Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-22
The Helena Tex, stamp of five

| cents was most SlInple III uSSi6il, DeiHe
composed Of a type border almost
square in shape. At the top. Is "Hel'
ena." A large figure "5" occupies the
central portion, at the bottom post
age" This stamp was printed ir
two styles. black and buff and black
and gray, each variety being esti
mated to be worth $1,000.
The ten cent yellow stamp Of Beau
mont Tex, shows a square light and
dark shaded rule with Beaumont a
the top and paid" in the centre. Al
the bottom in large type is the denom'
| ination ten cents. This stamp was
printed in yellow and pink: eithe'
variety Is held to be worth $1,50O. II
Is supposed to be one Of the very
rarest of all those issued by the Con-
federate states.
Athens, Ga, had a five cent red
stamp, little smaller in size than the
ordinary postage stamp Of today. In
the centre was an oval Of two lines
in which were the words "T. Craw-
ford. D. m. Athens, Ca" Inside OF
this was an oval Of twelve stars. with
in which was the word paid and
figure rs" underneath. One thousand
dollars Is the value Of this specimen
in red. In dull purple 1t Is worth only
$40.
Six varieties OF two, three, five
ten. fifteen and twenty cent stamps
were Issued at Marion. Va. All de-
nominations were Of very plain de-
sign, which consisted Of a typeset
border.
At the top is the word CHECK" with
the word paid" underneath. Al
either side Of the stamp are the words
ID. office" and Marion, Va"
All of the rest Of the surface of the
stamp is blank space. Only black
stamps Of this variety were issued
and all the denominations are held
at the same premium, which is $500
Salem, Va, had an issue that easily
holds its own with the crudest of the
typeset designs. This variety Is SIM
ply a half inch square box Of type, In
the centre Of which Is the word
paid" Underneath this Is IS cts.
Unattractive as this example may be,
still the collector values this black
bit Of paper at $1,000.
The five and the ten cent red
brown green stamps Of Victoria, Tex,
are each valued at $1,000. They
show a rectangular frame. at the top
of which Is the word Victoria" at
the bottom being postage" In the
centre in very small letters Is the in
scription ~ A. Moody. p. m.," with
large figure &C. underneath.
Built up Of different kinds Of type
border were the two. five and ten cent
stamps Of Uniontown, Ala. At the
top Of this stamp were the letters &C
s A., the word postage" in the Gen.
tire. Directly below this Is the figure
"5" enclosed by parenthesis marks,
which divide the word paid" AT
the extreme bottom Is "Uniontown.'
The two cent -gray-bule, the
five cent green-gray-blu and the five
cent green are each valued at $1,000
while the ten cent denomination. OF
about the same design, but printed
in red is classed among the scarcest
varieties and is valued at $1,000.
Tellico Plains. Tenn. had two va
rieties of stamps, five and ten cents,
both printed in red. At the top OF
plain border Of rules Is IN. F. John
son. P. M. In the centre, within a
square built up Of type border, is
"paid g." while at the bottom, In two
lines, is the name of the issuing Of
flee. Both varieties of this stamp are
valued at $3.50.
A five cent red stamp Of Rheatown
Tenn. is quite similar In design to
the stamp last described with the
name Of I'D. Pence, p. m.." at the
ton. This variety is valued at 5000
Pleasant Shade, Va. issued a stamp
made Of type border. At the top Is
pleasant Shade, Virginia" Under
InlS, ulNlutu ny VI b'iNS'' -
the word "postoffice." while at the
extreme bottom is "R. E. Davis. p
M" In the centre of the stamp Is the
figure "5" This Is valued at $50.
Nashville, Tenn, has a rare STAMP
in the ten cent green bearing the name
of "W D. McNish, p. m, Nashville
Tenn" in a circle in the centre OF
the stamp. which encloses paid s.
surrounded by a smaller circle OF
eleven stars. This Is quoted at $3.50
The most valuable collection OF
Confederate stamps is that owned by
II. f. Deats of Pennington, \. ]. This
includes almost all the rare varieties
and also nearly every other stamp Is
sue of the south during the civil war
Mr.. Deats is the leading authority or
these stamps and his collection is val
ued at $4,000.