Official and Semi-Official Imprints:
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Realized |
| 2360 |
C |
 Post Office
Business/Free. In circle boldly struck with "Richmond Va. Nov. 29"
(1864) circular datestamp on demonetized 3c Red Star Die entire to
postmaster at Halesford Va., very fresh EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXTREMELY
RARE USE OF THE PRE-WAR RICHMOND POSTMASTER'S "FREE" HANDSTAMP IN
1864. The circular "Post Office Business/Free" handstamp used during
the Confederate period is extremely rare in any form. The year of this
usage, 1864, is determined by the type of circular town datestamp (large
serifed letters, month and day, no year slug). This cover was previously
believed to be a provisional Post Office Department entire, but is now
known to be a Richmond postmaster's free-frank marking. Illustrated in
Confederate Philatelist, Nov. 1998. Ex Dietz (signed), Emerson,
Powell and Birkinbine. With 1973 P.F. certificate
(Image) |
$ 1,500 |
| 2361 |
C |
Post Office Department, Official Business, Chief of the Appointment
Bureau. Dietz Ty. V with B.N. Clements signature on 3c Red Nesbitt
entire to postmaster at Teaksville N.C., neat "Free" hs, "Richmond Va. Jan.
6" cds, fresh and Very Fine, ex Caspary |
$ 230 |
| 2362 |
C |
Post Office Department, Official Business, Chief of the Appointment
Bureau. Dietz Ty. V with B.N. Clements signature on 3c Red Star Die
entire to postmaster at Fredericksburg Va., neat "Richmond Va. Sep. 10"
cds, Extremely Fine and choice |
$ 225 |
| 2363 |
C |
Post Office Department, Official Business, Chief of the Appointment
Bureau. Dietz Ty. V imprint signed B. N. Clements on 3c Red Star Die
entire to postmaster of Salem N.C., "Richmond Va. Sep. 27, 1863" cds and
"Free" hs, Extremely Fine |
$ 225 |
| 2364 |
C |
Post Office Department, Official Business, Chief of the Appointment
Bureau. Imprint without signature on 3c Red Star Die entire used for
private mailing to Columbia S.C., 10c Blue, Die A (11), three margins, in
at top, tied by "Richmond Va. Feb. 16" (1864) cds, neatly docketed, minor
flap tears, Very Fine |
$ 225 |
| 2365 |
C |
[Post Office Department] CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA/TREASURY
DEPARTMENT/FIRST AUDITORS OFFICE/OFFICIAL. Four-line handstamp (or
stencil marking) with J. W. Robertson signature, address and "Acting
Auditor" title in another hand on brown envelope to postmaster Landover
S.C., "Richmond Va. Jul. 19, 1862" cds, no "Free" handstamp but the cover
has been reduced from legal to regular size (the "Free" may have been cut
away), Fine, the Dietz catalogue still lists this rare imprint as Type I
among the Treasury Dept. imprints, but it is actually a Post Office Dept.
entire lacking the usual P.O.D. imprint -- this was the only department
allowed to send mail free (including the Auditor for the P.O. Dept.) --
accompanied by Confederate Philatelist article by MacBride (June
1959) |
$ 550 |
| 2366 |
C |
Auditor's Office P.O.D., Official Business, Free. Signed A. Moise
Jr. as acting auditor (unlisted in Dietz), on legal-size cover to
postmaster at Fredericksburg Va., Richmond cds, fresh and Very Fine |
$ 140 |
| 2367 |
C |
10c Blue, Die B (12). Margins all around, tied by "Richmond Va. Aug.
3" cds on Post Office Department Third Auditor's Office envelope to
Pittsboro N.C., stamp placed over "Free" and "Official Business", Very Fine |
$ 170 |
| 2368 |
C |
Post Office Department, Official Business, Chief of the Contract
Bureau. Dietz Ty. I signed H. St. George Offutt on 3c Red Star Die
entire to Locust Grove S.C., "Richmond Va. Feb. 11, 1863" cds and "Free"
hs, with P.O. Dept. printed form signed by Offutt, fresh and Very Fine |
$ 230 |
| 2369 |
C |
Post Office Department, Official Business, Chief of the Contract
Bureau. Dietz Ty. I signed H. St. George Offutt on 3c Red Star Die
entire to Culpepper Va.., "Richmond Va." cds and "Free" hs, minor edge
faults, still Fine |
$ 210 |
| 2370 |
C |
Post Office Department, Official Business, Chief of the ntract
Bureau. Dietz Ty. Ia with "Co" of "Contract" missing, with H. St.
