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Lot 200 |
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Civil War Postal History, collection of 26 covers including three C.S.A. stamp covers better being #2b on all-over tobacco advertising envelope, U.S. military corner card covers with U.S. Military Telegraph and one with "Hd. Qrs. Dept. of the St. Louis Mo." c.d.s., interesting usages from and to Harpers Ferry, etc., covers from Virginia and West Virginia, mail to military personnel, and a Lincoln section with a #77 cover to France, an unused mourning envelope, some April 15, 1865 usages and a condolence letter; a Fine to Very Fine collection.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 201 |
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Sanitary Commission Correspondence, correspondence from Feb. 20 to July 6, 1868 of 10 letters with envelopes from a wounded soldier to his wife using various sanitary commission corner card envelopes and lettersheets, some with handstamped addresses, postings from Philadelphia and Washington D.C., additional group of seven sanitary corner card used envelopes with a couple letters; some mixed condition, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 202 |
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Patriotic Covers, group of six covers and one illustrated lettersheet comprising design of McClellan portrait with stamp placement collar, Brig. Gen. Rosecrans, Kimmel handcolored Flag and Lady Liberty, handcolored Lady Liberty leaning on shield, spread Eagle with slogans, Ellsworth, and a 1861 U.S. Capitol lettersheet with red, white and blue flag having good content including discussion of rebels taken; some faults, a Fine to Very Fine group with some scarce designs.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 203 |
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Unused Patriotic Envelopes, group of 112 unused patriotic envelopes with mostly caricature designs, also includes four postal currency notes, a Fine lot.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 204 |
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Civil War Collectibles, Small group consisting of a.) five colorful 1888 "Short History" booklets from Duke cigarettes, detailing the careers of Braxton Bragg, J.B. Gordon, Wade Hampton, J.E. Johnson, and Adm'l Semmes; mixed condition; b.) five playing cards with C.S.A. themes (these appear to be mid-20th century game cards); c.) a stereo card of General Robert Anderson, "the hero of Ft. Sumpter"; and d.) three different C.S.A. bank notes: $20 1861, $10 1863, and $20 1864, Very Fine circulated condition.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 205 |
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Medicine Related Collection, patent and proprietary collection generally from the 1840s to 1900s in three cartons comprising 18 binders and two large groups filled with covers, trade cards, advertising related to medicine, ad covers for all areas including merchants, druggists, healing hotels, institutions and colleges, medicines, doctors, etc., letters with original content describing opium purchases and consumption, covers with original enclosed advertising circulars for "Costar's" corn solvent, bishop pellets, etc., multicolored trade cards for medecines like Dr. Morse's Indian Root pills, Moore's throat and lung lozenges, etc., a must view lot with enormous value, a Fine to Very Fine collection.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
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