorsed "Pr Flag of Truce, Via Charleston", cover did not go through Charleston but apparently was taken directly to Savannah, Ga where it entered the Confederate mail with "Savannah, Ga., Nov 10" cds and matching
"10" rate handstamp, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
AN EXTREMELY RARE FORT PULASKI PRISONER OF WAR COVER, ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL RECORDED WITH A SAVANNAH GA. POSTMARK.
Capt Henry W. Horne of
Company C 3rd N.C. Infantry was captured at Spotsylvania C.H., Va. on May 12, 1864 and confined at Fort Delaware and transferred to Morris Island in Charleston Harbor in late August 1864 as a member of the Immortal 600 arriving on or about September
7, 1864. As an Immortal 600 P.O.W. at Morris Island, Capt Horne was under fire from the Confederate batteries in Charleston from early September 1864 until he was transferred to Fort Pulaski on or about October 21, 1864. Capt Horne was then relocated
to Hilton Head S.C. November 19, 1864 and then returned to Fort Delaware March 12, 1865. He was released June 6, 1865. This cover dated on November 10, 1864 was mailed during his brief time at Fort Pulaski. A very similar cover from the same
correspondence from Capt Horne when he was at Hilton Head S.C. routed through Charleston is illustrated in Harrison's P.O.W. book. (Image1) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $725.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1329 |
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 Confederacy, Johnson's Island. Homemade envelope franked with United States 3¢ rose (65), light bend, tied by waffle grid with Old Point Comfort, Va., Sep. 14 double circle alongside,
addressed to a lieutenant at Johnson's Island, Block #8, manuscript notation "For Flag of Truce" and manuscript prison Examiner's marking at top, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1330 |
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 Confederacy, Point Lookout, Md. Orange prisoner-of-war cover bearing 3¢ rose (65), couple short perfs, tied by target cancel duplexed with "Point Lookout Md. Apr 5" cds to
Pittsylvania C.H. Va., endorsed "P.M. Martin, Lt Col, 53d Va Vols, Pris: of War" at left, manuscript "By Flag of Truce Through Comdg off: Fortress Monroe" endorsement at top, large oval "Approved J. N. Patterson Capt. & Provost
Marshal Point Lookout, Md." examiner's handstamp (Type 1), exchanged via Old Point Comfort and Richmond with "Richmond Va., May 6" cds and matching "Due 10" handstamp for Confederate postage, Very Fine and choice
prisoner-of-war use with the large J.N. Patterson examiner's handstamp.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Lt. Col. Rawley White Martin of the 53rd Virginia Volunteers (Armistead's Brigade) was wounded during Pickett's
Charge at Gettysburg and was by certain accounts the first man over the wall during that climactic battle, he survived and lived nearly another 50 years.
(Image1) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
United States Possessions
Canal Zone - 1904 First Issues
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Lot Description |
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| 1331 |
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1 |
 Canal Zone, 1904, 2c rose. Panama reading up, position 5, top margin single with part imprint, slightly tropicalized o.g., wide margins and brilliant color, Very Fine, with 1986 A.P.S.
certificate.
Scott No. 1; $650. (Image1) |
Scott $650
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1332 |
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1 |
 Canal Zone, 1904, 2c rose. Panama reading up, light town cancel, well centered, Very Fine and choice, with 1974 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 1; $400. (Image1) |
Scott $400
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1333 |
o |
1 |
 Canal Zone, 1904, 2c rose. Block of 4, purple bar cancels, top stamps with "Panama" 15mm long, natural s.e. at top, Very Fine, a rare used multiple, catalog for normal block with
no premium for variety of which only 260 were produced.
Scott No. 1; $2,000. (Image1) |
Scott $2,000
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| 1334 |
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2 |
 Canal Zone, 1904, 5c blue. Without gum, exceptional centering, bright color, Extremely Fine and choice, with 1983 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 2; $300. (Image1) |
Scott $300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1335 |
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2 |
 Canal Zone, 1904, 5c blue. Block of 4, neat bar cancels, nicely centered, bright color, Very Fine and choice, a lovely and scarce used multiple, with only 21 blocks reported.
Scott No. 2;
$950. (Image1) |
Scott $950
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1336 |
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2 |
 Canal Zone, 1904, 5c blue. Group of four covers and partial front; includes two pair usages from Cristobal, uncanceled pair on cover to Ancon (receiving backstamp) and a corner card usage to
Panama from Ancon; some cover and stamp flaws, generally Fine.
Scott No. 2; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1337 |
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2+3 |
 Canal Zone, 1904, 5c blue. In combination with 1904, 10¢ yellow on oversized cover to Colon, tied by purple bar handstamp with matching "Ancon, Jul 14, 1904" origin cds on reverse,
Cristobal transit on front; cover edge wear and small internal hole, Fine, an extremely rare combination usage, with 1983 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 2+3; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1338 |
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2 |
 Canal Zone, 1904, 5c blue. Natural s.e. at bottom, tied by bar cancel on cover to Gorgona, with clear bold matching "Matachin, Jul 11, 1904" cds, receiving backstamp; cover reduced at
left, Very Fine, a very rare first issue usage from Matachin with only a few examples known, with 1983 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 2; Estimate $250 - 350. (Image1) |
Est. $250-350
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1339 |
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2 |
 Canal Zone, 1904, 5c blue. Tied by purple "Gorgona, Jul 11, 1904" cds on cover to Culebra, same day receiving backstamp; cover wrinkle and slightly reduced at right, still Very Fine,
very rare as only eleven first issue cover are known from Gorgona, signed Perry, with 1980 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 2; Estimate $250 - 350.
(Image1) |
Est. $250-350
SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1340 |
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2 |
 Canal Zone, 1904, 5c blue, vertical pair. Tied by purple "Gorgona, Jul 7, 1904" cds's with matching bar handstamp at left on cover to Hamburg, Germany, Cristobal transit and reverse
with Colon, N.Y. transits and receiving postmark; cover folds and edge flaw at top, F.-V.F., a scarce foreign destination usage and usage from Gorgona.
Scott No. 2; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
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