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Confederate collecting "Bibles" ...

Postal Service of the Confederate States of America by August Dietz 1929, 439 pages, three editions were printed as well as a reprint. The 1929 Dietz is still the standard work in Confederate philately.

• Regular (quality durable cloth) - 1 available in need of rebinding with spine completely separated. If it's solely the information you're after at a cheap price, this is the one for you, former discarded library book, signed Dietz. $100.
• Library (semi-deluxe, red leather spine wrapped - often degraded) - 1 available: spine split and glued back on - the "norm" for this edition, but still a desirable edition. $350.
• Deluxe (all gray quality leather with gold foil lettering and special laid paper/gilt edged pages. A special impression of the Archer & Daly steel plate owned by Dietz and described on page 218 - only available in the deluxe edition and retails $150 just for the impression alone) - One pristine copy in stock. A bibliophile's volume. POR.
• 1989 Reprint, cloth - Out of stock.
  

After the success of the 1929 opus, Dietz began compiling catalogs beginning in 1937 - in inverse order

• Confederate States Catalog and Handbook due to be published in August 2010 - See www.csacatalog.org for details
• The New Dietz Confederate States Catalog and Handbook, 1986, by Skinner, Gunter, Sanders. Original printing, 278 pages. Updates all prior editions. $95.
• The New Dietz Confederate States Catalog and Handbook by Skinner, Gunter, Sanders.1997 printing, 278 pages, cloth, like new - updates all prior editions.$95.
• Dietz Confederate States Catalog and Handbook, 1959, 282 pages, cloth, still an (some say "the") authoritative edition referred to by most students, Very Fine $120.
• Dietz Confederate States Catalog and Handbook, 1945, 231 pages, cloth, signed by August Dietz $60.
• Dietz Confederate States Catalog and Handbook, 1937, 167 pages, HB, $60. Out of stock
• Dietz Confederate States Catalog and Handbook, 1931, 320 pages, HB, $60. Out of stock

Prisoner-of-War books

• Civil War Prisons and Their Covers by Earl Antrim. Still a major work on the subject. 1961, 215 pages, cloth, original dust jacket, Very Fine. $40.
• Prisoners' Mail from the American Civil War by Galen D. Harrison. Union and Confederate covers from 83 Union and 58 Confederate Prisons, compiled from a census of over 2,700 covers, earliest and latest known usages for the handstamped examination markings. 1997, 311 pages, 300 illustrations, cloth. Excellent condition. $45.

Confederate States of America, Philatelic Subject Index and Bibliography, 1862-1999 by Richard H. Byne. An unparalleled index and bibliography. Over 8,200 books, articles, auction catalogs, etc. are cited with basic descriptions. These items are referred to in over 25,000 references by subject. Appendices cover abbreviations, authors, publications and illustrations. Volume I is comprised of listings for the 1862-1984 period. Volume II covers 1985-1999 plus a few 2000 listings and any listings from the earlier period that came to Byne's attention after the first volume was published.

• 1986, Volume I, 1862-1984, 352 pages, cloth, $35.
  ..... (only copy on hand at the moment has library tape reinforced binding on inside pages, a bit worn)
• 2001, Volume II, 1862-1999, 208 pages, cloth, $45.

Popular Confederate and Civil War Titles, alphabetically by author

Some Notes on the...Postal Legislation of the Confederate States of America 1861-1865, Postal Rates/Earliest Known Dates of Use of the General Issues by Stanley B. Ashbrook, 1946, 54 pages, card cover, an informative and well illustrated reprint from The Stamp Specialist. $25.

Organization of the Confederate Post Office Department at Montgomery by Peter A. Brannon. Mostly Montgomery C.S.A. covers, 1960, 164 pages, cloth with original dust jacket. $25.

Straightline, Fancy & Unusual Cancels & Handstamps on Confederate General Issue Stamps by Conrad L. Bush. 1997, brand new, unread and still in shrink-wrap, hardbound, 90 pages with 160 illustrations, only 500 printed. $35.

