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Auction: 323 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1559

Colorful Colonel Elmer Ellsworth Collection of Patriotic Covers, Song Sheet Enclosures, and Soldier's Letter. Seven covers, most with red, white and blue illustrations. One is torn, one stained, and the others Very Fine. Should be seen. Sold as is, no returns.
Colonel Ellsworth, the first Union soldier to die in action, was assassinated as he hauled down a Confederate flag from an Alexandria, Virginia hotel.
From the John E. Herzog Collection. EX Floyd E. Risvold Collection January 2010

Estimate
$1,000 to $1,500