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THBConfederate Civil War "Adversity Covers," Including Wallpaper Example
About Seller
6270 Este Ave.
Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States
With offices in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Denver, Cowan’s holds over 40 auctions each year, with annual sales exceeding $16M. We reach buyers around the globe, and take pride in our reputation for integrity, customer service and great results. A full-service house, Cowan’s Auctions specializes in Am...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJun 22, 2018
Cowan’s American History: Premier Auction, scheduled for June 22, 2018 is comprised of early photographs, documents, manuscripts, broadsides, flags, and more dating from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, Late Indian Wars, World War I and II and beyond. Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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- Lot Description
Lot of 5, including a wallpaper envelope with CSA ten cent stamp and July 29, 1863, cancellation at Newberry C.H., SC, addressed to a Miss Sieg in Churchville, VA; a yellow adversity cover made from the packaging of "Arnold's Ready Remedy for Rheumatism, Sprains and Bruises" manufactured by D.W. Arnold, Staunton, VA, with CSA ten cent stamp and Churchville, VA, cancellation, addressed to Mrs. Amanda Shreckhise in Newberry C.H., SC; cover made from a printed chart of values, with two CSA five cent stamps and Sept. 23 Richmond, VA, cancellation, addressed to a Mr. Owen, Esq., at Black Walnut, Halifax County, VA (Black Walnut Plantation was the site of the Battle of Staunton River Bridge in 1864, and host to a Confederate encampment with up to 800 slave laborers); cover made from a printed document, affixed with two CSA five cent stamps and Orange C.H., VA, cancellation, addressed to a Miss Fain in Georgia; and a cover made from an unused bookbinder's invoice, affixed with two CSA five cent stamps, with Apr. 1863 Richmond, VA, cancellation, addressed to James Haskins, Esq., at Kennedy's, Brunswick County, VA.
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