Surveys of the Confederate Postmaster's Provisionals edited by Francis J. Crown Jr. A compendium of Charles Phillips' articles from the 1930s and Hart's from the 1950s with illustrations added, the Crown Georgia survey, etc. An invaluable reference for the CSA student. 1984, 742 pages, cloth, $80.

The Turbulent Decade - Georgia's Post Offices 1860 - 1869, April 2007, Francis J. Crown, Jr., 158 pages, hardbound, new in shrinkwrap. $40. postpaid

A List of Establishments, Discontinuances and Changes in Names of the Post Offices in the Confederate States Since 1861, CSA Reprint, 2002, 24p, CC. Alpha listing by state with county included. $50.

The Confederate States Post-Office Department Its Stamps & Stationery by August Dietz A good and enjoyable general monograph, a hand-book of the UDC, well produced, 1950, 48 pp, CC, two page color plate. $10.

Confederate Handstamp Paids, by Morris Everett, 1981, 44 pp, CC. Excellent reference - the classic work. $15.

Confederate Handstamp Paids Addendum, by Morris Everett, 1981, 12 pp, CC. $5.

Confederate Stamps, Old Letters and History by Raynor Hubbell, 1966, 67 pp + appendix, HB. Mostly information on Griffin, Georgia, also includes diary by Capt. John H. Harris, Company "I", 44th Regiment Georgia Volunteers. Autographed by the author to a collector. $40.

The Great Mail by Leonard V. Huber & Clarence A. Wagner.The postal history of New Orleans from 1804 through 1895, 1949, 200 pages, paper case binding, limited stock $80.

Confederate States The Two Cent Green Stamp, A Record and Review by Howard Lehman, a CSA reprint of a 24-page article from The Collectors Club Philatelist, card cover. It includes counterfeits, fake cancels and a record of spectacular uses from top collections of the day (MacBride, Mueller, Lehman, Hessel, Ashbrook, Shenfield, Hall, Handy, Wulfkuhler) as well as prices realized on stamps sold at auction from 1917-1951. $25.

Jefferson Davis Postage Stamp Issues of the Confederacy by George Malpass, 1954, 24p, CC, SPA Handbook #6, a good basic survey. $10.

Jefferson Davis Postage Stamp Issues of the Confederacy by George Malpass, Revised Edition with gray card cover, undated, 24p, CC, SPA Handbook #6. A good basic survey. $10.

Confederate States of America by Fred J. Melville, circa 1920, 72 pages, 4 1/2 X 6 1/2", card cover with frayed edges, usual rust stains at staples. A nice and excellent early British take on the subject of the Confederate general issues and forgeries. $20.

Missent, Forwarded and Advertising Markings Used in the Confedearate States of America by Peter W. W. Powell, circa 2000, 5 1/2 X 8 1/2", card cover, 88 pages. $5.

Confederate Post Office, Postmasters and Postmarks of the Trans-Mississippi States by Warren Sanders & Erin Gunter. A listing of the towns, postmasters with appointment dates, handstamped and manuscript markings with many markings and covers illustrated covering Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, etc., 2007, 125 pages, cloth, edition of 250 copies, now out of print. $50.

CSA: The Special Postal Routes by Lawrence L. Shenfield, 1961, 101pp, HB. The classic reference on mail through the lines. Edition was limited to 500. $125.

Handling the Mails at Corpus Christi by Rex H. Stever. A detailed history from the establishment of the first trading post in 1839 to 1997, 1997, 260 pages, 150 illustrations, cloth with dust jacket, limited edition of 400. $55.

Post Office Mail Sent Across the Lines at the Start of the American Civil War, May to July 1861 by Steven C. Walske, 2003. An excellent new coverage of the mails suspensions, railroad mail routes through Virginia, railroad mail routes through Tennessee, Tennessee-Kentucky Mails after June 12th; 36 pages in full color, CC, $5.

