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CIVIL WAR SUTLER SCRIP IN STACKS BOWERS 2015 AMERICANA SALEThere's a wonderful offering of U.S. Civil War sutler tokens and scrip in the February 5, 2015 session of the Stack's Bowers
Americana sale. Sutlers were the officially sanctioned merchants who followed the troops. Here are a few selections of paper scrip and the rare
cardboard scrip. -Editor
Lot 478: Stonewall Brigade Sutler's Tent Note
 Rare and Famous Named Stonewall Brigade Sutler's Tent Note
Keller VA-SC050. The Plate Note. Brown paper. Left end, pattern lathe panel. Lower left dog's head. Text across center. Also listed as Jones & Littlefield PS95-05. Appears issued with a faded signature. Very Rare. Not in Ford Part X, Schingoethe Part 7, or in the 1977 Criswell Collection Sale. Up there as one of the great titles of Sutler and all American scrip notes. It is key issue for Sutler collectors and southern scrip note enthusiasts. The brigade was named in Jackson's honor in 1863 after he was mortally wounded at Chancellorsville. It was comprised men from 2nd , 4th, 5th, 27th, and 33rd Virginia regiments that had formed up earlier in the war. The nickname given to the brigade was exclusive and official. Attractive example and formerly from the Charles Affleck Collection. He paid $100 for this from Tom Warfield and considered it a bargain many years ago. The handwritten note still comes with the note and its last sale was slightly later at the Abner Reed NASCA sale as lot 1446. We have three confirmed examples and we sold one in 2009 from the James L.D. Monroe Collection. Much paper body, but tightly trimmed. Another highlight of this memorable collection. To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 506: Johnson Island, Ohio POW Camp Sutler Note
 Extremely Rare Johnson Island, Ohio POW Camp Sutler Note
Keller OH-SJ500. The Plate Note. White paper. Middleton, Strobridge & Co. Cincinnati. Center, horses frightened by lighting copied from obsolete notes, arched above SUTLER JOHNSON ISLAND. Lower left, seated Union and shield. Lower right, farmer with sheaf of wheat. Signature space for "Post Sutler." Very rare, but the signature is illegible due to soiling and wear. In Keller, attributed to Moffat. However, the Wendell Wolka collection example (finest seen of the issuer) is clearly signed Chas. Maxon and appears properly accomplished. That fairly crisp note with some foxing realized $4,993.75 in April 2014 at Central States Show. One of the most important sutler issues, north or south, as this was a POW camp used mainly for Confederate officers. Conditions here, excepting the Lake Erie winter weather, were better than most POW camps in the war. Over the course of this Sandusky Bay island's prison life, some 10,000 men passed through with as many as 3,200 populating towards the end of the war. Odd escapes of course across the ice towards Canada were attempted. The camp even hosted a few Confederate generals. The site still exists for visitors. An important note that is all there, despite soiling, a few small flaws and thinned central patch. Flavored with Civil War history through and through. An interesting related item may be found elsewhere in this offering, where an original copy of Revised United States Army Regulations of 1861 is offered, once belonging to a sutler at Johnson's Island, E.F. Moffatt. To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 538: Maryland. 3rd Regiment Maryland Volunteers. 25 Cents
  Maryland. 3rd Regiment Maryland Volunteers. 25 Cents. Green. Round. Schenkman-Unlisted. A.A. McGaffey, sutler, his name printed. Very Fine. Lovely color and clarity and a distinctive round style. Large mount remnant on back, but of little consequence. Very rare, the issuer unlisted in Schenkman. To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 545: U.S. Colored Troops Sutler Chit
 Important Southern "U.S. Colored Troops" Sutler Chit
Small color losses on both sides, otherwise finer. Apparently a great rarity and incredibly historic as an issue for a "United States Colored Troops" cavalry regiment from the seceded state of Mississippi, engaged for the Union. Impressive in every respect, and unknown to Schenkman and Irons. A key piece for any advanced collection. The regiment was organized at Vicksburg, Mississippi, October 9, 1863. It served at Goodrich Landing in Louisiana, then was attached to the 1st Brigade, United States Colored Troops until March 1864, changing to 3rd U.S. Colored Cavalry on the 11th of March, 1864. To read the complete lot description, see:
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