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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Civil War Postal History
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2385   ImageAbraham Lincoln. Signature "A Lincoln" with note in his hand "Let this man be discharged" and dated in his hand "Jan. 4, 1865", on part of folded letter, part of inside is readable and includes "To the Surgeon in Charge, Washington D.C." contents reads "Sir, We the undersigned do hereby...that Mr. Eli See a resident of this...now in the service as private and...laying sick in the above named hosp(ital)..." light file fold thru signature

VERY FINE. A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S SIGNATURE WITH HIS NOTE INSTRUCTING SOMEONE TO BE DISCARGED FROM THE MILITARY ON WHAT APPEARS TO BE PART OF A DOCUMENT APPEALING FOR THE DISCHARGE. AN EXCELLENT CIVIL WAR ARTIFACT.

By January 1865 the war was moving towards its conclusion; Savannah had fallen on Dec. 21, 1864 and eight days after this was signed Francis P. Blair arrived in Richmond with a proposal for a peace conference. Certainly a time in the war when a request to discharge a soldier would have been met with a positive response.

Accompanied by small portrait of Lincoln in a frame with a 13-star cloth flag (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
2386 c Image3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). Bright color, cancelled by blue grid and tied by "Chicago Ills. Mar. 26" double-circle datestamp on Lincoln and Hamlin embossed Campaign cover with "Hon. Abraham Lincoln of Ill. for President, Hon. Hannibal Hamlin of ME for V. Pres." on top flap and "Slavery Sectional , Union & Liberty" and "Freedom National. Onward to Victory" at top left, to West Bowdoin Me., Very Fine, scarce campaign cover, ex Wolcott (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
2387 c Image1c Blue (63). Two, tied by target cancel and "Hanover N.H. Aug. 17, 1863" double-circle datestamp on Lincoln-Hamlin Railsplitter Campaign cover to Shrewsbury Vt., S. Raynor imprint, with original enclosure, some edgewear and soiling affects stamps, one stamp affected from placement at edge of cover, missing another 1c stamp at bottom, still Fine and very unusual franking (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2388 c Image3c Rose (65). Bright shade, faults, tied by Oct. 11 circular datestamp on cover to South Lancaster Mass. with red, blue and black Lincoln and His Cabinet patriotic design, S. C. Upham of Philadelphia imprint on back, wonderful overall design with portraits of President Lincoln and his eight cabinet members (Scott, Cameron, Chase, Welles, Seward, Bates, Smith and Blair), few edge tears and edgewear, still Fine, a rare and desirable design (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
2389 c Image3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). Two, cancelled by grids, red "Providence R.I. Jul. 30" circular datestamp on illustrated Ellsworth with verse Patriotic cover to military address in Washington D.C., stamps with few faults, still Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
2390 c Image3c Ultramarine (114). Tied by circle of V's, "New-York Jun. 16" circular datestamp on "Ellsworth Memorial" illustrated cover to Boston and forwarded to Lowell Mass., barely reduced at right, Very Fine, unusual design used with the 1869 Pictorial (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
2391 c Image3c Rose (65). Tied by grid, "Waterville Me. Aug. 26" circular datestamp with manuscript "1861" on cover to Princeton Ill. with "Jeff's Knave-y" cartoon with caption "Seven wise men of Gotham went to sea in a bowl", reduced at right, Very Fine, scarce design, ex Jarrett, illustrated in Chase book (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
2392   ImageCapt. Thomas' New Position in the Naval Bureau. Blue illustrated design with "Another outrage by Northern hirelings! A French Lady pulled out of her drawers.", Upham of Philadelphia imprint, free frank at top for H Wilson apparently not accepted as marked "(Due 3)", to Shannock Mills R.I., "Washington D.C. Dec. 12" circular datestamp, receiving circular datestamp, Very Fine, a very unusual design (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
2393 c Image3c Rose (65). Cancelled by grid, "Portsmouth R.I. Sep. 11" circular datestamp on multicolored "Uncle Sam's Joy! under Providence, July 4th 1862" Patriotic depicting a seated man holding a child with another man holding a torch aloft to illuminate providence holding a horn of plenty with flowers spilling out, to Bristol R.I., Magnus imprint, some slight waterstaining and wear, a Very Fine and very unusual design, ex Meroni (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
2394 c Image1c Blue (63). Horizontal pair and single, tied by targets and "Port Royal Jul. 7" double-circle datestamp on cover with red and blue Volunteer soldier holding flag and rifle with plow Patriotic design to Tioga Penn., slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, a colorful and unusual theme (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $110.00
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2395 c Image3c Rose (65). Tied by well-struck target cancel, "New-York 27 Jan." double-circle datestamp on red and blue George Washington in serrated circle with eagle and rays Patriotic cover to Pitcher N.Y., Union Stationery Depot, 106 Fulton St. N.Y. imprint on top flap, minor edgewear, barely reduced at left, Very Fine and colorful use (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction

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