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January 2023
Our January 2023 sales include the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part VIII, as well as a general sale of United States and worldwide stamps, covers, and collections.
LOT# : 121
Date: 01/17/2023 - 21:00
Union Patriotic Covers
patriotic design of an elephant carrying a banner, free-franked "CH Vanwyck MC" (Charles Van Wyck, member of the House of Representatives from the state of New York), blue "Baltimore Md. Jul 27" datestamp, addressed to Beverly, Massachusetts, barely reduced at right, very fine, due to his fervent anti-slavery stance Van Wyck was the victim of an assassination attempt in Washington, DC on February 22, 1861, and he went on to serve as a commanding officer of the 56th New York Infantry Regiment during the Civil War
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Starting Price: $200
Hammer Price: $4,250