Sale 77: Confederate States of America

Lot 1686 o   

Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, balance of eight singles and pair; three singles from Stone 2 including cut in inner right oval variety (4-2-3 volumes), near complete Corinth, Ms. balloon postmark tying on piece and red Camden, S.C. town, Stone 3 include on piece with blue "South Express Co., Augusta, Ga. " circular postmark, Charleston, S.C. and Salem, Va. towns, pair tied on piece by Orangeburg, S.C. town, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Scott No. 4; $2,225+    Estimate $600 - 800.

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Lot 1687    

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue - Cover Group, group of 16 covers, each with a four margin single on cover, towns include Fayetteville, Ringgold Ga., Montgomery Ala., Charleston S.C., Lynchburg Va. violet, Columbus Miss., Martinsville Va., Marion Ala., etc., superior condition throughout chosen by a collector with an astute eye, Very Fine and choice group.
Scott No. 11, 12    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

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Realized: $850

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Lot 1688 /o   

Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue - Selected Mint and Used Collection, group with vert fine to extremely fine singles in various shades, used strip of four, gutter block of eight, mint blocks of four in different shades, etc., also includes mint #7 single and pair, Very Fine and choice collection.
Scott No. 11, 12    Estimate $400 - 600.

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Realized: $240

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Lot 1689    

Confederacy, Confederate 10¢ Perforated & Rouletted Issue Usage Balance, three covers and two fronts; covers including perforated issues used from Stanton, Va. and Alabama (indistinct postmark, with P.F. cert.), and a wide roulette usage from Atlanta, Ga. (P.F. cert.), fronts including a perforated margin single use from Charleston (believe to the only known example from this town) and a Harrisburg, Va. roulette use (CSA cert.), generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

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Realized: $500

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Lot 1690    

Confederacy, Semi-Official & Official Imprint Cover Group, of seven covers; includes POD Auditor's Office imprint (AUD-05 with signature) with 10¢ Patterson print pair (2) over imprint, #11a use on crossed out Head Quarters, 1st Military Dist., Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida imprint cover (WD-ZA-26), Treasury Dept. imprint (TD-06) on oversized cover franked with 10¢ blue (2), Subsistence Bureau imprint (WD-SD-07) on oversized franked with 10¢ pair (7) with original requisition enclosure, P.O. Contract Bureau imprint use (CON-01, pictured example in CSA catalog), Ordinance Bureau imprint cover (WD-OD-01) and a manuscript "Treasury Department, CSA, Second Auditor's Office" imprint use; condition varies, generally F.-V.F.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

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Realized: $900

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Lot 1691    

Confederacy, Confederate Patriotic Cover Group, of two covers and front; two with similar 11-Star Flag designs (F11-16) with different verses franked with 10¢ pairs (7) and Mounted Dragoon design (SM1) with verse on front franked with 10¢ dark blue (2b), Fine group.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Lot 1692    

Confederacy, Northern Prisoner of War Cover Group, of 11 covers; includes Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md. (25 recorded), two Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill. cover with different examiner handstamps, two Rock Island, Ill. covers with examiner handstamp, Point Lookout, Md. use, Camp Chase, Columbus, O. with flag of truce and currency notations, three Johnson's Island, Sandusky, O. usages including two across-the-lines, and a Old Capitol Prison usage with choice W.P. Wood examiner handstamp, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

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Realized: $1,150

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Lot 1693    

Confederacy, Covers to Prisoner of War at 3 Different Prisons, group of 5 covers to John Harleston as Prisoner of War comprising Aug. 24th 1861 to New Prison No. 6, Dec. 17th 1861 to "In the Tombs N.Y.", to Officer's Barracks at Fort Delaware, New York N.Y. with 3¢ #65 to 28th Division at Fort Delaware and last stampless to Fort Delaware; first two repaired, Fine group.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

John Harleston was a Texas Ranger and Indian Fighter. He came back to S.C. and enlisted in Vigilant Rifles, serving on Morris Island. In June 1861 he became first officer on the Privateer "Savannah". It was shortly captured and he was imprisoned in the Tombs, New York City, and tried as a pirate. Later he was exchanged, became a member of Charleston Light Dragoons, was captured again and spent the rest of the war in Prisons at Ft. Delaware and Hart's Island.

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Lot 1694    

Confederacy, Prisoner of War Collection Balance, of 11 covers most with original correspondence and seven documents or letters; covers includes Libby Prison cover with enclosure, others Union prison covers including Point Lookout incoming, four Camp Chase incoming covers to Dr. Alfred Hughes (two addressed to Neil House) and one sent out from Camp Chase to his wife, Johnson's Island "Flag of Truce Boat" use, Rock Island with examiner handstamp, etc., additional documents include a 1863 paroled prisoner's pass to visit C.S.A. P.M. Gen. John Reagan, printed "Certificate of Release of Prisoner of War" from Point Lookout, Exchange check for CSA POW in Columbia S.C., etc., generally F.-V.F.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

A FASCINATING AND HISTORIC GROUP, MUST INSPECT.

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Realized: $1,800

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