Mar 30, 2023 - Sale 2631

Sale 2631 - Lot 65

Unsold
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Group of 5 patriotic covers on the theme of contrabands. Unused postal covered, most printed in colors, each about 3 x 5 1/2 inches; minimal wear and light toning, some with mount remnants on verso. Various places, circa 1862-1865

Additional Details

"Contraband barricade. Come and get your property," printed by New York Union Envelope Depot.

"Contraband, or Jeff on Cotton," printed by J. Magee of Philadelphia.

"One of the F.F.V.'s [First Families of Virginia] after his Contraband," printed by D. Murphy's Sons of New York.

Untitled cover showing an overseer whipping a man in chains.

Untitled cover apparently showing a United States Colored Troops member and a contraband in facing vignettes.