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The Barry K. Schwartz Collection of Kentucky Postal History continued...

Confederate Post Offices in Kentucky
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
4152 c Bowling Green Ky Oct 17 and paid 10 Manuscript Postmark.> On fresh white envelope to Alderbrook Ark., 1861 usage, Extremely Fine, one of two recorded manuscript postmarks from the Confederate post office at Bowling Green (occupied Sept. 18 -- thi"Bowling Green Ky Oct 17" and "paid 10" Manuscript Postmark. On fresh white envelope to Alderbrook Ark., 1861 usage, Extremely Fine, one of two recorded manuscript postmarks from the Confederate post office at Bowling Green (occupied Sept. 18 -- this Oct. 17 cover is the earliest recorded), sent by addressee's fiance, L. A. Dixon, who served as a surgeon with the 8th Regt. Ark. Vol., ex Gallagher (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
4153 c Bowling Green Ky. Jan. 1.> (New Years Day 1862) partly clear blue circular datestamp and manuscript Due 10 on red and blue <11-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic> cover to Oakley La., soldiers letter endorsement from member of 1st Regt. La. Cavalry,Bowling Green Ky. Jan. 1. (New Year's Day 1862) partly clear blue circular datestamp and manuscript "Due 10" on red and blue 11-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic cover to Oakley La., soldier's letter endorsement from member of 1st Regt. La. Cavalry, minor wrinkles

FRESH AND VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING QUALITY CONFEDERATE FLAG PATRIOTIC COVER FROM CONFEDERATE-OCCUPIED BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY.

Illustrated in Dietz (p. 60). Ex MacBride and Gallagher. With 1998 C.S.A. certificate (Image)

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 E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
4154 c Bowling Green Ky. Nov. 2 (1861).> Remarkably bold well-defined strike of blue circular datestamp with manuscript <<Due 5>> on anging Lincoln Cartoon> cover to Sandy Ridge Ala., soldiers endorsement <<Private W. T. Ellis of Capt. Faggs Co., ColBowling Green Ky. Nov. 2 (1861). Remarkably bold well-defined strike of blue circular datestamp with manuscript "Due 5" on Hanging Lincoln Cartoon cover to Sandy Ridge Ala., soldier's endorsement "Private W. T. Ellis of Capt. Fagg's Co., Col. Wirt Adams Regt.", excellent impression of printed design, negligible opening nick at top left corner just touches design (simply mended)

EXTREMELY FINE. ONLY TWELVE EXAMPLES OF THE CELEBRATED HANGING LINCOLN ENVELOPE ARE RECORDED. THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE POSTMARKED IN KENTUCKY. AN OUTSTANDING AND HISTORIC CONFEDERATE PATRIOTIC.

The Hanging Lincoln design is widely recognized as the most distinctive of all Confederate patriotics. In this extraordinary cartoon, President Lincoln is hanging upside down from a tree limb, with his symbolic axe and fence rail tied around his neck. The caption reads "Abe Lincoln the destroyer. He once split Rails. Now he has split the Union." To the left and right is the caption "The penalty of disregarding the constitution. Impeached, deposed, Tried and convicted" (there is a spelling correction from "diposed" to "deposed"). Standing beside Lincoln is a mustachioed Winfield Scott, labeled "Old Fuss n Feathers", dropping his sword and exclaiming "My glory is gone for ever." On the ground is the Union flag, captioned "The stars and stripes lie in the dust, Never to rise." A star at left has the caption "The southern star is rising" and the Confederate 11-star flag towers above with the caption "The stars and bars shall for ever wave triumphant." Along the bottom is the imprint "Copyright claimed. HM & WC Box 417 Nashville Tenn."

According to a census by the late John R. Hill Jr. (updated with two new discoveries), there are twelve genuine Hanging Lincoln patriotics (listed in date order): 1) Jul. 25, 1861, Marshall Tex. Paid 10, 2) Aug. 21, 1861, Nashville Ten., two 5c provisionals, ex Kimmel, Myers, Rudy (Siegel Sale 874, lot 115, realized $57,500), 3) Aug. 30, 1861, Athens La. "Paid X", ex Hall (Siegel Sale 840, lot 27, realized $13,000), 4) Nov. 2, 1861, Bowling Green Ky., ex Dr. Howard Green (Siegel Sale 822, lot 225, realized $28,000), the cover offered here, 5) Jan. 1, 1862, Nashville Ten., 5c Olive Green (Siegel Sale 933, lot 978, realized $11,500) , 6) Jan. 4, 1862, Nashville Ten., 5c Olive Green, 7) Feb. 20, 1862, Cumberland Gap Ten., manuscript Paid 5 (Siegel Sale 940, lot 462, realized $11,000), , 8) Apr. 15, 1862, Cartersville Miss., manuscript Due 5, 9) Apr. 15, 1862, Camden Miss., 10c Rose, 10) Jun. 24, 1862, Camden Miss., 10c Pale Rose, 11) date unknown to JRH, West Union S.C., manuscript Due 5, and 12) privately carried and not postally used. In addition, there is a genuine envelope with fake markings and a stamp added.

