You are in StampAuctionNetwork Unattended Live Bidding
. Note that by using SAN Unattended Live Bidding, you understand
that if your bid is successful, you will be invoiced at 1% of the Realized value, no cap and no minimum.
Petersburg Va Cameo Cover Holding, 1850's, franked with 3¢ 1851 (12) or 1857 (13), #24 vertical strip of 3, #65 & 2 3¢ Nesbitt -- featuring 12 different companies with cameos in blue, red, green and brown including 3 with cameos on top backflap, 2 with original enclosures, plus an all over non-cameo ad franked by 3¢ 1857 and 2 with 3¢ bank notes tied by fancy star in circle cancels and red cameos (Scott 158 with original enclosure on letterhead, and Scott 184), mixed condition with about 10 sound and very attractive, generally Fine to Very Fine to Very Fine to Extremely Fine, fully imaged online. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 500.00
Please Login
Civil War Postal History
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2199
Symbol:
Civil War Military Carte De Visites, 11 including Abraham Lincoln (description in pencil on reverse), Andrew Johnson, Jefferson Davis, John Wilkes Booth, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, "Commanders of the Potomac Army", "Generals of the South", Braxton Bragg (with lightened lines through him) and P.T. Beauregard (2 different), blank backs; some faults as always. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
Opening US$ 300.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2200
Symbol:
Carte de Visites Group, 32 with better including The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), George Washington, Martha Washington, set of the four seasons, plus 3 with stamps on reverse and 2 tintypes with West Virginia photograph gallery advertising label affixed to reverse including 1 with a young boy in uniform with a military haircut and gilded buttons, few faults as always, fully imaged online. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
Opening US$ 200.00
Please Login
Confederate Civil War Postal History Adversity Covers
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2224
Symbol: C
Turned Cover to Smith Turnout S.C. and then sent to a Lt., CSA #11 with wide sheet selvage at right, tied by blue "Columbia S.C. Sep. 14" circular datestamp addressed to "Smith T out", who turned the cover, franked it with a CSA #12 tied by a pen cancel with a "Smith T.O.S.C. Sept. 16" manuscript cancel to "Lt. George C. Gill, Columbia S.C."; slightly reduced at sides, Very Fine, In the C.S.A. Catalog, the listing for Smith's Turn Out is "Smith's T O. S C (ms; 1864;black) ms. Paid 10) and priced at $250, ex Kohn, signed Trish Kaufmann and with her description. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2225
Symbol: C
Turned Cover, one use with #7 pair with Pop Eye variety to a military address, CSA #7 right stamp in pair tied by "Benton Ala. Jan. 24" circular datestamp addressed to a Lt. in Company A of the 44th Ala Vols., other use with two #7 singles tied by "Richmond Va. Feb. 12, 1863" circular datestamp to the wife or mother back in Benton; slightly reduced at sides, Very Fine, signed Trish Kaufmann and with her description. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2226
Symbol: C
1864, to a Lt. in the Army of Tennessee and turned with an Army of Tennessee field grid cancel, CSA #7 pair, left stamp with filled in frame at left (CSA 7-R-v2) tied by blue "Columbia S.C. Jul. 26" circular datestamp addressed to "Lieut James J. David, Co. "D" 16th Regt. S.C.V. Gist's Brigade, Walker's Division, Army of Tennessee", but Lt. David was killed during the Atlanta Campaign 7/22/1864, 4 days before this cover was sent, so someone else turned the cover, franked it with a 10¢ Die B (CSA #12d) tied by partial strike of Army of Tennessee field cancel and sent it back, presumably with the sad news, to presumably the sender and relative "Miss Edna M. Davis, Greenville C.H. So.Ca."; minor faults do not detract, Fine and true example of Confederate Army postal history, ex Kohn (handstamped in both blue and black), signed Kimbrough and with his description.