The First Hundred Years of Historic Guilford, by A. Earl Weatherly. 1972, 207pp, H/B, 7.25" X 10.25", excellent condition throughout; nearly new, autographed by the author. A classic NC postal history story of Guilford, N.C. and bordering counties from 1771-1871 as told and depicted by original letters and documents. It's not only a good resource, but a simply good read. $40.

The Catalog of Union Civil War Patriotic Covers, by W.R. Weiss, Jr. in 1995. Hardbound, contains listing of 6,400 designs and illustrations of over 5,000 designs; has a cross-section by verses of over 3,500, and comes with handy cross-reference guide to the Bischel catalog, comes with a price guide and contains cross-reference to Walcott numbers. Far more useful than "Part 1" of the Grant book, who never issued a "part 2" and clearly far more useful than the very out-of-date but still oft referenced Walcott volume. $110.

The H.L. Lindquist Stamp Specialist Series...

An anthology of outstanding articles by the premier students of the time on U.S., CSA, BNA and foreign topics spread across 20 volumes issued between 1939 and 1948. I have had requests for the contents of individual volumes. Therefore, I am now offering individual volumes for sale when available with CSA articles noted. A full set of 20 generally sells between $300-400 depending upon condition. Commodities like quality cloth and paper were scarce during the WWII years when these were printed. While hardbound, the boards are covered with colored paper instead of cloth. The text in most instances is printed on a high sulfate paper that has yellowed with time. Most copies show chipping at the top and bottom edges of the spine, which are generally faded.

• No. 10, Brown Book; 1943; 128 pp; "Confederate Notes: A) How the Fighting Men of the 5th Texas Regiment C.S.A. got their letters across the Mississippi to Texas; B) New Discovery: Southern Express Company Office Marking of Vicksburg, Mississippi" - Lawrence L. Shenfield. "A Raleigh, NC Provisional - A Correction - Stanley B. Ashbrook $25.
• No. 11, Gray Book; 1943; 128 pp; " Confederate Mexico Covers - A Sequel to 'Confederate Blockade Covers'" - Van Dyk MacBride $25.
• No. 12, Maroon Book; 1943; 128 pp; "The South’s Way of Life - Random Notes for the Student of Confederates" - August Dietz; "Southern Censorship of South Bound Mail" - Lester G. Brookman; "Captain. Absalom Grimes - the Confederate Mail Carrier" -Van Dyk MacBride $25.
• No. 14, Black Book; 1945; 128 pp; "Notes on the Harold C. Brooks Collection of Confederate States of America" - Stanley B. Ashbrook; "A Letter From Libby Prison" - Van Dyk MacBride; also other interesting Civil War topics: "Patriotic Cover Fishing" - Rollin E. Flower and "Insurance Cancellations on Civil War Revenues" - Jere. Hess Barr $25.
• No. 16, Emerald Book; 1946; 128 pp; "Some Notes on the... Postal Legislation of the CSA 1861-65 Postal Rates and EKU of the Stamps of the General Issues" - Stanley B. Ashbrook $25.

IMPORTANT CONFEDERATE/U.S. AUCTION CATALOGS - listed by auction house/collection - many more titles have been acquired but have not had time to process. If you're looking for something specific, ask!

John W. Kaufmann, Inc. (1973-1989)