George Offutt signature on 3c Red Star Die entire to Oak Shade Va.
postmaster, "Free" hs, "Richmond Jul. 20" cds, Extremely Fine and
remarkably fresh |
$ 350 |
| 2371 |
C |
Post Office Department, Official Business, Chief of the Contract
Bureau. Dietz Ty. III with H. St. George Offutt signature on 3c Red
Star Die entire to postmaster at Fredericksburg Va., "Free" hs, Richmond
cds, Very Fine |
$ 225 |
| 2372 |
C |
Post Office Department, Official Business, Chief of the Finance
Bureau. Dietz Ty. I with Jno. Harrell signature on 3c Red Nesbitt
entire to postmaster of Tuggle's Gap Va., "Richmond Va. Mar. 7" cds and
"Free" hs, Very Fine, ex Seybold |
$ 210 |
| 2373 |
C |
Post Office Department, Official Business, Chief of the Finance
Bureau. Dietz Ty. I with Jno. L. Harrell signature on 3c Red Star Die
entire to Fredericksburg Va., "Free" hs, neat "Richmond Va. Aug. 8" cds,
missing small part of backflap, Very Fine, ex White |
$ 210 |
| 2374 |
C |
Post Office Department, Dead Letter Office, Official Business, Chief of
the Finance Bureau. Dietz Ty. II signed Jno. F. Harrell on legal-size
cover to postmaster of Acworth Ga., "Richmond Va. Dec. 19, 1862" cds and
"Free" hs, very slight toning at edges, Very Fine, scarce Dead Letter
Office entire |
$ 200 |
| 2375 |
C |
Post Office Department, Official Business, Chief of the Finance
Bureau. Dietz Ty. IV with A. Dimitry signature on 3c Red Star Die
entire to postmaster at Disputanta Va., light "Free" hs, "Richmond Va. Nov.
?" cds, fresh and Very Fine |
$ 220 |
| 2376 |
C |
Post Office Department, Official Business, Chief of the Finance
Bureau. Dietz Ty. IV imprint signed A. Dimity on 3c Red Star Die entire
to postmaster of Dry Creek S.C., "Richmond Va. Nov. 1" cds and "Free" hs,
small edge tears at top, otherwise Very Fine |
$ 230 |
| 2377 |
C |
Post Office Department, Official Business, Chief of the Finance
Bureau. Dietz Ty. VI signed J. L. Lancaster with "Act'g" added before
"Chief" on buff cover to postmaster of Locust Mount Tenn., "Richmond Va.
Sep. 21, 1861" cds and "Free" hs, fresh and Extremely Fine, very scarce |
$ 230 |
| 2378 |
C |
Post Office Department, Official Business, Chief Clerk P.O.D. Dietz
Ty. V with B. Fuller signature on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to postmaster at
Fredericksburg Va., "Free" hs, Richmond cds, Very Fine, ex White |
$ 240 |
| 2379 |
C |
President's Office, Official Business. Imprint on legal-size cover,
unused, ms. docketing at far L. reads "Sent me by Chas. B. Wells, Apr.
1865 H.F.J.", Very Fine |
$ 110 |
| 2380 |
C |
5c Light Blue, De La Rue (6). Horizontal pair, large margins to
touched at top, tied by "Richmond Va. Jul. 25, 1862" cds on gray
lithographed Executive Department, State of Virginia semi-official
cover to Charlottesville Va., horizontal crease, flap tears, otherwise Very
Fine |
$ 220 |
| 2381 |
C |
5c Blue, Local (7). Horizontal pair, three large margins, in at
left, tied by "Richmond Va. Apr. 1, 1863" cds on brown cover to Greenville
Ala. with Confederate States of America, Department of Justice
imprint, Very Fine |
$ 475 |
| 2382 |
C |
Confederate States of America, Office of Orders and Detail, Navy
Department. Imprint on cover addressed to famed Confederate naval
officer "Commr. Wm. L. Maury, C.S.N., Richmd. Va.", slightly
reduced at right, Very Fine, extremely scarce |
$ 475 |
| 2383 |
C |
10c Blue, Paterson (2). Three huge margins, clear at bottom, tied by
"Richmond Va. Oct. 23, 1862" cds on legal-size orange cover with
Confederate States, Navy Department, Official Business Dietz Ty. V
imprint, addressed to Capt. Victor M. Randolph at Montgomery Ala., trivial
diagonal clear of stamp, still Extremely Fine, a very rare Confederate
naval imprint |
$ 575 |
| 2384 |
C |
10c Blue, Die A (11). Huge margins to touched at upper right, tied
by "Richmond Va. Jul. 7, 1863" cds on brown cover to Pearisburg Va. with
War Department, Surgeon General's Office Dietz Ty. II imprint,
turned and re-used with 10c Greenish Blue, Die B (12c), large
margins, tied by Va. cds to Lynchburg, waterstaining at lower left, but
otherwise Very Fine, most unusual |
$ 220 |
| 2385 |
C |
10c Light Blue, Paterson (2a). Three large margins, in at top, tied
by "Richmond Va. Nov. 11, 1862" cds on Treasury Department, First
Auditor's Office Dietz Ty. II imprint cover to Greenville Ala., fresh
and Very Fine |
$ 220 |
| 2386 |
C |
10c Greenish Blue, Die A (11c). Large margins, tied by "Richmond Va.
