Lot
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"Scott's Extinguisher! I'll block your game…", cartoon patriotic depicting Winfield Scott and Jefferson Davis on light buff cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Andover Ms. Jun 17, 1861" cds to Southold, Long Island N.Y.; reduced slightly at right, fresh and Very Fine example of this rare design. Estimate $500 - 750.
This scarce Union patriotic cover from the first two months of the Civil War features a scarce early design showing Union General Winfield Scott putting a large cone with American Flag on it over Jefferson Davis and a Southern compatriot hauling the barrel of a cannon, with palmetto tree in the background.Davis is seated at a table and has just placed two bags of money on top of it. His Anaconda Plan was to choke the south with a naval and land blockade to help destroy the Confederate will and commerce.
Realized: $375