Auction Detail

manuscript notation on July 18, 1862 cover to Columbia, Tennessee, franked with 1861 3c Rose, light overall wear, still very fine appearance, very rare example of a prisoner of war cover out of Camp Douglas prior to the introduction of their oval handstamp, illustrated in Harvey Karlen's American Philatelist article on Camp Douglas (October 1979, page 925)

includes August 15, 1861 cover to Brattleboro, Vermont with embossed patriotic design on flap and matching enclosure; faulty 1863 cover to Louisville, Kentucky with Camp Douglas Prisoner's Letter handstamp; ca. 1863 cover to Cave City, Kentucky same handstamp on reverse; and red and blue "Chicago Zouaves" patriotic cover, locally addressed but unmailed, small faults but still an interesting group

small collection including 11 Kropp postcards of Native Americans, two oversized panoramic "Souvenir Mail Cards", and six advertising covers from the event (including Great Northern Hotel and Lyon & Healy), plus a few other pieces of ephemera, generally very fine, an interesting and attractive group

three covers dated August 17 and September 21, 1912 and April 30, 1914, each with rubber handstamp with pointing hand and housefly and all with "Department of Health, City of Chicago" cornercards, small faults and one reduced, otherwise very fine, this handstamp was used in the early 1910s by the Chicago Department of Health as part of a campaign to eliminate disease-bearing flies, at the time the Union Stockyards processed more meat than anywhere else on the planet and contributed towards unsanitary conditions for many, this handstamp is a rare and interesting glimpse into this era of Chicago's history

group of about 30 commemorative covers plus cinderellas and a New York Central System map from the event, generally very fine and attractive