Confederate Handstamped Paid and Due Markings (Ten. To Va.):
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Realized |
| 1798 |
C |
Winnsborough S.C. 8 Jun. Bold cds, matching "Paid" and "5" on cover
to Chester S.C., unusual red box charge no. hs, Very Fine and choice |
$ 650 |
| 1799 |
C |
Columbia Ten. Oct. 11. Well-struck double-circle ds, matching "Paid"
and "5" handstamps on orange cover to Horn Lake Miss., Extremely Fine and
choice |
$ 170 |
| 1800 |
C |
Memphis Ten. Jun. 25, 1861. Cds, matching "Paid" and "5" handstamps
on orange cover to Batesville Ark., fresh and Very Fine usage before Tenn.
was admitted into the Confederacy on July 2 |
$ 300 |
| 1802 |
C |
Nashville Tenn. Aug. 13, 1861. Blue cds on label affixed to
daguerreotype case addressed to "Mr. B.K.C. Taylor, Nashville
Tenn.", ms. "Cross Springs" origination pmk, original sixth-plate
ambrotype in gold-leaf frame shows image of a young man, some slight
wear to edge of label, otherwise Very Fine, a very rare and remarkable
piece of mail -- only four cases with postmarked labels are believed to
exist |
$ 700 |
| 1803 |
C |
Nashville Ten. Jul. 6, 1861. Clear blue cds, matching "Paid" and
"10" handstamps on orange cover to Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, usual
light filing pinholes, Very Fine |
$ 150 |
| 1805 |
C |
Anderson Tex. Jan. 23. Boldly struck cds on adversity cover
made from ship freight bill, to military address at Galveston Tex., ms.
"Paid 10" and box charge no., very slight toning around edges, Extremely
Fine strike |
$ 300 |
| 1806 |
C |
Boston Tex. Nov. 24th. Bold cds with day in ms. on yellow cover to
Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, ms. "Paid 10cts" and signed, usual light
filing pinhole, Very Fine, ex Kohn |
$ 170 |
| 1807 |
C |
Caldwell Tex. Aug 2. Bold cds on blue folded letter datelined
"Fish Pond, July 27, 1864", to Independence Tex., ms. "Paid 10",
fresh and Very Fine |
$ 190 |
| 1808 |
C |
Comfort Texs. Mar. 30, 1863. Bold cds with day in ms, matching "Paid
10" hs on folded letter to Directors of the San Antonio Mutual Aid
Association, conveys teamsters' acceptance of the directors' offer except
for one pretending he "could not leave his family unprotected against
Indian depredations", Extremely Fine, ex Emerson, Everett |
$ 525 |
| 1809 |
C |
San Augustine [Tex] May 27/63. Ms. pmk, matching box charge no. and
"Paid 10" on folded printed notice for collecting agency, to Nacogdoches
Tex., very light vertical file folds, Extremely Fine |
$ 160 |
| 1810 |
C |
San Augustine Tex. Jun. 28. Red cds, matching "Paid" and "5"
handstamps on cover to Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, usual light filing
pinholes, Very Fine and choice |
$ 150 |
| 1811 |
C |
Cobham Va. Aug. 12. Bold cds with date in ms, matching "Paid" hs
with "5" in ms., on cover addressed to Corps of Engineers at Williamsburg
Va., 1861 docketing at L., Extremely Fine and choice |
$ 250 |
| 1812 |
C |
Glade Spring Depot Va. May 19. Cds on homemade cover to Atlanta, ms.
"Paid", 1863 receipt docketing, fresh and Very Fine |
$ 210 |
| 1813 |
C |
Lexington Va. Jul. 24. Blue cds, matching "Paid 5" hs on cover to
Staunton Va., ms. box charge no., Extremely Fine |
$ 95 |
| 1814 |
C |
Lynchburg Va. Sep. 2, 1861. Cds and "Paid 5" hs on brown homemade
cover with grocer's embossed corner card, to Indian Valley Va.,
fresh and Extremely Fine, ex MacBride |
$ 100 |
| 1815 |
C |
 Montgomery Springs Va. Sep.
