Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

United States Postal History continued...

**1857-60 Issue, 3-cent: continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2067		3c Dull Red (26). Well-centered, placed in field of stars and tied by bold "St. Louis Mo. Apr. 23, 1861" circular datestamp on red and blue Davis-Stephens 7-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic cover to Philadelphia, backflaps neatly rejoined with archival tape, top flap has small piece missing EXTREMELY FINE. A VERY EARLY USE OF THE DAVIS-STEPHENS OVERALL FLAG PATRIOTIC -- DATED APRIL 23, ONLY TEN DAYS AFTER FORT SUMTER SURRENDERED. Ex Dietz (signed) and Nunnelley (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
2068		3c Dull Red (26). Pretty shade, tied by perfect strike of "Franklin Depot Va. May 20" greenish blue circular datestamp on red and blue 7-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic cover to Edenton N.C. EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY SEVEN-STAR CONFEDERATE FLAG PATRIOTIC WITH A UNITED STATES STAMP USED IN THE CONFEDERACY. This cover comes from the Johnson-Wood correspondence, a relatively recent find, and shows an extraordinary degree of freshness in the colors and paper. Ex Birkinbine. With 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000
2069		3c Dull Red (26). Bright shade, tied by bold Star in Circle of Rope fancy cancel on blue cover to Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, two strikes of matching "Canton Miss. Feb. 9, 1861" circular datestamp "Due 3", cover has been skillfully cleaned, Extremely Fine appearance, ex Rust and Murphy (Image)	E. 750-1,000
2070		Adams Express Co. Nashville Aug. 8. Blue oval datestamp on folded letter datelined Lynchburg Va. Aug. 5, 1861, to New York City, black "PAID/10" C.S.A. rate handstamp applied at Lynchburg, blue crayon "2/-" express charge (two bits, or 25c), re-stated in ms. "Paid 2/c", first 3c Dull Red (26) tied by "Adams Ex. Co. Louisville, Ky." circular datestamp, invalid at Louisville and covered by second 3c stamp, cancelled by blue grid with matching "Louisville Ky. Aug. 10, 1861" double-circle datestamp, letter re business affairs but also contains reference to recent battles and Adams Express, minor wear and splits along folds VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE THRU-THE-LINES EXPRESS USAGE FROM LYNCHBURG. One other cover from Lynchburg sent north by Adams Express is known to us (see lot 72, our Sale 801). The "Paid 10" handstamp indicates prepayment of Confederate postage from Lynchburg to Nashville. From there Adams carried the letter to Louisville, where it was franked with valid postage and sent in the Federal mails to New York City. The 3c stamp affixed at Lynchburg was not accepted for postage. Ex Grunin and Gallagher (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000
2071		*Adams Ex. Co. Louisville, Ky. * Aug. 6, 1861. Clearly struck circular datestamp on fresh white cover to New Haven Conn., 3c Dull Red (26), slightly oxidized, tied by blue "Louisville Ky. Aug. 7, 1861" double-circle datestamp and blue grid, Extremely Fine, originated in one of the seceded Southern states and carried by Adams Express via Louisville, ex Birkinbine (Image)**	E. 1,500-2,000
2072		*Adams Ex. Co. Louisville, Ky. * Aug. 20, 1861.** Circular datestamp on orange cover to Philadelphia, 3c Dull Red (26) tied by blue grid, "Louisville Ky. Aug. 21" double-circle datestamp, ms. "Pd r/s Bale" express charge, blue "Paid" handstamp not usually seen on Adams covers, some edge wear, Very Fine thru-the-lines usage (Image)	E. 750-1,000
2073		3c Dull Red (26). Bright shade, uncancelled, on Girard House illustrated corner card cover to Syracuse N.Y., bold strike of "Philadelphia Pa. Apr. 3, 1863" circular datestamp, "Due 3" and "Old Stamps Not Recognized" handstamps, slightly reduced at right, cover has been cleaned FRESH AND VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING "OLD STAMPS NOT RECOGNIZED" USAGE LONG AFTER DEMONETIZATION OF THE 1857 ISSUE. With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000
2074		3c Dull Red (26). Used with Confederate States 5c Green, Stone 1 (1), large to huge margins, bright color, both tied by two strikes of "Augusta Ga. Jan. 6" (1862) double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Double Wells Ga., vertical fold at center EXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLE COMBINATION OF UNITED STATES AND CONFEDERATE STATES STAMPS ON A COVER MAILED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CONFEDERATE POSTAL SYSTEM. The 3c stamp was probably affixed to the envelope before the war and the 5c added by sender before mailing. It is very unusual for the Confederate stamp to be affixed next to the obsolete U.S. stamp. Ex Emerson, Brooks, Knapp and Hall (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000

1857-60 Issue, 3-cent: continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

2067

3c Dull Red (26). Well-centered, placed in field of stars and tied by bold "St. Louis Mo. Apr. 23, 1861" circular datestamp on red and blue Davis-Stephens 7-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic cover to Philadelphia, backflaps neatly rejoined with archival tape, top flap has small piece missing

EXTREMELY FINE. A VERY EARLY USE OF THE DAVIS-STEPHENS OVERALL FLAG PATRIOTIC -- DATED APRIL 23, ONLY TEN DAYS AFTER FORT SUMTER SURRENDERED.

Ex Dietz (signed) and Nunnelley (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2068

3c Dull Red (26). Pretty shade, tied by perfect strike of "Franklin Depot Va. May 20" greenish blue circular datestamp on red and blue 7-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic cover to Edenton N.C.

EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY SEVEN-STAR CONFEDERATE FLAG PATRIOTIC WITH A UNITED STATES STAMP USED IN THE CONFEDERACY.

This cover comes from the Johnson-Wood correspondence, a relatively recent find, and shows an extraordinary degree of freshness in the colors and paper.

Ex Birkinbine. With 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

2069

3c Dull Red (26). Bright shade, tied by bold Star in Circle of Rope fancy cancel on blue cover to Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, two strikes of matching "Canton Miss. Feb. 9, 1861" circular datestamp "Due 3", cover has been skillfully cleaned, Extremely Fine appearance, ex Rust and Murphy (Image)

E. 750-1,000

2070

Adams Express Co. Nashville Aug. 8. Blue oval datestamp on folded letter datelined Lynchburg Va. Aug. 5, 1861, to New York City, black "PAID/10" C.S.A. rate handstamp applied at Lynchburg, blue crayon "2/-" express charge (two bits, or 25c), re-stated in ms. "Paid 2/c", first 3c Dull Red (26) tied by "Adams Ex. Co. Louisville, Ky." circular datestamp, invalid at Louisville and covered by second 3c stamp, cancelled by blue grid with matching "Louisville Ky. Aug. 10, 1861" double-circle datestamp, letter re business affairs but also contains reference to recent battles and Adams Express, minor wear and splits along folds

VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE THRU-THE-LINES EXPRESS USAGE FROM LYNCHBURG.

One other cover from Lynchburg sent north by Adams Express is known to us (see lot 72, our Sale 801). The "Paid 10" handstamp indicates prepayment of Confederate postage from Lynchburg to Nashville. From there Adams carried the letter to Louisville, where it was franked with valid postage and sent in the Federal mails to New York City. The 3c stamp affixed at Lynchburg was not accepted for postage.

Ex Grunin and Gallagher (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

2071

Adams Ex. Co. * Louisville, Ky. * Aug. 6, 1861. Clearly struck circular datestamp on fresh white cover to New Haven Conn., 3c Dull Red (26), slightly oxidized, tied by blue "Louisville Ky. Aug. 7, 1861" double-circle datestamp and blue grid, Extremely Fine, originated in one of the seceded Southern states and carried by Adams Express via Louisville, ex Birkinbine (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

2072

Adams Ex. Co. * Louisville, Ky. * Aug. 20, 1861. Circular datestamp on orange cover to Philadelphia, 3c Dull Red (26) tied by blue grid, "Louisville Ky. Aug. 21" double-circle datestamp, ms. "Pd r/s Bale" express charge, blue "Paid" handstamp not usually seen on Adams covers, some edge wear, Very Fine thru-the-lines usage (Image)

E. 750-1,000

2073

3c Dull Red (26). Bright shade, uncancelled, on Girard House illustrated corner card cover to Syracuse N.Y., bold strike of "Philadelphia Pa. Apr. 3, 1863" circular datestamp, "Due 3" and "Old Stamps Not Recognized" handstamps, slightly reduced at right, cover has been cleaned

FRESH AND VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING "OLD STAMPS NOT RECOGNIZED" USAGE LONG AFTER DEMONETIZATION OF THE 1857 ISSUE.

With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

2074

3c Dull Red (26). Used with Confederate States 5c Green, Stone 1 (1), large to huge margins, bright color, both tied by two strikes of "Augusta Ga. Jan. 6" (1862) double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Double Wells Ga., vertical fold at center

EXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLE COMBINATION OF UNITED STATES AND CONFEDERATE STATES STAMPS ON A COVER MAILED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CONFEDERATE POSTAL SYSTEM.

The 3c stamp was probably affixed to the envelope before the war and the 5c added by sender before mailing. It is very unusual for the Confederate stamp to be affixed next to the obsolete U.S. stamp.

Ex Emerson, Brooks, Knapp and Hall (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000