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SIX UNUSED UNION POSTAL COVERS WITH CARICATURED IMAGES OF SLAVES;. Civil War - Slavery Postal Covers

[Civil War - Slavery Postal Covers]:

SIX UNUSED UNION POSTAL COVERS WITH CARICATURED IMAGES OF SLAVES; .

[vp: 1861-1865]. 5-5/8" x 3-1/8". A few have minimal staining, one a chipped corner [no loss of text or caricature]. Very Good. 1. Three well-dressed male house slaves sit at a small table, one with two legs of his chair off the ground and his legs on the table's..... More

Price: $375.00

EQUALIZATION BOUNTY BILL! AS PASSED BY CONGRESS JULY 27, 1866, GIVES $100 ADDITIONAL BOUNTY! TO...

[Civil War Bounty Bill]:

EQUALIZATION BOUNTY BILL! AS PASSED BY CONGRESS JULY 27, 1866, GIVES $100 ADDITIONAL BOUNTY! TO EVERY HONORABLY DISCHARGED SOLDIER WHO ENLISTED INTO THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE APRIL 19TH, 1861...

[Columbus, Ohio? 1866?]. Folio broadside printed on yellow paper, 13" x 18". A variety of bold type sizes and fonts. A couple of closed tears [no loss] which do not impair text. Else Very Good. T.W. Tallmadge of Columbus, Authorized Military Claim Agent, offers his services and explains the terms..... More

Price: $650.00

Civil War Envelope:

HOT AIR BALLOON LABELED 'SECESSION' DEFLATES WHILE MEN TUMBLE OUT OF OVERTURNED BASKET. CONFEDERATE FLAG ATTACHED TO EACH SIDE OF BASKET.

[n.p. @1861]. Small envelope, 3" x 5.5". Minor foxing and dusting. Couple of closed tears and a small chip. Good+. WRLC Digital Repository Item 1961/1942. More

Price: $25.00

[Civil War Letter]:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, FROM S. WEAVER AT GETTYSBURG, 30 MARCH 1865, TO MRS. G.W. ANDERSON OF HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND. WITH POSTAL CANCEL AND ENVELOPE ADDRESSED TO REVEREND GEO. W. ANDERSON.

2pp plus postal envelope, with cancel and 3 cent stamp. Very Good. Weaver advises that his son "George is enjoying good health, since he has returned from Dixie, he was conscripted the third time since the rebellion but has succeeded by being detailed to attend to some other duties but..... More

Price: $175.00

[Civil War Naval Document]:

QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE, NEW YORK, FEBY. 9, 1865.| TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE U.S. TRANSPORT FULTON, PIER 37 NORTH RIVER.| SIR: PLEASE GIVE A 2D CLASS PASSAGE [NOT INCLUDING SUBSISTENCE] ON BOARD YOUR VESSEL HENCE TO HILTON HEAD, S.C. J. PRIE [?]...| RESPECTFULLY, YOUR OBEDIENT SERV'T, D.H. DYER, CAPT. AND ASST. QUARTERMASTER.| ALL PERSONS RECEIVING TRANSPORTATION ON GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN SUBSISTENCE.

[New York: 1865]. Small broadside, 5" x 7.5". Printed using different typesettings, completed in ink manuscript. Two very small holes [no text loss], a few small spots, old folds. Good+ to Very Good. More

Price: $75.00

THE NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1861: "THE REBELLION. CONFIRMATION OF THE REPORTED...

[Civil War Newspaper]:

THE NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1861: "THE REBELLION. CONFIRMATION OF THE REPORTED DEATH OF JEFFERSON DAVIS. THE FLAGS OF THE REBELS FLYING AT HALF-STAFF./ INTENSE EXCITEMENT AT WASHINGTON./ A GENERAL ENGAGEMENT OF THE HOSTILE ARMIES EXPECTED./ A GREAT BATTLE PROBABLY TO-DAY./ THE UNION ARMY PREPARED FOR THE CONFLICT."