Kimbrough writes "turned covers with Army of Tennessee field usages are not commonly seen".(Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2227
Symbol: C
Cat No: 5
Adversity Cover Group, 12 including #4b on blank Maryland & Virginia Steamboat line form, #4 with bottom selvage on blank form, #6/7 pairs, #11/12 (5) including one with one of the trips franked with a pair, 4 "trips" with stamps tied by blue Petersburg Va circular datestamps, 2 military and 1 hospital addres, 2 stampless including one carried outside of the mails; mixed condition as always with adversity cover groups, generally Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 250.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2228
Symbol: C
Cat No: 11
Adversity Cover made from a U.S. Army Medical Supply Form (Scott 11), franked with #11-AD with huge top sheet selvage and large margins other 3 sides, cover with manuscript "Mayesville S.C." at top and "Nov. 24" on the stamp, addressed to a soldier in the ""Palmetto Lt. Battery" Haskell Battallion, Richmond VA", Extremely Fine and very beautiful, ex Hambrecht, signed Trish Kaufmann and with her description. C.S.A. Catalog 11-AD. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
Opening US$ 200.00
Please Login
Advertising Covers
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2229
Symbol: C
Petersburg Va. "PAID" & "5" handstamps on Cameo covers, Martin, Tannahill & Co. Grocers & Commission Agents embossed cameo corner card covers in brown with blue Petersburg Va. Type A circular datestamps with matching "PAID" and "5" handstamps, addressed to the N.C. towns of Tarboro and Townsville; both with faults including repairs, attractive Very Fine appearance pair, see the other one online, to Tarboro is ex Brown, Carver, Dr. Peters, Brown, Kohn and Werner (R.W. Werner in triangle and David Kohn cone in 6-pointed star handstamp in blue), to Tarboro is cameo signed Trish Kaufmann and John Kimbrough. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
Opening US$ 200.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2230
Symbol: C
"Smyth, Stone & Banks, Grocers & Commission Merchants" all-over advertising cover, full to large margins all around, tied by bold blue "Petersburg Va. Apr. 30" Type C circular datestamp, addressed to Scotland Neck N.C., E. Rogers Philadelphia imprint on top backflap; slightly reduced at right and a few toned spots, still Very Fine example of this beautiful advertising cover. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2231
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1
1861, 5¢ green, stone 1, Acid Flaw Across Mouth, on Petersburg Va. Cameo cover (Scott 1), Martin, Tannahill & Co. Grocers & Commission Agents blue embossed cameo corner card cover, stamp with varying irregular margins including trace of adjacent stamp at bottom and just into at top and right, tied by blue Petersburg Va. circular datestamp to Scotland Neck N.C.; most of top backflap missing, Very Fine, Scotland Neck's website says established 1867, 5 or 6 years after this cover was sent, signed Trish Kaufmann and John Kimbrough. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
Opening US$ 180.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2232
Symbol: C
Cat No: 7
1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing on Petersburg Va Cameo cover (Scott 7), horizontal pair with wide sheet selvage at left, irregular margins on other 3 sides mostly full except bottom left corner and tiny piece out at right, tied by blue Petersburg Va. circular datestamp on orange cover with Brownley, Green & Co. Grocers and General Commission Merchants embossed cameo corner card (with "Green" blacked out, to Louisberg N.C.; slightly reduced at top and small part of top backflap removed, lovely Very Fine appearance, Jack E. Molesworth description across back, signed Trish Kaufmann and John Kimbrough. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Please Login
General
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2216
Symbol: C
Cat No: ?
3 Wonderful Soldier's Letters written at Camp Lee in Richmond VA Sept. 1864, first one Sept. 15th reads in part, "My case has not yet been decided finally. It is now before the President. He may decide it in a few days or it may be some time yet before I will know for certain what they will do with me. They have concluded not to send me to the army, but they may assign me to some duty that will not require me to go into battle. I shall await patiently their decision. I wish I could see you and give you a full history of my case. I cannot attempt to write it for it would take nearly a quire(?) of paper…There is little war news. All of the citizens have left Petersburg. They are camping in the country in tents. Nearly every house in the city has been struck by a cannonball or bomb shell. Grant still holds the Weldon road and is pushing his lines towards the South side road. It is evident his object is to cut that road and by so doing cut off all the supplies from Richmond. But the papers say that Gen. Lee is prepared for him whenever he attempts to cut the South side road. I would not be surprised if Lee attacks Grant in a few days for Grant is receiving reinforcements every day. He has built a railroad from city Point to the Weldon road and his cars are running upon it every day. Gold is worth 23 to 1 in Richmond and bank notes from 3 to 3.5….I think this will be the last heavy campaign we will have…"; second letter Sept. 22nd reads in part, "…Early has had a fight and had to fall back. No other news. Now is the most critical time of the Confederacy." and the third letter Sept. 23rd reads in part, "Early has been badly whipped in the Valley and has fallen back about 18 or 20 miles this side of Winchester. It is generally believed that Grant was there & commanded the Federal forces. His next move will be near Petersburg on the South side road & then upon the Danville road. Gen. Lee is being reinforced by every man that can be sent to him. There will be a big fight near Petersburg or no fight at all soon.", all letters accompanied by original envelopes with #11 or 12 stamped over the seal on the back (one with partial imprint); all stamps are damaged from opening, written by a Confederate soldier to his brother William A. Estes at Walnut Cove NC, letters with Extremely Fine content, fully imaged online. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
Opening US$ 300.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2217
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1863
Sept. 1863 Stampless Cover from German Forwarding Agent to U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in Washington D.C. via Confederate New Braunsfels Texas, originated in Stettin, Germany with manuscript "Settin Sept. 7, 1863 Theodor Wellmann, Enclosed letter to the Postmaster at New Braunfels and request that it may be sent to its destination , cover portion with boxed Sep. 19 (1863) cancel, red Aachen Sep. 20 transit, red "N. York Am. Pkt. 28 Paid Oct. 6" credit datestamp and blue "TH Wellman & Co. Stettin" double oval handstamp at top left with red crayon "12" crossed out by blue crayon and pencil "Major Turner" at left edge, Very Fine, ex "River City", signed Trish Kaufmann.
