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Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale: 81

United States
U.S. Used in the Confederacy

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1241
Symbol:

image Confederacy, Houston Tex, Mar 9, 1861. Cds on orange cover bearing U.S. 3¢ dull red (26) to Wallace Lake P.O., De Soto Parish, Louisiana, "Mansfield La., Mar 18" cds and forwarded to Kingston, manuscript "Due P.M. 3¢" rating, F.-V.F., a scarce forwarded cover.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

This was sent just four days after Texas joined the Confederacy on March 5th 1861.
Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:20:34 EST
Sold For 170


Confederate Civil War Postal History

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1242
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Cat No: F12-4

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image Confederacy, 12-Star Flag. Red, blue and black design on orange cover to Van Buren, Ark. bearing 5¢ green (1) tied by Little Rock, Ark cds with second strike at center, forwarded to Fort Smith with manuscript "For'd Due 5" rating and "Van Buren, Ark, Dec 4" cds; cover wear and faint staining, postmarks not tying stamps enhanced, otherwise Very Fine.
C.S.A. Catalog No. F12-4; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Opening US$ 1,500.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:21:00 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1243
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image Confederacy, 1863 Slave Carried Cover & Pass. Enclosure datelined "Baldwin, County Oct 5, 1863" with letter of sending "Elick" with goods, enclosed in stampless wallpaper cover to Athens, Ga. and endorsed "Pas, Elick with the two horse wagon", Extremely Fine, a lovely an unusual privately carried cover and slave pass, Cobb correspondence.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:22:21 EST
Sold For 700

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1244
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image Confederacy, Adams Express Company, Knoxville, Tenn., May 2. Three strikes of oval handstamp on money letter to Abington, Va. with "Paid 4/-" (bits, 50¢) express rate, endorsed at top left "40$ from John Dobbins", trivial edge wear, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Opening US$ 400.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:22:49 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1245
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Cat No: Collection

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image Confederacy, (Documents) 1864-65 Confederate States of America Official Documents. Group of three to James S. Turner as administrator of the estate of Thomas Presley, 1864 certificate for $400 of Registered Bonds paying 4% datelined "Depositary Office, Chester SC 9 March 1864" signed by J.L. Hams; 1865 letter datelined "Quartermasters Office, Chester S C March 30th 1865" requesting delivery of corn and fodder; and 1865 official letterhead receipt for the corn and fodder amounting to $4736.13 signed by assist. quartermaster, F.-V.F. trio.
Estimate; $75 - 100. Est. $75-100 (Image)

Est. $75-100

Opening US$ 50.00
Sold...US$ 50.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:23:19 EST
Sold For 50

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1246
Symbol:

image Confederacy, New Orleans, LA, M. Condran & S.L. James, One Load of Clay Token. Black on green 65x42mm cardboard token, manuscript "Ø" at center apparently indicating redemption, Very Fine and rare CSA era token.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

Mr. Condran was a contractor and Mr. James was listed in the 1861 New Orleans directory as the Superintendent of the New Orleans City Railroad with its headquarters at the corner of Canal and Royal Streets. A similar example of this token sold in Heritage Auctions Jan. 8th 2014 sale, lot 15332 for $1,175.
Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:23:49 EST
Sold For 400

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1247
Symbol:

image Confederacy, V. C. R.R., Cobham, 20 Jul. Railroad cds on blue cover bearing 10¢ blue (11), four large margins, canceled by manuscript on blue cover addressed to Col. Alfred L. Rives, Engineer Bureau, War Department, Richmond Va., Very Fine and scarce Virginia City Railroad use.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 210.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:24:53 EST
Sold For 210

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1248
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Cat No: Collection

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image Confederacy, CSA Cover Balance. Group of 7 covers comprising #1 four margins from Charleston S.C., #1 Stone 2 four margins from Richmond Va. to Blacks & Whites Va., #1 from Lynchvurg Va., #1 four margins from Richmond, #1b pair Stone 2 from Monroe Ga.; #2a Paterson from Culpepper Va., and #12c tied by blue cds, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:25:31 EST
Sold For 350

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1249
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Cat No: Collection

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image Confederacy, Postal History Collection Balance. Small group of 18 covers including New Orleans La. cover with U.S. #26 used in the CSA, Mobile Ala. with #6 single use; #6 pair and #2 turned cover; Charleston S.C. use with single #6; Atlanta Ga. use with #7 single and "Due 5" rating; Little Rock Ark. with #6 pair on aged cover; Murfreesboro N.C. used with #4 to Buckhorn (CSA cert); Washington and Elizabeth N.C. stampless "Paid 5" usages; Lake City Fla. cds and "Due 10" handstamp use; and Warrington Fla. cds with "Paid" and "5" in circle rating h.s.; mixed condition, please inspect, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Opening US$ 1,150.00
Sold...US$ 1,150.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:26:39 EST
Sold For 1150


State Postmarks Arranged by State

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1250
Symbol:

image Confederacy, (Arkansas) Columbus Ark., Jun 12. Clear strike of cds with matching "PAID" handstamp and manuscript "5" rating on U.S. 3¢ red (U10) Nesbitt buff entire from the Carroll Hoy & Co. correspondence to New Orleans La., Very Fine and rare Confederate Arkansas use.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:27:15 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1251
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Cat No: Collection