New York: 1861. Elephant folio, 15-3/4" x 22". 8pp. Caption title [as issued], printed in six columns. Disbound, light wear and several short closed tears at outer margins, Very Good. A Civil War illustration of wishful thinking: "Your correspondent has this moment - half-past five o'clock P.M. - received..... More

Price: $150.00

COLLECTION OF 38 UNUSED PRO-UNION PATRIOTIC POSTAL COVERS DEPICTING EAGLES, WOMEN AND FLAGS, MOST...

[Civil War Patriotic Covers]:

COLLECTION OF 38 UNUSED PRO-UNION PATRIOTIC POSTAL COVERS DEPICTING EAGLES, WOMEN AND FLAGS, MOST IN COLOR.

[n.p. 1861-65]. All uncancelled, generally 3" x 5-1/2". Occasional light wear, a few with short splits or chips.A few have glue remnants on flaps from prior mounting. Very Good. Variants and not in Weiss are noted. The following covers listed by Weiss citation: E-R-171 - Eagle holding flag atop..... More

Price: $600.00

COLLECTION OF FOURTEEN UNUSED PRO-UNION CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC POSTAL COVERS DEPICTING DEVILS AND...

[Civil War Patriotic Covers]:

COLLECTION OF FOURTEEN UNUSED PRO-UNION CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC POSTAL COVERS DEPICTING DEVILS AND SKULLS.

[n.p. 1861-1865]. All uncancelled, generally 3" x 5-1/2". Occasional light wear, occasional light dustsoiling. A few have glue remnants on flaps from having been mounted; most do not. Very Good. The following postal covers listed by Weiss citation: C-D-7. Image of the devil depicted as a gnarled tree root..... More

Price: $350.00

RARE UNUSED UNION POSTAL COVER: "TIME -- 1862./ 1. JEFF. DAVIS RETIRES FROM THE PRESIDENCY. 2....

[Civil War Patriotic Cover]:

RARE UNUSED UNION POSTAL COVER: "TIME -- 1862./ 1. JEFF. DAVIS RETIRES FROM THE PRESIDENCY. 2. STEPHENS ACCOMPANIES JEFF. 3. PICKENS LAMENTING THE ATTACK ON SUMTER. 4. FLOYD IN A FIX DON'T KNOW WHO TO ROB. 5 & 11. WIGFALL & MASON MOURNING O'ER THEIR FATE. 10. DARKEY DELIVERING A LECTURE ON HONESTY, REMINDS 'EM THAT HE'S CONTRABAND. 6, 7, 8 & 9. SCOTT'S AIDS DISPOSING OF SECESSION."

[n.p. 1861-65]. 3-1/4" x 5-1/2". Black ink on a white envelope. Lightly age toned, a few very tiny spots in blank area. Very Good. This interesting, detailed, rare postal cover is a caricature of a well-dressed former slave in a tall hat who stands to the left holding an..... More

Price: $175.00

COLLECTION OF TWENTY-THREE PRO-UNION CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC POSTAL COVERS ALL WITH VARIOUS...

[Civil War Patriotic Envelopes]:

COLLECTION OF TWENTY-THREE PRO-UNION CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC POSTAL COVERS ALL WITH VARIOUS CARICATURES.

[v.p. 1861-1865]. All uncanceled, generally 3" x 5-1/2". Occasional light wear, occasional light dustsoiling. A few have glue remnants on flaps from having been mounted; most do not. Overall, Very Good. The following postal covers in order [by Weiss citation]: C-P-A-4. Printed in red ink. A man in hat..... More

Price: $500.00

COLLECTION OF TWENTY-TWO PRO-UNION CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC POSTAL COVERS, ALL WITH CARICATURES OF...

[Civil War Patriotic Envelopes]:

COLLECTION OF TWENTY-TWO PRO-UNION CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC POSTAL COVERS, ALL WITH CARICATURES OF PEOPLE.

[v.p. 1861-1865]. All uncanceled, generally 3" x 5-1/2". Occasional light wear, occasional small spot. A few have glue remnants on flaps from having been mounted; most do not. Overall, Very Good. The following postal covers in order [by Weiss citation]: C-P-O-4. Confederate soldier with dunce cap and sword, a...... More

Price: $500.00

[Civil War Postal Covers]:

COLLECTION OF 24 SMALL, UNUSED UNION CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC POSTAL COVERS, ALL DEPICTING THE AMERICAN FLAG IN VARIOUS CONTEXTS.

