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Lot 1457 |
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State Dept., 1873, 2¢ dark green (O58), tied by segmented cork cancellation on blue Department of State front addressed to the Offices of the Congressional Printer, "Washington D.C. Sep 28" c.d.s.; some edge wear, Fine, the 2¢ local rate.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1458 |
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State Dept., 1873, 3¢ bright green (O59), tied by attractive violet "Washington D.C. Jul 6 1878" duplex postmark to Newburgh N.Y., purple "Department of State" handstamped corner card, original Dept. of State enclosure signed by the chief clerk; reduced from opening at right, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1459 |
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State Dept., 1873, 3¢ bright green (O59), tied by "Washington D.C. Oct 15" c.d.s. to Keokuk Iowa, red "Department of State" handstamped corner card; soiling and reduced at right, stamp with corner fault, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1460 |
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State Dept., 1873, 3¢ bright green (O59), inbound consular cover carried by diplomatic pouch from the U.S. Consul at Guatemala to Washington D.C., postage added by State Dept. and cancelled by segmented cork duplexed with "Washington D.C. Jul 20" c.d.s. to Shreveport La., manuscript "U.S. Legation at Central America, Geo. Williamson, U.S. Minister" corner card, magenta "Department of State" handstamp, flap with red "GW" monogram on flap, slight soiling and tiny edge tear, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1461 |
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State Dept., 1873, 3¢ bright green (O59), inbound consular cover carried by diplomatic pouch from the U.S. Consul at Guatemala to Washington D.C., postage added by State Dept. and cancelled by segmented cork duplexed with "Washington D.C. Nov 17" c.d.s. to Shreveport La., manuscript "U.S. Legation at Central America, Geo. Williamson, U.S. Minister" return address, blue "Department of State" handstamp; Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1462 |
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State Dept., 1873, 6¢ bright green (O60), cancelled by fancy segmented cork duplexed with "Washington D.C. Jul 21" on Department of State all-over printed envelope to Stamford Ct.; opened at top and slightly soiled, still Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1463 |
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State Dept., 1873, 7¢ dark green (O61), cancelled by segmented cork cancellation duplexed with "Washington D.C. Feb 11" c.d.s. on blue Department of State envelope to New York N.Y., "New-York Rec'd Feb 12 79" backstamp, red State Dept. wax seal; opened at top, flaws at left, Very Fine and rare, 1¢ convenience overpayment of the double domestic rate.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1464 |
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State Dept., 1873, 10¢ dark green (O62), cancelled by cork duplexed with "Washington D.C. Sep 7" c.d.s. on blue Department of State envelope to Austin Tex., slight edge toning, reduced slightly from opening at right, Fine and scarce, 1¢ convenience overpayment of the triple domestic rate.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1465 |
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State Dept., 1873, 10¢ dark green (O62), cancelled by violet "Washington D.C. Feb 23 1878" duplex postmark and cancellation on blue Department of State envelope to Shelbourne Hills Mass., forwarded to Charlemont; reduced into corner card from opening, Fine and attractive color cancellation.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1466 |
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1873, 7¢ & 1¢ Treasury (O76, O72 pair), tied by quartered cork cancellations duplexed with "Washington D.C. Apr 13" c.d.s. on legal size Treasury Department envelope to Ticonderoga N.Y., reduced a bit at right, edge wear, file fold not affecting stamps, Fine, triple the 3¢ domestic rate, one of only two recorded examples of this particular franking.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1467 |
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1879, 3¢ Treasury (O109), tied by cork cancellation on large size Treasury Department registered envelope to Philadelphia Pa., purple "Registered May 6 1881 Washington D.C." postmark and Philadelphia backstamp, penalty imprint; small cover and stamp faults, Fine and rare, the penalty imprint covered the postage and the 10¢ paid the registry fee.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1468 |
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War Dept., 1873, 1¢ rose (O83), sheet margin horizontal pair, well centered, tied by red "Washington D.C. Local Jul 7" duplex postmark on Quarter Master General's local cover, red "Carrier Jul 6" and "Washington D.C. Reg'd Jul 7" backstamps, apparently returned to sender with light blue crayon through address and additional postmarks, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1469 |
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1¢ & 2¢ War (O83, O84), singles cancelled by violet quartered corks duplexed with "Washington D.C. Jan 9 1878" c.d.s. on National Cemetaries envelope to Sharpsburg Md., original 1878 enclosure concerning the Antienam cemetary; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1470 |
