Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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The Gordon G. Bleuler Collection of Confederate States and Civil War Postal History continued...

Official and Semi-Official Imprints

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1441

Montgomery Ala / Mar 23 / Paid c.d.s. ties a 3c Dull red (#26) to large "Official Business" cover, addressed to Lieut. W.O. Winston Jr., Valley Head, DeKalb County, Alabama, original 22 March 1861 Special Order enclosure accompanies signed by G.W. Goldthwaite, Adjt. Inspector General, fresh and extremely fine; large business covers from this period are very difficult to find in this premium condition. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $180.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1442

Post Office Department, Official Business, Chief of the Appointment Bureau, Dietz Ty. II with B.N. Clements signature, "Richmond Va./Oct 16 1863" c.d.s. on 3c Red Nesbitt entire, matching "FREE" handstamp to left, addressed to the postmaster at Fredericksburg, Va., small corner repair upper left, still very fine and fresh. (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $250.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1443

Post Office Department, Official Business, Chief of the Finance Bureau, Dietz Ty. VIII with Jno. L. Harrell signature, "Richmond Va./ Apr 5" c.d.s. on 3c Star die, matching "FREE" handstamp to left, addressed to the postmaster at Holtsburg, N.C., slight discoloration lower left, fine. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1444

#11, 10c Blue, Die A, with enormous to large margins, showing portion of adjoining stamp at left, vibrant color and crisp impression, tied by "Richmond Va/Aug 5" c.d.s. to orange cover with Executive Department, Official Business Dietz Ty III variety imprint, this particular imprint having a "," after Department, addressed to Mrs. Mary Taylor, Shufordville (now Fletcher), North Carolina, tiny neatly sealed tear at top, tears to flap at back, still very fine and extremely fresh; an attractive cover to a tiny community in the Blue Ridge mountains of far western North Carolina. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1445

12e

#12e, 10c Green, Die B, large to enormous margins, tied by blue "Petersburg Va./Aug 23" c.d.s. to orange Head Quarters Dept. N.C., Official Business semi-official imprint cover, addressed to Capt. Edward R. Baird, Lloyds P.O., Essex Co., Virginia, accompanied by interesting 1955 C.S.A. article concerning cover and Captain Baird, a Gettysburg survivor, extremely fine and choice; a fresh and desirable usage. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

Trans-Mississippi Usages

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1446

#13, 20c Green, horizontal pair with three large margins to just cut in at right, right stamp has sealed tear, tied by light but discernible "Chattanooga Tenn/Dec 22" c.d.s. to cover paying the 40c Trans-Mississippi Express rate, manuscript "pass via Brandon" docketed at left, addressed to Mrs. Patience Black, Waco, McLennon County, Texas, the normal staining and light paper erosion as with the majority of all covers bearing this rate, reduced at left, still an exceptionally rare item and usage of the 20c issue. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1447

Legal Size Express/Official Business Group of four covers, including an orange cover with oval "Adams Express Co./May 21/ Chattanooga." handstamp and original intact company red wax seals on flap at back, addressed to Memphis, Tenn., a buff cover with an extremely fine pair of the 5c Blue, local printing (#7), tied by "Richmond Va./Jan 3" c.d.s. docketed "Treas. Dept., 2nd Auditors Office, Official Business", addressed to Blackville P.O., S.C., a cream cover with an exceptional 10c Blue, Die B (#12), with enormous margins all around, addressed to Greensboro, N.C., and a heavy brown Adams Express Company Soldier's Package cash envelope, with five intact wax seals at back, addressed to Somerset Corners, N.Y., usual minor faults for these large items, still a fine-very fine and interesting grouping. (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

Blockade Run Mail

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Lot Description

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1448

Montreal to Georgia via Bahamas, red "Forwarded by Saunders & Sons, Nassau." handling oval handstamp and "STEAM-SHIP" oval at left, pencil "12" rate (10c plus 2c ship fee) on lovely petite cover from Montreal, Quebec, Canada addressed to Charles Haile, Athens, Clarke County, State of Georgia, bold "Charleston S.C./Jun 29 186(3)" transit c.d.s. at lower right, interesting original enclosure accompanies, dated May 1, 1863 on Canadian Post Office Department, Dead Letter Office stationery, tiny soil spot lower left, still very fresh and extremely fine; a very scarce forwarded blockade usage into Georgia out of Canada. (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,100.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

Prisoner of War Covers

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1449

Columbia S.C. (Richland Jail), manuscript Confederate prison examiner's notation "Examd/R.D. Senn/Capt. Guard" left, with prisoners endorsement at top on brown homemade cover, addressed to Tonawanda, N.Y. "Care (of) Genl Winder at Richmond", "Old Point Comfort Va/Jan 21" c.d.s. and straightline "Due 3" handstamp, neatly pressed horizontal crease, still very fine. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $650.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1450

Confederate Prison manuscript examiner's mark "Ex/AMB" with soldier's endorsement at top, unused 10c Blue (#11) affixed upper right, with circular "Due 6" on brown cover, manuscript "In care of C.S. Commissioner of Exchange Col. Robert Oulde, Richmond Va. by flag of truce", addressed to Marietta, Pennsylvania, reduced at left, still very fine. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $700.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1451

