Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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The Brandon Collection of Confederate States, Part 2 continued...

Independent and Confederate use of U.S. Postage continued...

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"Madisonville Tenn. 7 May" (1861). Manuscript postmark and criss-cross pen cancel on 3c Red on Buff Star Die entire (U27) to Pine Level Ga., trivial edgewear, Very Fine, Tennessee became an independent state one day earlier, on May 6 (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

CLOSED
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Mobile Ala. May 8, 1861. Bold double-circle datestamp ties strip of three 1c Blue, Ty. V (24) on cover to Petersburg Va., reduced at left and missing part of flap, left stamp pulled perf, right stamp small repair at top left, otherwise Very Fine Confederate use (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

Apalachicola Fla. May 8, 1861. Circular datestamp ties 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) on yellow over to New York, minor edgewear, Very Fine and rare Confederate State use from Florida, note on back from MacBride states only one or two others known, ex Antrim (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

Millersburg Ky. May 9, 1861. Neat strike of circular datestamp cancels 3c Red on Buff Star Die entire (U27) with day in manuscript and addressed to "Macon, Alabama, Confederate States of Am.", missing part of top flap, minor edgewear, Very Fine, Kentucky proclaimed neutrality May 20 but there seems little doubt as to the sentiments of the sender (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

CLOSED
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Van Buren Ark. May 27. Circular datestamp cancels 3c Red on Buff Star Die entire (U27) to Cleveland P.O. Tenn., missing top flap, trivial wear, Very Fine, Arkansas was admitted to the Confederacy just a few days earlier, on May 18 (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $425.00
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Scuppernong N.C. May 27 (1861). Light strike of circular datestamp with date in manuscript, pen cancel on 3c Red on Buff Star Die entire (U27) to Raleigh N.C., docketed at left, Very Fine, postmarked on the day North Carolina was admitted to the Confederacy (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $375.00
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Atlanta Ga. May 31, 1861. Circular datestamp on 3c Red on Buff Star Die entire (U27) to Lawrenceville Ga., backflap tears just extend into front at top, overall soiling, otherwise Very Fine Confederate State use (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $150.00
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Montgomery Ala. Feb. 19, Apr. 26, May 16, 1861. Three covers, two with circular datestamp tying 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), Feb. 19 and May 16, both addressed to Winnsboro S.C., piece cut out of first cover and repaired, second with minor perf flaws, finally Apr. 26 circular datestamp on 3c Red on Buff Star Die entire (U27) to West Point Ga., missing top flap, soiling and file fold, Fine appearing group of Confederate State uses from the first Capital of the Confederacy (Feb. 4-May 29, 1861) (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $225.00
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Mexico Mo. Jul. 9 (1861). Blue circular datestamp on cover to St. Louis Mo., 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) with s.e. at right, cancelled by pen, with original 1861-dated enclosure, trivial edgewear, Very Fine, Missouri declared neutrality on May 21, 1861 (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

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Missouri-Related. Two enclosures to "Dear Lizzie", first datelined Fayette Aug. 28, 1861 and notes "I have been waiting to hear from Gen. Harris of the 2nd Mil. District in whose service I have been engaged....the boys will start for the Army in a few days. We are in some danger here of being taken prisoners than we would be if we were with the main army. We shall plant the Stars and Bars in honor of the blood shed first at Camp Jackson", second is datelined Verandah Ridge Nov. 16, 1861 and notes "I have met a sorrowful accident and suffered a great deal. I was shot down by my own men...I would rather say I lost that limb in struggling for my rights and resisting oppression had it been done on the battlefield", Very Fine, scarce letters from a member of the pro-Confederate Missouri State Guards

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E. $ 100-150

SOLD for $170.00
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Parkersburgh Va. Sep. 7, 1861. Circular datestamp on 3c Red on Buff Star Die entire (U27) to Ritchie C.H. Va., with M. Woods Grocer, Liquor Dealer and Steamboat Agent corner card, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine Independent State use from West Virginia (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction