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Confederate Use of U.S. Postage & Stampless
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
121 c   imageHermitage, Louisiana stampless cover with red cds, date filled in by hand, addressed to Richard T. Archer, Port Gibson Miss., manuscript “5” rate with matching framed “PAID” handstamp, representing a 5c Confederate domestic rate in 1861 for a distance under 500 miles in the early Confederate postal period, a scarce Louisiana town marking with distinctive manuscript-entered date, minor edge wear, overall in fine condition. (Image)



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Confederate Regular Issues & Stampless Period
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
122 c   imageCanton, Mississippi stampless cover, bearing the distinctive woodcut “PAID 5” handstamp, struck alongside matching “Canton, Miss. Jun 15, 1861” cds, addressed to Carroll Hoy, New Orleans, La. Usual small filing pinholes typical of Carroll Hoy correspondence and part of the backflap missing, yet still a fine appearing example of early Confederate stampless mail. Mailed just two weeks after the Confederate Post Office Department assumed control of postal operations on June 1, 1861, this cover exemplifies the earliest phase of Confederate postal administration, when some local post offices relied on bold handstamped rate markings in lieu of adhesive stamps. The Canton woodcut “PAID 5” marking is particularly distinctive among Mississippi stampless handstamps. A desirable representative of Mississippi postal history at the very outset of Confederate control. (Image)



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123 c   imageCanton, Mississippi “PAID 5” woodcut handstamp marking on Mississippi Central Railroad, Southern Division corner card stampless cover with “Canton, Miss. Oct 28, 1861” cds, addressed to Mrs. Jno. F. Dameron, Woodville, Miss. Printed “R.R.B.” at lower left - believed to indicate Railroad Business - though the contents evidently concerned personal rather than official matters. Light aging and part of backflap missing, though still a fine and appealing example of this distinctive Canton "PAID 5" handstamp used on railroad business stationery. This cover was mailed during the first autumn of Confederate postal operations, when Canton postmaster William Priestly continued using his woodcut handstamps to mark outgoing mail from customers who did not purchase his provisional envelopes. The envelope itself with a prewar Mississippi Central Railroad, Southern Division corner card reflects corporate printing procured before wartime paper shortages eliminated such luxuries. (Image)



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124   imageFranklin, North Carolina stampless soldier’s cover with black Franklin, N.C. cds with manuscript date “June 14” (1862) in the center, addressed to Capt. A. W. Bell, Knoxville, Tennessee, endorsed at lower left “39th N.C. Troops, Co. B”, with manuscript “Paid 5” at upper right, indicating payment of the single-weight letter rate. Cover with minor staining, though still fine appearing overall. This cover can be securely dated to June 1862 based on the recipient’s military service. The 39th Regiment of North Carolina State Troops (later designated the 39th North Carolina Infantry) was organized in July 1861 and ordered to Knoxville, Tennessee, in February 1862 as part of Confederate defensive operations in East Tennessee. Captain Alfred W. Bell commanded Company B during this period, placing him at Knoxville precisely when this letter was mailed. Additionally, the confederate single-weight rate went from 5c to 10c on July 1, 1862, making June 14, 1862 the only possible dating. A fine Confederate soldier’s cover with clear unit identification, an excellent example of North Carolina troop correspondence during the critical 1862 Tennessee campaigns. (Image)



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125 c   imageGraham, North Carolina blue fancy segmented balloon style "Graham N.C. Aug 10" (1861) cds with matching blue “PAID” handstamp on stampless cover addressed to Thomas Webb, Esq., Cashr., Hillsboro, N.C. Mailed August 10, 1861, the year established by the use of this distinctive segmented-circle postmark, known to have been used only in 1861 at the Graham post office, very fine. This short-distance usage - Graham to Hillsboro is only about twenty miles - would have required the Confederate 5c single-weight rate. As was typical in smaller North Carolina post offices during the earliest months of Confederate operation, the Graham postmaster reverted to pre-stamp practices by marking outgoing mail simply “PAID” without indicating the amount collected, assuming local familiarity with the applicable rate. The addressee, Thomas Webb, was among the most prominent civic figures in Hillsboro during the war years. In addition to serving as President of the North Carolina Railroad and a leading attorney, Webb held the post of Cashier of the Hillsboro Savings Bank and was active in North Carolina’s State Legislature. This cover was sent barely eight weeks after Webb’s well-known correspondence with Rev. A. J. Leavenworth (featured in lot A & B), illustrating his central role in business, transportation, and civic affairs during the early Confederate period. A scarce and desirable early-war usage of the distinctive Graham fancy segmented cds, tied to one of Hillsboro’s most notable wartime figures. Signed by John L. Kimbrough (7-4-2004). (Image)

