Lot
871 
Fort Union N.M., Sep 3, 1852, manuscript military postmark on folded letter to St. Louis, Mo., franked with four margin 1851, 3¢ dull red tied by pen strokes, with original lengthy 4-page soldier's letter which mentions using chloroform & ether for illness, traveling 100 miles to Santa Fe with stations all the way, etc., Very Fine. Scott Nos. 11 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $5,750