Oct. 23, 1863" cds on War Department, Engineer Bureau imprint cover
to Fayetteville N.C., Extremely Fine |
$ 290 |
| 2387 |
C |
5c Green, Stone 1-2 (1). Three large margins with trace of adjacent
stamp at L., ample at R., tied by "Milledgeville Ga. Feb. 22" cds on cover
with State of Georgia Adjutant and Inspector General's Office
official business imprint addressed to "Capt. John G. Lindsey, Company
C, DJ Bailey's Regiment, Savannah Ga", slightly reduced at L., faint
crease and small tear at B., Fine appearance |
$ 150 |
| 2388 |
C |
10c Dark Blue, Die B (12d). Large margins, tied by "Columbus Ga.
Mar. 5" cds on orange cover to Macon Ga. with State of Georgia,
Quartermaster-General's Office, Official Business Dietz Ty. II imprint,
immaculate condition, Extremely Fine |
$ 260 |
| 2389 |
C |
5c Blue, Local (7). Horizontal pair, cut into, tied by red
"Alexandria La. Dec. 27" cds on bright white cover to Natchitoches La. with
Headquarters, District Western Louisiana blue two-line Dietz Ty. I
imprint, fresh and Extremely Fine cover, the Dietz listing made from this
cover (p. 188) |
$ 260 |
| 2390 |
C |
10c Blue, Die A (11). Huge margins, bright shade, minor gum toning,
tied by blue "Raleigh N.C. Jul. 24" double-circle ds on Adjutant
General's Office, Raleigh, N.C. Official Business Dietz Ty. VII imprint
cover to Mocksville N.C., Extremely Fine |
$ 115 |
| 2391 |
C |
10c Blue, Die A (11). Beautiful bright early shade and proof-like
impression, huge margins, tied by "Wadesboro N.C." cds on brown cover to
Greensboro N.C. with Chief Enrolling Office, Seventh Congressional
District, Wadesboro', N.C. imprint, slightly reduced at right (just
into imprint), Very Fine, the only recorded example and the basis of the
Dietz Ty. IV listing (see p. 195) |
$ 270 |
| 2392 |
C |
5c Blue, Local (7). Horizontal pair, large side margins, touched at
top, tied by blue "Raleigh N.C. Jan. (?)" double-circle ds on buff
cover to Macon N.C. with Subsistence Department, Raleigh N.C., Official
Business Dietz Ty. II imprint, horizontal fold, otherwise Very Fine |
$ 210 |
| 2393 |
C |
5c Blue, Local (7). Horizontal pair, clear to large margins, tied by
blue "Raleigh N.C." double-circle ds on Subsistence Department
Official Business imprint cover to Charlotte N.C., marked in pencil
"Missent" and also bearing "Pittsboro N.C." cds, some age
foxing, Fine and very unusual usage |
$ 210 |
| 2394 |
C |
 10c Greenish Blue, Stone Y
(2e). Mostly huge margins, ample at upper left, tied by blue
"Columbia S.C. Oct. 8" cds on State of South Carolina, Adjutant and
Inspector General's Office, Official Business Dietz Ty. I imprint cover
to Allendale S.C., Extremely Fine (Image) |
$ 700 |
| 2395 |
C |
5c Blue, Stone 2 (4). Three, mostly ample to large margins, tied by
blue "Columbia S.C." cds on part of Adjutant & Inspector
General's Office. Official Business" semi-official imprint cover to
Charleston, faint stain, right corners clipped and mended, reduced and
rebacked, nonetheless a rare and exhibitable piece |
$ 190 |
| 2396 |
C |
5c Blue, Local (7). Horizontal pair, three large margins, touched at
right, tied by blue "Columbia S.C. Mar. 23" (1863) cds on buff cover
to Pendleton S.C. with Official Business, Medical Purveyor's Office,
C.S.A. Columbia S.C. Dietz Ty. V imprint, Extremely Fine |
$ 425 |
| 2397 |
C |
