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South Repudiation of Northern Bills, multicolored caricature patriotic design with Berlin & Jones imprint below and "Repudiation" blacked out, on cover to the Department of the Interior in Washington D.C., franked with 1857, 1¢ blue, type V, guideline straddle pane single + 3¢ dull red, type III tied together by "New York, Nov 20" cds and grid duplex; minor cover abrasion at lower left, still Very Fine; with 2023 Crowe certificate.Scott No. 24+26 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
The stationery publishers Berlin & Jones of New York produced some of the most intricately detailed satirical caricature patriotic designs during the Civil War.
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75
Southern Bonds, violet humorous caricature design with John Bull quote caption below and Brown & Ryan imprint at left, on endorsed "Soldier's Letter, G.W. Johnson, Major, 69th N.Y. Reg." to Sherman, N.Y., "Washington, D.C., Oct 22, 1861" cds and matching "Due 3" in circle handstamp; cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, a very rare caricature patriotic design.Estimate $600 - 800.
At war's end, Southerners were left holding now worthless Confederate bonds. To help raise money, the Confederate States of America issued bonds. Early in the Civil War, these bonds seemed a worthwhile, even patriotic, investment to the Southerners who bought them.
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76
U.S. Naval Expedition (No. 2), multicolored allover Magnus patriotic scene on front of cover, addressed on reverse to Hartand, Vt., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (s.e. at right) tied by "Washington D.C., Oct 25" cds, Very Fine and choice, a wonderful multicolored Magnus series design.Scott No. 65 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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77
Uncle Sam Trying To Save South From Secession, multicolored caricature patriotic design with Berlin & Jones imprint below, on 1861 cover to the Lovell Mfg. Co. in New York, franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by target handstamp, matching "Beaufort, S.C., May 30" cds two days before U.S. stamps where not permitted to pay postage in the Confederacy, Extremely Fine; with 2023 Crowe certificate. Bischel No. 1751. Walcott No. 1016.Scott No. 65 Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
AN OUTSTANDING AND EXTREMELY RARE BERLIN & JONES UNCLE SAM CARICATURE PATRIOTIC DESIGN USED FROM A CONFEDERATE SOUTHERN STATE.
The stationery publishers Berlin & Jones of New York produced some of the most intricately detailed satirical caricature patriotic designs during the Civil War. This design is one of two Uncle Sam caricature design design produced, both of which are very rare to find in used condition. This example sent from South Carolina after it's Admission into the Confederacy and in the last days U.S. Stamps where permitted to pay postage in the Confederacy is quite extraordinary.
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78
W.G. Brownlow, portrait design with patriotic quotation below, on cover to Springfield, O. franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by bold "Bryantsville, Ky., Nov 29" cds, Very Fine, a scarce Tennessee pro-Union design used in Kentucky.Scott No. 65 Estimate $400 - 600.
William G. Brownlow was the editor of the last pro-Union newspaper in the antebellum South of the United States who served as governor of Tennessee during the early years of Reconstruction. He was an outspoken and unconditional advocate of the Union.
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79
Zouave Soldier with Flag "To Richmond", red and blue patriotic design on cover to Philadelphia, Pa., franked with 1860, 1¢ blue, type V, two horizontal pairs paying the 3¢ single rate plus 1¢ carrier fee, all tied by bold "New York, Jun 16" cds and grid duplexes; cover missing left side flap and most of top flap, still Very Fine.Scott No. 24 Estimate $400 - 600.