1864 Confederate Letter From Lynchburg, Virginia

This is a "folded letter" whereby the letter sheet was used to write a letter on, and then it was folded into a "homemade" postal cover and mailed

1 page, 7 1/4 x 9 3/4, in ink, written by A.B. Renker, to Samuel G. Murphy, in Richmond, Va.

The letter reads in part:

Lynchburg, Dec. 7, 1864

Mr. Saml. G. Murphy, Richmond

Dear Sir,

I take this occasion to say that I have found trouble with the cotton you sold me. I sold it to two parties in Charlottesville upon your description of the...  

Stamped Confederate Postal Cover

Used Confederate envelope with 10 cents Jefferson Davis postage stamp. Excellent condition.  

Cover Addressed to Confederate Colonel in South Carolina

Postally used Civil War envelope addressed to Col. J. Baxter Springs, Fort Mill, S.C., with 10 cents Jeff Davis postage stamp (#12) with indistinct postmark. Very fine.  

Confederate Cover Postmarked at Tudor Hall, Virginia

Signed by Colonel of the 5th Virginia Infantry who was killed in 1865

Postally used envelope addressed to Mrs. Wm. H. Harman, Staunton, Va., with C.D.S., Tudor Hall, Va., Sep. 5/61, with partial PAID 5 stamped at left.

This cover was sent by, and is addressed in the hand of Lieutenant Colonel William H. Harman, 5th Virginia Infantry, of the famous "Stonewall Brigade."

Born on February 17, 1828, in Waynesboro, Va., he was a Mexican War Veteran, who served as a lieutenant, in the 1st Virginia Infantry, under Major...  

1863 Confederate Cover Addressed to North Carolina

Postally used Confederate envelope with postmarks from Virginia and North Carolina. Addressed in ink to Miss Kate Ray, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N. Carolina, with pair of 5 cents, Jefferson Davis (#7) postage stamps, tied on with a Mar., Guiney's, Va., C.D.S. The flap on the reverse has an excellent C.D.S., Fayetteville, N.C., Apr. 4, 1863. Uncommon.  

Rare Anti Confederate Overprint Patriotic Cover

Unused patriotic envelope which was originally a Confederate cover with vignette of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The pro Davis motto below the image was blacked out, and the cover was overprinted with a Union theme, ROSECRANS The Hero Of "The West." Rosecrans is neatly done in a stars and stripes design. Some mounting traces on the reverse. Light age toning. Rare.  

Confederate Cover Addressed to Orange Court House, Va.

Postally used homemade Confederate envelope, with pair of 5 cents (#7) Jefferson Davis stamps, tied on with Guineys, Va., C.D.S. Addressed to Mrs. Julia S. Barron, Orange Courthouse, Va. There is also an inscription at the bottom of the cover which reads, Per the care of Captain George Padgett. Very fine necessity cover on brown paper.  

Block of Four Confederate Postage Stamps

Scott #11. Block of four, 10 cents postage stamps, with bust vignette of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Choice unused condition.  

Confederate Maryland Patriotic Cover

Maryland! My Maryland!

Unused Confederate postal envelope with State Seal of Maryland and verse below, Remember Carroll's sacred trust, Remember Howard's warlike thrust- And all thy slumbers with the just, Maryland! My Maryland! Lavender in color, local issue. Old glue stains on the reverse. Very fine. Scarce.  

Confederate Cover Addressed to Lexington, Va.

Postally used Confederate envelope with partial C.D.S., Tudor Hall, Va., Sep. 3, 1861, stamped Paid 5. Docket at left, Tudor Hall. Addressed to Mr. Alex M. Glasgow, Lexington, Virginia. Light age toning and wear.

Footnote: Lexington, Va. was the home of the Virginia Military Institute. The only home ever owned by then Major Thomas J. Jackson, U.S.A., and professor at V.M.I., was located in Lexington. After the Civil War, General Robert E. Lee, served as the President of Washington College, Lexington, Va. Both Confederate heroes are buried in...  

Confederate Cover Sent to a Captain in Alabama

Postally used Confederate envelope addressed in ink to Capt. James A. Wiggs, Opelika, Ala., with 10 cents, Jeff Davis postage stamp, and partial Ala. postmark with "30"[th] day of an unknown month visible. Light age toning and wear. Very fine item related to a prominent Confederate officer.

James A. Wiggs, was born on May 17, 1837, in Holly Springs, Mississippi. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted as a private, and was mustered into the 4th Tennessee Infantry, on May 15, 1861. Governor Isham G. Harris soon promoted him to the...  

Confederate Patriotic Cover, Don't Tread On Us

Ever Ready With Our Lives And Fortunes

Unused, full color, patriotic envelope, with crossed Confederate First National Flags with coiled snake and the motto above, Don't Tread On Us. Below is the slogan, Ever Ready With Our Lives And Fortunes, with South Carolina State Seal. Light age toning. Very fine.