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126 c   imageHillsboro, North Carolina blue “5” Confederate rate below black “PAID” handstamps alongside "Hillsboro, N.C. Jun 17, 1861" cds on attorney Thomas Webb embossed corner-card stampless cover to Rev. A. J. Leavenworth, Petersburg, Va. Docketed in Leavenworth’s hand “Rec’d June 16, 1861” though the original enclosure is still present and confirms the letter was written on June 17, 1861, matching the cds. Slight edge wear and light toning typical of the period. This elegant Hillsboro usage was mailed by prominent attorney and civic leader Thomas Webb, President of the North Carolina Railroad Company and an eyewitness to the final negotiations preceding Gen. Joseph Johnston’s surrender in 1865. Webb corresponded frequently with Rev. Abner Johnson Leavenworth, a Connecticut-born Presbyterian minister who had established the Leavenworth Academy and Collegiate Seminary for Young Ladies in Petersburg. When the war began, Rev. Leavenworth converted his school into an institution for young men and continued operating it until his death in 1869. The enclosed letter responded to Rev. Leavenworth’s request for a copy of Mahan’s Treatise on Field Fortifications on behalf of his son. Webb reported that no copy was available locally and recommended contacting the South Carolina Military Academy in Charleston (the institution restructured from The Citadel in January 1861 upon South Carolina’s militia reorganization). An appealing early-war Hillsboro paid usage with desirable Thomas Webb corner-card, complete with its June 17, 1861 letter - offering a vivid glimpse into pre-Manassas military anxieties and the practical preparations undertaken by Southern families at the dawn of the conflict. Initialed by Patricia A. Kaufmann. (Image)



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127   imageNewbern, North Carolina stampless cover with matching “5 PAID Newbern N.C. Aug 9” cds, addressed to M. B. Rodman, Washington, North Carolina. Light overall aging, still well preserved and clearly struck. The blue handstamped “PAID 5” within the cds denotes the Confederate 5c single-weight letter rate, correctly applied for an intrastate North Carolina letter during the early war period. This cover originates from Newbern (present day New Bern) during a narrow and turbulent window in the city’s postal history. Union forces captured New Bern on March 14, 1862, abruptly ending Confederate postal operations there. As a result, Confederate stampless covers from New Bern are limited to a short span early in the war, making surviving examples notably scarce, fine. (Image)



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128 c   imageRidgeway, North Carolina fancy boxed “PAID 5” handstamp struck alongside matching “Ridgeway, N.C. Sep 8” (1861) cds on stampless cover addressed to Dr. Palmer, Echaw P.O., via Charleston, S.C. Light edge wear and small tear at top left, still fine appearing. The bold “PAID 5” marking denotes the 5c single-weight Confederate letter rate then in effect for distances under 500 miles, properly applied on this cover from North Carolina to South Carolina. The Ridgeway “PAID 5” handstamp is a distinctive locally produced marking, well struck here. A nice representative early-war Confederate stampless cover, combining a bold fancy rate marking and illustrating routine inter-Carolina correspondence during the first months of Confederate postal administration. (Image)



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129 c   imageCharleston, South Carolina black “PAID 5” in-circle handstamp with matching “Charleston S.C. Jul 18, 1861” cds on stampless cover with cameo corner card of G. W. Williams & Co., Wholesale Grocers, addressed to Elizabethton, Carter County, East Tennessee. Backflap missing and small tear at top clear of postal markings, still overall fine strike and attractive appearance. Sent just six weeks after the Confederate Post Office Department assumed control of Southern mails, this cover reflects Postmaster Alfred Huger’s reliance on handstamped rate markings during the brief transitional interval before the Charleston provisional stamps and envelopes were issued. The destination, Elizabethton, seat of Carter County in extreme northeastern Tennessee, was overwhelmingly pro-Union in 1861. The area would soon become the center of the short-lived Carter County Rebellion, an early attempt by East Tennesseans to resist Confederate control and coordinate with advancing Federal forces from Kentucky. Final Federal occupation of East Tennessee, however, would not occur until late 1863. A desirable early Confederate stampless usage from Charleston, combining a crisp “PAID 5” handstamp marking with a nice commercial cameo corner card and an East Tennessee destination. Ex Oswald. (Image)



