Petite Treasures – May 2026.

ROCKFORD TEN. JUL/16 and ms. "Paid 5" alongside on stampless cover, addressed to Paris Tennessee, few spots, otherwise fine. During the Civil War, Rockford, Tennessee, served as a strategic point in the East Tennessee campaign, very scarce.

1863 ca., MADISON C.H. FLA. Mar/8 and "DUE 10" bold type alongside on stampless soldiers cover, few crease, addressed to Gainesville Florida

1863, Flat Rock, N.C. Sept/27, neat cds. with handstamped ‘Paid 10’ on cover of the Middleton correspondence, on reverse ms. 'receiv. 29th', fine.

1865, handstamped ´PAID/10´, on cover from Lake City Fla. to Thomasville, Ga.; manuscript date ´Jan 29 1865´; addressed to Ms. J. M.Fisher, manuscript endorsement ´Chge. 113´; tiny border crease, otherwise very fine and scarce.

MARIANNA FL. and "PAID" bold type with ms. "30" alongside on stampless cover, rough opened at right and few crease, addressed to Duncy Florida, rough opened at right, otherwise fine.

‘Wilmington N.C. JAN 19’ (North Carolina) circular datestamp, handstamped ‘PAID’ and ‘5’ in blue on cover to Hillsboro N.C., fine.

1861, 5 c. green, huge to ample margins all around, remarkably fresh example on bright paper, tied by blue “Greensborough, N.C./AU 21” cds. to lokal used envelope, variety 'Green line on top through STATE from left to right, fine. Signed Jakubek BPP

1861, Military Addresses: Duncan G. Campbell, Care of Major W.L. Cabell, Quarter Master Gen`l A.P., Manassas Va., address on cover bearing 5 cent olive green, four good margins with bright color, diagonally crease, tied by RICHMOND Nov/23 1861 cds.; very fine appearance. William Lewis Cabell graduated from West Point in 1850. His U.S. service was primarily in the Quartermaster General`s Office and upon his resignation in 1861, was promptly assigned by the C.S.A. as Major and Chief Quartermaster to General Beauregard at Manassas. He later served on the staff of General J. E. Johnston, at which time he assisted these two officers in designing the Confederate battle flag. Transferred to the Trans-Mississippi under General Van Dorn, Cabell was of great service after the Battle of Elkhorn, when he ferried the latter`s entire command to the eastern bank of the Mississippi River. Later, he was appointed brigadier general to rank from January 20, 1863. While in command of a brigade of cavalry under General Sterling Price, he was captured on a raid into Missouri in October 1864, not being released until August 1865.

1862, 5 cent green, Stone 2 (Scott 1), four margins, tied by manuscript ´X´ on a cover, postmarked red-orange Feb 14 Orange CH, Va. cds.; to Mrs. Fannie Hunter Care Col. George Blow Norfolk Va.; fresh and very fine.

1861, three stamps Jefferson Davis 5 c green, light green and dark green, all light and clear cancelled with diferent papers, full to wide margins on all sides, fine and fresh trio.

1862, 10 c. blue, Paterson. Large margins incl. sheet margin at left, tiny flaw on top left, tied by "MOBILE ALA. 20/Sep. 1862" circular datestamp to cover to Lauderdale, Miss. fine. Signed Herman Toaspern.

1862, 10 c. light blue, Paterson. Large margins all around, tied by "Richmon d Va. OCT/22 1862" circular datestamp to cover, the envelope was glued together from a department form. Fine and scarce.

1862, 10 c. dark blue, Paterson, large margins on two sides, closed at right, tied by perfect bold "Richmond Va. Nov.5 1862" circular datestamp to folded envelope (watermarked and embossed), addressed to Petersburg, very fine appearance.

1862, 5 c. blue clear cancelled "CHARLESTON APR/14 1862" on piece, full to wide margins on all sides rough separated, very fine and fresh.

1862/63, J. Davis two vertical pairs 5 c. light blue and blue, each tied by RICHMOND Va. cds. to cover, different printings, one to Dixie Havanna Co. P.O. Va. other to Petersburg, tiny border crease, otherwise fine pair.

1862/63, J. Davis two vertical pairs and one horizontal pair 5 c. blue, each tied by Mobile and Greenville cds. to cover, different printings, one with ms. '1/10' to Louisville Tenn., one to Lake City Florida and the other to Montgomery Ala. (Care of Col. Heall), tiny border crease, otherwise fine trio.

1862, Dickinson & Kilpatrick, Attorneys At Law, red embossed oval cameo corner card on buff cover bearing 1862 pair 5 cent light milky blue, large margins, blurred color, cancelled by ´Grove Hill Ala. Oct. 17´ cds. to L. Kilpatrick, Choctaw Corner Clark County Ala., fine and attractive-

1862, J. Davis pair 5 c. light blue with ms. cancel, ‘Morgantown N.C. Mar/30’ blue cds. alongside, addressed to ‘Gen. S.F. Patterson, Caldwell Co., No. Carolina’, tiny border crease, otherwise fine.

1861, New Orleans La. 12/Mar, partly clear strike of circular datestamp ties 3 c. dull red, on Duncan, Payne & Co. New Orleans corner card cover to Col. John Duncan in Jackson, docketing at left confirms dates of use, fine.

G. Washington 3 c. orange-brown tied to watermarked thin paper cover by LAUDERDALE STATION MISS. MAY/31 cds., few spots, addressed to Mobile Ala., fine.

1863, 10 c. milky blue, "TEN" large even margins all around, tiny torn at left margin, lovely Milky Blue shade, tied by bold strike of "Charleston S.C. Apr. 28 1863" circular datestamp on cover to Society Hill S.C., docketing at left. Fine and very scarce.

1863, 10 c. gray-blue, “TEN”. Large margins to just clear at bottom, tied by part strike of Dalton Ga.. circular datestamp to cover to Dorns Mills, Edgefield So.Ca., tiny toned, otherwise fine. Scott $1,600. Signed Jakubek.

1861, 3 c. orange-brown G. Washington tied to yellow envelope by AUGUSTA FEB/11 cds. to cover, at left ms. ‘G.W. Lamar Augusta wants a Comm. for his son (now in the army)’, addressed to Mongomery Ala., tiny border crease and flap missing, otherwise fine.

1863/64, 10 c. blue six stamps each clear cancelled showing different colors and papers, all full to wide margins, fine group. (Scott 11-12)

1863, 10 cent blue, ´frame lines´. Three full framelines and at left part of frame at top, deep impression with fresh color, tied by bold Mobile, Ala., Aug 17 double circle postmark, to Chunnenuggee Alabama, tiny crease and toned, part of flap missing, otherwise fine. With clear four frame lines an Extremely gem, an immaculate exhibition item.