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Confederacy - U.S. Usages and Stampless

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 40		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, U.S. Usage, Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad, 1861, 3¢ to Virginia, #26, pair with ms. cancels, ms. GH & H RR, Texas, Confederate States of ? March 11th/61, double rate letter to Orange County, scarce item, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Bleuler. Earliest recorded Texas railroad cover . Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 41		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, U.S. Usage, Hollandale, 1861 Stampless With U.S. Postmaster's Paid Cancel, legal size envelopes with Mar 16 cds in black, oval "PAID" in black and ms. 12 cts rate, addressed to Clerk of the District Court, Washington, Co., Brenham, TX, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Bleuler; Hollandale P.O. existed from 1859 to 1861, name changed to Navasota in December 1861. No Confederate P.O. was established for Hollandale . Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 42		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, U.S. Usage, Houston, 1861, U.S. 3¢ Usage to Louisiana, #26, ms. cancel, Mar 9, 1861 cds in black, to De Soto Parish, LA, forwarded to Manfield, LA with Mar 18 cds in black, "Due PM 3¢" at top left, lovely early Confederate item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 43		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, U.S. Usage, Oso, 1861 Usage on 3¢ Star Die Entire, Apr 18 cds in red, to La Grange, TX, docketed April 17th, and recd. April 20th, cover reduced at left, Fine. Ex. Bleuler. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 44		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, U.S. Usage, Paris, 1861 Usage on 3¢ Star Die Entire, Apr 22 cds, to New Orleans, with albino embossed merchant corner card on back flap, couple tiny holes, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 45		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, U.S. Usage, Port Caddo, 1861 (Feb.) Inbound From Kentucky, 3¢ (rounded corner upper right) tied by diamond grid cancel, Military Institute Feb 7 (7 reversed) cds in black, addressed to the Republic of Texas, cover tear at top, interesting item, Fine. The ordinance of secession was adopted on February 1 and put to the voters on February 23. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 46		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Austin, 1861 Usage to Bethel, Aug 31 cds in black, PAID 5 hs. (CSA Type B-5 at right), clean cover, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 47		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Austin, 1861 Usage to Weatherford, October 15 (1861) cds in black on folded letter, PAID 5 (CSA Type B-5 at right), from E. Patton, mentions Patriotic attitudes as he rides south, also account of heavy rains, Fine. Member of Capt. Jordan's Company, Parker County Rovers. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 48		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Bastrop, 1863 Usage to Houston, Oct 20 cds in black, PAID 10 hs. (CSA Type B) at right, excellent strikes, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 49		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Beaumont, 1860s Stampless Soldiers Letter, ms. Beaumont June 4 and "due 10", to Goliad, TX, from soldier in Buchel's Regiment, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 50		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Beaumont, 1862 Soldier's Due Usage to Liberty, ms. June 30/62 and due 5, indicia of 3¢ Nesbitt lined out, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 51		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Brenham, 1862 Advertising Usage to Liberty, 18 Apr 1862 cds in black, hs. "10" (CSA Type D), all over design for Heel, Dumble & Co., soldier's endorsement from Wm. F. Hardin, Waul's Legion, C.S.A., attractive piece, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 52		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Bright Star, 1861 to Paris, TX, Sept 21 and 5 Paid ms. (CSA Type) at upper right, to The Editor of Paris Press, enclosure concerns publication of a citation, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Bleuler. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 53		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Camp Sidney Johnson, 1862 Soldiers Letter, no apparent postal markings on envelope, enclosed letter from Lt. Allen Cameron, Ochiltree's Regiment, to his wife Anna, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Bleuler, camp was named for Major General Albert Sidney Johnston, who was killed at Shiloh on April 7 seventeen days before letter was written. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 54		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Cedar Grove, 1862 Usage to Austin, 18 (ms) Aug cds in black, "5" hs. and ms. Paid (CSA Type A), lovely item, Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 55		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Clarksville, 1863 Usage to Jefferson, dateline May 2, 1863, 10 PAID hs. (CSA Type B) in black, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 56		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Clinton, 1863 Usage to Brownsville, Oct 18 cds in black, Paid 10 in circle hs. (CSA Type c) at right, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 57		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Crockett, 1861 Usage to Athens, Oct 26 cds in black, PAID 5 (CSA Type A) at right, letter mentions that "4½ full companies have been furnished the C.S. from this county", Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Bleuler. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 58		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Fairfield, 186? Turned Cover, homemade from circus broadside with illustrations of performer and revolver, originally mailed from Texas soldier in Mansfield, LA and processed thru Shreveport with Apr 30 cancel and "10" hs., cover then turned and mailed prepaid back to Sergeant Stewart in Louisiana theater from Fairfield, TX with PAID 10 hs. (CSA Type a), used once again by same soldier, this time at Butler, TX with ms. Aug 18 and Due and addressed to Fairfield, TX, an unusual "twice turned" cover, Fine. Ex. Bleuler. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 59		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Galveston, 186? Advertising Usage to Round Top, all over design for Texas Land Agency, indistinct cds in black, "10" hs. (CSA Type G), soldier's endorsement from Sgt. C. Michaels of Major Williams light Artillery, slight soiling, Fine. Ex. Bleuler. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 60		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Gilleland Creek, 1861 (Feb.) Usage to Tennessee, 3¢ Nesbitt with ms. Feb 7th, 1861 at left, letter headed Feb 2, 1861, Gilleland Creek, Texas, he states "The Ordinance as presented left no choice other than Secession or submission to Lincoln's Law", slight soiling at bottom, great historical item, Fine. Writer probably at convention in Austin on February 1st when Ordinance of Secession was passed. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 61		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Houston, 1861 Post Office Free Frank, Sep 10, 1861 cds in black, ms. POB Free (CSA Type Ms), to Helena, TX, light stains, Fine. Ex. Camina. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 62		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Houston, 186? Advertising Usage to Fairfield, Nov 27 cds in black, hs. "10" (CSA Type D), printed corner card for Simmons & Bradley, Attorneys at Law, soldier's endorsement from Capt. L.D. Bradley, Co. B, 2nd Bat., Waul's Legion, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Bleuler, Capt. Bradley used his own firms advertising envelopes during the war. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 63		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Jasper, 1861 Usage to New Orleans, Nov 4 cds in black, rimless PAID "5" CTS (S reversed-CSA Type C), addressed to Carroll, Hoy & Co., few tiny holes, scarce, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Bleuler. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 64		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Jasper, 1862 Usage to Seguin, May 19 cds in black, PAID 5 hs. (CSA Type A) at right, excellent strikes, Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 65		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Jefferson, 1862 Advertising Usage to New Orleans, Jun 14 cds in black, PAID 10 (CSA Type B) at right, corner card for B.J. Terry & Co., paper adherence on reverse, couple tiny holes, still attractive advertising cover, Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 66		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, La Grange, 1861 Usage to Cooksville, Mississippi, Mar 2, 1862 cds in black, PAID X (CSA Type H) at right, lovely item, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Bleuler. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 67		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Millican, 186? Usage to Hempstead, undated rimless Paid hs. (CSA Type A) in black, horiz. fold, lovely item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 68		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Montgomery, 1861 Usage to Galveston, Dec 24 cds in black, "V" (due-CSA Type C) hs. at right, lovely item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 69		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Mosquito Prairie, 1862 Usage to Mifflin, Tenn., ms. March 17th, 1862 cancel, "Paid 10" (CSA Type) ms. at right, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 70		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Oso, 1861 Usage on 3¢ Star Die Entire, Sep 3 cds in blue, ms. "paid 10" (CSA Type) at left (U.S. postage was invalid), to Richmond, VA, care of Capt. E.H. Cunningham, Mustang Grays, cover reduced at right, Fine. Ex. Bleuler. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 71		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Palestine, 1861 Usage to Paris, TX, Error in date, May 2 cds in black, PAID 5 hs. at right, endorsement on reverse and original enclosure verify postmaster failed to change cds month from May to June, Fine to Very Fine. Mailed on second day of the CSA postal system. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 72		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Paris, 1864 Usage to Unionville, Apr 23 cds in black, PAID 10 hs. (CSA Type B) at right, few creases, fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 73		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Rio Grande River, 1860s, Soldier's Mail, 2 Usages to Dallas, first; from near the Rio Grande River and endorsed "from Rio Grand PM Pleas forward as thare is no way of paying postage", routed to Orizaba where it was placed in mails and endorsed "paid"; second, from same sender, endorsed "Favor of Capt. W.T.G. Weaver" and apparently carried outside mails for a time before placed in the mail somewhere along its journey where it was endorsed "paid" with no town marking, stain on first cover, soiling on second, still nice pair, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 74		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Round Top, 186? Usage to Hempstead, Sep 28 cds in black, boxed Paid hs. (no rate-CSA Type B) at upper right, horiz. fold, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 75		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, San Augustine, 1861 Usage to New Orleans, Oct 19 cds in red, PAID 10 hs. in red, ms. San Augustine, Texas and PAID 10 (CSA Type), unusual use with town and rate markings both endorsed and struck by hs., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 76		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Sumpter, 1862 Usage to Burk(e)ville, PAID 5 hs. (CSA Type B) at left (double struck), dateline March 13th, 1862, nice item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 77		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Unionville, 1864 Usage to Paris, TX, ms. "May the 4 paid" (CSA Type) at right on small ladies cover, addressed to Capt. F.W. Miner, a love letter with hidden meaning, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Bleuler. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 78		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Velasco, 186? Usage to Clarksville, Jun 4 cds in black, PAID 10 in circle (CSA Type B) at right, extraneous doodling in red, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 79		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Victoria, 1864 Usage to Sabinal, Jan 21 cds in black on small folded letter, date line Jan 18th, 1864, Goliad Co., PAID hs. (CSA Type A), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 80		Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Washington, 1861 Usage to Stewarts Ferry, Tenn., Jun 14 cds in black on envelope, PAID 10 (CA Type C with 10 below) at right, to Stewarts Ferry, with contents, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Unsold

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