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130 c   imageSoldier's due stampless cover with "Charleston, S.C. Aug 6, 1863" cds and matching handstamped “10” due marking addressed to J. E. Hagood, Pickens District, South Carolina, via Pickens P.O. The cover is endorsed “Private P. Turner / Capt. Patrick’s Company A / 20th Regiment S.C.V.” with docketing on reverse reading “P. Turner, Charleston, S.C.” This cover originated during the critical summer of 1863, immediately following the twin Confederate disasters at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, when Charleston remained both a symbolic and logistical center of the Confederacy. By this stage of the war, Confederate postal regulations required soldiers’ unpaid letters to be assessed at the 10c due rate, reflecting both wartime inflation and the increasing strain on Confederate postal operations. The sender, Private P. Turner, served in Company A, 20th South Carolina Infantry, a regiment organized in the summer of 1862 and heavily engaged in the defense of coastal South Carolina. The 20th South Carolina performed garrison and field service in the Charleston–Savannah corridor, including duty related to the prolonged Federal efforts against Charleston Harbor in 1863. Letters from enlisted men in this period often represent brief windows of communication amid near-constant military pressure and declining material resources. The addressee, J. E. Hagood, resided in Pickens District, an upcountry region far removed from the coastal fighting but deeply connected to the war through manpower, supply, and correspondence networks. Such covers illustrate the internal Confederate postal routes that linked frontline cities like Charleston with rural districts, even as transportation infrastructure deteriorated. A fine and desirable Confederate soldier’s due cover. Initialed by Patricia A. Kaufmann. (Image)



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131 c   imageColumbia, South Carolina stampless cover with blue "Columbia, S.C. Oct 19" cds at left and matching blue “PAID 10” handstamp at center with an additional separate “10” rate marking to its right, indicating 20c prepaid for a double-weight letter, addressed to Mr. John J. Marshall, Black Jack P.O., De Soto Parish, Louisiana, routed via Vicksburgh. Backflap tear and a small tear at left, with general wear consistent with use; the postal markings remain clear and legible. The paired “PAID 10” and “10” handstamps together represent the Confederate double-weight letter rate, with each 10c marking accounting for one unit of weight after July 1862. Such explicit double markings are distinctly scarcer than single-rate handstamps and provide clear contemporary documentation of Confederate rate assessment. The routing notation via Vicksburg underscores the importance of Mississippi River corridor mail during the first year of the war, prior to the tightening of Union control along the river. A scarce and instructive example of the Columbia, South Carolina double “10” handstamp, correctly paying the 20c double-weight Confederate letter rate and offering strong appeal to collectors of Confederate postal rates and handstamped markings. (Image)



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132 c   imageGraham’s Turnout, South Carolina stampless cover with clear circular “Graham’s Turnout, S.C. Oct 5” CDS, struck alongside matching “PAID" & "10” in-circle handstamps, addressed to Mr. C. F. Lewis, Augusta, Georgia, (care of) So. Ca. R.R. Road Depot, very fine. The 10c paid marking reflects the uniform Confederate letter rate that took effect on July 1, 1862, replacing the earlier distance-based 5c and 10c rates. The October 1862 usage places this cover squarely within the mature Confederate postal period, when stampless mail - particularly from smaller railroad stops and depots - remained common due to ongoing shortages of adhesive stamps. Graham’s Turnout was a minor station on the South Carolina Railroad, and covers originating from such intermediate “turnouts” or depots are notably scarce, as they handled limited volumes of civilian correspondence. The routing to Augusta, Georgia, a major Confederate rail and logistical hub, underscores the importance of railroads in sustaining both commercial and administrative communications across the Confederacy. An attractive Confederate stampless cover, combining a small railroad-origin postmark, paid 10c rate markings, and clear association with Southern rail transport during the Civil War. Ex Kohn, signed by Patricia A. Kaufmann. (Image)



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133 c   imageLaurens Court House, South Carolina stampless cover with black boxed “PAID” handstamp and matching roman numeral “X” handstamp denoting the 10c Confederate rate for an overweight letter, alongside a “Laurens C.H. S.C. Aug 19” (1861) cds at left to J. W. Hayne, Columbia, S.C. The addressee, Isaac William Hayne, served as Attorney General of South Carolina from 1848 to 1868 and was a key figure in the escalating confrontation between South Carolina and the Federal government. In January 1861, Acting as special envoy for Governor Pickens, Hayne traveled to Washington to demand from President Buchanan the surrender of Fort Sumter. Buchanan refused—setting in motion the chain of events that led directly to the bombardment of Sumter in April 1861 and the outbreak of war. A desirable and fine Laurens Court House Confederate stampless usage with the roman numeral "X" rate handstamp. Ex Kohn, initialed by James Taff. (Image)



