Cover Addressed to Former Confederate President Jefferson Davis

Docketed by the 1st Lady of the Confederacy, Mrs. Varina Howell Davis

5 1/2 x 3 1/4, with imprinted return address, "If not called for in 10 days, return to Roanoke College, Salem, Va." Addressed in ink to Hon. Jefferson Davis, Beauvoir, Harrison Co., Miss., with partial C.D.S., Salem, Va., Aug. 6, 1881, with 3 cents green George Washington postage stamp. The cover has been docketed along the left edge in ink by Mrs. Varina Davis as follows: "R.C. Holland on the right of secession, complimentary." Light age toning and...  

Jefferson Davis Confederate Patriotic Cover

Unused patriotic envelope featuring a beautiful portrait engraving of the only Confederate president during the War Between the States, Jefferson Davis, printed on nice yellow paper. Includes a large printed facsimile signature below his likeness. Complete cover with full back flap. Superb condition. Extremely desirable Confederate patriotic envelope!  

1862 Confederate Cover Addressed to Petersburg, Virginia

To a prominent Virginia lawyer who served in the 12th Virginia Light Artillery during the war!

War date Confederate envelope with a very nice pair of 5 cents Jeff Davis (Scott #7) postage stamps, tied on with a Richmond, Va. postmark, the month is indistinct, but the 8th day, and the year 1862 are very solid. Beautifully addressed to James M. Donnan, Esq., Petersburg, Virginia. Light crease near the top, not affecting the content. There are a couple of small stains on the reverse. Very fine and quite desirable Confederate war date...  

1863 Twenty Cents, George Washington, Confederate Stamps

Block of four Confederate postage stamps

Scott #13, green. Block of four Confederate postage stamps. Features a full face portrait of Revolutionary War General-in-Chief, and the 1st President of the United States, George Washington. These stamps were printed by Archer & Daly, in Richmond, Va., and their earliest known use was on June 1, 1863.
 

1863 Ten Cents Jefferson Davis Confederate Postage Stamp

Scott #11. 10 cents blue, Confederate States of America, with bust of C.S.A. President Jefferson Davis. Printed by Archer & Daly, Richmond, Va. Unused condition.  

Confederate Cover Sent From Vicksburg, Mississippi to Richmond, Virginia

Mailed to Captain Will O. Crutcher of the "King Cotton Guards" of Mississippi

War date, Confederate cover, addressed to Captain Will O. Crutcher, King Cotton Guards, Box No. 1041, Richmond, Virginia, with Nov. 20, Vicksburg, Miss., double circle postmark and matching PAID 10 stamped in black. The envelope measures 5 3/8 x 2 3/8. Scarce. Very desirable war date Confederate Vicksburg cover.

William O. Crutcher was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on September 8, 1838. He enlisted in the Confederate...  

Confederate Cover From Captain, 1st Georgia Regulars

Soldiers (Due) 10 with the Augusta, Ga. C.D.S. Dietz Type B all in violet, 2 APR. (1864). The envelope has been boldly endorsed by a Confederate Georgia officer at the top left, "R.H. Atkinson, Capt. 1st Ga. Regulars." Very nicely addressed to "Mrs. E.A. Atkinson, Macon, Georgia." Coarse paper cover which is probably homemade. Very fine war period Confederate Georgia cover.

Robert Holt Atkinson was commissioned second lieutenant in Company G, 1st Georgia Regulars, on February 1, 1861. He was promoted to first lieutenant in...  

Corner Block of Four Confederate 10 Cents Postage Stamps

1863 Confederate postage stamps. Scott #11. Corner block of four 10 cents, Confederate States of America, postage stamps with bust of President Jefferson Davis. Printed by Archer & Daly, Richmond, Va. Large portion of the blank sheet is visible to the left of the stamps. Light corner and edge wear but in unused condition.
 

Confederate Cover From Captain of 1st South Carolina Volunteers

Signed and addressed by a Confederate captain who was wounded at Sharpsburg, Md., and Fort Harrison, Va.

Confederate war period used postal envelope. The cover has been signed and addressed by Captain Winsmith as follows. Written at the upper left corner is, "From Capt. Winsmith, Co. H, 1st S.C.V." He has addressed it to his father, "Dr. J. Winsmith, Glenn Springs P.O., South Carolina." The cover has a C.D.S. from Winchester, Va., Oct. 18, and it has been stamped in black at the upper right, "Due 10." Light...  

1861 Confederate Cover From The Elite Georgia Hussars

War Between the States envelope addressed to Mrs. D.S. Stocking, Charleston, S.C., with C.D.S., Richmond, Va., Oct. 17, 1861, and hand stamped Due 5. Endorsed at the upper left, Priv. Jno. D. Munnerlyn, Georgia Hussars, Capt. J.F. Waring. Scarce and very desirable war date cover from the elite "Georgia Hussars."


The Georgia Hussars. Organized 13 February 1736. This troop of Mounted Rangers was raised by General Oglethorpe to patrol and protect the Colony of Georgia from the Spaniards and Indians. It fought at Bloody Marsh in 1742 and...  

Stamped Confederate Cover Postmarked at Charlotte, N.C.

Confederate envelope with partial Charlotte, N.C. postmark and Scott #11, 10 cents, Confederate States of America postage stamp, with bust of President Jefferson Davis. Addressed to Mr. W. Robinson, Goldsboro, North Carolina. The handwritten ink address has faded but it is all readable. Age toning. Good war period, postally used, stamped Confederate envelope.  

War Date Cover Endorsed & Addressed by Confederate Capt. Eugene Blackford, 5th Alabama Infantry

One of the famous Blackford brothers of Virginia!

Commander of the 5th Alabama Sharpshooters

Confederate war date envelope endorsed and addressed in the hand of "Capt. Eugene Blackford, 5th Ala. Regt." sent to his father, "Wm. M. Blackford, Esq., Lynchburg, Va." The cover has a partial 1861 Tudor Hall, Va. postmark, and hand stamped Due 5. Staining and wear. The envelope bears the authentication docket on the reverse of one of the country's leading Confederate philatelic...