Sale 116: The Civil War Sale

Lot 4143    

Confederacy, "Home Sweet Home" Adversity Cover, made from cover sheet from this popular song, manuscript "Plantersville, Va. 4 Nov./62" town cancel with "Pd 10" rate on cover to Richmond, Va. additional manuscript "Co A, 46th Reg. Va. Vol., Wise Brigade", typical small flaws, usually associated with these delicate home made covers, Fine and handsome eye-appeal, scarce usage from a very small town.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $190

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Lot 4144    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, horizontal pair, clear to large margins, tied by "Houston, Tex., Apr 30" cds on adversity cover made from Head Quarter's District of Texas, New Mexico & Arizona Broadside notice regarding Port of Sabine Pass blockade, to Liberty, Tex.; cover with small mended hole at lower right, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $300

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Lot 4145    

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, vertical pair, small flaws, manuscript cancel on adversity cover to Woodburg, Ga. made from botanical diagram book plate page, with manuscript "Cusseta, Ga., Jany 23" postmark, Very Fine for this, an extremely rare Georgia postmark that is unlisted in the C.S.A. catalog.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $180

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Lot 4146    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, ample to large margins, manuscript canceled with matching "Pineville, S.C., Sep 3" postmark on adversity cover with pen and pencil hand drawn World Globe; light cover staining, Very Fine.
Scott No. 12    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $270

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Lot 4147    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, large margins, tied by violet "Pendleton, S.C., Nov 6" cds on adversity cover made from Land Office form, addressed to Edgefield C.H., S.C., Very Fine.
Scott No. 12    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $210

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Lot 4148    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ milky blue, ample to large margins, tied by "Charleston, S.C., Aug 10, 1863" cds on adversity cover made from an illustrated "Adam's Express Company, Great Southern Express, Raleigh, N.C." way bill form showing locomotive and steamboat designs, to Wm. Rowgee in Salisbury, N.C., Very Fine.
Scott No. 12a    Estimate $400 - 600.

The addressee, William Rowgee was promoted to Navy officer in November 1864 and captured at Fort Fisher, N.C. in February of 1865.

Realized: $550

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Lot 4149    

Confederacy, New York & New Orleans Telegraph, Direct Line, oval embossed corner card on cover with "Paid" and "5" rate handstamps, with original Southern Telegraph Company telegram enclosure datelined "Selma (Ala.) Augt 10, 1861" by telegraph from "Navy Yard", Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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