Fort Federal Hill Civil War Patriotic Cover
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Rarely seen Fort Federal Hill 8th N.Y. Artillery civil war cover with contents. Franked with Scott 65 and tied by blue Baltimore Mar.13th cds cancel. Contents dates the cover to 1863. Contents written in German. This for was built in 1861 at the start of the civil war and demolished at the end of the war in 1865. It's cannons were focused on the harbor area of Baltimore so that, under threat of bombardment, Baltimore and Maryland would remain in the Union. Only a handful of covers have survived. Suggested bid $200
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Fort Federal Hill Civil War Patriotic Cover
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