The "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Part V

"One of the F.F.V.'s after his Contraband, General Butler 'Can't see it.'" red and blue caricature with D. Murphy's Son imprint, 1861 cover from the Angell correspondence to Munich, Bavaria with two each 1857 3c Dull red, Type III and 1860 12c Black, Plate 3 (26, 36B) tied by Boston "Paid" in grid, manuscript "Per Asia, New York, via England & Belgium," red "Boston Br. Pkt. 7 Paid Jul 30" also ties 3c, red boxed "Aachen 1 8 Franco," black "Munchen 15 Aug 1861" on reverse, Extremely Fine, an extraordinary showpiece, particularly scarce franked with stamps of the previous issue, wonderful in every respect (Weiss C-BL 53)rnProvenance: Katherine Matthies (R.A. Siegel Sale 353, 1969)rnMarc Haas (Stanley Gibbons/London, 1980)rnJon Bischel (Nutmeg Sale 27, 2000)Union Patriotic Covers