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Sale 343
Lincoln, Slavery and the Civil War
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Lot 3284 |
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Used Patriotic Covers, better group of six with different designs comprising Star or Eagle designs including one with Patriotic Flag label, covers franked with "Free" ms. (1) and rest with #26 (1) and #65 (4) frankings; couple normal flaws, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3285 |
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Unused Patriotic Envelopes, better group of 20 envelopes including Flag and Lady Liberty designs, "Illustrated History of The Stars ands Stripes", Upham Washington and Zouve design, Death to Traitors by Harbach Bros., Very Fine and interesting group.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3286 |
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Lincoln Unused Patriotics, group of 20 including several scarce and desirable designs with campaign and mourning, better include Lincoln and his Cabinet by Upham, "Lincoln's Renowned Rebel Exterminator" cartoon design (Milgram AL-301), Magnus Review of the Army, Kimmel Secession design, Lincoln & Hamlin, and We Mourn a Father Slain by Magee; only two duplicates; a few with flaws, F.-V.F. and scarce group.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Lot 3287 |
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Battle Song Sheets and Unused Patriotics, group of 9 Magnus handpainted song sheets with battle and naval battle scenes; and 7 unused patriotic envelopes with mostly Magnus designs including Naval Expedition (2), Assassination of Ellsworth, etc., Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 3288 |
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Civil War letters, etc., balance of about 25 items include Patriotic letter sheets (5 used common designs & two mint Magnus), several Soldiers' letters, a Thaddeus Stevens Free-frank, letters with good political content (one mentioning the Baltimore draft riot) and an 1864 two-page ALS from Gen. Henry W. Halleck on Head Quarters Department of the Missouri letterhead; a generally Fine and interesting group.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 3289 |
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Slavery letters, group of 11 items comprising seven pre-Civil War (1841-56) and one post-war (1874) letters mentioning slavery, including an ALS from J.W. Shields to J.W. Denver mentioning the Kansas and Nebraska problems; also two collateral letters: one ALS from Reverdy Johnson (U.S. Atty. General, 1849-50 and attorney for the defense in the Dread Scott case), the other a John Brown association letter (from school mates of Brown's two daughters, Mar 1860); also an 1855 printed circular from the "Free Soil or Independent Democratic party" calling for a Convention of "radical political Abolitionists"; a Fine and interesting group.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 3290 |
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Abraham Lincoln Collateral, balance of over 25 items including an etching, three CDV photos and four engravings of Lincoln, plus CDVs of Seward (3) and Grant, Republican election ballot clipping from newspaper, as well as engraved mourning cards (2) and letters to and about Lincoln including two mentioning his assassination; a fascinating group.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
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