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1861, 10¢, Paterson printing, dark blue (Scott 2b), two singles, one ...mehr
1861, 10¢, Paterson printing, dark blue (Scott 2b), two singles, one with large margins all around, other full margins on three sides and cut along bottom frameline, tied by two strikes of "Augusta GA ??? 3" circular datestamp on orange cover to "Mrs. Maria Valentine, Care M.T. Valentine), Richmond VA", Very Fine, with Jack E. Molesworth description on reverse noting that a CSA certificate exists calling it dark blue. Jack and the 3 PSE experts disagree, and it was sold as an indigo shade at a well known NYC auction house in 1997 (lot 3562) and again in 1999 (lot 1843) by Ivy & Mader, where acquired by the consignor. Lot numbers noted on the back of the cover, with 1994 P.S.E. certificate as indigo signed by experts Richard Frajola, Calvet Hahn and Randy Shoemaker. Offered as a dark blue because the CSA stands behind its prior opinion.
We suspect Mrs. Maria Valentine was a member of the Valentine family, headed by Mann S. Valentine II, who made his fortune with Valentine's meat juice, a 19th Century health tonic of iron made from boiled down bovine blood and meat and juices.
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Athens Ga., 5c Purple (5X1). Horizontal pair, left stamp Type I, ...mehr
Athens Ga., 5c Purple (5X1). Horizontal pair, left stamp Type I, right stamp Type II, huge margins to just in at lower right, cancelled by light strikes of grid, "Athens Ga. Oct. 25 Paid" (1861) circular datestamp on cover to Yorktown Va., few faint toned spots, slightly reduced at right and small mended nick in cover at right VERY FINE APPEARING DOUBLE-RATE FRANKING WITH THE ATHENS PROVISIONAL. THIS TYPE I-II COMBINATION REFLECTS THE TWO-SUBJECT WOODCUT ENGRAVING. The Crown census at the Civil War Philatelic Society website records fewer than 20 pairs of the Athens 5c Purple provisional on cover. CWPS census no. ATH-GA-A03-057. Ex "Beverly Hills" and Felton. With 1980 C.S.A. certificate. SCV $7,000.
Autaugaville Ala., 5c Black entire (10XU1). Sharp strike of the brass ...mehr
Autaugaville Ala., 5c Black entire (10XU1). Sharp strike of the brass provisional handstamp showing the postmaster's name "A. W. McNEEL PM" and "PAID/5" in a field of stars, clear "Autaugaville Ala. Nov. 28" (1861) circular datestamp on greenish cover to Elder H. Talbin in Marion Ala., very slightly reduced at right VERY FINE. ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED COMPLETE COVERS BEARING THE AUTAUGAVILLE POSTMASTER'S DISTINCTIVE BRASS-DIE PROVISIONAL. Autaugaville, situated on the Alabama River about 25 miles west of Montgomery, had a Civil War population of less than 1,500. Its postmaster, Albert William McNeel, seized all U.S. Post Office Dept. property and turned it over to the Confederacy. Postmaster McNeel used two different handstamped markings to make provisional envelopes. The earlier type is Scott 10XU2, of which one example is recorded, dated Oct. 8, 1861 (ex Walcott, Caspary, Lilly, Dr. Agre, and most recently Sale 1289, lot 745). The brass handstamp seems to have followed. The brass engraving is similar in design to the Athens adhesive provisional. The postmaster's son is on record saying that his father used printer's ink on the hand-held die and gently tapped the device onto each envelope. It is noteworthy that the Kilbourne, Hill and Haas Confederate postmasters' provisionals collections were missing the Autaugaville. Our census and CWPS record the same three covers and a half-cover: AUT-AL-E01-005: Nov. 21, 1861, to Willis Todd, Benton Ala., ex Worthington, Hessel AUT-AL-E01-002: Nov. 27, 1861, to J. Hodges Golsan, Montgomery Ala., ex Dr. Graves, Green and Gross AUT-AL-E01-001: Nov. 28, 1861, to Elder H. Talbin, Marion Ala., ex Emerson, Caspary, Weatherly and Dr. Brandon, the cover offered here AUT-AL-E01-004: Jan. 10, 1862, approximately one-half of cover, ex Walcott, Lilly. CWPS census no. AUT-AL-E01-001. Ex Emerson, Caspary, Weatherly and Dr. Brandon. Raymond H. Weill backstamp. With 1967 and 2014 P.F. certificates. SCV $20,000.
Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, Maltese Cross Border (11X2). ...mehr
Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine, Maltese Cross Border (11X2). Calhoun Position 5, full even margins all round, bright colors, tied by lightly struck “Baton Rouge La. (Oct.?) 1861” circular datestamp on cover to Martin Canfield, Mount Lebanon La., with blue printed return card of George A. Pike, vertical fold at center away from stamp and practically invisible on the face of the cover EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF SIX RECORDED BATON ROUGE PROVISIONAL COVERS WITH THE PRINTED RETURN CARD OF GEORGE A. PIKE. George A. Pike was the publisher of the local Baton Rouge newspaper Daily Gazette and Comet. He was also a job printer and is believed to have printed the Baton Rouge provisionals. A biography of Pike is available at the Library of Congress “Chronicling America” website (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88083120) “In December 1856, George A. Pike’s Morning Comet and George C. McWhorter’s Baton Rouge Daily Gazette were consolidated to form the Daily Gazette and Comet, which Pike edited with Rev. William H. Crenshaw. The brother of prominent Baton Rouge landowner and businessman William S. Pike, George Pike had been an outspoken member of the anti-Catholic, nativist Know-Nothing Party, which he promoted as editor of the Morning Comet and its predecessor the Daily Comet. By 1856 the party had split over the issue of slavery, whereupon Pike, now editor of the Daily Gazette and Comet, shifted his focus to the growing sectional crisis between North and South. “Pike opposed southern secession and called for compromise on the issue of slavery. In the presidential election of 1860, he supported Constitutional Union Party candidate John Bell of Tennessee and his running mate Edward Everett of Massachusetts. However, he also spoke favorably of pro-Union Democrat Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois. Louisiana secessionists whom Pike criticized included Senator John Slidell and Governor Thomas Overton Moore. In the months leading up to the election, the Daily Gazette and Comet reported on the activities of Unionists in and around Baton Rouge and on meetings of Bell and Douglas clubs. (The city ultimately cast the majority of its votes for Bell.) After the election, the paper reported local and regional responses to Lincoln’s victory. Pike himself disagreed with Republican ideology in regard to slavery but considered Lincoln to have been fairly elected and encouraged southerners to adopt a "wait and see" attitude. “Published Tuesday through Saturday in four pages, the Daily Gazette and Comet consisted primarily of advertisements and thus helps document Baton Rouge’s commercial life on the eve of the Civil War. Although the city’s population was then only about 5,500, it was one of the most important shipping centers on the lower Mississippi River and had served as Louisiana’s capital for eleven years. In addition to business news, Pike reported on sessions of the state legislature. Also of interest is news related to other local institutions, including the Louisiana Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind and the newly founded Louisiana Historical Society, which Pike served as secretary. “Publication of the Daily Gazette and Comet was suspended for about two months during the Civil War and appears to have ceased entirely by war’s end in favor of a weekly edition with which it had been published concurrently since 1856.” Our census and the CWPS record the same five covers with the Pike printed return card: BAT-LA-A02 nos. 013, 058 (offered here), 002, 028; and the "McCcrmick" error (11X2a, A02a), 065. CWPS census no. BAT-LA-A02-058. Illustrated in Crown book (page 44). Ex Caspary, Dr. Graves, "D.K." collection and Sharrer. With 2012 P.F. certificate.
