cover Eagle, Shield, Flags and Weapons, overall design (Walcott #2400) in red on patriotic cover to N.Y., franked with average 3c Rose (65), tied by indistinct double circle d.s., with July 25, 1862 original contents - soldier's letter recounting cavalry raid at Beaver Dam Creek, Va., 'we went within 21 miles of Richmond, I captured five or six rebels and nearly 40 horses, we burnt all their tents and five railroad cars, the reporter of the New York Herald was with us', also incl. newspaper clipping telling of the raid, some cover edge soiling, otherwise very fine, very nice contents

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cover Eagle, Shield, Flags and Weapons, overall design (Walcott #2400) in red on patriotic cover to N.Y., franked with average 3c Rose (65), tied by indistinct double circle d.s., with July 25, 1862 original contents - soldier's letter recounting cavalry raid at Beaver Dam Creek, Va., 'we went within 21 miles of Richmond, I captured five or six rebels and nearly 40 horses, we burnt all their tents and five railroad cars, the reporter of the New York Herald was with us', also incl. newspaper clipping telling of the raid, some cover edge soiling, otherwise very fine, very nice contents