Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Dr. Howard P. Green Collection of Confederate States Covers continued...

**Patriotic Covers: continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
247		5c Olive Green, Stone 1 (1c). Full margins to touched at upper right, beautiful shade, tied by clearly struck "Wilmington N.C. Paid 5 28 Dec." integral-rate circular datestamp on buff cover to Newbern N.C. with green "Confederate States of America" River Scene and Verse Patriotic design (Dietz MS-1 with Verse 29) EXTREMELY FINE. AN IMMACULATE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE RIVER SCENE PATRIOTIC WITH "DIXIE LAND" VERSE. ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE CONFEDERATE PATRIOTIC COVERS EXTANT. This allegorical scene depicts a riverboat and mountains, framed by cotton, sugar cane and tobacco plants. The verse used in this design is fascinating: "Death to each marauding band, Who would defile this glorious land -- The white and black man's Dixie! For e'en our slaves would take a hand, To drive the foe from Dixie!" Ex Finney. From our 1983 Rarities sale, where it realized $4,000 hammer (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	8,500.00
248		5c Light Milky Blue (4b). Horizontal pair, ample bottom margin, others slightly in to touching, tied by well-struck "Halifax C.H. Va. Aug. 2" circular datestamp on yellow with brown Gen. G. T. Beauregard in Oval Patriotic design, to Raleigh N.C., Very Fine, ex Solomon (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,700.00
249		5c Light Milky Blue, Stone 2 (4b). Ample to large margins, bright shade, tied by "Goldsborough N.C. May 7" circular datestamp on Mounted Dragoon and Verse Patriotic cover to Cox's Mills N.C., fresh and Extremely Fine, a superb 5c Blue Lithograph patriotic usage, ex Judd (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,700.00
250		5c Blue, Stone 2 (4). Close to huge margins with trace of adjacent stamp at left, tied by well-struck "Goldsborough N.C. Jul. 25" circular datestamp on Flag, Cannon and Verse Patriotic cover to Mt. Mourne N.C., cover with light edge creasing clear of stamp, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	1,800.00	525.00
251		5c Blue, Stone 2 (4). Two enormous margins with traces of adjacent stamps at right and bottom, other sides clear to slightly in, tied by "Savannah Ga. Paid May 24, 1863" circular datestamp on cover with 7-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic and "Berry Infantry, Rome, Geo." imprint at top, to Okolona Miss., "Due 5" in oval handstamp, ms. "Via Mobile Ala." at bottom, slightly reduced at right and couple vertical file folds clear of stamp, otherwise Fine (Image)	E. 750-1,000	550.00
252		5c Blue, Local Print on De La Rue Paper (7 var). Horizontal pair, large margins to clear at left, tied by "Wilmington N.C. Jan. 11" circular datestamp on brown cover to Oxford N.C. with Two Continental Soldiers and Verse Patriotic design, Bonitz imprint, unusually fresh and clean, Extremely Fine, ex Haas (Image)	E. 750-1,000	1,050.00
253		5c Light Blue, De La Rue (6). Vertical pair, close to large margins, rough at right with couple small nicks, tied by well-struck "Richmond Va. Aug. 7, 1862" circular datestamp on yellow cover with Mounted Dragoon and Verse Patriotic design, to Oakville Va., cover lightly cleaned and light horizontal crease at top, otherwise Fine (Image)	E. 500-750	450.00
254		5c Blue, Local (7). Vertical pair, tied by Richmond Va. circular datestamp on 11-Star Confederate Flag and Verse patriotic cover to Stickleysville Va., stamp with small faults at top from placement over edge, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 500-750	290.00
255		5c Blue, Local (7). Horizontal pair, margins to touched at left, tied by "Culpeper C.H. Va. Jun. 4" circular datestamp on cover to Mt. Clifton Va., purple anti-slavery caricature envelope captured and used by Confederates, a biting satirical cartoon of a slave being whipped with the caption "The persuasive eloquence of the Sunny South", pair has minor gum toning and pre-use crease VERY FINE. ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE EXAMPLES OF CONFEDERATE USE OF A CAPTURED UNION PATRIOTIC ENVELOPE. THE PRESENCE OF A SLAVE UNDER THE WHIP ON A COVER USED WITHIN THE CONFEDERACY IS A STARTLING ARTIFACT OF THE ERA. Ex Brooks and Finney. From our Sale 772 in 1995, where it realized $3,000 hammer. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	4,750.00
256		5c Blue, Local (7). Horizontal pair, three full to large margins, just in at right, tied by blue Virginia town datestamp on Union Naval Patriotic captured and used by Confederates, "Our Gunboats Attacking the Rebel Forts" in blue with quote from Richmond Dispatch, Gates imprint on back, addressed to Junction Store Va., Very Fine, a fantastic usage showing ironclads on a cover used within the Confederacy (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,100.00
257		5c Light Blue, De La Rue (6). Ample to huge margins, tied by "Richmond Va. Jun. 8, 1862" circular datestamp on red and blue Union Zoauve and Flag Patriotic cover captured and used by Confederates, addressed to Lynchburg Va., backflap removed, a bit worn and creased, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 750-1,000	800.00

Patriotic Covers: continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

247

5c Olive Green, Stone 1 (1c). Full margins to touched at upper right, beautiful shade, tied by clearly struck "Wilmington N.C. Paid 5 28 Dec." integral-rate circular datestamp on buff cover to Newbern N.C. with green "Confederate States of America" River Scene and Verse Patriotic design (Dietz MS-1 with Verse 29)

EXTREMELY FINE. AN IMMACULATE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE RIVER SCENE PATRIOTIC WITH "DIXIE LAND" VERSE. ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE CONFEDERATE PATRIOTIC COVERS EXTANT.

