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201 c   image(7) 1862 5c blue Davis horizontal pair tied by blue “Columbia, S.C. Mar ?” cds on yellow semi-official imprint cover (WD-MD-23) reading “OFFICIAL BUSINESS, / MEDICAL PURVEYOR’S OFFICE, C.S.A., / COLUMBIA, S.C.”, addressed to A. P. Calhoun, Esq., President of the Agricultural Society, Pendleton, South Carolina. The 10c franking correctly pays the Confederate letter rate in effect after July 1, 1862. The use of De La Rue–printed 5c stamps, combined with the Columbia Medical Department imprint, places this cover firmly within the mature period of Confederate postal and bureaucratic operations in 1863-1864. Semi-official Medical Department envelopes were produced in limited quantities for departmental correspondence and are far scarcer than ordinary commercial or manuscript “Official Business” covers. The imprint itself is particularly bold and well struck, identifying the Medical Purveyor’s Office, a key logistical arm of the Confederate Medical Department responsible for procuring and distributing medicines, hospital supplies, and surgical materials throughout the Confederacy. Columbia served as a major administrative and medical hub, especially after the relocation of several Confederate bureaus from elsewhere as the war progressed. Addressed to Andrew Pickens (A. P.) Calhoun (1811-1865), the oldest child of former Vice President John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), was a prominent South Carolina civic figure. This cover reflects the intersection of Confederate governmental administration with civilian institutional leadership during the war. A scarce and desirable Confederate government semi-official imprint cover, combining strong visual appeal including crisp imprint, very fine. (Image)

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202 c   image(7) 1862 5c blue Davis vertical pair affixed over demonetized U.S. 3c red “Star Die” entire and tied by clear “Lexington, Va. Apr 30” cds, addressed to an artillery captain at Hamilton’s Crossing, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia. Minor edge wear and slight aging, otherwise fine and most attractive. A classic Confederate “captured” U.S. postal stationery with the original 3c "Star Die" entire rendered obsolete by secession and repurposed under Confederate postal rates by addition of a 10c franking. The vertical pair of 5c Davis pays the Confederate 10c rate in effect after July 1, 1862, when the general letter rate was increased from 5c to 10c regardless of distance. The cover was sent in either 1863 or 1864 with the stamps well-positioned and neatly tied, creating a visually appealing over-franked cover. The Lexington, Virginia cds situates the cover in the Shenandoah Valley, a region of continuous military movement and strategic importance. Hamilton’s Crossing in Spotsylvania County was an important rail junction near Fredericksburg that became a focal point of Confederate defensive operations. An attractive and historically resonant Confederate use of a U.S. "Star Die" entire. Signed by John L. Kimbrough (12-25-1995). (Image)

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203 c   image(7) 1862 5c blue Davis vertical pair tied by black circular grid cancels with matching “Athens, Ga Mar 1?” 1863) cds on cover bearing the striking ornate blue embossed seal of the University of Georgia, Athens, addressed to Dr. Thomas M. Grimes, Columbus, Georgia. The date is conclusively established by multiple converging factors. The use of 5c De La Rue engraved Davis stamps, first issued in the summer of 1862, establishes a post-mid-1862 usage. More importantly, the University of Georgia suspended operations in September 1863 due to the intensifying effects of the war, limiting the possible mailing window. Finally, the presence of a 10c franking, required after the Confederate rate increase effective July 1, 1862, excludes the earlier period when nearly all known University of Georgia correspondence was sent at the single-rate 5c level. Taken together, March 1863 is the only plausible month and year for this usage. Covers from the Grimes correspondence and others are known bearing this distinctive University of Georgia embossed seal, but the vast majority predate July 1862 and are franked with a single 5c stamp. Examples paying the later 10c rate are decidedly rare, making this vertical pair usage particularly noteworthy. The combination of the University's institutional embossing, confirmed wartime dating, and fine postal franking makes this example particularly desirable, very fine. (Image)

