拍項 2223 同盟國

March 1861, 3¢ Red Star Die entire (U27) from Sherman Texas to Hunnewell Mo. with original letter containing secessionist content (Scott U27), "Sherman Tex. Mar. 12" smudged circular datestamp at top center, indicia canceled by circular grid cancel, eagle handstamp corner card, handwritten "Via the overland mail" at bottom left, 1861 docketing on back, with original letter datelined "March 10th 1861, Sherman, Grayson Co Texas" and reads in part "The over land mail will stop running through this country on the 25th of the present month March 1861. I suppose Missouri will vote the union ticket." (page 2 is a chart of the county votes to secede or not, and totals them s 7352 in favor of secession and 1688 opposed)… (page 3) "…The Texians have succeeded in taking all the forts and arms in Texas without any resistance on the part of the soldiers…Do you think there will be an emmigration (sic) from Missouri to Texas this fall?" and "I would like to know, sir, whether you will vote for cecession (sic) or union. I suspect you will vote for a southern Confederacy.", "Received Mach 29, 1861" on back of letter, Very Fine, ex Meroni & Felton and with Jack E. Molesworth's description at bottom of reverse, signed Weill backstamp, with 1994 C.S.A. certificate stating genuine cover but declining opinion on the eagle corner card.


Dr. James Milgram lists this cover as "G28" in his census of eagle markings that was published in the Feb. 2005 issue of The Chronicle. Milgram wrote "G28. W H P UST …."I first encountered this cover in John A. Fox's office when I saw it as part of one of Charles Meroni 's collections. No one including Meroni himself had any idea of the significance of the marking, whether it was postal or not. I remember that Meroni bought it at another Fox auction years before. It was touted as a Confederate packetboat cover in lot 908 of the Meroni Confederate sale, but there is no good evidence for this. I think it is just a name handstamp that found its way onto this piece of paper. It was also illustrated in catalog of the Robert A. Siegel auction, April 24, 1982, as lot 81 and has appeared in other sales since then."