This is a very interesting cover. New Braunfels Texas was founded in 1845 by Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels as a colony for German immigrants in Texas, and over 300 Germany families settled there. Our best guess is that the sender had previously tried to send this but it did not get through, so this was a "Plan B" approach, given that this was only 18 years later after the founding of New Braunfels. Very smart if our theory is correct, but still lots of loose ends that could use tying up and thus would be a great article for the CWP.(Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 250.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2218
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1862
"Hampton Ark Sept. 20" (1862), Unique Manuscript Postmark, at top left with manuscript "Paid 10" at top right on brown homemade cover to Greenwood LA with manuscript directive "Care of J.C. Jones, Esq." at bottom left; small erosion at top right and edgewear, Fine and unique, ex Clippert (balance lot!) Discovered with another cover from Capt. S.J. Hawkins, Chaplain of the 25th Texas Cavalry, signed Trish Kaufmann and with her description. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2219
Symbol:
Cat No: lee, robert e
Robert E. Lee hand addressed envelope to his mother-in-law, small undated envelope addressed to "Mrs. Fitzhugh, Ravensworth, Alexandria P.O. Virginia", presumably hand carried and without postage, Extremely Fine example of the General's handwriting, Accompanied by printouts of Lee's letter of resignation (for comparison purposes) and the wikipedia page on Ravensworth. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
Opening US$ 300.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2220
Symbol: C
Cat No: tm1864.1231
1864, Trans-Mississippi Express Courier Usage to the Col. Benj. Allston (Inspector General of the Trans-Mississippi Department), with uncanceled 20¢ horizontal pair, clear to huge margins, on cover sent by courier to "Col. Benj. Allston, Gen. Kirby Smith's Staff, Shreveport, Louisiana"; some cover edge soiling and missing most of top backflap, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
Opening US$ 200.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2221
Symbol: C
Cat No: tm1864.0102
1864, West to East Trans-Mississippi Cover Front, four singles of 10¢ Archer Daly printing in greenish blue (Scott #12c; CSA Handbook #12-ADc), mostly large margins (paying the 40¢ eastbound Trans-Mississippi Express rate) tied by 2 strikes of "Shreveport La. Jan. 2" (1864 with slug in year date position) circular datestamp with third strike at bottom left, on cover front to "Major James G. Richardson, A.C. 8 Nichols Brigade, Trimble's Div., Richmond Virginia"; minor faults including slightly reduced at sides, lovely Fine appearance, signed Trish Kaufman, with 2018 C.S.A. certificate. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 250.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2222
Symbol: (C)
Cat No: tm1864.0304
1864, West to East Trans-Mississippi Cover Front, franked by #7 block of 6 and horizontal pair (originally a block of 8), stamps with individual vertical pen cancel, "Acton Texas March 4/64" manuscript postmark at top left on gray cover front addressed to Capt. J.A. Formwalt, Dalton Ga. Cleburne's Division, Smith's Brigade, Army of Tennessee", manuscript "Via Shreveport La." at bottom left; edgewear affects top left stamp and slightly affects others, Fine, this is a very rare West to East Trans-Mississippi cover front with 40¢ postage paid. Richard Krieger recorded 27 "positive" Trans-Mississippi covers that traveled West to East. This is #W5 in his census. We observed that of the 27 listed, only 2 are franked with #7, 1 is partially franked with #7 and none are franked with #6. A copy of his census accompanies this cover. For some unknown reason, probably because this is a cover front, it is neither listed nor priced in the Eastbound listings in the C.S.A. Handbook., with 1975 C.S.A. certificate (stating #6).
