Union and Confederate States Civil War Covers - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 133 - Union and Confederate States Civil War Covers Confederate States Patriotic Covers - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Part V"Our First President - Jeff. Davis," red and blue design with bust of Jefferson Davis and crossed 11-star flags, with allegorical scene below, 1862 2c Blue (4) tied by Wilmington, North Carolina cds to yellow cover to Tarboro, second strike of datestamp at left, stamp with margins large to clear, cover with some edge breaks, small repair at lower left, and piece of black cardstock affixed to reverse, still Very Fine appearance, an extremely rare and attractive cover, MacBride notations on reverse (JD-1, Walcott 3116 var)rnProvenance: Jon Bischel (Nutmeg Sale 27, 2000)Confederate Patriotic Covers H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Part VUnion and Confederate States Civil War Covers Confederate States Patriotic Covers |
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 Lot 134 - Union and Confederate States Civil War Covers Confederate States Patriotic Covers - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Part VNine-Star Flag, red and blue design, franked with US 1857 3c Dull red (26) tied by "Atlanta Ga. May 27 1861" cds, addressed to Butler, Georgia, stamp clipped from slight reduction at top and with small tear at lower right, cover with some overall soiling and toning, black cardstock adhered to reverse, still Fine and extremely rare, as evidence of the scarcity of this design this was the only nine-star Confederate patriotic offered in the entire Bischel catalogue, Toaspern handstamp on reverse (F9-2, Walcott 3202)rnProvenance: Jon Bischel (Nutmeg Sale 27, 2000)Confederate Patriotic Covers H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Part VUnion and Confederate States Civil War Covers Confederate States Patriotic Covers |
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 Lot 135 - Union and Confederate States Civil War Covers Confederate States Patriotic Covers - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Part VThirteen-Star Flag, red and blue design with C.H. Nobles & Co., Pensacola imprint at left, 1861 5c Green (1) tied by "Pensacola Fla Mar 20" cds, addressed to Blount Springs, Alabama, stamp with balanced, attractive margins, faint pre-application crease, cover mended along the top seam, black cardstock adhered to reverse, still Extremely Fine and attractive, particularly rare used from Florida and with a 13-star flag design, 1977 CSA certificate (F13-1)rnProvenance: Stephen D. Brown (Harmer, Rooke London, 1939)rnMorris Everett (R.A. Siegel Sale 754, 1993)rnJon Bischel (Nutmeg Sale 27, 2000)Confederate Patriotic Covers H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Part VUnion and Confederate States Civil War Covers Confederate States Patriotic Covers |
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 Lot 136 - Union and Confederate States Civil War Covers Confederate States Patriotic Covers - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Part VCanon Firing Left and Waving Flag, black design, verse 1, imprint 10, on buff captured Confederate patriotic cover, franked with 1861 3c Rose (65), tied by blue "Baltimore Md May 25" postmark, addressed to Ware, Massachusetts, slightly reduced at left and light overall wear, still Very Fine and exceedingly rare use of a captured patriotic cover in the North (CN-3, Walcott 3161 var)rnProvenance: Jon Bischel (Nutmeg Sale 27, 2000)Confederate Patriotic Covers H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Part VUnion and Confederate States Civil War Covers Confederate States Patriotic Covers |
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 Lot 131 - Union and Confederate States Civil War Covers Confederate States Patriotic Covers - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Part V"Hanging George Washington," US 1857 3c Dull red (26) affixed to cover with hand-drawn noose around Washington's neck, hanging him from a gallows, black "Friars Point Miss Jan ??" datestamp with matching straightline "Paid" and manuscript "10," addressed to New Orleans (part of the Carroll Hoy correspondence, usual staple holes), small backflap faults and light edgewear at top, black cardstock affixed to reverse, Very Fine, an extraordinary superfluous use of a United States postage stamp to make a dramatic statement, in our opinion one of the greatest Confederate patriotic covers in existence, illustrated in Dietz (p. 69)rnProvenance: Morris Everett (R.A. Siegel Sale 754, 1993)rnJon Bischel (Nutmeg Sale 27, 2000)Confederate Patriotic Covers H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Part VUnion and Confederate States Civil War Covers Confederate States Patriotic Covers |