[n.p. 1861-1865]. All uncancelled, generally 2-3/4" x 4-3/4". Occasional light dusting, a blue mounting remnant frequently appears on the blank verso. Otherwise Very Good. All the envelopes depict an American Flag in the left portion. Some are in the form of a shield, others adjacent to a cannon, or..... More

Price: $600.00

FOR THE OFFICER OF THE GUARD IN CHARGE OF THE BLOCK HOUSES ... FORT CORCORAN VA. JULY 16 1862....

[Civil War Prisoners]:

FOR THE OFFICER OF THE GUARD IN CHARGE OF THE BLOCK HOUSES ... FORT CORCORAN VA. JULY 16 1862.

Fort Corcoran, VA: 1862. Folded folio leaf, entirely in ink manuscript. [4] pp. Docketed on final, otherwise blank, page: "Instructions to the Officer of the Guard in Charge of the Block Houses." Old folds [some splitting along spine, no loss], mild spotting. Completely legible. Good+. "The senior officer of the..... More

Price: $500.00

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT I, LEONARD [misspelled] MEYERS BEING ENTITLED TO PRIZE MONEY...

Civil War Prize Case:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT I, LEONARD [misspelled] MEYERS BEING ENTITLED TO PRIZE MONEY UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REGULATE PRIZE PROCEEDINGS, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," APPROVED JUNE 30, 1864, AS A SEAMAN ON BOARD THE U.S. VESSEL ALABAMA BEING FOR CAPTURES MADE BY SAID VESSEL IN THE YEARS 1861-5, DO HEREBY APPOINT STILLMAN B. ALLEN, OF BOSTON, MASS., MY ATTORNEY, FOR ME AND IN MY NAME, TO DEMAND OF AND RECEIVE FROM THE PROPER OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES THE AMOUNT OF PRIZE MONEY WHICH MAY BE FOUND DUE ME FROM THE UNITED STATES... [signed] LEENDERT MEYER/ WE CERTIFY THAT THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THE FOREGOING POWER OF ATTORNEY IN OUR PRESENCE AT NORFOLK THIS FOURTH DAY OF MARCH, 1865, IS THE IDENTICAL PERSON NAMED HEREIN... [signed] A.R. LANGTHORNE, COMMANDING U.S.S. ALABAMA | EDWARD A. GIBSON, PAYMASTER, U.S.S. ALABAMA. [On verso: JOHN M. LINBERG, U.S.S. ALABAMA, SEAMAN, PRIZE MONEY. NOT ON FOR "SARAH", NOT ON FOR "NELLY", NOT ON FOR CATALINA, RECD. MCH 13/65/ STILLMAN B. ALLEN, BOSTON, MASS., ATTY FOR CLAIMANT.].

[Boston: 1865]. Broadside, 7-1/2" x 9-1/2", docketed on verso. Printed form completed in ink manuscript. Signatures of Leendert Meyer, A.R. Hawthorne and Edward A. Gibson. Old folds [a few short splits at fold edges], light toning, three very small punch holes [no loss]. Very Good. [offered with] KNOW ALL..... More

Price: $350.00

CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION FOR A DRAFTED PERSON ON ACCOUNT OF DISABILITY. THIS IS TO CERTIFY, THAT...

[Civil War Recruitment]:

CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION FOR A DRAFTED PERSON ON ACCOUNT OF DISABILITY. THIS IS TO CERTIFY, THAT CORNELIUS BROWN, OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, STATE OF MARYLAND, HAVING BEEN DRAFTED, AND CLAIMING EXEMPTION ON ACCOUNT OF DISABILITY, HAS BEEN CAREFULLY EXAMINED, AND IS FOUND TO BE UNFIT FOR MILITARY DUTY BY REASON OF PHYSICAL DISABILITY, AND, IN CONSEQUENCE THEREOF, HE IS EXEMPT FROM SERVICE UNDER THE PRESENT DRAFT... DATED AT FREDERICK MD., THIS 9 DAY OF JUNE, 1864.