This allegorical scene depicts a riverboat and mountains, framed by cotton, sugar cane and tobacco plants. The verse used in this design is fascinating: "Death to each marauding band, Who would defile this glorious land -- The white and black man's Dixie! For e'en our slaves would take a hand, To drive the foe from Dixie!"

Ex Finney. From our 1983 Rarities sale, where it realized $4,000 hammer (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

8,500.00

248

5c Light Milky Blue (4b). Horizontal pair, ample bottom margin, others slightly in to touching, tied by well-struck "Halifax C.H. Va. Aug. 2" circular datestamp on yellow with brown Gen. G. T. Beauregard in Oval Patriotic design, to Raleigh N.C., Very Fine, ex Solomon (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,700.00

249

5c Light Milky Blue, Stone 2 (4b). Ample to large margins, bright shade, tied by "Goldsborough N.C. May 7" circular datestamp on Mounted Dragoon and Verse Patriotic cover to Cox's Mills N.C., fresh and Extremely Fine, a superb 5c Blue Lithograph patriotic usage, ex Judd (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,700.00

250

5c Blue, Stone 2 (4). Close to huge margins with trace of adjacent stamp at left, tied by well-struck "Goldsborough N.C. Jul. 25" circular datestamp on Flag, Cannon and Verse Patriotic cover to Mt. Mourne N.C., cover with light edge creasing clear of stamp, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

1,800.00

525.00

251

5c Blue, Stone 2 (4). Two enormous margins with traces of adjacent stamps at right and bottom, other sides clear to slightly in, tied by "Savannah Ga. Paid May 24, 1863" circular datestamp on cover with 7-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic and "Berry Infantry, Rome, Geo." imprint at top, to Okolona Miss., "Due 5" in oval handstamp, ms. "Via Mobile Ala." at bottom, slightly reduced at right and couple vertical file folds clear of stamp, otherwise Fine (Image)

E. 750-1,000

550.00

252

5c Blue, Local Print on De La Rue Paper (7 var). Horizontal pair, large margins to clear at left, tied by "Wilmington N.C. Jan. 11" circular datestamp on brown cover to Oxford N.C. with Two Continental Soldiers and Verse Patriotic design, Bonitz imprint, unusually fresh and clean, Extremely Fine, ex Haas (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1,050.00

253

5c Light Blue, De La Rue (6). Vertical pair, close to large margins, rough at right with couple small nicks, tied by well-struck "Richmond Va. Aug. 7, 1862" circular datestamp on yellow cover with Mounted Dragoon and Verse Patriotic design, to Oakville Va., cover lightly cleaned and light horizontal crease at top, otherwise Fine (Image)

E. 500-750

450.00

254

5c Blue, Local (7). Vertical pair, tied by Richmond Va. circular datestamp on 11-Star Confederate Flag and Verse patriotic cover to Stickleysville Va., stamp with small faults at top from placement over edge, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 500-750

290.00

255

5c Blue, Local (7). Horizontal pair, margins to touched at left, tied by "Culpeper C.H. Va. Jun. 4" circular datestamp on cover to Mt. Clifton Va., purple anti-slavery caricature envelope captured and used by Confederates, a biting satirical cartoon of a slave being whipped with the caption "The persuasive eloquence of the Sunny South", pair has minor gum toning and pre-use crease

VERY FINE. ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE EXAMPLES OF CONFEDERATE USE OF A CAPTURED UNION PATRIOTIC ENVELOPE. THE PRESENCE OF A SLAVE UNDER THE WHIP ON A COVER USED WITHIN THE CONFEDERACY IS A STARTLING ARTIFACT OF THE ERA.

Ex Brooks and Finney. From our Sale 772 in 1995, where it realized $3,000 hammer. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

4,750.00

256

5c Blue, Local (7). Horizontal pair, three full to large margins, just in at right, tied by blue Virginia town datestamp on Union Naval Patriotic captured and used by Confederates, "Our Gunboats Attacking the Rebel Forts" in blue with quote from Richmond Dispatch, Gates imprint on back, addressed to Junction Store Va., Very Fine, a fantastic usage showing ironclads on a cover used within the Confederacy (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,100.00

257

5c Light Blue, De La Rue (6). Ample to huge margins, tied by "Richmond Va. Jun. 8, 1862" circular datestamp on red and blue Union Zoauve and Flag Patriotic cover captured and used by Confederates, addressed to Lynchburg Va., backflap removed, a bit worn and creased, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 750-1,000

800.00