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War Dept., 1873, 6¢ rose (O86), cancelled by violet quartered cork duplexed with "Washington D.C. Jun 8 1878" c.d.s. on National Cemetaries envelope to Dover Plains N.Y.; reduced from opening at right and edge toning, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1471 |
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Official Cover Balance, group of 25 covers from the Interior (10), Post Office (6), Treasury (6), and War (3) Departments, various frankings and corner cards with better including 10¢ Treasury soft paper on a registered cover, some mixed condition, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1472 |
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1881 Penalty Envelope to Jefferson Davis, envelope with "War Department, War Record's Office" penalty imprint, addressed to Jefferson Davis in Beauvoir Miss., "Washington D.C. Apr 28 1881 '3'" c.d.s. and Beauvoir receiving backstamp; reduced at right, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1473 |
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Official Penalty Envelopes and Stationery, group of over 64 envelopes including a couple official business usages and a few unused envelopes, better include two 1895-96 usages with single 10¢ bureau frankings on covers to the U.S.S. San Francisco via B.F. Stevens Despatch agent (purple handstamp), four registered package envelopes, and legal size 1901 mourning envelope with Dept. of State penalty handstamp; some mixed condition, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1474 |
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Carrier, 1851, 1¢ Eagle (LO2), with manuscript "W" initial, used with 1851 3¢ dull red (11) three margins cutting at left, both tied by light "Washington D.C. Mar 25"datestamp on Morfit correspondence cover to Baltimore Md., the "W" initial is believed to represent carrier Charles J. Wright, 1854 docketing, some soiling and light stain, Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1475 |
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One Cent Despatch, 1856, 1¢ violet, type I (112L1), three margins, slightly in at left, tied by "City Despatch Aug 2 1856" datestamp on folded letter to Columbia College in Washington D.C., additional strike of datestamp at left; stamp with tiny scissor cut at bottom, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1476 |
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One Cent Despatch, 1856, 1¢ violet, type I (112L1), large margins to slightly in, tied by "City Despatch Oct 4 1856" datestamp, used with 1851 3¢ dull red (11), large margins to touching at bottom, tied by "Washington City D.C. Oct 5 1856" c.d.s. on folded letter to Tye River Warehouse, Virginia; slight edge toning, Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1477 |
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One Cent Despatch, 1856, 1¢ violet, type II (112L1), two covers, first with local tied by "City Despatch Mar 29 1856" datestamp and 1851 3¢ dull red (11) tied by "Washington D.C. Mar 29 1856" c.d.s. on cover to Philadelphia Pa., second with local tied by "City Depatch Jul 29 1856" datestamp and 1851 3¢ dull red (11) tied by "Washington D.C. Jul 29 1856" c.d.s. on cover to New London Ct.; faults, Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1478 |
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"G. P. Office Dead Letter" (Wegner HM6) c.d.s. in red, 1828 folded letter from Washington D.C. to Edwardsville Ill., red "Washn. City Feb 10" c.d.s. with matching "Free" handstamp, free franked by "John Hallock Jr" from the House of Representatives; Very Fine and rare, this cover predates Wegner's earliest recorded date of this marking in red.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1479 |
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"P.O. Dept. Dead Letter Office" (Wegner HM6) c.d.s. in red with manuscript "1197 Apr. 4 ' 44" in center, 1843 folded letter from Brunswick Me. to Leeds Me., red "Brunswick Me. Jul 10" c.d.s., blue manuscript "10" rating updated to "20"; Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1480 |
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"P.O. Dept. Dead Letter Office" (Wegner HM6) c.d.s. with manuscript "2922 m Aug 26 1851" in center, 1847 folded letter from New York with red "New-York 5cts 29 Jun" datestamp and matching "paid" handstamp to Castle Corner Ireland, British 1sh rating handstamp, Liverpool and Castle Corner 1847 backstamps, docketing indicates letter contained "£2.0", some light soiling, still Very Fine, a rare dead letter returned from overseas.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1481 |
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"P.O. Dept. Dead Letter Office" (Wegner HM6) c.d.s. with manuscript "2710 M Feb 11 51" in center, 1850 (Jan. 29) folded letter from Mobile Ala. with blue "Mobile Ala. Feb 2" c.d.s. and matching "10" rating handstamp to New York N.Y., red "Advertised 1ct" straightline handstamp; soiling and tear, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1482 |
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"P.O. Dept. Dead Letter Office" (Wegner HM6) c.d.s. with manuscript "M 5340 5 Feb 1852" in center, 1850 (Dec. 28) folded letter from New York by express to San Francisco, entered the mails with red "San Francisco Cal. 5 Apr" c.d.s. and "2" rating handstamp, sent to D.L.O., letter mentions "(I) send this by express", letter originally enclosed a debt note; some soiling, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1483 |
