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GALVESTON * TEXAS * Sept. 26 (1838). Bold strike of double-line oval ...mehr

500.00 USD
(ca. 431 EUR)

25.03.2026 11:30 EDT

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Arthur H. Edey's Express. Black on white newsprint label "FORWARDED ...mehr Arthur H. Edey's Express. Black on white newsprint label "FORWARDED BY/ARTHUR H. EDEY, Agent, Fifth Reg't Texas Volunteers." affixed to upper right corner of oatmeal cover originating from Captain Tacitus T. Clay, 5th Texas Regiment, Robertson's Brigade, Hood's Division, Longstreet's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, to his wife, Bettie Clay, at Independence Texas, probably mailed just prior to the Battle of Antietam (Sep. 17, 1862) and carried to Marshall Tex. where it entered the mails with 5c Light Blue, De La Rue (6), horizontal pair, tied by bold grid cancels, "Marshall Tex. Sep. 22" (1862) double-circle datestamp which ties the Edey label, right stamp pre-use crease, cover opened a bit roughly at right and with minor toningFINE. ONE OF EIGHT RECORDED COVERS WITH THE EDEY LABEL, OF WHICH HALF ARE AFFIXED TO THE BACKS. THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF AN EDEY LABEL TIED ON A COVER. EDEY'S EXPRESS OPERATED BRIEFLY FROM JUNE UNTIL LATE OCTOBER 1862.Arthur H. Edey enlisted as a Private in Co. A, 5th Regiment, Texas Infantry, on July 19, 1861, at Houston. He was detailed as agent for the regiment at the Texas Depot in Richmond on Feb. 7, 1862. In this capacity, Edey facilitated mail service between members of the regiment serving east of the Mississippi and their correspondents back home. Edey affixed his label to envelopes that were carried by civilians or soldiers who were willing to take them and mail them when they arrived in Texas. In October 1862 Edey was transferred back to the 5th Texas Regiment and was replaced by Sergeant Jefferson Wright, who left his position after a month. Edey was wounded and captured at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863, and sent to Fort Wood, New York Harbor. He was paroled on April 15, 1865. (Updated info from Crown, CWPS website).The CWPS census records eight examples of Edey's label, including a few heavily stained or defective covers. Only four have the label on the front of the cover. This cover was sent by Tacitus T. Clay, who was promoted to captain in the 5th Texas Regiment in October 1861 and served as acting lieutenant-colonel and colonel at various times during 1863 and 1864. Clay was wounded at Gaines' Mill, the Wilderness, and Darbytown Road—as a result of his injuries at Darbytown, Clay's leg was amputated.Ex Corwin and Sale 1238 (lot 322). With 2002 P.F. certificate (we have revised stamp identification to 5c De La Rue, Scott 6)

7500.00 USD
(ca. 6461 EUR)

25.03.2026 11:30 EDT

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

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Arthur H. Edey's Express. Black on white newsprint label "FORWARDED ...mehr Arthur H. Edey's Express. Black on white newsprint label "FORWARDED BY/ARTHUR H. EDEY, Agent, Fifth Reg't Texas Volunteers." affixed to upper right corner of oatmeal cover originating from Captain Tacitus T. Clay, 5th Texas Regiment, Robertson's Brigade, Hood's Division, Longstreet's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, to his wife, Bettie Clay, at Independence Texas, pencil receipt docketing on back indicates Aug. 13, 1862 origin date, carried west to Houston Tex. where it entered the mails with 5c Light Blue, De La Rue (6), horizontal pair, large margins to just touching at left, bright color, tied by "Houston Tex. Sep. 10" (1862) circular datestamp, small piece torn from right end of label but the type is intactFINE. ONE OF EIGHT RECORDED COVERS WITH THE EDEY LABEL, OF WHICH HALF ARE AFFIXED TO THE BACKS. EDEY'S EXPRESS OPERATED BRIEFLY FROM JUNE UNTIL LATE OCTOBER 1862.Arthur H. Edey enlisted as a Private in Co. A, 5th Regiment, Texas Infantry, on July 19, 1861, at Houston. He was detailed as agent for the regiment at the Texas Depot in Richmond on Feb. 7, 1862. In this capacity, Edey facilitated mail service between members of the regiment serving east of the Mississippi and their correspondents back home. Edey affixed his label to envelopes that were carried by civilians or soldiers who were willing to take them and mail them when they arrived in Texas. In October 1862 Edey was transferred back to the 5th Texas Regiment and was replaced by Sergeant Jefferson Wright, who left his position after a month. Edey was wounded and captured at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863, and sent to Fort Wood, New York Harbor. He was paroled on April 15, 1865. (Updated info from Crown, CWPS website).The CWPS census records eight examples of Edey's label, including a few heavily stained or defective covers. Only four have the label on the front of the cover. This cover was sent by Tacitus T. Clay, who was promoted to captain in the 5th Texas Regiment in October 1861 and served as acting lieutenant-colonel and colonel at various times during 1863 and 1864. Clay was wounded at Gaines' Mill, the Wilderness, and Darbytown Road—as a result of his injuries at Darbytown, Clay's leg was amputated.Illustrated in Shenfield (p. 77) and Walske-Trepel Special Routes (p. 131). Ex Antrim and Walske

3000.00 USD
(ca. 2585 EUR)

25.03.2026 11:30 EDT

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