Lot
3127 
1860, 30¢ orange, tied by "Washington D.C., Jul 14, 1861" cds on 1861 embossed "Union Forever" Flag Patriotic cover to Lechhausen, Bavaria, partial strike of red "N.York, Br. Pkt. '7 Paid' Jul. 17" credit exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line Persia from New York Jul. 17th to Queenstown arriving Jul. 26th, partial red Aachen Franco framed transit, Lechhausen (7.30) arrival backstamp; reduced slightly at left, 30¢ slightly scissor separated at top with intact perfs, Very Fine; with 2006 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 38; $7,500 on a patriotic cover Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A RARE 30¢ 1860 ISSUE USE ON A CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC COVER TO GERMANY.
This "Union Forever" Flag patriotic cover was mailed the day after the Battle of Bull Run, the first major Civil War battle and a win for the Confederacy.