10c Greenish Blue, Die A (11c). Three full to ample margins, in at ...mehr
10c Greenish Blue, Die A (11c). Three full to ample margins, in at top, tied by boldly struck "Dorn's Gold Mines S.C. 16 Nov. 1863" circular datestamp on oatmeal cover to Carrollton Ga., cover with light wrinkling VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND BEAUTIFULLY STRUCK DORN'S GOLD MINES CIRCULAR DATESTAMP ON COVER. ONLY ONE OTHER IS KNOWN. Dorn's Gold Mines is located near McCormick in McCormick County, South Carolina. The mine was struck in 1852 by William Dorn, who excavated nearly one million dollars in gold before the vein was exhausted in the late 1850s. Dorn used slaves to excavate the dirt and employed several different types of mills to process the gold. Dorn became a wealthy man, but lost much of his fortune after the Civil War. The mine was later owned by Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor of the reaper, for whom the town of McCormick is named (source: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, www.nationalregister.sc.gov/mccormick/S10817733009/index.htm). This is one of two known examples of this rare Dorn's Gold Mines town marking. The other bears a pair of 5c London Prints (offered in Sale 834, lot 1226). Ex Kilbourne. With 1986 and 2018 P.F. certificates.
20c Green, Diagonal Half Used as 10c (13d). Two covers bearing ...mehr
20c Green, Diagonal Half Used as 10c (13d). Two covers bearing diagonal halves from the same stamp, one is top right half tied by "Charleston S.C. Jul. ?" double-circle datestamp on oatmeal cover to Manchester S.C., second is bottom left half tied by "Charleston S.C. Aug. 22" circular datestamp on cover with same handwriting to same recipient in Manchester S.C., both stamps with large margins on the other sides EXTREMELY FINE. AN INCREDIBLE PAIR OF COVERS BEARING DIAGONAL BISECTS FROM THE SAME STAMP, USED FROM CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. We offered another cover from the McCrady correspondence, with the same handwriting and a 20c bisect, an 1864 use from the Wishnietsky collection (Sale 1064, lot 350). We have also offered wallpaper covers from this correspondence. Apparently, the correct denomination stamps as well as paper were scarce for this family, as they were for many Southern families during the Civil War. With 2017 P.F. certificates specifically referencing the certificate number from the other cover and stating the bisects come from the same stamp.
Spartanburg S.C., 5c Black (78X1). Vertical pair, cut to "8" shape ...mehr
Spartanburg S.C., 5c Black (78X1). Vertical pair, cut to "8" shape with large margins virtually all around, touched at bottom, tied by one of three "Paid" handstamp strikes, matching "Paid" and "10" in circle handstamp, "Spartanburg S.C." 1861 double-circle datestamp on buff cover to "Corpl. Edwd. J. Dean, 'Spartan Rifles', 5th Palmetto Regt. So. Car. Vol., Coln. M. Jenkins, Commander, Tudor Hall P.O., Virginia, Care Capt. Jos. Walker, 'Spartan Rifles'", the pair is superb except for a lightly scuffed spot at center right (which seems to have been there prior to handstamping), very light cover horizontal crease barely affects pair, the cover is fresh and attractive, backflap removed and a bit rough at top, light vertical fold at left AN IMPORTANT AND VERY FINE COVER, BEARING THE ONLY RECORDED PAIR OF SPARTANBURG PROVISIONAL STAMPS—APPROXIMATELY 20 EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN ON OR OFF COVER. John A. Lee was a prominent merchant who served as postmaster of Spartanburg from 1850 through the end of the war. Residents of Spartanburg remembered him as the "Wartime Postmaster" (John B. O. Landrum, History of Spartanburg County, available at Google Books). Postmaster Lee created his provisional stamps by applying the "5" numeral rate marking inside the "Spartanburg S.C." double-circle datestamp on a sheet of paper. The stamps are known cut square and cut to shape. As one might imagine, the stamps come on a variety of papers. Two types of "5" markings were used, and one example is known with the denomination omitted. Most of the paper and numeral varieties are listed separately in the the C.S.A. and Scott catalogues. Spartanburg S.C. takes its name from the "Spartan Rifles," a group of militia soldiers during the Revolutionary War. The name was adopted by Confederate soldiers from Spartanburg during the Civil War. Corporal Edward J. Dean and the Dean correspondence were the subjects of an article by the late Daniel M. Gilbert, published in the Confederate Philatelist. Joseph Walker was enrolled as captain of the Spartan Rifles on April 13, 1861. Micah Jenkins, a resident of Yorkville, South Carolina, was mustered into service as colonel of the 5th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment in June 1861. He was elected colonel of the Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, on April 13, 1862, and promoted to brigadier general in July 1862. This pair on cover—the only recorded pair—is illustrated in the Crown book on page 328. Accompanied by 1899 letter to N. P. Strauss of Henderson, N.C., the original purchaser, identifying the Dean family as the original source. CWPS census no. SPA-SC-A02a-017. Ex Schenck, Everett and "D.K." collection. With 2002 P.F. certificate. SCV $20,000 for pair on cover.
