Lot 49
3¢ Rose (65), tied by cogwheel, matching "San Francisco Cal. May 8, 1865" double circle on Lincoln mourning envelope, "We Mourn Our Loss" with oval wood engraving and black border, Very Fine, Civil War Patriotics are scarce used from the west coast, though Milgram theorizes that this and a similar design (AL-373, 374) were printed in San Francisco because most of the known usages are from there.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Haas
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| Realized $1,900 |
