Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 105

June 30 - July 1 2018 Manuscript, Space and Collectibles Sale

Civil War & The Confederacy

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 947		1860s Nashville Tenn Adams Express U.S.A. 3¢ Red Enire. 3¢ red USA entire to Greenville Ten with TWO ADAMS EXPRESS OVAL HANDSTAMPS: April 6 Nashville and April 7 Knoxville. Handwritten endorsement reading in part " In regards to special mail agent for Tennessee." Scarce and fine cover. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 948		1860s. Civil War Union Patriotics, 10 Covers. Ten Union patriotics including "Hanging Jeff Davis," mourning covers, North, South, East & West Shield & Star design, others. Mixed condition. Examine. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $720
Lot 949		North to South Express Mail, August 9, 1861 Baltimore, MD Adams Express Co 3¢ Entire. Bold strike of Adams Express cancel partly off edge of 3¢ Star Die entire to Petersburg VA. Adams Louisville cancel (Aug 12), blue "Nashville Ten. Aug 14, 1861" cancel with matching "PAID" and 10¢ C.S.A. rate handstamp, handwritten "Paid 2/-" and code. Top edge worn and repaired, a presentable example of this rare Baltimore marking (only a few recorded). Estimate Value $450 - UP The Ora Eads Collection Ex Grant & Roser. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $720
Lot 950		Postmaster Provisionals Athens, Ga., 1861, 5¢ Purple on Mourning cover. 5¢ purple Athens Provisional on mourning cover sent to Blakely, GA, with faint black Athens GA cancel and matching grid (barely ties stamp), scarce cover, slightly reduced at left, soiling, scuffing (not affecting stamp). Estimate Value $500 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $750
Lot 951		Confederate Provisionals, Fredericksburg, Va., 1861, 5¢ Blue on Bluish on Small Mourning Cover from the Major Maury Correspondence. Fredericksburg 5¢ blue tied to mourning cover to Major Richard L Maury of the 24th Va Regt in Jubal Early's Brigade at Manassas Junction by light "Fredericksburg Va Paid Oct ?0" cancel. LIV ("V" placed over "X") roman numeral docketing as typical with this correspondence. Stamp creased as uaual due to the fragile paper and with small clip in bottom left corner. Envelope reduced at right. Maury became commander of the 24th Va during 1862 battle of Williamsburg when superior officers were wounded or killed. Fine appearing cover with only 24 recorded that were sent to Maury in the Crown survey of all Fredercksburg provisional covers. Other covers to Maury exist with different Confederate franking, most of which were mouring covers. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,640
Lot 952		Postmaster Provisionals, Knoxville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ Brick Red on Reduced Cover Front. Knoxville 5¢ Provisional tied by pen cancel on reduced cover front to Natchez Miss with "Due 5" pen marking as distance is over 500 miles. Fine to Very fine. 1990 Confederate Stamp Alliance cert. Estimate Value $350 - UP The Ora Eads Collection Ex Freeman, Felton, Weill Brothers Stock. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $630
Lot 953		Postmaster Provisionals, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ Violet Brown on Partial Advertising Cover Front. Pretty Nashville 5¢ violet brown Provisional with full margins tied by blue Nashville cancel (reduced at right) on part of advertising cover front that is soiled and creased that does not affect stamp that is very fine. Estimate Value $350 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $576
Lot 954		Postmaster Provisionals, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ Violet Brown on Neat Cover. Small orange colored cover franked with Nashville 5¢ violet provisional and tied by blue Nashville circular date stamp, light scuffing at bottom of stamp present before mailing, sent to Memphis. Pretty cover. Estimate Value $1,300 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,260
Lot 955		Postmaster Provisionals, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ Violet Brown Cover. Nashville 5¢ violet brown Provisional (nipped at bottom left) tied by blue Nashville cancel with matching straight line "PAID" mark. Sent to Winchester Tenn. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,200
Lot 956		Postmaster Provionals, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ Blue, Through-The-Lines Express Service. Nashville Tenn 5¢ blue entire with partly clear provisional handstamp and matching "Nashville Ten. Jul 12, 1861" circular date stamp, "Am(erican) Letter Exp. Co Louisville KY. July 10, 1861" cricular date stamp on 3¢ red Star Die entire to Helena Ark, simply mended mildew erosion at bottom left, part of backflap missing, could easily be restored to enhance appearance. ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE NASHVILLE PROVISIONAL HANDSSTAMP USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THRU-THE LINES EXPRESS SERVICE. Illlustrated in Brooks "American Letter Company." Acquired from Robert Siegel sale #801, lot 74. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $960
Lot 957		1861-1864 C.S.A. Used Issues, 9 Stamps. Nine stamps including Scott #1 in green, olive green & dark green, #2, 5 (soiled, faulty), 6, 7, 11 & 12. Most are sound and attractive. Scott $1400. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $408