Spartanburg S.C., 5c Black (78X1). Provisional with light blue ruled ...mehr
Spartanburg S.C., 5c Black (78X1). Provisional with light blue ruled lines, cut to shape with outer rim of design visible all around, tied by "PAID" straightline handstamp, neat "Spartanburg S.C. Jul. 12, 1861" double-circle datestamp on buff cover to "Corpl. Edward J. Dean, 'Spartan Rifles', 5th Palmetto Regt. South Carolina Volunteers, Col. M. Jenkins, Commander, Tudor Hall P.O., Near Manassas Junction Virginia", sender's directive at bottom "Care Capt. Jos. Walker 'Spartan Rifles'", additional strikes of "PAID" and "5" in circle handstamps at upper left, stamp with light vertical crease, tiny tears at top of cover and small portion of top flap missing EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE APPROXIMATELY 20 KNOWN COVERS BEARING THE SPARTANBURG POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL—THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE RECORDED IN THE CROWN CENSUS WITH THE ADDITIONAL "PAID" AND "5" IN CIRCLE HANDSTAMPS. Spartanburg S.C. takes its name from the "Spartan Rifles," a group of militia soldiers during the Revolutionary War. The name was adopted by Confederate soldiers from Spartanburg during the Civil War. John A. Lee was a prominent merchant who served as postmaster of Spartanburg from 1850 through the end of the war. Residents of Spartanburg remembered him as the "Wartime Postmaster" (John B. O. Landrum, History of Spartanburg County, available at Google Books). Postmaster Lee created his provisional stamps by applying the "5" numeral rate marking inside the "Spartanburg S.C." double-circle datestamp on a sheet of paper. The stamps are known cut square and cut to shape. As one might imagine, the stamps come on a variety of papers. Two types of "5" markings were used, and one example is known with the denomination omitted. Most of the paper and numeral varieties are listed separately in the C.S.A. and Scott catalogues. Corporal Edward J. Dean and the Dean correspondence were the subjects of an article by the late Daniel M. Gilbert, published in the Confederate Philatelist. Joseph Walker was enrolled as captain of the Spartan Rifles on April 13, 1861. Micah Jenkins, a resident of Yorkville, South Carolina, was mustered into service as colonel of the 5th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment in June 1861. He was elected colonel of the Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, on April 13, 1862, and promoted to brigadier general in July 1862. CWPS census no. SPA-SC-A02x-009 (the only one with the "Paid" and "5" in circle). Ex Wickersham and Walker. With 2007 C.S.A. and 2022 P.F. certificates. SCV $9,000.