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134 c   imagePendleton, South Carolina blue “PAID 5” arc-handstamp on stampless cover addressed to Lt. B. F. Sloan, Fort Palmetto with matching “Pendleton S.C. Jun 12” (1861) cds. The destination, Fort Palmetto on Cole’s Island at the mouth of the Stono River, was part of Charleston’s outer defensive network until its strategic abandonment by Confederate forces in the spring of 1862, which confirms the 1861 year of use for this cover. Federal forces quickly occupied the position for the remainder of the war. Slightly reduced at left but otherwise fine. Mailed just twelve days after the Confederate Post Office Department formally assumed control of the Southern mails, this cover reflects early-war reliance on handstamped provisional markings by long-serving postal officials such as Pendleton postmaster John B. Sitton. With no adhesives yet available in South Carolina, Sitton employed a commercially produced envelope and his custom “PAID-in-arc / 5” marking to indicate prepaid Confederate postage. Addressed to Lt. Benjamin Franklin Sloan - brother of Col. John Baylis Earle Sloan, commander of the 4th South Carolina Regiment - the cover is believed to have reached Lt. Sloan while he was serving somewhere within the regiment during Charleston’s early defenses. A scarce and attractive early Confederate handstamped usage from Pendleton - showing excellent strikes of both the datestamp and rate marking, and illustrating the improvised postal practices of South Carolina’s Upcountry in the first weeks of Confederate postal administration. (Image)



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135 c   imagePocotaligo, South Carolina black “PAID 5” in-circle handstamp on stampless cover with matching “Pocotaligo S.C. Jun 30” (1861) cds, addressed to Walterboro, S.C. Neatly penned “Pocotaligo S.C.” manuscript at top, the postmaster’s typical practice for outgoing mail from this small Jasper County office. Light aging and minor edge wear consistent with the period but overall a fine and attractive example of this nice Lowcountry town handstamp. Situated along the strategically vital Savannah & Charleston Railroad, Pocotaligo became an early Confederate training site and remained a key defensive position after the Union capture of nearby Port Royal in November 1861. The increased military presence explains why a lightly used rural post office possessed proper handstamps so early in the war. The cover is addressed to Mary B. Webb, wife of Reverend Edward J. Webb - an Episcopal deacon active in missionary work among the enslaved population of St. Bartholomew’s Parish. Rev. Webb had just returned from the 72nd Annual Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Abbeville weeks before this cover was sent. He would die three years later while attending the 75th Council in Spartanburg. A desirable and well-struck example of the Pocotaligo PAID 5 handstamp, mailed less than one month after the Confederate Post Office Department formally assumed control of Southern mails and illustrating early-war postal operations in one of the most strategically sensitive regions of coastal South Carolina. Initialed by Patricia A. Kaufmann. (Image)



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136 c   imageChattanooga, Tennessee, stampless cover with black "Chattanooga, Tenn Dec 2? 1861" cds and matching “PAID 5” handstamp struck in a worn state producing a distinctive squashed-rim appearance on college corner card cover of Aldehoff’s Institute, Lookout Mountain, near Chattanooga, Tenn, addressed to Miss Catherine D. Keith at Athens, Georgia. Minor wear typical of the period, but still an attractive usage. This cover reflects Confederate use of a locally applied 5c handstamp to indicate prepayment of the standard single-weight letter rate during the early war period, prior to widespread availability of adhesive Confederate stamps. The worn “PAID 5” device is characteristic of repeated use and is nicely struck here, complementing the Chattanooga postmark. Of particular interest is the printed corner card of Aldehoff’s Institute, a noted antebellum educational institution situated atop Lookout Mountain overlooking Chattanooga. The school’s location would later place it near one of the most strategically significant landscapes of the Western Theater, though at the time of this mailing Chattanooga remained firmly under Confederate control. An appealing cover with the combination of early Confederate postal markings and an evocative institutional corner card tied to a prominent Southern educational establishment on Lookout Mountain. Initialed by Patricia A. Kaufmann. (Image)