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 Lot 137 - Union and Confederate States Civil War Covers Confederate States Patriotic Covers - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Part V"Southern Confederacy! Free Trade With the World!," black imprint on cover franked with US 1857 3c Dull red (26), small corner fault, tied by black grid with faint matching Athens, Georgia postmark, addressed to Duncansville, Georgia, some minor staining and slightly reduced at left, black construction paper adhered to reverse, still Fine and rare, only four examples of this design recorded by Dietz, 1981 Philatelic Foundation certificate (PS-1)rnProvenance: Jon Bischel (Nutmeg Sale 27, 2000)Confederate Patriotic Covers H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Part VUnion and Confederate States Civil War Covers Confederate States Patriotic Covers |
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 Lot 132 - Union and Confederate States Civil War Covers Confederate States Patriotic Covers - H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Part V"Maj. Gen. McClellan," gray all-over design with printed address lines, Reagles imprint on reverse, franked with horizontal pair of 1862 5c Blue (7, left stamp with interesting inking flaw) tied by New Market, Virginia datestamp, address faded, stamps with small faults due to placement and horizontal crease before application, slightly reduced at left, black cardstock adhered to reverse, still Fine and attractive use of a Union patriotic in the Confederacy, perhaps captured by Southern troops during McClellan's ill-fated Peninsula Campaign in 1862 (Walcott 353)rnProvenance: Jon Bischel (Nutmeg Sale 27, 2000)Confederate Patriotic Covers H. R. Harmer Inc The "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Part VUnion and Confederate States Civil War Covers Confederate States Patriotic Covers |
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 Lot 2751 - Union and Confederate States Civil War Covers Civil War Covers - Union Soldier's Covers and Letters - H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3036: United States, British Commonwealth, and Foreign Stamps, Covers and Collections Session 1: United States"Miamiville P.O./ Camp Dennison O/ Sep 28 1863" 35mm cds on an envelope addressed to Munnsville Ohio, an 1861 3c Rose (65) is tied by target cancels, opened and slightly reduced at right, Fine usernCamp Dennison served as a recruitment and training facility as well as a supply and medical post for the Union army during the Civil War. Founded in 1861 the camp saw 75,000 - 100,000 soldiers come through on their way to and from the war. One of the Camp's most notable achievements involved facing down feared Confederate raider, John Hunt Morgan. The camp also included a small prisoner of war camp. Most prisoners remained for only a brief time before Northern authorities sent them to other POW installations located at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio, or to Johnson»s Island in Lake Erie. At least thirty-one Confederate soldiers died in the camp. rn Sale 3036: General Sale Session 1 - United States Stamps and Covers H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3036: United States, British Commonwealth, and Foreign Stamps, Covers and Collections Session 1: United StatesUnion and Confederate States Civil War Covers Civil War Covers - Union Soldier's Covers and Letters |
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 Lot 2752 - Union and Confederate States Civil War Covers Civil War Covers - Union Soldier's Covers and Letters - H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3036: United States, British Commonwealth, and Foreign Stamps, Covers and Collections Session 1: United States"Soldiers Letter/ 24th Regt Mass. Vol./ N.E.G.", bold strike of the marking on an envelope addressed to Boston, "Due 3" handstamp, envelope small faults but still an eye-catching coverrn24th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was a Union Army infantry regiment during the Civil War. The regiment served with the Coast Division commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside. It was deployed in January 1862 for operations on the coast of North Carolina and participated in the Battle of Roanoke Island and the Battle of New Bern among other engagements.Sale 3036: General Sale Session 1 - United States Stamps and Covers H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3036: United States, British Commonwealth, and Foreign Stamps, Covers and Collections Session 1: United StatesUnion and Confederate States Civil War Covers Civil War Covers - Union Soldier's Covers and Letters |
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 Lot 2753 - Union and Confederate States Civil War Covers Civil War Covers - Union Patriotic Covers - H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3036: United States, British Commonwealth, and Foreign Stamps, Covers and Collections Session 1: United StatesSoldier with Sabre and Flag patriotic envelope franked with 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by Glenn's Falls NY cds, addressed to Pitstown Corners NY, well-centered stamp on an envelope with small hinge sealed break at the top, Very Fine (Walcott 2020, Weiss M-R39)Sale 3036: General Sale Session 1 - United States Stamps and Covers H. R. Harmer Inc Sale 3036: United States, British Commonwealth, and Foreign Stamps, Covers and Collections Session 1: United StatesUnion and Confederate States Civil War Covers Civil War Covers - Union Patriotic Covers |