Spartanburg S.C., 5c Black (78X1). Cut to shape, margins clear or ...mehr
Spartanburg S.C., 5c Black (78X1). Cut to shape, margins clear or just touching outer circle, tied by "PAID" straightline with "Spartanburg S.C." double-circle datestamp and manuscript "June 22" (1861) date on buff cover to Rev. A. Nettles, Summerville S.C. EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE APPROXIMATELY 20 KNOWN COVERS BEARING THE SPARTANBURG POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. Spartanburg S.C. takes its name from the "Spartan Rifles," a group of militia soldiers during the Revolutionary War. The name was adopted by Confederate soldiers from Spartanburg during the Civil War. John A. Lee was a prominent merchant who served as postmaster of Spartanburg from 1850 through the end of the war. Residents of Spartanburg remembered him as the "Wartime Postmaster" (John B. O. Landrum, History of Spartanburg County, available at Google Books). Postmaster Lee created his provisional stamps by applying the "5" numeral rate marking inside the "Spartanburg S.C." double-circle datestamp on a sheet of paper. The stamps are known cut square and cut to shape. As one might imagine, the stamps come on a variety of papers. Two types of "5" markings were used, and one example is known with the denomination omitted. Most of the paper and numeral varieties are listed separately in the C.S.A. and Scott catalogues. CWPS census no. SPA-GA-A02-003. Ex Ferrary, Hind, Hall and Gross. SCV $9,000.
1863 (Oct. 12) Confederate States of America, Treasury Department ...mehr
1863 (Oct. 12) Confederate States of America, Treasury Department Semi-Official Imprint (C.S.A. Catalog TD-02), franked with #12 tied by "Richmond VA Oct. 13" circular datestamp with "Oct." inverted, addressed to "Rev. James P. Boyce, Greenville S.C." and docketed by Boyce as being sent by "C.G. Memminger Oct. 12, 1863", cover with "De La Rue & Co. London" embossed at top of left backflap, Extremely Fine, this is a very nice cover between two important South Carolinians during the war.
C.S.A. Catalog $350.
The James Petigru Boyce (1827-1888) correspondence is known and he docketed many of his covers at the left regarding the sender. Boyce was a chaplain for a Confederate regiment of volunteers from Greenville, a Representative to the S.C. Legislature, and aide-de-camp to the governor of South Carolina. Boyce was founder and first president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Christoph Gustavus Memminger (1803-1888) was born in Germany. He was a month old when his father died, and his mother immigrated to South Carolina. Sadly, she died of yellow fever when he was 4, and he was placed in the Charleston Orphan House, where, at the age of 11, was adopted by future governor Thomas Bennett. When South Carolina seceded, Memminger wrote the South Carolina Declaration of Secession, was selected as a South Carolina delegate to the Confederate States Provisional Congress, and chaired the committee which drafted the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States. When Jefferson Davis formed his first cabinet, Memminger was appointed Secretary of the Treasury on February 21, 1861. It was a difficult task in view of the Confederacy's financial challenges. He attempted to finance the government initially by bonds and tariffs, and the confiscation of gold from the United States Mint in New Orleans. Still, he soon found himself forced to extreme measures such as income taxes and fiat currency. With inflation spiraling out of control, he resigned in June 1864. He appears on the Confederate $5 bill.
c.1864, Brown and blue on white wallpaper cover, hand carried to ...mehr
c.1864, Brown and blue on white wallpaper cover, hand carried to Huntsville Tex. from soldier in Co. K, "Browns Regt. T.M.V." (Texas Mounted Volunteers), with "War letter from Bro Bowles", edge faults, Fine, a wallpaper cover from a soldier is very rare, especially a Texas soldier.
The regiment was organized in October 1863.
Balance of Stamped Covers, 25 covers comprising #1 (3, one with two ...mehr
Balance of Stamped Covers, 25 covers comprising #1 (3, one with two singles), 2, 4, 6/7 (8, two with singles, one with three pairs), and 11/12 (12); nice variety but condition a mixed, especially on the better items. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs.
"Capt John Brown in Prison", Charlestown Jail, Charlestown Va. Clear ...mehr
"Capt John Brown in Prison", Charlestown Jail, Charlestown Va. Clear address to John Brown with "John Gage Illinois" docketing at left of 3c Red on Buff Nesbitt entire (U10), "Waukegan Ill. Nov. 14" (1859) circular datestamp over indicia, part of backflap removed which necessitated a small mend at top right with sliver of the paper replaced, slight wrinkling FINE APPEARING COVER TO JOHN BROWN AT CHARLESTOWN JAIL—ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH "IN PRISON" AS PART OF THE ADDRESS. John Brown was the famous militant abolitionist whose raid on Harper's Ferry and attempted slave insurrection helped push the nation closer to the Civil War. Only approximately one-half dozen covers to Brown in prison are recorded. This reached the jail before his hanging on Dec. 2, 1859. Accompanied by biographical information on John Gage and family.
Matamoros, Mexico to Brownsville, Texas, Trans-Rio Grande. Folded ...mehr
Matamoros, Mexico to Brownsville, Texas, Trans-Rio Grande. Folded cover to Sr. D. José San Román, Brownsville Tex., with bold fancy double-oval handstamp "ADMINISTRATION/DEL CARRO (railroad)/DE CORREOS" and "FRANCO" straightline, manuscript "Enero 19” at bottom (January 19), Very Fine cover originating in Matamoros, Mexico and carried across the Rio Grande, Jose San Roman was a prosperous merchant and blockade runner, as well as a banker and broker in the contraband cotton trade of the Civil War, several covers from his correspondence are addressed to Brownsville and a few are addressed to Matamoras, in either case the ultimate destination was Texas
Pine Bluff Ark. Jul. 29, 1862. Double-circle datestamp with "10" and ...mehr
Pine Bluff Ark. Jul. 29, 1862. Double-circle datestamp with "10" and "Due" handstamps on folded cover to Colonel Peter P. Pitchlynn at Eagletown, Choctaw Nation, from Lt. J. L. Morgan of Arnold's Battalion, Chavers Camp, no contents, piece missing from back VERY FINE AND RARE CONFEDERATE MILITARY COVER TO CHOCTAW NATION, INDIAN TERRITORY. Colonel Peter P. Pitchlynn was the Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation and a prominent representative of the Five Civilized Tribes located in Indian Territory. When the Civil War broke out, Col. Pitchlynn was in Washington D.C. attending a meeting with President Lincoln. Although pro-Union, Col. Pitchlynn honored the wishes of his people to join the Confederate cause. He commanded the Choctaw forces with headquarters at Fort Towson in Doakesville. Col. Pitchlynn and his contemporary, Stand Watie—the only American Indian to attain the rank of General in the Confederate Army—are reported to have been the last Confederates to surrender to Federal forces, on June 23, 1865. (Reference: reprint of Judge Harry J. Lemley Confederate Philatelist articles, John W. Kaufmann sale, Oct. 22, 1977). Ex Dr. Brandon.
(Choctaw Nation) Fort Washita Ark. Apr. 17. Boldly struck circular ...mehr
(Choctaw Nation) Fort Washita Ark. Apr. 17. Boldly struck circular datestamp and manuscript "Pd 10c" on embossed cover to Sterling Tex., trivial waterstains and minor edgewear VERY FINE STRIKE OF THIS EXCEEDINGLY RARE FORT WASHITA DATESTAMP—REPORTED TO BE THE ONLY KNOWN CONFEDERATE HANDSTAMP FROM INDIAN TERRITORY. According to Wikipedia: "The Five Civilized Tribes of the Indian Territory sided with the Confederacy and Federal forces under Colonel William Emory abandoned Fort Washita on April 16, 1861. The fort was quickly seized by Confederate forces from Texas and the Indian Territory. While it saw no action during the Civil War Fort Washita was an important Confederate supply depot. General Albert Pike served as commander of Fort Washita for a short time before establishing Fort McCulloch a few miles to the east. For most of the war Fort Washita was the headquarters of Brigadier General Douglas Cooper. General Stand Watie also served as commander during the Confederate occupation of the fort. Near the end of the war in August of 1865 Confederate forces burned the existing buildings and abandoned the post." Ex McCarren, Walske and Haub ("Erivan"). 1974 C.S.A. certificate no longer accompanies.
