Sale 1291 — United States Postal History

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2023

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Category — Civil War Military Mails: Union Military and Govt. Figures

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Sale 1291, Lot 562, Civil War Military Mails: Union Military and Govt. FiguresEdward Bates. U.S. Representative from Missouri, U.S. Attorney General under Lincoln, "Edwd. Bates" signature on "Attorney General's Office" semi-official imprint cover, "Washington D.C. Jun. 30, 1862" double-circle datestamp and addressed to Chillicothe Wis., accompanied by a June 30, 1862 signed letter from Bates responding to a request to intervene on behalf of a prisoner-of-war at Fort Delaware, which Bates politely declines to do (see website PDF for contents), cover with some minor edge toning at left and a small toned spot in imprint, missing backflap, still Very Fine and fascinating content, ex Brugh and Graham

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