Last Day of U.S. Rates in the Confederacy. Blue target cancel ties 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), matching "Charlottesville Va. May 31, 1861" double-circle datestamp on Virginia Slate Company corner card cover to Philadelphia Pa., manuscript "Via Nashville Tenn." routing directive, overall toning and minor stain at left, Very Fine appearing Confederate state use of U.S. postage on the last day U.S. stamps could be used, with 1999 C.S.A. certificate

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Charlottesville Va. May 13, 1861. Blue double-circle datestamp with matching target tying 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) on buff cover addressed to Charlottesville, forwarded to Culpeper C.H. Va. with blue "FORWARDED" boxed handstamp and second 3c stamp just tied by manuscript, few minor perf flaws, otherwise Fine and unusual twice-use of U.S. postage on a Confederate state cover, this was either an overpaid drop cover originating in Charlottesville, or a cover from an unknown origin that was sent to Charlottesville before forwarding, with 1999 C.S.A. certificate

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30c Orange (71). Outstanding margins and centering, tied by "New Orleans Jun. 7 '64" Union occupation double-circle datestamp on cover to Marseilles, France, red "New York Paid 12 Jun. 25" credit datestamp, red French entry datestamp of Jul. 7 and "PD" boxed handstamp, manuscript "per Steamer via Great Britain" directive, fresh and Extremely Fine use from Union-occupied New Orleans in 1864, ex Haas, with 2005 P.F. certificate

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Louisville Ky. Southern Letter Unpaid. Pale yellow cover addressed to Louisville Ky., entered Confederate mails with blue "Charlottesville Va. Jun. 19, 1861" double-circle datestamp with "10" and "Paid" C.S.A. rate handstamps, attempted payment of U.S. postage with 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), not accepted as prepayment in Louisville where bold blue "DUE" handstamp struck with manuscript "3", reduced slightly at top clipping corner of stamp, edge stains and repaired tear at upper left, otherwise Fine and very rare example of Confederate mail to Louisville after suspension of the Nashville-Louisville mail route, had this been addressed anywhere north of Louisville it would have received the "Southn. Letter Unpaid" handstamp, letters addressed locally were marked "Due" for unpaid postage, examples of Southern Letter Unpaid mail delivered in Louisville are exceedingly rare

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Charlottesville Va. Aug. ?. Light strike of blue double-circle datestamp with matching "PAID" and "5" handstamps on 7-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic cover (F7-7B) to the University of Virginia, docketing at right reads "Capt. E. Blackford, 5th Ala. Regt., Rec'd. Aug. 8, 1861", trivial edge toning, Very Fine, a beautiful 7-Star Patriotic used from Charlottesville, ex Wiseman and Kilbourne, with 2003 C.S.A. certificate

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Charlottesville Va. Blue double-circle datestamp with partly clear date (Sep. 1861?), matching "5" and "Paid" handstamps on cover to Lawrenceville Va. with 11-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic design (F11-13), slight soiling, otherwise Very Fine, a rare 11-Star Patriotic design which was created by modifying the 10-Star flag (F10-8) with a star added to the upper right, we have offered only three other examples since keeping computerized records and one has a reattached back, C.S.A. Catalog value $3,500.00

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Yorktown Va. Sep. 3 (1861). Circular datestamp with "Paid" and "5" in circle handstamps on small cover with 12-Star Confederate Flag Patriotic design (F12-3), to Morganton N.C., fresh and Extremely Fine, a lovely use, with 2005 P.F. certificate

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Charlottesville Va. Aug. 28, 1861. Blue double-circle datestamp with matching "Paid" and "5" handstamps on small narrow cover to Lynchburg Va., manuscript charge box notation at upper left, addressee not found and struck with "ADVERTISED 2" straightline and Lynchburg Sep. 2 backstamp, couple small toned spots, still Very Fine strike of this scarce advertised marking

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Captured Union Patriotic. Cover and letter datelined "Somerillo? Ford Dec. 13, 1863", a captured Union Patriotic design with red and blue Lady Liberty, eagle and shield, endorsed from a soldier in Jones' Battalion, Ewell's Corps and addressed to Charlottesville Va., "Due 10" in arc handstamp and pencil "10", minor edge nicks, Very Fine appearance

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Staunton Va. Dec. 18. Circular datestamp with "Paid" and "10" handstamps on overall lithographed fruit and ornamental tree grower illustrated cover to Albemarle County Va., turned with pair of 5c Blue, Local (7) tied on flap by "Charlottesville Va. Feb. 1, 1864" double-circle datestamp, addressed to Staunton, edgewear and missing backflap, appears Fine, a nice design and a bonus with the turned use

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Charlottesville Va., Confederate Stampless Covers. Five covers or folded letters, nice range of uses and markings including "2" due for drop rate, "Paid" straightlines for drop rate, "Paid 5" on obsolete U.S. 3c Star Die entire, "Paid" with both "5" and "10" handstamps on another, also one with blue "Missent" and "Forwarded" lozenge handstamps, a few minor edge flaws, Very Fine group, two C.S.A. certificates accompany

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Virginia Handstamped Paids. Five covers, each is a buff envelope in very choice condition, including Leesburg "Paid 10", Williamsburg "Paid 5" to Alfred L. Rives in Richmond, two different blue Norfolk "Paid 5" (one a circular datestamp and one a double-circle datestamp), blue Portsmouth "10 Paid" in integral-rate circular datestamp, Extremely Fine group

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