Sale 116: The Civil War Sale

Lot 4394    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, bottom margin plate "No. 1" block of 12 with Archer imprint, full o.g., full margins and bold color, light crease affecting second vertical pair and small repaired hole in margin, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 11    $600.

Realized: $240

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Lot 4395 o   

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, horizontal strip of 4, neat Jackson, Miss. town cancels, ample to huge margins, strong bright color, left stamp with small thin at top, otherwise Very Fine, a very attractive strip of four and most likely used to pay the Trans-Mississippi express rate.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $475

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Lot 4396    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, large margins, light crease & minor gum staining, tied on cover to Augusta, Ga. by tied by "Mobile, Ala, May 29" (1864) double circle postmark, reverse with manuscript endorsement "Forwarded by the Louisiana Committee at Mobile" on backflap (small hinge affixed at left), Very Fine and rare; signed MacBride.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF A COVER CARRIED FROM NEW ORLEANS TO MOBILE BY THE LOUISIANA RELIEF COMMITTEE.

This cover was smuggled out of Union Occupied New Orleans with the postage paid by the committee and applied at Mobile. From the well known "Reynes" correspondence which was examined by Col. Jules Denis, CSA Provost Marshal at Mobile.

On May 31, 1863, the Louisiana Relief Committee came into existence, established by expatriate New Orleans residents residing in Mobile, Alabama. The committee aimed to ease the hardships faced by impoverished citizens who continued to live in U.S.-occupied New Orleans. Their efforts included organizing shipments of essential supplies, such as food and clothing to New Orleans. Additionally, they assisted citizens in relocating from New Orleans to the Confederate States.

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Lot 4397    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, horizontal strip of three and single, single and strip in different shades, small flaws, manuscript canceled and tied by light blue Petersburg, Va. cds's on cover to Capt. F. P. Leavenworth in Shreveport, La. with manuscript "Via Meridian" endorsement at bottom left, with colorless embossed "Collegiate Seminary for Young Ladies, Petersburg, Virginia, Rev. A.J. Leavenworth, Principal" corner card (Dietz Type I) at top left, F.-V.F., a rare Trans-Mississippi express cover usage on a advertising cover.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

This Trans-Mississippi Express Mail cover surfaced in 2006 and is one of two known express covers with a college imprint. The envelope was addressed to Captain F. P. Leavenworth (Frederick Peabody Leavenworth) and was sent by Reverend Abner Johnson Leavenworth, father of Captain Leavenworth and Principal of the Collegiate Seminary for Young Ladies.

Frederick Peabody Leavenworth was commissioned as a Captain in early 1862, and served as Ordnance Officer under General E. Kirby Smith in the Trans-Mississippi Department. Captain Leavenworth survived the war and died in 1920.

Realized: $850

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Lot 4398    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, four margins, tied by large grid and "Richmond, Va. Sep. 28" cds on small cover to Athens, Ga., manuscript endorsement at top left "E.D. Newton, Surg. P.A.C.S" (Provisional Army Confederate States) cover with light edge wear and flap torn, only three of the six recorded covers with this very rare grid are known to be tied to the stamp.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $500 - 750.

See illustration page 103 Powell's Book "Confederate Postal Markings of Richmond." .

Realized: $575

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Lot 4399    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, large margins, tied by "Culpepper C.H., Va., Oct 23" cds on blue and light blue patterned wallpaper cover to Petersburg, Va., 1863 docketing, Very Fine.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $450

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Lot 4400    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, clear to large margins, small tear at left, tied by red Lynchburg, Va. cds on cover to Wytheville, Va., with gray allover illustrated W.H. Hall, Coach and Carriage Manufactory, Lynchburg, Va. shaded ad showing Various Buggies and Carriages in Scroll; some cover soiling and small cover tear at bottom left, F.-V.F., a wonderful illustrated ad design.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $675

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Lot 4401    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, fine single tied by partial Richmond, Va. cds on allover gray shaded James Woodhouse & Co., Dealers in Books, Stationery, Piano-Fortes and Music, Richmond, Va. ad cover to Petersburg, Va.; faint horizontal cover fold, a lovely and rare illustrated design, with only five recorded in Baum ad census, ex-Dr. D.C. Warren.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $400

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Lot 4402    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, clear to mostly large margins, tied by Raleigh, N.C. cds on turn cover to Thomasville, N.C., with blue oval ornamental bordered The Illustrated Mercury, Great Southern Literary Weekly, Raleigh, N.C. ad corner card, inside posted from Charlotte to the Mercury's proprietor (stamp missing), Very Fine, ex-Judd.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

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Lot 4403    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue, margins mostly huge to just touching at bottom, tied by "Orangeburg, S.C." cds on cover to Adams Run, S.C., with blue illustrated oval Harpin Riggs, Manufacturers & Repairers of Carriages, Wagins, Ploughs &c., Orangeburgh, S.C. cameo corner card showing Carriage, Wagon, Buggie, Horse and Farrier; cover with allover aging, Fine, still a very rare illustrated ad design.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $475

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