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The Bernard Faust Collection of U.S. 1863-68 Black Jack Issues continued...

The Civil War: Military Usage
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1376 c Image2c Black (73). Used on 1c Blue on Buff Star Die entire and tied by target cancel, "Pensacola Fla. Mar. 1" double-circle datestamp to Davenport Iowa and forwarded to Dewith Iowa, "Barrancas Fla. 2/24/1865" manuscript origination postmark, Davenport double-circle datestamp and "Due 3" for forwarding postage, slightly reduced at left, minor edgewear, Very Fine, mail from the Union fort at Barrancas is rare, ex Allen and Dr. Rorke, illustrated in Allen book on p. 11 (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
1377 c Image2c Black (73). Two on covers, first cancelled by target, "New Orleans La. Feb. 28, '65" double-circle datestamp to New Orleans, with "U.S.S. Octorora Mobile Bay" endorsement at top left, second tied by cork on wrapper to New Orleans with "U.S.S. Nipsic, S.A.B.S." endorsement (South Atlantic Blockading Squadron), some faults, still a Fine-Very Fine pair of covers originating on naval vessels (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1378 c Image2c Black (73). Horizontal pair, tied by target and Cairo Ill. double-circle datestamp on "Provost Marshal General's Office, Department of the Gulf, Official Business." imprint cover to Philadelphia, light strike of "Pioneer Express Co., New Orleans, June 19, 1865" circular datestamp, Very Fine and scarce, this was likely carried on a Mississippi River packet from New Orleans to Cairo where it was placed in the regular mails, illustrated in Allen book on p. 11, with 1979 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1379 c Image2c Black (73). Horizontal pair, tied by segmented cork cancel and "New-York Jan. 26" circular datestamp on overall Head Quarters of the 7th Regiment, National Guards from State of New York Official Business cover used within New York to a member of General Seymour's staff, barely reduced at right, Very Fine, scarce double-rate drop letter, ex Malpass and Allen, illustrated in Allen book on p. 7 (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
1380 c Image2c Black (73). Rounded corner at top left, tied by Leaf fancy cancel on unsealed legal-size "Head-Quarters Twentieth Regiment U.S. Colored Troops, 350 Fourth Street, New York" corner card cover to Ithaca N.Y., minor edgewear, Very Fine, this regiment was organized in early 1864 on Riker's Island and demonstrated great bravery in battle (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1381 c Image2c Black (73). Intense shade, tied by red "P.O." in circle, matching "New-York City 26 Dec." (ca. 1867-68) circular datestamp on cover to a soldier of "late Co. 'E' 36 N.Y. Vols.", return address in Manchester N.H. and sender's instruction at left to return to sender if not delivered in ten days, undeliverable through the New York City post office and returned to New Hampshire with "Returned to Writer" Pointing Hand handstamp, "New-York Jan. 23" circular datestamp, no additional charges for return postage, Very Fine and fascinating cover, a nearly identical cover was described in Chronicle Nos. 250-251 (Cover Corner), it was explained that the year of use must have been 1867 or 1868, as the Postal Act of 1866 stated that letters bearing endorsements to return to sender were to be sent back without additional postage if undeliverable, the sender in this case may have been seeking information from soldiers in the 36th New York about his missing brother, ex Metzger, accompanied by Chronicle article (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
1382 c Image2c Black Jack on Military-Related Covers. Six covers each with 2c Black (73), four with singles including imprints for Provost Marshal General's Dept., HQ First Division, Bureau of Military Statistics, part-printed address to "The Selectmen of", pair on cover with Department of the East imprint, last is used with 1c Blue (63) addressed to railroad engineer corps in Nashville, overall fresh and Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

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