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image Confederacy, (Georgia) Postal History. Group of 7 covers comprising Griffin Ga. "Paid 5" stampless to Columbus Ga.; Columbus Ga. cds with "Paid 10" in circle rating h.s. to Albany; Troup Factory blue cds and "Paid 10" handstamp to Carrollesville Miss., #1 four margins used from Savannah Ga. to Milledgeville Ga., #1 two singles from "Tebeauville, March 14" to Richmond Va; #6 pair from Covington to Richmond Va.; #11 four margins used from Thomaston Ga. to Athens Ga.; mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:28:10 EST
Sold For 425

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1252
Symbol:

image Confederacy, (Georgia) Valdosta, Ga., Oct 15 (1864). Cds and matching "Paid 10" in arc on brown homemade cover to South Carolina, contents from a wounded soldier in the Army of Tennessee recuperating in hospital, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:28:48 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1253
Symbol:

image Confederacy, (Louisiana) "Taylor La., Jan. 9 1862". Manuscript postmark and matching squiggle cancels 5¢ green (1), margins to in, on orange Carroll Hoy & Co. correspondence cover to New Orleans La., F.-V.F. and rare town.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:29:05 EST
Sold For 110

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1254
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Cat No: Collection

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image Confederacy, (Louisiana) Stamped Mail. Group of 11 covers comprising #1 from Alexandria, #2 from Jackson, #12 from Jackson with ms. postmark, #7 pair with ms. "Kingston La, July 30/64" postmark, #2 from Mansfield, #1 from New River, #4 pair from Port Hudson, #1 two singles from St. Francisville (addressee excised), #12 from Homer, #1 and #12 on New Orleans to Liberty Miss. turned cover, and #1 used from New Orleans; mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 950.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:29:41 EST
Sold For 950

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1255
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Cat No: Collection

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image Confederacy, (Mississippi) Stampless Mail. Group of 10 comprising 1863 manuscript. "Forrest, Miss. July 31" postmark and "Due 10", 1862 "Edwards Depot, Miss" and "Paid 10", 1861 Corinth Miss. and large oval "Paid 5", 1861 Carrollton Miss. and "Paid" "5", Canton cds and circled "10" rating, 1861 Canton cds and woodcut "PAID 5" rating handstamp; Three Station Miss. cds and manuscript. "Paid 10c" rating, 1862 Tupelo cds and "Due 10" rating, 1861 Vicksburg cds and "Paid 5" rating, and 1861 Yazoo City cds and "Paid" handstamp; mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 575.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:32:30 EST
Sold For 575

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1256
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Cat No: Collection

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image Confederacy, (Mississippi) Stamped Mail. Group of 22 covers and a front, including #6 pair and #2e covers from Vicksburg, four covers from Canton with circular grid cancels, #12 from Okolona, #11 from Newton, #6 pair from Morton, #7 pair from Monticello, #4 from Baldwin, #11 from Aberdeen, #7 with ms. "Bankston, Miss." postmark, #12 from Brookhaven, #4 milky blue pair from DeKalb, #11 with ms. "Enterprise Miss" postmark, #11 from Fayette, two #11 covers with ms. "Kirkwood Miss." postmark, etc.; mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 950.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:33:42 EST
Sold For 950

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1257
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image Confederacy, (Texas) Austin, Tex., Aug 20, 1862. Two strikes of double-circle datestamp tie 5¢ light blue (6) vertical pair with right sheet margin, on cover to Little Rock, Arkansas, endorsed "Company G, 6th Regiment. Texas Infantry, Care of Captain Rhoads fisher", F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

The 6th Texas Infantry wen with other Texas units to Arkansas in the Summer of 1862. In January 1863, the 6th Texas was captured at Fort Hindman.
Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 190.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:35:56 EST
Sold For 190

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1258
Symbol:

image Confederacy, (Texas) El Paso, Tex, Apr. Cds and matching "PAID" handstamp on orange cover to Sycamore Ill.; reduced at right, Fine and rare, ex-Guggenheim, "Camina".
Estimate; $300 - 400.

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED CSA EL PASO STAMPLESS "PAID" USAGES. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:36:33 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1259
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image Confederacy, (Texas) "Franklin El Paso County Texas". Dateline on circa 1862 folded letter with partial "El Paso, Mar 21" cds with red crayon "Due 10" rating to New Braunfels Tex., endorsed "Surgeon Bracht C.S.A.", letter from German-Texan Dr. Felix Bracht as surgeon with General Henry Sibley's 1862 campaign; light toning and soiling, Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:37:20 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 81
Lot No: 1260
Symbol:
Cat No: C

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image Confederacy, (Texas) Velasco Tex. Apr 2. Clear strike of cds with matching bold "Due 5" rating handstamp on yellow-green cover to Samuel A. Goodman at Jamestown, Texas, endorsed "W.J. Goodman, Asst Surgeon, Bates Regt"; reduced slightly at right, F.-V.F.
C.S.A. Catalog No. C; $500; Estimate $300 - 400.

The 13th Texas Infantry Regiment was organized during the fall of 1861 and included Bates' Texas Infantry Battalion. The unit contained artillery, cavalry, and infantry companies and was reorganized several times. Attached to the Trans-Mississippi Department, it served in Texas guarding the coast between Galveston and Matagorda.
C.S.A. Catalog $500
Est. $300-400 (Image)

C.S.A. Catalog $500
Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 210.00


Closed..Oct-14-2018, 00:37:41 EST
Sold For 0

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