• D.P. Caulkins Collection of Confederate States, John W. Kaufmann auction catalog #31 with prices realized, January 22, 1977. Over 700 lots of Confederates. $20.
• Confederate States Stamp and Postal History, Official CSA Convention auction held in Kansas City, MO, John W. Kaufmann auction catalog #37 with prices realized, October 1, 1977. 565 lots of Confederates. $20.
• Confederate and U.S. Postal History Auction of over 1,200 lots including Confederate States (a lot of POW material), Civil War Postal History including Union Patriotics, Matthew J. Huss Collection of U.S. Sanitary Commission Stamps, Covers and Memorabilia, John W. Kaufmann auction catalog #53 with prices realized, June 9, 1979. $25.
• Lynn K. Brugh, Jr. Collection of Confederate States Postal History, U.S. Postal History and Autographs, John W. Kaufmann auction catalog #55 with prices realized, September 7, 1979. Almost 900 lots. $25.
• John P. Innella Collection, John W. Kaufmann auction catalog #62 with prices realized, March 22, 1980. This award winning Confederate collection comprised almost 600 lots, particularly focused on prisoner-of-war material, as well as another few hundred lots of quality U.S. $25.
• "Atlanta Collection" of Confederate States, formed in 1920s through 1940s. John W. Kaufmann auction catalog #72 with prices realized, June 12, 1981. Almost 600 lots of Confederates. $25.
• Arnold J. Rosenberg Collection of Confederate States, Grand Award winning collection in 1960s and 1970s, John W. Kaufmann auction catalog #73 with prices realized, June 13, 1981. Almost 500 lots of Confederates. One of the top Confederate collections we ever handled. $25.
• Jack Solomon Collection, John W. Kaufmann auction catalog #78, pristine copy with printed prices realized, November 14, 1981. This collection won 5 Grand Awards, 5 Reserve Grands and the Champion of Champions Award in 1971. Over 400 lots including spectacular rarities, one of the best Kaufmann Confederate sales ever. Many color photos. A top sale. $25.
• Dr. Harold E. Simon of Confederate States, John W. Kaufmann auction catalog #83 with prices realized, April 3, 1982. Over 600 lots of Confederates. $20.
• Confederate States, John W. Kaufmann auction catalog #92 with prices realized, February 12, 1983. Over 500 lots of Confederates. Memorable because it was Lincoln's birthday and 2 full feet of snow postponed the sale even though several major buyers had already flown in.Virtually the entire Kaufmann staff was stranded in the suburbs. It took John and Trish literally full 3 back-breaking days to shovel a path out a way too long driveway for their car! $20.
• Fred W. Kressman Collection of Mississippi in the Confederacy, John W. Kaufmann auction catalog with prices realized, December 14, 1985. Over 600 lots of Confederates. $20.
• Beverly Hills Collection of Confederate States Postal History, John W. Kaufmann auction catalog with prices realized, February 20, 1986. Only a little over 300 lots of Confederates, but spectacular ones including many top-notch provisional covers such as Livingston, Fincastle and much more. $25.
• William G. Bogg Collection of Confederate Covers, John W. Kaufmann auction catalog #126 with prices realized, October 22-24, 1986. Over 400 lots of Confederates as well as over 2,000 of U.S. and smattering of foreign stamps and postal history. $25.
• William G. Bogg Collection of Florida in the Confederacy, John W. Kaufmann auction catalog #128 with prices realized, February 21, 1987. Over 300 lots of mostly all Florida Confederates. $20.
• Daniel M. Telep Collection of Confederate States Postal History, John W. Kaufmann auction catalog with prices realized, December 1, 1987. One man collection with over 200 lots of wonderful Confederates. $20.
• Confederate States Official CSA Convention sale at CHARPEX 1988, John W. Kaufmann auction catalog with prices realized, August 6, 1988. Over 500 lots of Confederates with full color plates. $20.
  
  John W. Kaufmann auction catalogs, other than Confederate sales also available with prices realized. Although Confederates were our passion, many of our sales were heavy in U.S. and even foreign. There were many name sales in other areas, a top notch bureau issues collection, strong U.S. stamps and postal history (Frank S. Levi, Jr. collection of classic U.S., Pittsburgh Collection of 1847 material), strong U.S. revenue collections/match and medicine (John C. Chapin, John J. Gaudo collections), G.B..(F. Herrick Herrick and Ridgewood Collections). NAPEX official auctioneers for years. Inquire for specific sales and prices. All with prices realized.

