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Eagle, Flags and Shield, red and blue patriotic design on 1862 cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by bold "Fort Snelling, Oct 29" cds to Mazeppa Minn., original Major Gen. Burnside patriotic lettersheet datelined "Fort Snelling Oct 28th/62" from a soldier waiting to move reading in part "…we will start tomorrow…There must be some fifty teams in all going up with this train… The Indian have stopped the mail from Fort Abercrombie to St. Cloud, so you need not be surprised or think strange if you do not get letters from there but we will clean them out when we go up if they don't cut sticks before we get there… when you write … direct to Fort Abercrombie 8th Reg…"; cover reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and attractive patriotic soldier use. Estimate $400 - 600.