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**Union Patriotics**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2058		3c Rose (65). Bright color, natural s.e. at right with part guideline, tied by grid cancel, red "New Bedford Mass. Paid Sep. 12" circular datestamp on bright buff cover to Boston with Crouching Naked Liberty with "Secession" Snake and "Dixie" caption, faint vertical fold/bend away from design and stamp VERY FINE. A TRULY SHOCKING ANTI-SOUTHERN CARTOON DEPICTING THE "SECESSION" SNAKE SAVAGELY ATTACKING THE NUDE FIGURE OF LIBERTY. Although a number of Civil War cartoons depict Lady Liberty fighting off secession snakes, this is the only one we have seen in which Liberty appears as a nude female figure, and the secession snake is wrapped around her body in a manner that has strong sexual overtones. Considering the social mores of the period, we would not be surprised if postal officials prohibited the use of this printed design in the mail, which could explain its great rarity. The Bischel collection (Nutmeg June 2000 sale) contained five examples with slight variations in the captions. This cover is in superior condition. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $5,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
2059		3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). Bright shade, cancelled by perfectly clear strike of orange-red "Paid 3" in circle handstamp, equally perfect and bold strike of matching "Warren N.H. Aug. 5" circular datestamp on cover to Concord N.H. with remarkable pro-Union cartoon of seven dancing gents as "Secession States -- Present" and same seven in shackles as "Secession State -- Future", small gum toned spot on stamp, Extremely Fine, a very rare Civil War cartoon design and especially desirable with the beautiful bold orange-red markings (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2060		3c Pink (64). Bright color, tied by "Easton Md. Sep. 24" circular datestamp on "Fac-Simile of the New Confederate Bond" showing Jefferson Davis thumbing his nose caricature cover to Frederick City Md., text also includes "It is against our principle to pay the interest and against our interest to pay the principal", 1861 docketing at left, stamp with few small toned spots, Very Fine, this is a reportedly unique postal use of this design which ridicules the concept of the Confederacy repaying its bonds (it was not represented in the massive Bischel collection) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2061		Monument to the Memory of Jeff Davis. Fantastic cartoon cover depicting skeleton with sword, boots and Confederate flag standing on a mound of 35 skulls, J. G. Wells N.Y. imprint, to Ellisburgh N.Y., with "R B Van Valkenburgh MC" free frank, neat "Washington D.C. Aug. 12, 1861" circular datestamp, slightly reduced at left and some slight edgewear, Fine, a grisly depiction of the horrors of war, we have seen only two other examples of this extraordinary design, both in the Bischel collection (Nutmeg sale, June 2000) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $8,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2062		3c Rose (65). Deep rich color, cancelled by grid, "Hudson N.Y. Mar. 14, 1863" double-circle datestamp on cover with blue "A Southern GORILLA (Guerilla)" caricature design depicting hairy soldier with gun, knife, sword and Rot Gut and with verse at right, New-York Union Envelope Deport imprint, to New York City, verse upbraids southerners, ending in "And so he kept oh-ing for all he had not, Not contented with owing for all that he'd got", minor edgewear, Very Fine, a fascinating design (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2063		The Southern Vulture "hard up.". Caricature design in blue depicting a vulture with sword coming from money lender, "Washington D.C. Aug. 16, 1861" circular datestamp and free frank, to Rock Island Ill. and forwarded to Coal Valley Ill., with original enclosure, missing top flap and some edgewear, still Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $4,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
2064		3c Rose (65). Bright color, s.e. at left, cancelled by "Paid" in oval, "Gowanda N.Y. Nov. ?" circular datestamp on red "The Flag of Bunker Hill! Come If You Dare!" Patriotic rebacked cover front only to New York City, text below flag reads "The battle of Bunker Hill was fought under a red flag, bearing the motto 'Come, if you dare!' At the battle of Saratoga, the Stars and Stripes were unfurled for the first time", slightly reduced at sides, Fine appearance (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 SOLD for $140.00 Will close during Public Auction
2065		"Whar is Massa Jeff Now, dat's what's de matter. The Latest Contraband of War". Elaborate design of black man holding farm implement, "Washington D.C. Free Jun. 24, 1861" circular datestamp, with original enclosure with illustration of flag with stars in shape of star and also Capitol building, cover with free frank, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine caricature design (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
2066		3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). Tied by "Washington D.C. Jun. 24, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Rock Island Ill., with "Dis chile's CONTRABAN" anti-slavery political cartoon, with original illustrated enclosure depicting Liberty with Flag, stamp affected from placement near edge of cover, some slight edgewear, still Fine, this design was inspired by General Benjamin F. Butler's decision to accept slaves at Fortress Monroe as liberated "contraband" (well before Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
2067		3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). Tied by grid, "Bridgehampton N.Y. Jul. 1?" circular datestamp on cover with "Dis chile's CONTRABAN" anti-slavery political cartoon, stamp affected from placement over edge, some waterstaining at lower left, still Very Fine example of this scarce design, which was inspired by General Benjamin F. Butler's decision to accept slaves at Fortress Monroe as liberated "contraband" (well before Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation), with 2013 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
2068		3c Rose (65). Two, affixed at bottom corners and tied by "Washington D.C. Feb. 18, 1861" circular datestamp on 9-1/2 x 4 in. multicolored "Panorama of Washington" Magnus Patriotic cover to North Sanbornton N.H., incl. original matching enclosure, an 8-1/2 x 32 in. broadside lavishly illustrated with hand-colored Magnus vignettes beginning with a large portrait of George Washington, right edges of stamps s.e. with one slightly cut into, some stamp and cover toning specks, few small cover edge tears, enclosure is fresh and intact VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEPTIONAL MAGNUS DESIGN AND ONE OF THE RAREST PATRIOTICS EXTANT EITHER USED OR UNUSED. In the Walcott sale, Laurence notes, "I know of only 6 in existence". With 2011 A.P.S. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction

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