Lot 1713
Liberty, Flag & Shield, multicolored patriotic design with "Union & Liberty" slogan below, on cover to Euclid, N.Y. franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by "Stone Mills, N.Y., Aug 25" cds; barest cover reduction at right, Very Fine, a handsome hand colored lithograph design, likely a Kimmel design; with 1995 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 65 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $300
Lot 1714
Eagle, 1861, 3¢ pink and 3¢ rose, each tied to patriotic cover; pink cover F-VF, rose cover Very Fine.Scott No. 64, 65 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $170
Lot 1715
Scott's Extinguisher! humorous caricature design depicting Winfield Scott and Jefferson Davis, on fresh cover to Newcastle, Ind. franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by blue diamond grid handstamp, matching "Richmond, Ind., Jul 9" cds alongside; cover with the barest of reduction at right, Very Fine and choice; with 2022 P.S.A.G. certificate.Scott No. 65 Estimate $600 - 800.
This scarce Union patriotic cover from the first two months of the Civil War features a scarce early design showing Union General Winfield Scott putting a large cone with American Flag on it over Jefferson Davis and a Southern compatriot hauling the barrel of a cannon, with palmetto tree in the background.Davis is seated at a table and has just placed two bags of money on top of it. His Anaconda Plan was to choke the south with a naval and land blockade to help destroy the Confederate will and commerce.