You can read the very interesting story of Formwalt's service at https://granburydepot.org/newsite/biography/major-john-alexander-formwalt-and-the-tenth-texas-infantry/ We paste the potion of Formwalt's story when he would have received this cover here -- "At the Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 18–20, 1863, General Desher was killed and Smith took over, and the name of the brigade was changed to Smith's Brigade. On February 22, 1864, Smith's brigade was ordered out of its quarters at Tunnel Hill and sent to Dalton, Georgia, marching the nine miles to board a train there. They headed west but were stopped at Montgomery, Alabama, with orders to return to Dalton as fast as possible because Sherman was advancing from Jackson, Mississippi toward Meridian. While the men were getting off the cars at Dalton, they were ordered to retake Dug Gap, four miles to the west which had been captured. The brigade drove the Federals out of the gap and on February 27, they went into winter near Dalton." and if you read the rest of the story, you will be absolutely amazed that this artifact survived.(Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 500.00
Please Login
Independent State Covers
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2223
Symbol: C
Cat No: U27
March 1861, 3¢ Red Star Die entire (U27) from Sherman Texas to Hunnewell Mo. with original letter containing secessionist content (Scott U27), "Sherman Tex. Mar. 12" smudged circular datestamp at top center, indicia canceled by circular grid cancel, eagle handstamp corner card, handwritten "Via the overland mail" at bottom left, 1861 docketing on back, with original letter datelined "March 10th 1861, Sherman, Grayson Co Texas" and reads in part "The over land mail will stop running through this country on the 25th of the present month March 1861. I suppose Missouri will vote the union ticket." (page 2 is a chart of the county votes to secede or not, and totals them s 7352 in favor of secession and 1688 opposed)… (page 3) "…The Texians have succeeded in taking all the forts and arms in Texas without any resistance on the part of the soldiers…Do you think there will be an emmigration (sic) from Missouri to Texas this fall?" and "I would like to know, sir, whether you will vote for cecession (sic) or union. I suspect you will vote for a southern Confederacy.", "Received Mach 29, 1861" on back of letter, Very Fine, ex Meroni & Felton and with Jack E. Molesworth's description at bottom of reverse, signed Weill backstamp, with 1994 C.S.A. certificate stating genuine cover but declining opinion on the eagle corner card.
Dr. James Milgram lists this cover as "G28" in his census of eagle markings that was published in the Feb. 2005 issue of The Chronicle. Milgram wrote "G28. W H P UST …."I first encountered this cover in John A. Fox's office when I saw it as part of one of Charles Meroni 's collections. No one including Meroni himself had any idea of the significance of the marking, whether it was postal or not. I remember that Meroni bought it at another Fox auction years before. It was touted as a Confederate packetboat cover in lot 908 of the Meroni Confederate sale, but there is no good evidence for this. I think it is just a name handstamp that found its way onto this piece of paper. It was also illustrated in catalog of the Robert A. Siegel auction, April 24, 1982, as lot 81 and has appeared in other sales since then."(Image)
Estimate $600-800
Opening US$ 300.00
Please Login
Patriotic Covers
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2233
Symbol: C
Confederate Patriotic cover with Cannon firing on an angle, 12-Star flag, verse 33 & imprint 17, from a soldier, stampless with blue "Raleigh N.C. Jul. 15, 1862" double circular datestamp and matching "Due 10" handstamp with "Due" in arc, addressed to Catawba Springs N.C. with endorsement on back from "Privet John F. Sifford, 52th Reg.t Com. G. NC Troops"; top backflap mostly missing, Very Fine, ex Boshwit and Oswald, signed Trish Kaufmann with her description. C.S.A. Catalog CN-3; $1,500.
