America at 250

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2026-07-10 09:00:00 2026-07-10 09:00:00 America/New_York Fleischer's Auctions Fleischer's Auctions : America at 250 https://bid.fleischersauctions.com/auctions/fleischers-auctions/america-at-250-22027 A historic assortment of lots carefully curated to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence, bringing together significant artifacts, documents, and objects that illuminate the people, events, and ideals that shaped the nation’s founding and early development. Fleischer's Auctions info@fleischersauctions.com

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Lot 255

[CIVIL WAR] Three (3) Patriotic Covers

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A collection of three (3) patriotic covers addressed to the same woman in Pennsylvania. Included are:

1. Cover featuring print of Gen. Nathaniel Lyon on horseback. Addressed to Mrs. Maria Free of Cochrans Mills, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. From Elie Simerman. Approx. 5 1/4 x 3 in. With red three-cent stamp and cancel from Kanawha, West Virginia, on 23 May.

2. Cover featuring print of Lady Liberty holding an American flag and flying on a bald eagle with a banner reading "ONWARD TO VICTORY." Addressed to Maria Free of Cochrans Mills, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Approx. 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. With red three-cent stamp and cancel from Kanawha, West Virginia, on 23 June. Verso features the address, "Wells, 106 Fulton St., N.Y."

3. Cover featuring print of a tree with American flags branching off and the following quote underneath: "Traitor! spare that Tree, / Cleave not a single bough, / In youth it shelter'd me, / And I'll protect it now." Also features print of the word "UNION" with American flag design. Addressed to Maria Free of Cochrans Mills, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Approx. 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. With faded cancel. Verso features the address, "J.G. Wells, 165 Williams St., N.Y."

[Postal History, Covers, Philately] [Art, Folk Art, Military Art, Etching, Engraving, Lithographs, Prints, Ephemera]

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America at 250

[CIVIL WAR] Three (3) Patriotic Covers

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