c.1862, 11-Star Flag and Verse Patriotic cover (C.S.A. Catalog ...mehr
c.1862, 11-Star Flag and Verse Patriotic cover (C.S.A. Catalog F11-16, Verse 45), and tassels with "To arms, to arms, quick, be ready" verse (F11-16, Verse 45) with 5¢ green (1) & 5¢ blue (4), former 3 large margins and into at right, latter faulty, addressed to Independence Texas, slightly reduced at right, Fine appearing combination of the two Jefferson Davis lithograph issues
1862 (Aug. 3), 11-Star Flag and Verse Patriotic Adversity cover ...mehr
1862 (Aug. 3), 11-Star Flag and Verse Patriotic Adversity cover (C.S.A. Catalog F11-16, Verse 17), and tassles with "Hurrah for the Stars and the Bars of Secsssion!" verse, franked with #4 stone 2 (left stamp; full to large margins all around with trace of adjacent stamp at bottom) and #4 stone 3 (right; three ample margins to just into at right) canceled by "Richmond VA Aug. 3, 1862" circular datestamp on reverse, addressed to Cobham (Railroad) Depot, with the cover made from a portion of a blank commercial shipping form (possibly railroad), exploded for display, Fine to Very Fine. This is the first time we have seen a Confederate patriotic adversity cover with the added bonus of being addressed to a railroad depot
c.1863 (Oct. 5), white on cream textured wallpaper cover, franked ...mehr
c.1863 (Oct. 5), white on cream textured wallpaper cover, franked with #12d with four margins and tied by "Greensborough Ala. Oct. 5" circular datestamp, addressed on white wallpaper cover to "F.B. Satterthwaite, Esq., Wilson N. Carolina,", bottom flap folded over to front for display, left flap reattached, still Very Fine, see the wallpaper interior online.
The recipient, Fenner Bryan Satterthwaite (1813-1875), studied law while in debtor's prison and later rose to immense legal and political success. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Beaufort Co. in 1836 and from Pitt Co. in 1848. He was one of the defense lawyers at the murder trial of the Rev. George W. Carawan of Hyde County, who was convicted of murder in November 1853, then immediately shot the prosecuting attorney who survived because the bullet hit a locket near his heart, then killed himself. Read about this on murderpedia.org. Yes, murderpedia.org; it is real.
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA LEE, Robert Edward (1807-1870), ...mehr
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA LEE, Robert Edward (1807-1870), commander of the Confederate armies in the American Civil War, ALS dated 3 Aug. 1861 "Hd. Qrs. Huntersville" to Gen. S. Cooper in Richmond, mentioning generals Loring, Floyd and Wise, regarding their movements, signed "R. E. Lee, Gen. Commanding", endorsed "forward letters from Genls Wise & Floyd relative to their movements to the advance of the enemy", also "received Aug.7" in red, fine and scarce war-date Lee ALS
Confederacy (Spartanburg, S.C.). Bold "Paid" straight line and "10" ...mehr
Confederacy (Spartanburg, S.C.). Bold "Paid" straight line and "10" in circle on 1861 cover addressed to "Corpl Edward J. Dean, Spartan Rifles, 5th Palmetto Regt. S.C. Volunteers, Col. M. Jenkins Commander, Tudor Hall P.O. near Manassas Junction, Virginia", additional endorsement "Care Capt, Jos Walker Spartan Rifles" at bottom left, Interesting note on the inside flap, "I have a long letter written, but send you this instead. I think it will be 10 cts to you...Yesterday the 4th was a singularly cold gloomy day. We fear it was a day of battle, on which the sun veiled its face.", Extremely Fine. Estimate; $300 - 400. A large part of the Dean correspondence is franked with the famous Spartanburg Postmasters' Provisional adhesive. Is this a Postmasters' Provisional or a clerk who forgot to add the postmark?Spartanburg, South Carolina, derives its name from the "Spartan Rifles", a militia group that served during the Revolutionary War. This name was later adopted by Confederate soldiers from Spartanburg during the Civil War.Joseph Walker was appointed captain of the Spartan Rifles on April 13, 1861. Micah Jenkins, from Yorkville, South Carolina, was mustered into service as colonel of the 5th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment in June 1861
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2b
We suspect Mrs. Maria Valentine was a member of the Valentine family, headed by Mann S. Valentine II, who made his fortune with Valentine's meat juice, a 19th Century health tonic of iron made from boiled down bovine blood and meat and juices.
