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Sale 343
Lincoln, Slavery and the Civil War
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Lot 3166 |
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Lieut. Gen. W. Scott, design in blue with Hunchel imprint, bearing 3¢ rose pink (64b) tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Oct. 23" c.d.s. on cover to Rumford, Me.; large sealed cover tear at left, Fine appearing.
Estimate $200 - 300
Lincoln inherited stodgy old Lt. General W. Scott as commander, but had great trouble getting him to actively lead the defense of the Union.
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Lot 3167 |
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Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott, free frank "Free Winfield Scott, Lieut. Genl." endorsement on cover to General Thomas Cadwalader at Philadelphia Pa., red "New-York, Free, 23 Nov" c.d.s.; flap mostly missing, Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150
General Thomas Cadwalader was the commander of the garrison at Philadelphia Pa.
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Lot 3168 |
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Gen. Scott and his Field Commanders, patriotic design in light purple with "The Defenders of the Union" slogan and Reagles imprint on flap, bearing 3¢ rose (65), bright color, some perfs trimmed away, tied by "Washington D.C. Dec 31" c.d.s. on cover to Montville, Conn., Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3169 |
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Major General J.C. Fremont, red and blue patriotic design, bearing 3¢ rose (65), faulty, cancelled by blue grid duplexed with "Louisville Ky. Dec 15 1861" c.d.s. on cover to Louisville Ky., matching "Advertised" straightline handstamp, faulty, Fine and scarce design.
Estimate $100 - 150
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Lot 3170 |
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Maj. Gen. John C. Fremont (Walcott W547), all-over patriotic design in light blue bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Morrison Ill, May 31" duplex to Willink, N.Y.; reduced at right, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3171 |
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General McClellan and his Staff, black and green design with Upham imprint on flap, bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Washington D.C. Jan 7" c.d.s. on cover to Mayville, N.Y., endorsed "Post Haste"; faulty, accompanied by a second blind embossed McClellan design; Fine and scarce pair.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 3172 |
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Halleck & Lincoln, Review of the Army (Milgram AL-279), beautiful handpainted Magnus design, stamp on reverse removed, partial Washington D.C. on cover addressed to Harford, Pa., some toning, Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150
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Lot 3173 |
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Lincoln's Generals, soldier's letter on spectacular handcolored Magnus lettersheet featuring portraits of Lincoln and McClellan, datelined Convalescent Camp, Va., April 15, 1863; tells of camp life and relates details of camp buildings and occupants; few tone spots, Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 3174 |
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General Grant, all over patriotic design with "We'll fight it out on this line if it takes all summer", bearing 3¢ red, grilled (88), s.e. at left, cancelled by cork on cover to Hartland, Vt., matching sharp "Meriden N.H. Apr 10" c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300
General Ulysses S. Grant, was the fighter that Lincoln had long sought. In the campaign of the West he made his threat, "We'll fight it out on this line if it takes all summer".
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Lot 3175 |
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Lincoln's Generals, Carte de Visite photograph of Ulysses S. Grant mounted in a 5" x 6½" decorative matte with a clipped signature "U.S. Grant" mounted below photo; back of photo with inscription "Lieutenant-General U.S. Grant" and no publisher, Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800
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Lot 3176 |
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Lincoln's Generals, Carte de Visite photo featuring miniature portraits of nine Union Generals prominent in the first half of the war: Butler, Grant, Meade, McDowell, Burnside, Hunter, Hooker, Banks & Dix, the last three with the names written in a fine hand by a previous owner; precanceled revenue stamp on reverse but no identifiable publisher; images strong but names beneath each are faded, otherwise Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3177 |
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"Head-Quarters, Army of the Potomac", imprint on cover to Sotckbridge Mass. bearing 3¢ rose (65) bright and fresh, tied by "Washington D.C. Jul 26 1863" d.c.d.s.; reduced slightly at right, Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150
The Army was divided into separate units by geographic location. The home defense force was dubbed the Army of the Potomac and was headquartered in Washington D.C.
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Lot 3178 |
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"Headquarters, First Heavy Artillery, Corps d'Afrique, Department of the Gulf", imprint on cover bearing 3¢ rose (65), well centered, tied by "New Orleans La. Mar 23 '64" duplex and adderssed to Old Saybrook, Conn., matching "Due 6" circled handstamp; roughly opened at left, Fine and very rare.
Estimate $300 - 400
Provenance: Bischel
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Lot 3179 |
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"United States Military Telegraph", imprint on cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Memphis Tenn Dec 19" d.c.d.s. on cover to Lt. Col. H. B. Morse of 114th N.Y.S. Vols. near New Orleans, original 1863 enclosure accompanies; reduced at left and stain stop, Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300
The telegraph enclosure reads, "Volunteering well started, we need some one from the field you would do us more good than any other as the volunteers want to go to your regiment. Come immediately if possible answer, Walter Morse".
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Lot 3180 |
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"Department of the Cumberland, Office Chief of Army Police", official business envelope bearing 3¢ rose (65), rich color, tied by "Nashville Ten. Jun 3 1863" d.c.d.s., from Irving R. Baker of the 10th Regt. WI Vols. addressed to his wife in Milwaukee, Wisc.; top right corner repair, Fine and scarce imprint.
Estimate $100 - 150
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Lot 3181 |
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Union Soldiers, multicolor patriotic design showing range of uniforms including Highlanders, Zouaves, and Lancers, with Tilton imprint, bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Paid" cancel on cover with part printed addressed soldier in the 18th Regt. Co. D. in care of the War Dept. in Washington D.C., red "Middleborough Ms. Nov 11 1861" c.d.s.; reduced a bit at right, some edge wear, Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 3182 |
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Lincoln Soldier's Identification Tag, 1860, brass, 29 mm, front features bust of Lincoln and inscription "Abraham Lincoln - President U.S. * War of 1861*" reverse die-stamped "James Fogle, Frederick Co. Md., Co. G, 1st M.D., V.V Cav., to Brother M.F." Retains much of the original gilt with hole at the top for suspension., Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: Encapsulated by NCG (not graded).
