CSA 12-ADc, 10¢ greenish blue tied light BRISTOL V.&T.R.R. dateless railroad cancel (CCV $750) on cover to Miss Alice Caperton Care Mrs Gaston Caperton, Union Monroe Cty, Va.; slightly reduced at left. CSA catalog value $750. $375.      

CSA 11a, 10¢ milky blue tied perfectly struck BRISTOL V.&T.R.R. dateless railroad postmark on adversity cover fashioned from printed postal form addressed to Mrs. C.A. Calhoun, Alleghany Springs, Montgomery County, Virginia. Exceptionally pretty cover. $900.

“Miss Central Rail Road, March 2nd 1862" pencil manuscript postmark with matching pencil cancel tying CSA 1, 5¢ green (ample to huge margins), on cover to Miss Fannie E. Davis, Ripley Miss., contents notation "86 - March 1st -1861.” THE ONLY RECORDED CONFEDERATE MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL RAILROAD AGENT USE. Rare! Ex Hannen. $1,250. HOLD

(Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad) Estell Springs, N.&C.R.R., Mar 23, 1863. Unusually choice station oval with manuscript "Due 10c" rating; soldier endorsement at top from Capt. Frazer to his wife, Mrs. Letitia S. Frazer, Tyner's Station, Tennessee, directed "Via Chattanooga,” slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, CSA Catalog $1,500. Ex Oswald and Hannen, signed Brian Green. $1,500.

Charles W. Frazer served in Co. I, Tennessee 21st Infantry. Bio on linked page.

(Virginia & Tennessee Railroad) Bristol, V.&T.R.R. Remarkably clear strike of circular station marking with matching DUE 10 rating handstamp on cover to Mrs. P.C. Everett, Hayneville Georgia; soldier endorsed "J.A. Everett, Co. K 11th Ga. Regt." at top; bit of flap missing, Very Fine. CCV $750. Listing example in the CSA Catalog. Ex Hannen. $750.

(Virginia & Tennessee Railroad) Bristol, V.&T.R.R. Clear circular station handstamp with manuscript "Due 10" rating on cover to Isaac McReynolds, Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia with endorsement "from a soldier of the 29th Va. Regt." at bottom; slightly reduced at right, slight wear, Very Fine, CCV $750. Ex Hannen. $600.

(Virginia & Tennessee Railroad) Bristol, V.&T.R.R. Sharp strike of circular station handstamp and matching "PAID" on homemade to John H. Tyree Esq., Lynchburg Va.; original Dec. 7, 1864 enclosure noted on verso but no longer accompanies, Very Fine, the only recorded PAID use, Ex Oswald, Myerson, and Hannen. CCV $1,000. $850.

John Henley Tyree brief bio on linked page.

(Virginia & Tennessee Railroad) Bristol, V.&T.R.R. Clear strike of station circular postmark ties CSA 12c, 10¢ greenish blue (4 huge margins including part of adjoining stamp at top) on cover addressed to Wm. Walker P.M. Valley Town, Cherokee County, N.C., manuscript notation at bottom left Via Raleigh, N.C.; horizontal pre-use crease and small margin scissor-cut, Very Fine, Ex Feldman and Hannen. CCV $600. $500

(Virginia Central Railroad) VA C.R.R. / Cobham, 20 FEB. Sharp CDS on commercially made envelope to Mrs. A.L. Rives, Care of Major Alfred L. Rives, Engineer’s Office, War Department, Richmond Va. bearing pen canceled CSA 6, 5¢ blue pair, 1863 docketing at left, Very Fine, choice strike, CCV $750. Ex Hannen. $600.

Alfred Landon Rives was one of the two Chiefs of the Corps of Engineers to General Robert E. Lee. Bio on linked page.

(Virginia Central Railroad) VA C.R.R. / Cobham / 3 JUL boldly struck station CDS on narrow commercially made envelope to Col. Alfred L. Rives, Engineer’s Office, War Department, Richmond Va.  Richmond Va. bearing pen canceled CSA 11-AD 10¢ blue, partial flap, Very Fine, CCV $750. Ex Hannen. $650.

Alfred Landon Rives was one of the two Chiefs of the Corps of Engineers to General Robert E. Lee. Bio on linked page.

(Virginia Central Railroad) VA C.R.R. / FISHERVILLE 5 MAY clear CDS with bold "10" in circle and ms. "Pd" on TURNED COVER to Miss Amanda Bosserman, Cedar Grove Mills, Rockbridge County, Va., inside use with US 26, 3¢ dull red tied by HARPERS FERRY (WEST) VA MAY 2, 1861 Independent Virginia State Use to Mrs. Mariah C. McCrary, Fisherville, Va.; minor edge wear, reduced slightly at left, Scarce turned railroad use. CCV $500. Ex Hannen. $550.

CSA 12c, 10¢ greenish blue (large to huge margins), tied by perfect crisp KESWICK DEPOT VA. 8 MAR CDS on cover to Miss Lizzie N. Watson Care Rev J.H. Smith, Greensborough N.C.; tiny top edge tear, Very Fine, Ex-Gimelson, Wm. A. Fox, and Burton. $200.

Southwest Railroad. RICHMOND VA. JAN 3 cds and DUE 10 rating handstamp endorsed From E.J. Eldridge, Genl. Cobb's Brigade to Mrs. E.J. Eldridge, Flat Pond, Lee County, Georgia; endorsed via "Adams Station, S.W.R.R." at bottom left; small stain top left. Ex Burton. $200.

Dr. Erwin J. Eldridge was a surgeon in the 16th Georgia and then Cobb’s Legion. Extensive bio on linked page.
Southwest Railroad was chartered in 1845; construction began in 1848 and was completed in 1851. Branch lines were constructed from 1852 to 1860. The short line connected southwestern Georgia to Macon.

CSA 12-AD, 10¢ blue right corner margin single tied blue PETERSBURG, VA. NOV 15 CDS over Richmond & Petersburg Railroad Co. boxed corner card to J.W. Williamson Esqr. Christiansburg Va. Stamp has been moved aside and hinged to display the full corner card; reduced slightly at the left, Very Fine, Ex Littlejohn, Neil and Burton. $475. Listed in both Railroad and Advertising-2