General Issues on Cover continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 687 |
 |
 Chester Hospital. Ms.
"Examined and Approved Ebn. (Ebenezer) Swift" on stampless cover to
Green Hill P.O. Va., prisoner's endorsement "From Lieut Jas B. Miller,
Co. A, 18th Va. Regt. Confederate Soldier", "Due 10" straightline and
"Richmond Va. Aug. 25, 1863" circular datestamp, with original letter
datelined "Delaware County Pa. July 19th/63" that reads "...I am
happy to state to you all that though painfully wounded in three places in
the recent engagements near Gettysburg Pa., I am doing well. I am now in
Chester Hospital, well cared for and have been very kindly treated ever
since I have been taken out of our lines. Chester Hospital is near Chester
station on the Philadelphia and Baltimre Rail Road...I was wounded on July
the 3rd near Gettysburg. I had a rough time of it on the field before I was
taken up...", Very Fine cover and letter with outstanding content,
Harrison states six covers exist from Chester Hospital
(Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,600.00 |
| 688 |
|
Confederate Adversity Covers. Eight, each franked with No. 11 or 12
(different shades), six with stamps tied by circular datestamp incl. one in
red, mostly S.C. or Ga., each made from different form, usual few faults,
Fine-Very Fine |
E. 300-400 |
600.00 |
| 689 |
|
Confederate Adversity and Wallpaper Covers. Four turned covers and
one wallpaper, one with pair of No. 7 on inside, one with Nos. 11 on inside
and outside, wallpaper with Adams Run S.C. handstamp paid to Spartanburg
S.C., few faults, overall Fine group |
E. 200-300 |
450.00 |
| 690 |
|
Confederate Turned Covers. Seven, mostly with No. 11 or No. 12, one
with pair of No. 7 on turned 3c Nesbett entire, most opened for display,
few faults, most appear Fine-Very Fine |
E. 400-500 |
450.00 |
| 691 |
|
Confederate Used Patriotic Covers. Six, comprising four Confederate
and two captured Union, Confederate incl. No. 1 with Flag and Cannon
design, No. 4 (defective) with Flag and Cannon design, captured Union incl.
No. 11 with Troops and Verse design and No. 6 (pair) with Flag and
Constitution design in red and blue, one stampless, other five with Va.
town cancels, each with faults, otherwise Fine group |
E. 750-1,000 |
850.00 |
| 692 |
|
Confederate Unused Patriotics. Nineteen different, mostly flag
designs, eighteen in red and blue, and five of the eighteen also have green
or yellow, three with addresses, also incl. two unused envelopes with
C.S.A. Treasury Dept. printed corner cards, Fine-Very Fine, a scarce group
with many seldom seen |
E. 300-400 |
500.00 |
| 693 |
|
General Issues on Cover. Approximately 38 covers, range of usages,
incl. Nos. 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, few with large margins, range of town cancels,
mixed condition, overall many Fine |
E. 500-750 |
1,150.00 |
| 693A |
|
Confederate States Collection. 88 items, comprising 47 original-gum
stamps, 29 used stamps and 12 covers, o.g. mostly Nos. 11 and 12 with
shades, incl. Nos. 4, 8 and 13, used incl. Nos. 1 (5), 2, 4 (3), Nos. 11
and with variety of cancels and shades, covers incl. No. 1 on part cover,
pair of No. 7 (one with white tie variety) and No. 11 on forwarded cover
(pair moved), others mostly Nos. 11 and 12, also incl. three perforated
stamps (not counted), mixed condition, in mounts on blank quadrille pages,
generally Fine-Very Fine |
E. 750-1,000 |
850.00 |
| 694 |
|
Confederate Covers and Collateral. Fifteen covers and four notes,
incl. No. 1 on cover with unusual plate scratch (fraudulent cancel), No. 11
on adversity cover made from ledger page (two different), also Confederate
$5, $10 and $20 notes, mixed condition, few appear Fine |
E. 400-500 |
375.00 |
| 695 |
|
Confederate Covers. Six, incl. handstamped Paids from Lynchburg Va.,
Newton Ga. and Macon Ga., also No. 12 on cover, pair of No. 6 and pair of
No. 7, few faults, Fine-Very Fine |
E. 75-100 |
350.00 |
| 696 |
|
Confederate Covers. 24 covers, frankings incl. Nos. 7, 11 and 12
with some stampless, better incl. No. 7 strip of four on legal-size cover
with insurance co. design, four with semi-official imprints, one adversity
cover (stamp removed), two used Union patriotic covers, few pre-war, also
incl. seven related items, most with faults, otherwise Fine |
E. 500-750 |
750.00 |