By: H. R. Harmer Inc
lot # 162 - civil war postal history union patriotic covers
"Dr. Russell at Bull's Run", caricature patriotic, depicting a "Dr. Russell" and two others fleeing in fight of the advancing Confederate Army following the First Battle of Bull Run, with satirical verse below, Magee imprint at left, franked with 3c rose pair, tied by black cork and partial "Philadelphia Pa / Aug / 27 / 1861" c.d.s., to Buffalo, New York hinge remnants on reverse, a remarkably fresh Union patriotic. (Weiss CAH-53, Walcott L-992); ex Walcott.
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