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VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE COVER FROM THE ANGELL CORRESPONDENCE WITH A BLACK JACK AND 1861 ISSUE COMBINATION THAT WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE 15-CENT BREMEN-HAMBURG RATE. THE COMMODORE STRINGHAM DESIGN PATRIOTIC COVER IS A GREAT RARITY IN ITS OWN RIGHT.
Dr. Henry C. Angell was an optometrist who spent a considerable amount of time in Europe. Covers are known sent to him in France, Italy, England, Germany and Austria, plus a very few forwarded to other destinations. He was an art collector and undoubtedly appreciated the wide variety of Civil War patriotic envelopes mailed to him while he travelled abroad. In a New York Times article (March 6, 1897), Dr. Angell's name is mentioned in connection with the loan of seven works of art to an exhibition in Boston at Copley Hall, including two works by Corot.
The portrait subject of this patriotic, Commodore Silas H. Stringham (later Admiral), joined the Navy in 1809 at age 11 and was promoted to midshipman by the age of 12. He saw battle in the War of 1812, Barbary Wars, Mexican-American War and several other conflicts. He also commanded the Atlantic Blockading Squadron at the start of the Civil War. When one of his command decisions was publicly criticized (unfairly, as it turned out), he withdrew from active command and took an administrative position. The envelopes bearing his likeness -- an extremely unflattering portrait compared to actual photographs -- are extremely rare.
This cover was carried on the HAPAG steamer Germania which departed New York on November 14, 1863, arriving in Southampton on November 25 and Hamburg on November 27. It reached Vienna on November 29.
This cover was not offered in the 1969 Matthies auction held by our firm -- it comes from a secondary source of Angell covers. (Image)
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VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL THREE-DENOMINATION FRANKING ON A PATRIOTIC COVER TO AUSTRIA, FROM THE FAMOUS DR. ANGELL CORRESPONDENCE.
This cover was carried on the North German Lloyd steamer New York, which departed New York on November 7, 1863, and arrived in Bremen on November 21.
Ex Ishikawa. (Image)
VERY FINE. THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF ALL BLACK JACK PATRIOTIC COVERS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE COMBINATION OF GRILLED ISSUES, RED FOREIGN-MAIL CANCELS AND USE TO AN OVERSEAS DESTINATION.
Fort Federal Hill was established in South Baltimore in 1861 following the Baltimore riots. General Benjamin F. Butler erected the beginnings of the fort and pointed cannons towards the business district, to help ensure the allegiance of Baltimore and Maryland. Housing was eventually built for 1,000 soldiers. The fort was abandoned at the end of the war; it is the current location of Federal Hill Park, where several cannon can be seen on display.
The war was long over when this cover was mailed from Baltimore in 1868. After cancelling and postmarking in Baltimore's foreign-mail office, it was sent to New York for the departure of the HAPAG line's Germania on December 1, 1868, which reached Southampton on December 13. It received the Hamburg transit datestamp two days later.
It is a subtle point of rarity, but Civil War patriotic stationery was rarely used after the war. For this reason, the 1867-68 Grilled Issue stamps are exceedingly rare on patriotic covers, and in particular the overall Magnus designs.
Ex Metzger. With 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)
VERY FINE. A RARE USE OF THREE BLACK JACK STAMPS ALONE ON A PATRIOTIC COVER.
The use of the Black Jack stamps alone on a Patriotic cover is rare, especially when paying anything other than a drop rate. Power Search was unable to locate another where Black Jack stamps pay the double 3c rate.
Ex Allen and illustrated in the Lane book on page 1 (Image)
VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL DROP-RATE USE OF THE BLACK JACK ON A MULTICOLORED PATRIOTIC COVER.
Ex Walcott. (Image)