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Confederacy, Columbia, S.C./Jan. 8 (1861). Blue cds on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire addressed to "Capt. A.J. Green, Columbia Artillery, Fort Moultrie, Sullivans Island, S.C.", Very Fine, a lovely Independent States usage, ex-Cantey (Pictured in Monroe Book, pg. 2). Estimate $200 - 300.
South Carolina seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860 and was admitted to the Confederacy on February 4, 1861. The Union Army abandoned Fort Moultrie on the night of December 26, 1860.
Realized: $210
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Confederacy, Doaksville, C.N./May 9, 1861. Manuscript postmark ties 1857 3¢ dull red on cover to Long Island, N.Y., Very Fine, ex-Bleuler (Pictured in Sanders/Gunter Confederate Post Offices, Postmasters and Postmarks of the Trans-Mississippi States Book pg. 38 and in Monroe Book pg. 3). Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
This cover was mailed to Huntington, Long Island (New York), soon after Arkansas seceded. Because of the close relationship and interdependence of the Indian Nations postal system to the Arkansas postal system, it is considered an "Independent State Usage".
For the first fifty years of its existence "Indian Territory" post offices functioned under a U.S. Post Office Department administrative attachment to Arkansas (territory and state). This resulted in the designation "Ark" appearing in many Indian Nation postmarks as late as 1880. The Fort Smith, Arkansas, post office was the hub for much of the mail from the Indian Nations. In light of the impending Civil War, the Union withdrew all their military forces on May 4, 1861, from the Indian Nations to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. On May 6, 1861, Arkansas seceded from the Union.
Fortunately, the letter, written by a female missionary teacher at the "Spencer (Academy, Choctaw Nation)/May 1, 1861", has remained with the cover, and includes some interesting comments on secession and the current state of the postal system of the Indian Nations. For example:
"…we are afraid the mails will stop. We had word from the P.O. on Monday that we need not send down any more letters as the mails had cededed (sic) but the Ft. Smith mail has come down & is here tonight & so I will write for fear this will be my last chance."
"Remember us with much love to all our friends. Tell Mother her letter I cannot answer tonight for it is now eleven o'clock if she don't here (sic) from us soon tell her we have seceded."
A UNIQUE ITEM OF THE HIGHEST RARITY. .
Realized: $7,000
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Confederacy, Mobile, Ala./Mar. 30, 1861. Double circle postmark on 1860-61 3¢ Star Die entire to Greensboro, Ala., Extremely Fine (Pictured in Monroe Book, pg. 4). Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $150
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Confederacy, Charleston, S.C./Mar. 23, 1861. Double circle postmark on cover to New York franked with 1861 3¢ dull red, tied by grid cancel, Extremely Fine (Pictured in Monroe Book, pg. 4). Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $115
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Confederacy, Columbia, S.C./Apr. 8 (1861). Blue double circle postmark on 1860-61 3¢ Star Die entire to Macon, Ga., Very Fine and choice, a nice Confederate States usage, ex-Cantey (Pictured in Monroe Book, pg. 2). Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $240