Session 4 - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC

UNITED STATES: Civil War Postal History
Civil War Postal History
3017 3020
3017 New York Her ald, Sat ur day April 15, 1865, 4 page news pa per with head line “IMPORTANT, As sas si na -
tion of Pres i dent Lin coln, The Pres i dent Shot at the Thea tre Last Eve ning”, ex cel lent piece of Americana; pa per
folded in quar ters, with some rough edg ing along the long side, Fine. Estimate $150 - 200
3018 Deed of Man u mis sion and Re lease of Ser vice, re lease from ser vi tude of James Winchester for his ser -
vice in the Un ion by Wil liam H. Bowen of Queen Anne's County in the State of Mary land, em bossed Cir cuit Court
seal at bot tom left and 5¢ In land Ex change US rev e nue stamp with manu script “SEL June 28 1864” can cel; doc u -
ment folded in quarters, Very Fine (photo on web site). Estimate $200 - 300
3019 Of fi cial Busi ness, En gi neer De part ment, “J G Tot ten Brig Genl” sig na ture on brown en ve lope ad -
dressed to Lieut Gilmer, Corps of En gi neers, Sa van nah Geor gia, very light strike of red Wash ing ton DC “FREE”
post mark. Cover is un dated, but Fort Pulaski fell in April 1862 and the town of Sa van nah in De cem ber 1864. In our
opin ion the dock et ing on the cover which reads “From Halleck then Lt. in Monterey Mex. March 1849” is non con -
tem po rary; light edge bends on cover sides from contents, Very Fine (photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200
3020 [Wash ing ton, D.C.] U.S. Pat ent Of fice Build ing, with ea gle and flag, mul ti col ored hand painted
Magnus de sign on cover franked with 3¢ rose (#65) tied by 1861 Wash ing ton DC post mark, ad dressed to Green -
wald Cen ter, NY, with orig i nal let ter writ ten in short hand; stamp with small faults, Very Fine. Walcott un listed.
Bischel 4614. Estimate $300 - 400
(front) 3021 (back)
3021 Sol dier and Lady Say ing Fare well with An gel at Right (26), in cred i ble mul ti col ored 7"x 4 7/8" cover
with pa tri otic over all de sign, franked with two 3¢ dull red type III on re verse tied by blue Uni ver sity of Va. Feb. 9 post -
mark, ad dressed to Cahaba Ala, eye catch ing cover; left stamp with small tear at top, cover ex ten sively re paired,
F.-V.F.; 2002 P.F. cer tif i cate. Bischel 2115. Walcott 2381. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
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