Confederate Handstamped Paid and Due Markings (Army of Northern VA to Ga.):
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Realized |
| 1683 |
C |
Army of Northern Virginia. Three covers to different S.C.
addressee's in the same hand, two have 10c Blue, Die A (11), large margins,
one tied by target, other by grid on homemade covers (one made from turned
cover), third has "10" in double-line circle, Extremely Fine trio |
$ 105 |
| 1685 |
C |
"10". Bold hs on 3c Red Star Die entire to Lexington Ga., soldier's
letter endorsement "Co. I, 8th Ga. Inf.", 1864 receipt docketing at
L., edge wear and tear affecting embossing, still Fine |
$ 75 |
| 1686 |
C |
Chambers C.H. Ala. Aug. 27. Blue cds, matching "Paid" and "5"
re-rated to "10" for distance greater than 500 miles, to Alexander
Stephens in Richmond Va., ms. box charge no., missing backflap as usual for
this correspondence, 1861 receipt docketing on back, fresh and Very Fine |
$ 280 |
| 1687 |
C |
Autagaville Ala. Aug. 30. Cds, matching "Paid" in arc and "5" in
circle on orange cover to New Orleans, Fine and rare |
$ 325 |
| 1688 |
C |
Carlowesville Ala. Apr. 2. Cds, matching "Paid" and "10" in circle
on 1863 light gray folded letter to the Governor in Montgomery Ala., light
vertical file fold clear of all markings, Very Fine |
$ 300 |
| 1689 |
C |
Greensborough Ala. Jan. 12. Bold cds, second strike with Jan. 13
date, matching "Paid" and "5" on cover to Oakland College Miss., with
original enclosure, 1862 docketing at L., Very Fine |
$ 200 |
| 1690 |
C |
Greensborough Ala. May 9. Bold cds, matching "Paid" and "10"
handstamps on light gray cover to Mobile Ala., missing small part of
backflap, Extremely Fine |
$ 180 |
| 1691 |
C |
 Mobile Ala. Jun. 26,
1861. Bold double-circle ds and boxed "Paid 5" hs on cover with
green embossed wholesale grocer's corner card, to Marion Ala.,
trivial edge tear at B.L., Very Fine and attractive usage (Image) |
$ 1,300 |
| 1692 |
C |
Mobile Ala. Jun. 11, 1861. Bold double-circle ds, matching "Paid 10"
in diamond" on cover with light green lining to Shackleford's Va., with
original enclosure mostly discussing the sender's illness but also touching
on banks and exchange rates: "unless the Confederate Banks make some
arrangements for equalizing exchanges, and for accomodating the people, I
don't see how the necessaries of life are to be purchased and paid
for...", fresh and Very Fine |
$ 625 |
| 1693 |
C |
Perote Ala. Oct. Cds, ms. "Paid 5" and postmaster's initials on buff
cover to Glennville Ala., fresh and Very Fine |
$ 300 |
| 1694 |
C |
Pickensville Ala. Nov. 8. Perfectly struck cds, matching "5" in
circle on 1861 folded letter to Mobile Ala., tiny pinhole, otherwise
Extremely Fine |
$ 280 |
| 1695 |
C |
Prattville Ala. Dec. 18. Cds, matching "Paid" and "5" hs on
mourning cover to Griffin Ga., negligible toning, Very Fine
appearance, ex Judd |
$ 280 |
| 1696 |
C |
Selma Ala. Jun. 2. Cds, matching "Paid" and "5" on immaculate cover
to New Orleans, ms. box charge no., fresh and Very Fine usage on the second
day of Confederate postal service |
$ 180 |
| 1697 |
C |
Tompkinsville Ala. Sept. Bold cds in brown ink with matching "Paid"
and "5" in circle on folded letter datelined Tompkins Bluff, Sept. 25,
1861, to Mobile Ala. with steam packet "Clipper" written at
lower left, couple small worm holes, splits along folds sealed with
archival tape, still Very Fine and an extremely rare Alabama steamboat
letter carried on the Tombigee River |
$ 350 |
| 1698 |
C |
Tuscaloosa Al. Oct. 1. Bold cds, matching "Paid" and "5" hs on buff
cover to Montgomery Ala., fresh and Very Fine |
$ 200 |
| 1699 |
C |
Tuscaloosa Ala. Nov. 2. Bold cds, matching "Paid 10" hs on buff
cover to Richmond Va., Very Fine |
$ 350 |
| 1700 |
C |
Tuskeegee Ala. Aug. 15, 1861. Blue double-circle ds, matching "Paid"
in oval and "10" in circle on buff cover to New Orleans, ms. box charge
no., Very Fine and choice |
$ 180 |
| 1701 |
C |
Helena Ark. Jan. 18, 1862. Double-circle ds, matching "Paid" hs, ms.
"10" and box charge no. on cover to Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, Fine |
$ 230 |
| 1702 |
C |
 Lake Village Ark. Jul. 1.
