Auction 40
Collector Series
Civil War Postal History
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Lot 69 |
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 1861, soldier's letter with multicolor patriotic letterhead, a lengthy letter discussing family affairs and some battle skirmishes, in an envelope postmark Nashville, Tenn. nearly a year after the letter was written. Cover roughly opened at right (looks like the Confederates got a piece of the 3¢ stamp), Fine letter, V.G. cover. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $80 |
Lot 70 |
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1861-68, 8 different Civil War related letters or covers, mostly with content, with interesting tales of the war. Note one with patriotic letterhead, another from the Assistant Quartermaster's Office, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $150 |
Lot 71 |
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1862-64, soldier's mail, including a cover (with historic content) to a colonel serving with the 37th Illinois Regiment in Louisiana, and two covers from a soldier in Camp Randall, Wis., Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold |
Lot 72 |
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1863, soldier's letter from a "Camp Near Warrington, Va.", a lengthy letter explaining what the soldier did during the day, in a cover addressed to the soldier's wife and neatly postmarked Washington, D.C. Roughly opened at left, Fine, nice historic content. Estimate $120 - 150. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold |
Lot 73 |
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1863, soldier's letter from "Camp Relief", Washington, D.C., a lengthy letter written shortly after Grant took Vicksburg and with notes of the battle in the letter. The soldier also notes that "a company from our regiment are the president's body guard", and regrets that General Lee had escaped (the battle of Gettysburg was 2 weeks prior). Nice historic content, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $120 - 150. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $100 |
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