Civil War Postal History 92–94

92 6 “Adams Express Co. Baltimore, Md. Jul. 11, 1861”, attractive strike on 3c Red Star Die entire (U27), “Baltimore, Md.” unobscured, two strikes of straightline “Paid” alongside, southbound cover to “Mr. W.W. Fife, Newbern, North Carolina”, endorsed “per Express” at top le , blue “Adams Express Co Augusta, Ga Jul 18” oval, entered the Confederate mails with “Augusta Ga. Jul 18” double circle postmark and straightline “Paid 10”, small sealed tears do not detract, lightened stained spot at lower le , very ne appearance, one of seven examples of the Adams Baltimore o ce handstamp and one of just three datestamped at the Augusta o ce, a spectacular combination of markings, Special Routes Census No. S-AD-20 and illustrated on page 43, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certi cate Provenance: Steven C. Walske (R.A. Siegel Sale 988, 2010) $ 1,000

93 6 “Cannot Be Forwarded”, framed straightline handstamp with on cover to Bayou Goula, Louisiana, 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by segmented cork, red “Boston Mass. Sep 28” double circle postmark, additional “Mails Suspended” in oval applied at the Dead Letter O ce in Washington, DC, reverse with receiving occupation postmark “New Orleans La. Free Oct 23, 1862”, small tear at right, very ne, atttractive cover with a rare combination of markings, see previous lot for further discussion, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certi cate Provenance: Milton Mitchell (R.A. Siegel 859, 2003) $ 300

94 6 “No Mail Service”, crisp strike of straightline handstamp from Memphis, Tennessee, with additional “Mails Suspended” in oval applied at the Washington, DC Dead Letter O ce, “New-York Nov 20 1862” double circle datestamp on cover to Holly Springs, Mississippi, sender’s “via Memphis Tenn.” at top, “Memphis Tenn. Dec 2” duplex backstamp, small tear at le edge due to opening, otherwise very ne, the only recorded example of the Memphis “No Mail Service” handstamp, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certi cate Speci c handstamps were used by the post o ces in Memphis, Nashville, and New Orleans to indicate the suspension of mail service during and a er the Civil War. Mail was then sent to the Dead Letter O ce in Washington, DC, where an additional “Mails Suspended” handstamp was sometimes applied. ese markings are discussed in more detail in Benjamin Wishnietsky’s 1983 article “ oughts On ‘Mails Suspended’” in the Confederate Philatelist (Vol. 28, No. 4). Provenance: Rarities of the World (R.A. Siegel 596, 1982) Milton Mitchell (R.A. Siegel 859, 2003) $ 500