Sale 1230 — U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 15-18 December, 2020
Category — Confederate Semi-Official Imprints
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1594
Official Imprint Covers. Five covers, each with Post Office Department Official Imprint, including four signed Appointment Bureau covers and one unsigned Chief Clerk cover bearing a 10c Blue (11), few faults including the last missing its backflap, Fine group
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E. 400-500
550
1595
Houston Tex. Feb. 13, 1863. Bold strike of circular datestamp with "PAID" straightline on legal-size buff cover to Confederate Navy address in Smithfield Texas, with "Head Quarters, Dist. of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, Official Business" semi-official imprint (WD-ZB-11), docketing at left indicates contents related to the investigation of a Naval officer, light file fold and missing part of backflap, Very Fine and extremely rare Confederate military imprint for the District of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, C.S.A. Catalog value $2,000.00
E. 1,000-1,500
1,100
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10c Blue, Paterson (2). Large even margins, bright color, tiny central scrape, tied by indistinct strike of Jackson Miss. circular datestamp on orange-buff cover to Laurel Hill La. with "Head-Quarters Army of Mississippi, Adjutant and Inspector-General's Office. Official Business" corner card (WD-ZD-16), slightly reduced at top, Extremely Fine appearance and a scarce Army of Mississippi imprint
E. 500-750
275
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10c Blue, Die A (11). Huge margins all around, fresh color and proof-like impression, tied by "Wadesboro N.C. 19 ?" circular datestamp on buff "Official Business, Chief Enrolling Office, Seventh Congressional District, Wadesboro', NC" semi-official imprint cover to Greensboro N.C., slightly reduced at right just into end of imprint, Extremely Fine Gem stamp on a rare semi-official imprint cover, unlisted in C.S.A. Catalog
E. 500-750
275
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Semi-Official Imprint Covers. 15 covers with a variety of semi-official imprints and a few manuscript, most bearing stamps including Nos. 1, 2, 4, 7, 11-12, departments include Navy, Ordnance, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, Medical Director, Treasury, Executive, Commissary General, Georgia State Guard, etc., several of the stamps are well cut-in and faults are also to be expected, overall Fine appearing group with some elusive imprints
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E. 750-1,000
950
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