The soldier was a 37 year old farmer when he enlisted March 23 1862. He was hospitalized in Petersburg in 1862 with acute rheumatism, returned to duty a few months later, then was captured at Falling Waters MD July 4, 1863 and died in captivity at Point Lookout prison on Feb. 20, 1864.(Image)
Estimate $400-600
Opening US$ 200.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2234
Symbol: C
Cat No: Bluff
10-Star Confederate red & blue Flag Patriotic cover, stampless with "Richmond Va. Jul. 31, 1861" circular datestamp and fancy "Paid 5cts" handstamp, addressed to Bremo (Bluff) VA. with note on top backflap "Our friend James K. Lee died yesterday", Very Fine, ex Rosenberg and Kilbourne, signed Trish Kaufmann with her description. C.S.A. Catalog F10-3; $1,000. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
Opening US$ 300.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2235
Symbol: C
Cat No: Va
"Game Cock of Uncle Sam" Captured Union Patriotic, franked with 2 singles of CSA#7 with manuscript cancels and "Ruther Glen (Va) Feb. 7" manuscript cancel, addressed to Columbia Va., soldier's endorsement "Boots CS Army" just above rooster's tail; a little rough around the edges but still, Fine to Very Fine and very scarce, signed Trish Kaufmann and with her description.
Kauffman writes "G Boots enlisted as a private on March 6, 1862, Capt. A.E. Bigonon's Company F, 2nd Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division Louisiana Militia". It was ordered to Virginia where it was assigned to the Department of the Peninsula."(Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 250.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2236
Symbol: C
7-Star Confederate red and blue Flag Patriotic cover, stampless with well struck "Charleston S.C. Oct. 1, 1861" circular datestamp and "Paid 5" in circle handstamp, addressed to Pendleton S.C., barely reduced at right, barely reduced at right with some slight wear and soiling, still Very Fine and attractive, ex Toaspern, Gallagher, Calhoun and Kilbourne, signed Trish Kaufmann with her description. C.S.A. Catalog F7-7B; $1,500. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
Opening US$ 300.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2237
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1
Flag and Cannon (Weiss CN-4, Verse 5) (Scott 1), franked with 1861, 5¢ green (#1), full margins at bottom to into at top, tied by blue Petersburg Va. circular datestamp, addressed to Bailey's Burg VA; professionally cleaned and restored, still Very Fine, ex Dietz (noted in pencil by Bogg, who handled Dietz's collection), signed Trish Kaufmann, with 1977 C.S.A. certificate (stating #6). Scott $2,500. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 250.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2238
Symbol: C
Cat No: 4
11-Star Waving Confederate Flag with tassels and "To arms! to Arms!" verse design (F11-16, Verse 45) (Scott 4), with full even margins all around and tied by blue "Petersburg Va. May 17" Type C circular datestamp, addressed to Boydton Va.; some toning, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,500. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
Opening US$ 200.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2239
Symbol: C
Cat No: 4b
1862, 5¢ light milky blue, Stone 3 (Scott 4b), clear to full margins, tied by blue "Petersburg Va. Jun. 13" (1862) circular datestamp on Mounted Dragoons and Verse Patriotic oatmeal cover (Weiss SM-2, Verse 24) with "W. & J. Bonitz, Goldsboro N.C." imprint at left to Fair Haven N.C.; stamp with 2 very light toned spots, still Very Fine. Scott $2,750. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 500.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2240
Symbol: C
Cat No: 7
Mounted Dragoons and Verse (Weiss SM-2, Verse 24) with "W. & J. Bonitz, Goldsboro N.C." imprint at left (Scott 7), horizontal pair, full margins to just into, tied by blue Petersburg Va. circular datestamp, to Albemarle P.O. N.C.; top backflap removed, still Very Fine, Jack E. Molesworth description on back at top, signed Trish Kaufmann (PAK), with 1977 C.S.A. certificate (stating #6). Scott $1,500. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 250.00
Please Login
Prisoner of War Covers, Southern Prisons
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2241
Symbol: C
Cat No: p. 56
Richland Jail, Columbia S.C., "from Prisoner of War per flag of truce via Richmond" at top center, with manuscript examiner's "Examined R. D. Senn, Comd. Post Guard" and "Care Genl. Winder C.S.A., Richmond Va." manuscript notes at left and bottom left, pencil date "Feb. 12/64", "Old Point Comfort Va. Mar. 1" circular datestamp and "Due 3" straightline handstamp, on cover to New York City, Very Fine, Harrison reports 39 covers known from Richland Jail (p. 56), signed (and described by) Brian Green. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
Opening US$ 180.00
Please Login
Wallpaper Covers
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2242
Symbol: C