Provenance: Ford/Boyd Collection
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Lot 3183 |
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"Head Quarters, Camp Abraham Lincoln", imprinted on cover bearing 3¢ rose (65), bottom imprint and plate 13 selvage, cancelled by grid and matching "Portland Me Sep 15 1862" d.c.d.s. to Sringvale, Me., docketed "Order from Col. John Lynch", original matching letterhead enclosure with General Orders setting rules for organizing new New England regiments in the Union Army; reduced slightly at right, fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
This was the only military facility named for Lincoln during his lifetime. Fort Abraham Lincoln in Dakota Territory was not named until the 1870s.
Illustrated in Milgram's Lincoln book on page 151.
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Lot 3184 |
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Recruiting Bounty, partly-printed document, Lockport, N.Y., Provost Marshal's Office, August, 16, 1864; top half certifies that one Daniel D. McLachlen has presented one Albert Ruscu to serve "as his Substitute in the Military Service"; bottom half, dated Aug. 22 at Batavia, N.Y., is a receipt for $400 "for Bounty and premium on above", signed by McLachlen; affixed 2¢ revenue stamp is also signed and dated by McLachlen (DDMcL). Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
As the war dragged on many states paid a bounty in order to fill their quotas. Those new recruits sometimes used the bounty money to pay substitutes to serve for them.
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Lot 3185 |
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F.W. Seward, free frank "F.W. Seward" as Assist. Secretary of State on official business envelope to Commissioner of the Draft in Marietta, Ohio, "Washington D.C., Nov 16 1862" d.c.d.s., original enclosure is in response to a draft exemption applications, one to be investigated and the second reporting that it has been approved since the person was an alien (not naturalized), cover faulty, Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150
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Lot 3186 |
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"U.S. Sanitary Commission Soldiers Mail", blind embossed corner card on yellow cover to Andover Mass. bearing 3¢ rose red, grilled (88), wide margins with nat. s.e. at right, cancelled by target cancel, matching "Leominster Mass Jul 22" c.d.s., reduced at right, Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150
The U.S. Sanitary Commission was organized to provide services to Union Soldiers, especially the wounded, similar to those provided in later years by the Red Cross and U.S.O.
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Lot 3187 |
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Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission, illustrated envelope design on cover bearing 2¢ black (73) tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Mar 21" octagonal d.s. to Georgetown, Del.; top flap added, light toning, Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
Public fairs were held to raise money for the Sanitary Commission's work, as shown on this illustrated envelope.
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Lot 3188 |
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Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission, illustrated envelope design on cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by bold "Philadelphia Pa. Apr 13 1865" c.d.s. to Jenkintown, Pa.; part of flap missing, clean and Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Lot 3189 |
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Nurse America attending to Fallen Soldier, red and blue patriotic design with Wells imprint on flap, bearing 3¢ rose (65) cancelled by four-rings on cover to McAlistersville, Pa., matching "Woodburn Ia. Jun 12" c.d.s.; reduced slightly at left, Fine and scarce.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3190 |
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Military Substitutes, receipt for $50 from one Francis Hess as the second installment as a member of the "Substitute Association of the Nineteenth Ward", Philadelphia, Feb 16, 1865; signed by association secretary Amos W. King who has also initialed and dated the affixed 2¢ revenue stamp; light tone spots, Fine.
Estimate $75 - 100
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Lot 3191 |
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Presidential Assistance to a Soldier, folded soldier's letter postmarked Pekin, Ill., Apr 24, 1862 and handstamped "Free" to "The Hon. Prest. Lincoln", summarized for the president on the reverse by Lincoln's secretary, Jonathan Nicolay, "Formerly a clerk in Col. Logan's Regt. states that he was wounded at Ft. Donelson; asks for passage to Europe to rejoin his parents; has received no pay for six months & is compelled to ask for assistance. May 7th 1862". Referred to Paymaster General who has penciled reply on bottom, "you will receive your pay - funds have been sent to pay off your Regiment - "; some toning, Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200
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Lot 3192 |
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"Prisoners Letter, Examined, Elmira, N.Y.", clear strike of oval examiner's handstamp on cover bearing 3¢ rose (65), tied by well-struck "Elmira N.Y. Sep 29 1861" d.c.d.s., used with CSA 10¢ blue, die b (12), tied by "Richmond Va. Sep 11" c.d.s. (month should be Oct.) on orange buff prisoner-of-war cover to Petersburg Va., endorsed "Flag of Truce via Fortress Monroe", Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
A CHOICE MIXED-FRANKING PRISONER-OF-WAR USAGE.
Provenance: Jarrett
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Lot 3193 |
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"Prisoner's Letter, Examined G.S.B., Johnsons Island, O.", perfect bold strike of examiner's oval on buff cover to Keene, Ky. bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by blue target cancel, matching "Sandusky O. Jun 14 '65" d.c.d.s., clean and Very Fine, a choice Johnsons Island prisoner of war usage.
Estimate $300 - 400
Provenance: Jarrett
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Lot 3194 |
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"Prisoner's Letter Examined. Sep 9, 1864", sharp strike of octagon examiner's handstamp on orange buff cover from Union Soldier in Confederate Prison to Murfree's Depot, Va., bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Point Lookout Md. Sep 9 '64" duplex, endorsed "Via Flag of Truce" and "Care of Capt Jno. R. White", immaculate and Extremely Fine prisoner of war usage.
Estimate $300 - 400
Provenance: Jarrett
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