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Postal History continued...

Union Civil War Postal History
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1048 cover   image"U.S. Frigate Minnesota Hampton Roads (Va)", sender's manuscript endorsement with "SHIP" in lozenge and "3" handstamps on cover to Ipswich Mass., with original letter six page letter datelined "Hampton Roads Sep. 18th, 1861" that reads in part, "The Rebels make their brags. Most will never ask for ??? but they asked for it there and we gave it to them. They surrendered everything to us, 732 men and officers. After they came aboard, … they said they never wanted to fight against sailors any more for they had had enough of it already. They said there was only 27 killed but we have found out since that there was nearly three hundred of them dispatched by us, and if they had hoisted the white flag, they would not have come off so well as they did…Although the Rebels are strongly fortified, have yet when the word comes we will turn them out and ??? our troops into the very forts they now occupy, as we did at Hatteras, although I suppose we will not come off so well as we did there, fr we did not have a single man even wounded. Gen. Wool seems more considerable altercations about here since he took Butlers place and is liked twice as well. The Rebels have a Li?? Wheel steamer which they are going to run by the Blockade with she is sheathed with Iron 3 inches thick, but they will never get out of here, for we keep steamers up all the time and if she comes this way inland to ??? the Minnesota right alongside of her and take her at the point of the sword, or not I know they will have a good time of it there…The privateers are nearly all cleaned out. We have mostly 20 of them crews aboard of us now. We have taken on 4 prizes from them within a week…" Very Fine and attractive, the U.S.S. Minnesota served as the flagship of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, and you can learn more about the ship on its Wikipedia page, accompanied by 7 x 4 in. image of ships at Hampton Roads with stains. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1049 cover   imageNurse Aiding Fallen Zouave, red and blue design with blue J.G. Wells imprint on backflap; franked with #65 rose, pen-cancelled with "Somerville ME Aug 7" manuscript postmark above, addressed to East Pittston, ME; the stamp with a small tear at bottom, the cover with a small tear at top; opened a little roughly at left, but design unaffected; an iconic Civil War Patriotic with a manuscript postmark for the postal historian, Fine to Very Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate.
Bischel 2183. Walcott W-868. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
1050 cover Pennsylvania imageThe Arms of the Keystone State, multicolor corner card (area below ship in yellow only) sent locally within Philadelphia; franked by 1¢ Franklin (#63) tied by one of two octagonal "U.S. Penny Mail/FEB/10/5½PM/Phila.PA" cancels; Edward Cogan imprint on backflap, "Private" noted in manuscript on front; stamp with straight edge at right, the cover with some spilled ink stains partially affecting the design; still an attractive item, Fine to Very Fine.
Bischel 3345. Walcott W-1744. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States Pennsylvania] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
1051 cover   imageJohnson's Island, O., orange cover addressed to Goshen, N.Y., franked #65 tied by target cancel with double-ring "Sandusky/NOV/30/64/O" postmark alongside, Type I oval examiner's handstamp at left with initials "GSB" (George S. Brown); the Type I handstamp allowed for replaceable initials, this a first-month use for Brown, the earliest use documented being Nov. 5, 1864 (see Harrison, Prisoners' Mail from the American Civil War, pp. 190-191); light corner bumps or wrinkles at top of cover, otherwise sound, Very Fine, an appealing item for the Civil War Postal Historian. (Image)

Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

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