Sale 1291 — United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2023
Category — Florida in the Civil War: Towns and Handstamped Paid
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
470
Saint Augustine Fla. Jan. 5 (1862). Bold strike of circular datestamp with equally bold "PAID" and "10" handstamps on buff cover to Maj. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, "Comd. 4th Division Army of the Potomac" in Manassas Va., manuscript "Via Tallahassee" route endorsement, Very Fine, this reflects the route change for mail to Virginia due to the Gulf blockade, only four Confederate mail St. Augustine covers are recorded in the Briggs census (all handstamped Paid), ex Dr. Briggs
E. 750-1,000
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