Sale 121: Gems of Philately

Lot 64    

Angelic Female with Trumpet & Flag Atop World, bronze Magnus patriotic design on fresh cover to Chester, Ct., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by neat "Alexandria, Va., Apr 20, 1862" cds, Extremely Fine; with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY RARE BRONZE MAGNUS PATRIOTIC DESIGN.

Realized: $3,500

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Lot 65    

Eagle & Shield, multicolored patriotic design on fresh cover to Chicago, Ill., franked with well centered 1861, 3¢ rose canceled by blue grid and tied by matching "Peoria, Ills., Apr 29, 1862" cds, light receiving backstamp; cover slightly reduced at right, Extremely Fine, an exceptional example of this finely detailed patriotic design most likely produced by Kimmel.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $4,000

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Lot 66    

Eagle with Flag "Wrapt in its Folds Our Whole Country", patriotic design with verse below and Bloom & Smith imprint at left, on cover to Vermontville, Mich., manuscript "Z Chandler, MC" Michigan Senator free frank and partial "Washington, D.C., Jul 30, 186"1 cds, with original enclosure on illustrated "United States Capitol" view letter sheet, datelined "Headquarters 3rd Regt., Mich. Camp Blair Co K., Arlington Heights, Sunday Jul 28th, 1861" from soldier after retreating from Manassas and the First Battle of Bull Run with letter in part…"We have been on the march for more than a week & I am completely worn out…we here had two hard battles& what is worse had to retreat both times but we sent some of the rebels to their long homes. I would give you a description of the fight but every paper if full & they will give a better one than I can by writing.", mention bullets flying around like hailstones and…"I hope that I shall never get so hard hearted as to kill a man after he is wounded as they did.", Very Fine.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

The First Battle of Bull Run, fought on July 21, 1861, marked the first major battle of the American Civil War, where a largely untrained Union army under General Irvin McDowell was defeated by Confederate forces led by P.G.T. Beauregard, resulting in a Confederate victory and a chaotic retreat of Union troops, revealing that the war would be much longer and bloodier than initially anticipated; this battle is also notable for the emergence of Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson who earned his nickname during the fighting on Henry House Hill.

Realized: $3,500

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Lot 67    

Jeff. Chewing the Secession Flag-Root., humorous caricature design with "'He will hold on to the bitter end' - Davis' Speech." quote below, on cover to St. Louis, Mo. franked with 1861, 3¢ rose, horizontal pair tied by "Phila., Pa., Jul 27" cds and target duplex; trivial cover edge wear at left, Very Fine, an extremely rare caricature patriotic design.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $2,100

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Lot 68    

Liberty with Shield & Eagle, patriotic design with "Roger's Educational and Military College, New Milford, Conn." advertising corner card and E. Weltzer publisher imprint at lower left, on cover franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (65) tied by target handstamp, matching "New Milford, Ct., May 9" cds; stamp with minor perf tip toning, Very Fine, ex-Judge Fay.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $400 - 600.

A VERY SCARCE PATRIOTIC AND ADVERTISING COMBINATION DESIGN.

Realized: $425

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Lot 69    

Panorama of Washington, multicolored three-panel legal-size Magnus patriotic design on cover to Mount Pleasant, N.J., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose, horizontal pair (65) tied by "Washington D.C., Nov 28, 1861" cds, accompanied by original "Panorama of Washington" Magnus broadside enclosure with 33 different Magnus multicolored illustrations depicting scenes of Washington D.C. and Washington's portrait bordered by "First in War, First in Peace, and First in the Hearts of His Countrymen" inscription, in an eight-part foldout; pair with minor corner creases and some color fade, cover with some tiny edge tears, cover and broadside framed, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

ATTRACTIVE AND VERY RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THIS "CROWN JEWEL" OF MAGNUS PATRIOTIC COVERS OF WHICH ONLY A HANDFUL ARE KNOWN.

Realized: $3,500

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Lot 70    

Richmond, Va. View, bronze allover Magnus patriotic design on cover to Clinton, N.Y., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by neat "Washington, D.C., Nov 15, 1862" cds; cover with some corner wear and small edge tears, otherwise Very Fine; with 2020 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

A VERY RARE USED ALLOVER MAGNUS VIEW DESIGN, WHICH IS SELDOM FOUND WITH THE ADDRESS & ADHESIVE ON THE FRONT DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS.

Realized: $5,750

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Lot 71    

Romeo & Juliet Valentine, design in red, blue & brown showing Lovers in Embrace with Cupid at Desk at right, on oversized cover to Massillon, O., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by "Nashville, Ten., Sep 18" cds, with matching enclosure of soldier reading letter which opens to show couple holding hand, with "Thoughts of Home" verse below, Very Fine.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE MULTI-COLOR ROMEO & JULIET VALENTINE PATRIOTIC AND ENCLOSURE.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 72    

Soldiers' Farewell Patriotic Valentine, orange buff design showing Lovers in Embrace With Cupid At Desk At Right, on oversized cover to Roseland, Pa., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (s.e. at right) tied by "Washington City, Feb 9" cds, with matching enclosure of soldier reading letter which opens to show lady reading letter, with "True Joy" verse below; cover with sealed cover tears at top and missing backflap, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $500

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Lot 73    

Sons of Erin, black and green allover triple portrait design of Col. Corcoran, Col. Mulligan & Col. Meacher on front of cover with S.C. Upham imprint on top flap, reverse addressed to Paris, France, franked with 1861, 12¢ black, vertical pair tied by segmented cork handstamps, neat "Boston, 6, Feb 3" integral rate exchange cds and matching boxed "Short Paid" handstamp (for double the 15¢ rate), red Calais entry cds and "16" decimes due handstamp, partial receiving cds on front; bottom stamp with slightly rounded corner at bottom left, cover opened at sides for display, Very Fine.
Scott No. 69    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A WONDERFUL ALLOVER PATRIOTIC DESIGN ON COVER TO PARIS, FRANCE.

Realized: $5,500

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