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204 og, nh, bl   image(8) 1862 2c brown red Jackson, left sheet margin block of nine, unused with original gum, mostly n.h., some mild creasing, otherwise with wide margins and overall very fine appearance, ex Dabney. (Image)

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205 c   image(8) 1863 2c brown red Andrew Jackson, tied by "Charleston S.C. Dec 11"(1863) cds on a drop-rate cover addressed to Major Joseph Abney, 27th Regt. S.C. Vols., James Island, S.C. Small sealed tear at top center, still a fine appeaing example of a Charleston drop-letter usage. Major (later Lt. Col.) Joseph Abney was an early officer of the 27th South Carolina Regiment, a unit that was not formally organized until September 1863. This cover - dated December 11, 1863 - therefore represents correspondence posted only a few months after the regiment’s formation, during Abney’s initial period of major’s rank. In the summer of 1864, Abney was promoted to lieutenant colonel, by which time the regiment had been transferred away from the James Island defenses. Abney later saw action during the fighting at Drewry’s Bluff, where he was wounded. A nice Charleston 2c drop-rate usage connected to the formative months of the 27th South Carolina Infantry and its early operations around James Island. With 1997 CSA certificate, cat. value $1,500. (Image)

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206 c   image(8) 1863 2c brown red Jackson, tied by "Richmond Va. Apr 5" (1864) cds on a semi-official Confederate Treasury Department imprint cover addressed to Mrs. A. B. Woodall, Richmond, Va. Light edge toning, still a scarce and attractive government-used drop-rate usage. The 1864 year-date is confirmed by the 2c stamp having come into regular use only after April 5, 1863, and by the fact that Confederate departmental mail operations in Richmond ceased with the chaotic evacuation of April 2–3, 1865 - during which Treasury officials famously attempted, and failed, to remove large quantities of government currency and records from the city. Departmental drop-letter usages such as this are scarce, particularly on official imprint envelopes, which saw heavy utilitarian use and have correspondingly low survival rates. A desirable and scarce example of a Confederate Treasury Department imprint drop-rate cover franked by a 2c Jackson. (Image)

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207 c   image(8) 1863 2c brown red Jackson, three large margins, just touching at bottom, tied by “Richmond Va. Dec 31” cds on cover to Charlottesville, Va., some cover mending, otherwise fine, ex Dabney, cat. value $1,500. (Image)

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208 c   image(9) 1863 10c milky blue "T-E-N" Davis, tied by "Rapid Ann Station, May 15" (1863) cds on homemade cover addressed to Mr. George A. Quinn, Alpine, Chattooga County, Georgia. Period docketing at left (“May 17, 1863”) confirms the year-date and that the cover was received two days after mailing. Cover with expected light wear from handling and missing backflap, still fine and appealing. This letter was sent just three weeks after the 10c T-E-N stamps became available to the public, making it an early usage of the 10¢ recess-printed issue. The Rapidan post office - renamed “Rapid Ann Station” in 1854 with the arrival of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad - served an important transportation corridor in northern Virginia. Because of its strategic location at the railroad crossing of the Rapidan River, the town became a focal point of military activity and was virtually destroyed during the Civil War. Its name was restored to “Rapidan” in 1886. An attractive mid-war commercial use of the 10c T-E-N, combining a desirable milky blue shade, a homemade adversity-style envelope, and a desirable Rapid Ann Station/Rapidan origin during a period of intense operations in northern Virginia, cat. value $1,500. (Image)

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209 c   image(9b) 1863 10c gray-blue "T-E-N" Davis, very intense shade, tied to cover by blue “Columbia S.C. May 8” cds, addressed to Cheraw, South Carolina, a well-defined and attractive example with strong color and clear postal marking, very fine. With 2026 Civil War Philatelic Society certificate, cat. value $1,500. (Image)

