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The Wilson Born Collection of U.S. Telegraphs continued...

Confederate States Telegraphs
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1270 c ImagePine Bluff Telegraph Co. 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), tied by "Memphis Ten. Jun. 1, 1860" circular datestamp on advertising cover from Snow & Ketchum for Pine Bluff Telegraph Co., two boxes of text describing the forthcoming business, the line from Little Rock to Memphis, connections and contemplated future lines, minor edgewear, Very Fine, antebellum use from Arkansas (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
1271 c ImageAmerican Telegraph Company. Horizontal pair 5c Blue, Local, "White Tie" Variety (7 var), right stamp the variety, large margins to barely in, tied by bold "Woodstock Va. Aug. 16" circular datestamp on albino embossed corner card cover to Augusta Geo., stamp moved to show corner card, reduced at right, minor wear, Fine, scarce use of this variety on a captured Northern telegraph cover, ex Hart and Dr. Brandon (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
1272 c ImageAmerican Telegraph Company. Embossed design depicting an eagle and lightning bolts on cover to Bremo Bluff Va., horizontal pair of 5c Blue, Local (7), large margins to just in at right, tied by indistinct strikes of circular datestamp, some adherences and waterstaining, light horizontal file fold affects stamps, otherwise Fine and scarce use of this captured design, ex Kohn and Dr. Brandon (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1273 c Image2c Brown Red (8). Large even margins, tied by bold 4-bar cork grid cancel of Canton Miss., small "OCT" straightline handstamp on printed South Western Telegraph Co. form with written telegraph message sent from Selma Ala. on Sep. 25, 1864, minor splits along folds

VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE 2-CENT ENGRAVED ISSUE ON A TELEGRAM DELIVERED LOCALLY IN CANTON, MISSISSIPPI.

Confederate telegrams are extremely scarce, particularly with the 2c Engraved.

Ex Keeling and Dr. Brandon (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1274 c ImageArkansas State Telegraph. Illustrated design on bright orange-buff cover to Washington Ark. with 10c Blue, Die A (11), large margins to clear including top sheet margin, tied by "Marshall Tex. Sep. 15, 1862" double-circle datestamp, second strike at left, with original enclosure written by Superintendent of the Arkansas State Telegraph Co. asking his local representative to clarify the status of telegraph workers -- superintendents and operators were originally given exemption from military service, but later legislation did not specify their status and so they were branded as conscripts and unpatriotic citizens -- cover with some edgewear including small mended opening nick at top left

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE AND DESIRABLE ILLUSTRATED COVER FROM THE ARKANSAS STATE TELEGRAPH COMPANY, WITH FASCINATING CONTENT REGARDING THE STATUS OF TELEGRAPH WORKERS DURING THE WAR.

Also accompanied by unrelated telegraph form from same company. Cover illustrated in Confederate Philatelist No. 65, Nov. 1961. Ex Lemley and Dr. Brandon (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1275 c ImageNew York & New Orleans Telegraph Co., Direct Line. Two covers, first 10c Blue, Die A (11), huge top left corner sheet margins, tied by blue "Columbia S.C. Jun. 11" circular datestamp on buff cover with albino embossed imprint of New York & New Orleans Telegraph Co., addressed to Smith Grove N.C., stamp with couple tiny toned specks, side flap opened for display (cover was unused and then turned for CSA use), Very Fine, second same embossed oval corner card on stampless buff cover to Marion Ala., "Paid" and "5" handstamps of Selma Ala. lightly struck, with original Southern Telegraph Co. form with message, datelined at Selma telegraph office from "Navy Yard", Aug. 18, 1861, small scuff spot on cover, tape adherence on telegram, still Very Fine, a scarce pair of captured Northern telegraph covers (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1276 c ImageSouthern Express Company Telegraph. Printed design on blue cover to Pendleton S.C. with 10c Blue, Die A (11), large margins, cancelled by manuscript and tied by blue "Columbia S.C. Dec. 19" circular datestamp, stamp with some slight toning, still Very Fine and attractive use, ex Dr. Brandon (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
1277 c ImageSouthern Express Company Telegraph Department. Printed letterhead datelined "Charlotte N.C. Apr. 11, 1865", two days after Lee's surrender, letter states "We hear conflicting rumors that the Yankees are moving on Salisbury. We have no news of Gen. Lee or Johnson. The rail and telegraph lines are cut to Greensboro.", with homemade transmittal envelope franked by 10c Blue, Die A (11), manuscript "X" cancel, addressed to Rock Hill S.C., Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1278 c ImageSouthern Telegraph Companies. 10c Blue, Die A (11), large margins and beautiful color, tied by "Selma Ala. Aug. 6" circular datestamp on homemade cover to Greensboro Ala., original telegram form with "The Southern Telegraph Companies" imprint from Richmond office, dated Aug. 5, 1863 to Col. R. B. Walter, stating "I will be at the plantation tomorrow", Extremely Fine stamp and a fresh telegram, an outstanding Confederate telegraph use (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1279   ImageConfederate Governors' Telegrams, 1861-65. Outstanding collection of more than 40 telegrams organized by state plus a few Southern Express or Southern Telegraph Co. telegrams, the vast majority sent by a Confederate governor, a great many to General P. G. T. Beauregard, of these approximately 15 are initialed with handwritten notes by General Beauregard, a few flaws to be found but this group contains the sound or close to sound governor telegrams from the Born collection (see lot 1280 for the faulty telegrams)

VERY FINE. A RARE AND HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF CONFEDERATE STATES GOVERNOR TELEGRAMS, MANY SIGNED AND WITH NOTES BY THE RECIPIENT, GENERAL PIERRE GUSTAVE TOUTANT BEAUREGARD.

The following state governors are included in this collection: Alabama -- Gov. John G. Shorter; Georgia -- Gov. Joseph E. Brown; Louisiana -- Gov. Thomas O. Moore; Mississippi -- Gov. Charles Clark; North Carolina -- Gov. Zebulon B. Vance; South Carolina -- Former Gov. John L. Manning (officer on Beauregard's staff), Gov. Francis W. Pickens, Gov. Andrew G. Magrath; Tennessee -- Gov. Isham G. Harris; Virginia -- Gov. William "Extra Billy" Smith (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

CLOSED
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1280   ImageConfederate Governors' Telegrams, 1861-65. 39 telegrams sent by Confederate Governors Thomas O. Moore (Louisiana) and John J. Pettus (Mississippi), all to General P. G. T. Beauregard, of these approximately 20 are initialed with handwritten notes by General Beauregard, unfortunately all are faulty to a greater or sometimes severe degree, with staining at the edges and more often parts of the interior (nearly all are lacquered onto a type of wax paper), still many of the Beauregard initials and notes are legible, a scarce assemblage despite the condition (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

CLOSED
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