Lot 1712
1862 (Jul. 16) Senate Report of Civil War Claims, four-page published report of the Civil War claims presented to the War Department, the basis is Executive Document No. 69 of the 37th Congress with July 16, 1862 letter report from Secretary of War Edwin Stanton with the office of Quartermaster Gen. Meigs tallying the info, the report lists 159 claims to date received by the War Dept., this gives the student a sampling of the variety of claims and sources, Very Fine.Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
1713 
1864 (c.) Civil War Covers, two covers, 1864 (May 21) from "U.S.S. Acadia, Off Charleston S.C." to Brooklyn N.Y. bearing #65 tied by "U.S. Ship", matching "Phila Pa. May 21, 1864" duplex adjacent, Acadia was part of the Atlantic blockade, and 1864 (c.) cover incoming with #32 tied by "N. York Steamship" circular postmark to care of Major G.D. Ramsay, U.S. Arsenal at Washington D.C.; each faulty, Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $130
Lot
1714
(Banks' Division) Official Business, Head Quarters Remainder Banks' Expedition, New York, preprinted corner card on yellow cover bearing 1¢ blue (63) strip of three, affected from edge placement, tied by two strikes of New York duplexes with circle of Vs (Skinner-Eno SD-C 2) fancy cancel to Monterey Mass.; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
This cover is related to Gen. Banks' Red River Campaigns of 1863 and 1864, but we have not seen another example of this headquarters and have been unable to find additional information.
Lot
1715
Chattanooga, Tenn, January 1864, blue box Union Occupation postmark tying 1861, 3¢ rose (65) on cover to Illinois, a Very Fine strike. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $140
Lot
1716
(Demonitized Usage) 1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, tied by partial "Washington D.C. Mar 13 1863" double-circle datestamp, with additional strike at left, on light buff cover to Plymouth Mich., stamp was demonetized and "Due 3" handstamp struck as a result, original letter datelined "In Camp, March 11th"; reduced slightly at left, F.-V.F. Scott No. 26 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $525
Lot
1717
Grand Army Fair Tickets, two different issued to Joe Hooker Post; 1883 multicolored season ticket and black on orange single admission ticket; some soiling, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
1718
Great Central Fair For The Sanitary Fair Commission, black illustrated imprint showing battlefield scene on local drop rate cover bearing 2¢ black (73), bold color, bottom s.e., tied by "Philada. Pa., Apr 1" cds, Very Fine. Scott No. 73 Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot
1719
"Housatonic Whaleboat Awning, J.E.B., N.Y.C., March. 1862", stenciled canvas awning, accompanied by note "Taken from the awning of a Housatonic Whale-boat captured at the naval assault on Fort Sumter" and additional 1984 letter from The South Carolina Historical Society that this was part of the Smith Family Papers of the S.C. Historical Society and has been given to Joseph T. Holleman, Fine and interesting ephemera. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $450
Lot
1720
(Naval Blockade) Boston Mass Apr 21, red cds on cover bearing 1¢ blue (63) and 3¢ rose (65), neatly arranged at side of cover and tied by two strikes of "Paid" framed cancel addressed to "Henry White, Masters Mate, U.S.A. Steamer Hendric Hudson, Eastern Gulf Blockading Squadron, Key West, Fla.", small multicolor label affixed at center showing design of Cupid, original 1863 enclosure; small stamp flaws, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200.
The 460 ton steam screw USS "Hendrick Hudson" was built in 1859 as the Florida, a commercial vessel. After being seized in New Orleans by the Confederates in January 1862, she successfully ran the Federal blockade to Cuba with a cargo of cotton and returned with a load of rifles and gunpowder. Captured in New Orleans by a Union expedition in April 1862, she was fitted out as a gunboat and renamed. She served off the Florida coast for the remainder of the war, capturing three Confederate sailing blockade runners.
Realized: $450
Lot 1721
Southern Cross of Honor Medal Application, J.N. Chapman of the 1st Georgia Militia, 1911 application from claimant for the Southern Cross of Honor Medal, which was designed to be awarded to Confederate soldiers for their outstanding valor, authorized by the Confederate Congress on Oct. 13, 1862 and was intended to be the equivalent of the Union Army's Medal of Honor; accompanied by detailed Southern Cross info and images plus bio of claimant; some fold separations, F.-V.F.Estimate $100 - 150.