Lot
2142 
Confederacy, Adams' Run, S.C., Feb 11, cds on soldier's endorsed white, gray & blue geometric design wallpaper cover to Winnsboro, S.C., manuscript "Due 10" rating; light wear, Very Fine.Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot
2143
Confederacy, Alleton, Tex., double circular postmark (Dietz type V) with matching arched "Paid 10" rating handstamp on cover to Millican, Tex. with printed "Commission Merchants and Cotton Factors" corner card; light toning and reduced slightly at right, F.-V.F., a rare postmark with only a few known.Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot
2144
Confederacy, Bufford's Bridge, S.C., postmark with "10 Pd" manuscript rate to Walterboro, S.C., Fine and scarce marking.Estimate $150 - 200.
Current Opening Bid: $80
Lot
2145
Confederacy, Fairfax C.H., Va., Sep. 7, cds and "PAID 5" on cover to Maybinton, Newberry Dist., S.C., endorsed at bottom left "Via Lylesford, N&S R.R." notation, flap missing, otherwise Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Current Opening Bid: $80
Lot
2146
Confederacy, New Orleans, La., Sep 1, 1861, cds on incoming cover with matching "Steam 7" straight line handstamp; usual pinholes, Very Fine, a rare Confederate steamboat marking.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Current Opening Bid: $375
Lot
2147
Confederacy, Plains of Dura, Ga., Aug 7, perfect bold strike with matching handstamped "Paid" (type A) and manuscript "5" rating on lemon cover to Cuthbert Ga., Extremely Fine, one of only three recorded examples of this type, ex-Zimmerman.Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
2148
Confederacy, (Spartanburg, S.C.), bold "Paid" straight line and "10" in circle on 1861 cover addressed to "Corpl Edward J. Dean, Spartan Rifles, 5th Palmetto Regt. S.C. Volunteers, Col. M. Jenkins Commander, Tudor Hall P.O. near Manassas Junction, Virginia", additional endorsement "Care Capt, Jos Walker Spartan Rifles" at bottom left, Interesting note on the inside flap, "I have a long letter written, but send you this instead. I think it will be 10 cts to you…Yesterday the 4th was a singularly cold gloomy day. We fear it was a day of battle, on which the sun veiled its face.", Extremely Fine.Estimate $200 - 300.
A large part of the Dean correspondence is franked with the famous Spartanburg Postmasters' Provisional adhesive. Is this a Postmasters' Provisional or a clerk who forgot to add the postmark?
Spartanburg, South Carolina, derives its name from the "Spartan Rifles", a militia group that served during the Revolutionary War. This name was later adopted by Confederate soldiers from Spartanburg during the Civil War.
Joseph Walker was appointed captain of the Spartan Rifles on April 13, 1861. Micah Jenkins, from Yorkville, South Carolina, was mustered into service as colonel of the 5th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment in June 1861.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
2149
Confederacy, Torrance, MS., matching pair of covers using the US 3¢ Star Die envelope, one from the Independent statehood period, the other from the CSA usage of US stamps period. both are addressed to Carroll, Hoy in New Orleans, The first on an amber Star Die is dated Jan. 12, 1861, shortly after Secession on Jan. 9. The second, on a white Star Die, is dated Feb 10, 1861, shortly after Mississippi joined the CSA on Feb. 4, 1861, usual pinholes, Very Fine, remarkable pair of covers showing the postmaster's unusual penmanship and flourishes; Both signed Kimbrough.Estimate $400 - 600.
Current Opening Bid: $200
Lot
2150
Confederacy, Winnsborough, S.C. 13 May (1862)., cds with handstamp "DUE 5" (CSA Catalog type D) on cover to Mr. Jonathan N. McElwee (Postmaster), Taylor's Creek, York District, So. Carolina, manuscript free frank of Wm. W. Boyce, M.C. (Member of Congress), cover trimmed & refolded, F.-V.F.; with 2005 C.S.A. certificate.Estimate $100 - 150.
Cover from a Member of Congress, Wm. W. Boyce, M.C. with member's frank to allow letter to be sent postage due under terms set forth in the Act of July 30, 1861, Chapter II, Section 3
Congressmen were permitted to send letters without prepayment of postage, which was to be paid by the recipient. Such letters were endorsed by the congressman. This privilege was not widely used, as congressmen were reluctant to have their constituents pay to receive their letters.
Current Opening Bid: $50
Lot 2151
Confederacy, Confederate Autographs, small lot of six autographs on small cards which includes Alexander P. Stewart (Confederate General), Dabney H. Maury (Confederate General), John S. Mosby (Confederate Lieut. Colonel), John Brown Gordon (Confederate General), John T. Morgan (Confederate General) and John H. Reagan (Confederate States of America Postmaster General).Estimate $200 - 300.
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Current Opening Bid: $100