Frederick: 1864. Printed document, completed in ink manuscript, oblong 6-1/2" x 8-1/2." Old folds, light dusting, Very Good. Signed in ink by the Provost Marshal and President of the Board of Enrollment; Jno. J. Thomas, a member of the Board of Enrollment; and the Surgeon of the Board of Enrollment..... More

Price: $125.00

CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION ON ACCOUNT OF HAVING FURNISHED A SUBSTITUTE. WE, THE SUBSCRIBERS,...

[Civil War Recruitment]:

CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION ON ACCOUNT OF HAVING FURNISHED A SUBSTITUTE. WE, THE SUBSCRIBERS, COMPOSING THE BOARD OF ENROLLMENT OF THE 5TH DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF MAINE PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 8, ACT OF CONGRESS "FOR ENROLLING AND CALLING OUT THE NATIONAL FORCES," APPROVED MARCH 3, 1863, HEREBY CERTIFY THAT COLLINS McRAE OF TREMONT, OF HANCOCK COUNTY, STATE OF MAINE, BEING PROPERLY SUBJECT TO DO MILITARY DUTY.. IS EXEMPT BY REASON OF HAVING FURNISHED AN ACCEPTABLE SUBSTITUTE NOT LIABLE TO DRAFT.

Belfast, Maine: 1864 [November 7]. Printed document, completed in ink manuscript, oblong 10-1/4" x 8." Very Good. Signed in ink by the Provost Marshal and President of the Board of Enrollment; A.G. Crocker, a member of the Board of Enrollment; and the Surgeon of the Board of Enrollment. Collins's Substitute..... More

Price: $175.00

Civil War:

ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO PLACES OF INTERMENT OF DECEASED UNION SOLDIERS IN THE VARIOUS STATES AND TERRITORIES, AS SPECIFIED IN ROLLS OF HONOR NOS. I---XIII, BEING THOSE ISSUED FROM THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL'S OFFICE, BETWEEN JUNE 15, 1865, AND AUGUST 27, 1867.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1868. 16pp. Original printed wrappers [moderately chipped], detached. A few old ink corrections/additions. Good. More

Price: $35.00

Civil War:

APPROVAL OF THE COURSE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. RESOLUTIONS OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TENDERING TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES APPROVAL FOR HIS COURSE.

1862. 37th Cong., 2d Sess. Ho. of Reps. Mis. Doc. No.67. 1862. 2pp. disbound. Very Good. More

Price: $15.00

GROUP OF THREE LOYALTY OATHS SIGNED BY FORMER CONFEDERATES. [1] WHEREAS, ANDREW JOHNSON,...

Civil War:

GROUP OF THREE LOYALTY OATHS SIGNED BY FORMER CONFEDERATES. [1] WHEREAS, ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, DID, ON THE 7TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A.D., 1867, ISSUE A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING FULL PARDON TO CERTAIN PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE LATE REBELLION, CONDITIONED UPON TAKING AND SUBSCRIBING A CERTAIN OATH THEREIN SET FORTH AND HERETO ATTACHED AND HEREIN INSERTED...'I THOMAS K. DAVIS DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, [OR AFFIRM,] ..." [At head: Printed and Sold by R.A. Waters, Penn. Ave. Cor. 13th Street. With a postal stamp and Washington DC cancel]. [2] "AMNESTY OATH. I, ARTHUR MCMURTRY, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR IN THE PRESENCE OF ALMIGHTY GOD THAT I WILL HEREAFTER FAITHFULLY DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNION OF STATES THEREUNDER; AND THAT I WILL IN LIKE MANNER ABIDE BY AND SUPPORT ALL LAWS AND PROCLAMATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE DURING THE EXISTING REBELLION WITH REFERENCE TO THE EMANCIPATION OF SLAVERY; SO HELP ME GOD. SWORN AND SUBSCRIBED TO BEFORE ME THIS 5 DAY OF JULY, 1865, AT GALVESTON, TEXAS." SIGNED BY ARTHUR MCMURTRY AND WITNESSED BY H. BEARD, CAPT. AND PRO. MARSHAL.; [3] "OFFICE OF PROVOST MARSHAL, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LA. DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, JANUARY 30, 1864. I, EDWARD COUSINARD| EAST BATON ROUGE, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR IN PRESENCE OF ALMIGHTY GOD..." WITNESSED BY DON A. PARDEE, LT. COL. 42ND OHIO VOL. INF'Y & PROVOST MARSHAL AND R.O. WARREN, CLK.