Floral Themed Wallpaper Cover, in gray and white, franked by CSA #11 with pen cancel, addressed to Abingdon Va., pencil notes at left and "1863" at top center, top flap folded over onto front and top & right opened for display, Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 250.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2243
Symbol: C
Cat No: 4
Floral Themed Wallpaper Cover, in red, green and gray, franked by CSA #4 with pen cancel and "Union Mills N.C. Apr. 17th 1862" manuscript cancel along side, addressed to Shufordville N.C. with manuscript "via Columbia S.C." routing instructions in pencil at left; stamp and cover with faults, otherwise Fine, the 5¢ Blue is scarce on wallpaper covers. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
Opening US$ 180.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2244
Symbol: C
Cat No: 4
Geometric 4-Color Wallpaper Cover, in light gray, dark gray, blue and orange, franked by CSA #11 (AD) tied by "Yorkville S.C. Apr. 15" (1864) circular datestamp, addressed to "H.R. Barry, 27th Regt S.C.V., Comp. C. (in care of) Capt. Brown, Charleston S.C.; slightly reduced at top with backflap removed, otherwise Very Fine, signed Kimbrough with his description. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2245
Symbol: C
Cat No: 11
Floral themed Wallpaper Cover, in light & dark blue & cream, franked by pair of CSA #7 with enormous sheet selvage at right, tied by blue "Petersburg Va. Jan. 31" Type C circular datestamp, addressed to Exchange N.C., part of top flap folded over onto front for display; vertical file fold at center, some light toning and missing small part of top backflap, still Very Fine and attractive, ex Gallagher, Gordon and Kilbourne (where purchased by the consignor). (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 250.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2246
Symbol: C
Cat No: 11
Floral themed Wallpaper Cover, in magenta, green & cream, franked by uncanceled CSA #4 tied by light gum soak, addressed to Black Walnut Va., top flap folded over onto front for display; small faults, still Very Fine and attractive, Scott #4 rarely appears on wallpaper covers, which become more commonplace in late 1862. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 250.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2247
Symbol: C
Cat No: 11
Floral themed Wallpaper Cover, in light & dark brown, white and blue, franked by CSA #11 (1863, 10¢ blue, Die A) wide margins at top and bottom, tied by two strikes of Wadesboro N.C. circular datestamp with third strike at left, addressed to Petersburg Va., opened for display with 2 flaps folded over onto front for display; stamp with a toned spot at left from the homemade (and possibly molasses based) gum, and cover with light wrinkling, still Very Fine and attractive. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 250.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2248
Symbol: C
Cat No: 11
Floral Themed Wallpaper Cover, in white, burgundy and gray, franked with #12 (1863, 10¢ blue, Die A) tied by Charlottesville Va. circular datestamp, addressed to Staunton Va., part of left flap folded over onto front for display; small faults, still Very Fine, signed Bruce Engstler (bumblebee backstamp). (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 250.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2249
Symbol: C
Cat No: 11
Wallpaper Cover with subtle marble style and glossy finish, in light pink and gray, franked with #2 (1861, 10¢ blue, Paterson printing) with large margins on 2½ sides to slightly in at right, tied by blue "Petersburg Va. Dec. 10" Type A circular datestamp, addressed to Richmond Va., exploded with left flap folded over onto front for display; top flap removed and small faults, still Very Fine, Scott #2 rarely appears on wallpaper covers, which become more commonplace in late 1862, signed Robert Kaufmann. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 250.00
Please Login
Express Covers Western Express Covers
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2254
Symbol: C
Western Express Companies and Locals, former consisting of Adams & Co. (blue Sacramento double circle on 1855 FL and blue San Francisco Express oval on 1852 FC), Freeman & Co., Langton's (2; Nos. U10 & U16), Greenwood & Newbauer, and 2 different Pacific Express, locals including Nos. 15L8 cut to shape with blue Philadelphia integral rate 10cts circular datestamp on front and top flap of FL to St. Louis, 15L10 uncanceled on cover, 15L14 (3 covers; 2 solo and 1 with #11A) & 15L15 uncanceled on cover with #11A tied by Philadelphia circular datestamp, Boyd's stampless with red boxed cancel on 1844 FL from Rochester NY to NYC, and Hale No. 75L1 on 1844 FL NYC to Philadelphia (small tear at bottom center), Very Fine group, fully imaged online. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 250.00
Please Login
Western Express Covers: Overland Mail
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2255
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
