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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Lot

Symbol

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Cat./Est. Value

Realized

566

Sale 1291, Lot 566, Civil War Military Mails: Union Military and Govt. Figures

George Armstrong Custer. U.S. General in the Civil War, Cavalry commander Indian Wars, killed at Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876, addressee on legal-size cover franked with pair 3c Rose (65), tied by grids and "Washington D.C. 17 Sep." circular datestamp with "Headquarters Armies of the United States, Official Business" imprint, addressed to Custer at Cleveland O., overall toning and small edge tears, otherwise Very Fine

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E. 200-300

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