Partly printed documents, completed in manuscript, varying sizes, measuring in the range of 7-7.5" x 9-9.75". Matted and mounted behind glass in a 17" x 34" gilt decorative frame. Very Good. Former Confederates were required to sign oaths of loyalty before regaining citizenship and voting rights. The language of these..... More

Price: $2,850.00

Civil War:

HEAD QUARTERS, MILITARY COMMANDER, COLUMBUS, O., MAY 15 1863. IN COMPLIANCE WITH ORDERS FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, YOU WILL WITHOUT DELAY, MAKE OUT AND FORWARD TO THESE HEAD QUARTERS, A DESCRIPTIVE LIST AND ACCOUNT OF THE PAY AND CLOTHING OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED SOLDIER- WM. B. HARRIS CO. F 44. O.V.I....

[Columbus, Ohio: 1863]. Broadsheet, 8" x 10", ordering a Descriptive List of Pay and Clothing for Wm. Harris, 44th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, who is awaiting discharge papers. Completed in manuscript, it is dated May 15, 1863, and signed by order of Brig. Genl. Mason. The verso is a printed letter..... More

Price: $100.00

Civil War:

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. MARCH 8, 1866.

39th Cong., 1st Sess. SMD77. 1866. 1, [1 blank] pp, disbound. Very Good. An argument for Congressional reconstruction, to overturn President Johnson's reconstruction policies. More

Price: $20.00

Civil War:

PROGRESS AND CONDITION OF THE WORK OF ESTABLISHING THE CHICKAMAUGA AND CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK.

[Washington: 1895]. Original printed wrappers [some edge wear] and staples. 15pp + 12pp photo illustrations. Full-page map. Very Good. More

Price: $50.00

Civil War:

THE REBELLION OF THE CAVALIERS.

New York: Sinclair Tousey, 1863. Original printed glossy blue wrappers with wrapper title [as issued]. Disbound, rubberstamps, else a clean text and Very Good. 28pp. This poem is dedicated to all "who believe that all mankind are created with equal rights; that God is the common father, and holds men..... More

Price: $150.00

Civil War:

Y RHYFEL CARTREFOL YN AMERICA. HANES BRWYDR Y BULL RUN, Y GYNTAF O'R YMLADDFEYDD GWAEDLYD A FUL RHWNG YR UNDEBWYR A'R CYNGHREIRIAID YN YSTOD Y RHYFEL A FU RHYNGDDYNT O 1861 HYD 1865.

Caernarfon, Wales: H. Humphreys. [@, 1865]. [2], 12, [2 advt] pp. Bound in modern wrappers. Very Good. The head of the title reads 'Rhif 78. Llyfrau Ceiniog Humphreys Caernarfon...' OCLC 13367468 [1- Lincoln Pres. Lib.] as of January 2020. Not in Eberstadt, Decker, Nevins, Sabin, Dornbusch, Nicholson. More

Price: $450.00

LIST OF QUARTERMASTER STORES, &C. TRANSFERRED BY CHARLES GENTSCH, 1ST LIEUT. , 51ST U.S. ARMY, TO...

[Civil War] :

LIST OF QUARTERMASTER STORES, &C. TRANSFERRED BY CHARLES GENTSCH, 1ST LIEUT. , 51ST U.S. ARMY, TO LEANDER A. POOR, CAPT. & ASST. QUARTERMASTER 1ST DIV. C.D.J. AT IN THE FIELD, TEXAS, ON THE 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1865. . . SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED & TWENTY PDS CORN. . . EIGHT THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED & TWENTY PDS OATS. . . TWELVE THOUSAND PDS HAY. . . ONE HUNDRED AND ONE PDS GRAIN SACKS. . . &C.

Texas: September 15, 1865. Folio, 11" x 16". Printed broadside, completed in ink manuscript. Signed by Charles Gentsch as quartermaster. Docketed on verso. Contains columns listing number, quantity, name of articles and condition when delivered. Old folds, very clean. Near Fine. The 51st Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at..... More

Price: $375.00

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