Sale 1208 — The Clovis Collection of Confederate States Illustrated Covers

Sale Date — Wednesday, 25 September, 2019

Category — Captured Union Patriotics

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
178
c
Sale 1208, Lot 178, Captured Union Patriotics5c Blue, Local (7). Two singles originally forming a horizontal pair, margins to in, tied by blue "Richmond Va. May 15, 1863" circular datestamp on captured Union Patriotic cover with "Strike with an Iron Arm for the Whole Union" with "Union" crossed out and "CS" written in, design in red depicts a horse-drawn cannon and soldiers, addressed to Pamplin Depot Va., expertly cleaned and repaired, otherwise Fine, a very unusual design neatly converted by the sender from a Union Patriotic to a Confederate Patriotic, ex Freeman, with 2014 C.S.A. certificate

E. 1,000-1,500
1,300