3c Rose (65). Tied by "Covington Ky. Nov. ?" double-circle datestamp on cover to Smithville O. with shield-shaped frame of red and blue illustrated Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac Patriotic design, scene also includes eagle and dual American flags, cannon, muskets and fortress (Fort Sumter?), Very Fine, a beautiful design, with 2014 P.F. certificate

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3c Rose (65). Tied by blue "Martinsburgh Va. May 14, 1862" circular datestamp on red and blue Union Flag Patriotic cover to Camp Chase Prison, Columbus O., cover was then reforwarded to the prison hospital and then again to the "Pest House" which was an area of the prison where severely injured or gravely ill men were brought to die, pencil manuscript "Ex Gray" and "6" indicating barracks, Very Fine, an intriguing cover which tells a fascinating story

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5c Red Brown, 10c Yellow Green (68, 75). Cancelled by pen, "Buffalo Wis. June 24" circular datestamp on red and blue "Union Forever" Eagle and Shield Patriotic to Baden, Germany, sender's directive "via Hamburg & Bremen", red "New York Paid 12 Jul. 4" credit circular datestamp ties 10c, blue "America Uber Bremen Franco" three-line handstamp, Villingen and receiving backstamps, stamps with few faults, some cover edge flaws, still Very Fine and attractive use of a patriotic from Wisconsin to Germany

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Union Patriotic Cover from Spain to Cuba. Single of Spain 1862 1r Brown on Yellow (59), large balanced margins, tied by "3" in double-circle datestamp with Cadiz Jan. 30 (1862) double-circle datestamp at right on cover with embossed "Union and Constitution" Eagle and Shield with red and blue piping on back, addressed to Havana, Cuba, fresh and Very Fine, rare, very few Union patriotic covers are known originating in Spain, and this might be the only one to Cuba, with 2015 Domenech certificate

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Civil War Patriotic Cover Collection. 42 used examples, appears to be all different types incl. flags, Lady Liberty, eagles, shields, scenes, etc., some stampless but most with either Nos. 26 or 65 incl. two with strips of three of No. 63, a few with original patriotic enclosures, also with an additional 18 unused cover and piece of stationery, mixed condition, an interesting group of these popular covers

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Unused Civil War Patriotics. 27, scarce and desirable designs incl. Rose of Washington with enclosure, The Union Rose East and West also with enclosure, ten Kimmel designs, nice group of Magnus incl. some bronze portraits, several multicolored incl. Assassination of Ellsworth, overall fresh and Very Fine

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Used Civil War Patriotics. 23, each with single 3c stamp (mostly No. 65), range of designs incl. two with small embossed flag, "Long May it Wave", few Liberty designs, 7th N.H. Regt., No. 65 on all-over design cancelled at Old Point Comfort with "Due 3" handstamp and second stamp on back, Loyal States all-over design, "One Nation, One Government" (ex Walcott), some faults, many appear Fine-Very Fine

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Civil War Union Soldier's Mail. Over 150 covers neatly mounted on hand-written pages filling two albums, much of it is common uses but some better material noticed throughout incl. "G.B.D." handstamp (General Banks Division), Adam Express incl. Soldier's Packages and Memphis Tenn. label, semi-official imprints, Union occupied New Orleans, due markings, ship mail and even Sanitary Commission, some with original enclosures and a few known correspondences, mixed condition but much is Fine or better

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U.S. Christian Commission Cover Collection. 65 covers neatly mounted and hand-described in an album, nearly all franked with 3c Rose, others with due markings, wide variety of designs with different imprints incl. carrier pigeon, scroll and corner cards from at least a dozen different Commission branches, we noticed Alexandria Va., Memphis Tenn., Cairo Ill., Milwaukee, Chicago, Pittsburgh, New York, Washington, St. Louis, and others, 10 covers are complete with original enclosures and stationery with some written by soldiers in hospitals in Chattanooga Tenn., Alexandria Va. and Lincoln (Washington), even three covers and letters from a Chaplain to a father about his son being seriously in the head from the Battle of South Side Railroad, an additional 10 Sanitary Commission covers are included as well, Fine appearing and fascinating group of these Civil War relief covers

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