Alta Express Co. entire from the Dale Lichtenstein Collection, printed frank at top left on 3¢ Nesbitt on buff (Scott U10) canceled by bold strike of "Alta Express Company Sacramento" (with the city at the center) oval cancel which just touches the indicia, addressed to "Capt. J.B. McQuillan, care A.D. Jones Esq., Alta California Office, San Francisco", small piece out at right edge, still Very Fine, ex Dale Lichtenstein (with the holder from the sale with the sticker) and with Lichtenstein's advanced data noted. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
Opening US$ 200.00
Please Login
Western Express Covers: Wells Fargo - California
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2256
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
Wells Fargo & Co. California Towns, 115 used featuring a diverse group of California towns including Aurora, Chinese Camp, Columbia, Downieville, Gilroy, Los Bancos (poor strike), Marysville, Nevada City, Oroville, Petaluma, Red Bluff, Sacramento (plus Sac City, Sacramento Mess.), San Andreas, San Francisco, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Sonora, Stockton, Sutter Creek, "S.V.R.R.", Virginia City, Weaverville & Yankee Jims (weak strike), plus Eureka Nevada, Portland Oregon, & Virginia City N.T. showing a wide variety of indicia including No. U16, plus 4 all-over advertising, 2 with Mexican printed franks used in Mexico (1 with red Guadalajara label), plus 5 mint including legal sized No. U67, plus a few related items, mixed condition with many sound, on stockpages in a 3-ring binder, generally Very Fine, fully imaged online. (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,000.00
Please Login
Fancy Cancels Pictorial Designs
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2262
Symbol: o
Cat No: 71
Union Soldier's Head fancy cancel of New York City (Skinner-Eno PH-F 72), complete strike and trace of second strike at right on 30¢ 1861 (#71); natural s.e. at left, tiny pinhole at center and few perf faults, Extremely Fine strike of this attractive and very scarce fancy cancel, this example with a complete strike is highly desirable, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 500.00
Please Login
General Postal History by Issue
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2261
Symbol: C
Cat No: 14, 15, 32, 33
Transcontinental Covers franked with 10¢ Type II & Type III issues (Scott 14, 15, 32, 33), 12 covers consisting of #14 (4; 3 from California (Sacramento City on uprated 10¢ green Nesbitt (U16) with P.F. cert, Marysville and Nevada City, plus 1 to California), #15 (5 from California; 3 Sacramento City (one ex Emerson with small lot label attached). 1 from Michigan Bluffs), #32 (1 from San Francisco with "DUE 10" handstamp & one from Sacramento City (stamp with left sheet selvage)) and #33 from Columbia Cal.; couple minor faults as always, overall Very Fine, fully imaged online. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
Opening US$ 180.00
Please Login
General Postal History by Year
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2260
Symbol: C
Cat No: 6
19th Century Cover Compilation, 20 with better including Nos. 9 recut twice at top and once at bottom on partially printed collector's notice, 11A on partially printed bank notice, 11A on Philadelphia cameo cover, 11A orange red shade, 65 tied by "PAID" cancel on University at Lewisburg PA cameo cover, Confederate Charleston S.C. "Paid 5" in circle with charge box notation, 114 tied by heart shaped cancel with blue "Phila., Wil & Balto. R.R. Supt's Office Philadelphia Mar. 28, 1870" oval and "The Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore R.R. Co." printed at top, 7 N.Y. or Phila. all-over advertising covers with 3¢ bank note issue (6) or No. 220; 3 opened roughly, still Very Fine and worthwhile lot, fully imaged online. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
Opening US$ 180.00
Please Login
Military-/War-Related Covers World War II
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2251
Symbol: C
Green Cross Airmail Label for Wartime Mail from Great Britain to Malta on cover, tied along with 2d & ½d KGVI by 2 strikes of "Tidworth Hants 27 MCH 43" wavy line machine cancel on cover to a Captain P.D. Griffiths, R.A.M.C. (Royal Army Medical Core) at the General Hospital at Malta, also includes a censored cover with a July 15 1942 cancel sent from Malta during the Malta Blitz Casualty Evacuation (June 1940-December 1943) and 22 mint labels, Extremely Fine, fully imaged online and accompanied by copies of an undated complete article by Gordon Ward published in "The Philatelist", and an article from the Jan. 2002 "The Cinderella Philatelist" on the Malta Philatelic Society website. Ward explained that these were given to British Army personnel in Malta to send home for their loved ones to use on mail sent to them as a way to expedite mail delivery to Malta, but few people read the instructions and used the labels. in the accompanying first page of an article on the subject by Gordon Ward published in the Nov. 24, 1951 issue of "Stamps" that notes "I have records of only 200 used on covers." and notes that the labels were used between August 1940 and October 1943, "although it was not really needed as long as that".
