Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers

Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012

Category — Slavery and the Civil War, Lincoln, Patriotics, Sanitary Fair

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2904
c
Sale 1037, Lot 2904, Slavery and the Civil War, Lincoln, Patriotics, Sanitary FairAbraham Lincoln. Folded letter addressed to Lincoln as President datelined "Amsterdam August 30, 1861", written by Francis William Nix who details his 27 years of military service in Europe and asks for the opportunity to volunteer in the war against slavery, red Amsterdam and London transits, New York 21c debit marking, manuscript "Paid" at left, some wear, still Very Fine, interesting letter, ex Vogel

E. 1,000-1,500
600