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(Louisville & Nashville Branch Railroad) "L & N & L Br R.R., Dec 7", manuscript Louisville & Nashville Lebanon Branch Line R.R. route agent postmark ties 3¢ rose pink (64b) on purple General Nathaniel Lyon patriotic cover to Aztlan, Wisconsin; toning and stains; reduced slightly at right, Fine and rare route agent postmark with scarce Civil War patriotic design, Rarity V, This is the Towle Listing Example, ex-Gallagher, Bischel. Towle No. 532-E-1 Estimate $400 - 600.
Patriotic envelope put onto Route 9505 on December 7th 1861 and carried north to Louisville for transfer via Chicago to Aztlan, Wisconsin. Louisville & Nashville Lebanon Branch Railroad operated Route 9505 of 67½ miles once daily for a contract value of $6,750 a year.
General Nathaniel Lyon was the first Union General to fall in the Civil War.
Realized: $350