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Independent State Use of U.S. Postage & Stampless
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
137 c   imageStampless cover sent from Memphis to His Excellency Isham G. Harris, Governor of Tennessee, bearing clear Memphis cds and bold handstamped “PAID 5” Confederate rate marking, June 18, 1861. This scarce example represents Tennessee’s unique form of Independent State Usage, in which the state - unlike the others - ceased using the U.S. postal system after secession and instead adopted the newly formed Confederate postal system prior to its formal admission to the Confederacy. As early as June 12, 1861, Memphis Postmaster Col. M. C. Galloway began charging Confederate postage rates for mail within the seceded states. This cover was mailed just two days before Galloway’s locally produced provisional stamps became available at the Memphis post office. The addressee, Governor Isham Green Harris, served as Tennessee’s chief executive from 1857–1862 and became one of the state’s most influential wartime leaders. After the fall of Nashville, Harris served as a staff officer to Albert Sidney Johnston until Shiloh and later to Joseph E. Johnston until the end of the war. A very fine and important Independent State usage of the Confederate Postal System, illustrating Tennessee’s distinctive postal transition and one of the earliest uses of Confederate-rated mail within the state. Ex Kohn. (Image)



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Confederate Regular Issues & Stampless Period
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
138 c   imageNashville, Tennessee blue “PAID” and “5” Confederate rate handstamps with matching "Nashville, Ten. Aug 17, 1861" cds on stampless cover addressed to Mrs. Wm. T. Walthall, Spring Hill near Mobile, Alabama. Backflap tear slightly visible at top, still fine appearing. The addressee, Mrs. William T. Walthall, was the wife of Capt. Walthall of Company I, 12th Alabama Infantry Regiment. The 12th Alabama was organized at Richmond in July 1861 and assigned to Ewell’s Brigade, Army of the Potomac; by August 1861 it was stationed near Manassas, Virginia. Since Capt. Walthall was already in the field at the time, the letter was clearly sent by another family member or close acquaintance rather than from her husband. Spring Hill, the destination, was a well-known residential enclave on high ground west of Mobile. Originally developed as a refuge from recurring yellow fever outbreaks, it evolved into a fashionable suburb for Mobile’s mercantile elite. The community’s relative elevation and distance from the waterfront made it one of the safer areas near Mobile during the antebellum and early-war years. A desirable Nashville stampless paid cover showing matching blue postal markings used during the transitional period when provisional adhesives were available but not yet universally adopted. (Image)



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139 c   imageUnion City, Tennessee black negative cds with manuscript “July 30” (1861) date inside, with matching fancy “Paid 5” Confederate rate handstamp at upper right on buff cover addressed to Miss M. J. Caraway, Jenkins Depot, Tenn. Cover backflap missing and small corner repair at top left, but still fine overall - a highly attractive example of one of the most spectacular and distinctive fancy postmarks used in the Confederate States. The year of use is established by the 5c Confederate single-weight rate, in effect only until July 1, 1862. The manuscript “Paid” above the postmark was likely added by the postmaster when the letter was handed in, with the “PAID 5” handstamp and the striking negative device applied as the cover was readied for dispatch. Negative-lettering devices were notoriously difficult to strike cleanly, making the clarity of this impression especially desirable. Union City, in the far northwestern corner of Tennessee, operated this elaborate datestamp during the early war months; its negative typeface and sharp circular frame place it among the most recognizable and sought-after fancy Confederate markings. The destination, Jenkins Depot (then serving the community of Middleton), lay roughly 140 Civil War–era railroad miles south on the Memphis & Charleston Railroad. The addressee, Miss M. J. Caraway, is believed to be Martha Caraway, daughter of Charles and Sarah Caraway of Middleton. Jenkins Depot had been established about a decade earlier on land donated by Jesse Jenkins and Zack McCommons to support the new railroad station. A standout Confederate Tennessee stampless usage - combining rarity, visual appeal, and a textbook strike of the celebrated Union City negative postmark. The Civil War Philatelic Society’s Crown Survey of Union City, Tennessee stampless markings records just six known examples - including this cover - of the negative cds used in conjuction with the fancy "Paid 5" handstamp. Signed by John L. Kimbrough (1-30-2004). (Image)

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140 c   imageClarksville, Texas black “10” rate handstamp with matching “Clarksville Tex. Sep 10” (1861) on stampless cover addressed to Carroll, Hoy & Co., New Orleans, La. Carried approximately 475 miles from Clarksville to New Orleans via the Red River route through Natchitoches, the 10c charge almost certainly represents an overweight letter traveling under 500 miles rather than a single-weight letter incorrectly rated. Usual filing pinholes from the firm’s correspondence, fine overall appearance. Ex Kohn, signed by John L. Kimbrough (7-3-2004). (Image)

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