Washington D.C. Dec. 24, 1863. Circular datestamp boldly struck, free frank of Senator John Sherman on red and blue Union Patriotic cover to Norwich Conn., overall design depicting eagle and shield, verse and titled "UNION!", toned spots, Fine and attractive, Sherman was a prominent senator from Ohio during the Civil...

Unused Union Patriotics. 37 unused designs, nice range of illustrations, themes and slogans, including several in blue and red, highlights include caricature of woman with animal face and "Distressing situation of Miss Florida", British Lion, Gen. Lyon, Secession Devil, Davis Rat, Liberty Bell, flags and eagles, many others, some with...

Adams Ex. Co. * Louisville, Ky. * Jul. 17, 1861. Partly clear strike of circular datestamp on 3c Red on Buff Star Die entire (U27) originating in the North and addressed to Augusta Ga., blue "Adams Express Co. Augusta Ga. Jul. 21" oval datestamp, manuscript "2/-" express charge (two bits or 25c), most of backflap removed,...

Am. Letter Exp. Co. Louisville, Ky. Jul. 10, 1861. Dark blue circular datestamp on 3c Red on White Star Die entire (U26) to Joseph B. Knowles in Nashville Tenn., originated in Warren R.I., small manuscript "5" for Confederate postage due applied in Nashville, mended backflap tear, Very Fine strike of the American Letter Express Co....

Athens Ga., 5c Purple (5X1). Type I, large margins to just in at right, tied by grid cancel with "Athens Ga. Paid Nov. 5" (1861) circular datestamp on small cover to Savannah Ga., slight soiling, Very Fine and desirable tied example (many of the Athens 5c adhesives are not tied to their covers), with 1986 C.S.A. certificate, Scott value...

Canton Miss., 5c Black entire (14XU1). Perfect strike of provisional handstamp on grayish-blue cover to Jackson Miss., "Canton Miss. Sep. 13, 1861" circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, a superb strike of this fancy provisional handstamp, the "P" in center of the star is the initial of Postmaster William Priestly, with 1982 P.F. and 2001 C...

Columbia S.C., 5c Blue entire (18XU1). Remarkably clear strike of provisional handstamp with partly clear blue "Columbia S.C. 5cts. Sep. 20" (1861) pre-war integral-rate circular datestamp on buff cover to Longmires Store S.C., Very Fine, Scott value 900.00...

Galveston Tex., 10c Black entires (98XU2, 98XU3). One of each style on folded adversity covers, the fancy bordered type (98XU1) with blurry but identifiable strike of provisional handstamp with partial Galveston double-circle datestamp on turned printed document to Anderson Tex., the second type (98XU2) partly struck but again...

Houston Tex., 10c Red entire (40XU2). Full and unusually well-struck provisional handstamp, equally clear "Houston Tex. Jul. 28, 1862" circular datestamp on small white cover to Columbia Tex., from the Adriance correspondence, missing part of backflap, Extremely Fine, an outstanding quality example of the Houston 10c provisional entire,...

Macon Ga., 5c Black on Yellow Wove (53X3). Large margins to clear at left, repaired bottom right corner, tied by light strike of "Macon Geo. Jul. 5" (1861) double-circle datestamp on light gray lithographed "Greer & Lake, Wholesale and Retail Grocer's, Stone Front Store" illustrated overall advertising cover to A. H. Greer at...

Mobile Ala., 2c Black (58X1). Large margins to clear, tied by bold "Mobile Ala. Aug. 13, 1861" double-circle datestamp on cover to Demopolis Ala., stamp with small toned spot, cover with few scattered toned spots, small mended corner nick at bottom right and slightly reduced at right, narrow part of edge refolded at left, still Fine and...

Montgomery Ala., 10c Blue entire (59XU4). Clear strike, we described this in Sale 834 as "few letters strengthened", on cover to Howell Cobb at Yorktown Va., "Montgomery Ala. Oct. 24, 1861" circular datestamp, reduced at top, appears Very Fine, scarce with perhaps a half-dozen known, Scott value 1,250.00...