Sale 1316 — United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 19-20 March, 2024
Category — Confederate Group Lots
Confederate Alabama Covers. Balance of six covers, best is large-margined No. 5 tied by Hayneville Ala. circular datestamp on wallpaper cover, the wallpaper is unusual as it appears to be the paste-up leader of a roll, the stamp is also heavily creased and the cover with light stain, otherwise Fine and scarce, Scott value for No. 5 on wallpaper cover is $2,000, several Tuscaloosa covers including No. 2b with large margins, No. 7 two covers and No. 12, finally a handstamped Paid cover, some faults, overall Fine appearance
Texas in the Confederacy. Collection of more than 20 covers and letters, the vast majority are Galveston and Civil War era, plus a couple Houston and a couple post-war, good range with lots of interesting items including handstamped Paids, stamped covers with Nos. 4, 7, 11-12, adversity uses made from a book plate and a bill of lading, soldier covers, a few letters including a cover with nice content eight page letter from a wife to a husband with her views on the war and soldiers in Galveston, etc., courthouse deposition Confederate use of U.S. No. 26, a rare CSA Galveston naval cover -- an official business cover to Commander W.W. Hunter, commanding CSA naval forces at Galveston, couple post-war uses including nice three-color U.S. 1861 issue cover to France (Nos. 68, 71, 76), others, mixed condition as usual for such material with faults to be expected, overall an interesting and worthwhile collection best viewed on our website PDF
Attempting to Run the Blockade: The View from Texas. Four-page manuscript made up of three letters, each datelined "Galveston, March 7, 1865" from children to their father. The first reads (in part): "After several attempts (since last Saturday Night) to run out to pass the fleet in safety, we are still here...we have been staying at the Steamer, we have been sea sick, were twice near the Yankees have been aground in the Channel and as yet nothing at all accomplished except loss of sleep and great fatigue...the first time we tired to go out and as we were not far from the fleet the engine got out of order and we were obliged to anchor, not very pleasant in the neighborhood of our Enemy...Sunday night we went again but the weather being to clear the Yankees must have seen us as they threw up their Signal of Course we turned back and by turning in the neighborhood of the bar run around...waited for daybreak when we preceived a Shooner the Charles Russel trying to get in, the Yankees firing at her in great rate, our Captain had the Steamer turned and we went to her help, the Yankees still trying to fire at her and us but fortunately none struck the boat or Shooner, you may imagine how excited we all were but still we were all on Deck even Rosa to look at the scene. So you see we have had some adventures without any success or advantages." etc. The second letter repeats the news of Charleston's surrender, Fine and interesting content