| "11 / Scene
at Devil's Den, Gettysburg, Pa." unused linen postcard, miscut a bit at the
printer (a little bottom is at the top), fairly fresh, interesting
historical note on back. $2.00 p(g)c
"149--Historic Lamp Post, Atlanta,
Ga." unused linen postcard on grayish paper from R. & R. News Company, trivial wear at 3
corners. From pertinent information on back: still damaged by the Federal bombardment of Atlanta in 1864, its flame
is often called 'The Eternal Flame of the Confederacy'. $1.75 cg
"'Beauvoir', Home of
Jefferson Davis, Biloxi, Mississippi 135" unused linen postcard showing its
exterior, paper starting to brown evenly with age.
Where he authored 'The Rise and Fall of the Southern Confederacy'. Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi
scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75
mca
"CABIN BOY'S ATTEMPTED ESCAPE / Fort Warren was used for confinement of some
800 / Confederate prisoners during the Civil War..." unused chrome post
card depicting an oil
painting, unusual subject matter. Dark image for night time. $3.00 cp
"CH-76 / THE FAMOUS ENGINE GENERAL - CIVIL WAR
/
LOCOMOTIVE." with pertinent information on back about its history & restoration, unused chrome
postcard from a photo
by Walter Cline. $1.50 rc
"Confederate cannon on Fredericksburg / battlefield of
1862..." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post
card mailed 1962 from Hebron
Maryland, faint corner crease. $1.75 mc
"DEVIL'S DEN, GETTYSBURG,
PA. / 17" showing where Confederate sharpshooters picked off Union gunners,
linen postcard mailed there 1953, bottom corners faintly but multiply
creased, internal crease at top center. $1.50 cp(g)
"East Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg, Pa." with a stone fence
in the foreground, color postcard, mailed 1913 but stamp removed causing a
back thin & a stress mark noticeable from the front, cancel ink in front
sky, mild corner & edge wear. $2.75 p(g)c
"FRATERNITY, LOYALTY / AND
CHARITY // THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC VETERAN // The men who in the
conflict led / And for the union fought and bled / Tho' passing on are never
dead." unused intricately embossed & gilded post card from Decoration Day
Series No. 1, minor wear to 2 top corners. Decoration Day became Memorial
Day to become more inclusive, honoring all US soldiers who died in all wars.
Design printed too low to get a gold border at top and bottom; miscut at the
printers, not trimmed. $7.50 mcffg NEW / NUEVO / NOV
"General Lee's Headquarters, Gettysburg, Pa." with
his portrait inset, linen post card on grayish paper from George W. Buohl, pencil writing on back
may not erase well, front is fresh. $2.50 cp NEW
/ NUEVO / NOV
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"Memento of Civil War. The big ex- / plosion south of
Pettersburg(sic), Va." Horace Day art on home-made (and, hence, unique)
postcard mailed 1962 at Palmyra Virginia, trivial wear on one edge. Scene now at
Petersburg Battlefield Park. $2.00 cv
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our History postcards webpage.
"Old
Buckner home on bank / of Ohio--Gen. Morgan and staff / stopped in this home and crossed
/ river
at this point in a Confederate / ship..." sepia-tone Azo real photo (squares at
corners) postcard with caption from writing on back. $5.00 c
"Old Four Mile House.
Columbus, Ohio. / Was Headquarters for Camp Chase at the time of the Civil War." unused
color litho-chrome post card with red caption, numbered B12907 on back, light album
impressions at corners. $6.50 oc*
"Mr. Coffee / KTS8422" QSL post
card
with copyrighted Runnin' Bare art depicting Confederate soldiers shooting at a Union
soldier, used 1978 by operator Bill Hagood. $2.00 vc
"PROVIDENCE SPRING / ANDERSONVILLE PRISON PARK /
Andersonville, Georgia" where a spring supposedly
burst forth to answer prayers of thirst & dying Confederate prisoners;
chrome postcard with good color mailed 1968. $1.25 pgc
"Pub. by W. H. Tipton, Gettys
/ The Wheat Field / GETTYSBURG"
black-and-white postcard on undivided back, mailed 1906,
slight browning of the paper, corner crease with short internal crease nearby (neither
affects the image), trivial corner wear, light toning on the front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly
study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in
.jpg or .tif format. $1.50 pcc
"Public Square at Night during / G. A. R. Convention, June 1908, Lima, Ohio"
color post card showing the large number of electric lights to great
advantage, made in Germany, note on back dates to 1910, trivial corner &
edge wear. The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternity of Union Army
veterans from the Civil War. $8.50 o(l)cfe%
"Remains of Fort Davidson / near
Ironton, Mo." with unattributed art showing the
earthworks surrounding the hole created by Union troops deliberately blowing
up their powder magazine during the Civil War; well done home-made
(and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962. $2.00 m(f)c NEW
/ NUEVO / NOV
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"Robert A. Siegel / AUCTION GALLERIES, INC. // Captured Northern patriotic cover
/ from
Army of Tennessee field post / office to Texas by Trans-Mississippi / express mail via
Meridan" continental advertising card, unusual subject matter, fresh appearance
& good edges. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi
scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cp-t#
"Robert E. Lee on his horse 'Traveller'" sepia-tone on yellowish paper, ad for
Robert E. Lee Hotel in Lexington Virginia on back. unused, soft corners. Postcard sold.
Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format.
$1.50 chv
"Rosalie,
Natches, Miss. / Ante-Bellum Mansion on Site of Fort Rosalie--Gen. Grant's
Headquarters 2A359" linen postcard mailed there 1938, some cancel ink on front,
mild corner wear. Where General Grant stayed during the occupation of Natches, also where
Jefferson Davis dined. $2.25 m&mc
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"Second or third-growth timber now / stands on the
battlefield of / Chickamauga..." showing woods with well-spaced trees, well done
home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1962 from Joppa Maryland, minor wear at one
corner & small edge ding at top. $1.75 mct
See also, at this site,
Confederate States of
America philatelic literature.
State of Maine. "From a photograph taken at
Alexandria, Virginia, on May 7, 1864" real photo reproduction,
showing her at a dock.
Operated by the Bay State Steam Boat Company, Falls River Massachusetts.
Chartered during the Civil War by the US Army Quartermaster Corps to
transport troops, and later lent to the US Sanitary Commission for use as a
hospital transport.
Postcard sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format.
$1.50 s(n)v(a)cm!
"STONEWALL JACKSON'S MARCHES" caption from
readable sign with map, unused chrome postcard from Dexter press, trivial wear at upper corners. $1.00 c
"Summit of Culp's Hill, / Gettysburg, Pa." including an
observation tower near the memorial to General Green, with the position of
Knap's Pa. battery on the right; unused color postcard circa 1912, back
paper starting to brown with age, minor corner & edge wear. $7.00 p(g)c
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"The Confederate
Navy's first warship, the Florida (1862064); she was engined in / Liverpool by Fawcett
Preston, a company in Britain's Metal Industries Group" unused chrome
post card, printed in
Britain. $2.50 sc Same but 3 small spots of light toning on back. $2.00 s(m)c!
"THE
SHACKLING OF JEFFERSON DAVIS, Fort Monroe, Vir- / ginia. Ankle irons were forcibly
placed..." unused chrome with a drawing by Allan Jones. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cv
"The Summit of Little Round
Top, Gettysburg, Pa. / 23219" white-border era post card mailed there 1934,
corner crease, tiny corner crease, a little cancel ink in front sky & left
border. $2.50 cp(g)
"This house witnesed(sic) the First Bull
/ Run or
Manassas batle(sic). / ..." home-made (and, hence, unique) post
card mailed 1962 at
Street Maryland. $1.75 vc
"To My Comrade // WOMAN'S /
RELIEF/ CORPS / 1883" attractive art in vertical format showing a member in
uniform, flag & badge (which looks like a medal); unused & elaborately
embossed color post card from the Decoration Day Series No. 2, small spots
of corner & edge wear, small spot of light toning on back. The organization
name was actually Women's Relief Corps. It was founded in 1883 to serve
living Civil War veterans, and to decorate veteran graves on Decoration Day.
$9.00 w(s)mc NEW / NUEVO / NOV
"Two major Civil War battles were / fought in the area of
Brompton / near Fredericksburg, Va." well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard
mailed
1963 from Boones Hill Virginia, ding & internal crease at one edge. $1.50 cv(b)
Uncaptioned side view of 2 cannons at a rock fence probably on the
Gettysburg Battlefield, color post card on
yellowish paper, printed in the US, mailed at Gettysburg 1911, a little
extraneous writing on back, 2 corner creases (one faint), mild corner wear.
Sold but still available for scholarly
study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format.
$1.50 c
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"VALLEY OF DEATH AND LITTLE ROUND TOP, GETTYSBURG, PA."
as seen from Devil's Den ridge, unused white-border era postcard, lightly
toned back, small corner crease not into image, another corner shows wear.
$2.50 p(g)c
"WA4TLB"
Charleston South Carolina QSL viewcard showing Fort Sumter National Monument as seen
from above in the front background, mailed there 1966 by operator Victor M.
Walz who converted a postcard from the Greater Charleston Chamber of
Commerce very neatly for his purposes. Where the Civil War began. $2.50 s(c)c NEW / NUEVO / NOV
Wanted to buy--Civil
War-related post cards from Cold Harbor and Mechanicsville Virginia. Please
offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c
Wanted to buy--postcards
showing Civil War monuments in the State of New York. Please offer us some,
priced in US dollars or Euros! *c
"West Confederate Avenue,
showing Whitworth Guns, Gettysburg, Pa. / 5884" white-border era post card,
tiny corner bend, small light spot of toning on the back. $3.25 cp(g)
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