A google search for the recipient found that he was a Regimental Medical Officer attached to the 8th/Kings Own Royal Lancaster Infantry Battalion (https://www.maltaramc.com/articles/contents/blitz.html).(Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Please Login
Railroad Covers
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2257
Symbol: C
Cat No: housatonic railroad/5
Housatonic/Railroad/5 (Towle 88-B-2), red circular handstamp; excellent strike, along with a straightline "PAID" and a manuscript "Paid 5" on an exceptionally clean cover to Catskill, N.Y; minor mounting stains on the reverse, Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,000.00
Please Login
Ship Covers Inland Waterways
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2252
Symbol: C
Cat No: franklin
Steam Packet Franklin (Milgram 470), red circular handstamp; light but virtually complete strike on a folded business letter from Plattsburgh, N.Y. to Burlington, Vt., August 1833; light foxing, Fine. Quite rare and almost always poorly struck.(Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 250.00
Please Login
Ship/Ocean Waterways
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2253
Symbol: C
22 Stampless Covers to Tobacconist Robert Leslie of Petersburg VA, 1810/1851, first is 1810 (no contents) with "Guernsey" in ribbon to London, then 7 1825-1830 from London to Petersburg VA with "Ship" cancels including 2 on one of James Pullin's exhibit pages, then 7 1848-1851 from London/Liverpool to Petersburg including 1 retaliatory rate and 1 on Richard Winter's exhibit page, then 4 to London Aug and Sept. 1851, plus FLs from Boston (with Express Mail cancel) and NYC (Jan. 1, 1849 printed form announcing a new Tobacco Commission Business), vast majority with contents, 15 with detailed information regarding dates, rates, markings, routes and ship name, Very Fine group, fully imaged online.
Robert Leslie was born in Scotland in 1794 and established a very successful tobacco business in Petersburg in 1818. Many of his papers are held at Duke University.(Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 500.00
Please Login
Stampless Covers
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2258
Symbol: C
Petersburg Va. Stampless Cover Group, 1788-1848, 16 including straightlines on folded letters (Sept. 1788, Jan 1789, July 1789, March 1794 addressed to "His Excellency Henry Lee ("Light Horse", Revolutionary War hero, 9th Gov of VA 1791-1794) and father of Robert E. Lee; no contents; paid $360 in 2020), and Dec 1795 (2), rest 1821-1848, good variety of rates, most with content which is business related, generally Fine to Very Fine, the others are fully imaged online. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
Opening US$ 200.00
Please Login
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2259
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
Sacramento Stampless Covers, 1850-1860, six consisting of 1) Sacramento Cal. oval (territorial cancel) without integral rate and red crayon "40" to Madison WI, 2) hand carried from Brooklyn to SF and mailed to Amos Catlin (see his wikipedia page) in Sacramento with the original 1853 letter from an attorney family member, 3) 1850 FL with "Sacramento City Cal. Dec. 29" circular datestamp and small "40" thick numbered rate handstamp to NYC datelined "Nicolaus town and feather river the 26th Dec. 1850", 4) red "Sacramento City Cal. Feb. 28" circular datestamp and "40" rate handstamp to Hamilton Ohio via NYC docketed 1857, 5) red "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Sacramento " oval and "PAID" in oval with 1854 docketing at left & signed at right by Lt. Gov Samuel Purdy (3rd lt. governor of California 1852-1856 & first mayor of Stockton, California), and 6) 1860 cover to "Gov" J(ames) W. Denver at San Francisco and forwarded twice to Sacramento then Weaverville; usual minor edgewear, overall Very Fine, California became a state on Sept. 9, 1850; fully imaged online, 51 covers with Sacramento oval postmarks without integral rate are known used from October 31, 1949 to April 24, 1850.(Image)
Estimate $400-600
Opening US$ 200.00
Please Login
State/Territorial Postal History California
Sale No: 838
Lot No: 2263
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
California Cover Collection, 1850's-1880's, 16 including manuscript "Brighton City" on U58 dated 1870, Nevada City stampless with "Paid 10" in circle, registered cover with Nos. 209 & 213 tied by fancy hollow star in circle cancels of Omega Cal. to Sacramento, #205 tied by Placerville Cal. 1888 duplex to Switzerland with 4 different backstamps, registered cover from Sacramento City to Portsmouth NH, #178 with Central Pacific Railroad printed corner card (no top backflap), and No. U58 with "Paid Pacific Union Express Co." in red ribbon printed frank canceled by blue company large double circle datestamp; few minor faults including 4 with top backflaps removed, generally Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online. (Image)
