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

Prisoner of War Covers continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1461

Johnson's Island, oval "G.S.B." examiner's handstamp on lovely petit cover, 3c Rose (#65) tied by "Sandusky O/Feb 6 65" duplex cancel addressed to New Orleans, La., original datelined enclosure accompanies which discusses camp life and current prisoner exchanges, flap at back has been replaced, still very fine. (Image)

Est. 150-200

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

1462

Point Lookout Md., "Approved/J.N. Patterson, Capt. & Provost Marshal/Point Lookout Md." large oval handstamp on orange cover, 3c Rose (#65) tied by 4-ring target with matching "Point Lookout Md/Jan (?)" c.d.s., addressed to Goochland C.H., Va., "Richmond Va./Feb 1" c.d.s. and straightline "Due 10" at left, light water stains at left, still very fine for this. (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $50.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1463

Point Lookout Md., two prisoner covers, each with manuscript soldier's endorsements, 3c Rose (#65) tied by Point Lookout duplex killers, one is addressed to Baltimore, Md., the other going south to Prince Edward Court House, Virginia with straightline "Due 10" handstamp and matching "Richmond Va./May 7" c.d.s., each slightly reduced, still very fine. (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $170.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1464

Point Lookout Md., five inbound prisoner cover fronts, all bearing 3c Rose (#65), variety of nice cancels including an 1864 Point of Rocks Md. octagonal, 1865 Parkersburg W.V., 1865 Speights Bridge N.C. fancy cork, 1865 Nashville Ten. fancy cork and 1865 Eastville Va.; when prisoner's letters arrived at the prison, they were openned, examined and the correspondence forwarded to the prisoner when appropriate, cover fronts were removed and filed alphabetically in the prison files, of note is the crayon filing initial placed on each front corresponding to the first letter of the prisoner's last name; generally fine-very fine for this; a fascinating grouping. (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $170.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1465

Point Lookout Md., six inbound prisoner cover fronts, all bearing a 3c Rose (#65), most docketed in care of Major A.G. Brady, a variety of cancels including a blue Louisville Ky., Richmond Va., Philadelphia, Pa., Norfolk Va., blue Portsmouth Va. and Wilmington N.C., generally fine-very fine for these interesting usages.

Est. 150-200

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

1466

Rock Island Ill., small grouping of three covers, 3c Rose (#65) tied by target and Rock Island duplex cancels, each with different examiner's handstamps which include, "R.I. Barracks Prisoner's Letter/Examined" in black, in blue, and a large circular "Prisoners Letter/Approved", a generally fine-very fine group with very attractive markings. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1467

Federal Prison Grouping of three covers and one letter, including an interesting U.S. and Confederate mixed franking from Elmira Prison, a "Due 3 cts" forwarded cover and a "Postage enclosed in silver" docketed cover from Camp Morton, Ind., and a December 23rd 1863 prisoner's Christmas letter to his wife from Johnson's Island to Texas, "via Shreveport La and by Flag of Truce via Vicksburg", the usual small flaws, still fine-very fine.

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

Confederate Bank Notes

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1468

$50.00 Confederate Note, 1861 Richmond, Va. Issue, Criswell T-8, fresh and crisp, local lithograph by Hoyer & Ludwig, serial letter "B", negative control letter "C" in blue, note #17135, bright and uncirculated; rarely seen this nice. (Image)

Est. 200-300

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

1469

$50.00 Confederate Note, 1861 Richmond, Va. Issue, Criswell T-14, fresh local lithograph by Hoyer & Ludwig, depicting the Goddess Moneta "guarding the treasury safes", sailors at left, serial letter "E", note #1610, stray ink mark at lower left, extremely fine. (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1470

$10.00 Confederate Note, 1861 Richmond, Va. Issue, Criswell T-26, bright and fresh, coarse lace "X" "X" red overprint, Hope with anchor in center, portraits of R.M.T. Hunter left and C.G. Memminger right, manufactured by Keatinge & Ball, serial letter "W", note #66134, cut cancel, fine and attractive. (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $85.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1471

$10.00 Confederate Note, 1861 Richmond, Va. Issue, Criswell T-29, printed by B. Duncan, design depicts negro slave picking cotton with canal scene at right, serial letter "D", note #17046, cut cancel, fine; a scarce note. (Image)