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210 c   image(10) 1863 10c blue Davis, tied by black “Charleston S.C. Sep 17” cds on a commercially made blue cover addressed to Mrs. J. W. Robertson, Marietta, Georgia. Stamp with full frame line at bottom and left, visible at bottom right. The top frame line is at an angle due to a pre-printing paper fold, a very fine and attractive usage. Likely sent in 1863, only a few months after the April distribution of the scarce 10c Frame Line issue of which fewer than 250,000 stamps were printed. Covers bearing a single 10¢ Frame Line stamp properly paying the Confederate single-weight rate are always desirable. The addressee, Ann Park Robertson, was the 22-year-old wife of Col. James W. Robertson, Commandant of the Georgia Military Institute in Marietta until the school was destroyed in 1864 during Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign. While Col. Robertson remained active in Confederate service, Ann Robertson sustained the household alone in war-torn Marietta. She survived the war but died in 1889 at only age forty-eight. A choice example of the sought after 10c Frame Line used on cover. With 1988 CSA certificate, cat. value $3,750. (Image)

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211 og, nh, bl   image(11) 1863 10c dark blue Jefferson, left sheet margin pane of 30, unused with original gum, few stamps l.h., most n.h., showing rich color and full margins throughout, with a few scattered toned spots, overall very fine and an impressive multiple, ex Dabney. (Image)

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212 og, bl   image(11 var) 1863 10c blue Davis unused, previously hinged block of four with unofficial Forsyth, Georgia sawtooth roulette perforations. Gum is toned as often encountered on multiples of this issue, with horizontal creases across the block and an additional vertical crease affecting the left pair, nevertheless, this scarce multiple remains intact and fine appearing. Unofficial Forsyth sawtooth roulettes are rare in any format, and multiples are of the utmost scarcity. Only a handful of blocks are known, making this one of the most desirable forms in which to collect this local perforating variety. A striking and exceedingly rare Confederate multiple of great specialist interest. With 2015 Philatelic Foundation certificate. (Image)

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213 c   image(11) 1863 10c blue Davis tied by "Pittsylvania C.H. Va, July 30" cds on homemade brown cover addressed to Mrs. M. Rover(?), Berger’s Store, Pittsylvania, Virginia. A second cds at left dated July 23. A visually compelling and highly unusual piece of Confederate postal history. This remarkable cover bears two Pittsylvania C.H. cds postmarks, dated July 23 and July 30, an extremely uncommon feature that renders the piece something of a postal mystery. Whether the cover was retained at the post office pending delivery, redirected, or re-entered the mails is uncertain. The faint manuscript address and ink fading further complicate interpretation. Berger’s Store later became Chatham, Virginia, though at the time this cover was mailed it functioned as a rural commercial and postal hub within Pittsylvania County. Such stores often served as informal delivery points for surrounding farms and households, making postal handling irregular and dependent on local circumstances - conditions that possibly help explain the unusual dual-dating, very fine. (Image)

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214 c   image(11) 1863–64 10c blue Davis, Die A, used on pair of covers sent one week apart - the first is tied by blue "Columbia, S.C. Jan 14" cds on cover addressed to Edgar M. Lazarus, Esq., Capt. J. R. Mordecai, James Island, S.C. Manuscript Quaker-style docketing at upper left—“13/1/65”—indicates the enclosed letter was written January 13, 1865, only weeks before the Confederate withdrawal from Charleston. The second cover has 20/1/65 docketing and "Columbia, S.C. Jan 21" cds. First cover with small stain at right and minor edge wear. Second cover has non-contemporary writing at left "prisoner camp," still a fine and appealing pair of covers, sent late in the war within South Carolina. Both covers sent by Minnie Mordecai to her new husband, Edgar Michael Lazarus (1838–1884), who belonged to a prominent Jewish family in South Carolina. The two had married a few months before, thus uniting two of the most influential Jewish families in the antebellum and Confederate South. Capt. Jacob R. Mordecai, Minnie's brother and her husband's commanding officer, was then serving on James Island, the critical Confederate defensive position guarding the approaches to Charleston. Because of the threat to their Charleston home from Union artillery, the Mordecai family relocated temporarily to Columbia in late 1864 - a move consistent with the Columbia origin of this letter. The cover thus captures a moment when the newly married couple and their extended families were navigating dislocation, wartime instability, and the tightening Union noose around the Carolinas. James Island remained a major Confederate military outpost throughout the war, sustaining nearly continuous bombardment. It was evacuated only five weeks after this letter, when Confederate forces abandoned Charleston on February 18, 1865 to avoid encirclement by Sherman’s army. A nice pair of late-uses of the 10c Die A stamp on cover documenting the intertwined Lazarus–Mordecai lineage and highlights the notable, yet often overlooked, participation of Southern Jewish families in Confederate civic, commercial, and military life. (Image) (Image 2) (All Images)

