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lot # 3069 - united states postal history Civil War Covers - Union Illustrated Covers
General Dix, black design on military addressed cover to Washington DC, manuscript "Soldier's letter and franked by J.Harvey Chaplain", Very Fine(Bischel 851; Walcott 452)rnJohn Adams Dix (1798-1879) was Secretary of the Treasury under Pres. Buchanan, Governor of New York and Union major general during the Civil War. He was notable for arresting the pro-Southern Maryland General Assembly, preventing that divided border state from seceding, and for arranging a system for prisoner exchange via the Dix-Hill Cartel, concluded in partnership with Confederate Major General Daniel Harvey Hill.Sale 3043: United States Postal History and Flight Covers - Tuesday, June 22, 2021 - 2 p.m. Eastern
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