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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Confederate and Civil War: Semi-Official Imprints (War Dept.) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
554 c ImageConfederate States of America, War Department, Engineer Bureau (WD-EN-01). Three-line imprint at lower left of blue cover addressed to Brig. Gen. E. P. Alexander as "Chief of Artillery, Gen Longstreet's Corps", pencil notation "J. F. Gilmer Dec. 3rd 64 River Defences", Very Fine, scarce military use from Richmond (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
555 c Image10c Blue, Die A (11). Three huge margins including part of adjoining stamp at right, just touched at top, tied by neat strike of "Richmond Va. Dec. 16" circular datestamp on blue cover to Charlottesville Va. with "War Department, Engineer Bureau, Official Business" imprint (WD-EN-03), Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
556 c Image10c Milky Blue, Die B (12a). Large margins, slightly toned, tied by partly readable "Richmond Va. Jul. 7, 1863" circular datestamp on blue "Confederate States of America, War Department, Engineer Bureau, Official Business" imprint cover (WD-EN-03) to Capt. R. P. Bowley, Corps of Engineers, at Tullahoma Tenn., Very Fine, ex Corwin (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
557 c Image10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig (2b). Ample to large margins, dark shade, flaw in hair variety, tied by partly clear "Richmond Va. Dec. 16, 1861" circular datestamp on legal-size manila cover with "Confederate States of America, Surgeon General's Office, Official Business" imprint (WD-MD-03) and addressed to medical director of General Bragg's division at Mobile Ala., vertical fold at left, part of side flap removed, otherwise Very Fine, scarce 10c Hoyer & Ludwig use (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

CLOSED
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558 c Image5c Bright Green, Stone 1-2 (1). Huge margins all around, rich color and intense impression, tied by "Richmond Va. Jan. 4, 1862" circular datestamp on legal-size cover to Abingdon Va. with "Confederate States, Surgeon General's Office" imprint (WD-MD-03), folded at left to reduce width for album page, Extremely Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
559 c Image5c Light Blue, De La Rue (6). Vertical pair, large to huge margins including bottom sheet margin, tied by "Richmond Va. ? 15, 186?" circular datestamp on homemade legal-size cover with manuscript "Med. Director's Office (OB)" to Surgeon E. B. Haywood at Fair Grounds Hospital in Raleigh N.C., slight wear, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
560 c ImageSurgeon General's Office Semi-Official Imprints. 16 covers (two are unused), ten with stamps, some addressed but with no postal markings, six are legal-size including one with No. 1, one with No. 11 to E. Burke Haywood, one with No. 12 to a surgeon in Petersburg Va., No. 11 to General Hospital No. 3 in Lynchburg, few other better such as pair of No. 7 with "General Hospital, C.S.A. No. 1" imprint, some faults, several Fine-Very Fine, a fascinating group (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
561 c Image2c Brown Red (8). Horizontal strip of five, large margins to barely in, tied by "Richmond Va. Sep. 20" circular datestamps and manuscript on blue legal-size cover to Wytheville Va. with "Confederate States of America, War Department, Nitre and Mining Bureau" imprint (WD-NM-05), with matching enclosure (which may not originate as it is dated Sep. 21), slightly reduced at left and some wear including edge and backflap tears, appears Very Fine, a rare and attractive use of a 2c "Red Jack" strip on a semi-official imprint cover (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
562 c Image10c Blue, Die A (11). Large margins to full, tied by "Fincastle Va. Sep. 24" circular datestamp on buff cover to Rocky Mount Va. with "Nitre and Mining Bureau, Official Business" imprint (WD-NM-14), fresh and Very Fine, ex Judd (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $500.00
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563 c ImageWar Department Nitre and Mining Bureau Semi-Official Imprints. Eleven covers with several different styles of imprint, eight with stamps including pair of No. 7 tied by red Greensborough N.C. circular datestamp on legal-size cover to Salisbury N.C., No. 11 on attractive cover, few with "Official Business" crossed out, some faults, few Fine-Very Fine, an interesting group from this bureau which was set up to provide needed materials such as nitrates (for explosives), copper, iron and other metals for the war effort (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $750.00
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564 c Image5c Light Blue, De La Rue (6). Horizontal pair, large margins to slightly in, tied by "Richmond Va. May 1, 1862" circular datestamp on yellow "Confederate States of America, Ordnance Office, War Department" imprint cover (WD-OD-03) to a captain "on Ordnance Duty" in Corinth Miss., left stamp torn more than halfway up but not very noticeably, otherwise Very Fine, ex Corwin (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

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