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United States Patriotic Covers - Fort, Hand & Horse Designs

Lots 2673-2682

Lot 2673    

"All the Forts of the Union Will Soon Be Garrisoned By Union Soldiers!", red and blue design showing battle scene, on cover to 3rd Asst. P.M.G., Washington D.C., manuscript "Free" and matching "Hill, Iowa, June 27" town cancel, Very Fine. Bischel No. 1309.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 2674    

"Brave Anderson Bright Name…", four line red verse below multicolored patriotic showing Fort Sumpter under siege, on cover to Trenton, N.J., 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) tied by indistinct Washington D.C. cds, Fine, scarce design.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

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Lot 2675    

"Fort Henry Owns the Union Sway! The Rebels Fight-And Run Away", red and blue circular design showing gunboats in harbor, on cover to Germany, franked with 1861, 12¢ Black, Horizontal Pair + 1863, 2¢ Black, Two Singles (69, 73) all tied by target handstamps, partial red New York exchange cds and boxed Aachen handstamp, reverse with "Middletown, Pa., May 13, 64" origin cds and target duplex; some cover edge soiling and 2¢ stamps with a few nibbed perfs, F.-V.F., an attractive patriotic cover to Germany. Bischel No. 1060.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

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Lot 2676    

"Fort Sumpter", red and blue design with Lady Liberty in clouds above, on cover to Accord, N.Y., manuscript endorsed free frank, barely reduced at right, Very Fine, unusual design.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 2677    

"Fortress Monroe", blue overall birds eye view of Fortress Monroe, franked on reverse with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26, s.e. at right) tied by "Old Point Comfort, Va., Aug 9" cds, addressed to Mason Village, N.H., Very Fine. Bischel No. 1327.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

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Lot 2678    

"Gen. Jackson 1833, Col. Anderson 1861 - Fort Sumter as it was and shall Be…", multicolored design of Fort Sumter, on cover to Levant, N.Y., 1861, 3¢ rose (65) tied by blue "Norfolk, Va., 3 Paid, Nov 17" cds, cover tear top left into design, edge wear and staining, F.-V.F. Bischel No. 1316.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 2679    

"The Constitution", red and blue design of shaking hands, on cover to Hudson, N.Y., 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) tied by large grid, "Brooklyn, N.Y. Jun 1" cds, Very Fine, very attractive, choice cover.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

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Lot 2680    

"The Constitution", red and blue design with shaking hands and verse below, on cover to Wampsville, N.H., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose, two single (65) tied by 1862 Washington, D.C. cds, manuscript "Paid if the plaguey things stick" notation to right of stamps, some light toning and stamp flaws from overlap at top, F.-V.F. Bischel No. 5063.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 2681    

"Continental Cavalry, Col. J.E. Peyton, 403 Walnut St. Phila.", Cavalry officer on horseback design, on cover to Harrisburg, Pa., franked with 1861, 1¢ blue + 3¢ rose (63, 65) tied by "Philadelphia, Pa., Jan 6, 1861" cds, reverse with "U.S. Penny Post, Phila., Pa., Jan 6" octagonal date stamp, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 2682    

Union, multicolored patriotic, George Washington on horseback with flag, manuscript "Soldiers letter W.B. (?) Clark Chaplain 23 d M. V.", bold "U.S. SHIP 3 CTS" in circle, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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