Ex Howard Green (Image)

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 E. 20,000-30,000

SOLD for $18,000.00
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4155 c Bowling Green Ky. Jan. 7 (1862).> Extraordinarily bold strike of blue circular datestamp and matching 5 in circle due handstamp on tiny cover to Randolph Tenn., soldiers endorsement, lightly toned, still Extremely Fine and one of the finest strikeBowling Green Ky. Jan. 7 (1862). Extraordinarily bold strike of blue circular datestamp and matching "5" in circle due handstamp on tiny cover to Randolph Tenn., soldier's endorsement, lightly toned, still Extremely Fine and one of the finest strikes known of the Bowling Green town datestamp (often faint or blurry), ex Emerson (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $650.00
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4156 c Bowling Green Ky. Dec. 20 (1861).> Blue partly readable circular datestamp on soldiers blue folded letter to Saltillo Miss., with soldiers endorsement, manuscript Due 5, Due 5 handstamp applied at Memphis, interesting letter re camp life, faintBowling Green Ky. Dec. 20 (1861). Blue partly readable circular datestamp on soldier's blue folded letter to Saltillo Miss., with soldier's endorsement, manuscript "Due 5", "Due 5" handstamp applied at Memphis, interesting letter re camp life, faint age bleach spots, Fine and scarce (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
4157 c 5c Green, Stone 1-2 (1).> Vertical pair, ample to large margins, small internal crease and scuffs visible under close examination, tied by lightly struck brownish owling Green Ky.> circular datestamp on cover to Church Hill Miss., reduced at left5c Green, Stone 1-2 (1). Vertical pair, ample to large margins, small internal crease and scuffs visible under close examination, tied by lightly struck brownish "Bowling Green Ky." circular datestamp on cover to Church Hill Miss., reduced at left, fresh and Very Fine appearance (Image)

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 E. 400-500

SOLD for $500.00
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4158 c 5c Yellowish Green, Stone 1-2 (1).> Horizontal pair, cut in on three sides, pre-use crease, tied by owling Green Ky. Jan. 17> (1862) circular datestamp, bolder than usual strike, on cover to Wytheville Va., few toned spots, minor flap fault, stil5c Yellowish Green, Stone 1-2 (1). Horizontal pair, cut in on three sides, pre-use crease, tied by "Bowling Green Ky. Jan. 17" (1862) circular datestamp, bolder than usual strike, on cover to Wytheville Va., few toned spots, minor flap fault, still Fine, very scarce (Image)

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 E. 400-500

SOLD for $500.00
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4159 c 10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig (2b).> Ample margins, tied by owling Green Ky. Feb. 8> (1862) circular datestamp on narrow cover to Relfs Bluff Ark., a few letters of typically light cancel strengthened in pencil, stamp has small scuff, cover has m10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig (2b). Ample margins, tied by "Bowling Green Ky. Feb. 8" (1862) circular datestamp on narrow cover to Relfs Bluff Ark., a few letters of typically light cancel strengthened in pencil, stamp has small scuff, cover has mended hole and part of sideflap removed, Very Fine appearance, scarce Kentucky usage -- Bowling Green evacuated days later -- ex Pratt, Everett (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $900.00
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4160 c Bowling Green Ky. Feb. 12 (1862).> Lightly struck brownish-black circular datestamp and manuscript 10 due on tiny cover to Bastrop Tex., soldiers endorsement from member of Terrys Regt., Texas Rangers, small mend at upper left corner, flap removeBowling Green Ky. Feb. 12 (1862). Lightly struck brownish-black circular datestamp and manuscript "10" due on tiny cover to Bastrop Tex., soldier's endorsement from member of Terry's Regt., Texas Rangers, small mend at upper left corner, flap removed, otherwise Fine and scarce -- Confederate forces began evacuating Bowling Green on February 11th (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $500.00
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4161 c Bowling Green Ky. Feb. 19th (1862) -- Earliest Reported Federal Use After Occupation.> Manuscript postmark on 3c Red Star Die entire to Williamstown Mass., endorsed <<Soldiers letter & no new stamps -- H.H.S. Ast Surgeon,>> obsolete embossed stam"Bowling Green Ky. Feb. 19th" (1862) -- Earliest Reported Federal Use After Occupation. Manuscript postmark on 3c Red Star Die entire to Williamstown Mass., endorsed "Soldiers letter & no new stamps -- H.H.S. Ast Surgeon", obsolete embossed stamp cancelled by Louisville "DUE 3" straightline handstamp applied in transit, backflap removed, Very Fine, this is the earliest reported cover posted at Bowling Green after U.S. occupation, the Confederates evacuated completely by February 14, 1862, this was mailed just five days later (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,000.00
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4162 c Columbus Ky. Oct. 23 (1861).> Circular datestamp with Paid in oval handstamp and manuscript 5 rate on <10-Star Confederate Flag, Cannon and Verse Patriotic> cover to Pleasant Hill Ky., expertly repaired edge tear, otherwise Very Fine, rare used dColumbus Ky. Oct. 23 (1861). Circular datestamp with "Paid" in oval handstamp and manuscript "5" rate on 10-Star Confederate Flag, Cannon and Verse Patriotic cover to Pleasant Hill Ky., expertly repaired edge tear, otherwise Very Fine, rare used during Kentucky occupation (joined C.S.A. in December), ex Gallagher (Image)

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 E. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

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