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Confederate States: Civil War Postal History

Lots 3461-3469

Lot 3461    

Confederacy, Charleston, S.C. Head Quarters, So. Ca. Army. Quartermaster General's Office, imprinted letterhead dated Charleston, March 8th, 1861 autographed letter signed from "John Cunningham Quartermaster Gen'l S.C.V." to "Brig Gen'l R. G. M. Dunovant Commanding General" requesting the same number of clerks be provided to someone of his rank as are provided to those in the United States Army, large tear at right sealed with paper backing, Very Fine, Wonderful content.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $240

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Lot 3462

Confederacy, Confederate Currency, approximately 90 pieces of currency mostly circulated, however some excellent uncirculated items are included, general Richmond notes and various state issues including North Carolina, South Carolina & Georgia, including some Charleston S.C. Treasury script and a $100 CSA bond; some duplication, F.-V.F., a great lot for the specialist and worth careful inspection.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 3463    

Confederacy, Head Quarters, Department of So. Ca. & Ga., Pocotaligo, S.C., March 19th, 1862, headed octavo printed Assumption of Command, General Orders No. 1 over the printed name of J.C. Pemberton, Major-General Commanding and enumerating the officers to compose the Department Staff by the direction of the War Department, some light aging, Very Fine, Scarce.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $60

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Lot 3464    

Confederacy, Henry A. Wise, Brig. Genl., field-endorsed on 1863 cover to Miss L.E. Wise in Columbia, Wise served in the coastal defenses of South Carolina at this time, Extremely Fine, pristine example.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $260

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Lot 3465    

Confederacy, R E Lee, Genl field signature on handcarried blue laid paper commercial cover with small opening tear at the top, addressed by Lee to "Genl Stuart Comdg Cav" (no doubt J.E.B. Stuart) with photocopy of original letter stamped by the Duke University Library where it reposes in their special collections department. The letter is dated "HQ 24 Apl '64" in which he mentioned the Clarks Mt., Signal Corps, Chambliss and Fitz Lee, traditional correspondence hand-delivered by couriers on his staff., Extremely Fine and choice, A wonderful piece of postal history addressed to and from two of the most illustrious general officers in the Confederacy.
Estimate    $5,000 - 7,500.

Realized: $8,500

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Lot 3466    

Confederacy, R E Lee, Genl, field signature on handcarried cover addressed to "Genl Lawton Qr. Mr. Gen." Gen. Alexander Lawton was badly wounded at Sharpsburg and subsequently placed in command of the Quartermaster General Department in fall 1863. Gen. R.E. Lee signed almost all his envelopes in the top right hand corner "R. E. Lee, Gen'l." One theory is that as a career officer in the United States Army, he was in the habit of doing so because such endorsements, known as "free franks", permitted him to send mail without paying postage. Even though the postage free privilege was not available to Gen. Lee in the Confederate Army, it is argued that he was a creature of habit. Another theory is that Gen. Lee came to distrust the sometimes undependable Confederate postal system. As a result, he wanted his correspondence hand-delivered by couriers on his staff. Whatever the reason, the vast majority of the known R. E. Lee covers were so delivered., Extremely Fine and choice.
Estimate    $7,500 - 10,000.

Only 15 have been recorded as actually going through the Confederate postal system. Genl Lee field-endorsed covers are pivotal pieces in Confederate collections. This example is a pristine cover in exceptional condition.

Realized: $8,000

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Lot 3467    

Confederacy, Slave Bill of Sale, headed "Sheriffs Bill of Sale, State of South-Carolina, Williamsburg District" showing "one Negro boy named Shallen" sold at public auction for the sum of $344.00 from Morgan Tabb to Jno R. Pickett, printed on thick laid paper watermarked "Hudson", to be anticipated filing folds, Fine, a rare piece of Americana.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $500

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Lot 3468    

Confederacy, Headquarters, Department of the South, Hilton Head, S.C., imprinted letterhead dated "Nov 19th 1864" with excellent specfic content regarding handling the mail, to wit, "My positive orders are not to allow letters to citizens to cross the lines but to send all such to the Dead Letter Office. At the present time I am not allowed to send either money or supplies, even to our own prisoners. I will keep your letter and if an opportunity offers, will send it to its destination." signed ? Foster, Mil. Comdg, A superb letter for the postal historian.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $900

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Lot 3469    

Confederacy, Provost Marshal's Office, Eleventh Corps, Army of the Potomac, imprinted octavo size South Carolina soldier prisoner's parole form for Robert Spencer of Company C of the 2d Rifles of S.C. Vols dated "September 29th, 1862" and signed L.I Jones, Asst Surgn P.A.C.S.; soldier pledges "not to act in favor…of the Confederate Army or against the Government of the United States during the continue of the present war or until regularly included in an authorized exchange of prisoners of war", Very Fine, a very scarce item.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $700

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