Edgefield C.H. S.C. Jan.
20. Well-struck circular datestamp, matching "Paid" and "5" on
7-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic cover, couple faint toning spots,
otherwise Very Fine (Image) 
University of Virginia.
Blue circular datestamp, matching "Paid" in oval and "5" on 7-Star
Confederate Flag Patriotic cover to Greenwood Depot Va., Extremely Fine
and choice (Image) 
Goodson Va. Feb. 12.
Circular datestamp, matching "Paid 5" in circle on 7-Star Confederate
Flag Patriotic cover to Christiansville Va., Extremely Fine and choice
example of this rare town and patriotic
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Richmond Va. ?? 1861
Partly clear circular datestamp and "Paid 5" handstamp on red, black and
blue 7-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic cover to Knoxville Tenn.,
Very Fine (Image) 
Richmond Va. Jun. 17 1861.
Circular datestamp, matching "Paid 10" in circle on 10-Star Confederate
Flag Patriotic cover to New Orleans, with two page letter on matching
stationery datelined "Jun. 16/61", usual minor edge wear, otherwise Very
Fine, 10-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic covers are scarce as the
Confederacy contained ten states for only ten days
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Cumming Ga. Aug 8.
Circular datestamp, matching "Paid" and ms. "5" on 11-Star Confederate
Flag Patriotic cover to Milledgeville Ga., cover with patent lines
inside, Very Fine and choice (Image) 
Lynchburg Va. Sep. 11.
Circular datestamp with "11" inverted, matching "Due 10", on hand-held
11-Star Confederate Flag and "Bartow" Patriotic cover to Greenville
Ga., with original soldier's letter to his parents dated Sep. 9, 1861, Very
Fine and choice, a scarce early patriotic usage and soldier's letter (Image) 
Corinth Miss. Jun. 21.
Large circular datestamp and "Paid 5" in oval on red 11-Star Confederate
Flag, Cannon and Verse Patriotic cover to Handsboro Miss., slightly
reduced at right, minor toning, still Very Fine
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Lynchburg Va. Aug. 19,
1861. Mostly clear circular datestamp and "Paid 10" handstamp on yellow
cover to Handsboro Miss. with blue 10-Star Confederate Flag, Cannon and
Verse Patriotic design, soldier's endorsement "From private E.
Cuendet of the Adams Rifles, Russell Mississippi Regiment", small piece
of side flap missing, faint soiling, still Very Fine
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Madison C.H. Va. Oct. 30.
Circular datestamp, with matching "Paid" and "10" in circle handstamps on
yellow 11-Star Confederate Flag, Cannon and Verse Patriotic cover to
Belle's Depot Tenn., cover with couple faint toning spots and slightly
reduced at left, otherwise Fine (Image) 
5c Green, Stone 1 (1).
Three large margins, touched at top, tied by "Carolina City N.C. Mar. 12,
1862" circular datestamp on yellow cover to Argyle N.C. with red and
blue Jefferson Davis Medallion design, flags with red bars and blue
field of starsEXTREMELY FINE. THE DAVIS MEDALLION DESIGN WITH BICOLORED FLAGS IS EXTREMELY RARE, AND THE USE OF THE JEFFERSON DAVIS GENERAL ISSUE ON ANY TYPE OF DAVIS MEDALLION COVER IS ALSO QUITE UNUSUAL. IN OUR OPINION, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CONFEDERATE PATRIOTIC COVERS IN EXISTENCE.
We know of one other example of this red and blue Davis Medallion design: the cover illustrated in Wishnietsky's Confederate Patriotic Covers and Their Usages (Fig. 204, p. 120). It, too, comes from the McLauchlin correspondence, but has the Carolina City "Paid 5" integral-rate datestamp and no adhesive stamp. The first General Issue with President Davis is rarely found on a Davis Medallion cover. In our survey of more than 40 sale catalogues, we located only three others with the 5c stamp (none in this color combination). We also noticed that most of the Davis Medallion covers were used prior to release of the General Issue and that the later usages with stamps come from Wilmington N.C. or the surrounding area. A "Southern Rights" Flag patriotic from the McClauchlin correspondence (ex Telep) has a "Whitaker, Wilmington" imprint, which may point to the stationer responsible for this Davis Medallion design.
From our Sale 337, which featured one of the finest collections of Confederate patriotics ever offered. (Image)