250.00 USD
(ca. 212 EUR)
17.03.2026 08:00 EDT
(ca. 212 EUR)
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SC
5X1
1000.00 USD
(ca. 847 EUR)
26.03.2026 11:30 EDT
(ca. 847 EUR)
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SC
10XU1
7500.00 USD
(ca. 6355 EUR)
26.03.2026 11:30 EDT
(ca. 6355 EUR)
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SC
11X2
7500.00 USD
(ca. 6355 EUR)
26.03.2026 11:30 EDT
(ca. 6355 EUR)
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SC
11c
3000.00 USD
(ca. 2542 EUR)
26.03.2026 11:30 EDT
(ca. 2542 EUR)
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SC
13d
5000.00 USD
(ca. 4237 EUR)
26.03.2026 11:30 EDT
(ca. 4237 EUR)
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SC
78X1
15000.00 USD
(ca. 12710 EUR)
26.03.2026 11:30 EDT
(ca. 12710 EUR)
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SC
78X1
5000.00 USD
(ca. 4237 EUR)
26.03.2026 11:30 EDT
(ca. 4237 EUR)
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SC
78X1
5000.00 USD
(ca. 4237 EUR)
26.03.2026 11:30 EDT
(ca. 4237 EUR)
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The James Petigru Boyce (1827-1888) correspondence is known and he docketed many of his covers at the left regarding the sender. Boyce was a chaplain for a Confederate regiment of volunteers from Greenville, a Representative to the S.C. Legislature, and aide-de-camp to the governor of South Carolina. Boyce was founder and first president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Christoph Gustavus Memminger (1803-1888) was born in Germany. He was a month old when his father died, and his mother immigrated to South Carolina. Sadly, she died of yellow fever when he was 4, and he was placed in the Charleston Orphan House, where, at the age of 11, was adopted by future governor Thomas Bennett. When South Carolina seceded, Memminger wrote the South Carolina Declaration of Secession, was selected as a South Carolina delegate to the Confederate States Provisional Congress, and chaired the committee which drafted the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States. When Jefferson Davis formed his first cabinet, Memminger was appointed Secretary of the Treasury on February 21, 1861. It was a difficult task in view of the Confederacy's financial challenges. He attempted to finance the government initially by bonds and tariffs, and the confiscation of gold from the United States Mint in New Orleans. Still, he soon found himself forced to extreme measures such as income taxes and fiat currency. With inflation spiraling out of control, he resigned in June 1864. He appears on the Confederate $5 bill.
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The regiment was organized in October 1863.
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The recipient, Fenner Bryan Satterthwaite (1813-1875), studied law while in debtor's prison and later rose to immense legal and political success. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Beaufort Co. in 1836 and from Pitt Co. in 1848. He was one of the defense lawyers at the murder trial of the Rev. George W. Carawan of Hyde County, who was convicted of murder in November 1853, then immediately shot the prosecuting attorney who survived because the bullet hit a locket near his heart, then killed himself. Read about this on murderpedia.org. Yes, murderpedia.org; it is real.
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