14. Blue cds with day in ms., matching "Paid" in oval hs and ms. "10",
on orange cover with Sulphur Springs corner card, to Carroll Hoy &
Co. in New Orleans, Extremely Fine and attractive cover, ex MacBride (Image) |
$ 850 |
| 1816 |
C |
Mt. Sidney Va. May 30. Perfectly struck cds, matching "Paid 10" made
from altered "Paid 3" hs, showing large part of "3", on homemade cover to
Newberry C.H. S.C., Extremely Fine |
$ 300 |
| 1817 |
C |
Norfolk Va. Aug. 27, 1861. Blue cds, matching "Paid" in circle and
"5" handstamps on folded letter to Alexander Stephens at Richmond, Very
Fine |
$ 50 |
| 1818 |
C |
Orange C.H. Va. Aug. 12. Red cds with "2" of "12" in ms., matching
"Paid" hs and ms. "5" and "Official Business Ch. D. Madison at T.R.,
on cover to Manassas Va., barely reduced at R., Extremely Fine |
$ 190 |
| 1819 |
C |
Petersburg Va. Jul. 28 3cts. Blue integral rate cds, matching "Paid"
and "5" handstamps on cover with brown grocer's corner card, to
Palmers Springs Va., fresh and Very Fine |
$ 350 |
| 1822 |
C |
Richmond Va. Sep. 27. Bold cds, matching "Paid 2" on
adversity cover addressed locally, opened for display, Extremely
Fine drop letter |
$ 550 |
| 1823 |
C |
Richmond Va. Sep. 6, 1861. Bold cds, matching "Paid 2" hs on
blue folded letter addressed locally, a fresh and Very Fine drop letter |
$ 260 |
| 1824 |
C |
Richmond Va. Mar. 10, 1862. Cds, matching "Paid" hs on folded
printed notice regarding tax on slaves, to Page C.H. Va., fresh and Very
Fine |
$ 350 |
| 1825 |
C |
Richmond Va. Sep. 20, 1861. Cds, matching "Paid 5cts" hs, on cover
to Burnt Ordinary Va., with original enclosure and typed transcript, Very
Fine |
$ 95 |
| 1826 |
C |
Richmond Va. Jun. 6, 1861. Bold cds, matching "Paid" and "10"
handstamps on cover to Alexander Stephens at Crawfordville Ga., backflap
removed as usual for this correspondence, receipt docketing on back, fresh
and Very Fine |
$ 180 |
| 1827 |
C |
Richmond Va. Apr. 30, 1863. Bold cds and "Due 10" hs on cover
endorsed by David W. Lewis (Member of C.S.A. Congress), to another
member, William W. Clark, at Covington Ga., minor insect nibbling at lower
left, otherwise Fine, very scarce congressional endorsement |
$ 75 |
| 1828 |
C |
Romney [West] Va. Aug. 3. Perfectly struck cds, matching "Paid 5"
handstamp on 1861 folded letter to Staunton Va., light horizontal file fold
clear of all markings, Extremely Fine cover |
$ 650 |
| 1831 |
C |
Verdiersville Va. Aug. 30. Perfectly clear cds with day in ms.,
matching "Paid 5" handstamp on folded letter datelined "Orange, Aug.
27th, 1861", Extremely Fine and choice |
$ 300 |
| 1832 |
C |
Woodstock Va. Oct. 31. Bold cds on orange cover to Mt. Crawford Va.,
ms. "Paid 10", with original enclosure, Extremely Fine |
$ 220 |
| 1833 |
C |
Yorktown Va. Oct. 22. Cds with small "PAID" and "5" in circle on
yellow attorney's corner card cover to Pittsboro N.C., backflap partly
missing, slight edge toning, otherwise Fine |
$ 50 |