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Jul 10, 2026
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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