Auction Detail
January 2023
Our January 2023 sales include the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part VIII, as well as a general sale of United States and worldwide stamps, covers, and collections.
patriotic design of an elephant carrying a banner, free-franked "CH Vanwyck MC" (Charles Van Wyck, member of the House of Representatives from the state of New York), blue "Baltimore Md. Jul 27" datestamp, addressed to Beverly, Massachusetts, barely reduced at right, very fine, due to his fervent anti-slavery stance Van Wyck was the victim of an assassination attempt in Washington, DC on February 22, 1861, and he went on to serve as a commanding officer of the 56th New York Infantry Regiment during the Civil War
design in black on yellow cover of Jefferson Davis on the back of a turtle, blue "Plano Ill May 3" datestamp, addressed to "Mr. George A. Beck, Company H Bells, Cavalry 13 Regiment, Illinois Volunteers, Pilot Knob, Mo", barely reduced at right and large piece black construction paper adhered to reverse, very fine appearance, a rare design
Provenance: Jon Bischel (Nutmeg Sale 27, 2000)
beautiful multicolored all-over patriotic design with advertisement for King & Baird Printers, 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Jan 23 1863" duplex, addressed to Frankfort, Pennsylvania, extremely fine, a beautiful cover with a rare and dramatic patriotic design
red and blue patriotic design of tree made up of states, verse below reads "Traitor! spare that Tree, Cleave not a single bough, In you it shelter'd me, And I'll protect it now", Wells imprint on reverse, franked with 1861 1c Blue (63) tied by New York datestamp to local street address, very fine and fresh
red and blu design on patriotic cover to Jena, Germany, 1861 3c Rose and 12 Black (65, 69) tied by "Monroe Mich Feb 26" datestamp, several strikes of red "New York Hamb. Pkt. Paid 10 Mar 8" credit datestamp, backstamps including Hamburg and Jena, stamps small faults, very fine and attractive use
red and blue Westervelt design with Seated Liberty, eagle with flag and banner, and soldier with flag and sabre, 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by "Washington D.C. Mar 22 1863" datestamp, addressed to Haydenville, Massachusetts, extremely fine and rare
red Westervelt design on cover addressed to Westernville, New York 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by "Newbern Jan 1" double circle datestamp, very fine and attractive
four margins including sheet margin at left, used alongside 1861 5c Green, Stone 2 (1), both tied by "Pensacola Fla Jan 13" datestamp to large-sized cover to "Col. D.W. Adams, Commdg. 1st Reft. La. Infty., Mobile, Ala.", light overall wear and small tears along top edge, very fine cover bearing the two first issues of the Confederacy paying triple-rate postage
Brigadier General Daniel Weisiger Adams was shot in the head at the Battle of Shiloh and, being thought dead, was thrown overboard from an ambulance to lighten the load. He was rescued by passing soldiers and upon recovery served for the rest of the war before surrendering to Union forces on May 9, 1865.
four margins, tied by "Atlanta Ga. Sep 13" to locally-addressed cover, refolded and franked with 1862 5c Blue Archer & Daly tied by "Atlanta Ga. Oct 6" datestamp, very fine, an extremely rare use of the 2c Green issue on a turned cover with the second use paying the 5c rate
horizontal pair with large margins all around, tied by two strikes of "Charleston S.C. Jun 24" double circle datestamp to 1862 cover to Stateburgh, South Carolina, extremely fine, with M. Hubert Judd's pencil notation on reverse (Scott $450)
92x61mm, crisp impression, very fine, pencil notation on back reads "Presented to August Dietz by De La Rue & Co. at the time of writing his book" (Scott $900)
horizontal pair with large margins, tied by circular grids, matching "Bastrop Texas Apr 25" datestamp on 1863 folded letter to Houston, charge box notation, very fine, letter mentions defeat of Sibley's Brigade at the Battle of Fort Bisland
Provenance: "Tara" Collection (Christie's, 1986)