1870s 3c Green Washington, Lot of 3 Covers, New Orleans, Atlanta, Fancy Cancels For Sale

1870s 3c Green Washington, Lot of 3 Covers, New Orleans, Atlanta, Fancy Cancels.
The two stamps identified in pencil as grilled have not been independently verified as such. Exact Scott varieties are not guaranteed.
An attractive group of three original 19th-century postal-history covers bearing 3¢ green George Washington stamps of the Bank Note era. Two are addressed to the same recipient, Miss Lizzie Hamilton, in different states. All three retain early collector pencil annotations, including two specifically identified as “Grilled 1870 20¢.”
COVER 1 — NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, TO GRAND GULF, MISSISSIPPI

• NEW ORLEANS circular date stamp, MAR 13.
• 3¢ green Washington with bold concentric-ring (bullseye) cancellation.
• Addressed to Miss Lizzie Hamilton, Grand Gulf, Mississippi.
• Pencil annotation: “Grilled 1870 20¢.”
• Buff envelope with age-related wear, creasing, and small edge tears.

COVER 2 — NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, TO STAUNTON, VIRGINIA

• NEW ORLEANS, LA., OCT 2 circular date stamp.
• 3¢ green Washington with dark cancellation.
• Addressed to Miss Lizzie Hamilton, Staunton, Virginia.
• Pencil annotations include “1870 20¢,” a reference to 1873, and additional earlier collector handwriting.
• Buff envelope with age-related edge wear, creasing, and small tears.

COVER 3 — ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TO COVINGTON, GEORGIA

• ATLANTA, GA., APR 2 circular date stamp.
• 3¢ green Washington with bold geometric cork cancellation.
• Addressed to E. F. Edwards, Esq., Covington, Newton County, Georgia.
• Pencil annotation: “Grilled 1870 20¢.”
• Envelope has a substantial tear and creasing, but no paper is missing.

COLLECTING INTEREST
These three covers offer an interesting combination of Southern postal history, attractive cancellations, and early Bank Note-era Washington stamps.
The two New Orleans covers are especially noteworthy because both were mailed to Miss Lizzie Hamilton, first in Grand Gulf, Mississippi, and later in Staunton, Virginia.
All three carry old handwritten collector notations. The 20¢ figures appear to represent historical valuations rather than postal charges.
CONDITION AND PROVENANCE
All three covers are genuine period envelopes showing the wear expected of items approximately 150 years old. No original letters or contents are included. Reverse sides have no noteworthy postal markings. One has the apparent remnant of an old hinge.
Please examine the photographs carefully for stamp condition, cancellations, handwriting, and envelope wear.
From the collection of Dr. Allan C. “Doc” Johnson (1889-1941) of Clinton, Massachusetts, an active stamp collector during the early 20th century. Doc's collection has remained with his family for more than eight decades.
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