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The Bernard Faust Collection of U.S. 1863-68 Black Jack Issues continued...

The Civil War: Post-War Expresses
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1425 c Image2c Black (73). Tied by 5-bar grid cancel and "New York City Jun. 28" circular datestamp on manila cover to city street address, clear strike of blue "Southern Express Co., Augusta Ga." double-circle handstamp with manuscript "Paid 2/-" (two bits, or 25c express fee), tiny bit of ink erosion in manuscript fee notation, minor toning not mentioned on accompanying certificate

VERY FINE. A RARE AND POSSIBLY UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF A BLACK JACK STAMP USED ON A POST-WAR SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY COVER FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH TO NEW YORK CITY.

The Black Jack paid the local 2c rate for delivery in New York City, which is where this cover entered the mails. The origin is unknown, but the Southern Express Company carried mail for a brief period after the war, when regular postal routes in the South were still disrupted.

Ex Dr. Rorke. With 1979 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1426 c Image2c Black (73). Perfs in, used on cover addressed to Mrs. Thomas J. Harris at New Orleans street address with "Box 129" crossed out, almost certainly originated from Thomas J. Harris, a Confederate soldier captured on May 26, 1865, and paroled at Shreveport on June 13, clear strike of "FORWARDED BY/COMMERCIAL/EXPRESS CO./MATAMOROS,/MEXICO" framed handstamp on back, manuscript "Paid 4/" express charge (four bits, or 50c), stamp cancelled by very lightly struck "Commercial Express Co. N.O. Jun. 22" double-circle datestamp applied on arrival at the Commercial Express office in New Orleans, stamped as a 2c drop letter, but the U.S. ship letter rate should have been prepaid, minor perf toning which actually serves to tie the stamp, Very Fine, Confederate forces west of the Mississippi did not surrender until late May 1865, and mail service was slowly restored, the Commercial Express Co. operated a route via Mexico briefly in 1865 and examples of mail with the Mexico office markings are rare -- this cover with the 2c Black Jack is extremely rare -- ex Worden, Faiman and Dr. Rorke (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

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