Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

**Autographs:**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
301		Robert E. Lee. Clear signature "R. E. Lee Genl" at top right of yellow cover addressed in his hand to "Mrs. Robert Ransom, Dellwood, near Petersburg, Virginia", the cover also bears a 10c Greenish Blue, Die A (11c), huge margins all around, ms. "X" cancel, matching "Madison Run Sta. Va. Dec. 6" (1863) postmark, stamp has a tiny pre-use tear in lower left margin EXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLY FRESH AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF GENERAL LEE'S SIGNATURE IN COMBINATION WITH A CONFEDERATE GENERAL ISSUE STAMP. Robert E. Lee's letters sent from the field were enclosed in envelopes signed "R. E. Lee Genl". The letters and other important papers were carried by military courier, usually to Richmond, where they were either mailed or delivered by hand. Letters were also stamped and mailed at post offices near Lee's location, as in this case. The addressee was the wife of General Robert Ransom. Ex Birkinbine. With 1985 P.F. certificate. (Image)	E. 12,000-15,000	8,500.00
302		Hamilton P. Bee. Confederate Brigadier-General who supervised importation of munitions from Europe via Mexico and exportation of cotton. Autograph letter signed "H. P. Bee" and datelined Goliad, Mar. 31, 1862, to D. E. Crosland at Indianola Tex., address side initialled "H.P.B." with clearly struck "Goliad Tex." dateless and rimless circle, matching "5" in circle rate handstamp, neatly docketed, letter concerns an appointment to General Bee's staff EXTREMELY FINE. ONLY TWO COVERS FROM BRIGADIER-GENERAL HAMILTON P. BEE ARE REPORTED. A VERY DESIRABLE FIELD COVER AND AUTOGRAPH LETER FROM ONE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING LINES ACROSS THE FEDERAL BLOCKADE. Hamilton P. Bee was a prominent Texian military officer who joined the state militia in 1861 and attained the rank of Brigadier-General in the Confederate Army on March 4, 1862, just weeks before this letter was written. He commanded a military fort in Texas, overseeing the import of munitions and export of cotton across the Mexican border. Later in the war, he was involved in the Red River campaign and other engagements, but his battlefield command was criticized. General Bee went to Mexico after the war and returned to Texas in 1876. Ex Birkinbine. (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	3,250.00

Autographs:

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Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

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301

Robert E. Lee. Clear signature "R. E. Lee Genl" at top right of yellow cover addressed in his hand to "Mrs. Robert Ransom, Dellwood, near Petersburg, Virginia", the cover also bears a 10c Greenish Blue, Die A (11c), huge margins all around, ms. "X" cancel, matching "Madison Run Sta. Va. Dec. 6" (1863) postmark, stamp has a tiny pre-use tear in lower left margin

EXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLY FRESH AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF GENERAL LEE'S SIGNATURE IN COMBINATION WITH A CONFEDERATE GENERAL ISSUE STAMP.

Robert E. Lee's letters sent from the field were enclosed in envelopes signed "R. E. Lee Genl". The letters and other important papers were carried by military courier, usually to Richmond, where they were either mailed or delivered by hand. Letters were also stamped and mailed at post offices near Lee's location, as in this case. The addressee was the wife of General Robert Ransom.

Ex Birkinbine. With 1985 P.F. certificate. (Image)

E. 12,000-15,000

8,500.00

302

Hamilton P. Bee. Confederate Brigadier-General who supervised importation of munitions from Europe via Mexico and exportation of cotton. Autograph letter signed "H. P. Bee" and datelined Goliad, Mar. 31, 1862, to D. E. Crosland at Indianola Tex., address side initialled "H.P.B." with clearly struck "Goliad Tex." dateless and rimless circle, matching "5" in circle rate handstamp, neatly docketed, letter concerns an appointment to General Bee's staff

EXTREMELY FINE. ONLY TWO COVERS FROM BRIGADIER-GENERAL HAMILTON P. BEE ARE REPORTED. A VERY DESIRABLE FIELD COVER AND AUTOGRAPH LETER FROM ONE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING LINES ACROSS THE FEDERAL BLOCKADE.

Hamilton P. Bee was a prominent Texian military officer who joined the state militia in 1861 and attained the rank of Brigadier-General in the Confederate Army on March 4, 1862, just weeks before this letter was written. He commanded a military fort in Texas, overseeing the import of munitions and export of cotton across the Mexican border. Later in the war, he was involved in the Red River campaign and other engagements, but his battlefield command was criticized. General Bee went to Mexico after the war and returned to Texas in 1876.

Ex Birkinbine. (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

3,250.00

Confederate States Stamps and Covers