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Bronze Metallic All-Over.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
Bronze Metallic All-Over.
Bronze metallic all-over scene by Magnus, "No. 5 - Movement of the Army from Washington to Richmond," showing officer atop galloping steed, his saber thrust forward, as his men follow on foot. On flap side, Scott #65 rose, tied by indistinct but probably identifiable Va. c.d.s. Addressed in creative arching contour, following seams, to Miss Martha R. Flagg, Sterling, Mass. Lighter ink jottings by recipient, "Katie...$2...." Of 63 Mass. soldiers named Flagg, only one was from Sterling: Pvt. Albert H., a fortunate 18-year-old farmer, enlisting 1862 in the 53rd Mass. Infantry. His unit served at Baton Rouge, Algiers (opposite New Orleans), Brashear City, Bayous Sara and Alabama, and the assault on Port Hudson, in all suffering the largest number of lives lost of any nine-month regiment. Stamp defective, with small wedge lacking between 2 to 4 o'clock where passing over flap, perhaps snagged in handling, moderate soiling of address side, edge wear from a thick enclosure (not present), else the design iridescent, and overall about very good. Notwithstanding defects, a quality cover.