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215 c   image(11) 1863–64 10c blue Davis Die A, tied by blue “Columbia, S.C. Jun 30” cds on cover addressed to Edgar M. Lazarus, Esq., care of Major Manigault, S.C. Siege Train, James Island, South Carolina. Manuscript Quaker-style docketing at upper left - “29/6/64” - indicates the letter was written on June 29, 1864. Two file folds away from stamp, still fine. This cover was sent by Minnie Mordecai to her recently married husband, Edgar Michael Lazarus (1838–1884), uniting two prominent Jewish families in antebellum and Confederate South Carolina. Lazarus was then serving on James Island, the heavily fortified Confederate defensive position guarding the approaches to Charleston, an area subjected to sustained Union bombardment throughout the latter half of the war. At the time this letter was sent, Lazarus was attached to the command of Edward Manigault, who led Manigault’s Battalion, South Carolina Siege Train - a specialized heavy artillery unit responsible for manning seacoast guns, siege batteries, and fixed fortifications defending Charleston Harbor and James Island. Manigault’s command played a crucial role in maintaining Confederate coastal defenses during the prolonged Federal pressure on Charleston from 1863 through early 1865. As Union forces tightened their grip on the South Carolina coast and threatened Charleston itself, many families - including the Mordecai's - temporarily relocated inland to Columbia, explaining the origin of this letter. James Island would ultimately be evacuated only weeks before Charleston fell in February 1865. (Image)

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216 c   image(11) 1863 10c blue Davis, Die A, with experimental perforations, tied by partial Chattanooga, Tennessee cds on homemade cover addressed to Mrs. Leah Yawn, Bainbridge, Georgia. Missing backflap, still a fine and an appealing example of a perforated 10c used in the field. Based on the partial cds showing an August month, the cover was mailed from Chattanooga, Tennessee in mid-August, just days before the opening maneuvers in the Chickamauga campaign and a few weeks before Union forces seized control of Chattanooga. The timing places this correspondence at a critical moment in the Western Theater, just as Confederate forces prepared for one of their last major victories east of the Mississippi. The letter is believed to have been written by one of Mrs. Yawn’s two sons, James or William Yawn, both serving in Company H, 5th Georgia Infantry - a regiment in Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee engaged in the defense of Chattanooga. The regiment would soon face intense combat as Rosecrans’ Army of the Cumberland advanced toward northern Georgia. Perforated 10c stamps represent one of the Confederate government's short-lived experimental efforts to introduce perforations, a project quickly abandoned due to equipment problems and paper shortages. As a result, genuinely used perforated Type I stamps on cover are scarce, and field usages - particularly from active military zones - are especially desirable. A fine wartime Georgia family correspondence cover, combining a scarce experimental perforated 10c stamp, Army of Tennessee context, and usage from a strategically important Confederate stronghold shortly before its loss to Federal forces. Signed by John L. Kimbrough (10-20-2007). (Image)

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217 c   image(11) 1863 10c blue Davis with sheet margin at left used by manuscript pen cancel with “VA C.R.R. Cobham Jul 3” Virginia Central Railroad station cds on on cover addressed to Alfred L. Rives, Engineer Bureau, War Department, Richmond, Virginia. Stamp with tiny scissor cut in left sheet margin, still very fine appearing overall. The addressee, Alfred Landon Rives (1830–1903) was born in Paris, France, the son of William Cabell Rives, the U.S. Minister to France serving under President Andrew Jackson. Alfred was educated at the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia becoming a prominent civil and railroad engineer before the war. During the Civil War, he acted as Chief Engineer for the State of Virginia and later for the Confederate States, holding senior engineering responsibilities throughout the conflict. Rives served as one of the principal engineering officers attached to General Robert E. Lee’s command, overseeing fortifications, field works, and transportation infrastructure critical to Confederate military operations. This cover - originating on the Virginia Central Railroad and addressed to Rives at the War Department - directly reflects the intersection of Confederate postal operations, railroad logistics, and high-level military engineering. The combination of railroad station cds and official destination, makes this an especially appealing example of Confederate military/railroad-related correspondence. (Image)