Columbia S.C. Aug. 15. Blue cds with matching "Paid" in circle and
large "10" rate hs on legal-size blue State of South Carolina, Adjutant
and Inspector General's Office. Official Business imprint cover to
Brig. Gen. Wilmot G. DeSaussure at Charleston, large piece missing from
back, mended at upper left, Fine appearance, very scarce |
$ 125 |
| 2398 |
C |
Columbia S.C. Jan. 26. Blue cds with matching "Paid" in circle and
ms. "20" on legal-size State of South Carolina, Head Quarters
imprint cover to Gen. DeSaussure at Charleston, Very Fine |
$ 130 |
| 2399 |
C |
Columbia S.C. Jun. 25. Blue cds with matching "Paid" straightline on
legal-size State of South Carolina, Adj't & Insp. Gen. Office, Official
Business imprint cover to Brig. Gen. DeSaussure at Charleston, light
staining, otherwise Fine, rare unlisted imprint |
$ 130 |
| 2400 |
C |
Columbia S.C. Jul. 6. Blue cds with matching "Paid" in circle and
"10" rate hs on Headquarters, Conscript Department, Columbia, S.C.,
Official Business imprint cover to Anderson S.C., slightly worn, Fine |
$ 80 |
| 2401 |
C |
Columbia S.C. Feb. 5 (1864). Blue cds, matching "Paid" in circle and
large "10" rate hs on blue cover with "OFFICIAL BUSINESS. MEDICAL
PURVEYOR'S OFFICE, C.S.A. COLUMBIA, S.C." imprint, to Medical Director
at Charleston, with enclosure, soiled and worn, still presentable and very
scarce |
$ 115 |
| 2402 |
C |
5c Blue, Local (7). Horizontal pair, faulty, tied by blue
"Columbia S.C. 19 Mar." cds, lifted and moved from position over
Headquarters, Columbia, S.C., Official Business imprint on cover to
Chester S.C., blue pencil "Due 10" and "DUE 10" blue straightline, refolded
from legal size, Fine appearance |
$ 75 |
| 2403 |
C |
5c Blue, Local (7). Horizontal pair, margins cutting into design,
tied by blue "Columbia S.C. Jul. 20" cds on Confederate States,
Headquarters Department N. Carolina and Southern Va., Official Business
imprint cover to Dixie Va., flap removed, reduced at top, Fine, ex Kohn |
$ 75 |
| 2404 |
C |
10c Greenish Blue, Die B (12c). Large margins, faint stain, tied by
blue "Columbia S.C. Feb. 3" cds on Headquarters, Conscript
Department, Columbia, S.C., Official Business imprint cover to Lt. Col.
with Ripley's Brigade at Charleston, flap removed, opening faults with
crude mends, Fine appearance |
$ 75 |
| 2405 |
C |
10c Greenish Blue, Die B (12c). Large irregular margins, tied by
blue "Columbia S.C. Oct. 16" (1864) cds on folded Headquarters
Camp of Instruction printed form listing conscripts and assignments,
toned, Fine |
$ 75 |
| 2406 |
C |
Columbia S.C. Semi-Official Imprints and Official Mail. Ten imprint
covers plus 1) printed tax circular, 2) cover from POW-camp commandant J.
C. Martin and 3) a box rent notice signed by Postmaster J. B. Glass,
imprint covers have blue Columbia markings, some with stamps, very mixed
condition, scarce and desirable group |
$ 475 |
| 2407 |
C |
10c Deep Blue, Die B, Keatinge & Ball (12 var). Large margins, tied
by "Richmond Va." cds on Pay Office Engineer Department, C.S. No. 14,
Law Building, Franklin Street, Official Business Dietz Ty. IV imprint
cover to Charlotte C.H. Va.,cds, forwarded to Talcott Va. with blue
"Charlotte C.H. Va. Feb. 23" cds and ms. "Ford 10" due rate, letter
enclosed datelined "Slave Claims Office, Richmond, Feby. 21,
1865", Extremely Fine, choice and very rare usage, ex Dietz |
$ 475 |