Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025

Red, white, and blue patriotic cover with small figure leaning on shield and the verse “Let our watchword ever be, Country, God, and Liberty” with imprint of J.R. Hawley, Cincinnati below. Sent from New Bedford, Mass. Jan. 27 with red PAID postmark to Clyde River, Nova Scotia. Red arc “U. STATES” exchange marking and Shelburne, N.S. backstamp. The cover with soiling, staining, and a tear at top left.

Illustrated soldier bidding farewell to sweetheart design with blue "FORT HAMILTON, N.Y." postmark, addressed to St. John's, New Brunswick. Red arc "U. STATES" exchange office handstamp. The cover with vertical crease, edge wear, tears at top, and faults to the stamp including a tear and perf damage. Like Bischel 2316.

Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning advertising design, with "NEW YORK/MAY 21" double circle target duplex cancel. Addressed to Port Colborne, Canada West. The cover with a small stain at bottom right corner.

"If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot." waving flag patriotic design, addressed to Westminster, London with red open grid cancels. The stamps paying the 24c rate.

La Crosse, Wis. "JAN 11 1862" datestamp, addressed to Norway and sent unpaid at the 46c Prussian Closed Mail rate. Scarce “Detroit Mich Am Pkt/23” transit, and carried on Allen Line’s “Hibernian” from Portland with manuscript "46" in red. Svinesund transit mark at bottom right. Despite the front having stains, this is an extremely scarce destination for patriotic covers, very few are known sent abroad, especially to Norway.

Assembled by Robert Cantor.

April 5, 1861 Savannah, Ga "Stars" circular datestamp on folded printed circular to Edward E. Hondlett, Dresden, Maine. Enclosed is the SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN PRICES CURRENT.

The stamp is plated as Relief F, Position from Row 10.

Datelined May 15, 1854, Executive Department, City of Jefferson, addressed to the Hon. Secretary of War (Jefferson Davis) in Washington, D.C.
The letter requests the delivery of eighty muskets and accoutrements from the St. Louis Arsenal to Capt. John W. Wills, with costs to be deducted from Missouri’s next arms allotment.

No gum, with light soiling and light creases.

No gum, with a tiny thin at top and a vertical crease at right.

No gum with a crease and small tear at bottom.

Diagonal creases at bottom left.

No Gum, with a small stain at bottom left and a tiny inclusion above the "D" of "PAID"

The pair with large margins to slightly in at left, tied by "Memphis Ten. Sep 26" datestamp. The cover with edge repairs along top edge, otherwise Very Fine.

The pair with large margins except in at top, tied by "Mobile Ala., Jul 26, 1861" double-circle datestamp with inverted date and a partial Patriotic Stars and Bars Flag and Sailor sticker affixed at left. 1861 docketing at left. The cover repaired at top with no flap. An attractive cover.
The 8 Star design of the sailor sticker is unlisted in Confederate Patriotic Covers Including a Check List of All Known Designs by Van Dyk Macbride. He lists an 11 star and 7 star variety on page 62.

Small part original gum, stain at top of stamp.

Original gum, previously hinged with overall soiling and a tear at top.

Diagonal crease and a small thin spot at right.

New Orleans postmark, with a diagonal crease at top right.

Staunton, Va. to Licksville, Page Co., Va. The cover rated for the Confederate 10c postage required after July 1, 1862.

Richmond Va. Aug 25, 1861” and matching large “PAID 10” in circle handstamp, with manuscript "10."

Figure No. 1 in Benjamin Wishnietsky's Article, Modern Fake Patriotic Covers

Genuine pair of CSA #4, with counterfeit counterfeit Griffin, PA postmark, originally affixed to a well documented John A. Fox fake cover. The cover is illustrated and described in the Confederate Philatelist (June 1977 issue, p. 71).

From Danville, VA addressed to Miss Sue C. Foster, Spartanburg C.H., So. Ca. The cover with water stain at left and the stamp with some gum staining.

"NOV 16" Richmond,, VA datestamp, addressed to Drakes Branch, VA. The stamp with light wrinkles and a stain at bottom, the cover opened roughly at right.