LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2006 Dec Signature Civil War Auction #642  / 

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Two Postally Used Confederate Patriotic Covers.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Two Postally Used Confederate Patriotic Covers.
<B>Two Postally Used Confederate Patriotic Covers.</B></I> The first carries a nearly illegible Richmond postmark with a DUE 10 handstamp. It is addressed to H.B. Gober, Jackson County, Georgia and carries a notation that it is "<I>A Soldiers letter Cobbs Brigade 24 Reg Ga volunteers Co A</B></I>". The cover's patriotic imprint shows a cannon beneath a First National Confederate flag and has a verse admonishing soldiers to "...Trust in God and Davis But Keep Your Powder Dry". Affixed by old mounts to a black card. Moderate browning with a few light stains. Very good condition; The second cover is imprinted with an 11-star First National Confederate flag and a verse which starts, "Gather around your country's flag, Men of the South...". It is addressed to Mrs. Lou V. Woodson, New Plymouth, Lunenberg County, Virginia and is sent in care of an S. H. Hill. This cover lacks a postmark, yet its flap was secured by two hand-canceled 5-cent Davis stamps. Light staining, good condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Small Flat (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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