Virginia Covers


WINCHESTER VA (1829) black;
business letter



Cover #1138
Price: $25.00

 

 


 


WHITE SULr SPRs Va. (1837) red;
content: legal business


Cover #437
Price: $50.00

HAMPTON Va. (1844) blue;PAID;
content: inquiry about land title.


Cover #259
Price: $40.00 SOLD

WHEELING Va. (1847) blue; content:
business letter.


Cover #260
Price: $20.00

Cumberland C.H. Va. (1851) content:
husband to wife


Cover #438
Price: $50.00

BUFFALO Va. (1853) brown-black; West
Va.; farm business


Cover #1021
Price: $110.00

FARMVILLE Va. (1850) black; PAID; 3c
rate; Dry goods and groceries notice.
Printed in blue ink


Cover #1139
Price: $45.00 SOLD

Wylliesburg Va. (1854) manuscript
postmark; content: friendly letter.


Cover #264
Price: $30.00

RICHMOND Va. (1849) red; 5; politics,
commodity prices and 'Negroes are selling
poorly--better prices for women and children
for So Carolina and Georgia'

Cover #1140
Price: $90.00 SOLD

M O Poca Va. (Mouth of Poca) (1845)
(West Va.); Rare 6 1/4 rate. The Spanish
REAL(medio) coin (1/2 real=6 1/4 cents)
commonly known as a "picayune". Some
postmasters accepted this for the 30 mile or
less rate.
Cover #1023
Price: $200.00

COBHAM Va. (1854) black; to Paris;
many markings


Cover #537
Price: $60.00

WmsBURG DEC 4 (c. 1800) black
straightline; unlisted type



Cover #1141
Price: $450.00

WmsBurg Va. (1815) War Rate
10c + 5c = 15c



Cover #1142
Price: $200.00

RICHMOND Va. (1847) red; 5(c);
slavery content; "negroes are seling very
high in this market extream prices of today
and yesterday a man 800 a girl 660 all
clases of negroes are seling high as ever"

Cover #834
Price: $125.00

Boydton Va. (1849) headed R.M. College;
"....some of the boys have behaved very
badly since the session closed. Some of
them have been beastly drunk and others
have been what is sometimes called
"gentlemanly merry"

Cover #835
Price: $110.00

Buffalo Va. (1848) Slave left home
without a pass and was persued and arrested.
Was committed to Pt. Pleasant jail.


Cover #1143
Price: $90.00 SOLD

Morgantown Va. (1830) (West Va.)
letter to her uncle about a bequest.


Cover #837
Price: $55.00

White Chimneys Va. (1834) to Waterloo,
England + LIVERPOOL--- red cds +
LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER (black box);
no content

Cover #653
Price: $80.00

St. Js Church Va. (Saint James Church)
(1841) (West Va.) interesting letter, in slang
men's talk, mostly about meeting women


Cover #1024
Price: $150.00

Sewell Mountain Va. (1848) sends 62 lbs
of butter


Cover #1025
Price: $80.00

KANAWAH C H VA (1829) (West Va.)
black; short business letter, tobacco


Cover #1026
Price: $70.00 SOLD

PATTONSBURGH Va. (1837) black;
informing of brother's death


Cover #1027
Price: $35.00 SOLD

POINT PLEASANT Va. (1847) (West
Va.) wishes to lease a farm


Cover #1028
Price: $65.00

CHARLOTTE C. H. Va. (1848) brown;
"Mr. Scott who married Maj. Gaine's
daughter Catherine was killed by his negroes
a short time since. Several of them is in jail
for trial. I think they will be hung if they have
justice done them."

Cover #1029
Price: $85.00 SOLD

DANVILLE Va. (1846) blue; PAID; father
to son regarding his studies and other news.
Includes "I am glad she enjoyed her tour so
well. Her description of the Nauvoo Temple
was very interesting--the poor mormons are
treated very poorly."
Cover #1030
Price: $60.00 SOLD

LYNCHG VA --.-- (1841) blue; brother
to brother


Cover #1031
Price: $25.00 SOLD