Columbus O. (Camp Chase), two covers both with circular "Examined/Camp Chase O" examiner's handstamps, 3c Rose (#65) tied by 4-ring target cancels and matching "Columbus O" c.d.s., one addressed to Martinsburg, Va, the other to Thomas Run P.O., Maryland, each with trivial side reduction, very fine. (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $160.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1452

Chicago Ill. (Camp Douglas), oval examiner's handstamp on cover to Somerset, Kentucky, with blue segmented cork cancel and matching "Chicago Ill./Dec 31 1863" c.d.s. on 3c Pink entire, dated Georgia prisoner's pass signed by Abel E. Leavenworth accompanies, slight reduction left, very fine. (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $100.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1453

Elmira N.Y., two covers each with enclosures, oval examiner's handstamp, 3c Rose (#65) tied by January and February 1865 "Elmira N.Y." c.d.s., addressed to Philadephia, Pa., sent to the same recipient, interesting correspondence pertaining to a lost gift of clothing and the prisoner's attempts to recover it, one cover with flap at back replaced, otherwise very fine and fascinating. (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1454

Fort Delaware, manuscript "Fort Delaware/exa. Maj H.L. (Major Legebarth, Commander)" examiner's docketing at top left, 3c Rose (#65) tied by blue "Delaware City Del./Jul 16" c.d.s. to orange cover, addressed to Mrs. Jas. W. Brawner, Leesburg, Virginia, extremely fine datelined prisoner enclosure accompanies; located 35 miles south of Washington, Leesburg saw the passing of both Federal and Confederate troups many times, Union troops first occupied the town in March 1862, this would explain the lack of a due marking or Confederate postage on this cover as it was sent while the town was in Northern hands, in September of 1862 Southern troops retook to city; trivial reduction and edge wear, still very fine. (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $180.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1455

Fort Delaware, 10c Blue, Die A (#11) and U.S. 3c Rose (#65) both with faults and erosion at the lower margins, tied by enclosed grid handstamps and "Richmond Va./Feb 24" c.d.s. to yellow cover addressed to Brookhaven, Mississippi, "Delaware City Del./Feb 12" c.d.s. at left with manuscript routing instructions "for Flag of Truce" and "Care Maj. Gen. Butler, Fortress Monroe"; letters from Federal prisons were usually cancelled with the postmark of the nearest town, if "crossing the lines", a 10c Confederate stamp was attached or it was handstamped "Due 10" and usually postmarked at Richmond, Va., which was the largest city near City Point, the point of entry into Confederate territory; general soiling, still a very fine example of a mixed-franking cover. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $375.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1456

Fort Delaware, oval examiner's handstamp at left on very clean orange cover, 3c Rose (#65) cancelled by light grid cancel with "Delaware City Del./Sep 12 (1864)" c.d.s. to left, addressed to Sam S. May, St. Louis, Mo., original datelined prisoner's letter accompanies with an optimistic statement concerning the war in Georgia, "none of us believes the report about the fall of Atlanta - of course it is not impossible", very fine and fresh. (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $160.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1457

Fort Delaware, manuscript "For Flag of Truce" at upper left, 3c Rose (#65) tied by "Delaware City Del./Feb 21" duplex killer and straightline "Due 10" to orange cover, addressed to Miss H.M. Barclay, Lexington, Virginia, "Richmond Va./Mar 5" transit c.d.s. to left with soldier's endorsement at bottom, three extremely fine separately dated "Officers Barracks" enclosures accompany which discuss camp life in general, minor edgewear, still very fine. (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $270.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1458

Johnson's Island O., manuscript "Examined E.O. Mitchell" on homemade blue cover/lettersheet addressed to Calhoun's Mills, S.C., flag of truce and soldier's prisoner of war endorsements, 3c Rose (#65) tied by striking blue segmented cork cancel with matching "Sandusky O/Nov 3" c.d.s., "Richmond Va./Nov 16 1863" transit c.d.s. also ties stamp, straightline "Due 10" at left, very unusual contemporarily glued partial envelope to letter sheet, with fascinating contents where the prisoner discusses his evasion of Federal troops, "was taken after a long & tedious journey after crossing the whole state of Miss in a mule wagon 5 miles from the Miss River by a lot of Yankees", the prison layout and treatment, some sensible fold reinforcement, very fine for this; an extremely attractive and unusual cover than gives great insight into camp layout and prisoner treatment at Johnson's Island. (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1459

Johnson's Island O., manuscript "Ex. D.S.A." examiner's mark on clean orange cover from prisoner, Capt. T.F. Jones, addressed to Cartersville, Georgia "For Flag of Truce via Fortress Monroe & City Point, Va.", 3c Rose (#65) tied by "Sandusky O/May 6 64" duplex target, "Richmond Va./June 2" c.d.s. transit to left with matching straightline "Due 10" handstamp, subsequently forwarded to Penfield, Ga. with manuscript "Due 10" and additional two-line "Due 10" handstamp, trivial repairs at back, very fine; an extremely fresh forwarded prisoner's cover. (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1460

Johnson's Island O., with manuscript "Examined by _.M. Phillips/Johnsons Island/Oct 12 64" on attractive cover with pink lining addressed to Henderson, N.C., with 5c Blue, Local printing (#7) horizontal pair, ample to touching margins, tied by "Charlotte, N.C." c.d.s., cover apparently carried across the lines in another envelope or enclosure before being franked in Charlotte, side has been openned for display, trivial edge tear, very fine and unusual. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $280.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM