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**Confederate States - Various Postal History**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
4101		Jefferson Davis. Free frank "Jeffers. Davis U.S.S." as U.S. Senator on cover to Coleman's Hotel in Washington, file folds touch the frank only at the end of the last letter "s", Very Fine, Davis, the first and only President of the C.S.A., served as a U.S. Senator from Mississippi from 1847 to 1851, the recipient, "Saml. Colt", may be the famous inventor and industrialist who popularized the revolver (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
4102		Savannah Ga. Jan. 21, 1861. Circular datestamp ties 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), defective, on orange cover with printed address to Sparta Ga., also with printed corner card, Fine appearance, scarce Independent State usage just three days after the ordinance of secession was passed (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
4103		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Strip of three, tied by ms. cancels, matching "Woodville (Va.) May 24" (1861) postmark on buff cover to Stanardsville Va., original contents datelined May 23rd 1861", cover defective with approx. half the back missing, right stamp with small nick at bottom, Fine appearing and scarce Confederate use of U.S. stamps, with 1979 C.S.A. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	500.00 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
4104		FREE./For the 7th Regiment/ADAMS EXPRESS CO./Per HOEY. Four-line handstamp (with period after "Hoey"), a perfect bold strike in turquoise blue on cover to Quartermaster Winchester with 7th Regt. Nation Guards at Washington D.C., endorsed "Private J. R. Lane, 8th Company", postage stamp missing from top right (probably an uncancelled 3c U.S. stamp) and slight edgewear, still Very Fine, choice strike of this rare early express marking, which was used on mail between New York and the famous New York 7th Regiment, who were dispatched by Abraham Lincoln in April 1861 to defend the capital in Washington D.C., the Adams messenger carried mail between the 7th Regiment (and others around Washington) and New York without charge, due to disruptions in regular mails over the railroads, only seven or eight of the "For the 7th Regiment" type are known, with 2008 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
4105		*Adams Ex. Co. Louisville Ky. * Aug. 9, 1861. Circular datestamp cancels U.S. 3c Red Star Die entire (U26) to Richmond Va., blue "Nashville Ten. Aug. 12, 1861" circular datestamp with matching "Paid" and "10" handstamps (over 500 miles), ms. "Pd. 2/- Ch" to indicate express charges, trivial edgewear, central stain spot from wax seal, missing top flap, still Very Fine, the addressee, Mann S. Valentine, was a prominent Richmond resident, ex Boshwit (Image)** Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
4106		Germany to Confederate New Orleans. Red "Hamburg Paid Augst 21 1861" circular datestamp on Jul. 24, 1861 folded letter to New Orleans in care of Watlter & Corbutt, New York forwarders, red "Aachen Paid 50 Cts. 23/8" double-circle datestamp and "N. York Br. Pkt. 60 Paid Sep. 5" credit datestamp, some edge faults and toning, Fine, this reached New York after the complete suspension of mails and expresses between the North and South, it is unclear if this reached New Orleans, but if it did, it was sent inside another envelope on a blockade-runner (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
4107		Van Buren Ark. Sep. 16. Clear strike of circular datestamp with "Paid" handstamp on orange cover to Petersburg Va. and forwarded to Kittrell N.C., blue "Petersburg Va. 5cts. Sep. 27" forwarding datestamp with matching "Paid" and "5", reduced and restored along edges, appears Very Fine, ex Winters and Boshwit (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
4108		Buena Vista Ga. Circular datestamp in red with illegible date, matching "Paid" handstamp struck twice and "10" struck once on cover to Buena Vista Ga., handstamp applied when forwarded to Morris Station Ga. and then sent back to Buena Vista, cover originated in Franklin Depot Va., with blue "Franklin Depot Va. Jan. 10" circular datestamp and matching "Due 10" handstamp, all due, paid and rate markings crossed out and with final ms. "Paid 10", some ink erosion in address panel, Fine and very unusual usage, ex Dr. Karl Agre, signed by John Kimbrough and with 1991 C.S.A. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
4109		Berwick City La. Dec. 30. Large circular datestamp with fleuron, ms. Pd. 5" on 1860 cover to Baton Rouge La., Very Fine Confederate usage (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction

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