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346
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C.S.A. Our Throne. “Cotton Defeated Packenham and Cotton Will Defeat Ape
Lincoln.”
Postal cover, printed in black and white.
New Orleans: J. Mullen, circa 1863
[800/1,200]
A rare Confederate cover, unused and in very good condition.
RARE WALLPAPER COVER
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Adversity cover made from wallpaper, addressed to Daniel E. Jones in
Vicksburg, Miss.
6
1
/
16
x 3
1
/
16
inches, folded with partial design on the inside; the cover
opened for display purposes. Richmond 1863 cancel over 10-cent blue Davis stamp.
Richmond, 1864-1865
[1,500/2,500]
AN ESPECIALLY NICE
“
ADVERSITY
”
COVER
,
MADE FROM WALLPAPER
.
As the war progressed, the
South ran out of paper. Most of the paper supply, including books and even the Bible was being used
for the war effort—paper was needed for “gun wadding” etc.. Stationary for personal use was rare. At
one point rolls of wallpaper were used to print newspapers and to some degree for letters. Wallpaper
covers are among the most desirable of the so-called “adversity” covers. The present example is a bright
colorful piece, artistically cut to accommodate the address into the design.
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NO LOT.
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Pair of rare postal “labels.”
One picturing the Confederate flag, the other a flag
“medallion.” Some loss to the flap of the medallion cover, the “goldenrod” in fine condition.
Confederacy, circa 1861-1865
[1,000/1,500]
TWO RARE CONFEDERATE POSTAL
“
LABELS
”
PRINTED UP TO SAVE MONEY AND PAPER
.
ONLY
TWO OF THESE ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN AT AUCTION IN THE LAST
40
YEARS
.
The first is a
seven star flag pasted onto a goldenrod envelope, with 3 cent U.S. rose issue postmarked
“Gordonsville, Apr. 10, VA; “the other an eleven star shield pasted on the right of the envelope with
stamps to the left; affixed to a white cover, addressed to Mrs. H. J. Spicer, Trap Hill N.C. and post-
marked “Wilksborough, Mar. 6, N.C.” A shield label like this one can be seen in Wishnietsky,
Confederate Postal Covers, page 135, figure 235, however picturing a seven star label.