Lot 958		Confederacy. 1861-1863 Stamp Grouping, 33 Items. Group of 29 singles, one pair and 3 blocks of 4 on 2-sided black stock page that also has various reprints on reverse. Features horizontal pair of #1, pen cancel, with left stamp with Dietz listed faulty transfer (2001 Philatelic Foundation cert mentioning small pin hole) and many others. Some mixed condition with mixture of unused and OG in mint. Many nice stamps. Fine offering. Approximate cat value $1300. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 959		Confederacy. 1861-1864 Covers & Fronts, 19 items. Nineteen various covers & fronts, all single frankings except for one pair. Includes mourning covers & fronts. Frankings feature #1 and other stamps. Some interesting items but highly mixed condition. Examine. Estimate Value $400 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,020
Lot 960		1861, 5¢ Green on 3¢ U.S.A. Entire. 5¢ green with full margins tied by blue Nashville Tenn cancel affixed over USA Scott U10 entire with printed address. Attractive combination of USA & CSA usage. Very colorful. Dents from corner mounting of little effect. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 961		1861, 5¢ Green on Mourning Cover, 18th Infantry Battalion. Four margin 5¢ green uncanceled on small mourning cover to wife of John Screven in Savannah GA, Screven was a commander of the 18th Infantry Battalion formed in Savannah and became mayor of Savannah after the war. Cover bears black Athens GA PAID cancel. Some wear, wrinkling and soiling. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $384
Lot 962		1861, Corner Margin 5¢ Green on Cover. Pretty cover franked by left margin 5¢ green with part of top margin, full margins all around, tied by 1862 Savannah Ga cancel. Very fine. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 963		1861, 5¢ Olive Green, Stone A-B, Cover. Three full margins, just touching at bottom, tied by blue" Nashville Ten Dec 6, 1861" cancel on small yellow cover to Clifton Tenn. with pen mark "I.O.O.F. (International Order of Odd Fellows) notation, fresh and very fine. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $216
Lot 964		1862, 5¢ Light Blue, De La Rue Printing, Corner Sheet Margin Pair On Homemade Paper Bag Adversity Mourning Cover. Bottom left corner vertical pair tied by blue July 25, 1862 Petersburg Va cancel to homemade paper bag mourning cover addressed to "Why Not? Randolph, N.C." Unusual cover. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $348
Lot 965		1864, 3¢ Rose (#65) Adversity Usage with Interesting Contents. Cover made from military discharge form to Bald Mountain NY that includes interesting letter from a soldier at the Siege of Atlanta dated May 5, 1864 to his wife describing the shelling of Atlanta and other compelling contents. Letter was posted in Nashville on August 11, 1864. Folded over at lower right to show inside. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection Ex Jeanette C Rudy. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 966		Post-War Southern Express, 1866 Adams Exp. Co. Bowling Green, Ky. Paid "2/-J" Entire. Double-circled date stamp with handwritten rate on 3¢ pink entire to Unice Ark, oval "Southern Express Co. Money Dep. Nashville Tenn. July 31 1866" date stamp, red "three Gatherings" label on back, June 10, 1869, slightly reduced, scarce markings from post-war Reconstruction period when regular mails were unreliable. Very fine. Acquired from Robert Siegel sale #801, lot 163. Estimate Value $350 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $228
Lot 967		1869 Adams Express Co Forworded Entire from Nashville, Tenn. Black & yellow label used on 3¢ pink entire to Chattanooga Tenn. military address, handwritten "Paid 2/-", Southern Express Co unclaimed package label on back, dated Memphis Aug 10, 1869, one of three gatherings of unclaimed express packages after the war - minor edge nick and usual light toning. Scarce with the Adams Nashville label. Fine. Acquired from Robert Siegel sale #823, lot 336. Estimate Value $350 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 968		1851-1895 Issues, Huge Holding, 550+ Stamps. More than 550 stamps on black 2-sided stock pages. Used completely dominates the holding. Sample of contents include Scott #63 (x18), 68 (x23), 69 (x15), 70 (x3), 71 (x11), 72 (x5), 73 (x50), 76 (x17), 76 (x17), 77 (x11) and so on. There are no commemoratives. Condition and centering are highly mixed but many sound stamps present. Also contains extensive grills (approximately $11,000). Total cat of approximately $40,000. Estimate Value $3,500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,960
Lot 969		1861-1862. Valuable Civil War Union Patriotics Used in Nashville TN, 113 Covers. Interesting collection of 113 patriotics, mostly Nashville TN, mounted on annotated pages in a binder that includes pre-secession mail and a number of patriotics used by Union soldiers during the Nashville Occupation. Many scarce designs and better items such as ONE OF ONLY 8 CONFEDERATE PATRIOTICS WITH US FRANKING MAILED FROM NASHVILLE (May 16, 1861 cancel, just 10 days before ordinance of secession was passed by the legislature). Mixed condition as usual to be expected. Interesting and fine overall collection. Estimate Value $3,500 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,500