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George Washington Franks An Address Panel to Brigadier General George Weedon Less Than A Month Before Lord Cornwallis Surrendered At Yorktown
George Washington (USA, 1732 - 1799)

Address panel that bears original franking signature of George Washington, addressed in the hand of his aide-de-camp John Trumbull, to “Brig(adie)r General [George]Weedon, Glouster County.” General Weedon was ordered by Washington to attack Lord Banastre Tarleton and thus isolate Lord Cornwallis and his troops. Docketed by Weedon while in Williamsburg, VA, Sept. 29, 1781, less than a month before Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.Strong signature of Washington

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Perfect Little Homemade Confederate Cover From Yorkville, SC to Williams Mills, NC
Yorkville, South Caroina (USA, 1862 - 1864)

A perfect srike, "Yorkville S.C.MAR 18" cds fully ties a large four margined single of Confederate 10¢ light milky blue #2a, with left sheet margin on cover to "Williams Mills, NC. Extremely fine condition. Accompanied by a 1983 Philatelic Foundation Expertization certificate. SOLD

Rare Superb T-E-N Stamp Used on Cover Within Alabama in 1863
Pollard, Alabama (CSA, 1863 - 1863)

Yellow envelope bearing a rare Confederate 10¢ stamp known as the "T-E-N" variety, #9, with a near perfect strike of "Pollard Ala. JUN 25 1863" cds beautifully tying the stamp to the cover. Very rare as such. SOLD