Lot
2500 
"Battle at Mill Spring, Ky.", multicolored Magnus overall design showing scene from battle, franked on reverse with 1861, 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Alexandria, Va., Nov 27, 1861" cds, addressed to Lassellsville, N.Y.; corner edge tear and other small flaws, still Very Fine, a very rare Magnus allover design, unlisted in Bischel.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot
2501
"Contrabrand Barricade. Come and Get Your Property", red and blue design with lines of soldiers on the battlefield, New York Union Envelope Depot imprint at left, on cover to Black River Falls, Wisc., 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) tied by "St Louis, Mo., Nov 28, 1861" cds and grid duplex, some cover corner wear, F.-V.F. Bischel No. 1236.Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
2502
"The Flying Artillery of the C.S.A.", battle scene showing Confederate battery fleeing from Union troops, on cover to Dundee, Ill., 1861, 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Perrysville, N.Y., Aug 12" cds, Very Fine.Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
2503
"Moment Of The Army From Washington to Richmond", multicolored allover Magnus design showing battle scene, franked on reverse with 1861, 3¢ rose (65) tied by indistinct cds, addressed to Massachusetts; small corner edge flaw, light soiling, still Very Fine. Bischel No. 1236.Estimate $500 - 750.
A HANDSOME AND RARE MAGNUS ALL-OVER BATTLEFIELD DESIGN.
Lot
2504
"Murfreesboro, Dec. 31st 1862", multicolored Magnus overall design showing battle, on front of cover addressed on reverse to Cambridge, Maine, partial "Washington, D.C., Mar 5" cds and matching "Due 6" in circle handstamp, with original enclosure datelined "Camp Barry, Washington D.C., March 4th, 64" with general content from soldier including…"oh we hear glorious news here too day that General Gill Patrick is in Richmond and has liberated all of our prisoners confined there…", Very Fine, a very rare used Magnus allover design, unlisted in Bischel.Estimate $500 - 750.
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Lot
2505
"We Must Fight!…Patrick Henry", red verse and design showing artillery going into battle, 1861, 3¢ rose (65) with pen cancel and manuscript "Syracuse, Ind. Jul 11", apparently forwarded to "Hospital Louisville, Ky, then forwarded to Bardstown, Ky and with additional "Received Cairo Jul 17 1862" backstamp cds, slightly reduced at right, F.-V.F., an unusual cover.Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
2506
"Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo.", bird's eye view of barracks design across top of cover to Galesburg, Mich., with "Union Store, Parson & Co., Dealers in Union and Military Goods, St. Louis, Mo." advertising corner card on backflap, franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (65) faulty from overlapping cover and canceled by grid handstamp, "Paducah, Ky., May 6, 1861" cds, some cover edge wear, F.-V.F., one of only two recorded examples by Bischel. Bischel No. 1379.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot
2507
"Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio, Joseph H. Leever. Agent for Camp Dennison", blue design of sentries guarding camp, on cover to Clinton, N.Y., 1857, 3¢ dull red (26), perf tip toning, tied by blue "Miamiville Ohio, Jun 6" cds, few small cover tone spots, F.-V.F., very rare, ex-Bischel. Bischel No. 1375.Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
2508
"Camp Scene", multicolored Magnus design ("from photograph") on cover to Hope Valley (?), Magnus imprint at bottom, 1861, 3¢ rose (65) tied by blue target and matching "Norfolk, Va. Sep 1 '63" cds, slightly reduced, light soiling and minor edge flaws, F.-V.F., a very nice multi-color Magnus design.Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
2509
"Camp Scene, From Photograph", multicolored overall Magnus design on cover to Welland, Canada, manuscript "Soldier's Letter, P.A. Worrell, Brigade Surgeon, in charge of hospital" across top, bold "Due" and "10" rate handstamps, indistinct originating town cds and red Canadian transit backstamp, slightly reduced at left, minor edge soiling, Very Fine, ex-M. Preston. Bischel No. 1365.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE MAGNUS PATRIOTIC SENT AS A SOLDIER'S DUE LETTER TO CANADA.