Small Collection of Civil War and Military Ephemera

Description:

Small Collection of Civil War and Military Ephemera, including stamped and postmarked envelopes, two Ohio covers for mailing the 1864 presidential election tally sheet, a chromolithographed advertisement for a collection of patriotic ballads, a small photograph on card of Major General Halleck, a printed pamphlet An Address to King Cotton by Eugene Pelletan from 1863, shipping receipts from 1862, a handwritten receipt for the purchase of two horses from 1865, an engraved portrait of a horse, two fashion prints from 1861, and several engraved portraits of military officers, including General John F. Reynolds, Major General G.K. Warren, and Major General George Sykes.
Estimate $300-500


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