Lot
659 
(Gun & Powder) Merrill Patent Fire Arm Manufacturing Co., Baltimore, illustrated corner card design showing Merrill's Patent Breech Loading Rifle, on cover to Sandy Springs, Md., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by blue "Baltimore, Md., May 26" cds; stamp with a few nibbed perfs at right, Very Fine.Scott No. 65 Estimate $200 - 300.
The Merrill carbine was a breechloader firearm designed by Baltimore, Maryland gunsmith and inventor James H. Merrill. It was one of several firearms either manufactured or altered by Merrill in fulfillment of contracts with the Union government during the U.S. Civil War.
Realized: $180