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"P.O. Department Dead Letter Office, Nov, 18" (Wegner HM10) large double oval handstamp with manuscript "584 M (Nov) 23 (18) 55", on 3¢ red on buff (U10) entire cancelled by blue "Clarksville Va. May 8" c.d.s. to New Orleans La.; some wear and lower right stain; a Very Fine strike of this marking.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1484 |
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Dead Letter Office Seal (OXA4), not cancelled, on reverse of envelope from Milton Mass. to Washington D.C., two D.L.O. markings, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1485 |
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"Philadelphia Pa Dead Aug 29", rimless c.d.s. on reverse of 3¢ pink entire cover in addition to "not called for, no such person can be found" two-line script handstamp, cancelled "Washington D.C. Jul 22" double-circle c.d.s., "Advertised. Jul 25 1ct" two-line handstamp; light edge toning, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1486 |
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Wells, Fargo & Co., red California and Atlantic express frank on 10¢ yellow green on buff (U41) entire cancelled by blue "Wells Fargo & Co San Francisco May 13" oval handstamp, addressed to New York N.Y. via "Steamer America", Boyd's "Collect, 2cts." handstamp, readdressed to Metropolitan Hotel, appearently unclaimed and sent to New York dead letter office with black "D" handstamp and "U.S.D.L.O. Sep 1865" double-circle datestamp; small edge faults and wear, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
A RARE WELL FARGO AND BOYD'S CONJUNCTIVE USE THAT ENDED IN THE U.S. DEAD LETTER OFFICE.
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Lot 1487 |
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Wells, Fargo & Co., paid coast route frank on 3¢ pink on white (U58) entire cancelled by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Sacramento Oct 19" double-circle datestamp to strat address in San Francisco, attempted delivery and forwarded, additional blue "Wells, Fargo & Co San Francisco Oct 26" oval datestamp, "San Francisco Dec 12" backstamp, sent to San Francisco dead letter office with blue "E" handstamp and matching "U.S.D.L.O. Jan 28" backstamp, Very Fine and interesting.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1488 |
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Dead Letter Collection, collection of 48 covers, wide variety of mostly different markings, including 1851 HM6 in black, 1857 HM10, specialized D.L.O. handstamps including sub-minor letter, minor letter, miscellaneous, money letter, postage stamp, official return letter envelopes including 1844 folded circular, and 1910 "Div Dead Letters, U.S.A." magenta machine postmark of which only 3-4 are recorded, also includes a small group of 5 used and unused D.L.O. seals; few faults, Fine to Very Fine group of this interesting area.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1489 |
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The Magnetic Telegraph Company, all-over telegraph envelope for the Washington Office at the National Hotel, entered the mails with "Washington D.C. Dec 11" 32mm c.d.s. and matching "5" rating handstamp, original 1854 telegram enclosure, Very Fine and early.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 1490 |
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National Telegraph, Morse Western Line, illustrated envelope in tan, entered the mails with "Washington D.C. Dec 9" 32mm c.d.s. and "5" rating handstamp to Warrington Va., original 1854 telegram enclosure; tiny corner stain, Fine and rare.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1491 |
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Panoramic View of the Fortifications around Washington (Walcott 753), overall handpainted multicolor Magnus design on cover, bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Washington D.C. Sep 4 1862" double-circle datestamp, addressed on reverse to Albany N.Y., matching handpainted Magnus lettersheet design with interesting content, "Where you see the ink spots on this map is the different places I have been since I have been in the service. I will mark out the road we took when we went to Bulls Run…", small stamp and cover faults, Fine, an exceptional patriotic design.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1492 |
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Union Forts must be held by Union Men, design in blue on cover bearing 3¢ rose (65), straight edge, tied by "Washington D.C. Jan 12" c.d.s. to New York N.Y., multicolored Washington on horse letterhead datelined "Collumbian College Hospital Jan. 10th /63", Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1493 |
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Smithsonian Institute and Female, Flag & Shield (Weiss SC-DC 54 var), Magnus patriotic design in green on envelope bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by four-ring cancellation, matching "Port Royal S.C. Jan 29 1862" c.d.s., addressed to Peru Me.; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1494 |
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Smithsonian Institute and Female draped in Flag (Weiss SC-DC 55b), Magnus patriotic hand colored design on envelope bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Washington D.C." c.d.s., addressed to Pittsford Vt.; reduced at left and tiny edge tears, Fine and colorful. Walcott 676.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1495 |
