Sale 1291 — United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2023
Category — Semi-Official amd Express, Trans-Mississippi Express
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695
Confederate States of America, Office of Orders and Detail, Navy Department (ND-13). Imprint on cover addressed to famed Confederate naval officer "Commr. Wm. L. Maury, C.S.N., Richmd. Va.", slightly reduced at right, Very Fine and extremely scarce, Maury served in the U.S. Navy for over 32 years, assisting Charles Wilkes' exploration of the Pacific Ocean and Matthew C. Perry's 1854 mission to Japan, he served as a Captain in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War
E. 500-750
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