Est. 200-300

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

1472

$50.00 Confederate Note, 1863 Issue, Criswell T-57, fresh and crisp, engraved by Keatinge & Ball, Columbia, S.C., Jefferson Davis portrait, gorgeous green reverse, serial letter "YA", red "Sept'r 1863." vertical issue date at right, note #41758 in red, cut cancel, bright and about uncirculated; rarely seen this nice. (Image)

Est. 100-150

SOLD for $130.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1473

$100.00 Confederate Note, 1864 Issue, Criswell T-65, printed in black and rose, blue reverse, fresh and crisp, engraved by Keatinge & Ball, Columbia, S.C., portrait of Lucy Pickens center, soldiers at left and G.W. Randolph right, serial letter "D", note #447329, bright and uncirculated; seldom seen this choice. (Image)

Est. 150-200

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

1474

Group of 9 Confederate Notes from the Bleuler Collection, various $5.00-$20.00 notes, includes Criswell numbers T-10, 18 (two notes, one Hoyer & Ludwig, one Paterson), 20, 37, 58, 67, 68 and 69, the $5.00 T-69 is uncirculated, the $20.00 T-18 and the $10.00 T-68 are about uncirculated, the remaining are generally fine-extremely fine; a wonderful opportunity to acquire a number of these fascinating CSA notes.

Est. 200-300

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

Confederate Texas Postal History

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1475

Fascinating 1861-62 Texas frontier soldier's diary, leatherbound (100x160mm) with 40 lovely handwritten pages, compiled by James T. Reeves, being the "Journal of his ranging life on the frontier of Texas, 1861", intricate "J.T. Reeves/Caldwell, Tex." eagle and shield owner's handstamp on front cover; a member of the 1st Texas Mounted Rifles, James Reeves has carefully documented many facets of the everyday life of a soldier in his diary that spans December 24, 1861 through February 28, 1862, discussions concerning food, weekend dances, trips to other forts, dalliances with Indians, soldiers drinking and carousing, and personal thoughts concerning the war and specific officers fill these intriguing pages; this regimental unit was recruited and organized under a 12 month enlistment from the counties in central Texas, near San Antonio and Austin, being commissioned to protect the western frontier of Texas, the regiment was disbanded at Fort Mason, (Mason Co.) Texas in late April 1862; light edge wear that by no means distract from this enlightening and significant Texana artifact, very fine and unique; life on the western frontier of Texas during the Civil War was seldom chronicled, with this important diary shedding much light on the events of the times; a magnificent treasure for the serious Civil War or Texas collector.

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1476

Rusk, Texas. / Feb 3 (1861) c.d.s. to left of 3c Dull red (#26) cancelled by pen stroke, on fresh cover addressed to Ann M. Moore, Crockett, Texas, accompanied by three page enclosure dated February 1, 1861, slight reduction with trivial tear right, very fine and attractive; a very scarce Texas independent state usage as this correspondence was penned the very day that the Texas Ordinance of Secession was adopted. (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1477

Brenham, Tex. / May 23 (1861) c.d.s. on 3c Star die on white entire to Hochley, Harris Co., Texas, used one week before the Confederate Postal System began operation, reduction right, still very fine and rare; we are aware of only two recorded examples from this southeast Texas town. (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $95.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1478

Texana, Tex. / May 30 (1861) c.d.s. with manuscript date on 3c Star die on buff entire addressed to Grove Hill, Alabama, manuscript "Due 3c" at top, this Jackson County D.P.O. ceased operations in 1885, possibly an overweight letter, however, it certainly reached its destination after U.S. postage became invalid on June 1, 1861, potentially being marked due by a confused Grove Hill PM, light soiling with trivial reduction left, otherwise very fine; an interesting and unusual Confederate use of U.S. postal stationery. (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $95.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1479

40XU1

#40XU1, Houston, Txs., 5c Red Provisional Handstamped envelope, bright and very fine strike on cover addressed to Fairfield, Texas, light "Houston Tex./Jun12" c.d.s. also at top, several minor faults, flap at back replaced, still a scarce provisional usage with very fine appearance. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $140.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM

1480

Alleton, Tex. / (Jan 11 1863) woodcut double-ring townstamp to left with matching "Paid 10" at right, on folded letter addressed to Houston, Texas, light over-all toning with vertical file fold well clear of handstamps, a very fine and scarce townmarking. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Dec-08, 09:00 AM