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Union Officers in Banners around Frame, handrawn design in pencil on an orange envelope, banners comprise Union Generals and Admirals with their battles including Grant, Sherman, Hunter, Farragut, Sheridan, Butler, Meade, and Hancock, attractively addressed in blue ink to Middletown N.Y., "Washington D.C. Sep 17" double-circle postmark and "Due 3" handstamp; some edge wear, Very Fine and exceptional.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1496 |
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Iowa - For the Union (Weiss ST-193), handpainted multicolor two-panel Magnus design on cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by four-ring cancellation to Clintonville Pa., "Tennallytown D.C. Jun 30" c.d.s., with Magnus multicolored "Let me kiss him" ballad enclosure with three page letter datelined "Camp near Alexandria Va. June 22d '63"; some stamp and cover faults, Fine and attractive.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1497 |
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1861, 3¢ pink (64), tied by "Washington D.C. Oct 1861" c.d.s. on red, white and blue sitting liberty patriotic envelope to Scriba Corners N.Y.; 3¢ with single pulled perf, Fine and attractive.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 2006 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1498 |
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Lincoln and Johnson Campaign, ornately framed imprint on yellow-orange envelope bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by quarted cork cancellation duplexed with "Washington D.C. Feb 9" postmark, addressed to Berrien Springs Mich., printed "Battery "K," 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery" return address; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1499 |
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Civil War Patriotic and Soldiers Letters, group of 34 covers comprising 21 all-different patriotic envelopes, 9 soldier's letters, and 5 misc. civil war era covers, better include Magnus bronze Smithsonian and Liberty design, Capitol camp scene design to Switzerland, large Capitol design in blue, War Dept. use from Bureau of Refugees, Freedman, and Abandoned Lands, and a Flag of Truce usage across the lines with 1861 3¢ and manuscript "Due 10"; mixed condition, Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1500 |
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U.S. Sanitary Leeds & Franklin Patent Envelope, bearing 3¢ rose (65) placed over the lattice tear away section and cancelled by four-ring target duplexed with "Washington D.C. May 17" postmark, addressed to New York City, scarce black "Forwarded by, U.S. Sanitary, Commission" star framed handstamp (Kantor Type 3b) and "Sanitary Commission, Washington D.C." corner card; couple edge tears and no flap, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1501 |
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U.S. Sanitary Leeds & Franklin Patent Envelope, unusual legal sized envelope with "Sanitary Commission, Washington D.C." corner card, "Washington D.C. Free Jan 23 '64" c.d.s. and signed "Wm B. Allison", addressed to the Sanitary Commission in Detroit Mich., Very Fine, a rarely seen legal size version of the patent envelope.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1502 |
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Sanitary Commission forwarding handstamps, two different, first with Kantor type Id handstamp on U.S. Christian Commission envelope bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Washington D.C. Jun 29 1864" duplex and docketed "at hospital near City Point", second with Kantor type 2a handstamp on reverse of cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Washington D.C. Jun 10" duplex; Fine, each with very fine strikes of the forwarding handstamps.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1503 |
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U.S. Sanitary and Christian Commissions, eight covers, three U.S. Sanitary covers with different corner cards including a bold handstamped example, a U.S. Sanitary circular, and four U.S. Christian covers with soldier's letters; some faults, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1504 |
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Old Capitol Prison, Washington D.C., cover from Confederate prisoner bearing "Passed, W.P. Wood, Supt., Military Prison (Dietz type I) handstamp, endorsed "by Flag of Truce Steamer" and addressed to Richmond Va., C.S.A., where C.S.A. 10¢ greenish blue (11c) was cancelled by "Richmond Va." datestamp; no flap and some wear, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Old Capitol Prison, Washington D.C., 3¢ pink entire cancelled by grid and "Hagerstown MD 1865 May 29" c.d.s., addressed to J.D. Reamer Esq. in care of Col. W.P. Wood Supt. at Old Capitol Prison in Washington D.C., censored with "Passed, W.P. Wood, Supt., Military Prison (Dietz type I) handstamp, reduced slightly at right, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1506 |
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Point Lookout, Maryland, orange cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Washington D.C. Dec 4 '63" duplex postmark on cover from "Private J.C. Zimmerman, Co D 57 Regt N.C. Troops", addressed to Bethania N.C. and endorsed "In Haste", censored with "Approved Point Lookout, Md. J.A. Patterson, Capt. & Provost Marshall" Deitz type I handstamp, entered Confederate mails with "Richmond Dec 10 1863" postmark and "Due 10" handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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