  Gems of Philately, John W. Kaufmann, Inc.'s annual rarity sales, various years available, mostly all with individual cuts as opposed to overlapping photos, a lot of color. Inquire for specific sales and prices. Most in the $20 range. All with prices realized.

Robert G. Kaufmann, Inc.

• Ask. I have a large selection. Will try to get a detailed list up here eventually.

Matthew Bennett International

• Civil War Postal History Collection of Dr. Bernard F. Losekamp, Sale 326 April 16-17, 2008. Confederates make up about 300 lots with heavy emphasis on Prisoner-of-War material; balance of 1239 lot sale is United States stamps. $20.

Christie's

John A. Fox

• The Capture of Jefferson Davis, published 1964. SB. 40 p. Told through the personal papers of Benjamin Pritchard, the Union officer in charge of the capture. Technically an auction catalog, but really more of a handbook with full page photos, very nice for the time period. $15.

H.R. Harmer, Inc. (1940 to present)

• Alfred H. Caspary Collection, March 18-21, 1957, H. R. Harmer, Inc. auction catalog, Sale 8 - United States Carriers and Locals, 174 pages, card, Very Fine. $40.
• Sidney A. Hessel Collection, June 8-10, 1976, H.R. Harmer, Inc. auction catalog, United States General Issues, Part II with Harmer printed prices realized, clean copy, Very Fine. $15.

Schuyler J. Rumsey

• Confederate States Stamps and Postal History, February 16, 2008; Schuyler J. Rumsey, Inc. Sale 29; almost 1,000 lots of Confederates and a bit of U.S. Civil War postal history. A major CSA sale with a specialized collection of South Carolina postal history including seldom seen SC manuscript cancels, rare provisionals, etc. $25.

Charles Shreves

Robert A. Siegel, Inc. (1930 to present)

• Col. David Kohn, Robert A. Siegel, sale #382, October 29-30, 1970, with prices realized $15.
• Robert W. Wiseman Collection, Robert A. Siegel, sale #397, June 23, 1971. Four hundred lots featuring the most comprehensive offering of the frameline issue ever made at a single time, among other choice pieces. Also another 400 lots of outstanding Hawaii. $25.
  
• A. Earl Weatherly Collection: Robert A. Siegel auction catalog #-420; October 20, 1972; sale of some of the aristocrats of philately; over 300 lots; slight foxing at left edge $12.
• J. R. Keeling Collection, Robert A. Siegel auction catalog #787, April 9-10, 1997, $25.
• The Kilbourne Collection of Confederate Postmasters' Provisionals Robert A. Siegel auction catalog #815, April 9-10, 1997, Grand Award Winner at SIPEX 1966. "The" collection of its generation, the best collection of Confederate provsionals ever formed by Charles and Lucy Kilbourne. A stupendous "must-have" resource. Includes prices realized. $30.
• The Confederate Collections of John Birkinbine, Sherrell Nunnelley, William F. Murphy and Alexander Hall, Robert A. Siegel auction catalog #795, October 28-290, 1997, prices realized. A spectacular sale. $40.
• The Hall Collection of Confederate States, Robert A. Siegel, sale #840, December 17, 2001, prices realized. Over 550 lots of spectacular on and off-cover rarities. A key Confederate sale. $30.
• Dr. Karl Agre Collection of Confederate Postal History, Robert A. Siegel, sale #907, March 16, 2006, prices realized. Almost 1,000 lots of award winning Confederate covers. Profusely illustrated, lots of color and rarity. $25.
• Peter W.W. Powell , Chris Winters, J. & J. collections of C.S.A., Robert A. Siegel, sale #907, March 16, 2006, prices realized$25..
• United States and Confederate States Postal History featuring the A.L. Tobias Collection, Robert A. Siegel, sale #954, March 16, 2006, prices realized. If you like Petersburg provisionals and postal history, this is the sale for you.$20..

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