Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale: 101
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Sale No: 101
Lot No:2169 Symbol: Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. A RARE MARKING APPLIED AT NASHVILLE TO INDICATE MAIL ROUTE WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. US$1,000-1,500 (Image) Est. $1,000-1,500
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Sale No: 101
Lot No:2170 Symbol: Cat No:Collection Papers of Union Naval Officer George H. Prescott. 54 items, including documents, invitations, newspaper clippings and more, a few items trimmed or previously mounted on scrapbook leaves, moderate wear, all sleeved in a loose leaf binder with the original scrap book cover, circa 1863-1907, F.-V.F. Estimate; $500 - 750. George H. Prescott (1840-1907) of Westfield Mass. served as a mate on the U.S.S. Janiata and other vessels during and after the war. This collection includes leave and discharge papers, a part of 1864 orders signed by Secretary of Navy Gideon Welles, an 1863 letter testifying to his navigational skills, correspondence regarding his post-war career as a steamship captain, genealogical notes, an 1868 letter signed by David Dixon Porter as Superintendent of the Naval Academy recommending Prescott to employers, etc. US$500-750 (Image) Est. $500-750
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