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218 c   image(11) 1863 10c blue Davis tied by "Aiken, S.C. Aug 11" cds on adversity cover fashioned from a Steam Ship South Carolina's cargo manifest for boots and shoes then embossed with "D.F. Fleming & Co., Hayne Street, Charleston" at top left, addressed to Mr. A. H. Kirby, Spartanburg C.H., South Carolina, This cover represents a particularly desirable example of Confederate commercial mail carrying original contents, directly illustrating the wartime supply economy of the Confederacy. Charleston served as the principal logistical hub for importing and distributing manufactured goods - often obtained through blockade-running - into the Confederate interior. Spartanburg District, South Carolina, lay along important overland routes feeding the Army of Northern Virginia and other Confederate forces operating in Virginia and the Western Theater. Manifest partially folded over for display, overall fine. Ex Kohn, initialed by Patricia A. Kaufmann. (Image)

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219 c   image(11) 1863 10c blue Jefferson Davis, Die A, horizontal pair used by “Charleston, S.C. Dec 14” (1864) cds on cover addressed to Mrs. Edgar M. Lazarus, at her father’s residence in Columbia. The 10c pair was likely used due to a long letter being enclosed requiring a double-weight rate of 20c. Minor wear consistent with wartime correspondence, overall fine. The sender, Edgar Michael Lazarus (1838–1884), belonged to a prominent South Carolina Jewish family and was newly married to the addressee at the time this letter was sent. He was serving in Manigault’s South Carolina Light Artillery Battalion, part of the Charleston Harbor siege train responsible for the city’s coastal defenses. Owing to the increasing threat to Charleston from Union artillery, the Mordecai family temporarily relocated to Columbia in late 1864, explaining the inland destination and reflecting the broader civilian displacement caused by the war. The cover thus forms part of the intimate wartime correspondence between Edgar and Minnie (née Mordecai), linking two influential Jewish families whose members were deeply embedded in the civic, commercial, and military life of Confederate South Carolina. A appealing Confederate cover, combining a properly rated use of a 10¢ Davis pair with the context illustrating the domestic and strategic realities of the Civil War South towards the end of the conflict. Signed by John L. Kimbrough (5-13-2010). (Image)

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220 c   image(11) 1863–64 10c blue Davis, Die A (Keatinge & Ball), tied by a light “Petersburg Va. Feb 3” (1865) cds on cover addressed to Miss Margaret L. Taliaferro, Care of Dr. James Bay, Richmond, Va. A fine and appealing late Confederacy usage. This cover was mailed during one of the final and bleakest phases of the war. By February 3, 1865, the Siege of Petersburg had lasted more than eight months and Lee’s army was exhausted, with the Confederate capital facing imminent peril. The Petersburg post office began using black ink for its cds cancels only in late 1864. This February 1865 use represents one of the last routine civilian communications to pass through the collapsing Petersburg postal system. The addressee, Margaret L. Taliaferro, age 19, was the daughter of General Alexander Galt Taliaferro and Agnes Marshall Taliaferro, and the great-granddaughter of Chief Justice John Marshall. Her family had temporarily relocated to Richmond during the wartime disruptions, and Margaret would survive the city’s final months of deprivation before later marrying Chapman Maupin in 1871. A desirable late-siege Petersburg usage of the Keatinge & Ball Die A issue, illustrating the endurance of Confederate postal operations even as the fall of Richmond approached. Signed by Patricia A. Kaufmann & John L. Kimbrough (11/1/2002). (Image)

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