Confederate States: Handstamped Paid and Due: Texas thru West Virginia
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Lot Description |
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567 |
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Alto Tex. May 23. Circular datestamp with day in ms. on cover to Cameron Tex., soldier's endorsement at top and ms. "Due 5" below, foxing and couple small tears, otherwise Fine, scarce town
marking (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction |
568 |
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Anderson Tex. Jan. 23. Boldly struck circular datestamp on adversity cover made from ship freight bill at Port of Galveston Tex., to military address at Galveston, ms. "Paid 10" and box
charge no., very slight toning around edges, Extremely Fine strike (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
569 |
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Belton Tex. Nov. 15. Circular datestamp with bold matching "Paid" and "10" handstamps on folded cover to San Antonio Tex., 1864 docketing inside, horizontal crease, Very Fine strikes (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
570 |
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Clinton Tex. Oct. 18. Clear strike of woodcut circular datestamp with matching "Paid 10" in circle, on small 1863 folded letter to Brownsville Tex., letter datelined "Concrete Tex. Oct. 16th,
1863", some edge splitting, Very Fine and scarce, choice example of this handstamped Paid, ex Kohn (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 400-500
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
571 |
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"Gulf Prairie Texas, Feb. 29, 1864". Ms. postmark with "Due 10c" on yellow attorney corner card cover to Fairfield Tex., soldier's endorsement at top, Very Fine, signed Brian Green (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
572 |
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Honey Grove Texas. Nov. 13. Clear strike of red circular datestamp with day in manuscript, matching "Paid" straightline and "10" in circle handstamps, on 1862 cover to Greenville S.C., docketing
at left, top flap tear and some light soiling, otherwise Very Fine and extremely rare, this is the only example we have encountered and may well be unique (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 400-500
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
573 |
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Houston Tex. Partly struck circular datestamp on Feb. 5, 1864 issue of Tri-Weekly Telegraph newspaper, unaddressed, slight edge wear, Fine and rare example of the one-cent newspaper rate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 150-200
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
574 |
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"Panna Maria (Texas) Novbr 30/63". Manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 10c" on 1863 cover to San Antonio, with brown red corner card depicting detailed illustration of men herding
cattle and sheep, "Island's Rancho, Helena, Texas," imprint below (first three words deleted by same blue pen as address), small repair to bottom of top flap, Very Fine, a gorgeous and rare illustrated cover with a small Texas town postmark, from
our 1984 and 1988 Rarities sales, Panna Maria is the oldest Polish settlement in the U.S. and was regarded as a Union-sympathizing community during the Civil War (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
575 |
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"Prairieville Tex. Oct. 2, '61". Manuscript postmark and "Paid 10 Cents" on cover to the University of Virginia, some backflap staining, Very Fine 10c rate for over 500 miles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
576 |
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Quitman Tex. Oct. 17. Bold strike of circular datestamp with manuscript day and "Paid 10" overlapping the datestamp, on folded letter to Nacogdoches Tex., letter datelined ,"Quitman
Texas, Oct. 12, 1864", some edge splitting, Very Fine and scarce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
577 |
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San Antonio Tex. Nov. 4. Blue circular datestamp with red "Paid 5" handstamp on 1861 orange cover addressed to "Fort Mason via Fredericksburg", answer docketing at left, minor soiling, Very
Fine, back with historical notes on the soldiers addressed on the cover (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |