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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

**Handstamped Paid and Due Markings continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
416		Athens Ga. "Due 2". Ms. due marking on drop-rate adversity cover made from printed form, pencil Sep. 1862 docketing at bottom left, one corner opened for display, Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	150.00
417		Atlanta Ga. May 20. Neat strike of circular datestamp on 1864 28pp pamphlet titled "Speech of Hon. Alex. H. Stephens, Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, on Wednesday Night, March 16th, 1864", light wear, Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500	240.00
418		Augusta Ga. Dec. 12. Neat double-circle datestamp with matching "Paid" and pencil "2" rating on cover to Lynchburg Va., ms. "Printed" at top left, some edgewear incl. tear at top right, otherwise Very Fine, this is the only recorded example of the Augusta Ga. handstamped Paid with ms. "2" (Image)	E. 400-500	200.00
419		Cuthbert Ga. Jul. 31. Well-struck circular datestamp with matching "Paid" handstamp on unsealed circular-rate orange cover with Masonic Lodge blue oval corner card cut out and affixed as a label, then tied by address to Glenn Grove Ga., Very Fine and a remarkable Confederate circular-rate usage (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	575.00
420		Griffin Ga. Jan. 20. Paid. Bold circular datestamp and handstamp on unsealed envelope paying the 2c circular rate to Atlanta, fancy corner card at left for "H. P. Hill & Co. Publishers of the Confederate States Railroad Guide, and Fancy and General Job Printers, original 2pp circular with vignette of train, docketing at L., Very Fine, a beautiful and very rare cover, illustrated and discussed in Hubell, p.33-34, where he called it "one of the greatest finds I ever made." Accompanying the cover and circular is the original and complete Hill & Co's Confederate States Rail-Road & Steam-Boat Guide, dated April 1863, 96pp, illustrated, with numerous ads (incl. slave insurance) and suitable for exhibition, an outstanding trio (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	3,750.00
421		Griffin Ga. Oct. 3. Neat circular datestamp with matching "Paid" handstamp on local orange cover, Very Fine, ex Kohn (Image)	E. 200-300	150.00
422		(Griffin Ga.) Capt. Henry P. Hill. Mounted portrait photograph from Deane Photographers in Griffin Ga., pen identification at bottom, Very Fine portrait of the editor of Hill's Railroad Guide (Image)	E. 100-150	160.00
423		Macon Ga. "Paid 2". Two separate handstamps boldly struck on local orange cover, large "Paid 5" in circle first applied at upper right over pencil notation of "Pd 2" rate, Very Fine and rare (Image)	E. 500-750	700.00
424		Macon Ga. (Jun.?) 5. Double-circle datestamp on orange cover with bold "Due 1" handstamp to local address, Fine, probably a June Confederate State usage (the month never appears on strikes of this datestamp during the first few days of June 1861) (Image)	E. 150-200	240.00
425		Macon Ga. "Due 2". Clear handstamp on Macon, Ga. drop cover to a Col. Whittle, undated but last five lines of contents remain, and obviously tie this to the war: "I have felt it my duty to call your attention to the fact I know our country needs more men & that without delay. Yet those men must be fed." Signed "an old man", Fine and rare, unlisted in Dietz (Image)	E. 150-200	200.00
426		Milledgeville Ga. "Paid". Bold handstamp on State of Georgia, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office semi-official unsealed cover to Lincolnton Ga., few surface scrapes, otherwise Fine (Image)	E. 100-150	110.00

Handstamped Paid and Due Markings continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

416

Athens Ga. "Due 2". Ms. due marking on drop-rate adversity cover made from printed form, pencil Sep. 1862 docketing at bottom left, one corner opened for display, Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

150.00

417

Atlanta Ga. May 20. Neat strike of circular datestamp on 1864 28pp pamphlet titled "Speech of Hon. Alex. H. Stephens, Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, on Wednesday Night, March 16th, 1864", light wear, Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

240.00

418

Augusta Ga. Dec. 12. Neat double-circle datestamp with matching "Paid" and pencil "2" rating on cover to Lynchburg Va., ms. "Printed" at top left, some edgewear incl. tear at top right, otherwise Very Fine, this is the only recorded example of the Augusta Ga. handstamped Paid with ms. "2" (Image)

E. 400-500

200.00

419

Cuthbert Ga. Jul. 31. Well-struck circular datestamp with matching "Paid" handstamp on unsealed circular-rate orange cover with Masonic Lodge blue oval corner card cut out and affixed as a label, then tied by address to Glenn Grove Ga., Very Fine and a remarkable Confederate circular-rate usage (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

575.00

420

Griffin Ga. Jan. 20. Paid. Bold circular datestamp and handstamp on unsealed envelope paying the 2c circular rate to Atlanta, fancy corner card at left for "H. P. Hill & Co. Publishers of the Confederate States Railroad Guide, and Fancy and General Job Printers, original 2pp circular with vignette of train, docketing at L., Very Fine, a beautiful and very rare cover, illustrated and discussed in Hubell, p.33-34, where he called it "one of the greatest finds I ever made." Accompanying the cover and circular is the original and complete Hill & Co's Confederate States Rail-Road & Steam-Boat Guide, dated April 1863, 96pp, illustrated, with numerous ads (incl. slave insurance) and suitable for exhibition, an outstanding trio (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

3,750.00

421

Griffin Ga. Oct. 3. Neat circular datestamp with matching "Paid" handstamp on local orange cover, Very Fine, ex Kohn (Image)

E. 200-300

150.00

422

(Griffin Ga.) Capt. Henry P. Hill. Mounted portrait photograph from Deane Photographers in Griffin Ga., pen identification at bottom, Very Fine portrait of the editor of Hill's Railroad Guide (Image)

E. 100-150

160.00

423

Macon Ga. "Paid 2". Two separate handstamps boldly struck on local orange cover, large "Paid 5" in circle first applied at upper right over pencil notation of "Pd 2" rate, Very Fine and rare (Image)

E. 500-750

700.00

424

Macon Ga. (Jun.?) 5. Double-circle datestamp on orange cover with bold "Due 1" handstamp to local address, Fine, probably a June Confederate State usage (the month never appears on strikes of this datestamp during the first few days of June 1861) (Image)

E. 150-200

240.00

425

Macon Ga. "Due 2". Clear handstamp on Macon, Ga. drop cover to a Col. Whittle, undated but last five lines of contents remain, and obviously tie this to the war: "I have felt it my duty to call your attention to the fact I know our country needs more men & that without delay. Yet those men must be fed." Signed "an old man", Fine and rare, unlisted in Dietz (Image)

E. 150-200

200.00

426

Milledgeville Ga. "Paid". Bold handstamp on State of Georgia, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office semi-official unsealed cover to Lincolnton Ga., few surface scrapes, otherwise Fine (Image)

E. 100-150

110.00