Perfect bold strike of cds with "PAID/5 CENTS" two-line rate hs on obsolete
3c Red Nesbitt entire to Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, sender's
instructions "Brasher & Wells please pay postage on this - J.H.S."
indicating origin outside Lake VillageEXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THIS
RARE ARKANSAS HANDSTAMPED PAID. Ex Birkinbine. Realized $2,640 in our
1985 Rarities sale. (Image) |
$ 2,600 |
| 1703 |
C |
Searcy Ark. Sep. 22. Cds, matching "Paid" in oval and "10" in
circle, on 1862 folded letter to West Point Ark., some age toning,
otherwise Very Fine |
$ 300 |
| 1704 |
C |
 Gainesville Fla. May 19.
Cds with day in ms., "Paid" hs and ms. "10" and box charge no. on green,
red and blue wallpaper cover to Sumter S.C., Extremely Fine and
attractive cover (Image) |
$ 800 |
| 1705 |
C |
Lake City Fla. Apr. 3. Cds, matching "Paid 10" on homemade cover to
Camp Finegan Fla., some age splitting along folds, Fine |
$ 250 |
| 1706 |
C |
 Madison C.H. Fla. Oct. 5.
Clearly struck cds, bold "Paid 10" hs on brown and gray wallpaper
cover to Gadsden Co. Fla., marked "Election Returns" with box number charge
notation, Extremely Fine, ex Everett
(Image) |
$ 950 |
| 1707 |
C |
Ocala Fla. Aug. 8. Bold cds, matching "Paid" and "10" on blue 1862
folded letterto Tallahassee Fla., ms. box charge no., two faint vertical
file folds, Extremely Fine |
$ 280 |
| 1708 |
C |
Pensacola Fla. Jul. 20. Bold cds, matching "PAID" and "5" each in
circle on orange cover to Mobile Ala., fresh and Very Fine |
$ 150 |
| 1710 |
C |
Americus Ga. May 17. Bold cds, matching "Paid" and "5" handstamps on
cover to military address in Macon Ga., Very Fine |
$ 60 |
| 1711 |
C |
Americus Ga. Nov. 26. Cds, matching "Paid" with ms. "10" on homemade
cover to Albany Ga., fresh and Very Fine |
$ 100 |
| 1712 |
C |
Americus Ga. Jan. 27. Bold cds, matching "Paid" and "10" in circle
handstamps on orange cover to military address in Monterey Va., slight edge
wear, Very Fine |
$ 150 |
| 1713 |
|
Southern Telegraph Company. Enclosure marked from Atanta Ga. and
sent to Griffin Ga., with buff cover marked "Telegram" in ms., from
Governor Joseph E. Brown, states in part "I will do all in my power to
have both the Regiments sent to the coast. I shall earnestly protest
against their being sent out of state.", Extremely Fine and choice |
$ 400 |
| 1715 |
C |
Crawfordsville Ga. Nov. 28. Bold cds with day in ms., matching
"Paid" in oval with "10" in ms. on 1861 cover with cotton gin
manufacturer's corner card to Alexander Stephens at Richmond Va.,
receipt docketing on back, missing backflap as are all covers from this
correspondence, small scuff at R., Very Fine and choice |
$ 800 |
| 1716 |
C |
Cuthbert Ga. Mar. 24. Bold cds, matching "Paid 5" on homemade cover
to Fort Gains Ga., 1862 receipt docketing, Very Fine |
$ 140 |
| 1717 |
C |
Franklin Geo. Apr. 13, 1861. Cds on legal-size cover to Cuthbert
Ga., 1861 docketing, ms. "Paid 6cts", docketing at T. reads "Post Office
Franklin Ga. April 12th 1861, Rec'd. this packet from the hands of one of
the companies to be forwarded by due course of mail" and signed by the
Postmaster, slightly reduced at R., Very Fine |
$ 150 |
| 1718 |
C |
Hillsboro Ga. Nov. 26 Paid 5. Ms. pmk. on small yellow cover to
Alexander Stephens at Crawfordville Ga. and forwarded to Richmond
Va., neat "Crawfordsville Ga. Nov. 28" with day in ms., matching "Paid" in
oval and ms. "10", missing backflap as usual for this correspondence, Very
Fine |
$ 105 |
| 1719 |
C |
Macon Ga. Nov. 27. Double-circle ds, matching large "Paid 5" in
circle on yellow cover to Griffin Ga., slightly reduced at R., Very Fine |
$ 190 |
| 1720 |
C |
Roswell Ga. Jun. 5. Blue cds, matching "Paid 5" in circle on
homemade cover to Griffin Ga., slightly reduced at sides, Very Fine |
$ 140 |
| 1721 |
C |
Savannah Ga. Nov. 1, 1861. Cds, matching "Paid 5" in oval on cover
to Charleston, Very Fine |
$ 75 |
| 1722 |
C |
 Sparta Ga. Jun. 10. Bold
red cds, matching "Paid" and "5" on orange cover to Alexander Stephens at
Crawfordville Ga., 1861 docketing on back, missing backflap as usual for
this correspondence, Extremely Fine
(Image) |
$ 635 |
| 1723 |
C |
Washington Ga. Dec. 17. Cds, matching "Paid" and "10" on cover to
military address at Manassas Va., Very Fine |
$ 75 |